Gladys - a rubicon built for overlanding

[RH 67]

Ok thanks. Good work!

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[Altex]

Very nice touch on the wheels! Truck looks great

 

[ks_yeti]

Thanks guys! It breaks the rim up and adds a nice little touch. It’s a small detail that I felt helped quite a bit.

 

[steffen707]

Thanks guys! It breaks the rim up and adds a nice little touch. It’s a small detail that I felt helped quite a bit.

yeah that looks awesome!

 

[ks_yeti]

Progress on the Jeep has slowed down some, still have a small list of things i'd like to get done to her yet this winter/spring.

But, what I've been able to focus a little bit of time on is the RTT i'm building from scratch.

I looked online at different hinge options, and eventually decided i could just make a set from scratch. First things first, i built a set of hinges out of 1/4" plywood to verify they would work, after a couple of versions i finally found one that did. So I went to my steel stash and found 4 base plates from 6"x6" post bases.

Then grabbed a sheet of 3/4" AC X Super plywood, an exterior rated cabinet grade plywood to build the base.

I'll be bending the conduit to make the bows on the tent Next week, then comes the time to start cannibalizing my tent to build the cover.

 

[SleepyJeep]

Progress on the Jeep has slowed down some, still have a small list of things i'd like to get done to her yet this winter/spring.

But, what I've been able to focus a little bit of time on is the RTT i'm building from scratch.

I looked online at different hinge options, and eventually decided i could just make a set from scratch. First things first, i built a set of hinges out of 1/4" plywood to verify they would work, after a couple of versions i finally found one that did. So I went to my steel stash and found 4 base plates from 6"x6" post bases.

Then grabbed a sheet of 3/4" AC X Super plywood, an exterior rated cabinet grade plywood to build the base.

I'll be bending the conduit to make the bows on the tent Next week, then comes the time to start cannibalizing my tent to build the cover.

You and @steffen707 can be besties twinsies! LOL

 

[steffen707]

You and @steffen707 can be besties twinsies! LOL

hey, and both our JTs are named Gladys!

Then grabbed a sheet of 3/4" AC X Super plywood, an exterior rated cabinet grade plywood to build the base.

Hey i'm mocking up my bed drawers out of ACX too. Actually ACX was going to be the final material until i found out I could make it from aluminum at an affordable price. Subscribed (a while ago) and can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

[KCwrangler]

where in Kansas? Relatively new to Kansas in the grand scheme of things and don't know any of the county abbreviations besides Johnson.

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