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Jeep owners come up with lots of interesting, kool & sometimes quirky sayings :cornut:
...&/so, I'm going to share some of them with you'all ;)

Common answer for any Jeep related question:
"It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand"

Bouncing around again
...but, that's kinda what ya do in a Jeep :p

I drew up a rear section of floorboard bending sequence diagram
It illustrates both the bending order & the direction of bend

Bends #1 & #2 are already done
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Bend #3 is actually (3) separate "pieces" (the tailgate & (2) 1" bolting flanges)
...& it "spans" ~32"

So, I used the edge of an old (solid) wooden door (workbench top)
...a piece of 3" x 3" x 1/4" angle iron (main hold down)
...a piece of 1" x 1" x 1/8" angle iron (bender)
...& a variety of C-clamps (main hold down clampers)
...& a few pairs of vice grips (bender clampers)
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Then, used a Rubber Mallet to tighten up & sharpen the edge of the bends :thumbsup:
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Not perfect
...but, not bad for Jeep'work :cheers2:
 

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Jeep:
To avoid injury, don't touch my Jeep :cool:

I made up some seat back to seat bottom, brackets :thumbsup:
...out of some 1" x 1" angle iron

Seat bracket, marked & cut
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Seat bracket, bent
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Seat bracket, close up, inside view
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Seat bracket, welded
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Seat brackets, with seat bases installed
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Seats, dry fit, on the chassis
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Seats, dry fit, on the floorboard
...& on the chassis
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Seats, dry fit on the floorboard
...& on the chassis
...& also, with a CAD side body panel :2guns:
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Jeep:
To avoid injury, don't touch my Jeep :cool:

I made up some seat back to seat bottom, brackets :thumbsup:
...out of some 1" x 1" angle iron

Seat bracket, marked & cut
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Seat bracket, bent
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Seat bracket, close up, inside view
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Seat bracket, welded
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Seat brackets, with seat bases installed
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Seats, dry fit, on the chassis
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Seats, dry fit, on the floorboard
...& on the chassis
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Seats, dry fit on the floorboard
...& on the chassis
...& also, with a CAD side body panel :2guns:
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It's starting to look Jeepish. Happy to see the progress! hopefully we get to see metal side panels soon.
 

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Jeep:
I like big Jeeps & I cannot lie :cool:

I installed a battery box & SC wiring/connection(s) access panel (into the rear section of floorboard)

After marking the area, I cut 'er out
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Extended the corners (for 1" bending flanges)
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First flange (bent under)
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This access panel (will be hidden under the drivers seat) :thumbsup:
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Really nice work! Attention to detail and everything. Got an estimated completion date yet? Can’t wait to see it finished!
Thanks! :bannana:

We have our yearly Jeep Fest in August
...& I want to run the Mini-Jeep in the parade
...so, that's the "dead line" :thumbsup:

We had over 2,000 Jeeps, in our parade, last year :2guns:
...big & small
...fancy & plain
...old & new
...basically, every kind of Jeep ever made :cornut:

Folks bring their Jeeps from all over the country, to participate
...& some from Canada
...& other countries too :cheers2:

* Maybe do a test drive (or 2)
...by the end of the month
...but, still have to order some stuff ;)
 

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Thanks! :bannana:

We have our yearly Jeep Fest in August
...& I want to run the Mini-Jeep in the parade
...so, that's the "dead line" :thumbsup:

We had over 2,000 Jeeps, in our parade, last year :2guns:
...big & small
...fancy & plain
...old & new
...basically, every kind of Jeep ever made :cornut:

Folks bring their Jeeps from all over the country, to participate
...& some from Canada
...& other countries too :cheers2:

* Maybe do a test drive (or 2)
...by the end of the month
...but, still have to order some stuff ;)
Geez they have a lot of car shows down here but this is on another level.
 

