Black Edition SV6 "Sandman"

[WalshySSVR]

Man, this looks sensational. Interested to see how it turn out in the end. Keep posting updates!

 

[Camper]

Interested to see how it turn out in the end.

Thanks mate, will do. Next bit might be a while though.

 

[Camper]

Found a Photo with my first car, 76' LX Torana
Some body had attempted to turn it into a UC? Sunbird, changed the dash and transmission.
It made a lot of noise at the lights, went fast enough to impress the girls and that's all I cared about back then.

 

[Camper]

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An on the road shot on my way back up into Central Queensland in the new car.
Lots of detours to avoid the flood waters added about 4hrs to an already 10hr trip, but great to see the country green again. Also had to dodge some fires as the farmers guessed now was the perfect time to burn off.

 

[Camper]

Hi all,

it's been a minute, I thought I should show you some pics from my road trips.

Just north of Charters Towers, Qld.

Near Innisfail, Qld.

#JungleGreen

Atherton Tablelands

On the way to Cooktown

Lookout above Cooktown

Daintree

Cape Tribulation

 

[Camper]

West of Emerald, Qld.

King of the Hill
Near Longreach

The Empty Interior

Outside Winton

Traffic Hazards

Dinosaurs!

Road to nowhere

Off Road

Gotta love that paint job

Captain starlight's Lookout, near Longreach

Sandy looking lonely here

"a land of sweeping plains..."

 

[Camper]

Near Tambo Qld.

Blackdown Tablelands, Qld.

Sandy's first creek crossing

Had to back out of here, good reverse practice

Jericho, Qld.

Beyond the Black Stump, Balckall, Qld.

Get your gear, Barcaldine, Qld.

Flooding Weir, Blackwater Qld.

Charleville, Qld.

 

[VS 5.0]

Any pics of your camper set up ?

 

[Camper]

Any pics of your camper set up ?

I haven't done any work on the camper set up as yet, just couldn't wait to get out there, so I bought a couple of cargo boxes that sit on top of my bed for travel, a table that slides under my bed and a folding chair a top all that.

The factory tie downs for a tonneau are still there and used to keep it all in place, everything stays below the tailgate so does not affect sight lines.

Some stuff stays in the camper part, some will go into the front seats for sleeping and some will be outside.

Basically once unpacked I have at least half of the camper space for sleeping, depending on how much stuff I take.

Works OK for now and I am constantly having new ideas for the build, may hold off for a bit longer so I can get it right. Have considered a roof rack with ski box but do not want to ruin the lines of the car, may end up with a box hanging off the tow ball for dirty stuff/firewood etc. I have seen some with a swing arm that would clear my tailgate and give a little more privacy to the entry of the camper.

I did buy a portable battery pack with 120AmpH battery and DC/DC charger that runs off the main battery/alternator so I can run lights and charge camera batteries etc. I bought an Inverter on sale but have yet to install it.

Strangely the battery for these Utes is on the floor behind the passenger seat, weird but ends up working well for me as I can fit my second battery next to it, run a short cable to a 14L fridge that sits in the passenger footwell and feed cables up in to one of those back of seat organisers for charging cameras/phones etc.

I have a smaller 12V battery that comes in the back with me and runs a couple of fans as needed.

On a side note, I have hit a roo - going about 100Ks, 40kg roo struck right hand front corner, dead on impact and no damage to the car. I can only thank my decision to spray the speedliner for that.

I have been on rough dirt roads, corrugations, gibbers and black soil plains with no qualms. One thing which has been surprising is the ramp over angle, washouts and small hillocks can be an issue with this Utes long wheel base.

I have done a little over 12,000Ks so far, spent 20 odd nights in the back and am loving the car.

 

[Noeleter]

Hi mate. Looks good. What's the visibility like with the canopy. I assume there would be some major blind spots.