SQRLPWR Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Looks awesome. Gonna be ready for Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Haha, nope! It'll be a few weeks until I get to making the other three, and get them mounted. I might build the other front one Sunday though. I really want some nice warmer weather so I can have the garage door open and work. I can't get the Jeep in the garage right now as we have our old dryer in there, and I have the fender metal on the floor, and the table I'm using takes up a bunch of room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Yeah u don't wanna be painting when it's too cold either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I painted in my garage a couple weeks ago. It was 10 degrees in my garage, right at the limit of the paint. That's as hot as she gets in the winter. So I couldn't open the door for better ventilaltion. I thought I was okay. Deb says I was a little wonky. Expecially when I burned the ribs on the BBQ. :-) Course it could have been the beer and not the paint fumes! I was painting wood with latex floor paint. Dried pretty fast to the touch. SOMEDAY when the garage is done I'll post pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I set the temp to 13 when I painted that one fender. Even that was lower than it should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Here's a (very) rough idea of how it'll look all silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 I think I might have to break down and buy a color matched spray bomb. One should do with a silver base though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 That's a nice Jeep Derek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 what are you going to do for blinkers? I would make some round ones under the headlights....CJ style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 1 hour ago, jay said: what are you going to do for blinkers? I would make some round ones under the headlights....CJ style Blinkers are overrated. Lol. I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet. I have a couple of smaller lights that I could mount on top of the fenders, but I'm not sure how they'll look. I do like the look of the round lights under the headlights. I was at PA today, and I should have grabbed a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 5 hours ago, jay said: what are you going to do for blinkers? I would make some round ones under the headlights....CJ style I really like that idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, sar4x4 said: I really like that idea! I think that might be the best looking way to go. I do know I'll have to figure it out before I get them mounted!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 oh damn...I thought for a second it was all done LOL - and yeah, that's how I would do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 And now Derek knows where to mount those big Hellas again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerram Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 1 hour ago, sar4x4 said: And now Derek knows where to mount those big Hellas again! Might Make it real hard to see with them up there. It lights up the hood and creates glare back at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 1 hour ago, sar4x4 said: And now Derek knows where to mount those big Hellas again! Hopes go up. 13 minutes ago, Powerram said: Might Make it real hard to see with them up there. It lights up the hood and creates glare back at you Hopes go down. LOL I think a focused spot light might be ok up there, but the Hella fogs would probably light up all of the hood. 5 hours ago, jay said: oh damn...I thought for a second it was all done LOL - and yeah, that's how I would do it I really do like that! I'm just not sure if I need lights that are visible from the side too... I have a couple of these lights https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/2-1-8-in-sealed-clearance-marker-light/A-p8553752e, and I was going to mount them on top of the new fenders, but I know it won't look right. Maybe lights below the headlights like the one pictured, and a penny light on top of the fenders. I might be able to put something inside the wheel well as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 meh...I wouldn't run side markers on the fenders...that would ruin the clean look. how about a tiny bright LED marker discreetly mounted on the inner fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I could mount the light I have close to the hood, something like this. 11 minutes ago, jay said: meh...I wouldn't run side markers on the fenders...that would ruin the clean look. how about a tiny bright LED marker discreetly mounted on the inner fender I know, and that's what I'm afraid of. I want it to be legal though, and I'm not sure if only having lights on the front will be or not. On the inner fender should work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hmmm, I could even weld a small piece of flat bar where the red line is, and mount my small lights there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Something like this, but tucked in a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 What about a small amber LED strip and work it into the tubing / fender? My buddy used to do that in the rear fairings of sportbikes ... super clean. This sort of a thing (but smaller and amber) with the lights drilled "through" the fender / tube / whatever ... sort of like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 So, it turns out I need a three wire front light, but the side marker lights are only two wire. Since it's so nice out today, I've started on the second fender. I find it much easier to see what I'm doing with the new mask too, through it doesn't really improve my welding skills, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunet-Hemi Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 The welds look good. You should see my welds on the mounts I just made. Not very pretty. But they'll hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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