Planning for this year's trip started 12 months ago, following a trip to Alaric Station in South West Queensland, 100 kms north of Quilpie.
That trip we towed our home built camper van with a pretty ancient Ford courier ute.
We decided to upgrade the car to a new Triton twin cab turbo diesel ute, with a rebuild to our 1984 Jayco poptop caravan. First modifications were an increase in wheel diameter 13" to 14" and an axle lift, giving it an extra 3" ground clearance. From there we got a bit carried away and repainted inside and out with the addition of protective aluminium checkerplate panels. Wasted space inside made more accessible with the addition of extra drawers.

Here are some before and after photos.

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