86scotty
Cynic
That's because 'the Jeep community' seems to be only interested in completely removing the spare and adding an 8" lift and 37"s. I haven't figured out this logic yet.
I like the idea.
Land Rover ideas for Jeeps
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That's because 'the Jeep community' seems to be only interested in completely removing the spare and adding an 8" lift and 37"s. I haven't figured out this logic yet.
I like the idea.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Yes, the soft barn door upper can work with the factory soft top. One mod to the factory rear window is required - adding a jamb for the barn door to close against. I designed a soft top barn door jamb for the JK but haven't built one because I never take my Safari Cab hardtop off the JKU but a few years ago I did a soft barn door for the LJ factory soft top and it worked great. Used it one summer and never used it again because once I put the Safari Cab hardtop on the LJ I never went back to the soft top. But it's definitely feasible and practical on the JK as well.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I'd have to study the Gladiator a little more to come up with a final design, but it's definitely a workable idea. The "covered wagon" topper for the bed could be constructed with a design very similar to the design I did for my fiberglass military trailer replica, it wasn't a difficult fab/sewing project. The exact details of the connection between the cab and the covered wagon top and getting that weatherproof would require a little design work but certainly feasible.
A few photos of the trailer covered wagon top...
I have been doing some Gladiator design work recently; just before the pandemic started I finished up a storage system for inside the Gladiator cab and a company liked it so I passed the design and prototype over to them. Just last week, after a bit of pandemic delay, they delivered a preproduction prototype of the product for me to verify and test.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I've always liked the idea and one of these days I may make a mold for a hood (or perhaps I should say bonnet in this thread
) with a recess and reinforcement to carry the spare.That was actually powered off the Defender’s PTO as well.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
WMIK (Weapons Mount Installation Kit) British military Defenders
Lots of interesting stuff is part of the WMIK setup.
In official British military parlance they call this tailgate a Pannier. They're used as a place to store gear; I've seen ammo cans in them and other items. A tailgate (er... pannier) like this one could be implemented for a Jeep, although you'd need to find a different place for the spare (on the bonnet?). The spare on a WMIK Defender is located on the side of the roll cage, it can be seen in some of these photos.
The one above is a faux WMIK, someone has installed surplus WMIK bits to convert their civvie Defender into a WMIK clone (note no weapon installed on top, and the Defender decal on the back). This next one is a real WMIK:
The Land Rovers pictured above also has lockers installed in the sides. You can see these on some of the photos above, it's the hatch right behind the doors. It's an easy installation in a Land Rover but I can't find any place in a Jeep where something like this, even if smaller, could fit.
Lots of interesting stuff is part of the WMIK setup.
In official British military parlance they call this tailgate a Pannier. They're used as a place to store gear; I've seen ammo cans in them and other items. A tailgate (er... pannier) like this one could be implemented for a Jeep, although you'd need to find a different place for the spare (on the bonnet?). The spare on a WMIK Defender is located on the side of the roll cage, it can be seen in some of these photos.
The one above is a faux WMIK, someone has installed surplus WMIK bits to convert their civvie Defender into a WMIK clone (note no weapon installed on top, and the Defender decal on the back). This next one is a real WMIK:
The Land Rovers pictured above also has lockers installed in the sides. You can see these on some of the photos above, it's the hatch right behind the doors. It's an easy installation in a Land Rover but I can't find any place in a Jeep where something like this, even if smaller, could fit.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Another interesting item seen on military Land Rovers - take a look at the jerry can on the rear corner of this WMIK Defender:
It's a folding jerry can carrier, here's one folded and without a can:
This one's mounted on the hardtop instead of the body, and it's opened and carrying a can:
I like the folding feature.
It's a folding jerry can carrier, here's one folded and without a can:
This one's mounted on the hardtop instead of the body, and it's opened and carrying a can:
I like the folding feature.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Inspired by the longer racks on Land Rovers, I began work on the extension for my rack today. I'm adding two feet to it to make the overall length 8 feet. At that length it hangs over the windshield a bit on the LJ and it'll end about even with the top of the windshield on the JKU.
In these photos the perimeter of the extension base is clamped in place.
The extension will bolt to the front of the existing basket, that way I can use only the main basket or I can install the extension in addition depending on the load I need to carry on that expedition.
I'll need to add support in the front for the extension and there are two ways I could go - I could add a gutter-mount crossbar (shown in blue below), or maybe gutter mounts without a crossbar, or I could add braces to the windshield hinge bolts (orange). Haven't decided which way I'll go yet although I'm leaning towards the crossbar. Comments welcome.
In these photos the perimeter of the extension base is clamped in place.
The extension will bolt to the front of the existing basket, that way I can use only the main basket or I can install the extension in addition depending on the load I need to carry on that expedition.
I'll need to add support in the front for the extension and there are two ways I could go - I could add a gutter-mount crossbar (shown in blue below), or maybe gutter mounts without a crossbar, or I could add braces to the windshield hinge bolts (orange). Haven't decided which way I'll go yet although I'm leaning towards the crossbar. Comments welcome.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
An interesting camper conversion.
He's used part of the Tropical Roof as a pop-up, but only to provide standing room.
The Land Rover above has a Tropical Roof, which is second metal skin over the roof with an air gap between. It's designed to keep the interior cooler by providing an air gap between the panel that the sun beats down on and the main roof panel.
I've seen a lot of Jeeps where people put insulation inside the roof of the hardtop to keep temperatures down, but I've never seen a Tropical Roof on a Jeep.
He's used part of the Tropical Roof as a pop-up, but only to provide standing room.
The Land Rover above has a Tropical Roof, which is second metal skin over the roof with an air gap between. It's designed to keep the interior cooler by providing an air gap between the panel that the sun beats down on and the main roof panel.
I've seen a lot of Jeeps where people put insulation inside the roof of the hardtop to keep temperatures down, but I've never seen a Tropical Roof on a Jeep.
I visited the UK about 13 years ago and across an old Defender with a tropical roof. I hadn’t heard of one before and chatted with the owner about it and he told that particular Defender had been abandoned in the desert by the military before he rescued it. He also told me the roof panel worked really well to keep the interior cool.
Bobs85Reny
New member
Here is a product that might be of interest.
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I used this on my roof rack its strong enough to walk on it makes a great platform for photography and is lightweight. Its like the thickness of a plastic milk carton. It also shields the roof and keeps the temperature down like the tropical roof. This will also make a great Molle panel for all the bags you make.
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