Recent content by SkiFreak

If you are not planning on installing a pass-thru, a hard sided poptop is not that technically challenging and definitely the way to go if you want to negate/minimize the condensation issue. If you need someone else's build to give some motivation, check out Scott's camper. It's a work of art...

My 2c on this would be that you would probably be hard pressed to find any fabrication company that said they could not do it, but be careful about that, because the stepped Fuso chassis is a pretty unique animal. The simplest design would be a spring mounted subframe, but having previous...

Do you have a layout plan? A concern I would have is how you are going to comfortably sleep 4 in a space that size. There are plusses and minuses to a luton peak, but in your situation one may be advantageous.

Your profile does not say where you are from, but I am guessing it is either the US or Canada. Why is this important? Well... different locations have different rules/laws. Here in Australia we have something called the 60% rule, which limits the maximum overhang at the rear to 60% of the...

Gives you a good reason why a winch on the back of the vehicle is something that should be considered in your build plans. ;)

I have to ask... are you wanting to build a rock crawler or a motorhome?

In Australia I don't think it is the most common thing, but on the bigger motorhomes I have seen it a bit. Caravaning is probably the most common here, so in that scenario it's pretty much a moot point.

Quite often you get what you pay for.

FYI... all of the winch setups I have seen on the Fuso and Isuzu trucks have been mounted in a sturdy steel cradle that is bolted to both chassis rails, not directly to the bumper. Just sayin'.

Interesting concept, but given that they do not make any bars specifically shaped for Fuso or Isuzu trucks, I feel that there would be a considerable amount of effort required to make one of these bars fit and to look good. Maybe I am wrong, but that's my first impression.

Digressing a bit, but there are numerous methods for doing a self recovery on a beach, one being to dig a relatively deep hole in the sand and put your spare wheel in it. Dig a bit of a trench for your winch rope and attach it to the spare. This should work as a sand anchor and allow you to get...

If all that you require is a sound recovery point, or recovery points, there is no need to also have a bullbar. As I mentioned previously, all you need is a sound steel frame that connects to both sides of the the front chassis rails. There is no reason why you would need to change the OEM...

I may be wrong, but as far as I know there are no front recovery points on either the Fuso or Isuzu by default. At best there are tie down points that are used for transport. Recovery points are normally incorporated into something like a winch cradle, which is basically a steel frame that is...

Just a thought, but if these are the rims you plan to use on your own truck, you might want to know exactly what their technical specifications are. I know that I would want to know this.

In Australia the Isuzu and Fuso/Canter are quite a common 4x4 light truck and they have been available here for many years, so finding one is not that difficult. These trucks can be a decent base vehicle for an expedition style camper, but not without some significant modifications, especially...