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Today I started by removing the factory rock slider from the passenger side. Two out of the three larger bolts snapped off, so I. postponed installing that side until I get some center punches so I can drill out the broken bolts. After that, I went back to the wiring for the cargo area plugs...

I put one of the running boards on between a break in the weather. I'll get the other side installed when it clears up.

Drilled and tapped a couple holes into the inner fender to mount the keyed power fuse block. I ran the power and ground wires to the blocks. I left the fuses out of the power circuits so the fuse block in the cargo area isn't powered yet. I still need to get a fuse tap so I can run a keyed...

With all that trimmed, everything sits like it should when it's back together. You can see the big power and ground cable between the panels, but it has clearance all the way to the fuse block. I may plastic weld a new bottom into the floor pocket I removed, but that's something for future me to...

Lots of pics today. Started out by making a bracket to mount the rear fuse block. Just had to find some metal to make a bracket for it. Then fine tune the fit, clean it up and paint it with some truck bed liner spray. After that dried, I was going to rivet the bracket in place. My right...

Slightly less well known than the Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile, it's the Bootmobile. Seen today on Main Street in Lewiston Maine.

I sanded the bottom of the port adapter thingy so it would fit the contour of the panel better. I also flattened the bumps under the mounting area so the adapter would sit completely flush on the panel. Port adapter mounted... View from behind the panel. Next I mounted the power and...

I got most of the parts today, but the weather isn't cooperating, so I'll start installing them tomorrow. (y)

Buncha parts inbound... Stay tuned. ;) (y)

Thanks. That's I the look I was going for. I like mods that you have a hard time telling if it came from the factory that way or not.

I forgot to add that I tried the panel with the spaced out power port. The prongs on the back of the plug still hit the sheet metal underneath. Looks like I'll need to look into that box idea after all.

Today I cleaned out the old aftermarket amp wiring that was found under the big floor bin in the cargo area. I also pulled the 4ga power wire that was run up the driver side to power the amp. With that out of the way, I ran my 12/3 power wire to the rear cargo area. The outer insulation jacket...

Replacement plug arrived today. Hopefully this amount of protrusion will clear the body tub. If not, I'll look into that box idea.

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I painted the spacer with the same spray on truck bed liner I used on the front bumper.

Today I picked up a 1" PVC connector from the electrical conduit section at Lowe's. It needed a bit of trimming for length and inside diameter. After cutting it to length, I used a big step drill bit and opened up the inside of each end until the power port just began to fit. Then a sanding drum...

That would be a better solution... if done before drilling those holes. Since I did more assuming than measuring before I started cutting, I have to get creative to hide my mistake. 😆

Ok, good news/bad news today. The Good: The USB and 12v power ports arrived today, two days earlier than expected. I was able to start fitting them to the rear passenger corner interior panel. The Bad: The 12v power port won't fit where I wanted it to, and I didn't find this out until AFTER I...

My Jeep didn't come with a rear cargo area 12v power port, so I'm going to add some ports of my own. I'm adding a cargo area 12V socket as well as a multi USB socket as well. The USB socket has a volt gauge, on/off switch and one USB-A and two USB-C ports on it. The single type A port is PD...