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A couple of things turned up yesterday. Firstly, the obligatory Jeep adornments :) … Secondly, the DC-DC converter module. It was much better than I expected for the 10GBP it cost. Its basically a DC-DC converter that will deliver 0.5V to 31V from a 7V to 32V supply, with settable constant...

Today I made a small bracket to provide a proper anchor point for the battery retaining strap now that I am only fitting the single battery. I then made up a cover to give some protection to the wiring and terminals out of some 4mm polycarbonate sheet I had left over from another project. I...

Back to the solar project... I left the fridge running for most of the last week directly from the aux battery and its been running fine, maintaining 2 to 3 dogs., and despite a completely overcast and rainy day yesterday the aux battery was sitting nicely at 13.6 degrees with the controller...

Whilst all the kit was out of the car for the battery install I took the opportunity to start re-evaluating and repackaging the kit I’ve been carrying around. One thing I had been meaning to do was try and repackage my compressor/tyre repair kit to fit better in the spare wheel. The compressor...

Thanks both, I'm hoping the lockdown will be eased soon so I can actually go somewhere. I carried on with finishing the install today, although there are still some the things to tidy and complete..... Marking the holes for the two M5 clinch nuts that secure the side of the battery tray...

It was time to get on with the battery tray today. After making up a card template I set to with some ali I had left over from making the storage crate lids. To make best use of space and avoid cutting any trim I decided to go for a staggered layout for the batteries. I made up a combined...

The 4mm ferrules arrived and battery arrived today, so I spent some time this evening terminating the cabling. As usual the things weren’t quite as straight forward as the could have been since the insulation on the solar cabling was slightly too fat for the plastic sleeves on the ferrules. So I...

Back to the solar install... I didn't get that much done this weekend, but I buttoned up most of the wiring routing, and got the bumper and arch trims back on. I then moved on to making up a bracket to mount the solar controller. There was a convenient M6 stud to hang it from inside the sub...

Thanks AFT, it's definitely fun coming up with ways to package things into a small vehicle. There's not much I've had to compromise on coming down from the GC to the Renegade, it even coped with some towing duties back in November when I needed to quickly retrieve one of my my other projects...

This hawk decided to have pigeon for breakfast in my back garden a couple of days ago.

Well the weather cooperated at the weekend and a spent some time cracking on with the solar install. No pain, no gain. I had to dismantle a bit more of the car than I hoped, but it was the only way to route the cables properly. It was also an opportunity to clean some of the Welsh mud and sand...

One project I’ve been meaning to do for a while is to fit an auxiliary battery to run the fridge and other accessories (if/when needed), and provide some piece of mind that the starter battery will always be capable of starting the car. Space and weight is always consideration in the Renegade...

Not done any updates here for a while since it's been a case of ‘all dressed up and nowhere to go’ for the last few months. Particularly annoying as we had a few days of snowfall that would it would have been nice to got out and explore in. So apart from dreaming and planning of future...

Lovely weather indeed. A pity we're not allowed out to play:(

Thanks jeepgc, it was great to break free and get out, if only for a couple of days. The last time I drove that track was many years ago in a couple of Lada Nivas and it was almost impassable due to flooding, so it was nice to tackle it in the dry. It was my sister-in-law on gate duty and it...

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Thanks JeepGC, I'm a great believer in using what is to hand and fixing and repurposing things rather than just throwing them away. Regarding the visibility of the crates, the rear head rests obscure most of the view so its all mostly out of sight. Thanks AggieOE, nice to know I have inspires...

I spent an hour or so this evening making up some clamps for the waffle boards. I just need to fit some thin self-adhesive foam strips to the plates on the roof rails and the underside of the ears on these clamps to help keep the board in place, and that should do for now.

The location of the new plates meant I needed to rethink my CB aerial mount. In the end I decided just to cut down the bracket and mount it on the vertical face of the roof rail. I used three inserts which may bit a bit unnecessary but there’s a fair bit of stress that goes through the mount. It...