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[Philly_]

Put the softtop rear windows on (kinda) yesterday in anticipation of this Ice Storm where about to be having in North Texas. I figure the less ice I get on top of the DEF tank the better!

The windows been the last year in a plastic tub so they aren't straight or flat, and I didn't allow enough time for them to flatten out, and it's not warm enough yet that leaving them in the sun will warm them up and help stretch them out. I'm hoping we get some warm weather, 60/70° sometime in the next week or two so that I can stretch it out and properly lock the rear windows in place.

For now it's not a huge deal, it's stiff enough that it's not going anywhere, and it's not like a Jeep's airtight anyways with no tailgate.

If you crank the heat in the Jeep full blast for 15-20 minutes that should help soften them up a bit too.

Used to do it when I had the soft top on in December in Michigan if I had to remove the rear window to get something in or out.

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[Philly_]

I will try this, thank you very much. I was planning on going outside in a little bit taking off the rear window and bring it inside and putting it on a heating pad for a little bit. But if that works, I'll just do that. Thx Guy!

Probably won’t pull all the wrinkles out, but it will help loosen it up enough to close a little nicer.

As soon as you get some of that Texas sun again, any remaining wrinkles will fall right out.

 

[ForgottenTaco]

Finally got enough Amazon gift cards from my work to order one of my two rear seats. They're temporary seats until I put forth the money to buy proper Captain's chairs.

I primarily bought this one because it was one of the only ones I could find in as close to an army green as I could get. If it wasn't already obvious they are marine boat seats. Not sure it's going to pass DOT standards, but it's really not going to be used very often either.

My next steps will be to make my own aluminum bracket for it and to buy the lap belts I will be adding to it. I might not start that for a while though because I'm trying to save up for a $1,000 purchase. Not that I don't have the money, just that you try convincing your wife why you need to do something that will void your engine warranty before you even hit 20,000 mi. The end result for me was that I can only put $50 a week towards my thousand. And that got me a blessing. ?

Your Jeep is still has some sort of a warranty? Lol. Been following this thread since you started it. Definitely very interesting.

 

[failsafe306]

Have you thought about CO buildup in the cabin with the soft top on? With the cut off muffler pipe and giant hole in the rear tub, I would be a little concerned, even with the mesh tailgate.

 

[mnjeeper]

I'm glad you are enjoying yourself.

I really feel like this build needs some chicken wire somewhere. Unsolicited opinion: I hate it. However, I admire your #TeamNoFsGiven approach. Most people will never enjoy a Wrangler to this extent. Subbed.

Hey now! Shelby used chicken wire and it was perfectly fine.

I forget if I've said it already, but I'm pretty sure I have in my first post on this thread, that my build end goal is going to be very common to pretty much every other Wrangler you see on the road, a pretty average looking vehicle with all of the expensive parts and such on it. But because that is an expensive goal, the process to get there will be the fun part of it. I'm probably looking at about another 6 years of just messing around with stuff on the Jeep before I finally get it to where I want it.

After I spent this whole thread I found today in WTF mode...I think I just got it. Nearly everything is reversible or can be covered up. One day this thing will roll out of the garage on 40s and tons and look mostly like any other Jeep. You are having cheap fun along the way to amuse yourself. Yea?

Also, this could have made youtube bucks entertaining and also pissing off thousands!

 

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[Sublime]

I can't believe Jeep hasn't hired you yet. You have so many great ideas.

 

[Deleted member 59498]

"What did you do to your Jeep today?"

Uh never mind.

 

[Bill_BCNtoNY]

I've been trying to figure it away to make the tailgate netting look good without being wrinkly. Ever since I put the soft top back on (which I plan on keeping on for a while, Maybe even throughout summer) I've been trying to figure out a way to rig up the top loop so that it's more taut.

I was messing around with it yesterday and figured out a way to do so.

You don't know me by yet, you should know...

This is how it had to be, ANOTHER HOLE BABY!!!!

I should probably note that I have this Walmart bit set then I got for $20, came with I believe like 20 drill bits and 50 other screwdriver style bits and 30 other things that I don't use. I've gotten more use out of this drill set than anything else. Strangely enough I'd much rather go and buy another one of these sets and just keep breaking these drill bits than spending $50 on a good drill set.

Finding new mandrels for this Smittybilt Nutsert Tool nigh impossible. They say it accepts most mandrels, but I find that to be bullshit. Though not this 1/4-20 mandrel which came with the set, I had to make my own 6 mm mandrel last summer with my dad. Technically all we had to do was drill a hole in it which was difficult enough and pray for the best.
That being said I've probably gotten more use out of this one tool for the Jeep then any other tool I've purchased recently.

At this point I probably say I'm a pro at putting these nutserts in. These ones happen to be stainless steel, for all of my exterior holes.

I need to get different screw in there. I'm not normally a fan of flat blade screws, they can be a real b**** to take in and out. I would like to get something with a torx bit center. Probably hit up the local hardware store a little later today.

The outcome is nice though, there is some sag, but there's always going to be some sag, the world isn't perfect you know. ?

If the sag bugs you… I might have an idea for you: how about using a cut curtain rod or similar and attach to the length/across of the top of the net? Could mock it up with zip ties and of you liked it/it worked you can come up with sth more permanent.

Anyway, I commend you on the ingenuity and industriousness of your mod work!

 

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[Matanzas]

This is the best mod thread in the forum. Instead of installing floor mats and calling it a mod, this guy is replacing his floor with mats! That is true modification. Genius!

 

[TheNewGuy]

All I can think of when I read this thread is that, in the event of a divorce, this guy REALLY doesn't want his wife taking the JL

 

[ChuckQue]

I should note that the rubber mat in the back gives the Wrangler a new car smell. Which I think is kind of hilarious and kind of cool too.

We've been letting it breathe on the back porch for the last 5 months. My wife is very sensitive to smells.

We have a large dog kennel I put together in the dining room area technically (we don't really have a dining room area, it just is a dining room table that we never use, It's for looks I guess. Perfect place for a kennel), and it was supposed to go under the kennel to give them something soft to lay on, softer than the tile that is. But the smell was too much and I've been trying to let it breathe to get rid of a lot of the smell for the last 5 months, but ended up deciding to use it for this project instead because I don't think it was going to get any better.

There's a scientific term for the odor that the mat releases and I guess it is technically bad for your health to breathe it in, but so is everything in life. I mean I've been breathing in diesel exhaust for last month. MAN UP OR GET OUT! ?

I have similar horse stall mats in my home gym. Mop it with bleach and it’ll help.

 

[failsafe306]

I hope you’re never forced to sell this Jeep.

 

[garyji]

Pretty sure she'll let you keep that thing. WOW!!

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