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Neat concept - seen some magnetic accessories out there but rarely the suction method. Good fit for the wide rear glass on that top.

New Build Series Episode is Live! Putting in some editing hours to catch up on content. ? Check it out & subscribe to be the first to see the coming episodes ?

How To Replace The Cabin Air Filter in A Cherokee XJ: Build One From Scratch Installed this little DIY quickie back while insulating and soundproofing the firewall and overhauling the HVAC box. Fun Fact: The Cherokee never came with a cabin filter. Built this setup to seal out a rainwater...

Rebranding under a new Page/Blog: The Grove Collaborative Started things off with a few camper posts & setting up a new home for more in-depth content than the forums. Site: thegrovecollaborative.com Instagram: @craftsmancollaborative

Interesting indeed for the wrangler crowd. Imagine it will be strict no modification coverage. Full blown wobble always pointed to the trackbar momentum in my experience - with anything else just setting off the chain effect. In my case (cherokee) plating the unibody and fabricating a tube...

Pulled over on a parts run to check out this camper / roof top tent setup today. Branded Bad A** Tents (The forum sensors this :rolleyes:) Looks like a three piece plastic molded exterior, with an aluminum core frame. Really dig the look and concept of the structure. Seals directly to the roof...

Thanks! In the process of rolling out the always mentioned video footage & a new site layout - but that's been a backburner project.

Nice turnout! Interesting to see the FRP method vs. Moldmaking.

New video dropped with a quick overview on the camper top conversion process & rationale. Finally got a solid editing setup again - and planning out some more content. Only 60 combined hours of footage on a hard drive to trim down to usable bits ?

Awesome concept already brought to life in that case! And you can really see the value of running it on those tight trails. Good Stuff.

Neat stuff! I've wired some sideview/rearview cams on the Cherokee to a mini DVR for dashcam purposes (on top of splitting the output to a 4ch monitor). IIRC the dvr also had some form of network capability... so, if you rigged up constant power and a permanent hotspot in the Jeep you could make...

Few people have messaged about what the interior of the cherokee camper looks like. Here you are - pop top closed and open.

New rubber (shinko 700) and brake pads to keep it road worthy Bad exhaust valve seals and crap ton of carbon/oil build up. Constant stream of air out the exhaust during leakdown. Just finished valve lapping and it passes the solvent test. New stem seals installed all around.

Non-Jeep Update: Bought this pig a few months back... doing some work on it today and figured I'd post a few things 1994 Honda XR650L - 30k miles with a new high comp piston installed among other parts/upgrades. It's lived a long life but is still a solid bike. Ran into the expected for the...

@PCO6 that is very tempting! Always loved a simple 2 door (and actually wanted one over the 4dr) I plan to finish up the build some more and travel/live full-time out of it, making the extra popup space valuable. For a weekend camper it definitely has some novelty too.

Just read through - tons of great details! Keep on keeping on! ? (Liked the original fold-flat seat concept too, had to go that direction w/ the xj)

Unsure if you already took the trip - but I played with this concept: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/jeep-xj-pop-top-camper-build.198456/post-2743214 The heater is inevitably going to be hard-mounted in the jeep, but this was a nifty way to test it first. (You'd need a decently...

Taking the build out around the central coast (california)

Another night camping in the XJ

@zgfiredude right you are. Starting from metal up: 1. Epoxy primer (can skip, I had bare metal & rust to clean) 2. Rubber "Lizard Skin" 3. Ceramic Microsphere "Lizard Skin" 4. Light coat of bedliner 5. Deadening mat 6. Foam on top (driver/passenger floorboards 1/2" & 1/4" foam on all floor in...