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Very neat. When does testing start? :)

Hi Ian and Joe. Ian, our tray will be suspended above the main floor, as I'm using the space underneath to run services to the kitchen. The shower underside will be visible from the rear locker so I can keep an eye on it. We are using a wet wall panel on the walls, and then a thick lyno...

So after discussion's (above) re the shower floor thickness, I pondered this for a while, and then thought that as I have an offcut of 3mm alli that happens to be a similar size, I'd cut a new shower floor and see what it feels like. Result, one 3mm shaped floor, with the joins glued and riveted...

Hi Joe917. Good info re the switch. I'd not thought about it being the thermostat too. With that in mind, the location is good, as its pretty central in the body, so we should be good. Thanks for picking up on that! :) Hi Alloy. So the tray will have strips bonded underneath and further fixed...

With the exterior work all but completed, I have started focusing on the interior. The time has come to fabricate the toilet room and shower room. Here is where I learn that one of my 'good idea's' is not such a good idea... I have designed our shower size aroud being usable but also to suit the...

I wouldn't be worried too much about vibration form the engine and chassis... There's very little that will stop the shake rattle and roll found on corrugated dirt roads! There's always going to be a certain amount of vibration. Looking at your drawings, in theory if you have your front and rear...

Loving that truck! I'd ship it into the US as it is, and then build the box to suit it when you have a bare chassis in front of you. That way you can plan the build around the truck you have and dont have the issues of importing 'new' or 'old'. With a bare chassis cab in front of you, it's much...

Hi Sheik! Well, I've just lost 20 min looking at their website. It all looks pretty good. I'm guessing as they're a new company, pictures are lacking. You should hint that you are happy to allow your vehicle to be used as a promo vehicle (photographs and shows etc), if they'll throw in a...

Insulation time! When Wifetec stroles into the workshop Sat morn and says 'so what are we doing', I found her a job! I measured and cut the insulation panel, and she glued them in! We have most of the front area filled.

Hi Johan. I've done exactly this on some of what I fitted last week. No matter what I do, it'll be difficult to get back out in the event of a problem. The joys of having wiring in a hab box! :)

Hi Jon. Yeah, I have managed to get most of the internal wiring so it will be accessable once the vehicle is complete. These wires I'm fitting now are for the top marker lights on the hab box, and the side repeaters above each rear wheels. With the steel framework of our box, it'd be very...

A little more progress here. I've primed and clad the side and rear doors, and the crawl thru doors, and have now hung the rear locker doors. Heres the left door in the closed position... And the right door in the open position... Next up is to get the rear door hung at the weekend, when I...

This weekend was spent finishing the capping, and then pondering how to finish the rear body wheel arches... I decided that because I'd replicated the front wheel arch shape on the rear, I should continue with that theme, so the capping trim is replicated from the top section of the front...

Hi all. We lost one of our overland group yesterday. A few will have known Rahul Gavand from Thane near Mumbai in India. He had just completed his Overland Truck build on a Bharat Benz (similar to a 4x4 Atego). He was 50, and lost his battle with Covid 19. He never got to start his big trip in...

Capping continues! Here's the rear left corner. Now the body is enclosed, I needed to reposition the workshop lights. Roof hatch holes cut and the lights are now in the hab box! Hopefully I'll have the body exterior finished, and then I'll focus on a few things that need painting and...

Lowly is going to look quite different on new boots and suspension!

This week I finished off the aluminium skinning. Here's one of the pieces surrounding the Hab box door. This will be sanded and sealed before painting. With all the 2mm sheeting completed, I can now look to the final corner capping using aluminium angle. Here are the first few pieces loosly...

Long weekends equal progress... Our Truma Aqua Go turned up, and discussions were had as to where it is to go. With that decision made, I cut and added a frame to support it on the right side of the truck, and then got on with gluing the aluminium sheets on having collected them from the...

Hi Toby. I'm surprised you can just chop and extend like that... I would have thought the chassis would have had to have a stepped cut in it, spreading the load over a greater area... similar to this. Guess the rules are different over there. What wheelbase are you going out too? In theory...

Hi Johan. It's getting there. I'm currently waiting on the rest of the Aluminium side panels that are being folded locally. I'd hoped to have them for this weekend, but there's lots of other stuff to do if they don't get done. Hopefully I never flip the truck, but yes, it's a solid...