| NOTE:
This project is dedicated to my personal maxim...
If a job's worth doing, it's worth
over doing.
This is the story of the building of our motor
home, a vehicle that allows us to drive to some of Australia's least
accessible places and spend enough time there to get the good photos. |
| Diary
#36 10 Apr 01 — 11 Apr 01 |
- We leave the rally and stay with fellow WORT owners Steve and
Jill.
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| Diary
#35 05 Apr 01 — 07 Apr 01 |
- We are interviewed by Paul Clitheroe from "Money".
- Some general musings about the rally.
- We get mobbed on open day
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| Diary
#34 30 Mar 01 — 02 Apr 01 |
- We frantically try to get the truck presentable for the Griffith
rally and have a small drama on the way there.
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#33 10 Feb 01 — 23 Mar 01 |
- The truck gets a name.
- We go to Wee Jasper with the Canberra chapter.
- The balloons fly while we prepare the rig for Griffith.
- The Marnie's pay a visit in their 4x4 Bedford.
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#32 2 Jan-01 — 12 Jan-01 |
- We go for our first shakedown trip. The truck causes a stir
wherever we go.
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#31 27 Dec 00 — 28 Dec 00 |
- All sorts of things finished in readiness for our first outing.
- New photos, some old one improved.
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#30 8-Nov 00 — 20-Nov 00 |
- Construction of the pop-top roof.
- Pics of the whole roof, nearly finished.
- The truck hits the road for a day.
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| Diary
#29 2 Sep 00 — 15 Sep 00 |
- More talk about fuses.
- A winch is added — raise and lower the deck.
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| Diary
#28 7 Aug 00 — 18 Aug 00 |
- An accident with some jumper leads causes me to think about
fuses.
- Some shots of the interior showing the start of the fitout.
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| Diary
#27 2 Jul 00 — 25 Jul 00 |
- A brief musing about "doing it".
- Battens, insulation and wiring installed in the bedroom.
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#26 28 May 00 — 15 June 00 |
- The deck is finished, a description of how it works.
- 9 Aug 00 photos added
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| Diary
#25 17 Feb 00 — 11 Apr 00 |
- The houses go on the market.
- A few shots of the nearly complete cladding.
- We move into the workshop.
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#24 5 Feb 00 — 15 Feb 00 |
- We start the GARP program.
- Some photos showing the mounting of a panel using the VHB tape.
- The cladding is mostly done so I take the beast out to test
the body mounts.
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| Diary
#23 10 Jan 00 — 16 Jan 00 |
- The entry steps are built and the cladding begins.
- I describe a method of attaching the cladding using VHB double
Sided tape.
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| Diary
#22 20 Dec 99 — 7 Jan 00 |
- I get my 15 minutes of fame.
- Some photos of the pop-top.
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| Diary
#21 28 Sep 99 — 16 Dec 99 |
- I turn traitor and re-enter the rat race, albeit very briefly.
- The water tank hangers are made, not without a small drama.
- The monster awakes.
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| Diary
#20 23 Sep 99 — 21-Oct 99 |
- I quit my job and get a timely reminder that I've done the right
thing.
- Not much happening on the construction front but we attend the
CMCA Forbes rally.
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| Diary
#19 16 Aug 99 — 20 Sep 99 |
- We visit some friends and are graphically reminded of the dangers
of motor bikes.
- The truck shows off at a 4x4 show.
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| Diary
#18 2 Aug 99 — 15 Aug99 |
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#17 22 July 99 — 31 July 99 |
- General babbling about going full-time.
- My design appears justified after hearing from a friend about
his recent trip.
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| Diary
#16 20 July 99 |
- The main framework is up.
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| Diary
#15 11 June 99 |
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| Diary
#14 24 May 99 — 27 May 99 |
- Some tips about slinging large items from a chain block.
- I start finally the building of the body.
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#13 22 May 99 — 23 May 99 |
- Problems getting the rear body mount to fit onto the chassis.
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| Diary
#12 20 May 99 |
- Tips on drilling a truck chassis. Mounting the fuel tanks.
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| Diary
#11 19 May 99 |
- I start building the body mounts. This entry covers the front
mounts.
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| Diary
#10 24 Apr 99 |
- Analysis of the chassis twist causes a slight design change.
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| Diary
#9 14 Apr 99 |
- We try the truck out on some rough(ish) stuff to measure the
chassis twist.
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| Diary
#8 20 Feb 99 — 2 Apr 99 |
- General ramblings, the truck goes for a drive, some upholstery
tips.
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#7 3 Feb 99 — 8 Feb 99 |
- The engine cutoff cable fails so I add a solenoid actuator to
shut the motor off. We attend a CMCA rally.
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| Diary
#6 15 Jan 99 — 30 Jan 99 |
- I build a new bull bar and I discover the joy of hammer tone
painting.
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| Diary
#5 4 Dec 98 — 30 Dec 98 |
- We go for a drive to Goulburn and ditch the old tray. Old manual
hand brake replaced with an air operated Maxi brake.
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| Diary
#4 9 Sep 98 — 30-Nov 98 |
- The back of the cab is removed, fuel tanks found and cab sprayed.
Wiring removed and replaced.
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#3 20 Jul 98 — 15 Aug 98 |
- I get my heavy rigid license. The truck moves into a rented
workshop. I start — dismantle the cab.
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| Diary
#2 Nov 97 — 28 Jun 98 |
- The search for a suitable truck begins. We find one and have
the engine replaced and chassis stretched.
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| In
the beginning July 97 |
- We are camping at Carnarvon Gorge and decided that this is the
life.
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