DrDmoney’s 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport

DrDmoney · Apr 7, 2019

Fabbed some aluminum recovery points for Soft Shackles. I fabricated these out of a receiver hitch recovery point by cutting them on a 40* angle and counterbored the holes.

Agency 6 Recovery Shackle Block 2" XL (Double Hole) - Powder Coated Grey - Hitch Receiver Fits 2 inch Hitch - Proudly Made in The USA with US Certified Materials
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6FYRDX/?tag=wranglerorg-20

I could have just drilled two holes in the opposite side and bolted them on like Metalcloak does but this is cooler!

bobthetj03 · Apr 7, 2019

Fancy!

DrDmoney · Apr 21, 2019

Put quick connectors on my inverter. This gives me 1000 watts AC or fused 12 volt unswitched at the back.

DrDmoney · May 11, 2019

I’ve been planning for years to add some Jerry cans or RotoPax to my Jeep but I didn’t want them hanging off of the tire carrier or mounted to the outside. While I was in Sportsman’s Warehouse the other day I found a Kolpin 4 gallon that looked like it would fit behind my Smittybilt storage drawer and still close the tailgate. It was half the price of a RotoPax can, so I bought it figuring if it didn’t work I would use it on my quads.

DrDmoney · May 11, 2019

I bought the RotoPax mounts because they looked beefier, and they are, about a1/4” taller and an 1/8” wider. Nothing a belt sander couldn’t fix.

DrDmoney · May 11, 2019

I decided to mount it to the drawer face even though I would have to remove it in order to open the drawer. The can is just a little long to fit straight in but I only had to offset it a little for it to fit easily. I raised it up about a 1/2” above the tub so it wouldn’t rub and installed the mounts.

A little bit of blue Locktite to insure the bolts don’t loosen and I just extended my range by about 55 miles highway or about 32 off-road miles. Of course YMMV...

Alex01 · May 11, 2019

DrDmoney said:
I decided to mount it to the drawer face even though I would have to remove it in order to open the drawer. The can is just a little long to fit straight in but I only had to offset it a little for it to fit easily. I raised it up about a 1/2” above the tub so it wouldn’t rub and installed the mounts.

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A little bit of blue Locktite to insure the bolts don’t loosen and I just extended my range by about 55 miles highway or about 32 off-road miles. Of course YMMV...

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That looks really clean. Well done.

Packrat42 · May 11, 2019

Fantastic photos!! Here in Michigan all we get to do is run through MUD....or climb sand dunes.

lowranger · May 11, 2019

A job well done. Great pictures.

DrDmoney · May 11, 2019

I was going through all my gear on the Jeep, this is gear that stays onboard all the time and is stored in the spare tire, the drawer, and in the cavities on either side of the drawer. This does not include camping gear.

Spare air hoses, pressure regulator, air chuck, Hi-lift base, HL parts kit, HL attachment, doggy bags, collapsible water dish,

1000watt inverter, Trasharoo,

ARB Air hose

Extra pins for tire carrier, magnetic parts dish, magnetic light,

Recovery gear,

Tool kit,

Hi-Lift jack w/breaker bar,extension, wheel lock key, and socket stored in handle.

Soft shackles

Trauma kit, First aid kit, rain Pancho, stored on passenger side of the drawer

Fire extinguisher,

Pig mat,

Shovel, machete, stored on drivers side of drawer box.

lowranger · May 12, 2019

Looks like you are set to go! Now you need some place to go...

DrDmoney · May 12, 2019

lowranger said:
Looks like you are set to go! Now you need some place to go...

As The Boy Scouts of America would say,

“Allzeit Bereit”

lowranger · May 12, 2019

lowranger said:
Looks like you are set to go! Now you need some place to go...

Too early for the Rubicon run you have planned in Sept.

bobthetj03 · May 12, 2019

It would be a snow run if you went now.

DrDmoney · May 12, 2019

lowranger said:
Too early for the Rubicon run you have planned in Sept.

It’s snowy on this side, the other side is a desert.

lowranger · May 12, 2019

bobthetj03 said:
It would be a snow run if you went now.

I know you can handle it JB.

lowranger · May 12, 2019

Or maybe not.

DrDmoney · May 12, 2019

Soooo my OCD got the better of me today, I kept thinking about that left over space between the tailgate and the gas can, all 2” of it. I decided it’s time for a tailgate table, I was going to get one before but the price left me thinking that it wasn’t that necessary after all. I decided I will just make my own, after all I’ve been collecting all sorts of left over aluminum panels from work. I decided on a 4mm thick perforated panel as it’s really stout but doesn’t weigh much.

The panel measured 29.5” in the short direction, so I chose that for the width of the table. I put an alumacut carbide blade on my table saw and ripped 14” off of 1 end. Then I ripped the return legs down to 1” because I have some channels that will work for the hinge/side brackets.