OK - Here are some photos of my Sporty with the bumpers installed. I'm not done yet... still have some "close it up" work to do on the rear bumper. And I'll probably work on a mount for a Hi-Lift jack and a gas can...

Oh yeah, I had to install a set of hood pins because my hood latch kept popping from the vibration of the road. Seems the two "gears" that mesh together (catch and release plates?) started shifting out of alignment. This happened on the trip to So Cal. Being that the only tool I had access to my father-in-law's cordless drill, hood pins were the only fix. I like to call it "field-expedient", and not an inch of duct tape was involved... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />


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Look! The hatch opens!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

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But it was REAL CLOSE!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

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1997 Sportage 4x4, auto-trans, Warn manual hubs, 4" UPYOURKIA front lift, TJ 106AA rear springs, 2-5/8" body lift, 31x10.50 treads, SmittyBilt SRC front and XRC rear bumper, swing-out tire mount, OBX LSD front diff, Track Finder rear locker, 5.38 R&Ps and... really crappy gas mileage! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />