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So iets?

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Our bookings were mainly done on the internet. except Mabua. :shock2: To determine availability and to make the final booking for Mabua took countless emails from my desk to dwnp@gov.bw in Botswana and back. It took a lot of patience and careful explaining about exactly what it is I was after, but i...

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Where did we sleep? Karoo National Park in the Caravan Park. Campsite 9 Vosburg Hotel Room 8 Cullinan Guest Farm Campsite just outside McCarthy's Rest Bosobogolo 2 Leshaloago 1 Witsand Kalahari Reserve Campsite 11 We got super service at all these places. The people we dealt with were hospitable, fr...

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Day 10 Our last day, and we needed to make it all the way to Cape Town today. We woke up early and had coffee and rusks for breakfast. It was going to be a long day, but we had plenty of left overs from the night before to have a picnic on the side of the road somewhere. After packing up the RTT, an...

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An extra 5cm of bonnet scoop is not going to give such an increase in power that it will be noticeable. Remember you inter-cooler has a plastic cover onto which the scoop seals to prevent water from flowing into the engine bay. This plastic cover also needs to be changed, as well as the inter-cooler...

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ja, sikaflex en rivets. en daardie plakspons goete by die deurtjies.

Dis reg maak eers jou planne klaar, ander bou jy dieselfde kappie 3 keer soos ek..

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Probeer ook so werk dat die std breedte van die plaat ook die breedte van die dak is, dan hoef jy nie te las op die dak nie.

Toe ek destyds my canopy gebou het het ek baie dun plaat gebruik, ek dink rondom 1mm. maar ek het stewige deurrame gebou van 20x20 sq tubing. Dit was overkill.

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Depends on what speed you are driving at on the open road. Anything over 110/120 and there is a lot of wind resistance. Besides, 11km/l on a D4D is very good, no matter where you're driving..

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For the bottom use 25 x 25 x 3 angle in stead of tubing. dis net stewiger, want die angle pas oor die hoek van die bak, en keer dat die kante uit druk na buite wanneer jy iets op die canopy se dak laai. Wat is die 3/4.5 by die checker plaat? As dit die dikte is, is dit baie dik. Jy kan wegkom met du...

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Day 9 We awoke to a spectacular sight. It was cold, and the Kalahari was covered in mist. Something you really dont see every day, or even every year!! It was just before sunrise and it was dead quiet. All the birds were still sleeping or hiding from the cold. After coffee and rusks, we broke up the...

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The rest of Day 8 It was an anti climax to be honest. We were entertained by some lions all morning long and by 11h30 when we got back to camp everybody was excited and expected a lion to jumpo out from every bush. For the rest of the day we went about normal lazing around the camp activities. As th...

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O and another thing. Kubu is not that far off the beaten track. You will encounter other vehicles passing you on a daily basis, if not more often. And more often than not these vehicles will be equipped with bright orange pieces of plastic on the sides. :twisted: :twisted: I would much rather invest...

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I run 265/75/16 BFG A/T's on stock Hilux/Fortuner rims and with a 2" LAS Profender suspension lift. Even with the lift, the left front was a nightmare, scrubbed on the front bumper something chronic. Especially when turning into my driveway. At least there was no scrubbing at the rear, which is...

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I have a set of tracks which I got from Pieter waaayyy back when he asked me to test and break them. We only used them for training in the beginning. Then we realised that they dont really add any value unless you get stranded somewhere where there really is nothing else whatsoever to use to create ...

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I still cannot see the use for recovery tracks..

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Amazing how people favour the male when taking pictures? I realised that when we got home and we looked at the pictures for the first time. Lots of pics of Harry, but almost none of Sally.. :silent: :silent: Even though she was a magnificent specimen, and there must have been some poses where I coul...

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Inside Mabua4 Campsite.

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Day8 During the early morning hours it happened. That what we came here for. We hear lions roaring close to our camp. It is dead quiet, we dont talk, we listen, the King is speaking. As soon as it is light we are out of bed, and we have a quick cup of coffee while continually scanning the fringes of...

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It is possible, with a bit of sculpting and fabrication... Have seen pics on the internet of guys who did it and it looks awesome..

