More progress today, a full day in the shop with very few pictures. I was busy and forgot.
First I lifted up the Jeep into monster truck mode and built both hydraulic lines with new hose and field serviceable ends. I bought extra hose and kept my old fitting for trail repair for me or my friends. I wrapped the new lines with abrasion protection and installed them.
Next we starting working on the rear armor. We have both sides fitted and cut out. I still need to figure out the fuel filler and cut the hood. We should be stripping everything for powder next weekend.
We were going to use bump stops but decided to do rear suspension mounting point revision number 476 and utilize the hydraulic bump stop in the ORI. We cut the upper mounts off again, and redesigned some slightly longer ones. Now we get full flex in the rear with no contact.
I’ll take more pictures next time. Getting close now.
First I lifted up the Jeep into monster truck mode and built both hydraulic lines with new hose and field serviceable ends. I bought extra hose and kept my old fitting for trail repair for me or my friends. I wrapped the new lines with abrasion protection and installed them.
Next we starting working on the rear armor. We have both sides fitted and cut out. I still need to figure out the fuel filler and cut the hood. We should be stripping everything for powder next weekend.
We were going to use bump stops but decided to do rear suspension mounting point revision number 476 and utilize the hydraulic bump stop in the ORI. We cut the upper mounts off again, and redesigned some slightly longer ones. Now we get full flex in the rear with no contact.
I’ll take more pictures next time. Getting close now.