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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Home-made Front Winch bumper.
Man the bumper looks great but i do see a problem with the smaller bars it looks like they are in the way of the head lights but it could be from the angle the pic was taken
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by partsguyct
That's different, not a totally bad idea but different for sure. Hows the noise level with the filter right there?
It's not too loud. you can only hear it at idle and wide open. i like the sound.
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BearMBD

It's not too loud. you can only hear it at idle and wide open. i like the sound.
I might have to steal part of that idea
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by partsguyct

I might have to steal part of that idea
I made my cowl intake out of a paint can and 3" sewer pipe (thin wall)
Out of engine air. High location for water
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Barrelmaker

I made my cowl intake out of a paint can and 3" sewer pipe (thin wall)
Out of engine air. High location for water
Pics please
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 09:10 AM
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Phone won't load pics these days.
On my phone App it's page 5 of my build thread. I painted it since.
A spectre air filter fits perfect into a paint can and an empty paint can is a few dollars at home depot.
The thin wall sewer pipe has actual 45° bends.
Ill try to load some pics when i get home.
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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That's actually the same idea I was trying to work out just never got all the details hammered out, empty paint can its so simple that's probably why I never thought of it lol
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Barrelmaker
Phone won't load pics these days.
On my phone App it's page 5 of my build thread. I painted it since.
A spectre air filter fits perfect into a paint can and an empty paint can is a few dollars at home depot.
The thin wall sewer pipe has actual 45° bends.
Ill try to load some pics when i get home.
Right on... I remember reading your thread now. How's that workin' for you know that you've had it on there awhile?
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Still runs great. Used to have heat soak (don't know if this fixed it).
I average 15mpg (city/highway)
Never really get to wheel to test it's limits.
Its just something i did for fun.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj
Man the bumper looks great but i do see a problem with the smaller bars it looks like they are in the way of the head lights but it could be from the angle the pic was taken
Yea they are in the way, when i made those bars I didn't have all the patience in the world so I threw it together simple as possible...but I am going to be mounting fog lights into the bumper to help visibility. I also don't drive much at night so it doesn't bug me much
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MuscleHead
Hood channel mount for antenna


And a bracket to bolt up behind visors to hold cb

I like the bracket for the CB could you give some build tips?? I have been looking for something like this.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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The cold air intake mod, what did you do to curb water intrusion? I have hit some creeks where the water rushes over the hood for a brief moment but enough that with that mod it may suck water. and stall you out at a moment you dont want to stall.....
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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Well nothing will keep water from getting sucked in if it is completely submerged, that hat cowl intakes and snorkels are for.

However, these are water resistant and can repel splashes and of water:
http://www.4wd.com/Jeep-Engine-Perfo...pn=AFE28-10011
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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No new homebrews lately? Nobody? I wish I had something better than, if you take a cheap window sun shield (the shiny kind you put up when you park it) and cut it into strips you can use it as heat wrap on your intake to keep your intake air cooler, it works and is alot cheaper than heat wrap
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bcs_customs
No new homebrews lately? Nobody? I wish I had something better than, if you take a cheap window sun shield (the shiny kind you put up when you park it) and cut it into strips you can use it as heat wrap on your intake to keep your intake air cooler, it works and is alot cheaper than heat wrap
Got any pics of it? Are you talking about the nylon ones that twist up or the foldy ones that look like aircraft insulation?
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