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There are very few things in this world that is more beautiful than a Kalahari sunrise or sunset.... Here are a few..

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Oeps... plaas dat jy maar die Hemi gekoop het... Die Yanks weet nie van klein diesels bou nie, daai goed hou nie van hard gery word nie...

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To be continued next week this time..

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Whay do you mean?

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Just a tip for guys with Vigo's that keep losing mudflaps... Buy Fortuner rear mudflaps next time. They are shorter and chances of ripping them off when reversing are considerably less. :thumbup: I made new mudflaps from aluminium checker plate for my Hilux. I was told they wont last long, but hey.....

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GUESS .... since Manie, aka HCDP, has changed the 30A unit from manual to auto switch over, maybe, just maybe the 12A unit is due for an upgrade .... :beg: :beg: THAT would make it theeeeee best unit on the market by farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !! Hint hint ... now if only George could whisper in ...

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Day6 Today we pack up and shift camp to Lesholoago 1. after all the packing is done we take a long slow drive past Mpaya, Khiding and Mabua pans to our new home for the next 3 nights. At Lesholoago we have a luxury we didnt enjoy at Bosobogolo. A long drop toilet. No shower or running water yet, but...

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Dadz Toy wrote:Awesome!
You write good Ingrish Mnr!

Rich

Dankie Richard. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt..

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Day4 (continued) So we arrive at our first campsite, Bosobogolo 2, our home for the next 2 nights. This is unfenced "wild" camping so we get everything ready, set up camp and have a braai before dusk, just to be sure we are ready to dash to the tents at a moment's notice. We spot a brown H...

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It (the 12A Hcdp jobbie) is fitted with a small toggle switch on the pc board which switches between SP and Bat, but the input wires (main battery/solar panels) need to be switched as well. Therefore it is not a simple 3 way switch job, but rather a 2 step manual operation. But you are a man well ve...

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No Richard, I had those wired through a Phocos 20A controller. Those panels were only fitted for the Bull Run, where we were working on the rally stages most of the time with the vehicles not running for long periods. The only drawback with the HcdP 12A model is that it doesnt automatically switch b...

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Day4 Today we crossed the border without any problems. On both sides of the border the immigration and customs personnel were friendly and helpful. We were back on tar... BW tar... and the going was slow as livestock and wildlife shared the road with us. In Tsabong we filled up all the jerry cans an...

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Day3 We made an early start because we had a loong day ahead. We had to drive all the way up to McCarthy's Rest where we were planning to make camp for the night. Our journey took us past the Mierfontein Pan where the BullRun activities take place. After some rain it is under water, and it looks lik...

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Day 2 The morning was equally uneventful until we got out of town and on the road. Our destination for today was Vosburg, about 250km away. I decided to take E to see where it is we go once a year to make the Bull Run happen. On our way there we drove over De Jager's Pass, for all the right reasons....

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Here is a video of our Sand Challenge at Atlantis Dunes.

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My Hilux has 2 x Aux batteries. Aux1 is a 95Ah high cycle battery inside the engine bay and Aux2 is a removable 105Ah deep cycle battery in the load bin. The "modern" alternative to the Cole Hersey solenoid is this little number. http://www.4x4direct.co.za//solid-state-switch/battery-to-ba...

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After a very successful Dust Challenge Series event at Atlantis Dunes on Saturday 4 June, we spent the Sunday packing and tweaking the Hilux for the trip to Mabua. By late afternoon everything was done, Hilux was packed to the rafters, rooftop tent was fitted, water containers strapped into place an...

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It was time for a little break away again. This year we decided to revisit Mabuasehube on the Botswana side of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. We managed to secure 2 nights at Bosobogolo 2 and 3 nights at Lesholoago 1. The central (more popular) pans were booked out, but we decided to go for it an...

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Plus lions...

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Do you just want bars? Get 2 lengths of 50mmx25mm rectangular aluminium tubing.

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Alex.. My 2010 D4D (160 000km) was treated to a plug&pray RaceChip about 30 000km ago. Results were amazing. Until a little while ago, when the clutch started slipping and the bakkie started going into "limp" mode for no apparent reason. I unplugged the chip, and all those problems are...

