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Old May 1, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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all these cargo area mods are making me want to show mine lol. i decided to go with a two seater mod because i really dont give a crap about passenger comfort. I'm much happier with it this way and so are the dogs. My tool box and ratchet set fit nice behind the driver seat and my 33" spare sits nice. i layed down a tarp and then a packing blanket on top for the dogs to lay on. You never know when you'll need it.

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Old May 1, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by brookhart63
Those look like they are going to hit somebody in the head when you go wheeling. Maybe a strap of some sort to hold them down?
im gonna put a strap on them or put them in the back seat when i go
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Old May 11, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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custom wooden cup holder from PO
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Old May 12, 2012 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by redlion
custom wooden cup holder from PO
Forget the cupholder, I want details on that passenger seatbelt mod!
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Old May 12, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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Lol it actually works! the drivers seat belt is in the cup holder thing broken, its on the to-do list.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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Cup holders.

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Old May 12, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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Figured this fabrication might serve someone too.
I was lucky enough to get a jeep with a dog-guard installed.

As I teach survival skills, I have a lot of related tools floating about. I thought of a way of strapping them up with rubber.
As I had a lot of webbing lying around, I decided to make my own straps using Velcro. Here a partial view of the dog guard showing how I strapped things up:



A close-up of one of the straps undone holding the hatchet in place.
Each strap is actually two pieces of webbing with velcro. One closes over the dog-guard, and the second one closes over it + whatever it's holding. It means no rattles!



I also wanted to attach some other items directly to the vehicle. A mag-lite for instance. I used some rubber cut to fit the handle to prevent the mag-lite bouncing off the trim.



I did a similar thing to attach a fire-extinguisher...



It took me an hour or so to make the straps, and put it all together. I've been using them since a month, and so far, nothing has rattled, sagged or let go.

Here a larger view of the "boot" (As we call it here across the pond):



Yeah, that's a can of waste oil from a kitchen... A friend and I convert it into diesel using Methanol and lye! Runs wonderfully well (Quieter) and is a hell of a lot cheaper! (approx £0.30 instead of £1.49 per litre for pump-diesel)

Hope someone finds this info useful.

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Old May 12, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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^^^^^AWESOME
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Old May 12, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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@ aakkermans, That's an awesome use of resources! You jut inspired me my man!

I'm going to be homebrewing some stuff up next week, I'll be sure to add my "handy" work here as well.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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started my snorkel, got this far yesterday. got to finish my air box. I will keep my build thread updated with this mod for those who like this.

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Old May 14, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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That's a sick snorkel wish i could have a snorkel but i got A-pillar lights
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Old May 14, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ccooper1234
That's a sick snorkel wish i could have a snorkel but i got A-pillar lights
thanks man. just take one off lol
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Old May 15, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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I've been debating on taking them off but I've got to replace my freeze plugs cause they leak coolant
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Old May 16, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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Saw you guys had some pictures of cup holders
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Old May 16, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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^ha thats cool nice cig holder.
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