@micahfelker stopped by for a weekend of wheeling! He smoked his rockers and I opted out on some obstacles because of that.
Small update: I added lights. Flush mount fogs (nighlight), spots pods in the lower bumper (nighlight), spot lights on the roof rack (xprite), and rear spot pods (nighlight). The do the job for only costing $12, $20, $23, and $12 respectively.
ALSO: I have trailgear 67" sliders on order. i will be welding them to my unibody rail with either my own gusset kit or a premade one. I'll tack thicker steel onto that rail for sure and then weld the sliders to the steel squares. Any tips or suggestions on how to best fit them? how far from the body should they be/what angle should they be set at? My grandpa is teaching me to weld and we'll probably tackle this project together once he's back in town. I'll do some research online about getting them to mount at the most useful angle, but if you all have any quick suggestions id appreciate it!
Check out the NPORA sticker on my rear window, like $9 on etsy!
I also picked up a smittybilt kinetic energy rope and a $30 harbor freight air compressor-the compressor is slow and overheats after 2.5 tires, so mayble i'll pick up another one and run two at a time. Still cheaper than alot of other air setups.