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And so we hit the road again to go and prepare for the 2018 Wegry&Sleep Bull Run in Vanwyksvlei. This will be my 5th Bull Run and the 4th where I am actively involved as part of the organising team. We left Cape Town on a cold Wednesday afternoon at about 14h00, aiming to arrive at Vanwyksvlei a...

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I have the owner's business card in my Jeep. Will let you have his details when I get to it. He is living 3 streets down from my house, and his cousin is one of my training assistants.

You want to make sure you dont miss out next time Kaspaas goes on the market?

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Pule Talk to Andre Botha from Just 4x4 Adventures in Bloemfontein. I know he advertised training in the near future. Contact Details: Andre Botha Tel no: +27514464187 Mobile no:+27825766058 Fax no:+27866121810 Email: just4x4@mweb.co.za Website: www.just4x4adventures.co.za Contact on Skype: Skype Cal...

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WC2-RESULTS.jpg The second event in the Cooper Dust Series Western Cape took place in the pitch black darkness of the Tankwa Karoo. All the teams that made the trek to Halfway House in the Tankwa, had great fun, and despite the cold and dark, the spirits remained high. On a 15 km lap there were fou...

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I would also suggest replacing it sooner rather than later. If it rains on the way down, dusty/muddy water and muck will get in there, and mess the CV up, and it could mean that you end up stranded outside a small Karoo town where parts are not available. Something similar happened to us in Namibia ...

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My ondervinding met Camils is dat hulle baie hard ry. Hulle gee die lift en alles, maar dis n baie harde rit. Dan, as jou vere reeds begin le, veral jou torsions voor, is daardie coils rondom die Camils nie genoeg om daarvoor te kompenseer terwyl jy ry nie . Dit gee wel stance (looks) as hy stil sta...

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I have had the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) cut out and replaced by a straight pipe. Then I had the huge silencer cut out and replaced by a small freeflow box. The pipe still goes out the back as per normal. I have noticed a definite improvement in performance. Cannot say the fuel consumption is ...

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The Tankwa Karoo is going to come alive with the sound of 4x4's battling it out for top honours in the 2nd Episode of the Cooper Dust Series WC on 30/06/2018. Bear in mind, top 3 gets automatic entry into the Grand Final and the chance to compete with the winners from the 6 other regions in the only...

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Hi Terry Imagine bumping into you guys on the Hilux Forum. Welcome. The guys below/above gave good advice and I have nothing really to add to that. These guys are very experienced in overland travels, and they know their stuff. If you want to talk to somebody who has first hand knowledge and many ma...

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Dis hoe dit is Sakkie. Hulle pas nou die wet toe. Dit gaan grotendeels oor hoe/waar die LED bars gemonteer is. 1) Dit sny die middellyn van die voertuig, en dit mag nie 2) Die ouens bou die goed op die dak/dakrak in. En dit mag nie bokant die hoogste vlak van die hoofligte wees nie. Die spietkops ra...

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Hy was n karakter op sy eie...

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Rebel 4x4 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:29 pm Ek dog Gary (Predator) van die forum

If I bumped into Gary, I doubt I would be alive to come tell the story....

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I dont think they are too worried about making up points. Although Tiaan and Mikey are a formidable team, they are mostly in it for the fun, not so much to win the series. Hopefully they will be at the next one, in the Tankwa at night, on 30 June.

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Unfortunately Swartvark's injury was terminal. They fell out, and were "flatbedded" home. I believe Swartvark is up and running again. Ready for the next one.

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Yep, 7MGE still in place, and sounding better than ever with a Powerflow exhaust, a huge improvement on the Allan-Venter-flow one I had. :twisted: :twisted: :thumbup: :thumbup: All the stickers I left on it are still there including the Hilux4x4.co.za Club sticker on the roof that we put on for the ...

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Raai net wie het ek die naweek raakgeloop? Dit was nogals 'n verrassing om hom daar oor die sand te sien loop. Vandat ek hom aan Cobus verkoop het het hy mos net plaasdiens verrig en toe skoolkar gery, of hoe Cobus? :twisted: :twisted: Ek het oorgery en gaan kennis maak met die nuwe eienaar. En somm...

