Big delivery arrived today from Lucky8

First easy install was the MUD table. Test drive is rattle free :-) One down - four to go. Dropping off for some professional help from JC’s British tomorrow for rock rails, brake caliper reduction kit, and front skid plate, all while it’s in for service. Then wheels and rubber later this week.

It’s kinda like Christmas :-D LOL

 

Nice. I have the same table... just waiting for a few hours to do the install.

 

Care package from PowerFulUK arrived and installed: Left and Right side rear molle plates

Makes good use of that window setback void in the rear of the 110. Particularly given those windows are already obscured from outside from the ladder and gear box. No more fussing to finding emergency kit or convenience items. Still waiting on back order for some mounting bits to finish things up but this is already more convenient!

 

Brought home "Encore."

Here she is without the cover:

 

Another set of goodies installed! Shout out to the lads at JC British & Lucky8.

Front Skid Plate: I don't know why JLR insists on shipping the 110x with that hunk-o-plastic instead of, or at least, giving me the option to swap it out with the original order. In fairness, the dealer in Sep’22 wasn’t sure and couldn’t find any detailed info on whether that was plastic or metal from the factory. Oh well. the scratches on the plastic just made it feel less new and more lived in :-D Direct access to the extraction loop is obviously a huge bonus.
Proud Rhino Rock Rails with the textured deck plate: These would, again, have been ‘handy’ before scratching the passenger side lower door plastic. Again - C’est la vie - a scuff to merit costs of adding the rails :-D I’m pleasantly surprised with the step it provides - not shocked - simply that it’s just large enough to be a reasonable step without being so wide as to be in the way.

It’s only money - and it’s not that hard to print more

 

Had some time this week and made a drawer/slider combo that hold all my normal geological field tools and my "Please don't shoot me!" vests. The slider accommodates my selection of field equipment cases. In this case my Nanuk 940 with the survey drones in it. Hugely expensive to construct, I think I spend around $140 on bits and pieces. It locks down to the rear aluminum structural member and stays put on the generally awful roads I frequent. Like this from two weeks ago in Berlin Canyon, Nevada. You can kind of see why I break out in hysterical laughter when people have expensive wraps and/or matt finishes. This buffs out.

 

There are cages sold on ebay that go below windows and screw onto those cover hooks. Very helpful.

 

had my second oil change at just over 5000 miles. Keeping the engine bathed in fresh clean and pure dinosaur juice.ok, maybe synthetic Dino juice.

 

Nice setup. Reminds of an old setup I had build with 80/20 modules some time ago for our Toyota FJ. I’m also a huge fan of the Nanuk cases; Quality / price point / feature set. Use a 910 for all my camera gear w/laptop & sometimes as short trip traditional luggage.

 

The parts are mostly Equipment Server Racks. They rack mount and are surprisingly cheap and very well made. The connections and slider platform are made from Starboard. Which I have what seems like an endless supply left over from a seaplane project. I do like the Nanuk cases much more than the Pelican ones. Aside from being lighter, they seem to have fewer protrusions that like to cause contusions.