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Old 02-11-2010 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Hommersimpson
roof rack came out nice :}
thanks man!!! i humped it yesterday to finish! if you go to my build thread i not only had to finish the rack but also spent the last few days patching holes in my roof from the factory rack bolts. it looks empty tho without the lights!!! lol

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Old 02-11-2010 | 09:59 AM
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Here is what my back cargo area looks like after $15 worth of interlocking foam from Home Depot.
No more Smashing my knees on the metal!
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Old 02-11-2010 | 10:21 AM
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Put lights in my grill. You can kinda see them. No change in engine temp at all.
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Old 02-11-2010 | 12:44 PM
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hey nice rack!
howd u mount that thing up there?
Old 02-11-2010 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by claygrassmann
kitty litter tub my dad has bunches of them from when my mom used to have a ton of cats
damn, I'm a dog man. I think cats are lazy, though I could always use the litter for oil dry. thanks for the info!
Old 02-11-2010 | 07:05 PM
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good work guys its looking good here are some more of my homemade stuff.. yeah my hole jeep is pretty much homemade so here u guys go.. custom rack, custom bumper and rock sliders...Name:  driver side.jpg
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Old 02-11-2010 | 07:27 PM
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What did you end up doing with the breather hoses that connect to the intake?
Old 02-11-2010 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
What did you end up doing with the breather hoses that connect to the intake?
i bought an air breather filter,and 2 hose clamps, i took the hose off the valve cover and cut the pice tht went into the flexible hose off and stuck it in the air breather and clamped on to it the clamped it onto the lil rubber part and thats it..
Old 02-11-2010 | 09:17 PM
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good work guys its looking good here are some more of my homemade stuff.. yeah my hole jeep is pretty much homemade so here u guys go.. custom rack, custom bumper and rock sliders...Attachment 12599


Impressive!!!
Old 02-11-2010 | 09:21 PM
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Impressive!!!
thx i owe it all to my dad for helping me with my first car...
Old 02-11-2010 | 09:28 PM
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It looks awesome!! One sweet rig!
Old 02-11-2010 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by climbamtn11
hey nice rack!
howd u mount that thing up there?
Ummm if u asking me those 3" wide flat bars sit in the gutter and some L brackets bolt to those bars on the outside of the gutter. If u need I can take some close ups of the mounting. Check my build thread tomorrow and I'll have them up there
Old 02-11-2010 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tactical40cal
Ummm if u asking me those 3" wide flat bars sit in the gutter and some L brackets bolt to those bars on the outside of the gutter. If u need I can take some close ups of the mounting. Check my build thread tomorrow and I'll have them up there
mine is simmilar but custom brackets.. with a long bolt thing welded to the pice tht sitts in the gutter.. and then a smaller bolt cut the head off and weelded tht to it then we put them on and tightened them up with a nut and a wrench.... good to go...
Old 02-11-2010 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SWC custom
mine is simmilar but custom brackets.. with a long bolt thing welded to the pice tht sitts in the gutter.. and then a smaller bolt cut the head off and weelded tht to it then we put them on and tightened them up with a nut and a wrench.... good to go...
can u post some close-ups of those? I'll put mine up tomorrow after I take them
Old 02-11-2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by tactical40cal
can u post some close-ups of those? I'll put mine up tomorrow after I take them
iv gotta take some pics of them i dont have any right now lol


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