Looks like you ought to be able to fold it down :-)

haha thank you guys. i cant take credit for the chop top or the windsheild, PO put alot of work into this rig.. i like it cause its different. and yes windsheild folds down

Don't suppose you know how he made them do you?

thanks for the concern... I know they are not amazing welds, BUT they do look a lot better in person

the axle side track bar mount is the stock mount with a 1/4" plate welded and laid over it, then the ugly part is that it has been grinded out for more clearance

that frame side tb mount looks better in person

that being said I did have my buddy's dad check it out, he has been a welder/fabricator for over 35 years, he says they are fine, and more importantly, safe...
but he also made a few recommendations:

-stop using FLUX CORE... it is ugly and in the end it is expensive... however it is just as strong as gas, BUT it tends to splatter

-add a support bar that runs from the frame side TB mount to the other side of the frame

-add more gussets... no reason not too, as long as they clear every thing

-he also says I should try running just a hair more wire speed... not much but just a little more

You live you learn and this is how you get good at welding, Find the flaws and master them!

Live and learn. Id definately inspect my welds now and then if Im new to it. If it starts cracking go back and fix it. Practice makes perfect.

I check everything before and after highway run, before and after trail runs...

first time I had it out after doing all this work I was pulling over on the highway every few miles to check everything... it was a riot to watch

My new gas cap is now tethered.

Haha ghetto jeep mods!! Lol

Hey, it was free lol

I'll pick up a new dogtag chain to replace all that when I go to Ft Meade tonight. I only had two toe tags laying around in my apt.

Does that still seal now that you drilled a hole in the cap? Very important that it does.

P.S. - Are you REALLY that bad at losing your gas cap?

I just like the convenience. My old one was tethered, and I'm used to letting go when I unscrew it, so I keep dropping it at the pump lol. I think the hollow interior of the handle is separated from the rest, but if I did break the seal, I guess I'll have to buy another one. Live and learn.

By the way, the outlined area was designed to hold the cap while filling.

Sure, make me feel like an idiot lol

Might still be able to use your tether and put it in that mount. Now you won't drop it though!