It's a 2006 4.2 tdi, almost the last of 4.2 engines sold here, not sure if they were available for a longer period in other countries! I'm keeping it pretty standard only a 3 inch exhaust and I will upgrade to a different turbo before heading off. An easy choice for me as I'm not overly keen on the common rail engines, don't get me wrong I love the power and comfort they provide but I can keep the old td 42 going with a torch battery and a drum of any diesel I can get so it works well for me. Once it's time to upgrade I'll have to move into the 21st century I guess!! I haven't had it over the weigh bridge with the camper loaded up yet but I'll let you know what it comes in at. The camperbody is around 400 kg's (or a bit more I think) as it's mostly 2.5mm aluminium for the main shell and composite panel for the roof and internals so it's not too bad, as usual it's all the gear you load in that adds up!! As for how long, it's been a mission - a couple of years thinking about it and trying to find something on the market that suited my needs and then around 12 months to put it together. The second one took 6 months roughly and I guess if I do another one it would be quicker but it's really time consuming, just about need a holiday to get over it!! I'll post a couple of photos of the other one on a v8 cruiser, slightly differn't profile to suit the differn't body shape but I'm really happy with it. As usual there are some changes I would make in the future if I did it again but but they are only minor so overall it's worked out well, anyway thanks for the interest!! P4260844.JPGP4260846.JPGP4190802.jpgP4190803.jpgP4190807.jpgP4190815.JPGP4200824.JPGP4200826.JPGP4200827.JPG


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