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After abandoning my previous build I have started a new design. Test fitting after mock up [img]http://tapatalk.imageshack.co/v2/14/10/13/f80fb1894025137aca6b1f48a4a14547.jpg[/img] [img]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/13/08cb330f314f849e4930ade52eb206be.jpg[/img] After glueing and sealing, r...

After abandoning my previous build I have started a new design. Test fitting after mock up [img]http://tapatalk.imageshack.co/v2/14/10/13/f80fb1894025137aca6b1f48a4a14547.jpg[/img] [img]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/13/08cb330f314f849e4930ade52eb206be.jpg[/img] After glueing and sealing, r...

I suspect it is very unique, I have only seen an african outback one in over a year here in Kenya, I suspect the 55% import tax and VAT stop most people, it took almost a month from being collected in J'burg before it arrived at my house in Kenya.

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All done, easy to install and a great fit





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It was like Christmas here in Kenya...


Can't wait to get it fitted tomorrow



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I am thinking about slotted rails mounted to the load tray base so I could re-configure as required, it seems the most adaptable solution, also means I can secure heavy loads in the tray if I also get some load rings that slot in. Just need to see if I can find any here in Nanyuki. http://img.tapata...

Also the longest sliders I can get delivered here would be 900mm, so they wouldn't be long enough anyway.


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Access to the back box will be through a hinged lid on the top, it will contain a water tank and battery and bed rolls so will not be opened too often, because I wanted a modular system I had to sacrifice easy access to the back box.


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So today I started my (basic) load tray storage build, I got some guys at the side of the road to do the welding for me as engineering firms are in short supply where I am located. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/28/8ega8amu.jpg I have used 1" steel square bar, which is much lighter than I expe...

Update - Finally bit the bullet and ordered a BushTech canopy last week after suffering with a god ugly fibreglass canopy for the last 9 months, now just the pain of Kenyan customs to contend with, with any luck it should arrive on a couple of weeks. Obviously I couldn't visit the factory so I had t...

We do Medevac for British Army training in Kenya, also clear the big 5 animals off the ranges before live firing takes place. Your right about it not being a UH-1, it is a Bell 212, a twin engines, slightly larger bodied version, very old but perfect for Africa.


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I thought I might share some pictures from work taken over the last couple of months, most are from the Samburu area of Kenya as that's where I spend most of the time, few others from Nairobi. Mods, sorry if this is in the wrong place, feel free to move it. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/uhepyry...

I think we paid about R 3000 for the Hilux DC ones, worth every penny though, they come in a sweet canvas and leather safari bag which I gave to my wife to keep her happy, she uses it for a beach bag, it is very well made.

Old thread but it warrants a reply, I have had Captivi covers on our hilux for about 9 months now, they are really great, time consuming to fit but look incredible when fitted, we get nothing but compliments.


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Hi guys, After hours trawling through the internet on possibly the slowest connection on earth I have given up trying to find a distributor for AluCab in Kenya, I was after one for my 2013 Hilux, does anyone have an inside scoop on if one even exists? If not, looks like I am going to go in the compl...

Hi all, After having just bought my first ever Hilux (2013 double cab pick up) I thought I should introduce myself after having lurked on this forum for long enough. I am a helicopter pilot in the British Army based up here in Kenya, my wife is an expat South Africian who has been living with me in ...