Since I learned my lesson last time that The Cliff’s is not a roofrack friendly park, I made a secondary mount for my Hi-Lift jack so that when i leave my roofrack at home, I can still carry my jack with me 
Got my YJ mirror installed today.
Bracket on the fender
When I go wheeling, the top part will come off (like in the photo above) and only the base will remain. I thought about this base getting caught on something, but decided since my tires stick out further than the base, it shouldn’t cause much of a problem.
My new Hayden power steering cooler. Yes, this is an automatic tranny cooler, but I will be using it for my power steering cooler 
After removing my doors, I needed a way to keep legal by adding a mirror to my driver’s side. While I was doing that, I figured it would be a good idea to get a bigger and better mirror. I managed to pick up a used YJ mirror pretty cheap.
I decided that the best place for the mirror would be on the front fender. In order to mount the mirror so that it was pretty sturdy on the sheet metal fender, I got a piece of 3/16″ scrap steel.
Then I set the mirror mount on the steel and measured where I wanted to cut it……and cut it.
Next it was time to measure and drill the holes in the backing plate.
After that was done, I painted the backing plate to prevent rust.
While the paint was drying, it was time to drill the three holes in the fender.
….and paint those holes to prevent rust.
Now all that’s left is to get the proper mounting hardware (if you didn’t get any with the mirror)…
…..and mount it up!
That’s it. I can put my mirror on for driving on public streets, but when I hit the trails, I can remove the mirror only leaving the small mount behind. Couldn’t be simpler.
I picked up a YJ mirror today so I can mount it to my fender when my doors are off and stay legal on the street.
Did some wheeling at The Cliffs today for the Land of Lincoln event. Here’s a few pictures.
More can be found here.
A few pictures taken today
New seat covers:
Mopar heat shield
…and a few driveway pictures.
I’m going to The Cliffs tomorrow….my winch will be here Wednesday
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