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and the second pass is with lap sandpaper discs (I never use grind stones, they suck)

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and that gives us this

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which we make shinny for some JB Welding...

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tacking like a Boss !

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Those mounts look like they will work good!

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transferrin' dem holes!

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and time for the eyecrometer test

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Good looking mount! Looks factory

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Always leave us hanging, waiting for what's next. Nice work on the rounded corners.

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thank you so much, it was really difficult to design while building and I had to put my symmetrical brain on hold for most of it as it's all pollywhompus

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lol, literally... alright here we go

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I seriously found this metal piece sitting at a side of a dumpster a few years back, that's the quality of parts we are dealing with here people

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What, no bed frames? That looks like real steel!

Should hole the weight and torque very well.

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ha ha, funny you said that, there is a pristine queen sized one in a field by our house, saw it whilst walkin' da dog the other day, if she's still there after dark, that baby is mine, I also luv working with quality Pot Metal... Not!!!

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so this is what we are going for at the ends, sort of a clam shell design

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here is what one side will look like, still needs some trimming, nipping, and tucking but you git the idear

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and the mandatory stare and compare from 5 feet back, whilst sippin on a cold one, [noddin' yer head, like yeah I made that]

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Coolski!

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just a suggestion. the way that you have the ears of the mount, up and down, will make for difficult removal in the future. if you turn the mounts on the frame 90 degrees, facing front to back, you will be able to remove the mount. FYI, love what you are doing and I get most all of the Vice Grip Garage type slang you use.

keep up the good work. following along for the craftsman ship you are putting it to it.

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I'm totally enjoying your build!

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ha ha, thankski

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thank you you have no idea how much I get what you are saying, since I'm the guy who can build some great "bolt in" bracketry that although will unbolt, will never come out, ha ha, but since I took this in and out 73 times before final welding I knew it was going to be removable, also I spent many many minutes contemplating what's more important: extraction or suspendability, and since them rubber thingies are motor mounts, I wanted them to sit in as true fashion/orientation as they was designed to do, and if I turned them 90° then the weight would not be resting on the rubber bushings evenly, unless I am misunderstanding your suggestion

thanks, I love Derek, but my teenage daughter will tell you I've spoken like this since the day she was born, my wife would joke that only our daughter understands me and we have our own language

progress not perfection!

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thank you I appreciate that, so let's crack on

here's me doing the wax on wax off for what I hoped to be the 900th and final, (and I mean it this time) final time before a weldin'

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layin' down them dimes, [well, and nickels, some pennies, but mostly dimes...]

and it's totally straight if you turn your head to the side a little bit... ok, a little bit more

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you know what they say: "Grinder 'n Paint make me the welder I aint!"

seriously though, the back side had to be ground flat to mate with the trans bell housing plate, feel me?

the front was ground to hide the crappy welds!

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well dem ISOFORMA USA Amazon vendor peeps did us no favors weldering that stud aka bolt in there like that for us, don't tell a.c.ward but gosh darn it he was right it was impossible to extract this contraption in it's current native state, so these bolts had to be liberated, thank you for using cheap easy to grind grade 5 hardware

and don't we all just luv buying new parts, just so that we have to modify 'em!

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alright there it is, the transmission supported by a custom rubber mounted bracket, I am very pleased with the result

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what's that, you wanna take a closer look at the grinds, I mean the welds, ... sure

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I usually dont think far enough in my "projects"to plan ahead for remove-ability. then have to redo it, lol

your work looks good brother.

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It's looking really nice. I still say a mockup gas engine needs sat in there to make it look like there really is a gas engine in there. :lol: What Jeep do those mounts come from? That looks like a good option for many things.

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thanks, appreciate that

open to odd ball engine suggestions

per AMAZON: Compatible with 2/4WD 1986-2006 Jeep Comanche MJ, Wrangler TJ, YJ, Cherokee XJ Engines

here's a direct link and a pic of the listing for when the link expires

ISOFORMA USA Polyurethane Motor Mounts - Heavy Duty, Durable Bushing, Fully Welded Interlocked Steel - Compatible with 2/4WD 1986-2006 Jeep Comanche MJ, Wrangler TJ, YJ, Cherokee XJ Engines - 2-Pack

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so I was dying to try and fit the batteries back in there

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it's gonna be s!ck

same pics from a little bit of a step backness, just to try and take all that perspectus in

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Those batteries being almost flush with the top of the frame sure would leave a lot of room for a front trunk though. :lol: That Bluetooth steering is cutting edge. :lol: I think the funniest thing I saw from SEMA last year was a big lifted truck had no front drive shaft. Instead it had the Bluetooth logo cut out of aluminum and bolted to the yoke flange. You might even be able to incorporate something like that on this build.

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there's another pack (of six cell modules) waiting in the corner of my garage to go right on top of this one

Note: the sharp peak in the middle of the first battery pack is there because I have yet to cut holes for the engine crossmember bolts in the aluminum brackets, once I do that they will go down about 1 1/2"

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Your motor compartment is starting to fill up nicely. ;)

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I see what you did there, well played!

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Briggs and Stratton V twin?

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X2!:lol:

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and doin' the million mundane little things