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Small ox locker issue..... Took a little google-**** to find this. OX'ing My Dana 44 Dang it. I guess tomorrow I have to make a 1/8" spacer cover for my early CJ5 based housing. Kinda lame.....

Trying not to be a slacker with this thread....trying.... Another night down.... Got locker? I do! This was kinda forced on the UA timetable since I HAVE to have one per the rules, but it was in the works since the beginning really. The install went pretty smooth, but I am really glad I made...

Looking at a JK during lunch I think the door is too 'thin' to benefit much from in door storage. The JK pretty much needs about every extra inch on the inside so I wouldn't make the door any thicker, or add storage to the face after looking at it again.

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Neat project. There is a lot of little stuff going on in this bad picture that might give you some ideas.... -The prop rod is really interesting. It looks adjustable. It keeps it open. It keeps it from closing. You could use it to dry some gear out. It is up above your head I think so it...

haha, yeah, I'll just leave that. There was some pain for sure. In the end everything turned out like I wanted though.

A little bit tonight after work... I got the drivers side rocker mounted up after some slight mods and some new paint. I ended up having to make the notch for the axe handle larger than I had originally planned. I could have cut about 1/4" less off the rocker but I would have had to fight to...

Thank you very much. I keep trying new things on this little thing....

Another good day..... Here is what the passenger rocker looks like all installed. I think it turned out pretty well for a one day home fab unit? I think one the paint gets weathered up and fades a bit it will be hard to tell there is even a rocker guard on the body. That is what I was...

Today was a nice long day in the shop. The misses is out of town for a wedding so I basically spent a LOT of time in my man cave.... A few days ago I cut up some 1x3, 1/8" wall rectangular tubing to form this 'J' shape. The tall leg is 2.75" tall. The short leg is 1" tall. This was a complete...

A little more! Both skidplates are bolted in.... I ended up going back and revisiting the install of the rivnuts I bought. I did a little google-****-ing and came up with this for an install tool. B The nut needs to be modified..... Basically you need to drill/bore the threads out to make...

I got a few more things buttoned up tonight..... I pulled the transfer case crossmember out to mod it with the mounting holes it needed for the skidplates. I was able to tap the two holes for the engine skidplate where the material was double thick. The center holes for transfer case...

Small update tonight. I did more head scratching, measuring, and planning than anything. I did finish up the engine motor mount crossmember that holds up the front of the engine oil pan skidplate. I needed to add the mounting points basically. Here is what I came up with..... Drill one side...

A bit more..... The skidplates are all welded, cleaned up, primed, and painted. That was a lot more work than I anticipated. I wish I would have had a TIG welder to eliminate a bit of cleanup on the welds. Onto the next project....rockers. This is going to be fun.

Thanks. The truck has always been good to me. It might be 7/8ths worn out but it still trudges on... My willys thread is one here... http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/58343-Rango-1942-Willys-MB And there is a more 'colorful' version on pirate....which probably gets more traffic...

Sorry, no. I have been busy prepping my flat fender for the Ultimate Adventure trip this year. I still drive it every day though, it's always been a very reliable ride.

Thanks! It should be a blast. I have one dimple die that I made. I thought about doing the skids, but I wondered about getting sticks and stuff up in the holes. Plus, now it won't have as many leaks.....at least till the skidplates fill up! Thank you. The skidplates have been on the list...

A little more last night..... This is the start of the skidplate/bucket to cover up the sheetmetal pan on the transfer case. It ended up being kinda like a modern art project towards the end. I wanted it to mate to existing surfaces instead of having to make new brackets for all the mounting...

I think the list could be long enough that I couldn't afford to or have time to do everything. This vehicle always seems to be in a constant state of improvement. The big things are.... -Make a skidplate for the transfer case pan -Rocker guards -Install the new rear locker ( ox locker with...

More progress tonight.... I got most of the fabrication done on the 1st skidplate bucket. This one covers the engine oil pan ( which is sheetmetal ) and continues to the transfer case crossmember. Since I went for a few years of wheeling without hitting the oil pan I decided to build the...