JKJenn's Expedition Build Thread

[m(a)ce]

Sorry I missed this last week, Matt. It was a crazy week. I will take a couple shots tomorrow. The Gobi mount seems solid and the ARB awning was an easy mount with all of the hardware included necessary to fit into the Gobi mount.

Hey Jenn - no worries! I totally understand crazy weeks! Thank you in advance.

I was asking because on JKO one of the vendors was selling a ARB awning mount and that was first I saw anything regarding needing additional hardware.

It will be interesting to compare the mounts.

[Jeep or Tacoma]

You'd never know I normally shoot with a Canon dSLR. :
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I use the 5d and the 40 d but recently my iphone works wonders!!! who'd a thought?

[Timgco]

looks great Jenn. looking forward to the next mods.

[JKJenn]

Here are couple of close-ups of the Gobi ARB Awning mount:

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And the JK without the Freedom Panels:

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And a couple of the latest with the tires, lift, and rack:
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[m(a)ce]

Thank you for the close up pics!

Looks awesome!

[cshontz]

Killer bokeh on the bracket. Nailed the focus, didn't you? Now you're just showing off after the mundane cell phone pics.

[JKJenn]

Killer bokeh on the bracket. Nailed the focus, didn't you? Now you're just showing off after the mundane cell phone pics.

Shooting mostly landscape, I rarely get a chance to shoot at F/1.4 It's fun once in a while.

Put the AEV Geometry Correction brackets on today. Holy cow, those control arm bolts are killers. I wonder if I will be able to move tomorrow? A friend helped me out or I couldn't have done the final torquing. Only drove a quick drive to the grocery store so I didn't have a chance to give it a real test, but it sure seemed easier to handle on that short drive. Thanks for the strong recommendation, JPK.

[JKJenn]

Had the front bumper (Rugged Ridge XHD) installed on Friday (I needed a break and let a shop do it - for a reasonable price) and the winch (Warn (m8000) on Friday. Oddly enough, Warn does not include a mounting plate for the solenoid box so it is temporarily connected to the bumper hoop and a plate is on order. I would like to get some flex tubing for the wires, too. Cell phone photo for now because the Sheetz parking lot was not worthy of pulling out the real camera.

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[HOOLIGAN]

Looks great! The Gobi rack hinges to put the top down or take the freedom panels off, right? Does it rattle?

[JKJenn]

Looks great! The Gobi rack hinges to put the top down or take the freedom panels off, right? Does it rattle?

Thanks!

It does hinge, but it takes a little effort if you don't have the quick disconnects. You do not need to lift the rack to remove the freedom panels or hardtop. If you have the sunroof insert, you will need to remove it to remove the freedom panels.

I hear not rattle whatsoever and the wind noise is very low with the new wind defelctor.