Bought an Ultimate camper

I'm here Willie......just spent most of the day entertaining visitors etc; it's my oldest lad's 18th birthday today.

The Ultimate we have was purchased in Feb 1999; 2nd hand. It's first owner had it for just over 6 months, during which time he and his daughter did a trip around "The Big Block" and then he decided he didn't need it anymore.

Since we've owned ours, it's been to Cape York twice, the Gulf country and NE or NT on a separate trip, across the Simmo plus too many other trips to enumerate here and now.

There have been small jobs I have done along the way to make the Ultimate more user friendly for our specific needs. On the other hand I have seen what other blokes have done to theirs' and it is amazing how many variations to a theme that owners can concoct.

Probably the main change I made to mine (and I've had a direct influence on the other 3 owners that Pesty mentioned, as they are all friends of mine) was to change the 3 way fridge over to a 2 way Engel unit. It is MUCH more efficient in really hot weather and it is simpler to maintain a desired temperature. Fitting this fridge necessitated (I think, anyway) the fitting of a 2nd battery and a much better on-board 240v battery charger. The beauty of the Engel is that it senses the presence of 240v as soon as you plug the power in, and runs off that source ....no need to manually changeover anything on the fridge.

I'll let you have a play and if you come up with any questions, don't hesitate to let me know....... As the others on here already know only too well, ol' Roachie is not backward when it comes to voicing his opinion or ideas....hahahaha

Cheers mate

Roachie

"ol' Roachie is not backward when it comes to voicing his opinion or ideas....hahahaha "

Really ???
Well bugger me, I had you picked wrong mate ! Here I was thinking you were the real quiet type that just sat in the corner away from the crowds and listened, you know the type, always living and doing things on the consevative side of life, like myself :-)))

Cheers
Pezza

" Here I was thinking you were the real quiet type! " hahahahahahahahahaha

Brother, you dont know him like I do then hahahaha

Cheers pesty

pezza...when did you put that blower on....what psi are you pumping?
tell us more

Gerhard, perhaps you had better MM Roachie and ask him what not to do so you don't bend the Gull wing doors. I can assure you it's not a design fault.

Hey Big Ears,
It's a 1.6 Lt blower that is hanging off the side of a 4.2 nissan petrol running at 8psi boost on straight LPG by Gas Research with 2X100lt tanks, get around 4-5 Km/Lt "normal" driving.
All the manifold and associated hardware is custom made.
Haven't had a chance to put it on the dyno yet but it goes quite well, pulls better in the lower rpm range than any diesel I've driven, including 6.5 V8's, from 600rpm onwards, runs out of pull at 3500rpm.
Will put up the dyno graph for those interested when I get around to doing it.
You thinkin of bolting one up to the side of the yota are ya ?

Cheers
Pezza

runs out of pull at 3500rpm?...take it out of first gear :)))

did check out the possibilty of putting one on the 100 series petrol i had.....but thought the money would be better spent if it went towards new TD...so i went and got one.....

Had a blower on a 998 mini deluxe back when i was young........as fast as a
cooper S ....but it ..the gear box, in first, didnt like the blower...okay in second and thats what I did for a couple of years ...take off in second....first was stripped... :)
and i dont have big ears!