First Mod of Spring

mawlkrawler · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:25 am

It's been a tough winter in the US. I heard even some of you guys who live out west got some snow. But with all the snow finally melting (at least up here in RI/MA) it's almost time to brush the dust off the tools in the garage and get back to work.

What's the first mod or repair everyone's gonna start/continue to tackle now that the weathers finally warming up a bit?

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lammarco · **Joined:** Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:37 pm **Posts:** 274

Gonna put the LED light bar (gift from my girl), and extension for my rack and mount the current round LED light on both sides and the rear of the truck (Camping lighting at light) :rockon:

I built a built-in switch to select power source: from car or the 12v power supply I built that plug into the outlet. :goink:

I am working on the 2 way power for the light bar as well. Stay on by switch or turn on with high beam. Good FEATURE for my jeep since I have HID. High beam doesn't work well for me :grim:

Boss · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:33 am

As soon as this dump bed project is out of my shop it's time to mod the Black Sheep

look how low my baby sits. Poor little Black Sheep, I'm gunna jack you up real soon.

12KK SFD · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:39 am

I may clean up the wires for my PIAAs to cover the connections from grime, etc. But first thing first is a really good washing.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:35 am

mawlkrawler wrote:

It's been a tough winter in the US. I heard even some of you guys who live out west got some snow. But with all the snow finally melting (at least up here in RI/MA) it's almost time to brush the dust off the tools in the garage and get back to work.

What's the first mod or repair everyone's gonna start/continue to tackle now that the weathers finally warming up a bit?
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Whoops you mean we were suppose to stop doing work on the Jeeps over winter? :shock:

Maybe I'll take Spring off, no wait , swapping in 4.10s on Johns this weekend, bought a KJ with blown engine so will need to replace it, maybe Summer we'll take a break :pepper:

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:59 am

We had a winter? I mean a couple of cold days sure, but a winter?

lfhoward · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:43 pm

My first mod will be to wash all the road salt off! I have the saltiest, dirtiest KK in eastern PA, maybe. Every time I was going to wash it, another storm rolled through. Car wash this afternoon, in honor of the first day of spring! :BANANA:

I'm sure it will make the rust spots apparent on my sliders and roof basket. Time for Rustoleum Hammered Black again.

After that, I need to figure out how to swap in a pair of rear brake line extensions. If anybody has done KK rear brake hoses before, let me know. They seem to be a different kind of setup than the conventional brake hoses on the KJ, but I could be wrong. Any info would be appreciated.

I also need to find a seal a pesky leak in the roof! I think I have a leak where the roof rack bars bolt down to the unibody. I've already redone the tailgate gasket several times and have not found the source of the leak. I'm at the point where I've stopped cleaning up the headliner because it just gets stained again. I keep towels in the trunk during rain storms and melting snow!

Cheers!
--Lauren

Erikg84 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:45 pm

I have my lift kit still sitting in pieces that I need to get on the Jeep. I also have my AtTheHelm Recovery System to install. I also want to get all of the fluids changed.

We are in the process of buying our first home, so I'll be pretty poor here soon... At least the house we're interested in has a garage. That's something I currently do not have.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:55 pm

Congrats Erik! Me and my girl just bought our first house last August.

huntb · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:09 pm

Painting my roof rails and cross bars, interior detail, changing diff fluids, custom sub box in the back for my 10" to save space and looking at pulling off the plastic side lowers

lfhoward · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:18 pm

Erikg84 wrote:

I have my lift kit still sitting in pieces that I need to get on the Jeep. I also have my AtTheHelm Recovery System to install. I also want to get all of the fluids changed.

We are in the process of buying our first home, so I'll be pretty poor here soon... At least the house we're interested in has a garage. That's something I currently do not have.

If you need any help with the ATH front recovery system install, let me know. Morgan sent me a PM with installation instructions, as well as Digger's thread about removing the front bumper cover.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:50 pm

Just installed my hitch the other day, so I'm ahead of the game. Now I need to wash her. Gotta get an oil change and do sparkplugs too while I'm at it. Hopefully it stays warm.

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:59 pm

No mods for my Jeep. Going to give my wallet a rest right now even though bigger tires are now on the wish list.

Probably going to do the diff fluids and brakes here soon.

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jjohnson1892 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:18 pm

Probably rewiring my KC lights, something happened and they won’t work now...

Also looking into acquiring a used winch with synthetic on a budget, and if I do that means winch plate :SOMBRERO:

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Clean up wires bigger lift and bumper

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Flat flares and tube doors

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:02 pm

I like the tube door idea! I want to see the flat flare mod also, I've considered this for my future project. :twisted:

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

If only I can find some used sliders I will make some tube doors. I have the pipe and latches.

Sent with the power of children's screams!!!

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:55 pm

mawlkrawler wrote:

What's the first mod or repair everyone's gonna start/continue to tackle now that the weathers finally warming up a bit?

I'll never stop

Plans for me are finishing up that tube bumper, rear bumper with tire carrier proto, redesign a roof rack for production (this ones going to be awesome) and a few little things like install my new ARB diff cover.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:09 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

mawlkrawler wrote:

What's the first mod or repair everyone's gonna start/continue to tackle now that the weathers finally warming up a bit?

I'll never stop

Plans for me are finishing up that tube bumper, rear bumper with tire carrier proto, redesign a roof rack for production (this ones going to be awesome) and a few little things like install my new ARB diff cover.

Great.
I'm still trying to get my roof rails painted! Finally got a spot cleaned up in pole barn, but winter won't let go, so had to put wood in again.

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