Dave's Jeep JL Rubicon: The Gray Goat

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Well, with any project there are unforeseen issues. Today, it’s the fact that the Goose Gear kitchen (fridge garage/slide) will occlude my 12v power source for the Engel. So, here’s some shots of the the side panel disassembled and the 12v plug that I’m about to tap into.

A good set of auto interior tools made this easy, but the whole panel can be pulled by hand. Mind the clips ;)

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3 prong plug in the rear with two wires to the OEM cigarette plug. Nice factory ground there for other stuffs.

Black ground, pink with green stripe positive. This can be either keyed ignition or constant depending on fuse placement under the hood. More on that later but mine is set for constant for the fridge.

Trivia: USB’s in the JL turn off after an hour of inactivity (engine off). Nice feature, I just figured that out.

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12v extension installed. Engel will be GTG, onward to complete the Goose Gear JL Plate System.

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Goose Gear 40% seat delete. Note the floor brackets using OEM seat bolts, and use of T nuts to secure “legs” to the extrusions under the platform. Also note which side of the extrusion each leg is on. Easy stuff.

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T nuts slide into the extrusions, tighten the Allen heads once you have them where you want them.
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Install loosely with front and rear decks connected - do not tighten deck bolts until you have the forward seat bracket holes marked (you’ll have to drill these) and drilled/hardware installed.

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Ensure “legs” on the 40% panel are not abrading any interior panels (future squeaks/rattles) and that everything forward is tight and good to go. THEN, once you checked all the gaps and alignment, tighten down, hand tight. Mongo should use anti-seize.
 
Done. Now to test it out and add the kitchen drawer (second slide).

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Some efficiencies gained right away are easy access to the trunk and the OEM jack and tools without needing to unload the entire cargo area. Before, the Engel was blocking the trunk and would have to be removed to get to the recovery gear. No more.
 
Scotch locks ... <cringe> Other than that, looks great!

Funny you mention that. In the rush to get ready for Expo East I cut some corners. Well, as I was rigging and armoring the Engel power cord for trouble free fridge slide action, my ground failed. Seriously. The whole MF had to be disassembled - good thing it wasn’t on a trip or that would have been a buzz kill.

Now, I’ve decommissioned the OEM plug (made useless by the fridge garage) and added a seriously over engineered (and armored) power and ground lead to a Blue Sea plug now mounted properly on the wall where it works best for the fridge. Should have done this the first time!

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Fridge slide power cord management. Here’s what I did to keep the fridge slide from chewing up the power cord.

Armor the cord. Allow just enough slack (with a little extra of course) and secure the rest. Do a few test runs, watch what goes where. Arrange it high so it stays out of the slides!

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