Andrew Brierley
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Well it was supposed to by Algeria, but the Visa admin was a nighmare, so with 10 days to go we decided that Tunisia was a better bet... I bought the truck from a member sometime around Easter, and as some of you know I had some extremely painful experiences with Footloose. Anyway, axels, brakes and lockers sorted, they fitted a long range fuel tank and Viair system. I sourced the winch bumper from Freeways Lattitude in France which I'm very happy with, and will shortly be posting another thread about them.
I then need to tackle the back. The previous owner had fabricated a 20m mild steel framework and dog guard in the back, so I decided to utilise this. Rather than expensive chequerboard, I used 18MM Beech ply and floor paint for a fraction of the cost.
The next picture doesn't show it. but I bought a 70L custom made water tank from Tektanks in Bordon, Hants) for the base, then used the wings for battery (RHS) and twin compressors and Whale water pump (LHS)
I then added a second tier to accomodate the wolf boxes (Flat Dog actually, as they were 25% cheaper), and added a splash of floor paint...
I removed the rear heater to feed the water suppy to the shower heat exchanger in the engine bay (need to find a photo of the HE)
Then added a bit more paint and started loading...
Not much do do with anything really, but here's a picture of our European Eagle Owl)
The IronMan Expedition expedition spec wasn't up to the job, and Footloose made a complete mess of the long range tank, so my list of jobs before next years trip to Libya is:
1. Upgrade suspension
2, Rock/tree sliders (probably from Freeways)
3. rear bumper and wheel carrier (also probably from Freeways)
4. Fix the aircon which Footloose failed to do twice
All for now....
I then need to tackle the back. The previous owner had fabricated a 20m mild steel framework and dog guard in the back, so I decided to utilise this. Rather than expensive chequerboard, I used 18MM Beech ply and floor paint for a fraction of the cost.
The next picture doesn't show it. but I bought a 70L custom made water tank from Tektanks in Bordon, Hants) for the base, then used the wings for battery (RHS) and twin compressors and Whale water pump (LHS)
I then added a second tier to accomodate the wolf boxes (Flat Dog actually, as they were 25% cheaper), and added a splash of floor paint...
I removed the rear heater to feed the water suppy to the shower heat exchanger in the engine bay (need to find a photo of the HE)
Then added a bit more paint and started loading...
Not much do do with anything really, but here's a picture of our European Eagle Owl)
The IronMan Expedition expedition spec wasn't up to the job, and Footloose made a complete mess of the long range tank, so my list of jobs before next years trip to Libya is:
1. Upgrade suspension
2, Rock/tree sliders (probably from Freeways)
3. rear bumper and wheel carrier (also probably from Freeways)
4. Fix the aircon which Footloose failed to do twice
All for now....
). On the recent trip to Tunisia we crossed the Jabel Askar mountains on a little used track, and the Defender 90 with us took a significant bash on the sliders. Clearly sand will never be a problem and you can do without sliders and their weight, but if you have rocky terrain then could be of huge benefit. Morocco is def more rock than sand, and you really need to get down to Western Sahara to find some dunes. The Alps and Pyrenees are generally far tamer than North Africa, but even so there are some very testing stretches.
maybe a piece of thick rubber mat up against the 'wall' first if you do turn the battery around, or a carbon fiber battery clamp (or other none conducting material) if you don't.
