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I scored a whole pile of scrap metal, so I sat down with a CAD program and sketched out some ideas. ...

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This is from the next day. Corner pieces are welded on, and diamond tread is attached to give me a s...

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Someday a winch will go here

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I blacked out the mirror, window trim, door handles, and headlight bezel

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The roof rack is mounted and looking good.

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Cargo lights. Ther are also tied into the back-up switch

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Another shot of the roof rack. I like how it came out. I just wish some of the pieces I had to wor...

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After a day of fun

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Got the bikes loaded up for a trip into the hills

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First version of the rear bumper racks

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Both rear swing arms opened up wide.

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Closeup. Some diamond tread for standing on. D-rings for recovery points, electrical hookup for a ...

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My side steps / rock rails. Really help when I'm loading stuff into the roof rack

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Closed up and ready to roll. I'm still not too thrilled about the cooler rack. It sticks out too f...

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Mounting location for my hi-lift jack. It sits on a plate behind the spare and bolts to the tire ca...

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The hinge is a glorified trailer wheel bearing from comp4x4.com. Opens smoothly and is very strong....

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Version 1.5 of the cooler rack. A water jug sits on that plate, which is high enough to clear the h...

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OK, this is a little better. I found an e-bay surplus store that was selling these locking straps f...

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I picked up a Rough Country 12000 lb with sythentic line and cover from 4x4 Group Buy (http://www.4x...

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Winch is protected from the elements. I'm going to revamp that grill guard so it's more rectangular ...

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Ok, here we are with lights facing the right way

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Version 3 of my cooler rack. It sits above the jerry cans. Removable, but even in place it doesn't...

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Close up of a hinge unit. Purchased from comp4x4.com, it supports the weight of the spare tire or j...

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Locking pin for the hinge to hold the arm open.

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Mounts for the cooler rack. I undo these bolts, and the rack just lifts off.

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This pin & spring locks the arm closed. The spring keeps it from lift up without some deliberate fo...

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Rear view of the spare tire mount. Some parts came off the stock Bronco spare tire carrier, I just ...

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The pad for my hi-lift jack mount. The bolt acts as a pin to keep the jack in place.

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Upper mounting point for the hi-lift.

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My removable license plate bracket. It locks in place with a locking pin, which keeps the spare tir...

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With the locking pin removed, the light is un-plugged, and the whole bracket slides out.

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Spare tire mount, minus the license plate bracket.

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The backside of the license plate bracket. Just some round tube and a piece of angle iron.

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These are the holes were the locking pins for the swing arms mount.

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Rear bumper: D-ring mounts the trailer electrical hookup.

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I wish I had more diamond tread plate to go all the way across.