Defender 3 axle Carmicheal to Overland campervan

Hello everyone!

I thoughts it'd be nice to have a thread on my Carmichael Defender named Wheely that I am prepping to do some nice overland in Africa - I bought it out in Ghana from the Fire Service and would like to drive it across the continent as I work in a start-up that installs solar home systems in off-grid villages

Currently it's loud and noisy so I bought some insulating material, but before applying it I thoughts i'd be good to respray the inside/outside to ensure we remove any blistering/surface rust before applying the insulation and converting the back into a campervan.




I fell in love with the Raptor bedliner so I will paint Wheely with it - Aintree Green on the lower half and matte grey on the upper half and roof (autobiography style)

I will keep posting pics on how we get on - and I am posting some threads with questions as we continue with the strip-down and rebuild for you experts out there

Love the Carmichael - and rather liked the firebrigade vibe! Look forward to seeing how this develops

Wheely has now been painted throughout - will now reassemble and post some pics next step will be insulation to shield us a bit from the Ghana heat