New project... this is gonna be VERY VERY different...

[gregster]

Dunno about a name yet...am trying to source some of those double stacked square headlights that were all the rage back in the day....as they make it look more yank like....if I can do this I might err towards a play on the GMC thing as in "genetically modified camper"

[geeks]

Very cool project, very cool indeed!

[gregster]

Cheers fella...

Just got some insurance quotes, to make sure this will be insurable and to get an idea of costs....

and...

No problems insuring whatsover, even though my no claims is on my traders policy...

I can do whatever mods I want to it, so long as it is DVLA registered as a motorhome...

When I say any mods...i mean any mods...could put 44's on it and it wouldnt matter!!! Winches, bullbars, snorkels whatever dont matter so long as it retains the things in the back to make it a motorhome.

With Sally and I covered, 6000miles per year, with my 3 points, agreed value for £6k as a ball park figure, and including 14days vin number cover to get it IVA'd prior to its new reg being issued...

£300 fully comp!!!

Makes you wonder though...as if you modded the back of a landcruiser to include a bed, running water/sink, and a means of cooking, then it could be registered as a camper, and what the hell other mods you do to it wont matter and you get silly cheap insurance.

I couldnt insure a standard 2.8 frontera 3rd party for £300 with my no claims else where...bargain or what eh?

[hipo1024]

Very intrested in this!! I was planning on converting a small trailer into a stelf camper....but if it does that to your insurence I might just convert the truck lol.

By what your saying your going to bin the fronty body totally and just use the vans body?? rather than chop the back off the fronty body and glue the box to it instead? Be intresting to see this in the flesh once its done!

[gregster]

You got it mate...fronty body is a foot too short, and in honesty from an economical point of view making it look like a frontera would be a bad move, as much as we love em, we are in the minority sadly...

[igotababyfrontera]

Gotta admit, I'm looking forward to reading a build thread on this

What do you think your timescales gonna be?

[king of the kitchen]

dude interesting project.. ..seems there are more and more off road camper projects i think people are just fed up of putting tents up or roof top tents .....and they want to get OUT of the weather.. ..still building mine and i am using it as im finishing it i love my truck... ..should be interesting to watch you build it i fine myself looking at other builds and nick there ideas....sort of.......crack on.... ..

[gregster]

Cheers guys...
Timescales, difficult as I will be working it round other stuff...

but it will deffo be at the annual meet next year, even if I have to pull a sleepless week again!

[drinksoptional]

Wow your making an offroad icecream van that will be mint at the meets

[gregster]

FOG's got one of them already....I am building something different.

[RatCav]

[Wilberforce]

What, a reliable offroad ice cream van??

[jmc]

On the campsite in France last year there was an L 200 on the opposite pitch.
It had the back converted into a camper. I hadn't seen a 4x4 done like this before and thought it was such a good idea.
Good luck with it.