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Hi Alan So sorry to hear about your wife and that this prevents you both enjoying your fabulous FUSO build - must be heartbreaking on several fronts. I only know too well how you must be feeling, because I also built my own Fuso Canter motorhome (FG84) and also my wife is struggling with cancer...

Hi Alan It's been a while since I last checked the progress of your mammoth project - mate it's coming along very nicely indeed. Love those wheels - very jello (but same tyres I use) - does wonders for correcting the speedo calibration (2900rpm for an accurate 100Km/hr). Like SkiFreak, I have...

Alan - FYI - I found a WA spring place that does parabolics for the Canter (for mining) at very competitive cost (www.westraliasprings.com.au) Regards Steve

Hi Mark (by the way how does one enter a simple line feed?) anyway I share you view on the bravery of only one bank - I run two. You may be right about the AGMs (my supplier being inferior build qlty), but Ive had no issues with HD truck batteries and one two many failures with AGM to be...

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Alan: After two big recent outback trips (25,000KMS) I thought I'd throw in my experience with batteries. Like you I went with sealed AGM batteries on separate bank to the starter batteries. Anyway on both trips, the AGMs failed (open circuit). On each occasion I replaced them with straight HD...

Hi Alan, I'm inclined to agree with Ben2Go about those high lift blocks - re issues with axle twist. But having just dealt with my Canter suspension issues by replacing the crap standard leaves with parabolic - have u considered those? I went with a 4 leaf and the heavier 5th leaf overrider and...

Hi Alan Ive also been fabricating my tow bar - mainly used 75x50x6mm RHS. Some Pix... Steve

Hi Kookynet Ive recently completed my build of a motorhome on a FG84 2010 canter and I'm doing all the research on single rim conversion. I also want 16 x 8 rims - gives more options. Ive come up with a drawing to work out offset - basically the stud disk needs to be roughly level ith the...

Hi Alan Been reading with interest about your adventures etc - but in particular about your great wheel tyre choices. Ive recenlty completed my Canter FG84 2010 model into a motorhome I Designed on CAD and built myself (no blog site as yet, but can send pix etc by email). Steel sub frame...