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Hi all, still going round and round about which chassis to get for our expedition RV. Just looked at a 2010 Fuso FG and was a bit disappointed with the amount of rust (it might still work out but will be more work than I hoped). So, now I am rounding back to a MB AF truck. So, has anyone used or...

Hey Owen, yup have done a bunch with fiberglass including polyester, vinylester a epoxy resins. I do like your idea of the custom 45 degree fiberglass corners. Probably a bit more time upfront making the glass parts but then you never have to worry about paint sticking to aluminum. I guess the...

We are now back in the US, tomorrow morning heading out early for a couple hour drive to check out the truck. Hopefully it will look good and by the time we leave next week the truck will be taken care of and I can move onto the camper design. Victorian, thanks again for the good info. I really...

Thanks for all the input, general rule is to keep the weight low and out of the ends (like boats and sports cars). I am hoping to build the box and interior using composites. I am also considering a lithium battery bank (if I have any money left over). If I can do these it will help keep some of...

Thanks guys, the HappiJac is the lift I was thinking about. Good to get a first hand report on one. If I decided to have the ability to convert the dinette seats to a bed, would I be able to lower the bed, say halfway down and still use it like that (to give the lower bunk more space)? Might be...

My mistake, in the US it looked like there was 2 options, a SWB and the longer one (which I think is the medium that I called the LWB). So the truck I am looking at is a 2010 FG140 MWB.

Hey Owen, if you mean the 45 degree slant to the rear of the box then I would be ok with that, it would be a pretty small one for only 6" to a foot. One of my concerns is the size of the bed. I know it sounds a bit trivial but as you know we have lived on a sailboat for 20 years and with this...

Hi all, hopefully by next week at this time I will be the new owner of an FG (based on my inspection). So, I am considering one of Kym's Discovery camper bodies for this but he might not be ready with a NA version for this spring. So, sort of my plab B (well before the Discovery idea this was my...

Had a quick look, this stuff looks pretty nice! Good work.

Hey Own, sort of along the same lines of this thread, do you (or anyone) have some sort of diagram for the subframe (for the LWB) that could be handed to a fabricator? If I end up buying the truck I am looking at this weekend it might be a good starting point.

For anyone interested in the Discovery, here is the website http://www.discoverymotorhomes.com.au/index.html. I am not affiliated in anyway, just passing this on. A word of warning though, proceed with caution, if you check these out you may end up wanting one ;-)

Thanks for reporting back on the Discovery Camper, they do look good in the pictures. I have applied for a "Binding Rule Request" from US Customs on what the duty would be. I "think" this means that what ever they come back with, I will have a government document with the agreed upon Duty. I am...

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Hi Bill, the website lists that the subframe is included. I am guessing it is integrated with the camper body. The SRW is available in Canada via Tony, who is Discovery's agent in North America. I have also gotten some info on the suspension upgrades, sounds like a 90% upgrade would not be too...

Oh, and about the import duty. Kym checked it out with an agent and was told 2.5%. For my own piece of mind I will double check as the second column on the US customs site listed 25%...

More good info, thanks for the Facebook page. I just contacted them. Now onto more questions. Say I take this Fuso out of NA, is there a diagnostic computer that I could take with me? I have a great one for our car, but for some reason I doubt it would work with the Fuso. If I do a pass though...

Great news and congratulations! I was cracking up about AirBnb and the bicycle. Pretty much exactly how we would have done it ;-) Have you worked out the registration and insurance? We are considering importing an ex-firetruck and are also from the USA. Would be interesting to hear if Canada is...

Hi Scott, we are sort of in Spain. We are currently in the Canaries on the way across the Atlantic on our sailboat (or current offroad vehicle ;-) ). We leave in a couple of weeks for the crossing. Actually I had considered just getting a camper in Spain, traveling Europe then the rest of the...

Thanks for the info, I think you are talking about the couple traveling in Cuthbert http://www.tuckstruck.net/, a Iveco with a Bocklet camper box on it. We have looked closely at their blog to see what is current with the emission stuff. I do not think they need DEF though. They are an example...

Here is a question about the new FG's in the USA. So, I already read about the auto transmission and all the emissions stuff. My intention for this truck would be world wide travel, say starting in about 2 years (first couple of years in North America). If there is anyone actively doing a world...