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Old 05-26-2012, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
The back bone is not available anymore
Why not, was it not selling well enough, or are they coming out with something better?
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Originally Posted by AMG
Why not, was it not selling well enough, or are they coming out with something better?
He said that there were parts coming from other vendors that needed.to be.in by certain points otherwise it would push it back and he wax having trouble getting them in reliably and.he didn't want to make people wait that long. I have heard that if.you message him directly and tell him you are willing to wait hell still make em. Not 100% sure on that though.
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Looks like they are still making the backbone. Im ordering mine in a few weeks.
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Im removing the seats in my jeep to pull out the carpet, and I ran into a stuck bolt on the back right side of the passenger seat. I have coated it with pb blaster to no avail! Help.......
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Originally Posted by ToasterOnWheels
Im removing the seats in my jeep to pull out the carpet, and I ran into a stuck bolt on the back right side of the passenger seat. I have coated it with pb blaster to no avail! Help.......
Never mind. I took it to a local shop, and they got the bolt out in like 5 seconds.

I will post pics soon.
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Well here are a few pictures from the removal of my carpet. The console was a pain in the ***. Now Im looking at alot more rust than I expected, and looking for any advise on how I should proceed. I was thinking of sanding what I could off, and taking it to a body shop to replace/patch anything thats beyond what I can do which is pretty much nothing.

Also how bad would it be to just surface sand what I can get, and put bed liner over it? Would it be safe?



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Looks like some just deep surface rust. Lol. You may be able to get seaway with some heavy wire wheelin
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Originally Posted by XJ BoSS
Looks like some just deep surface rust. Lol. You may be able to get seaway with some heavy wire wheelin
This is exactly why I didnt want to really get into the jeep, but hey its gotta be done eventually. I think Im going to just take it to a body shop and have them fix the rust issues. Then Ill have liner sprayed in, and put a few drain holes in. Thats easier than fixing the leak wherever it is.
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Here are a few pictures of my trip to Dirty Turtle Off Road Park!
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http://youtu.be/ZljKEsg6hAc

This was just a video of me having some fun in the mud. I was to scared on the down hill parts to have any video although I have some pics that for some reason I cant get to upload. I will try again when I get home.

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So it finally let me upload more. Enjoy.
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Here are the pics of my new beadlined floor.


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Ok I need some advice. Im looking at dropping some money in July on something for the jeep. The question is what should I do first.

Tires - I need some tread is there on the destination at's but not much. Oh and this is not a dd so would mt's help and could I still take it on the road? I have to drive 90 miles to get to the offroad park.

A 3 inch lift - I have a factory 1 inch but want to be a little higher for the trails, and tires.

New bumpers - should I look at the backbone bumper system or these, or something else altogether? Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=150576779201

Also Im looking at getting a few (3) quarter sized holes in the passenger side patched and Im not even sure how much that will cost. Any ideas?

Any advice on what to do next?

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You can kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Buy a welder and use it to fix the holes and build bumpers! BAM!

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Originally Posted by Drewjharper1900
You can kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Buy a welder and use it to fix the holes and build bumpers! BAM!
I dont have a garage or the time. Although I would love to learn to weld it will have to wait.
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Ah i see. In that case i would do lift and tires. And yes, mt's will be fine on the road. I drive 300 miles a week on my mt's.


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