Recent content by RecklessCreation

my hope is to be under 1000lbs unloaded on the custom build, at the most like 1200lbs, so my challenger can yank it if needed, loaded and ready to go for a possible week it'll be over 2000lb range pretty easy I believe my current little pop up is around 1300lbs unloaded, 1700-1800 rated loaded...

yeah I won't be hard mounting the solar panel(s) .. I'll be putting them on a 'quick' mount rack, basically just enough wind won't toss it, and it will live with the jeep. so atleast I will be able to move it(them) around to suit parking. quite a few of the things I'm building/modding will...

Thanks guys! You know I went through that exact instruction manual document, and saw the things about the wiring, but never saw the sentence that said there should atleast be wiring for the battery stock. All the wiring on the hitch has been messed with previous to me, so I'll be going...

okay I finally made the horrible choice of joining the masses that own a piece of towed camping equipment. a Used 1993 jayco eagle 8. a little bitty low optioned (and really light) tent trailer, the options it does have of note that I was 'looking' for ... the mounts on the outside for the...

Still no progress on the fuel tank, or winch mounting/fab work (again, shops still running, and Challenger parts! LOL ) .. and the Fuel pump will be an order in thing. However with all the WJ stuff I've seen about the fan swapping and stuff I'm starting to wonder if I should start looking into...

I've always said that if I come across an overland WJ in a wrecking yard (the few I deal with locally i've already told what I want LOL) I'll steal the fun bits ( the varilok axles, and sliders.. etc) ... my only real beef with the variloks is they aren't rebuildable. however with a 242, and...

So looks like my WJ is getting the tank tuck a little sooner then originally planned haha. since sitting at home then going back to the shop to do the front end, the fuel gauge has decided it only wants to show the level like 10% of the time, and then when we finally got the rebuilt trans for...

depends how scale you want it ... or how 'easy' you want your crawling ... the Axial, the rc4wd and the TRX4 all have a fantastic aftermarket I would argue axial has the most 'conversion' aftermarket .. so if you want to actively change things, convert layouts/suspension etc... I would put...

Other then not wanting to find out what my hatch can handle .. I do intend to have other things on the rear swing out .. just the tire will be the one taller 'in the way' .. so even with the spare not on the swing out, i'd also have to still swing out to lift the hatch. Other then daily simple...

the other design conundrum is the rear bumper/tire carrier. I want to be able to access/open the rear hatch glass without swinging the tire out, gotta figure out the angle and how low it can sit while staying as low profile as possible, maybe a slight hinged tilt back. The other idea is...

I'm sure people have hit all the points. For us, the extra expense of the trailer is gonna be a necessity if the whole family goes out. This also means the rig can be lighter and less packed. But I'm also building the trailer to the specs I want/need. basically converting a small tent...

this is the bumper I intend ... 99-04 WJ NON-Winch Bumper Kit - DIY Off Road .. I need to still check into just plans and having a local connection fab shop plasma table the steel (current world conditions making that difficult ofcourse) cause USD -> CND ... and shipping for the cut steel might...

yeah I found spiral designs videos when I started researching the idea. definitely helpful to see which factory stuff will work nicely traveling/camping/exploring will be geared towards the whole family (me, wife, kiddo). I do have a possible 'crazy' idea to make a flip top camp conversion...

haha no kidding. I knew it was going to be a slow build, if nothing more then just a pure lack of time to work on it. at this point I just want it ready to go if any really nasty weather appears, especially after trading in the current 'family/stuff' mover (ie minivan) in finally on a...

Figured I'd revive and update this thread. Definitely not a forgotten project. In fact it finally managed to make its way into the shop. It got all of it's front end joints replaced, drag link, track bar, and even the brakes (including an upgrade to the newer version calipers), and wheel...