Low-cost / Free mods that should be done?
09-11-2014, 05:42 PM
#4201
JK Enthusiast
$14. evap relocation.
The factory location. What were they thinking !?
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4 clamps and 3 feet of 5/8 fuel hose. Above the rear diff.
Safe and sound.
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The factory location. What were they thinking !?
(Google Pic)
Attachment 574814
4 clamps and 3 feet of 5/8 fuel hose. Above the rear diff.
Safe and sound.
Attachment 574816
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09-11-2014, 05:54 PM
#4202
$14. evap relocation. The factory location. What were they thinking !? (Google Pic) <img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=574814"/> 4 clamps and 3 feet of 5/8 fuel hose. Above the rear diff. Safe and sound. <img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=574816"/> .
09-12-2014, 04:32 AM
#4203
JK Super Freak
It's a simple job. Just some basic hand tools and an hour of your time.
I read stangjeeper's thread https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...y-cheap-72980/ and improvised a little here and there.
The only part that is difficult, is getting everything placed so that the E-brake cables don't rub on anything and that here is enough slack in them when the differential is at full droop.
09-12-2014, 09:22 AM
#4204
JK Super Freak
Sometimes you just need a place to put your stuff. I'm always looking for a flat surface.
I use this to hold tools and as a work bench. Probably wouldn't hold up too well if you were to sit on it but it is surprisingly strong.
Some paracord is being used for the supports. Originally I was going to use cable but the paracord is easy to work with and doesn't rattle around when the shelf is folded up.
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To help keep the bolt from ripping out of the wood, another piece of angle was used. It distributes the force over a much larger area and keeps the wood from splitting.
I use this to hold tools and as a work bench. Probably wouldn't hold up too well if you were to sit on it but it is surprisingly strong.
Some paracord is being used for the supports. Originally I was going to use cable but the paracord is easy to work with and doesn't rattle around when the shelf is folded up.
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To help keep the bolt from ripping out of the wood, another piece of angle was used. It distributes the force over a much larger area and keeps the wood from splitting.
09-12-2014, 09:34 AM
#4205
JK Newbie
My new burrito warmer!
I like to have a hot lunch after I have been wheeling for a few hours. The engine is making a lot of heat anyway, so why not use it?
At home, before a wheeling trip, I used to warm up a couple of burritos in the microwave and then wrap them in three layers of tin foil. Then I would wedge them on top of the alternator. They are kind of kept in place by the mounting hardware for the alternator, but on a couple of occasions, I did end up losing my lunch!
On another forum I saw how a guy with a WJ had taken a bread pan and fabricated a lid and a mount to hold it to the firewall.
Seemed like a good idea and I had just the thing to mount it to... a while back I made a mount to hold my ARB compressor to the brake booster, but wasn't using that any more because I had moved my compressor down by the lower radiator bracket... but that's a story for another post.
As I was saying, this is bread pan and I have made a lid for it from some aluminum sheet. There are two brass hinges screwed into it. The fancy wood trim you see is really just something for the wood screws to bit into as I didn't have any machine screws suitable for the hinges. I also made a wood handle for the lid. The lid is held down with a kitchen cabinet latch thing. There is some weather stripping around the edge of the lid to try and help keep the heat in and the dust/mud etc out.
Here you can see the temperature is 180 F after a run up to the top of Eagle mountain.
Mmm, lunch! This time it was a couple of samosas that I bought from Safeway.
At home, before a wheeling trip, I used to warm up a couple of burritos in the microwave and then wrap them in three layers of tin foil. Then I would wedge them on top of the alternator. They are kind of kept in place by the mounting hardware for the alternator, but on a couple of occasions, I did end up losing my lunch!
On another forum I saw how a guy with a WJ had taken a bread pan and fabricated a lid and a mount to hold it to the firewall.
Seemed like a good idea and I had just the thing to mount it to... a while back I made a mount to hold my ARB compressor to the brake booster, but wasn't using that any more because I had moved my compressor down by the lower radiator bracket... but that's a story for another post.
As I was saying, this is bread pan and I have made a lid for it from some aluminum sheet. There are two brass hinges screwed into it. The fancy wood trim you see is really just something for the wood screws to bit into as I didn't have any machine screws suitable for the hinges. I also made a wood handle for the lid. The lid is held down with a kitchen cabinet latch thing. There is some weather stripping around the edge of the lid to try and help keep the heat in and the dust/mud etc out.
Here you can see the temperature is 180 F after a run up to the top of Eagle mountain.
Mmm, lunch! This time it was a couple of samosas that I bought from Safeway.
09-12-2014, 11:06 AM
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09-12-2014, 01:19 PM
#4207
JK Enthusiast
I like to have a hot lunch after I have been wheeling for a few hours. The engine is making a lot of heat anyway, so why not use it?
At home, before a wheeling trip, I used to warm up a couple of burritos in the microwave and then wrap them in three layers of tin foil. Then I would wedge them on top of the alternator. They are kind of kept in place by the mounting hardware for the alternator, but on a couple of occasions, I did end up losing my lunch!
On another forum I saw how a guy with a WJ had taken a bread pan and fabricated a lid and a mount to hold it to the firewall.
Seemed like a good idea and I had just the thing to mount it to... a while back I made a mount to hold my ARB compressor to the brake booster, but wasn't using that any more because I had moved my compressor down by the lower radiator bracket... but that's a story for another post.
As I was saying, this is bread pan and I have made a lid for it from some aluminum sheet. There are two brass hinges screwed into it. The fancy wood trim you see is really just something for the wood screws to bit into as I didn't have any machine screws suitable for the hinges. I also made a wood handle for the lid. The lid is held down with a kitchen cabinet latch thing. There is some weather stripping around the edge of the lid to try and help keep the heat in and the dust/mud etc out.
Mmm, lunch! This time it was a couple of samosas that I bought from Safeway.
At home, before a wheeling trip, I used to warm up a couple of burritos in the microwave and then wrap them in three layers of tin foil. Then I would wedge them on top of the alternator. They are kind of kept in place by the mounting hardware for the alternator, but on a couple of occasions, I did end up losing my lunch!
On another forum I saw how a guy with a WJ had taken a bread pan and fabricated a lid and a mount to hold it to the firewall.
Seemed like a good idea and I had just the thing to mount it to... a while back I made a mount to hold my ARB compressor to the brake booster, but wasn't using that any more because I had moved my compressor down by the lower radiator bracket... but that's a story for another post.
As I was saying, this is bread pan and I have made a lid for it from some aluminum sheet. There are two brass hinges screwed into it. The fancy wood trim you see is really just something for the wood screws to bit into as I didn't have any machine screws suitable for the hinges. I also made a wood handle for the lid. The lid is held down with a kitchen cabinet latch thing. There is some weather stripping around the edge of the lid to try and help keep the heat in and the dust/mud etc out.
Mmm, lunch! This time it was a couple of samosas that I bought from Safeway.
