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Hi Janne - can you post more info on the fridge you are planning on using. The 50AH seems high. I have two "normal" chest type fridges made by a little Australian company called Bushman - one configured for 35l as a freezer, and one 62L or so as a fridge. Current draw is around 16AH per...

Hi Martin, I'm always keen to see other people build ups, but since I don't have ( or want) a Facebook account, I can't see any photos. Any way you could embed them into your thread here?

A bit more progress - might not seem that much, but sure took a lot of thinking and planning. Before I get into the details, we found this great little dish drip tray from IKEA - it clips onto what we will use as a towel rail, and since it is over the shower stall, it won't matter if the...

You guys make me so jealous :) - fantastic videos, really great angles and very professionally done. :clapsmile I wish mine was finished and we were off driving. Now I'm going to do some more work right now - lots to do but every little thing makes it one step closer to when we can...

Chassis articulation is normally something you can avoid only by sticking to sealed or graded roads, once you get to tracks that have not been maintained, and there are washouts, river crossings, or erosion "humps" going diagonally across the road, the chassis will want to flex. A camper box...

Outback trip Here are a few photos from out recent trip. Our route was Brisbane to Diamantina Lakes, then off to Katherine Gorge and Mataranka, the across the Savannah Way to Burketown and Normanton, then on to Bowen for a swim in the sea, then back home to Brisbane. On the way to...

Progress at last It has been a long time since a progress report - my wife has had a few health issues that became more important, but she is back on the mend and it is now more important to finish the truck so we can get on the road. She has a few more years of treatment left before we can...

Cool truck, love the orange wheels and steps. Is is still armoured?

Hi Simone, YOu are correct, the box only fits one Optima (it's big enough for a longer one if necessary) but since my truck runs 12v, I only need one battery not the two like you need for yours. I have 4 Optima 31T as "house batteries" in two boxes under the floor, and my fit another two...

Time for another update whilst the next coat of paint dries. First up, the inverter has arrived - I went with a Latronic 1500w LS-1512 - specs are here: http://www.latronics.com.au/products/stand-alone-inverter-ls-series-500-1800w In short - 1500w continuous, 1600W for 1/2 hour and 4500w for...

Hi, looks like you are really committed now :) - Nothing like cutting a large bit of sheet metal away to really get things going. Just curious what belt system you are using for the 200A alternator - I have a 140A second alternator and a/c compressor on my Unimog and have a fitted dual 13A...

I did a lot of thinking about roof options, and ended up with a full height solid roof, with the corners cut off. I looked at the pros and cons of each of the three major roof types: Pop up - soft sides.( either Earthcruiser style or tilting style) Good Lower profile - may fit in a container...

We went with an Ikea Latex mattress in our truck, it's even more comfortable than the one in the house. The mattress goes on the adjustable slat base. It's bit on the heavy side, but we can sleep in comfort which is more important considering how long we will be on the road. The slats and...

Great trip, looks like you had fun - I wish I was driving mine rather than still building it.

Hi Mick, just did a bit of searching and found these battery terminal fuses - anyone used them? http://docs-asia.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/002c/0900766b8002caaf.pdf

HI Mick - thanks for the heads up on the fuse problems. I looked into fuse blocks for the battery fuses, but could not find an "off the shelf" solution that would work. I'll get some 5mm Bakelite - I think I will make my own fuse block holder to take the vibration load so that the fuses don't...

Dual alternator and aircon Decided to finally sort out mounting the a/c compressor. All the other systems I have seen either had a substantial bracket to rotate the a/c compressor, or a tensioner pulley. I then had a brainwave - instead of figuring out how to move the a/c compressor to...

First up the roof rack is on - lots of clamps and straps to hold it in place for the Sikaflex to dry. In order to have the maximum strength - the Sikaflex needs to be a minimum of 3mm thick. The is a small rubber spacer under each leg to keep the space. The straps go all the way around the...

Roof rack almost ready Just about ready to install the roof rack/solar panel guards. This has been quite a fabrication exercise, lots of little components, lots of bending, lots of welding, and due to lack of proper fitting and welding, lots of grinding as well :) 28 legs, ( 12 of them...

They are LHD ex-military. They are in Europe at the moment, owned by someone else and will they also need to be converted to RHD. Australia has not started selling their Unimogs yet, however rumour has it that some of the older ones with HIABS have been shipped to an Auction house to be sold...