Prepping a camel trophy defender 110 for around the world...

[kpredator]

congrats on your build,trip.its nice to see someone living out their dream.
lots of great ideas for a hi-lux build of mine.
lots of diesel and water helps keep you bulletproof.
keep it as light as possible.
good luck
kevin

[RamRod]

Well if you are using them on your way up to Alaska there will be plenty of tree along that route to test em on!

Which way are you going through Canada?

[The Rover Shop]

Dammit... I blew 2nd gear syncro on Camilla....thank god I have a spare 66000 mile tranny sitting around...gotta pu;; the complete rack off to get it in the shop though....Grrrr... oh well...glad it happened here and not on the trail...although its really bad its still driveable... would have still gotten me out of the jungle though...

[BurbanAZ]

wow what a great build and trip thread, i just read the whole thing. Love the new ideas you had also, not just the same old build thread. Nice to see so many custom ideas and see you doing so much of the work yourself. Sucks about the syncro though, definitely nice to have spare parts laying around the shop.

[Skookumchuck]

Just spent the last few hours reading this from front to finnish. Hope the rip is going well great build be safe and have fun. Looking forward to virtually traveling along with you.

[Jack5885]

I also installed the heaviest guage checker plate I could get on the hood and the fenders...I knew I was going to need to walk on the them to set up the tent all the time...seems to be holding up great...done lots of miles on corrugated back roads...but only time will tell.. no matter what happens I have to keep this hood intact..had 10 of the camel trophy guys sign it...wayyy cool...

Wow, I didn't know there was a Swett who drove Camel Trophy. That name doesn't come around very often. I hope I can meet him at Overland Expo this year...

-Jack Swett

[The Rover Shop]

And Jim's a heck of a nice guy too.. All of em are a great bunch of guys and we had a blast hanging out with them.. I believe Jim and some of the other guys will be there at overland expo 2013... I know I'm going to try and make it...

[The Rover Shop]

Something that has always been in the back of my mind as a potential weakness of my truck is that I haven't installed lockers.. Well I have been researching different brands and for what I want I have narrowed it down to either he Keiser auto full lockers or the ARB air lockers.. I like the operating characteristics of the kaisers and am trying to do a deal as we speak.. They are just breaking into the US market and as such are expensive to ship...they have been around for a long time though and a very good track record in some pretty heavy duty applications..

[t42beal13t]

I just got around to reading the entire thread. Amazing how this truck has evolved! I hope you and the misses are having the time of your lives.

How's that water purifier treating ya?

[Timo K]

Something that has always been in the back of my mind as a potential weakness of my truck is that I haven't installed lockers.. Well I have been researching different brands and for what I want I have narrowed it down to either he Keiser auto full lockers or the ARB air lockers.. I like the operating characteristics of the kaisers and am trying to do a deal as we speak.. They are just breaking into the US market and as such are expensive to ship...they have been around for a long time though and a very good track record in some pretty heavy duty applications..

Same here. Plan is to have a Kaiser in the rear Salisbury by February.