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It seems a gal at Smittybilt support is not quite up to par for that job.
She specifically told me that the stock XJ front skid plate would not fit while their bumper was attached (XRC 76810 we got for 325.00).
I set it up there and there is absolutely no issue with using the one I pulled from the JY.
It is stock? Could be but I know they welded a piece of angle on to the lower edge.
The prep and all was done yesterday, Rattle canned with Great Dane flat black.
Also got the metal hood spacers prepped and shot in GD gloss white There will be no galvanic corrosion on my watch!
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The bumper did go on straight! The Raptor did roll on well via 3" then 6" rollers.
Also checked the diff fluid levels and changed the Mobil1 15k and filter.
It is wild knowing it has 336k on it and will not need a change until about 350k miles.
Not a hint of smoke from this engine. Still rolling about 22 highway mpg but is due for plugs. Strangely enough, the bumper did not drop the front end as expected though we added around 80-85 pounds as best we can calculate.
Lighting updates complete! Added a LED bulb to the stock fog lamps and it’s looking good.
Finally found clear side markers sold separately. Tinted and installed.
kept the incandescent bulbs here, the amber hue works in their favor.
Found Husky floor mats [driver’s side and second row] at pull-a-part over the weekend and gave them a quick shower today. Will install them when they are dry. These are as stiff as the Weathertech mats. I don’t really like the stiff mats, but 8 dollars is 8 dollars
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Someone at the JY obviously thought they would just hack through this skid plate rather than remove it.
Thankfully, the angle iron killed that notion quickly before we found and snagged it.
To wit: I am trying to hide a cut in the trailing edge of the plate and on the edge of the angle iron left of the rib, there.
Front side trailing edge Backside of plate and angle iron
Hope it seals it up. One less thang..
They say a bad day wrenching is better than a good day at work, and I tend to agree. Or is that fishing? Anyways...
Just put the finishing touches on my radiator and electric fan install. I remember last year when I was fighting with this God-awful tranny fluid leak from the poorly-designed low pressure return line on the old radiator--I just wasn't smart enough to figure out I could delete that engineering fail until this year
New 2-core Ebay special radiator and relays for the fans, Durango saginaw box, and PS pump and pulley. Of course I lost another gallon of Dex/Merc finding all the leaks when I was forced to use hose clamps.
And then there was the stupid move of the century, which I freely admit to: I dicked up my less than a year old alternator when I used a screwdriver to assist torqing down the pulley bolt. By the time I realized I was putting too much force on it it was too late and I heard some metal part "tink" let go inside of it. It seems to work ok but it sounds like there is some metal on metal noise coming from it. That stupidity just cost me another alternator, which is on order. IDK. It's making noise like there's a light belt squeal but still putting out 14V. Either way, I don't trust it too long. That'll have to wait until next Sunday.
POV shown for perspective. It's tight, but it's not interfering anywhere.
After replacing my floors last year, with ones from Keystone still trying to find rubber plugs to fit the 2 1/2 inch drain plugs at the front of them. Anyone have any ideas?
After replacing my floors last year, with ones from Keystone still trying to find rubber plugs to fit the 2 1/2 inch drain plugs at the front of them. Anyone have any ideas?
Junk yard? Or are the replacement panels using a different size plug than OE?
Junk yard? Or are the replacement panels using a different size plug than OE?
Been looking in the jy since I put the floors in. The other holes I filled with plugs from a Amazon kit. But nothing in there that big. Tried contacting Keystone, but no answer after three tries.
08-02-2021, 09:43 AM
