Thanks! you still working on your roof rack?

 

Here's how I did the wiring for the lights...



I got everything on the roof in the right order


and then drilled a hole (I filled it with black silicone after this)


I ran the wires through the headliner and then down the weather strip inside the door jam...




From there, I ran the wires through the inside of the fender and into the engine bay through a nice hole that was already there


the relays are only a few inches away from the hole and the power source




not too bad, but I hate the look of messy wires in an engine bay...


then I ran the wires back into the car and up into the ash tray


and that's where the switches are


I also cleaned up the wires here and on the roof

 

Haven't had the time. I work 8-4 every day 40 miles away and then have class and random junk to do plus a lady friend. I miss free time lol

 

lol i feel your pain. I've been busy at work and my school starts next week so I've had to put all of my new projects on hold

 

Yeah man lol I have so much to do and no time to do any of it. You can make my roof rack mounts for me lol

 

that next to your ashtray is that...a cupholder????!

 

lol yes it is...I actually have 2 cup holders right there

 

Where'd you pick up the cloth for the headliner

 

I got it off ebay. I couldn't find it anywhere in town

 

Love your build!!! I am nearly complete putting my lift on my black 2000 limited. I wanted to go with BFG ats but looking at your rig, those duratracs look mighty finee... What backspacing on the rims did you go with? 3.75?

 

Looks awesome man!

 

I was stuck between the BFG's and the Duratracs too. They're great tires and I like them because they're not as common as the BFG's around here, and the rims have a 4 inch backspacing

Thanks!

 

My brother moved to California this week, but before he left we got out to take some pictures of both of our cars. He's helped me out so much with building my jeep so far and it's really been a great summer with him. Here's my XJ and his Subaru Forester.









Tomorrow is my last official day of summer and school starts on Tuesday, so I've had to put some projects on hold for a little while. Anyway, since it's been an awesome summer of Jeep building, I thought I'd just go over everything I did this summer real quick.
June:
- Intalled 3.5” Rubicon Express Super Ride Lift Kit RE6025
RE1171 Sway Bar disconnect adapters
RE1175 Sway Bar end links
RE1300 3.5” coil springs
RE1463 3.5” Leaf Spring with bushing
RE3705 Fixed super ride lower control arms
- Installed used Pro Comp adjustable track bar
- Installed 2007-2013 JK Rubicon Wrangler Shocks (new take offs) with slight modification to allow use of bar pins
- Installed black Cragar Soft 8 wheels (15x8, 5x4.5 bolt pattern, 4” backspacing) and 31x10.5x15 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires
- Installed Cherokee Classic seats and deep cleaned interior
- Replaced all the O2 Sensors
- Fabricated my roof rack
- Installed Rubicon Express steering stabilizer RXT2000B
- Installed 4 KC 57 Series off road lights
- Went wheeling for the first time

and here's the before and after:



For now I'm going to try to focus on some more of the regular maintenance stuff. I need to change all of the fluids, fix some electrical issues, fix the AC, and clean the engine bay real good. I'm sure there's a lot more though lol.

I'm working on some plans for building a front and rear bumper with a swing out tire carrier and a ladder for the hatch. I've to two hours of metal/wood shop in school everyday so hopefully I'll be able to get some stuff done this year!

 

great thread. I'm 16 as well so i sub'ed. hope you keep up with the updates

 

Thanks! it's always good to see us young guys on here haha