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Old Apr 5, 2018 | 05:10 AM
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That right there is very cool stuff.
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Old Apr 5, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by xjcherokee90
My $11.42 quick disconnect sway bar. Got all hard ware at tractor supply.put one pin with washers where the bolts came from. Also how I keep the sway bar it's self up out of the way. Check for clearance after and all was good. Used all factory parts as well
Where did you get the bracket piece? Tractor Supply also?
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Old Apr 21, 2018 | 10:10 AM
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Auxillary headlights made from old cherokee headlights.
I welded a washer to the bottom of the headlight cavity then welded another washer to the mount. They go on the front roof rack rail. This way, I can angle which way they point.
The switch is wired in right below the headlight switch, and the only place you can see the wires is coming through the roof (which is sealed with a rubber gasket and rtv). They draw 40 amps so that's why there's 4 wires (20a each 2 hot 2 ground). And hot side fused by the battery.
So far they haven't rattled off at all, the roof rack actually moves before the headlights do. ****ty jeep roof racks... They are really helpful driving at night to avoid animals. I have yet to be late enough to need to use them offroad. The wiring in the back of the bulbs is sealed off so they won't short.
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Old Jun 3, 2018 | 10:47 PM
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Built a custom diff cover with all the bells and whistles. Has a magnetic drain plug and dip stick. Also ties into the truss to make the whole thing stronger



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Old Jun 3, 2018 | 11:21 PM
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You never cease to amaze me.
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Old Jun 3, 2018 | 11:57 PM
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More to come
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 03:50 AM
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What did you use to cut out the material? Looks good.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bad_idea
What did you use to cut out the material? Looks good.
I used several things. I have a band saw, which saw most of the duty. Small angle grinder with cut off wheel and an air tool with a 3" cut off wheel. Sawsall saw some duty too
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 06:58 PM
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Wow. I thought you were going to say plasma table or water jet. You are dedicated my friend. Looks good, especially considering you cut it out by hand.
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 08:42 PM
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Thanks. I modified my band saw a little to make all those small pieces easy and fast. Cutting the inside of the ring was a little bit of a pain
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bad_idea
Wow. I thought you were going to say plasma table or water jet. You are dedicated my friend. Looks good, especially considering you cut it out by hand.
We didn't always have plasma tables, water jets, or lazer CNC machines.... used to have to do everything with regular joe tools just like that.
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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 12:09 AM
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Yup, I can't afford that fancy stuff
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Old Aug 23, 2018 | 12:20 PM
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nice fab work!!
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Old Aug 23, 2018 | 01:19 PM
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