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Front runner can - no leaks from the tap but did have to file top of the filler smooth so the cap would seat properly to eliminate that leak.

We have a Cetek 250 dual mounted in the engine compartment and on our Botswana trip external temperatures reached 42 deg C and the charger was fine even though the specs state a max operating temperature of 50 deg C. Another option is the Projecta IDC25 Projecta.com.au that is designed for...

Laser Punch and Bend in Port Elizabeth South Africa - unfortunately other side of pond from you - but any engineering works with a CNC press brake and punch should be able to provide

Already had the fridge and wanted the lid to open fully, so drawer unit had to go next to fridge not underneath. Designed the drawer unit out of 2mm aluminium plate with 40kg medium duty full extention drawer glides, had the parts laser punched and bent and then assembled with 4mm rivets. I was...

How about an eyebolt attached to the pullout with a T-nut and a turnbuckle between the handle and the eyebolt

I looked at both and have recently bought the Eezi-Awn Bat 270 The Alu-Cab is 2.6m vs 2.3 for the Eezi-Awn which would make it too long for our vehicle The Alu-Cab weighs almost double of the Eezi-Awn and as we have the awning fixed to the side of a roof rack I was worried about the bending...

Grill, headlights and Door hinges are series III - if the dash is vinyl with the instruments in front of the steering wheel then series III

This swing arm from Frontrunner may be the trick

Sounds like it's a Landy Land Rover should have built from the start! - I'd follow

Hi ya Ross Rosel mentioned a while back you were doing a trans Africa trip - just picked up on your blog. Glad you keeping the Landy love high - all the best to you and Kath Hamba kahle Mike

Frontrunner do a realy good chair

Howling moon www.howlingmoon.co.za make some neat roof top tents with an annex below and internal ladder access to the tent.

This is like preaching to the converted with a gent of your experience and knowledge :) but anyway here goes. I reckon weight will be your number one enemy.It appears you are keeping the existing half shafts, a Series 1 was never designed for 3000 lbs payloads so you are going to have to go...

Don't give up on the dream - that's one amazing looking vehicle! Old Jeeps seem to be a lot like old Landies, giving strife at the most inconvenient time, but when they work the smile on ones face while wheeling a 40 year old rig can't be beat.

The Googyear Duratrac in 255/55R19 were developed specifically for the LR4 - a good number of Discos in South Africa now running these

See you are ending in Cape Town - may as well continue to Cape Agulhas, the southern tip of Africa, along the garden route and finish in Port Elizabeth. By all accounts it is easier and cheaper to ship out of PE than the other ports in South Africa.

Sweet build and a good move replacing the Landie weak links. Would consider replacing the leafs with parabolics - www.hystee-automotive.com - and upgrading the electrics, the Lucas components are not called the prince of darkness for nothing.

Don't disregard the Range Rover - "grace, pace and space" - nothing like a bit of comfort when you go camping

Or just get the single 18650 rechargeable Li-ion battery which replaces the two 3V CR123A Lithium batteries

The centre of your tyres look pretty eaten up - are you not running your tyres too hard?