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Looking forward to your build I have subscribed. Sounds like half height canopy will suit you well with the paddle board! RE the paint. When you seal the ply with fibreglass epoxy it will not absorb paint as the coating stops this from occurring. However you are right bedliner will be a tougher...

Sounds like you have some pretty sweet ideas. I would have liked to make mine a bit more design orientated with a roll bar at the front integrated into the canopy etc but time and funds dictated otherwise. I also like the idea of accessories mounted to the sides for easy access. Sounds like it...

Hey Matt Let me know if you start up a build thread, I'd be keen to see your take on the concept!

Thanks very much So a few questions to answer. Durability. So far no problems about 20,000 km on it now with 6 proper trips in the 4 - 8 day range (not a lot of corrugations though) I have had a load of up to 90kg on the rack with no dramas. I do have one small crack around the hinge plate of...

Hi mramvas I attached a photo of the side hatch seals. It is a u shaped (pinch weld I believe) seal for the inner and a soft rubber D shape on the hatch cover. To locate the pinch weld seal I used 3mm ply and glued that to the internal side of of the canopy. Purchased U seal from Clark rubber...

Hi Rangeredge Yep have been slack in any updates! Truck is getting plenty of use. We are getting the family out and about. Takes the four of us plus gear and bikes etc really well. So far no problems with the build at all, which is amazing! Need to do a little electrical work to neaten up my...

Hi Stryder106 Had a good read through your setup for your Avalanche,has some great ideas for practical use, a fantastic vehicle! Glad you getting out enjoying it. Assume the welder is mainly for emergency use in remote areas? Is the alternator enough on idle to use the welder or does it...

Thanks for the kind comments Flhtruss It is great to have everything so organised makes getting away easy and enjoyable not to mention the lack of packing away once you get home. Munchkins love getting out and about!

Had a great weekend away Hit up some great beaches at Myall Lakes. Pristine deserted beach, score! Also saw a pod of 20+ dolphins surfing through the waves not 20 metres away from us. Amazing creatures. Lonely truck Amazing white sand beach Continue to be very happy with the truck setup as...

Hi Chilli Cheers! Still I think 'craftsmanship' may be a little far fetched for my hack together job, still certainly appreciate the sentiment! Hagar

Got the electrical system bones in on the weekend. Decided to setup the second system as redundant from the vehicle electrics for peace of mind. Consists of 100 amp hour battery and a 110 watt solar panel. Very happy to now be able to use my onboard compressor, just need to wire in the canopy...

Unfortunately didn't get around to the ladder racks this weekend, however managed a little time to varnish up the tail gate kitchen and begin packing it with goodies to keep the tummy etc happy! I'm pretty pleased with how this the kitchen has turned out and I am very keen for the first longer...

Cheers bdp1978 much appreciated! Hoping to start building some fold able ladder racks to sit on the rack this weekend so that I can carry longer objects easily. Currently tossing up a RTT for it as well.

Hi All Finally got some new suspension fitted to the truck. Ended up going with Bilstein B6 offroad shocks, king springs front and EFS leafs in the rear. Truck came up around 2 inches. Not a huge lift but enough to stop the belly scraping so often. Also means that I did not have to go to the...

Rack mounted Got the rack mounted up over the weekend. Used some suspension sway bar bushings to space the rack up about 20mm over the canopy My truck is finally back to its role of mountain bike support and transport!

PAINT! Hi All Firstly cheers for the comment 589Fab So I'm pretty chuffed the canopy came back from paint and now the build is at least looking good. The guys who did the paint have down a great job! So here are the glory shots Sorry about photo quality sun was going down. So now the...

Those bed bars look great! The cut out details in the steel really set them off.

On the road again Happy to say the truck with canopy is now back on the road! Canopy is prepped for paint and will be going in for matching colour in not to distant future. Here it is out and about Got time install some vinyl flooring and aluminium accents Fitted my compressor...

Yep will be painted the same color as the truck. Will get the pros to do that for me!

I got a little evening time on on the truck, reinforced the main drawer and fitted my gas bottle for the cooker. Bogging up those unsightly hinge cutouts (more sanding , sigh...)