Homebrew Jeep Modifications(DIY)

[BigAl]

'fabbed' this necessary but simple device before our trip with two of the grandkids at the end of the week...

I found if you take a plastic coat hanger and cut the bottom right in the middle, it makes a perfect paper towel rack and takes up no more space in storage than the roll. Just pull it out and hand it on a rollbar. Down side is that everyone uses it.

 

[TOTJ]

Yes, I purchased it direct from the company that I linked.
They have very good customer service.
I just checked the link to make sure. I was surprised on how much that stuff has gone up in price. It was less then $100.00 for a 10'
roll 1" thick....

'fabbed' this necessary but simple device before our trip with two of the grandkids at the end of the week...


TOTJ, where did you source that headliner material? did you have to order it directly from the link you provided? I think it would work well in my scrambler hard top

 

[tweenerlj]

Flare extensions. Made of UHMW polyethelyne and secured to the sliders using quick fist clamps. I had to add some aluminum angle to keep them rigid. Keeps the mud off the body and can be removed for rock crawling.

 

[YJake]

Made a "Super Breather" so that my front/rear axles, transfer case, and transmission had their breathers all routed to the same place high on the firewall for those deep water crossings!:elkgrin:

-Jake

 

[trust]

I found if you take a plastic coat hanger and cut the bottom right in the middle, it makes a perfect paper towel rack and takes up no more space in storage than the roll. Just pull it out and hand it on a rollbar. Down side is that everyone uses it.

Thanks! I was going to do something for a roll of papertowels too, sounds like you've got me covered!


Frank, I was going to check out your flare extensions when I saw them at the NMOHVA meeting in March and forgot, I'll be scoping them out and see if I can make them work on my CJ

Thanks TOTJ, I will admit the price was a bit intimidating, especailly since I cant use near 10' May have to talk to a few folks and see if anyone wants to split a roll

dsy - I got those from an outfit called qualitycraft, formerly known as A E Miller, they make a lot of different plasic pieces for jeeps. The vents though are actually for a pre 76 CJ but they didn't have late model ones left and weren't making them anymore, you might give them a call and see if they can hook you up for you JK.

 

[tweenerlj]

Frank, I was going to check out your flare extensions when I saw them at the NMOHVA meeting in March and forgot, I'll be scoping them out and see if I can make them work on my CJ

Let me know if you have any more questions Terry, I'd be happy to help if I can.

 

[Jis4Jeep]

I installed a head linner in my TJ. The main reson was when it was very hot out my son would bake in the rear seat and in the winter the cold would just
poor off of the top.
What I did is use this company http://www.cabinsulation.com/headliner.htm
They come in diffrent thicnesses I used the 1" thick in black perferated.
It is unreal how much quiter it is in the jeep. You can actualy talk with out yelling.
As you know its like driving around inside a big base drum. Sterio sounds alot better.
I have a black top and in the sun on a hot day you cant put your hand on the inside of the
roof it was HOT. Now I even have to turn the A/C down it gets so cold in the jeep.
any one in the back seat used to complain it was hot back there from all the radiant heat
comming from the inside of the top. No more of that.
With one roll I could almost do two jeeps.
It was about $100.00

I could of done a little better job cutting in the rear, This stuff is 1" thick. I used 3M adhesive
and around the edges and the ribs I used a mastic adhesive. That was kind of smelly but in about ten days the
smell went away. I have had this in 90 deg weather baking the top in the sun and the adhesive is holding strong.
Like I said earlier, Its warmer when its cold and cooler when its hot. I was shocked by the noise reduction. I can talk
and not yell when driving. The cuts don't have to be great in the front because its hiden by the roll bar and visors.
The rear has to be cut straight.
I was having a heat problem threw the floor since I put on a Kilby belly up skid plate. The froor was getting so hot that on a cool day it was to warm so I installed this foil insulation that is about 1/4" thick I ran it two plye on the trans tunnel, fire wall,
and front and rear floors. It also has made a big difference in the the inside the jeep plus it also cut way back in noise. I put
some on the tail gate and inside the door and now my door close with a thud.

I really like the floor insulation! I have been thinking about bed lining the floor then putting some of that insulation down. I am in the high desert and it is extremely hot. Great job!

 

[TOTJ]

It was one of the better ideas I had to do this. My wife could not take her shoes off on the passenger side because the floor got so hot with the belly up skidplate. Now it does not get hot at all plus it quited the jeep.

I really like the floor insulation! I have been thinking about bed lining the floor then putting some of that insulation down. I am in the high desert and it is extremely hot. Great job!

 

[SWbySWesty]

I have a few in my build thread. Search "Sour Grapes". Things lights additional inside lighting, rewiring, and a few other bolt-ons

 

[trust]

so in installing the insulation under your carpet like that do you have to periodically remove to dry it out or anything? I've often thought of something like that for my scrambler but have always been concerned that insulation, carpet, etc would simply encourage the floorboards to rot out

thanks

 

[TOTJ]

It never gets wet. It never hardly rains and when it does I dont drive the jeep.
Now dust on the otherhand.

 

[trust]

never gets wet, hmmm, I avoid mud like the plague and wheel SE Utah, Colo and NM mostly and invariably come home damp, even mid summer in SE Utah, I guess I must not be living right, maybe making it removable in my case so I can dry it out . dust I can relate to as well well, that's a given. Sometimes both water and dust on the same trip

thanks

 

[1x1_Speed_Craig]

'fabbed' this necessary but simple device before our trip with two of the grandkids at the end of the week...

Semi-related...

trust - Is that the Hi-Lift Slide-N-Lock track? How do you like it? I'm looking at that for my M101A3 trailer, but will probably be mounting it to the floor instead of the bed side rail.

Craig

 

[JIMBO]

:sombrero: I had some 2x4 aluminum bar stock, so I made a couple of rear bump stop extensions for my JK

:costumed-smiley-007:wings: JIMBO

 

[97tjguzzy]

I made a "Super Breather" running the breathers from the Front Axle, Rear Axle, Transfer Case, Transmission, and distributor all into one line that was mounted by the battery.

If I ford a river that is that deep, I'll have more problems than just having water in my gear boxes...:Wow1:

-Jake

Made a "Super Breather" so that my front/rear axles, transfer case, and transmission had their breathers all routed to the same place high on the firewall for those deep water crossings!:elkgrin:

-Jake

22 days later? haha