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Transmission mounts are done..... The weight of the transmission and transfer case is now on the crossmember! I started trimming the spines for that crossmember, the one with the fancy flange in the back. I am going to need to fit those parts around the exhaust pipe also. The y-pipe merge...

Nothing amazing, but progress is progress. I started making the drivers side transfer case mount. This one ended up being pretty simple really. I did remake the base bracket to integrate the bottom tab into the bracket. I only had to make one more part to finish it off. Some shop tips...

I had a weekend of keeping the couch from flying away while I tried not to lapse into a coma..... Back at it again. Connecting A to B with brackets. I almost forgot to take some pictures. Nothing fancy really. Just the standard make a template, make another template, transfer to steel...

Fantastic! With the way technology and the sport in general has advanced, you should be able to keep it very close to stock....but also improve on it if needed.

100% this.

This. I am pretty much of the opinion that any of the $300-500 and up winches are just fine for 99.9% of what people are going to need to do off-road. I am more interested in learning something new, sharing experiences, and helping to educate people on all the neat things they can do with...

I can't believe this worked.... I started making the rear spine for the transfer case crossmenber in metal. Once feature I really wanted was a long 90 degree tab on the back. I want to use that flange to hold some clip-but fasteners. Those fasteners will attach the belly plate to the...

Perfect! Thank you!

How does the front axle clearance look?

I was thinking about this last night. Looking at the gear ratios of the 8274 and 9.5xp they are pretty close. The 8274 is 134:1 The 9.5XP is 156:1 The 9.5xp motor seems to be a popular upgrade. The other option in the USA that keeps coming up is the WARN 70865. That is the motor off the 15K...

I wonder what would be the best way to know how much weight the recovery is going to take? It is hard to aim if you just don't know. I remember a vehicle recovery manual from the military that might have given some rough figures on how to calculate something. If the vehicle can help at all, I...

I would be concerned about fitting a larger winch, especially the 16.5ti on the front of smaller vehicles. On a full size truck it should be ok. If I remember right, the heavier winches are suppose to be mounted foot forward which may complicate things. The Zeon 12 seems reasonable at 98lbs...

Just a little arts and crafts quality time with some foam core.... These are the mock up templates for the front and rear vertical spines I will be adding to the crossmember. They will also double up the thickness of the two transfer case mounts. I will likely add some go fast dimple...

Do you have a part number? No npt to metric adapters required from the factory? Picture?

I think the load/speed info is good to have and to keep in the back of your head, but I think your over thinking it. The chances of needing to....and being able to rig....multiple back to back double line pulls is pretty slim. Do we really need to recover that fast? What is faster? Rigging...

If you have to have a number on the door and wear a helmet..... Even then, I would likely go with a PTO driven center mounted system vs a hydraulic unit.

I will note I have witnessed heat damage to synthetic line being an issue, it was from excessive 'power-out' use on the winch. Melted the 1st layer of the line to the drum.

I would be interested to see how force most recoveries require in general. Years back, I remember seeing an article on some averages from a load cell ( Bill Burke?). I think the number was something like 3000lbs (average) for most vehicle recovery situations. While I am not suggesting that...

Thanks. Probably not the most exciting stuff......

Not a ton tonight, but progress is progress. My McMaster ordered showed up, so I was able to drill the frame and install the rivet-nuts for the transfer case cross-member. These are M10 units, I am trying to keep this vehicle all metric (Ugh). I bought the install tool that McMaster offers...