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Old 03-09-2016 | 01:51 PM
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WHAT I LEARNED AT WINTERFEST IS


1.) Don't cut across the parking lot.
2.) The skinny pedal is your friend, unless you're Brandon, then bring axle shafts.
3.) If the XJ has a V8, it still isn't a boat.
4.) Bring a pizza cutter.
5.) Raffles aren't fun when you don't win.
6.) Bring more towels.
7.) HAMMER DOWN!

Edit: 8.) Zip ties are your best friend too

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Old 03-09-2016 | 04:55 PM
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Ordered the exhaust and new catalytic converter.
Old 03-09-2016 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Doove
WHAT I LEARNED AT WINTERFEST IS


1.) Don't cut across the parking lot.
2.) The skinny pedal is your friend, unless you're Brandon, then bring axle shafts.
3.) If the XJ has a V8, it still isn't a boat.
4.) Bring a pizza cutter.
5.) Raffles aren't fun when you don't win.
6.) Bring more towels.
7.) HAMMER DOWN!

Edit: 8.) Zip ties are your best friend too
I was about to say I didn't learn anything, but then I realized

Yes, bring a pizza cutter....

Oh yea and I need dana 60s
Old 03-09-2016 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Brandonrcm
I was about to say I didn't learn anything, but then I realized

Yes, bring a pizza cutter....

Oh yea and I need dana 60s
Dana 6Dz to roll some 4Dz.

But yes, cutting thin crust pizzas with a pocket knife isn't ideal.
Old 03-14-2016 | 06:43 PM
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My new catalytic converter came in. Just a Magnaflow universal cat, nothing fancy, just functional. The cat-back system is shipped and should hopefully be here Thursday. The loud exhaust is very annoying because: I can't hear my music, or anything else for that matter, I'm an ******* for waking up the neighborhood at 6:30am, and I'm constantly trying to not get pulled over again.

Also I permanently lost the flares on the right side. R.I.P. in piece nice looking jeep.
Old 03-14-2016 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Doove
My new catalytic converter came in. Just a Magnaflow universal cat, nothing fancy, just functional. The cat-back system is shipped and should hopefully be here Thursday. The loud exhaust is very annoying because: I can't hear my music, or anything else for that matter, I'm an ******* for waking up the neighborhood at 6:30am, and I'm constantly trying to not get pulled over again. Also I permanently lost the flares on the right side. R.I.P. in piece nice looking jeep.
not enough bumpstop?
Old 03-14-2016 | 08:51 PM
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not enough bumpstop?
More like zero bumpstop. Haven't flexed it to measured for them yet. They came off at Winterfest, but they were showing signs of failure before that. I was able to shimmy them back on good enough, or so I thought. Lost while driving.
Old 03-15-2016 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Doove
More like zero bumpstop. Haven't flexed it to measured for them yet. They came off at Winterfest, but they were showing signs of failure before that. I was able to shimmy them back on good enough, or so I thought. Lost while driving.
I don't have the bumpstops in the front towers anymore just one bolted to the coil spring bucket, and extended in the rear with a 2" square tube.
Old 03-15-2016 | 04:36 PM
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Took the flares off. No cutting until I get new ones though. Mainly because it looked goofy having one side with flares and the other with just that nasty rusty flare holder.














Pesky covers getting in the way
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Dirty engine bay is dirty
Old 03-15-2016 | 04:46 PM
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Dirty engine bay is dirty
if u clean off ur engine bay u should also clean the bottom of haha
Old 03-15-2016 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyKurty
if u clean off ur engine bay u should also clean the bottom of haha
bottom of your hood
Old 03-15-2016 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyKurty
bottom of your hood
Bottom is nasty and the top of the hood is muddy lol
Old 03-16-2016 | 10:15 PM
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Slowly working my way up to Instagram fame.


But really. Exhaust should be here tomorrow evening, hopefully before work so I can get it on.
Old 03-16-2016 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Doove
Slowly working my way up to Instagram fame. But really. Exhaust should be here tomorrow evening, hopefully before work so I can get it on.
funny you mention that, look at what I saw

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