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Any more Progress?
Yeah. She's almost done. Lift and all armor is on, I just have a few cosmetic things to add and install the CB.
I'll take some shots this weekend. Also getting an oil change on Thursday - if they put it on a lift I'll ask to take some structure shots - if that doesn't work I'll take some structure shots when I do the Wedge on Golden Spike.
Here's a shot of the rear fascia protection, slider to cover the spare tire and hitch bezel replacement...
sick
Tom, that's absolutely amazing - almost looks like it came from the factory that way. Very cool.
Yeah, I was thinking it's looking too nice to take on the trail now!
Actually, the beauty of it is that it's all bolt on. Scratch it up during the trail season, unbolt it, take it to the powdercoaters, reinstall for the winter.
And I didn't plan it this way, but the powdercoat color is the same color as Hammerite black (powdercoat has metal flake in, though). The trailer hitch is Hammerite black, the rest is powdercoat. So, if I want to touch-up, I can use Hammerite and it won't be too noticeable.
Slick! Now copyright it before someone else copies the idea and markets it. Oh yea, copyright it in chrome too...
You know if you find you need some more protection higher in the corners (say, Golden Crack), you can bring the upper tubing out a bit and incorporate some kind of step to reach things on the top. But then you still have the factory step bumper too.
Very nice. I cant wait to see the whole package!
Looks amazing, nice job!
Very nice! You need to christen it, by tagging it, crossing the Crack.
Looking good Tom. I saw your WK at HCP4X4 last week Friday. Nice work.
Took some photos today...
Overall:
This shot shows the reinforcement (round) tubing going from the frame (actually crash protection ramps) to the 2"x2" square tube skeleton:
This shot is a little tough to understand so I color coded it. The black canister is the charcoal canister which is on the rear of the WK. The blue is the pinch weld - this pinch weld is pretty stout - 2-3 times thicker than on the ZJ. We put strapping on each side of the pinch weld, bolted in 6 places, then tied the strap to the 2"x2" skeleton via the 2" channel circled in yellow. Lateral support comes from 2" round tubing, circled in green, that goes from the crash protection ramps (that are bolted to the subframe) to the 2" x 2" square tubing. The location of the lateral support also protects the charcoal canister, though I don't really think the canister is in any danger for any trails I'll do (for now )
And finally, the "Yeah, I can highlift from it" picture:
great work
Oh yeah, forgot to mention one of the nice things about the WK - the rocker panels are plastic. 4xGuard makes (really NICE) replacements for the plastic. So, "rocker panel cutter outtage" that is so onerous on the ZJ and WJ consists of just ripping off some plastic rivets on the WK.
You need to get that thing out on the trail and get some pictures. It looks very nice. I really like the rear protection it turned out very nice.
Remember that I'm stepping back a bit on trail level that I'll do. I sincerely doubt the WK can make it further than French Creek on Holy Cross. Assuming the Silent Armors have enough durability (they have Kevlar belts so hopefully they will be durable) I think they'll work fine. And again, if they don't work that well on the trail, I'm not really out anything - I'll just pick up some MTRs for the trail. The Silent Armors are quite nice around town so will work well for street/winter tires and they are rated for either 50K or 70K miles, so don't wear nearly as fast as MTRs.
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