Building an Off-Road Camper - Photographs
The restoration is almost complete and The Landy Rover moves, stops, steers and doesn't catch fire, so it is time to move on and start building the interior to turn her into an Offroad camper van, ready to tackle the world. I would love to post architectural diagrams and plans of the build, however to be honest, it has been a make it up as I go along and designs and measurements were tweaked along the way.
Building a Series 2 Land Rover Camper
The Landy Rover is back on the road and I have started building the interior to turn her back into a car that can go on adventures. Check out the detailed build logs below.
The Land Rover is an ex-Vietnam War Australian Army vehicle without original heating. I installed an aftermarket radiator-linked heater blower for $75 from AliExpress.
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The degraded army vinyl seats were replaced with comfortable modern BritPart Deluxe seats to make long-distance overlanding trips far more comfortable.
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To preserve internal camper space, I installed a rear swing-out spare wheel carrier arm to carry a heavy 45kg 16-ply spare tire off the rear door hinges.
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Preventing the aluminum roof from acting like an oven using foam insulation, plastic barrier sheets, and gloss white painted timber slats across the ceiling.
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Installing underslung fresh and grey water tanks in side locker compartments to keep the center of gravity low for heavy remote off-roading.
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Custom lightweight plywood interior cabinetry incorporating a slide-out chemical toilet box, galley kitchen benchtop, and a 75L compressor fridge drawer.
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Mounting a San Hima aluminum hardshell roof tent with 200W solar panel, paired with a 270-degree freestanding side awning and quick-deploy shower tent.
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Here are some statistics (and tips to avoid) of the many injuries and health and safety issues encountered whilst carrying out the restoration of the Landy Rover.
Do not weld with a MIG welder wearing thongs (flip-flops). The welding splatter hurts!
Angle grinders and fingers must never meet, although the cuts do not bleed!
Welding causes sunburn!
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Angle Grinder injuries
2
Welding burns
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Very bad words said
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