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Post your most non-elegant but effective customizations
Post your most hideous but effective custom solution to an FSJ problem.
If I had pictures of the wag my dad had where he used roofing shingles to patch
the tailgate and the rear bottom quarter panels and isntalled a green treated 2x10
for a rear bumper I would. That was in 82 so no digi camera's.
In order to get my GM hydro clutch bracket secure I fabbed up brackets out of
flat stock with a propane torch a grinder and a drill. I used a ton of washers
various bolts and managed to wedge a bolt onto the stock steeringwheel/brake/clutch
pedal bracket. This whole structure went in unwillingly every step of the way!
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76 J10 383 Vortec (CSFI) GMC 5 spd NV4500 NP241 No Lift and no 4wd yet. tc is on driver pumpkin on pass Build Thread
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06-01-2007, 08:46 PM
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In dash CB
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06-04-2007, 08:01 AM
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CB? Look at that tach!!!
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91 GrandWag
MSD Mag Dizzy, MSD 6A
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06-04-2007, 08:31 AM
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Got rid of the wimpy, paper thin rear crossmember and placed some real steel on the back of my J4000:
Since the ends of the frame are a weird size, my local steel suplier didn't have any "C" channel that would fit so I bought a piece of 1/4" thick angle iron and had it bent to shape. With the bending, I have less than $40 into it.
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73 J4000 "The $LUT" 360 V8 bored .040 over Edelbrock 2131 1407 4V carb K8600 cam Dual Flowmaster 40 mufflers TH400 QT 3.73 Dana 44s
78 Cherokee Chief WT "Old Blue" 360 V8 4V TH400 QT
05 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.7 V6 5 speed automatic with new QT
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06-04-2007, 10:15 AM
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I wish I had a pic of the duct tape holding up the passenger window in my old '84 (before replacing the flex-strip)...
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'86 GW, de-grained & Sterling Metallic...it's done ...rolled it over 
Current FSJ Mottos:
1) " Jiggle Every Electrical Part"
B) Drive even slower on suspected black ice...just 'cause it's sleeting doesn't mean the black ice is gone.
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06-05-2007, 11:13 AM
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Yeah, where the heck are you going at those speeds while taking photos from the back seat?
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06-05-2007, 09:02 PM
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CB? Look at that tach!!!
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Whats wrong with my tach? 
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06-06-2007, 12:43 PM
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I'm sorry, I don't have pics, but we currently have a fuel line run from the vent hole in the gas tank down to the after market electric fuel pump because the sock on the pick up tube is clogged. Need to have time to drop the tank, clean it all up and replace the fuel level sending unit--we just ran out of gas last week when the gauge said we had over a quarter....
Now on to bigger and better....Like the ones that really don't work. I saw someone hook a 20 foot grain auger to the bumper of a very small truck and try to pull it up a mountain road from a farm sale. It looked like a very big, scary, yellow icepick headed back down the road trying to skewer cars when it turned loose. Same day, same people (NOT US) used BALING WIRE to attach a gooseneck stock trailer to an old 2 ton grain truck bed. It had no hitch, they just wired it to anything metal that they could find through the broken boards. We got smart and left before that one could come unglued!
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They thought the red needle was the actual tach instead of being the red line.......
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Samantha 1987wag,360,tf727,208,hdD44,14bolt 4.10s 36" oz tires(work in progress)
Unnamed. 1995 yj unmolested so far. That won't last long!
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baybilly = dave
1980 cherokee 401, TFI,msd, 4", 35's, The money pit!!!!
77 cherokee S ,parts
78 j10 , one day i'll get to it.
84 J10, parts
51 Willys
88 XJ, DD
92 XJ, the other half claimed it, DD
1966 GT-350 mustang/ project
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06-01-2007, 08:53 PM
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BayBilly-Where did you get that pushbar?
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You know it's bad when your car's on the EPA's 10 most wanted list!
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06-01-2007, 09:00 PM
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79 ford bronco cut and welded to fit. use what ya got 
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I'll keep my guns, money and freedom, you can have the change !!!!!
baybilly = dave
1980 cherokee 401, TFI,msd, 4", 35's, The money pit!!!!
