The build/re-build of Gruff
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Sorry man - just saw this - appreciate it!
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I've seen lots of posts saying that about new tops. Well, this is Western PA, so hoping for a sunny day here is useless. It only shines like 30 days a year here.
I can always rig up my torpedo heater to blow inside the Jeep. Had to do that in Winters when fastening my toneau on my old pickup.
cozdude
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I've seen lots of posts saying that about new tops. Well, this is Western PA, so hoping for a sunny day here is useless. It only shines like 30 days a year here.
I can always rig up my torpedo heater to blow inside the Jeep. Had to do that in Winters when fastening my toneau on my old pickup.
That will help for sure. Hell I know sometimes in spring and fall when it gets down to the 50's after a warm day I sometimes have trout getting everything back together and that's with an already stretched top lol
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Busy weekend
Started off getting the maintenance stuff out of the way Saturday. First up was rad change. Been noticing several spots on the floor the past couple months. Not many pics. this is standard issue stuff. Surprisingly, I thought it was harder removing the old rad than it was putting the new one back in. And GraniteCrystal if you read this I DIDN'T have to remove my winch to remove the grille. Not sure why I didn't try harder the last time I had to remove it.
Left the grill inserts off this time. getting kinda dingy & faded anyways. Time for a repaint & reinstall some other time.
Also removed my spacers. Gonna give it a try this weekend & see how the clearances are. Taking them with me just in case
Made a lift kit for the passenger seat from 2" round aluminum bar stock. My wife is 5' and can't see over the dash bar from the Rockhard cage I installed a few weeks ago. Says she feels like a little kid riding the Jeep anymore. These should help!
Started off getting the maintenance stuff out of the way Saturday. First up was rad change. Been noticing several spots on the floor the past couple months. Not many pics. this is standard issue stuff. Surprisingly, I thought it was harder removing the old rad than it was putting the new one back in. And GraniteCrystal if you read this I DIDN'T have to remove my winch to remove the grille. Not sure why I didn't try harder the last time I had to remove it.
Left the grill inserts off this time. getting kinda dingy & faded anyways. Time for a repaint & reinstall some other time.
Also removed my spacers. Gonna give it a try this weekend & see how the clearances are. Taking them with me just in case
Made a lift kit for the passenger seat from 2" round aluminum bar stock. My wife is 5' and can't see over the dash bar from the Rockhard cage I installed a few weeks ago. Says she feels like a little kid riding the Jeep anymore. These should help!
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New top
Weather was really nice this morning so I decided to tackle my new Bestop top install. Before I got started I took the real seats out so I could crawl around inside instead of climbing in & out of the Jeep and over the seats. Think I might leave them out for a while, or at least until I know I'll need them. Makes it kinda nice to get stuff in & out now.
First issue was the clearance of the front gutter rail. It hits the front knuckle of the Rockhard cage. Had to cut off some plastic to make room.
Next issue was a doozy. Bestop assembled this latch on the wrong side. The lever on the drivers side is the same as the one on the passenger side. It faces outwards instead of inwards, like the photo right below this one
Had to improvise and bend the damn thing to the right shape. It aint pretty but it works. Have to give Bestop a call tomorrow
I've seen this before but really? Cheap bastards can't paint the whole damn roll bar?
And done. Like Hinrichs said above, some of the stuff is tedious and attaching the top to the bows with the screws is a pain, but all in all, it's really not hard at all.
Weather was really nice this morning so I decided to tackle my new Bestop top install. Before I got started I took the real seats out so I could crawl around inside instead of climbing in & out of the Jeep and over the seats. Think I might leave them out for a while, or at least until I know I'll need them. Makes it kinda nice to get stuff in & out now.
First issue was the clearance of the front gutter rail. It hits the front knuckle of the Rockhard cage. Had to cut off some plastic to make room.
Next issue was a doozy. Bestop assembled this latch on the wrong side. The lever on the drivers side is the same as the one on the passenger side. It faces outwards instead of inwards, like the photo right below this one
Had to improvise and bend the damn thing to the right shape. It aint pretty but it works. Have to give Bestop a call tomorrow
I've seen this before but really? Cheap bastards can't paint the whole damn roll bar?
And done. Like Hinrichs said above, some of the stuff is tedious and attaching the top to the bows with the screws is a pain, but all in all, it's really not hard at all.
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Thanks Gents! Now I'm just looking forward to some decent weather to drop the top!
Coop - I thought about removing the roll bar padding but once you see how its not painted and how the last connection is just bolted on, well, it's not like its good looking or anything :icon_crazy:
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Looks ok i guess... i mean for a jeep
catahoula
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Started off getting the maintenance stuff out of the way Saturday. First up was rad change. Been noticing several spots on the floor the past couple months. Not many pics. this is standard issue stuff. Surprisingly, I thought it was harder removing the old rad than it was putting the new one back in. And GraniteCrystal if you read this I DIDN'T have to remove my winch to remove the grille. Not sure why I didn't try harder the last time I had to remove it.
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Left the grill inserts off this time. getting kinda dingy & faded anyways. Time for a repaint & reinstall some other time.
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Also removed my spacers. Gonna give it a try this weekend & see how the clearances are. Taking them with me just in case
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Made a lift kit for the passenger seat from 2" round aluminum bar stock. My wife is 5' and can't see over the dash bar from the Rockhard cage I installed a few weeks ago. Says she feels like a little kid riding the Jeep anymore. These should help!
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Awww how sweet to do that for the wifey!:thumb: Looking awesome Dawg!
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Thanks buddy - appreciate it!
Yeah, I'll prolly keep the POS. Miss my spacers tho...
Gotta keep the Missus happy!