Solar / Batteries for our Expedition Vehicle! We get the question a lot about how should we set up the solar / battery system in our expedition vehicle? Sadly the answer is not an easy one. We have been using our new solar / battery setup now for 4 months and can...
Broken Front Suspension Bushes July 2016 OK.... must admit that I was not 100% sure of just what I was looking at here on the Mitsubishi Canter FG 649, nor had I realise how bad the suspension bush was. All we could see was a little flat rubber on the edge of the...
Without going overboard on costs, we wanted to ensure our Mitsubishi Canter (FG649) was getting the most it could from the engine. Some power gains are possible by reducing the impedance exhaust gasses face as they are pushed to the back of the truck. The most...
Leaf Spring Upgrade - SSA Australia Getting the ride right for 4WDAUS truck was one of the hardest exercises we undertook, The process took far far longer to get right than we had hoped and we under took a few Leaf Spring Upgrades from a couple of manufacturers. We...
One of the first upgrades I have done to 4WDaus Canter was to replace the seats. It was a frustrating and painful process, but once we got past the initial issue of installation and 2 seat rebuilds due to sub quality supplied have found them excellent. Currently my...
Over the last 12 months when we have gone to tilt the truck cab we have found it firmly stuck closed. We have put it down to heat fusing the rubber on the under side of the cab and possibly thought a trip to Mr Mitsubishi maybe required to fix it. Luckily for us,...
Many times we are asked what solar system are we running and what are the technical details. Here is some information you may find interesting. When we purchased the Amesz we found our batteries were always close to fully discharged. At that point we had 130 watt...
The original Amesz 4x4 Camper was fitted with an Ibis air conditioner. Whilst I am sure this airconditioner served the previous owners well, it was something we decided would be best upgraded. The new Ibis Mk3 was released in May 2014 and promised 20% better cooling...
What a difference Tyres Make! One of the first issues we had with the Mitsubishi Canter Amesz 4x4 Truck was rocks getting stuck between the rear tyres which if not removed quickly, destroy both tyres. Up to this point we had been lucky and removed the rock before...
There is no doubt now! - an actual picture of Amesz Man "Steve". This is one of my favourite photos of the the 2 boys, high on the headland near Cooktown. It was one of those typical Cooktown afternoons with strong onshore wind. I have always loved the view from the...
The Dream Begins In November 2011, Steve and Alison Kruger proudly took delivery of a new (slightly used) Mitsubishi Canter FG649 4x4 AMESZ. Readers of our web page will know that we are both avid photographers and that we love our nature. When an opportunity to...
