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Thanks I really appreciate that. I've put a lot of time and effort into it and tried to document it here in hopes that maybe it will help someone else.

Thanks, yes I am running the H2 rims. I have mixed feeling on them and kind of wish I hadn't sold the stock rims. I have no complaints because the H2 rims do exactly what I wanted, better street tires in a more common size and less weight. 37x12.5x17 But I prefer the look of the original rims...

The spare tire mount isn't parallel with the bumper so the camera points at an angle to toward the driver side. To fix that I made a spacer for the bumper bracket that holds the tire carrier at rest. Now the tire and the camera are parallel to the bumper.

While putting the radiator back in I also changed the start box to a smart start. Today I filled the antifreeze/coolant and topped off the power steering fluid then hooked up the batteries. And went to start it. Put the key in the on position and the wait light flashed for a second and went...

The plain rock sliders I have seen look like a much better fit and finish. I would not be happy with the fit and finish based on the your pictures.

And with the tire mounted. Someday the rims will be all cleaned and painted black.

Here's the finished camera mount. The camera is sealed around the lens with silicone and held in place with silicone and some double sided tape. It's also sealed to the tire mount. Once it is hooked up and all working I'll use a little silicone to seal around the wire.

Thanks, I have the Aluminum and the machines to work it. Also the spare tire/rim slides over it, plastic, fiberglass or bondo (??) would be easier to damage, crack, break, chip etc. Find a piece of rubber that size to work with and it isn't easier to work than the Aluminum. The Aluminum...

Got a chance to work on the camera mount again. I had to open up the back and fit the camera. The lens lined up perfect. Once the paint sets up i'll finish assemble it and mount.

After some machining the housing fit in the center of the mount nicely. The bolts are at 12 and 6 oclock which is above and below the NSN. The center hole will eventually be the camera lens.

With the radiator all mounted and new supports I still have to fill it and pressure test it. I also have to fill the power steering and bleed it now that the lines are hooked up to the winch. Then the nose goes back together. In the mean time I have been working on a rear view camera. The...

Got the radiator stack back together. Replaced all the cooling hoses and replaced the lower metal cooling line with a stainless steal replacement. I deceided to replace the two side radiator supports, the rubber bushings are shot and the supports have a fair amount of rust.

The Milwaukee works great. I don't even have the brushless one and it does everything easily.

Radiator DONE. These pictures focus on the areas shown in the pictures I previously posted. I fixed every corner and mount on the radiator. It's all painted and ready to be installed. If I can find a pressure test kit (I think I have one somewhere) I will test it before I put it in. Here's...

Yep, I remember those days and is one of the reasons I looked for a radiator shop, it was even old school. I'd take it back but I can already see the type of work he does so no reason to expect it would be any better than the first time. I posted the pictures to document what I do on this...

He didn't put any effort into it. I'm afraid it was just a quick buck and he over charged for the little work he did. Obviously, had I known that was going to happen I would have just done it myself to begin with. I am not afraid to do it and do it right. I just didn't want to do since I had...

No, not for $1000. Mine is easily repairable. The core is fine.

After seeing the above I checked checking over the rest of the radiator. It needs a LOT of work to fix it correctly. Here is another corner bracket that only a little of it was resoldered the rest is still separated and needs to be fixed The worst part is the lower radiator mount. It is...

When I took out the radiator a month or so ago (post 127) I mentioned radiator had a couple of corner brackets that have come desoldered. I said I would get that taken care of which I did or so I thought. I looked up a local radiator shop (only 1 in a 30 mile radius) and checked him out...

Out with the OLD, in with the NEW. Nothing wrong with the old, works great, but the new has new features so it doesn't pulse the electrical system after start as well as additional benefits. The green label KDS will sit on the shelf as a backup. Old New