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What did you do to/with your Commander today?

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I did quite a bit of searching and couldn't find a thread like this, which was surprising.

But anyway, this is to share the quick updates about the little things you did to your XK on any given day. If you don't want to start a new thread... Let us know here!
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What are these pics of @HEMICOMMANDERStl ?
What are these pics of @HEMICOMMANDERStl ?
Worn out U joint. That would be Clunking!
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I had my Commander in the shop a month or so ago for a tune up and a few smaller things. They do a quick inspection before any work and they told me I needed all new brakes and a couple suspension items up front. I didnt have them do either of those as it was more money than I had at the time and I figured I could tackle both of those things myself for ALOT cheaper!!

Over the past couple of weeks, I ordered four new rotors, caliper pins, boots and some brake lube all for around $220. I have the lifetime pads from Auto Zone so I went up and swapped them for new "free" pads. For a while I've just been replacing the pads as I do misc work when the tires and brakes need to be removed. So I knew the rotors were way beyond their lifespan!! I figured if I was doing everything I might as well replace the boots and get some actual brake lube.

This past weekend I got to it and set myself up with new brakes all around. I was glad I did this when I did. The rotors were bad and obviously the pads were worn down too!! They werent all like that 2nd picture, but still ... With brakes slowly wearing, you sometimes dont realize how bad they are until you've got brand new ones on!!

My brother and I even had a little helper!!


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I had my Commander in the shop a month or so ago for a tune up and a few smaller things. They do a quick inspection before any work and they told me I needed all new brakes and a couple suspension items up front. I didnt have them do either of those as It was more money than I had at the time and I figured I could tackle both of those things myself for ALOT cheaper!!

Over the past couple of weeks, I ordered four new rotors, caliper pins, boots and some brake lube all for around $220. I have the lifetime pads from Auto Zone so I went up and swapped them for new "free" pads. For a while I've just been replacing the pads as I do misc work when the tires and brakes need to be removed. So I knew the rotors were way beyond their lifespan!! I figured if I was doing everything I might as well replace the boots and get some actual brake lube.

This past weekend I got to it and set myself up with new brakes all around. I was glad I did this when I did. The rotors were bad and obviously the pads were worn down too!! They werent all like that 2nd picture, but still ... With brakes slowly wearing, you sometimes dont realize how bad they are until you've got brand new ones on!!

My brother and I even had a little helper!!


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Looking good. I hope your supervisor agrees
I bought a set of rotors long time ago. Swap them out when I do the brakes, then get the old ones turned and back on the shelf for the next time. Goes much faster that way.
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My brother and I even had a little helper!!











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And they say it's hard to find good help these days!!?? LOL
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My brother and I even had a little helper!!











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And they say it's hard to find good help these days!!?? LOL
Looks more like supervisor than helper
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Fun in the snow last night !
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Fun in the snow last night !
Gotta watch out for those light poles, they'll jump out in front of you.
We're having fun in the snow too.
Snow all week through Sunday, single digit highs, - temps at night.
But the wood stove is going and a roast is in the crock pot.
It's all good.
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Gotta watch out for those light poles, they'll jump out in front of you.
Exactly what I was going to say.....LOL. 😄
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When we first started, i was able to get a nice smooth transition right around it. Then I started getting grip in places ive already cleared, so it got tough predicting throttle/momentum required.
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Fun in the snow last night !
I used to do this at my workplace with a smooth tire forklift and wet pavement my boss caught me and asked what I was doing? I told him just practicing maintaining control on a wet floor. He just said be careful and I did and guess who he called first when we had flooding in the warehouse and needed product moved out!
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I used to do this at my workplace with a smooth tire forklift and wet pavement my boss caught me and asked what I was doing? I told him just practicing maintaining control on a wet floor. He just said be careful and I did and guess who he called first when we had flooding in the warehouse and needed product moved out!
This guy
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I used to do this at my workplace with a smooth tire forklift and wet pavement my boss caught me and asked what I was doing? I told him just practicing maintaining control on a wet floor. He just said be careful and I did and guess who he called first when we had flooding in the warehouse and needed product moved out!

LOL!!!
Well, I just used mine to pull a 1 ton GMC with a dual axle trailer out of the ditch and up my driveway.
He was delivering my new toilet and slid off into the ditch and drift.
Put the Jeep in 4 low to get out of the garage and through the drifts, up the hill to the house.
Then, I used it to pack down the snow so he could turn around.
Definitely getting studded tires for next winter.
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Studs is hardcore... you must npt have far to go in the winter. I envy that 😏
Studs is hardcore... you must npt have far to go in the winter. I envy that 😏
Winter time here is almost hibernation mode.
We make sure the freezer and pantry are well stocked.
Town is 2 miles away, but can be 2 miles of compact snow and ice.
Plus there is a hill getting home.
Dirt and gravel during the summer, ice during winter.
Some plans for summer include snow fencing to reduce drifts across the driveway, and orange reflective fiberglass poles to mark the driveway. Hoping our snowblower gets here next Wednesday, since snow and 30 mph winds are forecast for Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning. Oh, and a high of 12 degrees.
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This week I finally got a couple of modifications done on my Commander that I have wanted to do since January. First project was to black-out my rear side window pillars to give the appearance of one long window in the back. I did this by first spraying those pillars with black Plasti-Dip and then mounting glossy black Lexan with 3M double sided tape. This gave me the look that I desired.
My next project this week was to chop my front bumper to get rid of the " torpedo" shape points that I did not like and to give my Commander a tougher look. I did this without removing the bumper cover, and taping off where I wanted my cuts. Using my Dremel with a cutting disc and a small hand trim saw I left 3/4 inch tabs at most of the cuts so that I could bend the cuts over with my heat gun so there would not be any visible raw edges. These bent tabs can be used to mount a plastic liner to cover up the windshield washer tank and to just give it a cleaner look. The wheel well liners, I trimmed very little off them and used my heat gun again to reshape them out of the way and to provide more protection at the cutout openings. I used plastic rivets and a few zip ties to secure the wheel liners in place. I spray painted the washer fluid tank black and I think that I will leave it the way it is for now, but should I choose to make the bumper cuts to look cleaner, it will be easy to fabricate black plastic covers and fix to the tabs with plastic rivets.
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This week I finally got a couple of modifications done on my Commander that I have wanted to do since January. First project was to black-out my rear side window pillars to give the appearance of one long window in the back. I did this by first spraying those pillars with black Plasti-Dip and then mounting glossy black Lexan with 3M double sided tape. This gave me the look that I desired.
My next project this week was to chop my front bumper to get rid of the " torpedo" shape points that I did not like and to give my Commander a tougher look. I did this without removing the bumper cover, and taping off where I wanted my cuts. Using my Dremel with a cutting disc and a small hand trim saw I left 3/4 inch tabs at most of the cuts so that I could bend the cuts over with my heat gun so there would not be any visible raw edges. These bent tabs can be used to mount a plastic liner to cover up the windshield washer tank and to just give it a cleaner look. The wheel well liners, I trimmed very little off them and used my heat gun again to reshape them out of the way and to provide more protection at the cutout openings. I used plastic rivets and a few zip ties to secure the wheel liners in place. I spray painted the washer fluid tank black and I think that I will leave it the way it is for now, but should I choose to make the bumper cuts to look cleaner, it will be easy to fabricate black plastic covers and fix to the tabs with plastic rivets.
Nice work @fshnbob .
Kind of a sad day.
Cleaned Rusty's nose prints off the inside glass. We'll never again have them.
Also, made sure the A/C was working. Going to be needing it soon I think.
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