I've been working on a new design for a locking jerry can strap.



It works with Scepter, NATO and US Jerry cans, and with all 3 can lock the cap or not as desired.



All of the parts are either aluminum or stainless, and the wire rope is both coated in vinyl and galvanized, so it will be very resistant to the elements.

It also works with multiple height trays, I tested it with all three of these...



Next comes some serious testing in use on the road and the trail.

 

Since you have far too many of these sitting around now cluttering up your space, I will selflessly offer to do my part and relieve some of the burden by taking one off your hands!

 

Two weeks ago someone offered me $1000 for one. I turned him down. Told him that someone was trying to get them into production and that he should wait for that to happen.

 

I molded the second and third grilles some weeks ago but have been too busy to test-fit them on the Jeep until this morning. Here are a bunch of comparison photos. The new grilles haven't been painted yet and need a final fine trimming for fit, but these photos do show what the various options look like.

First, the factory grille (with aftermarket slot inserts):



The first grille out of the mold, painted and with mesh in the slots:



The second grille; 2 1/2" LED turn signals recessed flush with the face of the grille:



The third grille, factory turn signals recessed:



I think I'll paint one of the new ones for use on my Jeep, as soon as I decide which one I like best.

 

It's a subtle difference but this one nails it for me.

 

I'm also leaning towards the version with the smaller LEDs.

 

#2 as well, it's sharp and I think once it's painted you'll really see it shine.

 

Agreed with everyone. The turn signal size is right and I like them placed inboard of the headlights.

 

Over the past few days I've been working on molds to make the outer shells for fiberglass JK half door uppers with slider windows. These are the molds prepped and ready to make parts:



Yesterday I molded two front shells and one rear shell for fiberglass JK half door uppers. The rear shell can be used on either side I only made one mold which means I can only mold one of those at a time. Yesterday I molded two front shells and one rear shell for fiberglass JK half door uppers. They've only been preliminarily trimmed to remove the sharp edges of the fiberglass, they'll be trimmed to exact size during assembly.



I'm doing these as a "hard shell retrofit kit", which means that these fiberglass outer shells replace the fabric shell/vinyl window on the factory uppers. The modified upper retains what's good about the factory uppers - great fit and excellent weather resistance, while providing a paintable hard shell exterior with a slider window.

Last week I assembled one rear upper:



This photo shows it posed next to a spare hardtop in my backyard, since I don't currently have half doors this is the best I can do to photograph it with a top .



By the end of the week I should have the remaining complete uppers assembled and ready for testing on a Jeep with half doors.

 

Today I finished basic assembly of a complete set of JK/JKU hard upper half doors, in this photo they're freshly painted "hardtop black". I'll do final assembly (installation of slider windows and reinstallation of the factory weatherstrip) tomorrow morning and then I'll call them done.