wood1
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- '93 XLT, Cayman Green RIP
My lovely wife bought me a winch 4 years ago and we have been dragging it around ever since. I wanted to get a proper winch plate, then was going to make one, you know how that goes. So, my buddy is a Rough Country dealer and sells me stuff for cost, I used to work for him about 10 years ago. Great guy. He knows me too well so he sent me a winch plate. It's for a YJ, whatever that is... He actually won a new JK thingy all hopped up a while back. He is such a nice guy that when he won the new one he gave his parts guy his built Jeep thingy, long arm kit, electric selectables, winch, 36's, RCV's, doubler etc etc etc. anyway, I'm off on a tangent.
I cut a bit out of the back (it is curved up in the back about an inch) then heated the hell out of it and bent the ends down in a vice. Had to heat one end a second time and pound it with a BFH to get it to fit just right... luckily I have access to a torch.
I have a nice bumper already so I wanted to make sure the winch will work with it once I cut a bit out of the top of the bumper. l have to snip off the ends of the plate hanging down past the frame snouts because the bumper will hit them otherwise.
I cut the grill out to fit, sprayed a bit of black rust paint around, loomed all the wires including the battery blanket and block heater wires. I haven't tried to yank anything yet but I did test it.
No welding, just 9/16 grade 8 bolts.
I cut a bit out of the back (it is curved up in the back about an inch) then heated the hell out of it and bent the ends down in a vice. Had to heat one end a second time and pound it with a BFH to get it to fit just right... luckily I have access to a torch.
I have a nice bumper already so I wanted to make sure the winch will work with it once I cut a bit out of the top of the bumper. l have to snip off the ends of the plate hanging down past the frame snouts because the bumper will hit them otherwise.
I cut the grill out to fit, sprayed a bit of black rust paint around, loomed all the wires including the battery blanket and block heater wires. I haven't tried to yank anything yet but I did test it.
No welding, just 9/16 grade 8 bolts.