Post by 1cleantj on Jan 10, 2008 16:06:14 GMT -5
got up today and weather was nice out and started DIY highline 
Took me awhile to disassemble everything connected to the fender and unbolt it, lucky for me my jeeps spent its entire life in the rust belt and a few of the bolt heads that were supposed to be a 13mm rusted away enough where i had to jam a 12mm on it and finally get it out. At the same time while everything was apart I grinded down any rust i seen and sprayed it with some new paint.
Heres a pic of one side partially done, the fenders in the correct spot just need a little adjusting and hood cut and cleaned up but still no hood latch so it doesnt sit flush with the fender yet. I also still need to take the headlight out and drill some new bolt holes and do the finishing touches
heres a quick pic i snape'd for today
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the hood was the most nerve racking part, I cut about 1/8" below the line and cut it out with a cutting wheel then brought it right to the tape line with a flap disc, deburred the edges and put some black plastic car door moulding protectors on it ($2.80 at wal-mart) It came out pretty good though. lets face it, from a distance nobody will notice it anyways
im hoping to suck this gap in a little once i drill some holes and put the two remaining bolts back in, I looked at a few other DIY highlines and looks like they cut the metal brace below this area and bent the fender back flat again.
I still have to work out underhood things like putting the battery back in and the fuse block
I took my time with this and it took me about 4 hours to do one front, i figure about the same for the other side and another 4-5 hours making brackets and relocating everything under the hood. The rear should be pretty easy, basically just trimming the edge. This is definatly not a 1 day job unless your a professional.
Overall I gained 3" clearance compared to the other side ;D
now im at 12" from top tire to fender, plan on an another inch once I install 1" body lift
Took me awhile to disassemble everything connected to the fender and unbolt it, lucky for me my jeeps spent its entire life in the rust belt and a few of the bolt heads that were supposed to be a 13mm rusted away enough where i had to jam a 12mm on it and finally get it out. At the same time while everything was apart I grinded down any rust i seen and sprayed it with some new paint.
Heres a pic of one side partially done, the fenders in the correct spot just need a little adjusting and hood cut and cleaned up but still no hood latch so it doesnt sit flush with the fender yet. I also still need to take the headlight out and drill some new bolt holes and do the finishing touches
heres a quick pic i snape'd for today
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the hood was the most nerve racking part, I cut about 1/8" below the line and cut it out with a cutting wheel then brought it right to the tape line with a flap disc, deburred the edges and put some black plastic car door moulding protectors on it ($2.80 at wal-mart) It came out pretty good though. lets face it, from a distance nobody will notice it anyways
im hoping to suck this gap in a little once i drill some holes and put the two remaining bolts back in, I looked at a few other DIY highlines and looks like they cut the metal brace below this area and bent the fender back flat again.
I still have to work out underhood things like putting the battery back in and the fuse block
I took my time with this and it took me about 4 hours to do one front, i figure about the same for the other side and another 4-5 hours making brackets and relocating everything under the hood. The rear should be pretty easy, basically just trimming the edge. This is definatly not a 1 day job unless your a professional.
Overall I gained 3" clearance compared to the other side ;D
now im at 12" from top tire to fender, plan on an another inch once I install 1" body lift
non the less
