Jeep Overland Camper Ultimate Winter Upgrade!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I finalise the diesel engine block heater, Upgrade my rear hatch ladder with some checker plate steps, paint it with Upol Raptor Liner and do some small changes to my All Powers battery. These are some of the last details I wanted to get done before getting back out camping and exploring.
As you probabaly know, I've always been a bit particular about making sure everything is ready before I get out into places where i'm remote and solo. It was the engine heater that I wanted 90 percent complete just because cold starts aren't good for the engine.
I hope you enjoy this video and thanks for watching.
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Jeep Spec:
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5TD RHD.
Summer Tire - 35x12.50r15 BFG KM3's with 15x8 3.75" backspacing (-19 offset).
Winter Tire - Cooper Discoverer ST MAXX Por Studded 35x12.50r15 BFG KM3's with 15x8 3.75" backspacing (-19 offset).
Lift Front - RC 4.5" Coils and N2 Shocks (3" Coil Spacer).
Front Shock Bar Pin Eliminator.
Dana 30 High Pinion with Artec Industries Lower Control Arm Mounts with modified upper mount and modified Track Bar mount.
Front RC Control Arm Drop Bracket.
Ruff Stuff Short Arm Single Himes.
RC Extended Sway Bar Links.
Dana 30 Rock Crusher Diff Cover.
Ruff Stuff One Ton OTK Steering.
6" Lift Drop Pitman Arm.
Ruff Stuff Front and Center Frame Stiffeners.
Rear DIY Frame Stiffener and Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
6" x 2" Box Rocker replacement with Tube Slider.
Modified Factory Bumper with Side Sliders.
Rear Tow Hitch Tire Carrier that bolts into Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
Modified upper Shock Crossmember for Rear Shocks
Rear Axle Chrysler 8.25 29 Spline with modified High Clearance Shock Mounts.
Rear Shocks 6.5" Trailmasters.
Rear Leaf Springs 5.5" Rubicon Express
Rear RC Shackle Relocation Bracket.
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines front and back.
Warrior 9500lb Winch.
Front Bumper - Ebay Custom Made.
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If everyone took care of their vehicle with the same level of care you do to your Jeep, no one would ever need a new car again. Well done! Enjoy your videos, cheers from Montana.
This... this is absolutely incredible. "Next Level" doesn't even capture what's happening here.
You focus on what you enjoy, we are here for the ride!
Thanks for watching
Watching you design and build your own system is much more fun to watch than installing a aftermarket pre-built system. Your doing a great job and I love watching these XJ upgrades.
Glad your keeping well mate, always looking forward to your next video! 👍 Good health to you.
A big part of it for me is DIY, I enjoy the problem solving, etc. As much as a pre built unit is easy, it's not much fun. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you watching it!
You might have voided the life-time replacement warranty on that ring spanner.... I admire the resourcefulness of your work. Well done sir.
Good lord, my OCD is happy watching this! The issue is like you were saying at the end, you are never done there are always new things to "annoy" you. I appreciate the craft and talent put into everything you do.
I'm amazed you even thought of doing that and that you found the space to do it. Very impressive!
It's a bit tight, but also surprisingly not. I think that's it, though, on engine space! Thanks for watching
I like this style video just as much as the camping videos.
I'm glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching
As a lid for the diesel heater air hose, you can use a "Storz B" coupling. I use one for my heater, works great, and you also can close it correctly.
I quite like the look of that. I've actually already bought a marine exhaust cap, which will work. So I will try it out first. It's good to know about the Storz B fitting though, looks really good 👍
Thanks for watching
I can’t express just how much I enjoy your videos. I used too be that Annal retensive about my projects. But with age and 12 back surgeries I’m no longer able to be that way. It’s just nice to know that I wasn’t the only one. Please keep up the great work. I thoroughly enjoy your projects..
I think over time, my self expectations will drop. It's only natural to slow down with health and age. My condition could worsen, which would mean I would have to take a different approach to my passions. We shall see, I guess. Thanks for watching, and I hope you're feeling better these days 😊
Pretty trick having the combustion exhaust angled to blow on the oil pan. Nice!
