jscherb
Expedition Leader
Is your idea that this would be for transporting poles or would it be for holding the pole while fishing?
Barn Door for JK factory hardtops
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Is your idea that this would be for transporting poles or would it be for holding the pole while fishing?
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Oh my! A steady cam or gimbal mount for another type of shooting?
As always very nicely done.
Thank you.
Answered that one above
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Comanche Scott
Expedition Leader
My vote would be cup holders, and steps. :elkgrin:
Action camera mounts to get those great trail pictures / video we all love to see.
Bottle opener shaped like a Jeep grill emblem, and can crusher would be next down the line.
Action camera mounts to get those great trail pictures / video we all love to see.
Bottle opener shaped like a Jeep grill emblem, and can crusher would be next down the line.
Comanche Scott
Expedition Leader
jscherb
Expedition Leader
My vote would be cup holders, and steps. :elkgrin:
Action camera mounts to get those great trail pictures / video we all love to see.
Bottle opener shaped like a Jeep grill emblem, and can crusher would be next down the line.
I doubt I'll do cup holders.
I use side cameras on all the trails I do; they give me a view of each tire and where it's going. I mount the cameras on the rear-view mirrors, which gets them far enough out from the body to see around the fenders and anything else I have mounted (like side-mount jerry cans). A hinge mount for a camera would have to stick out pretty far from the door to give the same view, so perhaps it should be clip-on so it doesn't have to be sticking out all the time.
What I use on the JK is a GoPro roll bar mount (got it for $4.99/free shipping on eBay) and a GoPro/camera stud adapter ($2.57) plus the TrailVision angle bracket camera mount and camera. What's nice is that it installs/removes very quickly.
Since you said "video we all love to see", here's an example recorded by the DVR in my TrailVision system - I'm in the LJ on a shelf trail and a boulder has rolled down the hill, partially blocking the trail. Between the boulder and the drop off the edge was maybe a foot wider than the Jeep, so I used the TrailVision system to watch both sides - switching cameras to make sure I wasn't going off the edge or scraping on the boulder.
Comanche Scott
Expedition Leader
You guys did a great job on the trail camera system.
When traveling solo, it's a huge help, as you well demonstrated. Thanks for sharing!
Your tailgate storage unit has cup holders molded in, so I guess I'll have to settle for that.
When traveling solo, it's a huge help, as you well demonstrated. Thanks for sharing!
Your tailgate storage unit has cup holders molded in, so I guess I'll have to settle for that.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
My Deep Cherry Red Pearl paint is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, so I've begun the paint process for the fenders. I did a little block sanding with a long board to remove any deviations from perfectly flat surfaces, and this afternoon I shot them with epoxy primer. Next I'll shoot them with high-build primer, block sand again and then they should be ready for color and clear.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
A week or two ago I posted some photos I took when I tried a vintage Kaiser-era Jeep emblem on the JK grille. It was worth a try, but it didn't look quite right. Here's one of those photos:
One of the things I thought was wrong with the look was that the emblem was too large for the JK grille.
I came across a scaled-down replica the other day, and to me this one looks pretty nice (the front fenders are off because I'm in the middle of painting them):
The replica is cast metal and chromed just like the original - it's a pretty high quality piece. Here's a comparison between the original and the scaled-down replica:
One of the things I thought was wrong with the look was that the emblem was too large for the JK grille.
I came across a scaled-down replica the other day, and to me this one looks pretty nice (the front fenders are off because I'm in the middle of painting them):
The replica is cast metal and chromed just like the original - it's a pretty high quality piece. Here's a comparison between the original and the scaled-down replica:
thechadwick
New member
What a cool find on the emblem, I think I'll love it on the retro-rhino grill but it doesn't grab me quite as much on the JK grill. Maybe given the overland safari theme of this truck toss one of these on the front quarter panel? Very excited to see the fenders matched as well.
