tobyw
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- First Name
- Toby
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- 2018 JLU-R
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Picked this little outfit up a week ago, and have been doing a few arts & crafts projects to make it my own and to work better for my use case. As more problems present themselves, I'll try to keep this thread updated with my solutions. See you on the trails 
Here it is the day we picked it up from the original owner (it's a 2017 model year):
Replaced the dinky 13" tires and wheels with some 30x9.50R15 BFG A/T's and some spiffy trailer wheels:
Modified the tongue jack to convert it to a flip-up style:
Added a roof basket with some brackets and Quick Fist clamps to hold a shovel and axe so I can build a fire while waiting for my Starbucks:
Finished it off, for now, with a rear bumper/slider/step/tire carrier that helps access the new roof basket, protects the rear corners, and gets the spare tire out from under the tongue for better clearance. The added benefit will be a handy place to put a folding table to create a little 'L' shaped galley work station under the hatch, but I'm still waiting on the aluminum channel to arrive to hang the table from:
Here it is the day we picked it up from the original owner (it's a 2017 model year):
Replaced the dinky 13" tires and wheels with some 30x9.50R15 BFG A/T's and some spiffy trailer wheels:
Modified the tongue jack to convert it to a flip-up style:
Added a roof basket with some brackets and Quick Fist clamps to hold a shovel and axe so I can build a fire while waiting for my Starbucks:
Finished it off, for now, with a rear bumper/slider/step/tire carrier that helps access the new roof basket, protects the rear corners, and gets the spare tire out from under the tongue for better clearance. The added benefit will be a handy place to put a folding table to create a little 'L' shaped galley work station under the hatch, but I'm still waiting on the aluminum channel to arrive to hang the table from:
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I stuffed the screw holes with some slivers of dry wood and screwed it back together, good as new, but I left the rest of the firewood in camp for the next group to enjoy.
