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Sorry, missed your question! Thank you, I am happy with it so far, will continue to build in springtime, more has to be done. Yeah, the height can be a bit troublesome for anyone that is shorter than me, but I am 181cm so it is okay, but if I decide to lift it another 10cm it will be a...

It is actually not that bad. Off course it is a bit of noise but it is manageable. I tried to make it as compact as possible to avoid turbulence. The front plate makes quite good wind barrier. And I keep the back end "open" so it has no "drag". Sent from my Mi A1 using OB Talk mobile app

So the snorkel is fitted externally, not yet connected under the fenders.

Yes I am, but there I am alone with a Grand vitara so I thought of getting some international feedback. Are you on Overlanding.nu ?

It is only screwed in the plastic but it works okay. A stove with a couple of liters of water is no problem.

Here is the start of my new interior fridge slide and stove slide. It will be covered with thin Plywood and fabric shortly as well as a cable chain in the back to let all the cables run smoothly.

Took it to the beach yesterday....did not take a swim.....:grimacing:

Thank you! I love Jeeps and like Toyotas but they are really expensive here in Sweden so it is out of my budget. So yes it feels quite fun to build something that is different and maybe a bit "out of the box" compared to the normal builds. The Suzukis are quite capable and there are a lot of...

Thanks!! I am doing a new setup in the back this easter weekend so It will (hopefully) have a new design in a few days. It will be based on square aluminium pipes for lower weight and for easy removal. I will take a lot of pictures and post it here during the build.

I am building a 2003 Grand Vitara XL7 to be a Daily Driver Overland Vehicle so you are not alone here with a Suzuki. :-)

So now I have finally put on the tires and the painted wheels I have put together. The diameter is increased by 2,5" so the new tires are Cooper ST Maxx 225/75r16. I was expecting alot higher mileage and road noise but not at all. So far the milage is maybe a bit higher, but not really an issue...

And some pictures of the Roof Top Tent

Here in Sweden snow tires during the winter are mandatory so you need to change tire setup in december and change back in april. So I decided to check if the tire size 245/75r16 would fit. I bought a single tire on "craigslist" (tradera in Sweden) just to chck if it will work, if so I can use it...

The dual battery setup was made in a hurry 1hour before we left for a 2week journey to Norway for snowboarding and hiking. The battery is a 60Ah AGM battery with a automatic separation relay. The battery lasts for 3days when using the fridge all time which I have to say is quite resonable. I...

After this I made a roof rack out of two aluminium ladders and some aluminium plates. The roof bars are made for the standrad GV which means that there are a lot of unused space in front of the bars. Therefore I decided to extend the roofrack a bit to maybe use the space above the drivers seat...

The next thing was to lift it and that is not something that you do easily on a GV Xl7 as the springs in the front are reinforced due to the massive V6 engine. But with real tools and a bit of will power it went well. So now there is plenty more space for articulation as well as bigger tires.

I decided to build the lower back drawers out of IKEA kitchen drawers. They were much cheaper as a complete set with drawer and expansion slides than try to build it myself. The walls and floors are made of 12mm plywood that are covered with cloth.

What has been done: -Spring lift 2" -Replaced both left wheel bearings -Exchanged and upgraded right side support bearing and seal -Dual battery with -Ctek Charger with Supply voltage -Fixed roofrack -LED light bar -Sidesteps / Rockslides -Aluminium wheels -Android Stereo with GPS and TOPO maps...

I started my build around a year ago when I decided I wanted to build a recreational vehicle to use for roadtrips , glacier snowboarding and camping during summer and a competent winter vehicle when the snow comes around. I live i Sweden so all these uses are quite relevant. The build also has...