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The DCS-Sand event is going ahead. Not many Hiluxes entered, but I guess thats because they roam the parking lots mostly these days. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: Entries only close on the weekend if you want to prove me wrong.. :thumbup: :thumbup: http://dustmedia.co.za/2016/05/06/dust-challenge-se...

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Just had a quick look on Gumtree... You can buy a 2002 4x4 KZTE D/C for less than R100K... Newer model, more comfortable ride.. and still a Hilux with the same reliability built in.. :thumbup: :thumbup: Also white.. same as all Hiluxes.. :twisted: :twisted: I cannot see why SFA's still sell for R100...

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Johann gaan praat met Ciske by Gomad4x4. Hulle het in die laaste tyd baie kappies vir Revo's gebou, hy sal jou gou kan se..

Ek dink amper die verskil is nie so groot soos almal dink nie.

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Welcome back Richard... Good to have you back man!!

Hope you enjoy your stay around here...

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Borntofish wrote:Ag nee Thys, ek dog dit is n spesiaale Ferrari Grafie.

Gemeet aan die prys van ander grawe kan mens hom seker die Ferrari van grawe noem?? ..

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Waar dink julle het hy daai oulike brons grafie gekry? http://www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za/product/trailboss-aluminium-shovel/6259" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za/cache/ce_image/made/images/uploads/products/D1002250_432_432_s_c1.jpg :twisted:...

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ChrisF wrote:nie eens n stoel en n koue een om die show te geniet nie ...

Daai hou ek vir myself..

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Dit is net daar met daardie "HELP" waar die probleem kom. Op daardie oomblik gee die eienaar van ou Rooies nie 'n duit om wat jy doen om sy kar daar uit te kry nie, hy moet uit. More is hy kwaad vir homself, en hy stap om ou Rooies en hier en daar sien hy 'n krappie of 'n skaafmerk, of 'n ...

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Ou Rooies het nie recovery points nie, van enige aard nie... reg? Dit beteken eintlik mens sleep hom nerens heen nie.. Daar is ander maniere om hom uit te kry, sonder om eers involved te raak. Ek sou die eienaar van daardie Ferrari (en sy gewillige tjommies) 'n stewige graaf in die hand gestop het, ...

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The Dust Challenge Series : Sand event is on. Entries opened on Friday and entries are coming in fast. Dont miss out on the opportunity to take part in this event. It is in Atlantis Dunes, on Saturday 4 June 206 during day time. This will not be a recreation of the Atlantis Fun day. There will be ch...

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Kill it ASAP. Usually the interest you save on HP is more than what you would get saving the money...

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Maak net die voodxte skuifruitjie van jou canopy oop en al jou problems is opgelos. Die skuifruitjie tussen die cab en die bak.

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Specify OTHER? It is in the lead..

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I dont think it has much to do with the snorkel head being turned around. For that tank you probably altered your driving style ever so slightly without even realising it, changed gears at lower revs, drove a little slower, probably got the wind from behind most of the time etc etc. The engine is a ...

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Dankie Willem dat jy kom help het. Ons waardeer dit baie. Dit was laat werk maar ek glo jy het dit geniet. :thumbup: :thumbup: Dan ook dankie vir die ander ou gesigte wat kom help het... Julle hulpvaardigheid word hoog op prys gestel. Die Team Offroad Marshals groep groei mooi en die manne wat daar ...

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Chrome and stickers and R15K on the sticker price... The rest is the same. Oh, some had red stiching on the seats and others silver...

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Willem.. Ek kan jou hande gebruik... ek soek nog 'n traffic marshal..

email my..

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Haal daai ruit uit en laat sit 'n gullwing tipe deurtjie daar in wat dieselfde shape as die venster is. Dit kan beslis gedoen word. Dan sit jy 'n stut aan die binnekant in die middel van die opening wat die dak ondersteun. Of beter, laat 'n raam maak wat rondom die vensteropening gaan wat aan die bi...

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Talk to Ciske at Gomad4x4 in Brackenfell. gomad@gomad4x4.co.za..

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As jy haar eendag wil verkoop, hou my in gedagte asb.

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