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  1. DEValken

    Cool tapered alignment tool

    Our machine shop was bored one day and made these to help with aligning things for the fab shop. Ended up making enough that a certain PM was able to snatch a couple.
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    3D scan of tub?

    We (work) have a Trimble 3d scanner we use for scanning curved and angled areas for stairs and whatnot. Amazing what this thing will do. We got it for a large 12" pipe diagrid amphitheater down the valley a ways, both for fabrication and erection. I'm going to do the rear of the tub for a...
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    04 Rubicon find

    I've had my 98 since 2018, developed a rust situation at the regular spot (bottom of the rear arch). My 98 has been neglected the last couple of years- new house, big move up at work, caring for elderly mother all took it's toll on my jeep time. Totally my bad for ignoring her, meant to get at...
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    Are you working again

    @ChatGPT, you left us a few months ago. Are you back to entertain us again?
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    Anyone recognize these wheels?

    I have a parts jeep with these wheels on it. Aluminum, pretty clean but need polishing. Wondering if they have any value beyond scrap... personally I think they're ugly, but I'm not a good judge of these things. TIA
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    Airless tires?

    Think these will come in 33 x 12.5s? Might do the upgrade...
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    T316 SS zip tie cutters - any suggestions?

    We're doing some work in a sick animal research facility in the Midwest. We have about 2,500 SS zip ties to install on some of the head-gates. The zip tie cutter we received (free!) with an order from Amazon worked OK for doing mockups, but after about about 100 it stopped tensioning correctly...
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    Motor mount broke on the engine side

    So I just replaced track bars and went on a quick shakedown cruise to a local hunters trail in the National Forest. Had a shudder and load grinding noise, so of course stopped to look. All three bolts were sheared off on drivers side. Obviously all 3 didn't happen today, but I'm glad I had just...
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    Redline Goods steering wheel cover install tips

    My steering wheel cover had disappeared at the top of the wheel, worn completely through. Tried the slip over kind, but it began walking around the wheel after a few months. So I bit the bullet on a Redline Goods cover, and decided to save myself a few dollars and do the installation myself...
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    YJ Dana 30 gear set in TJ?

    I'm (maybe was) re-gearing from 3.73 to 4.10 - I was given the 4.10's out of a (year unknown) TJ YJ with the same Dana 30/Dana 35 setup. If I had to purchase everything, I would have stepped up to 4.88, but for free (just needed bearing kits) (and I enjoy working on her) I could get a little bump in a...
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    Howdy from the VA mountains

    Good morning all, I've lurked here for over a year (not much on computers since DOS 5.2), learned an amazing amount just reading old posts: My Hi-lift jack I just had to buy is a poor boat anchor. 33" tires can (not) be run on a stock TJ. A Jeep is not a car, a truck or an SUV. It's a jeep...