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Old Jul 7, 2016 | 06:34 PM
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Those bumpers look great. Looks like a excellent wheeling trip as well.
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 06:55 PM
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Looks like one last trip to the hardware store for these bumpers.


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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 09:49 PM
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I need to make a license plate bracket for the fairlead still.
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 06:30 AM
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Beast!
Can't wait for wheeling pics....
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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Going to play hooky tomorrow afternoon and cut out of work early.



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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 12:59 PM
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I haven't finished up just yet. Although I'm going with military top terminals and 2 AWG wiring.








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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 04:25 PM
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I wanted to keep the cables a little longer so I have more working room if needed. I need to setup another fuse box for accessories.

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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by indeepwithajeep
I wanted to keep the cables a little longer so I have more working room if needed. I need to setup another fuse box for accessories.


is this a kit? or did you make it yourself?
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 09:18 AM
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Made them myself. I picked up some hydraulic crimpers and went to town. Crimping > solder. If you do the charge wire you'll need a Fuseable link in route of your alternator charge wire. The factory wire already has it in route. Where the fuse box link is it'l fit right in there. I grabbed a 175 amp. However I'd use a 150 if you plan on doing 4 awg.

This is a good webpage for the wires.
http://custombatterycables.com/appli...kee_cables.htm

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Old Aug 24, 2016 | 11:21 PM
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Going to start flushing my coolant system. Picked up some silicone hoses.


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Old Aug 25, 2016 | 10:24 PM
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I started my flush today. I knew there was some junk up in the filler neck. You can see what I dug out in the first picture. When I removed the expansion tank to drain it. There was soo much of that junk in there it clogged the tank! Is it stop leak? It has a consistency of silt and mud.

Funny thing is my coolant was was actually fairly green (losing transparency) until all that other junk got flushed and mixed with it. I'm thinking I should replace my radiator while I'm here. I might do the max-cool 2 row Mopar radiator.





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Old Aug 27, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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Silicone heater hoses on. I got a radiator on order. So I think I'll run a few water flushes. Swap the water pump when I do the radiator.
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 03:09 PM
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Damn that silicone hose looks nifty.. That was some gnarly **** in the hoses.
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Old Sep 19, 2016 | 01:35 AM
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Got through a Extreme trail (double black) filter today.. Not too bad for still being open

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Also got to try out my new H&K

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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 07:12 PM
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Did some night wheeling the other night. Pictures really didn't come out too great. Lightbar ended up actually being a decent purchase. I got through a trail I've been building my Jeep for. I got to about the last car length then needed to winch Although I feel like my Jeep held my own very well, after finding out my buddy had a locked rear. Clay is really nasty stuff!



















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