What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[SteadyC]

Installed Falcon 2.2 steering stabilizer.

Which Falcon is that? I can’t find one that has the open connector on the left.

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[UKCATS]

Added a red Alien sunshade to keep my bald head from burning to a crisp in the Texas sun.

 

[LUV2JEEP]

Which Falcon is that? I can’t find one that has the open connector on the left.

It's the JL stabilizer, but I removed the JL bracket and put a 1-5/8" Clamp on it.

 

[DanW]

My rule of thumb is not to go into water above the center of the axles, unless I have no choice. That keeps it pretty safe. I learned a tough lesson about water in axles on my YJ years ago.

 

[seanjonesSUPERTRAMP]

Yes, three functional perspectives. the front vent is plumbed to the air box, the sides and rear of the top square are open to the hood, so venting for heat at slow speeds. Then the vents at the rear, air coming in radiator area can leave out those vents at higher speeds.

sounds good. how bout water getting in?

 

[SteadyC]

sounds good. how bout water getting in?

There were follow up posts regarding water protection, did you see them?

 

[seanjonesSUPERTRAMP]

There were follow up posts regarding water protection, did you see them?

yup as I was scrolling down sir. looks good. pls let us know how it looks/functions after some rain/wash

 

[brain]

I mounted my Smittybilt 9500 winch, WARN stinger bar for my Mopar steel bumper, installed and turned my Cobra 75 WSXT CB, mounted, a Twin Air Compressor, and added a few more decals.

 

[wibornz]

I am going to drive the muddy dirty jeep to the ice cream place to meet up with fellow Jeepers. The Jeep is dirty from a trail ride yesterday for Topless day. It has rained all day and is just starting to clear up in time to go get ice cream. Then clean up tomorrow.

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[XTrooper]

I installed a Bestop Sunrider on my Jeep Friday afternoon with the help of my 5-year-old grandson and 2-year-old granddaughter. It took twice as long as it would have had I been alone, but we got it done just in time for the first 80+ degree temperatures of the year this weekend!

 

[ExitLeft]

Finally got around to Installing the MetalCloak Undercloak skid plates that I bought during the Black Friday sale. Went on fairly easily with the help of a transmission jack to lift and support the plates. Only snag was that it seems that the bolt welded onto the transfer case skid that catches one of the bolts for the gas tank skid seems to be too small. The supplied bolt with dome washer is too big to thread in. I could just drill it and tap it to the correct size, but I’ll reach out to MetalCloak tomorrow to see what they suggest, Also, there’s two vertical support brackets for the gas tank skid (directions only mention and show one). I bolted up the rear most bracket without issue, but the I couldn’t bolt up the one in the middle of the skid because the bracket was the wrong shape. It’s ok to drive, but I don’t want to take it Offroad until I get it dealt with. I’m sure MetalCloak will make me happy.

 

[Stormin’ Moorman]

Sorry by wrangler engines and compartments are not "WATERPROOF" while they can withstand some water intrusion there will be negative impacts of consistent water intrusion especially in a toxic rain and or coastal environment. Here is Washington State we have more rain days than any other state, rust-corrosion from rain is everyday issue for us and many other areas of the country. It is foolish to think that exposing your engine and electronics to water and at an extended rate is ok or good. This is likely why the Rubicon hood vents are NOT functional and they have included a drain hole for water management, whereas that drain uses the blanket to funnel that water away from the engine.

While occasional water on or n the engine compartment is tolerated I will guaranty you it is not recommended, I would assume that it could also affect warranty. It is not the water that causes rust or corrosion it is the particles in the water that interact with the air that dries the water that is the culprit. Wranglers are not impervious in no way shape or form.

FUNCTIONAL HOOD VENTS ABOVE NON-WATER RESISTANT MOTOR

 

[rdrjohn]

Contemplating what project to do next weekend...

 

[JeepSmash]

FUNCTIONAL HOOD VENTS ABOVE NON-WATER RESISTANT MOTOR

My Camaro had functional hood vents from
The factory as well. It had little trays that just dumped the water toward the sides of the engine so it wouldn’t dump on top of the engine cover.

 

[mikehabl]

added the Expedition One front bumper. Next up adding the winch

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