1988 BII Build

[88_Eddie]

it's 3/16"

 

[88_Eddie]

i just noticed you said that you had the one from harbor freight. what thickness is the plate. they dont say on their website, it looked like it was about 1/8" maybe. the 3 reviews were good.

 

[88_Eddie]

did a little bit to the tire carrier tonight

first i cut off the bolt head

used the left over DOM and sleeved the bolt

set it up as plum as i could and tacked it in

tested it out before i did the final welds. i didnt wanna weld upside down, so i'm gonna take it off the truck to do the undersides. it works much better now, it'll be even better once i get some grease in it too.

i'm selling my tube bumper, so i took that off tonight too. need to get my creative juices flowing so i can design my new one.

laid out my winch plate too.....it's gonna be one stout little mofo

hopefully i can get some stuff done this weekend, but the wife is trying to make other plans.......

 

[88_Eddie]

cut out my winch plate, not cutting off that last little part til i see how it fits. still not sure how i'm going to mount it.

got my brake hoses mounted too, i was going to tap the spring perch so i could just bolt them on, but my taps suck ass. so i just took my bolts and welded the head to the perch and put a nut on that, works great. the factory brake line wont fit though, too long.....so now i gotta buy a new one. then i can bleed the brakes and get it moved out.

then i made the tire mount for my tire carrier....cut up the factory mount so i didnt have to buy a new one.

put a piece of 1/4" plate behind it and welded it up

just need to figure out how high i wanna mount the tire

 

[88_Eddie]

just ordered my latch. apparently, this is what all the jeep guys use on their custom tire carriers. says it'll hold 2000 lbs. i shouldnt get anywhere close to that so it should work great.

got it off amazon for $8.99 along with a book i've been wanting for a while, so i didnt have to pay for shipping.

 

[4.0B2]

yeah, they ain't that great... it'll work but they don't usually seem to hold very tight. best one i've found so far is the one shown here
http://midsouthjeeps.com/forum/index.php?/topic/16489-rear-tire-carrier/
in post #27 by Rock Hard.. but they are EXPENSIVE.

 

[88_Eddie]

if it doesnt work i'll just make my own version of what A to Z fab sells, but for $9 i'll try it

 

[4.0B2]

at least those will hold tight... but would get annoying to unscrew it everytime.
i'm still debating on what i'm gonna do. make sure to keep me updated on the one your ordered and how it works.

 

[88_Eddie]

at least those will hold tight... but would get annoying to unscrew it everytime.
i'm still debating on what i'm gonna do. make sure to keep me updated on the one your ordered and how it works.

yeah it would be annoying to unscrew, but i dont DD this thing, so i wouldnt need to open it that much.

i also found this when i did a google image search on "tire carrier latches"....i could probably fab that up for less than $5 with scrap i have in the garage, just need a spring

 

[88_Eddie]

damnit, after looking at it, that would be way easier than using the stupid latch i just bought lol

 

[88_Eddie]

got the tire carrier part way tacked together tonight. notice the lovely pollen that's floating around.

the part that holds the tire sticks out so far i cant close the garage door, i think i may cut it down some or recess it into the vertical piece of 2"x3" tube

i like it, the slanted pieces are 2x2x1/8" angled bar btw

 

[xkotyx]

you got some clean fab work eddie! looking nice

 

[88_Eddie]

you got some clean fab work eddie! looking nice

thanks koty, glad you like it. i'm kinda learning as i go here.

 

[Beef52751]

i have been watching this build since the begining and your fabing has come a LONG ways!!! Nice work!!!!

 

[88_Eddie]

yeah it has, having the proper tools helps a ton lol

 

[88_Eddie]

this is what i'm planning to add:

highlift is gonna be mounted up above the tire carrier, i'll probably use some 1"x1" square tube for that.

then i'll fab up a license plate holder to go on the bottom left of the tire, maybe a gas can somewhere if i can find room.

 

[4.0B2]

Just remember, you need tag lights in most states.

 

[88_Eddie]

i dont know if NC does or not, i'm just going to assume we do. i kept all the wiring from the old lights though. when i said "fab up the mount" in my previous post, it included lighting it somehow. thanks for the reminder though! :icon_cheers:

edit-plus i'm gonna wire up some more reverse lights to go on the bumper or swing out part, we all know how bad the factory lights are (or at least mine are)

 

[4.0B2]

rain on your parade?! lol..
just like to remind those simple little things that most people look over... i know i forgot them in my original bumper design....

 

[88_Eddie]

^
just giving you shit man lol