benatc1
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haha that's a nice luxury right there
The build/re-build of Gruff
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haha that's a nice luxury right there
WJCO
Meme King
Thanks!
BTW - they'll fit on that Pro Rock you got your eyes on
Oh yes. I'm aware. I plan on it for sure!
Ddays
Hooked
Thanks and likewise!
Ddays
Hooked
So like others have noted this past week, both of my turn signals are in the blink fast mode. Hinrichs and a couple others noted that the resistors that come with the EVO light kit have a tendency to come apart.
I pre-ordered resistors that he posted on his build thread and they came in Friday.
Today, I took my drivers side light out and lo and behold...no resistor at all. it melted the soldered connections on both ends it got so hot.
I fished around and found it. The new ones are twice as big so hopefully they work a little better.
I knew these babies get pretty hot based on other comments on WAL, so when i mounted the originals I made sure they didn't contact anything else and had all of the wires zip tied and out of the way.
What probably didnt help with these staying toegther is that I had them suspended and not mounted to anything. Maybe the weight pulling on the wires helped seperate them. Regardless how that happened,
I decided to make small mounts out of aluminum and secured them to the bolts for my tire carrier hinges.
Here's the unmounted setup. Figured having these mounts made from aluminum would help disipate a little extra heat.
And here's how they look mounted up. On the drivers side I mounted it on the side. You can see the fuel filler neck.
On the passenger side I couldn't mount it on the side because the same pinch seam that made mounting the EVO carrier a festival wouldn't allow me to add the mount to it. I just used the bolt on the back side of the hings by the tailgate. Came out ok.
If you have the EVO skins you may want to check on this resistor from time to time to make sure its not contacting anything. These resistors get pretty damn hot!
I pre-ordered resistors that he posted on his build thread and they came in Friday.
Today, I took my drivers side light out and lo and behold...no resistor at all. it melted the soldered connections on both ends it got so hot.
I fished around and found it. The new ones are twice as big so hopefully they work a little better.
I knew these babies get pretty hot based on other comments on WAL, so when i mounted the originals I made sure they didn't contact anything else and had all of the wires zip tied and out of the way.
What probably didnt help with these staying toegther is that I had them suspended and not mounted to anything. Maybe the weight pulling on the wires helped seperate them. Regardless how that happened,
I decided to make small mounts out of aluminum and secured them to the bolts for my tire carrier hinges.
Here's the unmounted setup. Figured having these mounts made from aluminum would help disipate a little extra heat.
And here's how they look mounted up. On the drivers side I mounted it on the side. You can see the fuel filler neck.
On the passenger side I couldn't mount it on the side because the same pinch seam that made mounting the EVO carrier a festival wouldn't allow me to add the mount to it. I just used the bolt on the back side of the hings by the tailgate. Came out ok.
If you have the EVO skins you may want to check on this resistor from time to time to make sure its not contacting anything. These resistors get pretty damn hot!
Tylersilverjku
Member
Looks good! I'm about to order those resistors like we talked about! I'm glad they are bigger and that's a great idea with the plate to hold it! I think I nigh try something similar! Thanks for the idea! I'd love an update about the resistors
Ddays
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Been putting off taking care of a half dead tree in my driveway for bout 2 years now and decided I better not push my luck much further. Problem is that its leaning over my driveway and my neighbors fence & barn that you can't see in the photo. Figured this damn thing would wait to fall until one morning when I need to me somewhere important. So to keep it off his stuff, what better excuse to enlist the help of the jeep & winch?
I pulled the line the whole way out and used two 30' recovery straps so there was no way the tree would land on me. Used my rear floor mats over the line for safety & started cutting.
Bout 3/4 of the way through I just yanked it the rest of the way over.
Nice assist.
It was such a beautiful day that I decided I needed to get on the trails after that.
And home!
Funny how photos don't really convey how steep the hills are. All in all fun hour spent away from everything.
I pulled the line the whole way out and used two 30' recovery straps so there was no way the tree would land on me. Used my rear floor mats over the line for safety & started cutting.
Bout 3/4 of the way through I just yanked it the rest of the way over.
Nice assist.
It was such a beautiful day that I decided I needed to get on the trails after that.
And home!
Funny how photos don't really convey how steep the hills are. All in all fun hour spent away from everything.
Ddays
Hooked
Well tell it to be good, say its prayers, and take its vitamins!
Seriously, thank you. I really appreciate it. I've waited a LONG time to be able to do this., but honestly, I loved this thing as much as when it still had the factory silver steel wheels!
Ddays
Hooked
Thanks! Sure was better than trying to fell it that way without hitting anything. Paul Bunyan I ain't!
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Ddays
Hooked
Thanks buddy!
GraniteCrystal
New member
Good work! I like the tree take down.
Ddays
Hooked
Yeah, I was going to video it but could see bad things happening somehow by trying to do too many things at once :icon_crazy:
Ddays
Hooked
Thank you! Yeah, they did a really nice job on the hood. I really like the look and honestly I'm seeing lower coolant temps with it installed going up hills. Tempted to get an actual temp gauge to see what its actually running.
That hilltop view is awesome in the Fall & Winter. I'll have to update with the seasons...