Hopefully, it helps a little more! I shall give it a spin once the outlet arrives. Thanks for watching
I can imagine when they built cars in factory by hand not robots , they had to get a Mike in to go hey how are we gonna fit in this thingy me bob 😅
You know when you've finished it works and your starving its been a great day .
Cant wait to see this in action
I don't know shit about cars, watching the whole thing. DIY stuff is alway fun to watch than after market shite! 7 months of winter, dude!
If it works it works, if it looks shit it can always be polished later.
Hello Mike, I thoughly enjoy your old channel and I really like this one. Over the years I have learned from and enjoyed your take on Bushcraft and with this channel I am getting great tips as I slowly build out my 1989 Grand Cherokee. But, the single greatest thing so far has been discovering Yorkshire Gold Tea due to your recommendation. I saw you going on about it on a video and my wife ordered some that night. It is the best tea I have ever tasted! Thank you for ALL the information. Best of luck, Mike
This is propably the best maintained xj in the world!
When I see a fresh Mc.. I mean Workshop to Wilderness upload I click and like right the and there. Then look over my shoulder for you know who. I know he's out there. Waiting.
My gahd man, youve crammed everything but the zoo into this unibody LOL
Love seeing the XJ maintained this way. I see in the US they just destroy them, cut them up and treat them like a disposable off road toys to the point where there are fewer and fewer left. Then as they become rare and start turning into classic cars they complain that the price of them is going up up and up....Preserve the XJs you have before there are none left.
They are getting very expensive here also. I was lucky to get my 1990 4.0 for such a reasonable price. I will probably keep it more original in comparison to the diesel.
Thanks for watching!
Nice work the mechanical valves seem a lot of work (great work) but I can’t help but think a couple of electric throttle bodies from a scrap yard would have been significantly easier.
I doubt I could find a throttle body around here for anything less than a kidney trade. I remember wondering the junk yards as a kid picking parts and buying them for peanuts. It's all online now and not so obtainable. Sounds cool, though, a couple of throttle bodies, although it took me 20 minutes to make the valve.
Great Job Mike. Don't worry about the content, is just interesting to see what's going on, with the Jeep, trips. Thanks for sharing. Atb Grant 👍.
Thanks for watching Grant!
Entertaining as ever 👍
Keep it coming, thick and fast..... just like big foot would....
Bud your humor is hilarious ty! lol
🤣😂
I'm surprised they don't salt roads, but I guess if they did that it'd be a never ending job. Good for you that they don't, it ruins vehicles.
It's mostly an ecological thing, i think. They don't want all the salt going in the lakes, and I think the reindeer are also a problem with salted roads. Regardless, it's a good thing for vehicle owners.
Further south, it's a different story
Great video Mike! It has me really considering getting a diesel heater setup for the XJ.
It's certainly a luxury that's worth it, in my opinion. Even just as an emergency system for warmth if the vehicle breaks down. Thanks for watching
The only "next level" for the ol jeep is making it able to do a moon landing! BTW porntug should be sponsoring you as much as you keep mentioning them!
Haha, well, it wouldn't rust anymore on the moon! I think they would be a pretty good sponsor, although YT might not for it, lol.
Thanks for watching
You're a fun guy Mike. I sure enjoy the banter you have with yourself.
Haha, I think I'm slowly loosening my mind. Thanks for watching
7:48 Mike is really on form on this one. loving these videos.
Haha thanks for watching
Brilliant work Mike! Love to see your creative problem solving. Your passion for overland camping in extreme conditions, and the proper gear and preparation to do so, certainly comes through in your narration and filming.
Hopefully, it works out well on the next outing. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
Workshop to Wilderness I am taking good notes on how you have armored the XJ , I'm currently reinstalling my rear-end with OME 4.5 leafsprings OME sport shocks but before that I replaced some flooring and welded in some plates on the frame rails . It's coming along nicely thanks for the videos.