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To keep the battery cables, inside of the box, I'm going to mount the 48V 50A Circuit Breaker right onto the battery box
...in the top, left, front corner
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I masked the perimeter (to highlight the "cut-out" area & help protect the outer area)
...& drilled 5/16" holes (to establish the rounded corners)
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Then, cut 'er out (connecting the dots) with a cut-off wheel, in a Dremel
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Then, cleaned up, the "cut-out area"
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Test fit the CB
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Yup, that looks like a pretty tight fit :2guns:
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Jeep:
No Boost or Bottle, Just Balls & Throttle :cool:

Remember, I installed the CB right on the battery box (to keep the battery cables safely, inside of the box)
...so now, we need an access port, to be able to "get to it"
...but, since it will always be visible, I want it to look a bit more professional
& so,
While looking around thru some of old truck lights, for potential Mini-Jeep headlight & taillights, I came across a 4" light that was mounted into a steel pan
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So, I "gutted it"
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...then, cut the bottom, out of it
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Lined it up on the floorboard (underside)
...& started cutting around the perimeter
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Roughed out hole
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Trimmed the pan to "fit up" nice-n-close to the battery box
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Installed 'er in the hole
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Daylight view
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Jeep:
Jeep Hair, Don't Care :cool:

I've been thinkin' about, how ta go about, makin' a grille
...& so, Ima thinkin' maybe I can make a DIY panel stamper

So, I drew out a mini-grille on a piece of 3/4" MDF
SAM_7411.JPG...& cut 'er out with a Jig-Saw
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I rounded the outer edge of the insert (Die)
...& also, the inside edge of the outside piece (mold) (using a 1/8" round-over router bit)
(before & after) ;)
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...& then, used some Saw-Glu to "bond" the mold to a backer board (bolted together for a good-n-solid bond) :thumbsup:
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I’m glad to see Saw-Glu worked for you, it truly is a marvel of modern engineering. It really isn’t like other products on the market, much higher quality. Kool progress! This thing is going to be awesome, I bet you’ll get some conversations at the ‘Jeep fair’.
 

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Kevin I think I know where you are going with this and I have never seen it work before. You’d be better off using it as a bump pattern. You still might have to harden the edges to be able to use it as a hammer form or bump pattern.
 

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I had ta figure out the headlights & marker lights (sizing & components) that will populate the grille.

It seemed like ~3" would work for the headlights & ~2" for the marker lights

Kinda like this:
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Then, I could figure the hole sizes

We are gonna need (2) different size hole saws (for each size)
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The bigger saw (for each size) is to cut out the light sockets, in the die
...the smaller sizes are for the "holes" in the steel "blanks"
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I used the router, to round the edges, on both the sockets, in the mold
...& also, the inserts, for the die
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Kevin I think I know where you are going with this and I have never seen it work before. You’d be better off using it as a bump pattern. You still might have to harden the edges to be able to use it as a hammer form or bump pattern.
Hey Denny,
Well...
I made a couple of grille "blanks" for "pressing" (for practice &/or "if" I mess up)

(1) is the lower "kick panel" from an old Aluminum storm door
...& (2) piece(s) out of some ~22g stainless steel (from a MADE IN USA door "sleeve") :thumbsup:
...& then, (1) piece is some kind of real shinny 20g steel
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Like these:
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* I added ~3/4" for the "wrap around"
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This Stainless steel (1) turned out pretty good :2guns:
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...but, it seems like the 3/4" overhang, was a bit too much (because the extra material kinda "bunched up") :huh:
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So, Ima gonna trim ~1/2" off of the perimeter (of a couple of fresh "blanks")
...& try again tomorrow ;)
 

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Jeep Math:
4 x 4 = OFF ROAD :cool:

I pressed a "trimmed" Stainless Steel "blank" today :thumbsup:
...but, the "trimmed" (1) seemed to turn out worse(er) :furious2:

The top (1) was pressed yesterday
,,,& the lower (1) today
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Notice, I added the light socket Dies, when I set up todays press
...& they seemed to turn out pretty good
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But, they don't work too good with the lights :mad2:
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They just kinda "sit on top :huh:

The "sizing" of the light sockets, turned out better, when I pressed the Aluminum "blank"
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This is "closer" to what I had in mind ;)
...except for the "tearing" o_O
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Another view
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