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Looking at the tracking from UPS this evening... bumper should be here tomorrow And... shipping weight...... 17lbs :bike_rider: Also went ahead and ordered an Engo 9000 winch... should arrive on Monday. :wings:

Yes, my friend and thanks to you it is gonna be a sweet custom job. I believe I could do it myself, but it would be ugly for sure. Barnes shipped out bumper today.:)

Thanks to you I have a plan in the works. The Barnes bumper is officially on order and a buddy is going to help me with the work as in your pics. Thanks for the idea.

Nice. I have an email out to Barnes 4WD, to see if they can modify their existing rear bumper to match this concept. I assume, and it looks like, you dropped the tank to so this mod, correct?

Awesome, nice work indeed. Don't know if I can pull that off. but I like it a lot.... how did you pin the hitch?

Make an offer... it is now off the jeep and in the shed. would like it gone.

Well went ahead and did it. Big Daddy rear bumper and tire carrier came off today. Will be on the search for a tough rear bumper, suitable for towing and also for recovery work. Have looked at many options, and found a few simple ones I like as well as some close up to the rear cross...

I agree with your sentiments about the hitch. Any clearance you "lost" is also protecting your gas tank, etc.... Nice build so far. I also agree on the hi lift. Although I am a firm believer in the winch... back when I could not afford one, I used the hi lift regularly and effectively.

Nice work. Did I miss it or have you done the floor? If so what did you use?

Although I have zero to contribute... I am in on this thread :-) fascinating stuff people are coming up with and I can see this headed that route...

Will be interested to hear your impressions of the winch, both build quality and then once you get the chance to use in the field.

Nice work! My 5 year old and I were just eyeballing an old rover in a parking lot the other day... very cool,they just speak to adventure. can't wait to see you have this up and running.

Like your build. Nice rig. Where in Jersey are you guys located?

Ha!... I knew you were going to cut your soft top when mentioned the rack earlier in your thread. I suppose if you were going to have and trouble with rain you could sew in some overlapping rubber flaps across the slots that would pretty much seal against the metal. As for the upholstery...

Frank - first and foremost I am glad you and your family are safe. Congratulations, quite seriously, on staying calm and staying focused on mission #1, your family. "Easy" route would have been to jump on that AR and put your USMC marksmanship training to use. We all have the "hero" gene...

Thanks for the detail on the rear rack. Looks awesome, and great work on the fuel carrying addition as well.

Thanks Dale! Good to see you again. We'll have to get on the trail together at some point. John

Nice work on that YJ. I put a suspension on a friend's YJ a couple years ago and was amazed at how easy they are to work on in comparison to the TJ. I like that you are building your jeep for how you use it. Is your tailgate extension removable? Is there a cover for it in case of rain? John

Bump!!! I still have this and happy to sell it to you for your LJ... OR yj or tj... would just take some cutting on the under quarter panel protection... Make an offer!

Thanks Nwoods. I will be going back to the RC 2.5 springs, which are progressive. I was trying out the BDS springs in an attempt to stiffen things up a bit and gain some clearance. It also helped that I just had to swap springs with my son's jeep. He has parked it for the time being, so no...