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Daily Driver, Go Where I Want To Build
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I really like the implementation here, Josh. Very well done....and I'm going to copy you shamelessly (again). 3/8" or 1/2" Al bar stock?
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Thanks! I copied Blaine as best I could.
I used 3/8. But I would probably do 1/2" were I do another one to give the rabbets more structure over the existing countersunk bolt holes in the corner armor.
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Here is a fun light comparison at night in a dark alley.
This is Blaine's tail light.
Blaine's brake light.
Blaine's brake light and reverse light with the Baja Design's auxiliary reverse light.
This is Blaine's tail light.
Blaine's brake light.
Blaine's brake light and reverse light with the Baja Design's auxiliary reverse light.
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Earlier this week I learned from Blaine of a very good tailgate skin that is at least as good as the original Savvy design was before it was changed to a one size fits both early and late TJs. I ordered one the next day!
Here is an example of the current Savvy one size fits both, where the holes for the latch and key are cut oversized to fit the different positionings of the early and late tailgate.
@sunnysideup_lj is now making specifically cut early and late skins that have no gap around the latch and key.
In this design, the key hole is a precise size and location and the latch sits on top of the skin. The result is that no body color is visible other than the outer perimeter.
Here is Savvy on top of SSU to show the hole size differences.
And the two skins side by side.
I have both at the moment, but will be using the SSU version in the future when the spare tire gets relocated into the bed.
Here is an example of the current Savvy one size fits both, where the holes for the latch and key are cut oversized to fit the different positionings of the early and late tailgate.
@sunnysideup_lj is now making specifically cut early and late skins that have no gap around the latch and key.
In this design, the key hole is a precise size and location and the latch sits on top of the skin. The result is that no body color is visible other than the outer perimeter.
Here is Savvy on top of SSU to show the hole size differences.
And the two skins side by side.
I have both at the moment, but will be using the SSU version in the future when the spare tire gets relocated into the bed.
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Cole does a very nice job on those. If you want to run a plate light on the tail gate, you can convert the light contacts at the side of the tub to be a 3 wire if needed by grounding through the gate. Only applies if you are running one of the plate lights that has a 3rd brake light. Or you want a small back up light up with the plate light.
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Replace it with a hello kitty cutout. Otherwise, my vote is for the screen.
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Sri wins because I hate the fire monkey logo.
Start by deciding what to chop out. Like this monkey, for example.
Rough out both sides with a jigsaw, define the corners with a half round file.
Use one cutout to refine the other side for size and symmetry.
Clean up with a flat file and a half round file.
Once I receive the matching perforated screen material used on the other vents, this will be the end goal.
Anyone looking to do the same to be rid of the Crawltek monkey using the same screen used elsewhere on the fenders, look for 0.063" thick x 0.25" hole aluminum perforated sheet with a 0.375 hole center spacing and offset rows.
Start by deciding what to chop out. Like this monkey, for example.
Rough out both sides with a jigsaw, define the corners with a half round file.
Use one cutout to refine the other side for size and symmetry.
Clean up with a flat file and a half round file.
Once I receive the matching perforated screen material used on the other vents, this will be the end goal.
Anyone looking to do the same to be rid of the Crawltek monkey using the same screen used elsewhere on the fenders, look for 0.063" thick x 0.25" hole aluminum perforated sheet with a 0.375 hole center spacing and offset rows.
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Looks great, thanks for the info. Might do crawlteks. Still torn between them and GR HL
Send me a measured trace with hole locations , we can 3d print a hello kitty in mesh and get the best of both worlds.
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