@7.45 I had flashbacks of the one and only time my partner and I attempted an 'alternative' entry, it didn't end well. I'm guessing the professionals don't have a belly full of Indian making it's way through the old pipes. Your P.H prescription 'twice a day, doctors orders' 😂
Hahaha, the horror! It's all character development I tell myself. Days of training and preparation go onto such an 'event' these days. Thanks for watching haha 😄
I saw this on my feed, at the very top. I audibly said, “YAYUH!!!” I shall comment my thoughts once I finish the video.
My thoughts: Based and redpilled gigachad moment
Always enjoyable to see your latest and greatest upgrades. Thanks for sharing them!
Thanks for watching
World's fastest bird table!
can not wait to see this in the wild Genius build
Once again, Brill catch you on the next one 👌
Love the vid bud, I know absolutely Fu** all about the witchcraft you're doing but I still watch every vid and enjoy them, so either camping or touching Jeeps inappropriately it's all good, keep up the good work 👍🏻
Another upgrade on the world's toughest XJ....
😂
need to get yourself a plasma cutter. can recommend the sealey one think of all the fun things you will do with that.. and the fires you will start in unexpected and fun places! top quality content again as per normal need to pull my finger out and get the discovery done.
Hey looks great. I hope it works well and you can test and enjoy it, after all your hard work!
15:41 send in ole' snake junior hahaha😂
I agree with most of what has been said here before, but you really have a dirty mind, Mike😁..ATB from Flanders
Growing up in the 90s in the uk corrupted my mind, unfortunately, or fortunately.
Thanks for watching
Fantastic update chap
Brilliant system Mike . Appreciate the video mate. Cheers
I would be concerned about water intrusion in and around the HVAC system. It is a pretty common failure point on XJs, around the fresh air intake. At least on RHD XJs.
In the ten years I've owned this thing, I've never had that issue. It's carpetless and built for drainage, and I have to drain the floor pans after every trip as standard practice.
I love your humor!
You have the jeep for 10 years already? Has it really been that long? I remember when you got it and showed it for the first time.
Gotta say Mike, you are one of the few, if not the only channel that I've been following for so long! Lets just hope you'll be doing this for another 10 years!
Always bag up.
I hadn't realised what a really big job this was going to be, great work.
To the point you made at the end of the video, I enjoy both your camping and modification videos. In honesty a lot of it is not relevant to me; I don't camp in sub zero conditions and I have a TJ rather than an XJ, but I still find bogh types of video interesting and there are always snippets of useful info.
I know I have said it before, but K think your XJ is one of the best looking overlanding rigs I've seen and it is also clearly incredibly well set up for your conditions.
I hope it isn't too cheeky to ask, but is TH-cam your 'day job'?
Once again, I bit off more than I could chew, although I got through it in the end, and it seems to be working better than I thought. Interestingly, I watch desert overland films, also Iceland based ones with those massive inflation tires. I think the one stupid thing on mine is the water containers on the outside, something I need to think about.
It's not cheeky at all. YT is almost a full-time thing now, almost. It's taking a lot of time in its initial stages, and I think as things grow and the algorithm knows what I'm all about, it will require less time to keep it running.
My previous channel taught me a lot about burnout and how to balance time and life, so I'm talking it a bit slower this time. I still do part-time work at times, so supplement YT.
Thanks for watching
wow some serious engineering going on here!! been a subscriber for years!! love your work dude!
From a fellow tinkerer... I love what you have done here... Love the Y valve build. Think I would have just used some caps on the outlets to control flow. But love the pull knobs...😂
Отличная работа👍.
Очень нравиться держатель запасного колеса, обязательно сделаю такой же.
Какую роль играет решётки на капоте?
Good to see you again, Mike
Thanks for watching
Nice job mate 😄 And greetings from Finland. Have you planned a trip to Finnish Lapland?
I've been thinking, how to keep bigfoot out of the yard 🤔Once Bigfoot followed me out of the forest 😵
I've been interested in driving to Finland for a while. It looks beautiful over there. Perhaps this summer, I will drive over and check it out.
I've still not found a solution for keeping him out of camp!
You come up with some amazing stuff mate does your brain ever have a rest 👍🏻🏴
Really nice job.
