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Fewer gadgets, less weight, less stuff to install, less stuff to maintain, less stuff to buy, less stuff to break, ad infinitum. There is no free lunch

Hopefully the OP is out using the camper instead of making a post on the interwebs every five minutes and waiting for likes.

Kevlar (aramid) and epoxy resin are your friends for abrasion resistance. Back the repair with carbon fiber if you also need high tensile strength. Kevlar isn't nearly as rigid as carbon.

No hablo Espanol. Materials used to damp reverb, such as acoustic panels in ceilings or on the walls of recording studios or even an anechoic chamber, are again, not appropriate for this application. Presumably, the owner wants to block road noise from entering the cab. Reverb/voices from...

Please do some research on installing multiple sound damping products properly. The idea is to change the resonant (native) frequency of the panel (sheet metal roof or door, for example), to something much lower than the frequencies exciting that panel. It is NOT a good idea to cover everything...

^^ This isn't your thread, mate. Thread title: DURAMAX Fuso FG!! - the new option?!

Decanter, this isn't the best angle, but it's the only picture I have saved. You can kindof see the back of the 5.9 Cummins protruding out from under the NPR cab.

The 6.6L V8 isn't that much larger than the aforementioned 6.0L V8 gas engine. While this isn't the engine that came out of the FG, I believe it is the engine referenced by gator70 and the portion of the truck to which I believe he was referring when he used the words, 'All Stock', not the axles...

To aid those who may be interested in searching for, or following this build, you may wish to change 6.6L Durand to 6.6L Duramax and change Dayna Super 60 to Dana Super 60. Interested to see how this comes out. Fat Boys, a.k.a. Super 60s are rated at 7k, if memory serves me correctly. So...

^^ No, it isn't. You bolting a 6.2 liter LS3 into a Fuso, a Mustang or a Honda Civic and Isuzu bolting that engine into an NPR are quite similar in nature. With the after market support that is available for LS-family engines, GM/Duramax and Dodge/Cummins diesel engines, I would contend that...

TruckHouse excelled at bringing trucks to shows and producing absolutely bupkus in the form of a production-ready or delivered-to-customer vehicle. Hopefully these guys get their kit together, but this isn't the best market to launch high-dollar shiny objects in. Look around for used toyhaulers...

There is no reason for them to touch the ground, as your first step is easily 8" - 12" / 200mm - 300mm above it. Built properly, folding and floating steps are quite stable and easy to use.

That is how the Yanks measure articulation as well. As I have never heard of 24" of wheel travel on an NPR/NPS, I thought the Aussies may use a different standard. Thanks for the clarification.

Do you mean that the distance from the top of the tire when stuffed into the fender well to the top of that tire when it's drooped as far as it will go, is 600 mm? That is nearly 24" of wheel travel which is quite impressive if the airbags are still fitted to the truck and allow this much travel.

https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/isuzu-npr-4x4-beast-rebelzilla-by-rebel-off-road.144320/

The 2.8 Cummins is Chinese garbage. They are quite expensive to buy, install and integrate with COTS driveline components, on the order of 25 - 30k, if done right, based on my research. The Duramax V8 is a rather large engine, about 32" - 33" cubed. That said, a 6.0L LS-based V8 fits into USDM...

The Isuzu NPR built by Angry Iron for NeverQuit Overland had air bags for load leveling in the rear. The third truck, and last truck built by that shop had air bag leveling on all four corners.

A Monster Valve Power Tank will fill a 37X12.50R17 tire from 15 PSI to 60 PSI in under 60 seconds. Unless you need to air up and air down on a regular basis, CO2 is the way to go. There aren't any under-hood or small/portable air compressors that will outflow a PowerTank. 12V/24V air...

Don't add up the money you spent; you will cry. Building a custom car, truck, rock crawling buggy, mountain bike or fishing boat makes absolutely no sense, fiscally. That said, if you want your work and investment protected, you would be well served to find someone willing to give you a stated...

All sandwich panels share the same basic design. There is a thin skin, usually aluminum, fiberglass or carbon fiber on each side of a lightweight core material such as Nomex, Divinycell or even wood, though the latter isn't advisable. This foam core isn't very strong on it's own, after all...