GraniteCrystal
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Ha. We've all been there. Glad it was useful
GraniteCrystal build thread
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:cheesy: Don't feel bad, I wondered the same thing too when I first got mine :crazyeyes:
GraniteCrystal
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Anybody bring bearing grease on wheeling trips? Or is there no real use case for it?
WJCO
Meme King
No need I can think of. Hub bearings up front are sealed.
Kyle7R
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"Southerners" bring it, but not for any vehicle related reasons...
:cheesy:
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WJCO
Meme King
Truth :thumb:
AZ Explorer
Caught the Bug
Wow, so I guess if there's banjo music, just run!
JKbrick
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GraniteCrystal
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Tried something new tonight with good results. I want to fix my cracked fender. Before going to work on it, I did a dry run with one of the parts I cut off last weekend. I'll write this in the form of a how to.
Here are the two parts I used. Just took a dremel and cut a bit off. The goal is to get them back together.
Also cut a piece off that will add in later as a structural support
Step 1: clean them
Step 2: clamp them and heat them
Step 3: graft them
Use a flat piece of metal to pull melted plastic from one side to the other and vice versa
Step 4: smooth it
Use a knife to flatten out the weld
Step 5: attach structural support
Use same technique of heat and grafting
All done
Quick video showing results
https://youtu.be/Dv0MhS8F094
Thoughts? Feedback before I try on fenders?
Here are the two parts I used. Just took a dremel and cut a bit off. The goal is to get them back together.
Also cut a piece off that will add in later as a structural support
Step 1: clean them
Step 2: clamp them and heat them
Step 3: graft them
Use a flat piece of metal to pull melted plastic from one side to the other and vice versa
Step 4: smooth it
Use a knife to flatten out the weld
Step 5: attach structural support
Use same technique of heat and grafting
All done
Quick video showing results
https://youtu.be/Dv0MhS8F094
Thoughts? Feedback before I try on fenders?
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GraniteCrystal
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Went for it on the cracked fender this morning. Pretty happy with the results. Could try to touch up the front too, but then I'm messing with the paint job.
Before:
The weld:
After:
The grey haze around the crack is the dried glue I tried a year ago. Don't try glue.
Before:
The weld:
After:
The grey haze around the crack is the dried glue I tried a year ago. Don't try glue.
boardsurfer
Active Member
Nicely done! More pics of the Jeep Dog please. 
Trail JK
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HighwayTrout
Hooked
Awesome work on the fender. How did it split and crack like that?
GraniteCrystal
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Ha, yeah, he snuck in there. Good pup.Nicely done! More pics of the Jeep Dog please.
Thanks! I hit something on the highway last year, kicked it up, hit the fender. I think it must've been cold outside because I tried to reproduce on a scrap piece yesterday and it just bent, no crack like that.
GraniteCrystal
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More spring time prep work. As some of you may recall, my home made storage boxes did some damage to the tailgate over the course of a multi-day trip last year:
To prevent that this year, I've updated the boxes.
First, added some metal edging to increase the distance between butterfly clips as well as protect the bottom box. The two clip together without any movement now.
Used the rubber housing off some large gauge wire, then wrapped it in electrical tape to pad the handles:
Added pads to the corners up top:
And, most importantly, recycled the isolators off the stock spare tire carrier to prevent box from making contact with tailgate:
To prevent that this year, I've updated the boxes.
First, added some metal edging to increase the distance between butterfly clips as well as protect the bottom box. The two clip together without any movement now.
Used the rubber housing off some large gauge wire, then wrapped it in electrical tape to pad the handles:
Added pads to the corners up top:
And, most importantly, recycled the isolators off the stock spare tire carrier to prevent box from making contact with tailgate:
GraniteCrystal
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Scored a Tuffy Security drawer for $42 off Craigslist!
ROBnTANK
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Not a bad deal, I paid full price and installed it last weekend.
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notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
Great job on the fenders! Good score on the Tuffy box.
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