Off topic question for you, as a tall jeeper have you ever run into issue with your head contacting the sports bar behind you bouncing around on the trail? I've lowered my seat as far as it goes and even at 6'4" unless I recline the seat back and assume a more laid back driving position, my head does. I also find stopping at lights presents a problem of having to peer up by hunching over to see if it's changed. There have been a few threads on various fora that discuss fabricating lowering brackets out of 1x3" box tubing and Misch 4x4 sells a "big-boy" bracket that moves the seat backwards a couple of inches (but does nothing to lower the seat). Looking at the support, it does appear a couple of inches could be removed and still preserve function of the slider and elevation adjustments built into the seat. Do you think this would be a viable project given how much engineering goes into safety design within the cabin of a jeep? I ask b/c I'm torn on messing with it but I doubt highly anyone over 6'2" is considered in the "human factors analysis" that goes into chrysler's crash safety, so maybe worth it anyway? Penny for your thoughts.
Off topic question for you, as a tall jeeper have you ever run into issue with your head contacting the sports bar behind you bouncing around on the trail? I've lowered my seat as far as it goes and even at 6'4" unless I recline the seat back and assume a more laid back driving position, my head does. I also find stopping at lights presents a problem of having to peer up by hunching over to see if it's changed. There have been a few threads on various fora that discuss fabricating lowering brackets out of 1x3" box tubing and Misch 4x4 sells a "big-boy" bracket that moves the seat backwards a couple of inches (but does nothing to lower the seat). Looking at the support, it does appear a couple of inches could be removed and still preserve function of the slider and elevation adjustments built into the seat. Do you think this would be a viable project given how much engineering goes into safety design within the cabin of a jeep? I ask b/c I'm torn on messing with it but I doubt highly anyone over 6'2" is considered in the "human factors analysis" that goes into chrysler's crash safety, so maybe worth it anyway? Penny for your thoughts.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
When I stop at lights I do have to hunch over to see if the light has changed, but in all my Jeeps I've never hit my head on the roll bar. My seats are slid all the way back, and not reclined too far. I haven't had the JK off road so far (stay tuned, will do that later this year), but I've done thousands of miles off road in my LJ Safari and my Retro Wrangler pickup and never hit my head in those. In fact I've added brackets in both to raise the seats 1" - in TJ/LJ Jeeps 2003 and later the seats were lowered by the factory about 1", allegedly to better position the driver for the air bags and I find that seating position too low, especially since I had a 2000 TJ for years before getting those later models.
But other than raising the seats of the 06's, I've given no thought to lowering seats or moving them further back, I'm comfortable in them as they are, sorry I don't have any advice for you.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I found it on eBay. If you search on "New Metal Jeep Emblem Badge j series" you should find them. They're less than $10 shipped, and there are two versions - one version has a threaded hole in the back and comes with a mounting bracket (that's what I got), and the other has a adhesive back. BTW you may also see full size replica badges with that search under "Results matching fewer words", those are about $70 with shipping and are exact replicas of the originals.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
When the company sends me a set of the new door hinges to test I'll build prototypes of some accessory ideas for them. Probably the first one I'll do is a step for accessing loads on a roof rack. The ones that are currently on the market use a narrow bent metal step, but I think I'll use a wider fold-down step like the one shown below.
Here's another idea that's possible, this one wasn't my idea but I did compose the image below. Don't know if this is an idea worth pursuing.
Here's another idea that's possible, this one wasn't my idea but I did compose the image below. Don't know if this is an idea worth pursuing.
StayDirtyMyFriends
Adventurer
When the company sends me a set of the new door hinges to test I'll build prototypes of some accessory ideas for them. Probably the first one I'll do is a step for accessing loads on a roof rack. The ones that are currently on the market use a narrow bent metal step, but I think I'll use a wider fold-down step like the one shown below.
Here's another idea that's possible, this one wasn't my idea but I did compose the image below. Don't know if this is an idea worth pursuing.
I'm a fan of the tank on the doors setup. I'd rather have it there than on the fender. Just my preference I guess, no real reason other than aesthetics.