[jeepdog5]

looks good man. good luck and have fun at UNF!

[hazmat]

I've been looking at the aev skid as well. How heavy is it ? Would it be a pain to remove if you had to drop the pan for something ? How bad would it be to remove for every day driving and then re- install for a wheeling trip? Awesome build by the way!

[jeepbro's]

your going to UNF next weekend i wanna go! im not going till the end of the month and i've just been dying to get back there! my group has had this trip planned for like 3 months

[flatlander757]

Originally Posted by jeepdog5

looks good man. good luck and have fun at UNF!

Thanks and I will!

Originally Posted by hazmat

I've been looking at the aev skid as well. How heavy is it ? Would it be a pain to remove if you had to drop the pan for something ? How bad would it be to remove for every day driving and then re- install for a wheeling trip? Awesome build by the way!

It's not really that heavy as I was expecting it to be. I didn't weigh it but I'd have to guess maybe 15-20lbs max? It wouldn't be a big pain to remove it for service to the oil pan, but it would get real old real fast installing and uninstalling it for every wheeling trip unless you go like once a year. IMO not enough weight to warrant removal for MPG. You're better off buying a Geo Metro for daily driving if gas is really hurting you that badly.

Originally Posted by jeepbro's

your going to UNF next weekend i wanna go! im not going till the end of the month and i've just been dying to get back there! my group has had this trip planned for like 3 months

Heck you're nearby-ish, reserve a tent campsite at Arrowhead Campground for the weekend and join us! If I wasn't 5 hours away I'd go at least once to twice a month.


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For today's update, I finally got around to buying the tap and drill bit for the JKS quicker disco storage pins... Here are some short vids explaining why they are so freaking awesome.

Disconnecting

Reconnecting

I figured I'd post this up as when I was originally looking at buying them I wasn't 100% sure why they were supposedly so easy to disconnect and reconnect.

[jeepbro's]

i cant i've got class but would love to, and its about a 3-4 hour drive from me, but i plan to go a few more times this summer just need to get some more armor so i can have some more fun next time and not have to worry as much

[flatlander757]

So the Uwharrie trip was absolutely fantastic, I've got some pretty cool photos and videos to share, but that will take a little while to get ready so for now here are a few teaser pics of my weekend

On Dickey Bell


After climbing Daniel


My Jeep posing again on Slab Pile w/ my fiance, Shaynea


Ready for a Friday night run on Wolf's Den and Dickey Bell


Dave being hard-core


and the guys in the Cherokee we met up with Saturday


It was an AWESOME trip, I went down a pretty hard line on Daniel, and definitely had some "" moments going down Kodak Rock. I've got a couple video clips of me getting some wheels in the air and Dave stalling 13 times on his way down Daniel. I'm waiting for the guys in the Cherokee to email me the videos and pictures they took so I can make a compilation again. They had some killer footage of my own Jeep, I was driving and my girl was riding with me so it wasn't exactly easy to video myself. In-Jeep footage just doesn't do some of the stuff justice.

[flatlander757]

I never did get the video from the other guy, but here's a link to the trail report with a TON of video I took and lots of pictures too with a story of the whole weekend.

Uwharrie May 16-18 Trail Report

[jeepbro's]

looks great, i just got back last night from my trip up there, and i had a bast,
i think i also got a pic posing in the same spot on slab pile as you lol.
did you go up daniel too or just down it? going up is quite technical, but going down seems like it'd scary in some places

[flatlander757]

Originally Posted by jeepbro's

looks great, i just got back last night from my trip up there, and i had a bast,
i think i also got a pic posing in the same spot on slab pile as you lol.
did you go up daniel too or just down it? going up is quite technical, but going down seems like it'd scary in some places

We went down first and yes I had some very scary moments... we went back up later in the day.

[flatlander757]

Well I got the photos off of Shaynea's camera from the Uwharrie trip, so check out the thread HERE for another 40 or so pics.



Also, yesterday we went to Oregon Inlet in NC to drive on the beach and just spend a lazy day, so here's a few pics:













Was hot as hell, but had a good time. I aired down to 8 psi and had no problems whatsoever floating on top of the sand or blowing a bead or anything. I was a little scared since I have skinny and aggressive tires, which is the worst you can have for sand but was pleasantly surprised.

[GhostTJ]

Great post and hats off to your build. I likey...

[-Rudy-]

Got my FT lift installed today (although they f'd up a bit) and took it off road to put it through it's paces.

Man, it's amazing at how much better the handling is with the new setup. (But GDI, those FT disco's chatter their asses off, lol.)

[flatlander757]

Well today I sprayed some U-Pol Raptor into my Jeep's tub... it turned out great! I'll be throwing the seats and stuff in tomorrow.

The full thread is here:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/my-u-pol-raptor-documentary-lining-tub-580879/

[black2door]

Lookin awesome man. That bed liner looks real nice, wish I would have known about it before I herculined my XJ.

[jeepbro's]

looks nice, the rapter stuff is nice i considered it for mine and was gonna do it but i got a kit of herc on sale for 45 bucks so for that i couldnt justify the 100-130 somethin for the raptor liner, i just finished mine tuesday and am glad its over with, even tho i'm gonna eventually have some touch up work to do