MANTIS Jk build
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Mantisjk1
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Right now the jeep has a 2.5 bb from Rough Country, 35in Firestone Destination Mud Terrain, chopped front and rear bumper with Olympic 4x4 winch mount plate holding a smittybilt x20 10k waterproof winch. Also I have a hi lift jack mount from Amazon. Cut rubi rock rails.
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2007 JKU CANADA
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Nice start to your build. I like how you have the winch mounted into the stock bumper
Mantisjk1
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Thanks that is the Olympic 4x4 winch mount plate and I had to do alot of cutting from the original bumper to make it fit
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Mantisjk1
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2007 JKU CANADA
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Nice. I just may do the same with mine until I get my new bumper
Mantisjk1
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The mount was 100 bucks. But if you can spend 200 bucks I would just get the rough country stubby bumper
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I'd probably get the end caps for a more finished look, but it is a really cool set up. I like it.
Mantisjk1
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I would get the end caps but I going to save for a new bumper this is just to hold me over til then lol
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2007 JKU CANADA
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I just made a piece to fill in the end 
you can see in the pic. 10$ but finished off the end
you can see in the pic. 10$ but finished off the end
Mantisjk1
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Makes sense. Darn good hold over, you did a nice job on it.
sipafz
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Cool to see that you took the time to modify your stock bumper! There’s not many of us out there!
Stop by and give a wave:
https://wayalife.com/forumdisplay.php/11-Give-us-a-Wave
And if you’re interested, you can check out my DIY Hidden Winch Install here:
https://wayalife.com/showpost.php?p=836148
Mantisjk1
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sipafz
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Thanks! I’m not planning on any further upgrade so I wanted to protect the winch from Wisconsin road salt as much as possible. The only down side is that I have to reach under the bumper to reach the clutch lever. The winch is mounted upside down so it’s not bad.
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Mantisjk1
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The only part that sucks is I lost my fog lights they are to wide to fit in their with the winch. And it look weird with the holes if you could see through them so I cut the fog lights and used the lens and painted them black on the inside and silicone them in
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Mantisjk1
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Debating on if I should do the whole fender delete thing lol
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