Strong. Stable. Built for the Big Stuff.
A 2025 Mitsubishi Fuso Crew Cab isn’t a typical touring platform – it’s a blank canvas with muscle.
With the AAV Kinetic Subframe under it and a full 3250 mm canopy/tray system on top, this build turns a commercial truck into a long-haul expedition vehicle. White, tall, level with the cab and balanced across its length, this setup is designed for heavy loads, remote travel, and serious usability on and off the bitumen.
Why We Built It This Way
The canopy and tray split evenly – 1625 mm each – lets the client carry gear, equipment and a boat loader without compromising departure angle or roofline.
The structure is built on extruded aluminium, finished in Raptor Black where strength and visual toughness matter, and painted body colour across the doors, vents, lids and tray sides to tie the whole vehicle together. The Sahara Black ladder racks, side ladder, Maxtrax brackets and storage mounts finish the look with deliberate contrast, giving this Fuso the stance of a technical expedition truck.
The goal was simple: make it functional first, make it durable always, and make it look good.
Stand-Out Features
Sized at 3250 mm long × 2000 mm wide × 1375 mm high, the canopy and tray sit level with the cab – no awkward drop-offs, no visual bulk behind the roofline. The split build offers the best of both worlds: a sealed canopy for cooking, storage and electrics, and an open tray section ready for a boat loader and field equipment.
At the front, colour-coded infill panels keep airflow clean, while the Raptor Black guards and toolboxes add a rugged finish that hides wear and tear. A matching visor, tail-light surrounds, and rear panel tie the structure into the cab so the whole truck reads like one integrated design.
The Almac Boat Loader is the hero of the exterior – powder-coated black and custom-sized for the client’s Quintrex 370 Explorer. It mounts cleanly to the canopy roof, giving the truck real capability for water-based touring without wrecking the roofline or blocking access to the interior.
Inside, It’s Laid Out for Work, Travel and Everyday Practicality
Step inside the canopy and you’re met with a layout built to suit the width of the truck. Everything is trimmed in marine carpet for insulation and noise control – a must when you’re driving a cab-over across thousands of kilometres.
The left side houses the Power Tower, positioned beside the Bushman 130 L fridge and built to sit low and strong against the floor. Opposite it, the internal drawer system runs the full width to the rear wall, pairing clean storage with the Evakool drawer-fridge surround that fills the right-hand side. Both sides get lift-up storage boxes built into the front and centre sections – perfect for tools, recovery kits or gear you need fast access to.
The Westinghouse dual induction cooktop sits ready for use, integrated into the kitchen setup so cooking is clean, quick and efficient.
Nothing in here rattles, and nothing is placed “just because.” It’s a big-body canopy, but every corner has a purpose.
Power & Systems
A truck like this needs a quiet, dependable power foundation – not a fragile setup that complains every time the road gets rough.
This build runs 400 Ah of slimline lithium, giving the Fuso serious depth for induction cooking, refrigeration and onboard electronics. The inverter output is custom-set to suit a Redarc 2000 W inverter, keeping the electrical backbone compact and efficient.
The entire system is housed low and central for weight balance – critical on trucks that move their loads around constantly.
This power setup is built to scale over time: ready for solar, ready for expanded switching, ready for a full Redarc or Enerdrive management suite when the customer’s touring spec evolves.
The Result
What we end up with is a white, clean, quiet Fuso Crew Cab that behaves more like an overland truck than a commercial chassis.
The canopy and tray split makes it versatile; the Raptor Black framework makes it tough; the Power Tower and marine-carpeted storage give it the refinement you want when you’re living out of it for weeks, not days.
It’s stable. It’s organised. It’s built to carry weight without complaint and to travel long distances with confidence.
A working truck, turned into a travelling machine.
Ready to build yours?
Big truck, bigger days. Tell us your load-out, finish, and how you run the crew. We’ll map the spec, timeline, and fit-out to suit your NPS.