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I usually drill the holes in the skid much larger than the bolt (with a large washer) in order to give myself some wiggle room. Especially since skidplates get bent up and stuff. The skidplate on the stage rally car has like 1.5" diameter holes and huge washers so I can get it bolted up after...

Today I mounted up the front bar for the upper skid mount, which also ties into the front hitch tabs and triangulates them. NOthing fancy, just some 1/4" steel bar with weld nuts for the front skid bolts. I also added weld nuts to the front subframe for the rear mounts, and another set on the...

Got going on the real skidplate today! First made my cuts and holes So the trick here is that I don't have a press brake or any other particularly good equipment for bending metal, so basically I took the angle grinder and thinned out the metal at all three of my bend points. Then with some...

Swung by the local metal place on the way home today to pick up some steel....ended up with a 4x8 sheet of 12 gauge. A tad thinner than the 1/8" a lot of guys use, but this isn't for rock-crawling or anything so I prefer to keep it as light as possible. In addition I need something I can bend at...

When you clamp it down the rubber expands tight on the wires so no silicone should be needed. I will check for leaks in the future and add silicone if necessary.

Finishing up all the antenna stuff today. All three are installed. So for those of you who know radio stuff, you'll probably cringe a bit at the relatively close proximity (about 8" spacing). Keep in mind that i won't generally want/need to use more than one of the systems at the same time - so...

No huge updates, but chipping away on some little things. Took a day off to get some new tires on my Sequoia (Falken Wildtrek load range E). Then picked up an engine with it lol... Anyhow....back to the Raider. Still goofing around with the antenna mount setup. One of my issues has been...

My buddy Chris who is a big time metal machining guy has been preaching that message to me for years lol. One of these days I'll actually get one haha.

indeed. neither the project rig nor the parts rig came with any of the stock plates except for the transfer case. Else I'd just use the stock ones and/or reinforce them. I'll just end up fabbing my own, but with a milion other projects ongoing thought I'd see what was out there off the shelf...

good point, though it would probably have to be more than minor since there's a big-ass steel crossbar there lol. But, point taken. I do have a jumbo fuse holder, so will take a look at that.

Once i get a battery with side terminals, I'll use the quick-connects that the cables came with (which are pretty nice). For the time being, I'm just not gonna worry about it. I was very careful to route these in a way where they don't touch much (and nothing sharp). between that and the...

So, speaking of wiring (was I speaking of wiring? whatever...) ....I picked up a 30-foot 1-gauge "jumper" set online for like $35 on some kind of random clearance thing. Wasn't sure what exactly it was, but that price was cheap for large wires so what the hell. It got here today, and indeed it's...

Just some little stuff today. With the tropical storm/hurricane heading this way I moved stuff around so i could stuff a couple cars in the garage (the Raider and the other cars with full coverage get to stay outside)....just in case any tree branches decide to come down from the 100 foot oak...

Cool, I have those on my boat now that I think of it, never even thought about it!

Yeah, was kind of hoping for something that I can pass all three through rather than drill three separate holes, to be honest. Gland joints are obiously the easy (if not as attractive) way!

My antenna wiring (GMRS, CB, AM/FM) is going to enter via a side panel (rear quater rear next to my tailgate hinges). Is there a preferred/go-to weatherproof grommet/seal that people like? I'll have a drip loop down and then the wire will come "up" to the hole, so something that curves downward...

Yeah I was being a little over dramatic there lol. But I have certainly seen weekly attached toe points break when being winched and fly back toward the winching vehicle! Since this winch is going to live its life in my garage and not on a vehicle I figure the rope will hold up well since it...

A little Sunday project regarding comms/antennas. So, a few things: First, as noted before I have a GMRS radio (just a low-power 5-watt set for local comms) and also have a CB (not currently installed, but will get around to it eventually) since some people in some areas use that (and we have CB...

For sure. Worst case I'm out $5 of scrap metal and an hour welding stuff and wiring stuff. The nice part about this is that it would be 100% reversible if I decide later to just drill some holes in different areas of the roof to separate the antennas further. Also, definitely low-power....just...

lol....what, the Hellas? They draw about 10-12 amps. The winch at full load draws about 150 amps.