A bit of a summary

Well after a busy start to the year working on the Perentie, most of the major jobs are complete.

The interior is pretty much as it needs to be, we have heating, hot water, a water supply and somewhere for the waste water to go.

A toilet has been purchased, although not yet tested!

The Radio/CB/sub woofer and reversing camera works as does the dash cam that records traffic coming towards us and also traffic coming from the rear.

All of the 12v DC power works as it should and the Solar is keeping the leisure batteries and starter battery topped up. The inverter gives us limited 240v power when required.

Mechanically, everything planned has been done and we will see how that holds up. For the future we need to be looking at the drive train, we need to be able to travel at about 70mph and at somewhere between 2000 and 2500 rpm (I think) and we are only achieving about 55mph at the moment. As the clutch will need to be replaced before any major trip, it is likely that we will swap out the transfer box to give us some higher gear ratios at the same time.

I have changed all of the fluids apart from the main engine oil which was only done last year. The oil change on the gearbox enabled me to replace the drain plug from where oil was leaking – it looks to me time the wrong one has been fitted. Also the thread looks damaged on the old one.

New drain plug on the left – definitely different.

There is one more oil leak the source of which is not obvious. I have cleaned everything down in and around the engine, so it should be easy to spot the source once we get back on the road.

I am just waiting for the front roof rack to return from the powder coaters, I can then install this and add the additional driving lights and LED scene lights for use when camping – then I will do some exterior pictures of Perentie and maybe a walk around video.

The project now is the shake everything down and get some miles on the clock in order to get the brakes bedded in. Oh and of course, to see what stops working, leaks, blows a fuse or makes an unusual noise!