Just a quick update - the camper box is painted, and it looks great.
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Since that photo was taken, I've installed the windows and the solar panels on the roof. I'm now working on the water systems - lots of plumbing :)
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Just a quick update - the camper box is painted, and it looks great.
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Since that photo was taken, I've installed the windows and the solar panels on the roof. I'm now working on the water systems - lots of plumbing :)
Another quick update on my truck.
With the back painted, it was clear that the finish on the camper was a lot better than the cab. So I decided to respray the cab as well.
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With everything now sprayed, and all the work done under the cab it was time to fit the camper box onto the truck. First I had to build something to jack it up the meter or so off the ground in order to fit the truck underneath.
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I had two high lift jacks on the front legs, and used the forklift on the rear.
Then after much pushing of the truck back and forward to line is all up, the camper box was attached to the chassis.
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It was then noticeable that the paint texture was better on the cab and doors than on the camper, so that whole truck is getting cut and polished. Now the finish is really good.
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Looking very good.
Easo
This is just ridiculously good!
I love this thread, I check for updates every morning!!
Thanks for the encouragement, whilst not exactly nearing the home stretch, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, still a long way to go unfortunately.
Yer,we had a look over it couple of weeks ago,fantastic project,coming together well.
Don't mind the Puma either.......:D:D
Nice work...
Got my unimog the other day, got it for under $300, came in 2000 pieces and only took 6 hrs to put back together...
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A bit more progress this week - the bonnet and grill is all fitted up - and whilstI still have a lot of work under the bonnet to do, I could not resist putting it all together. The grill and bonnet come off in about a minute, they will soon be tucked away upstairs until I finish fitting the intercooler, radiator and a/c system - but it felt good anyway.
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Real work was done on the rear storage boxes. As they are the points most likely to get dragged on rock ledges or the like, I made the bottom out of 5mm plate.
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I also fitted the big Hella LED combination tail lamps I got of flea-bay for about 1/4 of the price of normal little Duraleds. They fit the rear nicely, with just enough space left for the reflectors.
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The rear boxes are complete and I tested them by jacking up the back of the truck using the rear box. Just enough travel in the the jack to just get one tyre off the ground. they will be another hatch cover in the middle to give me access to the twin sub-frame tubes that run the full 3.6m length of the camper box - great for storing fishing rods, tent poles, brooms and shovels.
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I also fitted up the front windows, and the mirrors - they are electrically adjustable, and heated. So now my Mog has central locking, power windows, electric mirrors, power leather seats, A/C, power steering - basically all the luxury of a Defender :)
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its got the wrong number of wheel studs.Quote:
Originally Posted by matbor
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Iain,
It looks great, really coming to the end game now.
