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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by F1Addict
Thanks Cody. Quite flattering to stand out among 2900 or so other creative ideas. Some of them are really... uh, crap, how do I say this... Unique? That's it. Yeah, unique!
well from the ones i can remember.. hahaha but ya its a really clean, well built setup from wat i see and u posted...now i only need to make a reason for me to build/buy one! haha truthfully the only thing i dont 100% like is the mounting location for the inverter, i would be nervous that something might get spilled on it, etc. but thats just me.
And yes, indeed UNIQUE!
Old Jan 31, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Default the rack i built

This is the rack i built out of 1in emt conduit. its prety freaking solid too.
this is my axe
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this is my hi lift
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front lights are to come
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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Default Turn signal replacement

Hey if this is wrong area please redirect me. thanks.

Smashed turn signal on a wheeling trip a month back and finally got around to replacing it. Ordered some of the clear ones for change from quadratec but when they got here they were ugly as s***. They were chrome on the edges and completly clear so you can see the bulb clear as day through it. I should have looked closer at the picture! I dont want smoked ones where i got the idea of clear ones was a jeep parked here in town. This jeeps were clear but not see through if that makes sense, they had similar transparancy to the front clear parking/turning lights but not so you can see the bulb like the ones that I got. I have a 96' btw.

Anyone know where to find the ones Im talking about. I looked at ebay but didnt see anything.

here is the one i have and dont want http://www.quadratec.com/products/55208_9009.htm
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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receiver swing out tire carrier
notched with an angle grinder

bottom part with the hitch

the hinge is 2 peices of pipe from home depot

swing out welded together


cut out the center of an old wheel and put come studs in it


little bit of action lol


coming together


almost there


the hinge


the latch
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finished cost me all of some old scrap and 20 bucks at home depot
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by lliamsdad
This is the rack i built out of 1in emt conduit. its prety freaking solid too.
this is my axe

this is my hi lift

and my reverse lights

front lights are to come
That's awesome I want a rack but the main place I wheel at has trees damn near scraping my roof so im at perfect height right now
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cornrush
receiver swing out tire carrier
notched with an angle grinder

bottom part with the hitch

the hinge is 2 peices of pipe from home depot

swing out welded together


cut out the center of an old wheel and put come studs in it


little bit of action lol


coming together


almost there


the hinge


the latch


finished cost me all of some old scrap and 20 bucks at home depot
thats pretty cool different than most I have seen
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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Very cool idea for a swing out. Thats what I call a good solid mod.
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cornrush
receiver swing out tire carrier
notched with an angle grinder

bottom part with the hitch

the hinge is 2 peices of pipe from home depot

swing out welded together

cut out the center of an old wheel and put come studs in it

little bit of action lol

coming together

almost there

the hinge

the latch

finished cost me all of some old scrap and 20 bucks at home depot
Sickest tire carrier I've ever seen anyone make... other then an actual bumper lol rock on brotha!
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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i joined just to say, WOW
learned a lot.
confirmed a bit i already kinda knew.
and made me laugh (for almost two days)

look for a post or 3 from me in the next few hours in the build section

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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Nice. If I was you, I'd make some kind of shim to stick between the arm and, um, other arm. It would take a lot of stress off of the hinge if you've got heavy tires.
Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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And kind of a "duh" thing, move your license plate to the driver's side of either your hatch or your bumper.

I can't wait to post my own stuff in here instead of throwing out this common knowledge stuff lol. Soon I'll be making my own sub box and a "splash" plate to keep water and mud away from my alternator.
Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:50 PM
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i have a brace on it to keep it from moving
Old Feb 7, 2012 | 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by illz88
sexy *** wheels ima do sumthin similar
Thank you it took me about 3-4 Hours to do all 4 rims i took 2 off at a time sanded em down taped it off and sprayed it lol
Old Feb 7, 2012 | 03:30 AM
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Here's a recent picture with the fog lights on with the marker lights. My marker lights are all LED bulbs. Use to have blue led bulbs for the side markers but got pulled over for them so had to take them out lol hope ya like it tho
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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I rhino lined the inside also left the side tan plastics and redid the top!



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