Main Line Overland JK Build Thread

[GREENI]

I have just read this from the last page, to the first.....
I can't believe you had such an awesome truck....then took everything off it !

Love it.

 

[Main Line Overland]

I have just read this from the last page, to the first.....
I can't believe you had such an awesome truck....then took everything off it !

Love it.

?? I didn't take everything off of it. I took the RTT off for the winter months, but it will go back on in a month or so.
I also just added some new parts to the JK this past weekend. Post to come shortly.

 

[Healeyjet]

If you read close he said he read from the last page to the first. That would make it fully loaded to stripped back to a new Jeep. He read the thread in reverse order.....I believe is what he was getting at.
Ward

 

[Main Line Overland]

If you read close he said he read from the last page to the first. That would make it fully loaded to stripped back to a new Jeep. He read the thread in reverse order.....I believe is what he was getting at.
Ward

Hahaha! I was pretty tired when reading this last night but knew was askew.

 

[lysol]

I didn't get it until Healeyjet said something... lol. I actually read back through to see if it was so and couldn't find a post where you said you stripped it down...

 

[Main Line Overland]

AEV Bumper and Warn Winch

Well it has been a while so I thought I would post an update on our thread.

It was finally time to upgrade our JK's front bumper, and even though we have never really even been stuck, we added a winch to the mix as well. We decided to go with the AEV Premium front bumper, because a number of reasons, its stong and offers full frontal protection, lighter-weight than other full width bumpers with winch mounts built-in, and it just looks great on the vehicle. We opted for the winch mount and added a Warn 9.5cti Thermometric Winch with a 9,500lb capacity.

Here are a few pics of the install process:

The JK was pretty salty after the last snow

Lengthened the stock fog-light harness

New recovery points mounted

Winch mount

Trimmed the bumper filler piece

Winch set in place

Bumper mounted!

We will likely be putting a Viking synthetic winch line and safety thimble on here soon.

 

[GREENI]

Damn my English humour !!!
I would love do a cheque book build of a JK and ship it back to England, I think I read more Jeep builds than LR and I'm a Land Rover lifer !
Watching with interest..

 

[sleeper00]

Inspiring build! Great job.

Sent from the Mobile Command Unit

 

[Main Line Overland]

Inspiring build! Great job.

Sent from the Mobile Command Unit

Thanks for kind words!

 

[jimi breeze]

I like the wheels

 

[Bad Voodoo]

I like the wheels

I concur.

Hey OP, these are the Mopar 17x7.5 steelies from Quadratec? What lug nuts are you using with them?

Great build!

 

[Main Line Overland]

I concur.

Hey OP, these are the Mopar 17x7.5 steelies from Quadratec? What lug nuts are you using with them?

Great build!

Yes these are a Mopar Winter Wheels, and can be purchased wherever Mopar parts are sold. One of my favorite wheels for this vehicle.

 

[rainstatebear]

Love this build, one question. How is the stereo system without the sub?

 

[apalmer]

This is a fantastic build. Pretty much a checklist of what I want to do to my JK.

Pretty sure I'll be hitting up your store at some point in the future.

 

[evilfij]

I saw your JK a while back in Ardmore. It looked nice. My one suggestion would be to work on some corrosion protection now. I like waxoyl products. This area is not as bad as New England or the Midwest, but unprotected rovers suffer badly and I have see TJs rust out and I don't know that the JK will fare much better you can see some rust forming in the bumper install picture. Anyway, if I see you again on the main line (west chester is a bit off the main line if you will) I will be sure to flag you down. The only overland type vehicle you are likely to see me in is my red D90.