77 cherokee S ,parts
78 j10 , one day i'll get to it.
84 J10, parts
51 Willys
88 XJ, DD
92 XJ, the other half claimed it, DD
1966 GT-350 mustang/ project
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Here ya go. I had a old semi at work, and this was free.
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What would we do without zip ties and duct tape?
My contribution, I'll stick with this ghetto fab... http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1438...69564115NVIKat
Ratchet strap to hold tailgate closed, duct tape on window switch and zip ties holding my cargo lamps to the cage. The ratchet strap and duct tape were both trail fixes and have been a low priority to correct. The zip ties will stay until I come up with something else.
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06-05-2007, 10:52 AM
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No pics yet, but over the years, I've:
Used 2 dozen worm clamps to fix a clutch cable sleeve on a Jeepster.
Temporarily (6 months) repaired a motor mount using a piece of lumber.
Used heim joints for clutch linkage.
Coated rotted fuel filler hose with shoegoo (package said it was gasoline resistant, why not?)
Jammed CB radio in ash tray space.
Replaced rotted body bushing with rubber/cork HVAC equipment pad.
Used stair tread skid tape for brake and clutch pedal pads.
Installed a cheap parts store universal shift boot upside down for the lower portion of a D20 shift boot.
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'64 J200 thriftside
'67 J2000 townside custom cab
'68 Jeepster Commando
'69 Super Wagoneer
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06-05-2007, 11:07 AM
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What would we do without zip ties and duct tape?
My contribution, I'll stick with this ghetto fab... http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1438...69564115NVIKat
Ratchet strap to hold tailgate closed, duct tape on window switch and zip ties holding my cargo lamps to the cage. The ratchet strap and duct tape were both trail fixes and have been a low priority to correct. The zip ties will stay until I come up with something else. |
That is one beautiful bumper/tireholder. I was too busy looking at that to even notice the strap 
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06-05-2007, 11:23 AM
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That is one beautiful bumper/tireholder. I was too busy looking at that to even notice the strap |
Thanks. A buddy of mine owns Goferit offroad shop in Greensboro NC. http://www.goferitoffroad.com/index.htm I gave him the basic ideas I wanted and he fabbed up a custom bumper for me using Big Daddy parts.
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06-05-2007, 11:40 AM
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Another one
On my first Cherokee, I had installed a set of Fibreglass rear quarter panels. These went from the door all the way back to the tail lights and from the just below the window down to the rocker panel. They looked great, had them riveted on race car style, looked tuff.
Well as we all know (now) the outer skins of our rear quarter panels (2 door Cherokee's anyway) actually ad a lot of support to the whole body tub in general. So with the original sheet metal skin removed the body flexed a lot more than it was ever intended to, to the point of fatiging critical support areas in back by the tail gate. So after it got to the point that is took 3 people to shut my tail gate, I figured I needed to do something.
I went and got a garage door cable kit, some eye bolts and "J" hook bolts and a couple of turnbuckles and did an "X" pattern with the cables across from side to side just inside the tail gate to kind of pull both sides back into place and keep them there. Worked great, still let the body flex and wasn't too bad for getting things in and out of the back, and if they were in the way just loosen up the cables and unhook them, then re-attach.
This would work on a rusty one as well.
baja
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Hello, I am Brad. I have JOCD (Jeep Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) If you can admit you might have a problem, is it really a problem?
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1998, Grand Cherokee, dd.
1987, Grand Wagoneer, Pimped, totalled by hail storm...
1977, CJ5
1976, J10
1949, Willys Jeepsterrr
1948, Willys Jeep truck
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06-04-2007, 02:27 PM
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Whole thing, huh?
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"Carpe Mañana".
'83 Wagoneer
360, .030-over, K8600 cam, Crane springs, ported heads, Edelbrock Performer, G.M. TBI, TFI, 3" exhaust,
T-18a/208, D44/AMC 20 w/ limited slip in both, 3.73s, 33s, BDS 4" springs, Rancho 9000 shocks, etc., etc.
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