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Here is a video of the first Dust Series qualifier in the Western Cape

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https://i0.wp.com/dustmedia.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WC1-RESULTS.jpg?resize=632%2C421 The first event of the Cooper Dust Series in the Western Cape for 2018 has come and finally the dust has settled. Honingklip farm outside Botrivier was the scene for an iconic event that saw 22 teams take ...

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Our first Cooper Dust Series event is taking place on 14 April 2018 at Honingklip just outside Botrivier. The purpose of the Dust Series is not to be a vehicle breaker. We lay out the obstacles in such a way that drivers of ordinary "off the floor" vehicles can also take part alongside the...

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Is Oom Dudley Wessels still the guide?

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We keep buying each other's stuff..

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I got 2 1000l flow bins for R250 about a year ago. Now you are lucky if you get 1 for less than R1000!! I now use them for grey water storage to flush loo's and to water the 3 plants we have left in the garden. Then I also have a 2500l JoJo for rainwater which we use for the washing machine. We are ...

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Welkom en geluk met jou Hilux. Terug na die belangrike goed toe.. Kgalagadi? Jy kan in enige van Kgalagadi se 3 hoofkampe bly, dis orals lekker, behalwe dat Tweerivieren bietjie soos 'n deurgangskamp voel, omdat dit die hoofingang van die park is en die kampplekke reg langs die pad is. Ons verkies N...

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Those camper shells are perfect for single-cab or extra-cab Hiluxes, but on the double-cab there is way too much weight behind the rear axle. besides that, the front of the load bin attaches to the chassis just in front of the rear axle, and at that point is where it will bend the chassis when these...

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You want to prevent this bentlux.JPG by attaching the front part of the "camper shell" to the top of the roof? Is that right? You are going to cause HUGE problems. The Hilux is not a unibody design. The cab and the load bin are separate units and move separately from each other. If you att...

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Die eienaar van Udel is Jose Galhardo, een van ons lede. Hy ry met so 'n wit hot-stuff D4D met meer chips as 'n Simba fabriek.

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Dirk Ek weet nie waar jy BW gaan binnegaan van jou kant af nie, maar 'n baie lekker plek om oor te slaap in BW is in Kalahari Rest net buite Kang op die Trans-Kalahari highway. Van daar is dit so ongeveer 700km tot in Windhoek deur die Buitepos grenspos naby Gobabis. Kalahari Rest is 'n mooi skoon k...

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Never mind die drank... het julle gesien hoe sag is daai "rock sliders" ??

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Huismoeles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:05 pm
ThysdJ wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:37 am Welkom terug Dirk. Ons het ouens daar nodig wat die Land Rovers bietjie kan opkeil..
Ry self nou n Land rover

Kon seker erger gewees het...

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Toybox wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:38 am Ai, look at that beautiful lux....

It's a beaut Jono, and still a brute..

and Bertie finished 5th Overall.

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Welkom terug Dirk. Ons het ouens daar nodig wat die Land Rovers bietjie kan opkeil..

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The Blonde cannot get time off this year.. we're staying at home. I;ll write a trip report about it..

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Sien ons jou volgende jaar daar Dirk?

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I have a 2010 3.0 D4D. About 2 years ago I decided to get rid of the DPF. Chopped it out and replaced with a normal piece of stainless steel pipe. Then I also had the silencer box (drum) as big as an oil drum cut out and replaced with a small freeflow (see through) silencer. The exhaust note has not...

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And so Cooper Dust Series 2017 came to an end. The competitors in the COOPER DUST SERIES TANKWA FINAL for 2017 sweated it out in the GRAND FINAL. in the end, there could be only one Champion, and that is the team of Elrico Koen and Pierre Genis in a Land Rover Discovery 3. After a year in which they...

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Ek het ook al daai gedoen, jy sal nog wegkom met die 32"s sonder dat hulle krap... nie met 33"s nie... Die 4Y sal hulle draai, net nie baie vinnig nie.

