The Barn Burner

[DRAGOONRANCH]

If you are going to have it apart, MRVB?

[TMatheaus]

those small stacked plate coolers suck if thats thats what you are running. find a tube/fin type cooler they are much more efficient(but more expensive). when you are crawlin' you need to pull down into 1st and not use the automatic gear selection if you don't already.

i think you are backwards, the fin type suck which is the style he has and the plate style are the better ones

[BroncoJo]

i think you are backwards, the fin type suck which is the style he has and the plate style are the better ones

This is what I have always been told

[tigweld]

I am talking radiator style with end tanks 2 pass maybe like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Setra...Q5fCarQ5fParts



I can tell you for a fact from personal experiance that the stacked plate do not work very well

[BroncoJo]

I am talking radiator style with end tanks 2 pass maybe like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Setra...Q5fCarQ5fParts



I can tell you for a fact from personal experiance that the stacked plate do not work very well

I misunderstood, I thought you were talking about something like this

http://www.speedalliance.com/images/...ION_COOLER.jpg

[CheapJeep]

It's back together and running once again. Mounted a badass trans cooler/e-fan setup in the bed, should have no problem keeping it cool under rompage. Need to make a mount for the trans temp gauge since there is no room on the dash.

Built a winch mount yesterday using pieces from Coop's old one. Got it installed, just need to wire it up. Also welded on some d-ring mounts to the front for tow points.

Started on a steering box brace using some scrap pieces of chromoly tubing. Not much left, just need to finish it up.


I'll post pics later, headed back out to the shop.

[CheapJeep]

Ready to rock n roll... Got it all finished up tonight, I forgot how much fun it is to mount the skidplate by yourself.

Pics...

For the winch mount brackets I welded two 3/8" grade 9 bolts from underneath for the studs. Also tapped single 7/16" grade 9 bolts on each side offset for additional strength against shearing.



Steering box brace... Mounted the winch controller box flush underneath due to lack of mounting space on the actual winch. Might move it down the road...









Trans cooler/fan

[uglyota]

that may be the worst placement for a winch controller box that I have ever seen

[CheapJeep]

Ya, with no mounting space on the bumper/winch and the short cable run to the terminals made my options slim. It's still easily accessible and protected by the bumper, steering box brace, etc.

That being said I plan on mounting it inside the console I'm building for the c.b. and head unit later on.

[bcolman]

why not just put it on top of the winch motor with some very large hose clamps?

[FJAggie07]

why not just put it on top of the winch motor with some very large hose clamps?

x2?

Or run it into your engine compartment and wire up some in cab controls from 12voltguy?

[CheapJeep]

Read above... No space to mount the box on the m8000 motor, I tried it as that's how our m12000 box is mounted. The 3 motor cables have to be lengthened to mount it any further than about 10"s from the winch terminals.

[robertf03]

x2?

Or run it into your engine compartment and wire up some in cab controls from 12voltguy?

did you see the rest of the wiring on this vehicle? 12volt guy stuff wouldn't exactly match.

[bcolman]

i dont understand your logic, you could mount it under the winch, but you could not mount it to the motor where the wires would need to be ever shorter? maybe its just been a long week, but that doesnt make sense to me

[Sharpe]

Whacha gonna do when the front end is burried into a dirt bank or something and you need a winch pull to get up it?