Better late than never!

[MacnJill]

After owning our fairly stock Willys diesel for almost two years we decided to start the overland build. Our goal is to build a budget daily driver that’s capable of overland travels with our granddaughters. We recently switched from the OEM Firestone MT’s to Toyo Open Country AT III’s. They’re so much quieter!
Build items so far: Tactik stubby front winch bumper and a 10k winch(installed). Go Rhino 75” SRM500 flat roof rack with the roll cage mount (installed). For sleeping we have a Body Armor 4x4 4-person rooftop tent with the annex, along with a driver’s side 270* awning with walls. I purchased a Set Power 58qt dual zone fridge/freezer and slide. Finally, I fabricated a new rear cargo floor to mount a storage container system on the driver side and the fridge/slider on the passenger side. We just couldn’t see spending gobs of money on something that we could do ourselves. Plus it only took me two hours and $30 to complete.

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[Mike M]

Wow! you are going all in. Now that we have seen the boxes, I would love to see how it is coming together.

 

[gek]

It must be a Sarge Green Willys owners thing

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...f-addiction-and-poor-money-management.114250/

At least you are starting yours when you are starting your build.

I look forward to seeing your build progress.

 

[MacnJill]

**Update**. I’ve been playing around with the storage area. Originally I made a flat floor but decided that I didn’t like the idea of cutting a “hole in the floor” to get access to the cubby. So I raised the base, fridge, and slide, 4” off the floor which allows me to slide a 2ft x 4ft folding table underneath. This doesn’t negatively affect my fridge/slider placement whatsoever. So if at any point I need to access the cubby all I have to do is pull out the table. I plan on covering the driver-side opening with a wood base equal to the height of the slider which will allow me to slide my stove under and stack soft storage bags with our camping gear. I believe that building drawers would limit my ability to have a flat cargo area whenever the fridge has been removed. The floor structure is bolted to the OE cargo tie-downs using U-bolts (it’s not moving). Also, there is enough room on the side of the fridge to store a folding 2-step ladder. ??‍ The wife is short. As I mentioned it's a work in progress and soon to be covered in bed liner.

 

[MIKKY Slim]

Nice work ! keep it up

Kodi​

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