Move T3 pop-top into QLD?

[Kombi Dad]

Thanks heaps for the informative reply. Glad to hear you enjoyed the Campers Industries conversion and found it to be of good quality. Given that it is still going, would you say that is a testament to its build quality?

Good to know that only minor modification was needed when moving from ACT to NSW. This is what I’m thinking will be the case when moving from NSW to QLD. Planning to find an independent mechanic near Thornleigh NSW to do a pre-sale inspection on van and will as if this can be done “with QLD standards in mind”. The dealer selling van is also a certified VW service center but thinking it would be wise to get an independent opinion based on the experience of a close mate who bought a 4x4 non-VW van a few years back from a 4x4 dealer and service centre that ended up having whoa-problems. As such, thinking unbiased opinion of van quality/condition would be worth the cost.

At this point the plan is to do the 2,234km road trip as long as the logistics of getting away work out (but looking promising)!

We did not have any issues with the van.  It did break down at Winjana Gorge in the Kimberly's but that was my fault.  I had converted the ignition to electric rather than points and you can guess what failed. I forgot to carry the original points so it was a trip on the back of a truck to Derby.  The other thing I did was increase the ground clearance.  Nick from Volksparts came up with a solution using Synchro parts and shocks from Ford I think.  I also went to Mercedes rims.  This gave me much better off road capability.  The van is still used by my son for camping.