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I have installed the Joolca Hot tap. It works well, is made in Australia and the tech support is excellent. I plumbed it in permanently rather than using it as an external shower. https://rollingstudio.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/hot-water/

Hi Lobo2051, If I was to start from scratch again I would probably use the same construction method as LeishaShannon has used. Epoxy, ply and foam is light and very strong, but takes a lot of time to achieve a good finish. Starting with pre finished sheets gives the same good insulation...

Thanks for your interest lobo2051. A few changes have been made since I last posted. We have also done some great trips - Tasmania, Victorian high country, Western Queensland. The more we use this truck the more we like it. Vic. High Country A storage hatch around 22x30x15 inches has been...

Hi Ford Prefect, I wouldn't bother modifying what we have, but to start from scratch again, I would step the floor and drop the back end to a couple of inches above the chassis. That way the increase in height would only be 8-10" and much of that could be raked at 45 degrees. Sort of like...

Cheers Alan, I've enjoyed following you create a canter truck from a pile of metal - what an amazing job! (thought you were mad when I read your first post with the rusty yellow truck) Like a lot of other people, I'm looking forward to seeing it finished and on the road. It really will be something.

Hi Howard, The box is 11'6" long, 5'3" High and 6'7" wide. The top rises just under 2 foot and the box wall thickness is around 2".

Update More images and details on blog After several trips and around 20,000kms we are slowly working out the good and the bad of this mode of traveling accommodation. Things that surprised us were Good ride over corrugated dirt – maybe due to the heavier sprung weight Lousy, wallowing...

Here are a few more figures. Average is around 16.4 litres/100kms. These figures are from a mix of dirt and bitumen (70-100kph) with small amount of low gear off road. All up weight 4200kg Julians average looks about the same - interesting, he has a larger frontal area, but taller tires. 2004...

Hi Anthony, There is about a meter above the top mattress with the roof up, about 750mm above bottom mattress. Mattresses are 5 inch foam and the bed supports are 30mm urethane foam and ply sandwich panels. The plan was to be able to sleep on the top bunk with the roof down if necessary...

Hi Lynn, The hatch gives access to the shower water tank and provides storage under the bathroom sink area. We looked at the thetford folding sink and toilet unit when we bought the toilet but it was a fair bit more expensive and pushed the toilet further into the bathroom. The sink intrusion...

More interior shots with roof down

Hi Anthony, Thanks for the suggestion re uni joint. I went for a run in the truck this morning and noticed that if the truck is stationary and the revs are brought up to 2500 the resonating sound comes in and fades out at 2600, so it's not drive train related. I relocated the exhaust hanger that...

Hi Anthony, Interesting that your truck had a whine at that speed. In this one it's a low resonating hum that fades in at 80kms then, as the speed increases, fades out. The shower is very low tech. We have a kettle that holds about 3 litres and a bucket with a spout marked at around 5 litres...

Hi southpier, The table in the original caravan was hinged and pivoted out of the way, but we always left it in the same position, so I decided to make this one fixed. I also made it slightly wider than the gap between the seats to get more table space.

Hi John, Thanks for your response. This truck is the 649 turbo. For NSW rego the SWB 4WD Canter had to have the exhaust exit 500mm above the passenger side of the cab. Not sure why, it wasn't required on the longer wheelbase models or the 2WD versions? I don't know where the Mitsubishi exhaust...