CJ7 Steering Wheel Paracord Wrap

Decided to wrap the steering wheel and grab bar with 550 paracord.

CJ7 Drink Holder

I've been thinking about drink holders for over a year.  Nothing on the market fits a 32 oz. stainless cup and when the dog is in the jeep, there is no place inside.

This is what I came up with:

Materials:

2 each - Rubber Drain Collar - Femco P1056-33 - 3" x 3" - Lowe's Hardware

4 each - Stainless Flat Socket Head Bolts - 5/16-18 x 3/4" - Ace Hardware

2 each - Self-adhesive, tall, square, rubber bumpers - .8" x .3" - Amazon

Thread Locker

Paracord - For Handles

32 oz Bubba Envy stainless insulated cup

Procedure:

Remove bands from collar.

Use a tri-square,to mark a perpendicular line down the side of the collar.

Find the vertical center of the collar and mark.  Then mark 7/8" above and 7/8" below the center mark.  You should now have two points 1 3/4" apart.

Added some wood blocking inside the collar and then used a 5/16" leather punch.  This left perfectly round 5/16" holes.

Remove the existing bolts from the lower door hinge pin mount.  Add some thread locker to the threads of the new flat head bolts and run them into the existing lower door pin hardware.  The flat heads flush up pretty well due to the countersinking in the door mounting plate.

The collar distorts slightly against the door pin receiver, but not enough to make a difference and the cup looks perfectly vertical and the holder perfectly round when the cup is inserted.  The cup slides easily in and out of the collar and does not rub against the flat heads.

The cup clears the body by a good 1/4", but a hard bump could cause them to come in contact with each other.

 I added an extra thick square black stick-on bumper on the cowl to keep the cup from touching the body.  Works perfectly.

Made a 32" four-strand round braid and heat welded it into a loop.  Used two 96" lengths of paracord.

I wrapped the loop around the cup and collected the center section into a loop locating the splice in the handle area.

Using a single 108" length of paracord, I collected the two parts of the handle in a king cobra weave.

Using another 108" length of contrasting color, I overlaid the first king cobra weave with another king cobra weave.

Here is the finished product.  I placed a self-stick square black bumper on the body to prevent any chafing.

Hope this helps,

Mike

Jeep CJ7 Mirror Whistle Fix

The driver side mirror whistles above 35 mph and was driving me nuts.

I was able to determine that the ridges on the surface of the outer mirror rubber seal were whistling in the wind.  I tried wrapping black electrical tape around the mirror and, while it did fix the whistle, the tape didn't last long. It is the center groove in the rubber seal around the mirror that causes the whistling.

My solution: Wrap a length of black paracord tightly in the center groove all the way around and mark. Cut the cord and melt the ends together (heat both ends at the same time with a lighter and push together).  This eliminates the need for a knot and allows the cord to sit flush in the groove all the way around. Then stretch the loop of paracord back around the seal; it should fit tight. This may take some trial and error to get the length right.

Fixed the whistle, has lasted over 2,000 miles at highway speeds, and is virtually invisible.

Hope this helps,

Mike