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Appreciate the praise Fred, Still so so much to do and we are 2 years in ?

The front axle is always wider. Example for the single wheels I bought from Germany, 120mm offset means: On the front axel the total track width will be 20mm narrower and on the rear axle 20mm wider compared to 110mm offset. This is due to the fact, that the rims will be mounted on the rear axle...

Sorry for the radio Silence. new jobs, travel and houses have sort of taken up all our time the last 6 months, full writeup incoming soon! For now just a pic dump with with latest and short summary! * Storage lockers are fully fitted now with doors and locks * The last fitting of the...

Trust but verify, I was actually asking for myself, I know the regs for the rear under-run but there is similar ground clearance rules for side lockers/under-run protection..

Do you know the legal limit for this in the UK/EU? I think it it the same as the rear underrun protection at 550mm, but this will depend on the year the truck was constructed..

Nice truck! and cool disco too! A little note, your central cups on the subframe seems a little too far back, they should be at the centre of the chassis twist otherwise your box will be susceptible to feedback torsional forces even from regular driving. Great project and you seem to be moving...

Super inspiring Jon! Beautiful pictures too! What mountain bikes did you end up getting?

Not extrusions but normal alu square tubing. It is bonded, When we build out the rest of the truck all the framing we will do ourselves will be 2020 and 3030/3040 extrusions. We will use a mixture of bonding and screws (for the parts that should be removable/modular). We have spec'd Armacell...

Thanks Niel! We thought it was a bit of a gamble on such a large surface but we are really happy with it so far, I think the black toolboxes and brush bars will work well with the green too.

For the fresh water there is a aluminium cradle that has been built under the bedframe, will be installed by AV along with an isotherm hot water tank, water pump and plumbed into the engine coolant line. Grey water will also be installed by AV in-between the chassis rails in an insulated tank.

Well, not much happening right now, holidays all over the EU but the truck is back from paint now at least, so we have one large green machine now! Everything is pretty much on schedule and we are waiting for our toolboxes, steps and water tank to be fitted, we should also have the roof rails...

That's really really interesting! I wonder what type of maintenance and lifetime you can expect to get from the filters. Obviously well though out design using a heat exchanger etc to keep the circuit isolated. I'm wondering how much thermal transfer can happen during fast circulation etc. Of...

I think that's aimed more at commercial vessels. Will be interesting to see when they start geofencing their RV and residential offerings thou...

if you have a good place for them it's not worth the upgrade imo, our starter batteries are placed in the driver's cab to keep our main toolboxes free for gear. Hence don't want those lead acid gasses,I suppose one could argue agm is the way to go then. But prices are closing in and lighter...

Nice catch, the door is orientated correctly irl ?

RUB has arrived and assembly of the steps is underway at AV! The truck is still away at paint. We are opting to have the subframe painted too even though it is already galvanised. The RUB bar has also been galvanised as it will be in the thick of the elements in during the winter. As soon as...

I will keep you posted, it should be arriving today and I plan to install it ASAP as I am changing the starter motor anyway (it is an old Volvo Penta AQ145A with VP280 drive, Draco 2000DC). I just need to head up my workshop and make some better cables. I think I might order 2x 60 Ah ones for...

We should look into porting these manuals, what boots inside the VM Jon?

Hi! No, we are upgrading the existing (55amp) alternator to a 100a one thou. Adding a second one was a bit more complex and expensive than I thought. So I will see how it goes with a 24v 50amp DCDC charging setup and my 1600w of solar first then see if I need better DCDC capabilities. I am...

Gertrude eloped and got married this week, shotgun wedding now off at paint!