What was done to your JK this week?
04-13-2014, 07:21 AM
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RR aluminium front bumper and rear aluminium pods with the step installed. RR grill insert. Also mounted the LPG system on it. 90L tank/70L intake. Consumption 20L/100km city mode. The price for 1L of gas is around 1,87$. LPG is half price of gas from where results 1500$ economy at each 10.000km. The cost for complete system (tank an installation included) was 1500$.
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04-13-2014, 07:48 AM
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04-13-2014, 08:09 AM
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Not my jeep but this work bench was built in September of 81. She got a face lift today 3/8's aluminum diamond plate. It was a piece of floor from a freight elevator.
04-13-2014, 09:52 AM
Yesterday was a fun day 
I got to spend the day wrenching on the Jeep 
I installed my ACE front and rear bumpers. I'm going to do the sliders this morning
Installing the front bumper required more cutting than I wanted to do, but I really wanted this bumper:
You know its going to be a fun day when you need a 9/16 drill bit and a sawzall to complete your installation
As you can see in the above picture I had previously cut my stock JK bumper into a stubby. I removed the stock stubby bumper:
The installation requires you cut away the outside section of the mounting tabs:
Once the tabs are cut you need to cut away the lower cross member:
To make the left side easier to cut and without damaging the rubber support for the electronic disconnect I removed it:
Once that was out of the way I cut the other side off the cross member:
Then cut and grind away the remaining sections off the frame rails:
Once that is done you need to test fit the bumper and mark the spot to drill down through the frame with a 9/16 drill bit. I used a 1/2" bit and a uni-bit (step bit). Using a uni-bit leaves a nice clean smooth edge. Once that is done try to get the metal shavings out.
Once that is done and you've grinded the section smooth and cleaned them up, give them a good coat of rust resistant primer and then a good coat of paint to protect against rust:
I forgot to take a picture of the finished frame... But I painted it with 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of black paint.
Once that is all done mount the bumper up and bolt it in place:
In the end this is how much metal I removed during the front bumper installation:
In between installing the front bumper I installed the ACE rear bumper. That however was 95% bolt on. You just have to drill out the 2 holes in the top part of the crossmember and if you have the rear light option, grind a little of the frame rail. Pretty easy...
I got to spend the day wrenching on the Jeep I installed my ACE front and rear bumpers. I'm going to do the sliders this morning
Installing the front bumper required more cutting than I wanted to do, but I really wanted this bumper:
You know its going to be a fun day when you need a 9/16 drill bit and a sawzall to complete your installation
As you can see in the above picture I had previously cut my stock JK bumper into a stubby. I removed the stock stubby bumper:
The installation requires you cut away the outside section of the mounting tabs:
Once the tabs are cut you need to cut away the lower cross member:
To make the left side easier to cut and without damaging the rubber support for the electronic disconnect I removed it:
Once that was out of the way I cut the other side off the cross member:
Then cut and grind away the remaining sections off the frame rails:
Once that is done you need to test fit the bumper and mark the spot to drill down through the frame with a 9/16 drill bit. I used a 1/2" bit and a uni-bit (step bit). Using a uni-bit leaves a nice clean smooth edge. Once that is done try to get the metal shavings out.
Once that is done and you've grinded the section smooth and cleaned them up, give them a good coat of rust resistant primer and then a good coat of paint to protect against rust:
I forgot to take a picture of the finished frame... But I painted it with 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of black paint.
Once that is all done mount the bumper up and bolt it in place:
In the end this is how much metal I removed during the front bumper installation:
In between installing the front bumper I installed the ACE rear bumper. That however was 95% bolt on. You just have to drill out the 2 holes in the top part of the crossmember and if you have the rear light option, grind a little of the frame rail. Pretty easy...
