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Thanks Paul K and Gren_T! I learned a little from each of your suggestions. Custom wood/leather gear and diff lock knobs are a great idea. Easy to make and I looked at the alloy versions on Rovers North for inspiration. Any others?

So I've got a buddy living in London. He's an expat planning to return to the States with his family at the end of 2017. He recently bought a 1993 Defender 110 with 80k that was used by the Staffordshire Emergency Services Humanitarian Aid Association , primarily during the Bosnian conflict...

yes, I believe they did but they are very hard to come by.

At 6', you're making the right decision to go full size, especially for two people. I'm 5' 9" and can sleep comfortably in the back on a diagonal, with the rear seat folded. If you push the front passenger seat all the way forward, it's exactly 5'9" from the back of the front seat to the...

I'm very curious as my wife and I just had identical twin boys and the minivan now holds a previously non-existent allure... I was hopeful for an North American Metris awd version but no luck so far. I can't get the kijiji.ca link to work. Is there another place I can see the work you did cpsdds?

From the website's FAQ: "How long will it take to build the CLC Teardrop Camper? Let's say 250 hours. Basic assembly goes very quickly, and most will have the shell complete after a few weeks of evenings and weekends. Coating, sanding, and finishing are straightforward but moderately...

While evaluating a boat building project, I stumbled across this monocoque trailer design from Chesapeake Light Craft: http://www.clcboats.com/shop/boats/recreational-vehicles/clc-teardrop-trailer.html It's beautiful. I imagine that it might require some additional reinforcement for the...

really sharp. well done. I like the lift-up interior drawer top idea a lot.

Nice, I'm excited to see the flip.

Thanks jswift716. I guess I'll track down a set of late model fender flares and see if I can make them work. I just found something here that indicates it might.

coming together very nicely. well done.

Here's the concept for the inner drawer box inserts that might allow for the modules to be flipped over, upside-down: The inner drawer would work more like a tray or frame with an open bottom. This frame would have two mounting ledges, located front and rear, which could serve as mounting...

You got it Rayra, that's exactly what I came up with too. I'll post the details tonight.

Such a great project! I've really enjoyed the reading. Thanks for taking the time to write it all up so succinctly. I have a couple questions for you: Do you worry at all about reducing the coolant hose diameter from 5/8" to 1/2"? I can't say I understand enough about coolant systems to...

David, Thanks for the insight. You're right about the back of the drawer conflicting with the slides in an outside-mount drawer application. For that reason my inner drawer was slated to work more like a tray that had a low back. I had planned to set insert boxes into the tray, ones that...

yes, hats off to Martyn! thanks

Rayra, thanks! Awesome ideas. You've really got me there with the slider-less drawer being a design that is far more easily flipped... now my elaborate-slider-mechanism-confirmation-bias is showing cracks. I'm going to have to give that a good thought. I'm glad you like the flip idea. The...

NatersXJ6, sheet metal is a good call, at least in part; especially for the inserts, which could then be strong, low profile and still support a necessary mid-height ledge or lip (key to my hope of inserting them into the drawer/tray no matter which way the modules are oriented. I was really...

Since I was taking photos of the hardware that I already have on hand, I took a shot of the draw latches that I plan to use to fasten these modules to the trunk floor. I got the latches from Southco and they are rated to hold 500 lbs each. This should allow me to install and remove the modules...

Thanks! I'm considering different materials for the insert boxes. Lightest would be plastic and with the drawer/try supporting it from below, plastic should be sufficiently strong and take up little space. That said, I have this notion that maybe the two adjacent modules can be attached with...