Welp, here 'goes... Project slow n' steady...
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Man.... wish I had the dough for this little nugget....
https://orlando.craigslist.org/hab/6060495793.html
120 bucks is a little steep for something with a "Jeep" logo on it though. It's 350 brand new, sure... but a brand new Weber camping grill is 50 bucks.
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I don't think they are drive-on all the time, just for the event that week. I would by that grill in 2 seconds if I didn't have a million other things to buy. Pretty damn cool looking.
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He claims it was $350 new but I found an old listing and it was $89 reg. It isn't made any longer apparently so maybe that's why? Brand new ones that people held are going for $350?
http://www.allthingsjeep.com/kng36-jxgril.html
http://www.allthingsjeep.com/kng36-jxgril.html
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He claims it was $350 new but I found an old listing and it was $89 reg. It isn't made any longer apparently so maybe that's why? Brand new ones that people held are going for $350?
http://www.allthingsjeep.com/kng36-jxgril.html
http://www.allthingsjeep.com/kng36-jxgril.html
So I'd been wanting a better way to mount/store my Hi-Lift jack other than throwing it in the cargo area. Plus, I plan on building a subwoofer enclosure to fit in that space, so I really needed it out of there. I had been pondering mounting it to the front bumper ever since I put the black one on my Jeep because of the 1/4" angle iron tabs that were welded to the front of it for off-road lights. I just knew that I would have to put some longer bolts on there to make it work though.
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So I cut the bolts off that were welded to the top of the brackets, then drilled a 1/2" hole through them. I bought a pair of 3" long 1/2"x13 bolts, put them through the holes and welded 'em up.
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I still had a bunch of 1/2" pipe left over from making my bushing sleeves, so I cut some to the length I'd need for some stand-offs and added a couple of square (well, rectangular really) washers for a "platform" that fits nicely into the channel on the jack's bar. Welded all the way around on the bracket at washer. Made a pretty good "pedestal" for the jack to sit on.
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Figured I may as well paint it now. Definitely needed it anyway.
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Finished it off with a HiLift brand Versa Lok ****. Cost about 25 or 30 bucks, but it's about the only method of "anti-theft" that made sense to me with this method of mounting.
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Pretty please with the results, overall. Sticks out a little far, but I think I might be able to get away with flipping it. Not quite sure yet. Side benefit, I have something guarding my headlight and turn signals from minor corner impacts... ya know kinda like the sapling that flung up and took out my turn signal lense after I cut the bent up bumper down to a stubby.... yeh... that.
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It just occurred to me that I forgot to mention that I was going to gusset the tabs, but ran out of time and daylight. Didn't want to bother the neighbors doing more cutting and grinding. If I still need to add them in later, I can.
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Gussets are probably a good idea. No concerns with blocking the turn signal too much? Looks good.
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Doesn't seem to block it that much more than a pre-runner bumper would. I had thought about that though. If I see it being a problem, I'll just flip the jack around. The underside of the jack mechanism is flat and doesn't stick up as much.
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Wow! You've accomplished alot since I've been away. Lookin' good! And you've done it in what? A couple of years? And you named this "Project Slow and Steady? WTH am I going to call mine after 6 yrs? "Project Never Gonna Be Done"?
Nice work man.
Nice work man.
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It'll happen man. Trust me.
True story.
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