What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (40 Viewers)

[Bloomer]

Notice the black heap had to be shackled to a blazer. I was up to underside of body in mud. Frame and suspension buried. I was in no position to be choosy. I say the FJ did it!

All in fun. I actually have a Rubicon (err, my wife has a Rubicon). They're fine vehicles but I can hear them over of the JK forum now bragging about how they had to pull a land cruiser out of the mud. I assure you, they'll leave out the details of the blazer and FJ having to help.

 

[CappyKD]

What was the rating of the shackle?
I am using 4.75T.

Re-aligned the bullbar after our trip last week.
Also checked why the front parking lights in the bullbar didn't work.
Wow, what a cheap light ARB was selling as part of the bar.
Both globes are blown, water in the housing, no seal, corroded.
Time for LEDs.

They were ARB 4.75's.

 

[CappyKD]

Cappy, that was a good stuck! Glad the damage was constrained to just the vehicles! You might want to have spare pinion/t-case seals in your parts kit .

Yeah, not normally my thing. (Mudding.) My buddy in the Red Ram and I have a bet going that whoever has to pull the other one out first, the guy getting pulled out, has to wear a sticker on the back window of his rig: I got pulled out by a Lexus/Dodge. As soon as he got stuck I rushed to pull him out and promptly got myself stuck worse than him.

I already have the pinion seals, I will add the Transfer case ones to my parts on-hand. Should I just change them now, or wait to see if they give me trouble.

Speaking of giving me trouble, 4 of us went wheeling yesterday. Me, the Red Ram, White FJ and a late 80's locked Bronco. Well my neighbor with the Bronco and his wife had me and my wife over tonight...... They had THIS waiting for me. Awesome people! Riding my a$$ though, they were looking for a Matchbox land cruiser to Put in the "MUD".

 

[CappyKD]

All in fun. I actually have a Rubicon (err, my wife has a Rubicon). They're fine vehicles but I can hear them over of the JK forum now bragging about how they had to pull a land cruiser out of the mud. I assure you, they'll leave out the details of the blazer and FJ having to help.

I'm sure they will! That's all right, after I got out, I climbed some crazy steep canyon wall trails that nobody else in my group would even attempt to follow me up.

 

[krice118]

I plastidiped the grill but left the gold sombrero. I love the gold and I might be the only one on here who does. Took the seadoos out to Sardis Lake in MS

 

[staggrlee]

No Doubt! Note to self, get stronger shackles.

I'll give a shout out to forged made-in-USA Crosby, or Van Beest (Netherlands) green pin shackles. Although their 3/4" shackles are also 4.75T WLL, it's a number you can trust. They both have a 5:1 design-factor margin IIRC.

In any case you get to live and learn thankfully. Glad everybody's OK and just minor truck damage. Sometimes, luckily, we're only "almost killed"...:http://www.carscene.com.au/newsevents/milford/saveslife.htm

 

[Hayes]

Washed it. Detailed the interior and treated the leather.
Beauty mark on the rear bumper courtesy of Cedar Mesa sandstone in Canyonlands:

 

[G-Cat]

Beauty mark on the rear bumper courtesy of Cedar Mesa sandstone in Canyonlands:

View attachment 937104

Duplicolor Natural White, spray paint, $7ish per can. Can of clear coat. Sand paper.

30 minutes and your bumper will look new.

 

[Hayes]

Duplicolor Natural White, spray paint, $7ish per can. Can of clear coat. Sand paper.

30 minutes and your bumper will look new.

Or, install BIOR steel bumper and s***can the factory plastic.

 

[TheForger]

Caught a golf ball-sized rock at 70mph straight to the headlight....

Official Jeep Recovery Vehicle

 

[EarthX]

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What front bumper is that?

 

[benc]

What front bumper is that?

It is custom. I've built all the armor. When I was building it I was pleasantly surprised that there is not a lot of junk under there that needs to be covered up. Most of the after market bumpers are so bulky, and for no reason. I always assumed there was a reason but I guess not.

 

[benc]

A few more pics.

 

[ntsaint]

Please build me one of those!


...via IH8MUD app

 

[DJWUZJ]

Sold it. View attachment 934055

This is the reason we need a dislike button.

 

[TheForger]

I started to replace all the interior halogen light bulbs with LEDs. So far I've just done the map lights overhead but I ordered LEDs for all door courtesy lights, cargo lights in the rear, and license plate lights. However, once I took the bulb that illuminates the license plate out of its housing, I noticed burned plastic around where the bulb head would be. It's not much but this just shows how much heat halogen bulbs put out and I can see how it could be very bad if left unnoticed. Just a thought, you might want to check yours before you melt the whole housing and have to replace it.

 

[TrekboxX]

Thanks guys, I have considered it but to make it worth while I would need to get it on a cnc. This is the first one I've built for the 100 series and was happy to find there is not a lot of junk under there to cover up so I could keep it low profile.

You'd have my money for the rear bumper, for sure. It's exactly what I had in mind, the perfect mix between BIOR high clearance and the solid look of the Slee. Same with the front. Awesome!

What have I done with my 100 this week? Well, I've been so busy- I got to drive it. Once.

Oh, wait- put a stop lamp bulb in...

 

[EarthX]

A few more pics.View attachment 938090View attachment 938092View attachment 938093View attachment 938094

Want to build another?

 

[ntsaint]

@benc I bet you could sell a dozen of those bumpers quick...

 

[Ali FJ80]

I would love an even simpler version without the hoop.