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Talking about alternators, I fitted my truck with two of them, upgrading the standard 55A 12V one with a 90A, and first a 120A one for the house batteries, but replaced that with a 250A one when I upgraded the battery system. More details in my build thread, my charging system is pretty unique...

It is a great question, I've made a few changes to mine since completing the build. Some of the things were 10-12 year old technology, which were good and proven when I started the build, but now are almost obsolete. 1. Bigger fuel tanks, I added swapped out my 130l secondary tank for a...

Getting it done though, every job is one less to do.

I recently bought these https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08QR9CRK4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They were half price, so I bought two double packs of them. Might just give me enough USB charging ports I think :)

This is mine - modified Unimog dash panel. I've modified it a couple of times since, adding more instruments. I added a quad temperature gauge for monitoring the portals and a new speedometer. and a Victron Battery Monitor.

I have three remote battery switches - so I can isolate all three battery banks from the dash. https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/13/60/Remote_Battery_Switches/ML-Remote_Battery_Switches On the Mk2 version of the control panel, I will mirror the switches on the dash so I can shut down...

I used these Blue Sea sytems circuit breaker panels for the 12V circuits, much cheaper than the other ones. The 240V inverter has it's own safety switch and on/off switch on the inverter, as that minimises the length of unprotected wiring. The major feed to the main switch panel from the...

Very nice truck, great build - two months, wow.

Hi Simon, my internal lining is made from a composite of marine ply, laminex and, 5mm of aerogel insulation, http://www.aerogel.com.au/products-and-services/spaceloft which is one of the best insulation materials you can get. We have no thermal bridging whatsoever. I tried measuring the...

Another video, we just keep on making them :)

11 tons - wow, that's in the Heavy Weight category :)

Hi Simon, that is a great place for you to test out your truck, it's almost in your backyard. I think you should be fine, you have diff locks and low range don't you.

We have released another video, this time some off road action in the Flinders Ranges and Arkaroola.

We used these ones https://hepvo.com/ Much better than a normal one, and since it doesnt hold the waterlike a normal one, it's good for freezing temperatures. I agree, dump the grey water when you cn, I was thinking of adding a motorised valve to mine, so I can open it on the road whilst...

Getting on with things Simon, will the base be removable so you can still get to the floor if it leaks? We helped a friend replace his shower base in his truck, the form -ply had rotted out under his shower from a leak somewhere, was not a pleasant smell. We destroyed the shower base getting...

That's a great truck for basing a mega expedition truck on, going to be an interesting build.

Looks great Simon

Hi Steve, glad you liked the videos. The ones I made roll up small, even on the big window. I stuck two length of sail track either side of the window. Extending down to where I can reach. The canvas covers are just heavy duty canvas 500GSM ripstock canvas, same stiff we made our...

Finally got around to editing 70-80 hours of video footage into one video. I did one a while ago, but it was pretty bad, this one I think works a lot better.

Great progress on your build. I would ask the guys at AV where that complies with what MB recommend for chassis modifications and to show you where they got it from. I would not take "trust me, we have done this before" as an answer. It would not be fun if your chassis cracks in the middle...