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I picked up single fish-eye LEDs off Amazon years ago. I think they are 3/8” round and mount in a 1/2” or so hole. I made little brackets to mount on the sides of my roof rack. 3 lights per side is about perfect to cast light just bright enough for cooking 6’ from the sides of the Jeep but...

It can be difficult to admit that you got scammed. There is real loss involved, of dollars, trust, and faith. However, there is an important lesson too. When you share the whole story, it helps others learn. One key reason that scams are successful is that people are afraid to share the story...

You need to share the details and the username. If you aren’t willing to shine sun on the rot you will never kill it.

Tow ratings are basically argument fuel. There must be thousands of posts here about setting / meeting / exceeding weight ratings and tow specs. Ultimately they are set by a collaboration of people including performance engineers, safety engineers, reliability engineers, accountants, lawyers...

If you ask 3 people about transmission flush you get 9 opinions, but at that mileage I would flush and do filters. Otherwise, not much is needed if you have a relatively tame driving style. I put well over 200k on a 2002 F250, 50% loaded 50 empty, and it was still rolling strong when I handed...

How many miles on it?

Most likely issue to intermittently take out everything on one side of an engine is a bad ground. Check all grounds you can find? Otherwise, sorry, I don’t know what to tell you and don’t have a wiring diagram.

Does the camper plug into the trailer harness? If you end up doing that, I leaned the hard way that the 3rd brake light needs to be connected to both brake wires by way of a special trailer 3rd light adapter. They call it a logic unit, but I suspect there is no logic to it. It keeps the 3rd...

I don’t know for a fact that this would work, but I would consider the wall plates used for central vacuum systems… sealed tight and designed to connect hose on each side.

Much easier to install before the roof is placed too! Rivets for the thin wood are a solid idea. I made storage crates from frames and very thin plywood walls and I had a fight with the tee nuts.

If you’re using a CNC router or laser cutting system, 3/8 Baltic birch can be slot-tabbed or finger jointed to make some ridiculously strong glued joints that take up very little space and need no internal structure. I finger jointed my chuckbox completely with a home made sled in a table saw…...

Doing it yourself at least once is a good learning experience. It makes you appreciate the price of a good paint job that much more. You might also look into wraps if there aren’t rust issues. As far as DIY, if you like the colors, tractor enamel is single stage, pre-mix, easily available...

Every time we talk wheel spacers it seems like 1/2 the forum believes that they fly off all by themselves! If you are 100% sure they are steel… maybe try a magnet on them… then a bigger torch and for longer will help, as will soaking for several days in penetrating oil. Another method...

Radiator shutters are a significant contributor to gas mileage and important to maintaining operating temperatures. You may or may not believe you need that, but I personally would make sure they could be re-installed if you remove them.

Like in time lapse with Mr. Bean music running behind it?

So… they are essentially building trucks as fast as I build them! Also subject to my ability to raise sufficient rotating capital… and not drink too much on weekends…. ?

Do the batteries have individual onboard battery management systems? Do you have a diagram with wire sizes?

That is a good point, teaching a first time driver to use the “wrong” side of the car in their home country is a recipe for disaster. I would pass.

It looks like a pretty neat use of an atypical car. Beware that while you are likely very used to close-quarters living, she is most likely very used to long silent and alone stretches. A few months sharing 50-60 square feet will definitely be a test of your marriage. Be sure to make time and...

In the US, you can purchase pre-made vehicle specific tow wiring harnesses that plug into your brake light harness and provide the tow wiring. I would imagine the same are available in the UK, and are generally cheap enough to qualify for your “zero budget” without running the risk you take to...