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What did you do to your TJ today?
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I don’t know much but I know that ain’t no ‘Hog’ that’s a fish
Managed to pull the tub off the frame with my dad. Not too bad. Shoutout to @DB04RedJeep for the suggestion to get the rear corner body mount off.
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Accomplished pulling one rear MetalCloak flare.
- Found one area of mild corrosion/bubbled paint hiding behind the support panel (i was surprised since this is rust-free desert/SoCal rig) . Scuffed it and hit it with some paint match Duplicolor.
- Gave the 6” widebody rear flare a test fit. I KNOW some folks hate the look. I don’t mind it? I think i’m used to how wide the MC fenders are (about 5-5.5” overall).
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Did yours have a black protective layer between the tub paint and the fender? I have no idea how to get mine off
Hey Duner, No, they didn’t. The MC assembly had a metal plate that the that the flare bolted to, but that plate was right up against the painted sheetmetal.
Shoot alright. I gotta figure out what is on mine, I think it’s a think adhesive of some type.
Interesting. Our set was installed by the one of the previous owners. I wonder if the “liner” was part of the original fender MC kit, that maybe was left off ours?
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And just looks cool. I started a build thread
02 Modified TJ Restoration Build
Is the title, need to create link.
All that diff work down the tubes, t-case, rear shaft bad causing pinion bearing failure again.
My tranny guy came by and test drove it. Details on build thread. Jeep pulled into garage now for t-case removal.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/02-modified-tj-restoration-build.83526/
I do it so it's easier to jump start the damn thing. Or tow it home ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We back our vehicles in our garage
During the winter months I back in to our garage. During the Spring/Summer months I have to pull in forwards as i don't have enough clearance to hang my hardtop and still back in to the garage, and yes it kills me not to back in. My Dad hard programed me to back in when
i started driving 40+ years ago
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Replaced the crappy original battery terminals with a nice set of marine style ones.
I have a set of the MC rear fenders waiting for the time to install, there is no rubber liner as part of the kit, it is literally just a flat piece of steel with the cups welded on to position the flares.
funny enough, i currently have the 6" widebody flares on mine, my grandfather didn't like getting mud on his pant legs when he got out so he told the shop he wanted the widest flares he could get. they do look right with 2" wheel spacers, JLR wheels and 285s though
The MC rear flares do mount up nice. I didn't see a need to put anything between the MC mount and the tub. I did paint the area with Rust Reformer and regular paint after drilling the holes before putting the mounts on though.
Couldn’t talk the wife into a new winch. So decided to fix my old EBay winch. Last time I used it was on Pritchett Canyon in 2016! It wouldn’t unspool, or let out the cable with the motor. So unhooked all of the electrical connections, cleaned them up, peeked at the solenoid pack, new ends to the battery cables, and, it worked. Even the remote with a new battery worked. 
I have a 21 foot long Superduty with a 40 acre turning radius. Backing into spots is about the only way to park it, or parking in BFE. I am in the habit of backing into parking spots every chance I get with all my vehicles. Sometimes it's not possible when there are other's approaching in a little car who can zip into the spot while you are preparing your maneuver, had that happen before. I've also had them behind me and when I make my left angle in preparation for the "scoop" before backing in they try to shoot around on the right.
Tucson is a huge bicycle city and for many years now much of our angled street parking has been back in only. Like you said, much safer. I think a lot of people don't have the skills to back into spots, many can't even get between the lines coming in forward. Plus parking spaces have gotten smaller over the years since the popularity of 2 door cars with 6 foot doors went away.
Figured it was time beef up the suspension with something light weight and ready to handle the rocks. No more light weight aluminum if I am gonna be running 40s. This is easy to replace when it’s chewed up and cheap on the pocket book 
If it isn't seamless it isn't strongFigured it was time beef up the suspension with something light weight and ready to handle the rocks. No more light weight aluminum if I am gonna be running 40s. This is easy to replace when it’s chewed up and cheap on the pocket book
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. I'd recommend schedule 80 seamless. (Joking)We use schedule 80 seamless at work for HPCO2 and Vortex systems that have 2400-2800 PSI of discharge pressure.
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Figured it was time beef up the suspension with something light weight and ready to handle the rocks. No more light weight aluminum if I am gonna be running 40s. This is easy to replace when it’s chewed up and cheap on the pocket book
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You could carry loads of spares for you and your buddy’s with no weight issues too!
Figured it was time beef up the suspension with something light weight and ready to handle the rocks. No more light weight aluminum if I am gonna be running 40s. This is easy to replace when it’s chewed up and cheap on the pocket book
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Better wrap it all with electrical tape
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