GraniteCrystal build thread

[notnalc68]

Awesome. I have the BesTop drawer, and while it's acceptable, I'd buy the Tuffy drawer, if I could do it over.


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[Zstairlessone]

Awesome. I have the BesTop drawer, and while it's acceptable, I'd buy the Tuffy drawer, if I could do it over. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app

Good to know, I'm thinking about a security drawer and have been up in the air over which to get.

 

[GraniteCrystal]

Good to know, I'm thinking about a security drawer and have been up in the air over which to get.

Awesome. I have the BesTop drawer, and while it's acceptable, I'd buy the Tuffy drawer, if I could do it over.


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If I recall, the Tuffy just has more space in it. Other than that, the two are very similar.

 

[notnalc68]

If I recall, the Tuffy just has more space in it. Other than that, the two are very similar.

The Tuffy drawer pulls out a little more.


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[Andy5160]

DIY vented inner fenders. I'll write this as a how-to, but it's hardly novel, so I'm not planning on making a separate thread for it. I trimmed my fenders a few weeks back, leaving off the inner fenders. I'd love to eventually get some aluminum, vented ones in there from Ace, Artec, or Crawler Conceptz but this is a low cost (free) alternative that covers up the innards of the Jeep and gives some venting.

Tools
Drill and drill bit of choice
4 zip ties or 2 long ones
Jigsaw
Socket wrench and 10mm socket

Step 1: cut them
Depending on how you cut your fenders, you'll trim yours to fit. Here is a pic of mine with the blue tape showing approximate location of my cuts.
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The jigsaw is the perfect tool for the job
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The pieces I cut off
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Step 2: drill them
I chose a 7//32 drill bit and in retrospect I wish I had gone larger. I think something more like 3/8" would do well. Each side takes about 20 minutes to do. Pro tip: use a high speed on your drill and just rapid fire poke holes in it. The plastic cuts smoother the faster you go, just be careful you don't drill a hole in your hand.
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Make a nice pattern over this portion of the inner fender
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Step 3: reattach it
Use your socket wrench and 10mm socket to put this female threaded bolt back on (hope you kept it from when you took these off!)
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Put some plastic push pins back in wherever you can. I was able to do 4 on each side based on my cuts: one at the front of the Jeep and 3 across the top
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I added one more attachment point at the bottom of the fender liner. Drill a hole big enough for a zip tie and zip tie it to the body mount. At this point, it's on there solid.
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Finished product
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and here are some before and afters:
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Retrospective notes:
I don't think the drilling the holes is going to make much of a difference for venting. Here you can see a large open area where heat can escape anyway.
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If I did it again, I'd probably use a larger drill bit, as previously mentioned to do bigger holes. Maybe even up to 1/2".

12 gage would have done a great job on those inner fenders :thumb::thumb::thumb:
Looks good!

 

[GraniteCrystal]

12 gage would have done a great job on those inner fenders :thumb::thumb::thumb:
Looks good!

Ha! That would be faster and more fun.

 

[Saharaunlmtd]

Hey Crystal Granite, any chance you could throw a pic up of the substructure you left on the front flares?

I'm looking to change my chop now that I've sold my AEV to the lines you went with out front.

Thanks


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[GraniteCrystal]

Hey Crystal Granite, any chance you could throw a pic up of the substructure you left on the front flares?

I'm looking to change my chop now that I've sold my AEV to the lines you went with out front.

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Here you go! Took these for you this morning





I left as much as possible under there without anything being visible from the side. Here is a pic from a few days back showing none of the sub-structure is visible

 

[Saharaunlmtd]

Here you go! Took these for you this morning

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I left as much as possible under there without anything being visible from the side. Here is a pic from a few days back showing none of the sub-structure is visible

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Thanks so much GC. That's perfect.


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[GraniteCrystal]

Well this is a first for both Scout and I

 

[Napalm]

Well this is a first for both Scout and I

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What a dash-ing interior you've got there. [emoji23]

^that is the worst pun in the history of puns.


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[WJCO]

I hate taking apart dashes. What are you working on?

 

[GraniteCrystal]

I hate taking apart dashes. What are you working on?

Carrichs iPad mini mount install. Unsurprisingly, I've come up with some improvements Full how-to with pics coming.

 

[GraniteCrystal]

More parts arriving. If this turns out the way I picture it, it'll be pretty awesome.


In the meantime, it's been fun driving around without a dash

 

[Kyle7R]

More parts arriving. If this turns out the way I picture it, it'll be pretty awesome.
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In the meantime, it's been fun driving around without a dash

Oh man, what're you upto?

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[GraniteCrystal]

Oh man, what're you upto?

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Just have to wait and see Finishing touches go on tomorrow and final piece of hardware arrives on Sunday. How-to and lots of pics will hopefully go up later that day.

 

[Mike_JK_Houston_711]

Home office in the jeep it looks like. Now you have an excuse to never leave your rig!


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[Helwyr]

Dash integrated iPad holder to cover the HU?

 

[GraniteCrystal]

Went for a drive today and found a view

 

[GraniteCrystal]

Final package showed up today. This ended up being possibly my most involved DIY ever but the end result is fantastic. Hope to have the full how-to written up in the next couple days but putting it together well with all my pics will take some time.