The building of Anvil II -- The Deuce

notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
WooHoo! :thumb:

That escalated quickly! Haha


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Not axles. As it gets heavier, it brakes worse. I'll install Progrips, this weekend, if weather permits. I'm also going to try and weld my C's on. I really want to do it myself, and if I mess it up, I'll just have it done. I really don't care if the welds are not pretty, as long as I get good penetration, and they'll hold.


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JeepJeep75

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Awesome you are welding your C's on yourself!![emoji106] just go an inch at a time and use a soaking wet rag to cool them off between welds. I spent a few hours doing mine. I had time, so didn't rush the welding at all. My welds aren't pretty but they are on there good.


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notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
Awesome you are welding your C's on yourself!![emoji106] just go an inch at a time and use a soaking wet rag to cool them off between welds. I spent a few hours doing mine. I had time, so didn't rush the welding at all. My welds aren't pretty but they are on there good.


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Thanks. I'm hoping to be successful, because there is a lot of satisfaction, doing things yourself. I'm still new to welding, but like I said. They don't have to be beautiful, just strong.


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notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
Well, damn it. The rain is going to keep me from doing it, this weekend. Maybe I can get the garage clean enough to get it in there. I'd worked about 50 hours a week, the past few weeks, so after yard work, there has been little time left for anything else.


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wayoflife

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Well, damn it. The rain is going to keep me from doing it, this weekend. Maybe I can get the garage clean enough to get it in there. I'd worked about 50 hours a week, the past few weeks, so after yard work, there has been little time left for anything else.


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Well that's a bummer. Of course, you could always dawn a poncho and get to work anyway :crazyeyes:
 

notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
You're going to love em. I really got to test them out today. We put about 100 miles of downhill driving today starting around 12000 feet elevation down to 5000. These things were superb. I definitely noticed a difference compared to my old stock ones. And wj brakes are big as is.

Good to know. We'll be back in elevation, soon.


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notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
I relocated the tag, a few days ago, using the RockHard license relocation bracket I bought when I first mounted my Rotopax. I finally got around to wiring up the third brake light, between thunderstorms. I used the ORO tag light. The ORO tag light is a little dim, but it's a light.

I ran the ORO wire, down the tire carrier, and under the Jeep. I stuck it through a hole in the bottom of the passenger side corner. I ran wires to the third brake light wires in the rear door, back into the Jeep, and drilled a hole in the corner, to run them to the ORO harness. I used rubber grommets in the holes. The third brake light wiring was reversed from what the ORO pamphlet said, and black was hot and not the ground wire.

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notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
Took advantage of the nice weather, and installed Dynatrac Progrip brakes. I followed the write up by rinkisjk, here. This is the difference in the rear rotors.

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A shot of the rears Installed.

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There is about 1/4" clearance, between the calipers, and the Procomp La Paz 17" wheels in the rear. Since I had tape weights in the way, I used a grinder to take a bit off of the rear calipers, at Dynatrac's suggestion. It's hard to tell from this photo, but I have a little over 1/8" of clearance between the rear wheels and the tape weights. Clearance up front was no problem.

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I followed the write up here, and changed my differential fluid, while I was under the Jeep.

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Thank you, Eddie. Your write ups are great, and made installing the brakes, and changing the gear oil much easier! [emoji1303]


https://wayalife.com/showthread.php?33700-Dynatrac-ProGRIP-brake-install-review



https://wayalife.com/showthread.php...K-Wrangler-Differential-Fluid-Change-Write-Up

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notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
Put on some EVO Mini Liners, while installing the Progrips, today. I bought them for looks. My wife thinks I needed them to protect the wiring harness on the passenger side.

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