8:47 Workshop to Wilderness and Comedy 😄
Awesome job brother, can't wait to see it working in your next adventure. Your low-key humor makes me laugh! Cheers mate!
Thanks, mate! Hopefully, it does the job. It certainly helps with cold starts, so that's a big plus .
Thanks for watching
Great video man I’m excited to see the next camping video with this upgrade
Thanks for watching! Yeah, hopefully it will perform well! I'm pretty keen to try it out.
25:00 your videos and content are nothing short of amazing mate, I work in TV production, I love your stuff. keep it up
Excellent job. Thanks for sharing. Love your sense of humor. 🍻
Great job! Amazing solution 🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
PH prescription would be nice if they could cover it within your health insurance tho...
Killing it, man, killing it! 🤘🏆 ⚙️
Thanks for watching!
Hey buddy, how are things? Do you still get out into the bush these days? Your jeep is pretty sweet
I know I've mentioned it before but... If you need parts for your rig let me know. That parking brake button looks a little odd and your hood release doesn't quite look factory...
Hahaha, you spotted those. I've been looking for both of those things for a while. They want over a hundred dollars for the hood release and about the same for the parking brake leaver. It was a bit expensive for such things in my opinion, but that'd European jeep prices.
I'd you can help i will of course pay for everything including compensating you for your time!
Yeah, those prices are trash for sure. I have both parts in my garage now. Any other XJ stuff you're having trouble finding?
Wow, that's fantastic! I can't think of anything small, to be honest. I'm currently sitting in the middle of the forest with a blown front u joint. Is Spicer common over there? They want 140 euros for one u joint. I can only get Japan parts here.
@WorkshoptoWilderness Ouch, sorry to hear. For sure, Spicer, Yukon and any other brands are pretty regular without any issue here.
@@WorkshoptoWilderness What size u-joint are you running?
Nice video 👍 Been looking for a insulated hose like that for the diesel heater. Any link or brand name?
www.j-spec.se/motor/silikonslang-ror/luftslang/luftslangar/luftslang-svart-3.0-76mm
Here is the link to what I used. It's not insulated with any reflective materials, but it has a high melting point and seems to hold the heat well.
Thanks for watching
Good job keep it going
Thanks for watching
Master at work. Pleasure to watch as always
Great mod mate. Would you have a link to the vent tubing you used ?
This system looks good. Do you have an extra water pump moving the antifreeze through the heat exchanger and up to the engine block? Or does the antifreeze circulate by itself (physics)?
На такой машине нужно ехать в кругосветку 😂
Orifi; clean, dirty and greasy. Carry on.
Hey man :D question!
What kind of varnish/paint do you use to paint the drive axles with and all the other colors parts (red, silver and black)
Awesome video again Mike! Just curious why you went the route you did with the cab and windshield heater. Would it not have been more simple and cleaner to just attach it to the current cab vent? Then you could just switch the lever to the cab/inside then choose your defrost on your console dial having it would heat both. Hope this made sense. If not I could try to explain in another way. Either way keep it up I love how you make the things you want instead of buying something!
The heater on the cowl isn't a windscreen heater. It's a rooftop tent outlet. You connect a duct there, and it runs up to the tent in which you open the valve for tent heating.
It is difficult to plumb this system into the factory vents due to the space in the engine bay. I also want it separate from any internal controls as it operates remotely of the vehicles controls.
I've wanted to build this system for a very long time.
Thanks for watching
@@WorkshoptoWilderness oh that makes sense now!! Thanks for explaining!
Nice built!!!
Where did you got the hose at min 10:10 ?
Or what's the name for those to search in google..
Thanks :-)
This is beyond impressive ASFUCK
How did you learn all this? is there anything you can’t do
Hi, Do you have an additional coolant pump that works when you turn on the diesel heater (and the engine is turned off) or does it work on free heat exchange in the liquid?
By the way, great job.
It uses convection it’s in his last video
whats the fuel consumption like?
I’m not saying Mike is MacGyver, but I’ve never seen them both in the workshop at the same time 😂