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So……….I’ve been on another one of those side detour tracks. The ‘old mate knows a bloke’ story, you know the one, where the sons are cleaning out their father’s shed. New (old) addition to the shed. Colchester Triumph 7 ½. Whenever I head off on one of these side tracks the camper sits idly...

Thanks Dave and Cuddy. I jokingly talk about our first ‘expedition’ memories, the local caravan park for a trial run. A journey of a thousand steps. All the time and effort to disassemble the truck to bare metal, and as the workshop manual states ‘reassemble in reverse’. To move the...

Hi PKD, I'm finding this to be true, there was not a lot of information on the 'hey, lets have kids' brochure. Brendan Work smarter not harder. The cab was placed on a dolly for ease of moving around the shed and freeing up working space. The ability to work on the underside of the cab was...

Hi Dave, Your conundrum sounds familiar. I asked myself the same questions. I chose an older truck based on the plan to replace the interior and upgrade the suspension. Didn't see the value in a newer truck when I would be removing what would effectively be usable(?) suspension and interior...

Sometimes to move ahead, a side track is needed. Have you noticed the projects on the home improvement shows always seem so easy, the presenter has all the required tools laid out at arm’s reach? Doesn’t matter what the task is, it just seems so easy. There has to be a correlation between the...

Hi Dzltoy, the workshop manual states to allow about 750kg when removing cab from chassis. When I loaded the cab, no roof, on the trailer to deliver it to the sandblaster, I could lift the back or front to locate it on the trailer. I would guesstimate it to be about 250-300kg. Cheers, Brendan

The truck element of the project is moving along, with only a few jobs to do before the task of joining cab ‘A’ to chassis ‘B’, which leaves us with ‘C’, the camper component. After much research, I purchased a Jayco Eagle Outback camper and plan to mount this to a sub-frame and attach to...

Cheers. Is this better? I have one son going for the chookies, and the other one for the sharks ?. Seat covers were a better option than the club stickers on the outside of the doors?.

Gday Steve, I based the quantity required as per the 3m2 per litre, I then bought double the quantity. Sounds a bit extreme, but I find that the coverage rate of paints misleading. I purchased 2 x 4l tintable pack, 1 x 4l black pack, I didn’t like the idea of needing an extra litre and not...

Thanks FF4x4. Certainly a labor a love, that somehow, in the back of my mind I knew was going to happen. A lot of support from the 'boss', wife went for an overseas holiday with the in-laws, and came back with new found enthusiasm for local travel with 'Lets get the truck finished and go'...

Thanks Dave. I indicatively plan to have the truck back to driveable (not usable) by the end of the year, and with the work so far, I think that this is achievable. Chapter 3 – The Important Decision As I read through the ‘eXpo Files’, the important questions are always revisited in some way...

And the project continues………………or so I thought. What’s that saying? Life gets in the way of making plans. So, the truck sits idly by the way as major house renovations take precedence. The truck is no longer a priority. That is life. 2 years pass by, house renos completed, truck still...

Hi Expo et al, I’d like to re-introduce myself, I’ve trolled through the pages of the projects, information, the good and the not so ideal solutions to the prospect of an expedition truck. Not my first time to expo forum, but certainly noticeable between drinks. I’ve trolled enough and...

Hi CJ, I too have a FTS 700 camper under development, however, yours is far more mobile than what I have. Relocating and building a new house has paused the project. Consolation prize is I get a new workshop/shed as part of the build. Doesn't stop me from researching and buying parts and...