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The Lone Ranger – Winch Mounting
I’ve been wheeling for some time without a winch now, never really thought I needed one (probably still don’t). But the last time I rode along at Interlake gave me a new perspective. Long story short, it was very wet from melting snow, throw in a very sideways XJ (leaning in an alarming direction), and you have yourself the makings of a situation where using a Highlift/come-a-long to recover some one just isn’t a good answer. Thankfully, there was one…
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The Lone Ranger – License Light
I thought someone might need an idea for a compact light in the future. Here’s my solution to the problem: It’s a LED motorcycle license plate light. Its cheap and compact (my two requirements). We’ll see how long it holds up.. (photo is kinda dark, the whole plate is illuminated at night)
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The Lone Ranger – Fender Trimming
Very little trimming was required in the rear: And with the flare back on: I might have to trim just a smidge more back here, we’ll see when I flex it again. The front needed a bit more aggressive of a trim job: I wound up leaving some of that little bracket in the front to make it easier to mount the inner fender liner too. Hopefully it won’t rub the tire too bad at full stuff.
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The Lone Ranger – Second Stretch
Happy Day! The Ranger took its first ‘long’ road trip into work today (about 18 miles one way). I’m happy to report it didn’t fall apart and kill a buss load of Nuns on the way in… With the 4:10’s, it’s a bit steep, but really not that bad at all to drive (5th gear is 2k rpms at 70 mph). You’ve got to burn a bit more clutch to get it moving, but once its rolling life is good.…
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The Lone Ranger – Death of a Cherokee
The Ranger has been kicked out of the garage for the past few days to allow me to strip down my other wheeler. I did grab a few photos of the XJ and the Ranger hanging out next to each other for a bit. Considering all the places I managed to squeeze that XJ in, the Ranger looks way overbuilt sitting next to it.