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Hilux 1 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:25 am ja ek dink daar is 29 eenhede

Okay hou 15 uit asb. Ek sal geld oorbetaal na daardie ander rekening toe hier onder..

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Het jy so 15 oor? Ons gee die naweek 4x4 opleiding vir Caledon en Ceres Toyota se sales staff. Ek kan vir hulle uitdeel om vir hulle kliente te gee, dalk generate dit so bietjie Club belangstelling.

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and on

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The qualifiers for 2017 are done and dusted and we have 10 Finalists to do battle with the other 4 regions for the Cooper Dust Series Championship Crown. https://i2.wp.com/dustmedia.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dust-Series-9-WC.png Read more about it here: http://dustmedia.co.za/2017/04/03/dust-...

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We are still lokking for a few Marshals..

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I cannot believe this is still going on

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Those Grabbers are nice, I have them on my Jeep as well. Very little road noise and awesome offroad performance...

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Some reading on thec 2 Dust Series events we did in the Western Cape so far this year. We are taking a "winter break" and will be back in September with a visit to Lambert's Bay dunes, for a day/weekend in the sand. Dust series also went National, with events also being held in Gauteng, Mp...

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Toyota neem nie in ag dat mense verander nie. Die jonger geslag is nie regtig meer so baie geworried oor "herverkoopwaarde" en "legendariese betroubaarheid" soos die ouer garde nie. Hulle soek tegnologie, bluetooth radios en looks wat girls se panties laat drop, krag en spoed en...

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Toyota neem nie in ag dat mense verander nie. Die jonger geslag is nie regtig meer so baie geworried oor "herverkoopwaarde" en "legendariese betroubaarheid" soos die ouer garde nie. Hulle soek tegnologie, bluetooth radios en looks wat girls se panties laat drop, krag en spoed en ...

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Cool I'll be there...

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I'm getting the sense that you're implying that it's no easy feat..... :eh: No actually I am implying that once the aluminium canopy is on there you wont take it off again. Because inevitably, once you have it on, you are going to start adding little cupboards, and shelves and slides and lights and...

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First event is going ahead.

http://dustmedia.co.za/2017/02/27/dust- ... ries-open/

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aaahhh okay, I thought you wanted it for roll over protection. Let me know when you take the canopy off the first time.. I will come give you a hand..

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Why do you want to retain the roll bar under the aluminium canopy? It just takes up a lot of very useful space and adds unnecessary weight? And an Aluminium canopy will do the same job as a normal roll bar. Google it, there are lots of roll-over picks proving it.

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2017 is here. And we are working hard behind the scenes to get this thing up and running again this year. The name changed somewhat. Now not the Dust Challenge Series any longer, we want te get away from the "Chellenge" part of it, because people seem to think it entails breaking your vehi...

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Here is my rendition of a travel kitchen / pantry. Bear in mind it was not our requirement to have the stove and washing up basin incorporated in the box. It is a box that holds kitchen/eating/cooking utensils and cleaning stuff. http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=33448&p=3...

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Dankie Martin. Ek sal jou naam op my lysie sit. Stuur asb vir my 'n email sodat ek jou kontakbesonderhede kan kry ook.

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We do this again in 2017... But with a little twist, which we will communicate shortly.. If you want to be part of the Marshalling group, let us know, we are starting our organising early this year, it is going to be a lot of work.. As most of you might be aware Wegry, a small Afrikaans 4x4 and offr...

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Yes Ismail. the stuff I bought is pretty light weight waterproof nylon ripstop fabric. Cannot remember what it was called. It is bottle green ..

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Yes Ismail. the stuff I bought is pretty light weight waterproof nylon ripstop fabric. Cannot remember what it was called. It is bottle green ..

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You can try Bloch & Levitan in Paarden Eiland http://www.blochandlevitan.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I bought some nylon canvas material there that I used for a flysheet of a rooftop tent.

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Chris I had Jasper Compion from Fixit Paving at my place. He dis a very nice job, for a very competitive price. They re-paved my enite driveway to also incorporate the car-port.

Jasper Compion - jasper@fixitpaving.co.za

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