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HUMVE version of lizzie We are always trying to steal ideas on improvements. Came across the Pomie group working on a Yanky ex-military vehicle. oh its made for commercial TV so treat it with the complete disdain it deserves but hey ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz9eGXNhrsA

Hi Thomas & Jessie I will measure our length (truck is at the farm but we will get her back soon) but 1.9 meters is probable a little longer than ours. We didnt do any thing to it but make sure the top and bottom runners were parallel and that each and every panel was exactly the same length and...

passed inspection Update Well we have been home now for 3 weeks and I am trying to put together some travel notes for others to read. But on Lizzies build the big news is we had her inspected by the Department of Transport inspectors and she is now a Motor Home. Comments from the inspector...

Thanks mate was good to meet you! the world really is a nice place if you give it a chance cheers Carts

old video from land rover Hi all here is land Rovers own video on the 6x6 development for the Australian Army. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r20rbDn6Td8 regards Carts

2500 miles and loving it I am sitting in Melbourne after just taking lizzy a lazy 2500 miles at 80 km/h. The trip from Perth to Melbourne is 2126 miles (oh that’s by road) and we didnt take the short way so it was longer for us. The best information I can find is that it is 1784.8 miles from...

Hi JB we will be in Melbourne for 1 night before and probably 2 after. happy to show you PM me and I will let you know where we are staying. cheers Carts

will do cheers

couldnt help myself one last pic. this is the view from the bed looking back towards the entry door. cheers Carts from WA

last image The final image is of the bath room with the tambour door slightly open so we could poke the camera through but it gives you a sense of what the area is when showering or using the portapoty. I hope every one has a great end of year and all the best for 2017. To the competitors of...

as promised the inside We have been packing for our 2 month trip to Tasmania which has given me time to take a few snaps of the inside of our 6x6 truck Lizzy. Probably the most requested part of the truck has been pictures of the inside. The area we had to play with was 3 meters by 2 meters...

thank you! :-)

Thanks Shane and yes like a dogs hind leg. That's what fear will do to you. Not sure how I feel about being given grief by a guy who drinks Fosters and posts it on the internet ;-) This pic is of the awning we made for the big girl. it can be deployed on either side. it uses the rings the ADF...

Probably penultimate update and big thanks to Matt Thanks to the advice from Matto I finalised the full installation of the so called “house” batteries. I installed a VSR (Voltage Sensitive Regulator) between the house batteries and the main cranking battery. It was easy except!! I was finding...

here you go seeing as you want to put a 350 chev in a defender thought you might like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBEcJX6tgBk sorry though it drives on the wrong side carts