The Weekend Fun Build

[fuse]

Finally figured out why I couldn't get my driver's side headlight aimed correctly.

Rather than spend the money on new buckets, I think I'll spend a couple bucks on hardware and try @mrblaine's trick of using a regular bolt with washers and a lock nut on the back side.

 

[fuse]

Finally figured out why I couldn't get my driver's side headlight aimed correctly.

Fixed.

The M5 socket cap screws at the hardware store weren't full thread so I just reused the old screw. Add a couple washers with a lock nut on the back side and it's plenty stable. I also took the time to reset the adjustment screws on both buckets before reinstalling and adjusting them. For the first time ever, the headlights on my Jeep are aimed properly.

 

[L J]

Fixed.

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The M5 socket cap screws at the hardware store weren't full thread so I just reused the old screw. Add a couple washers with a lock nut on the back side and it's plenty stable. I also took the time to reset the adjustment screws on both buckets before reinstalling and adjusting them. For the first time ever, the headlights on my Jeep are aimed properly.

I had to do something similar with an e-clip, some washers and a nylock nut:

 

[fuse]

Started installing the MORryde tailgate reinforcement this afternoon, but didn’t finish it. As always, projects are never as simple as they look.

Getting all the bolts in was kind of a pain, and when I did get everything bolted up the tailgate had shifted slightly and didn’t open or close properly. So I spent an hour or so fiddling with trim sticks to line it back up. I got it pretty close, but it’s still off by a tiny bit.

Then I discovered that the snubber bolts in the kit have the wrong thread. Not a big deal, but I have to make a run for new hardware to get the right bolts.

And when I was tightening one of the tailgate bolts to spec with a torque wrench I felt the nut on the inside come loose. So now I have to drill a hole on the inside of the tailgate to get at it. Again, no big deal. Just not as easy as it could have been.

Hopefully I can finish the job tomorrow. But that depends on having the right hardware in stock at a local store.

 

[Nickgsjeep]

Where are you in SD? I’m in La Mesa! We should get together and wheel!

 

[fuse]

Where are you in SD? I’m in La Mesa! We should get together and wheel!

Absolutely! I'm right in San Diego, near 8 and 15. So not far at all.

Saw you added me to the SoCal list.

We've got a good group of friends who are pretty active. The usual spread of JKs and JLs with a couple YJs, BUs, and one FJ (Fake Jeep). I'm also sometimes out with the Ocotillo Trail Riders and occasionally with SDJC.

 

[fuse]

Put the final touches on the Morryde tailgate reinforcement the other day. Cut and painted some offsets for the snubbers and CHMSL.

I drilled out the back side of one hinge bolt that had stripped out so I could install a nut. I guess the other tailgate bolts just thread into the sheet metal, which explains how the threads here had failed. Fortunately, the hole is the perfect size for a spare rubber diff plug.

Job done.

I had to remove my CB antenna mount in the process, but I haven't used the CB in a long time anyway. Our group is all on Ham, so I'll upgrade to a mobile VHF radio soon and move the antenna to a taillight mount.