The fuso is not small at all.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Now here's an option


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0

Howdy Kerry,
www.xor.org.uk/unimog/campermog.htm

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

Thanks for that link. Nice mogs. I had even looked at at least one of those for purchase but almost all mogs are outside my price range. They are clearly better off-road campers than the Fuso. Most of the ones in my price range were older models which have pretty low top speeds making them less appealing for on-road use.
I know some people have considered Unimogs as world traveling campers but turned them down because they are more rare than other 4wd vehicles (including MB 4wd traditional trucks like the 911) making parts harder to get. I've seen lots of pictures of the Mog that went on a recent Paris-Peking venture and it did a lot of work pulling the 2wd vehicles thru some bad spots.

The one near the bottom of the page with a truck camper on the back is what I have in mind for the Fuso.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Thought I'd update this thread with a picture of what I've got so far. I've done a few more things since the picture was taken. Installed the spare tire between the cab and service body, am in the process of putting a cargo rack on top of the cab and put receiver hitches front and back so the 10k winch mounted on a receiver winch holder can be moved from back to front. I had to raise the bed to the level of the top of wheel wells to get the camper in and cut a section out of one of the back compartments on the service body.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Very cool, kerry. I appreciate the updates, with any luck I'll need them for future reference.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)