Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Neil, please keep us posted. I need to start kitting mine for my Botswana Adventure April next year
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Welcome Jaco
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Welcome Martin, I hope you find a suitable vehicle soon...
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2.7i, a little heavy on fuel, no unreliability issues.
Motor is bulletproof.
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Luckily I don't eat butter or margarine.
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Tau, I'm saddened to hear about your incident. It would be great if law and order could be restored in this beloved country of ours.
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Congratulations, glad to hear all is ok,
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Jaco Give Darrell at Mikem Suspensions a call (011 493 5181) he or his father can answer any question you may have regarding your suspension setup. The supply and fit fully adjustable, fully serviceable Bilstein Shocks, leaf springs and torsion bars to suit your application. I believe they have a se...

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Andre, my Legend 35 is mint, I've spent 40k on it ( all invoices on file) getting it into near showroom condition. It has new Cooper STT tyre's, african outback roof rack,an aluminium canopy, drawer system and winch, I'd probably want around R169k with accessories or R160k without. If you send me y...

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Stuart, much appreciated. I often find puff adders in my garden.

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Andre, my Legend 35 is mint, I've spent 40k on it ( all invoices on file) getting it into near showroom condition. It has new Cooper STT tyre's, african outback roof rack,an aluminium canopy, drawer system and winch, I'd probably want around R169k with accessories or R160k without. If you send me yo...

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Andre, you haven't disclosed the price. If the seller wants below trade, you can afford to do a little fixing, however if the seller wants above retail, an AA mechanical report is the way to go. Depending on your budget, my 2005 Legend 35 may be in the market shortly, I'm toying with the idea of buy...

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Andre, the engine is pretty bulletproof, if it runs smooth and sounds ok, it should be ok. Climb underneath and check the propshaft, check for play in the centre bearing and universals. Check both front brake disks, if they are scored, uneven surface, they'll probably need replacing, the underside o...

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Looking good, can't wait to see the final product.
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Welcome to the Hilux clan
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Ferdinand I'm running Cooper STT's on my Hilux and I haven't had any problems yet. I rotate every 10000km. The tyre's are a bit noisy on the tar, but that's expected from muds. I do a lot of loose sand and mud. I'd guess 50/50 tar/dirt. I've just done over 30k on my tyre's ant they're still looking ...

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Good day everyone!! I trust the winter chill is settling in well and fires are burning bright!! I had the recent misfortune of drowning my beloved hilux in a river (a leaking snorkel was partly to blame). After the recovery and towing it home, it started quite easily (after getting all the water ou...

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McNaughtens, their canopy shocks (made in Australia) are well priced and they keep all the end fittings.

http://mcnaughtans.co.za/gas_stays_stru ... ralia.html

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Welcome Sarel
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Welcome Martin, that's a HILUX

Dogs drink water from a bakkie...

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Hal, I'm glad your problem is sorted. No charge...

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Hal, this is a long shot in the dark, but I'm guessing that one of the free wheel hubs isn't engaging. Both differentials need to be turning at the same speed to have a smooth engagement whilst traveling. I recently had the seal on my front propshaft changed and I tried to engage 4H to test the new ...

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Welcome to the Toyota clan...
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Great Idea, where I'm living near Lephalale there is an abundance of bird life.

Got to see a 1.5m puff adder in our garden today, a 2 + something green mamba about 2 weeks ago and a huge python about two months ago, lots of other little snakes.
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I've been thinking for a while how to go about pressurizing my aul-cab without the worry of water entering the vent when raining. After much deliberation I've come up with the following; " pop-up basin waste" easy to pop closed when traveling in heavy rain. I plan to strip the chrome and p...

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Extract " Sasol eBirds". The most common large owl. Most birds are greyish; told from Cape Eagle-Owl by smaller size (especially smaller feet), lack of dark breast patches, finely (not boldly) barred belly and flanks, and yellow (not orange) eyes. Rare rufous morph is more heavily blotched...

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Legend35-ZN wrote:I've used S/S cap screws and chamfered the head.
Will take a photo and post.
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I've used S/S cap screws and chamfered the head.
Will take a photo and post.
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I would've suggested a roof rack, but I'm sure you have one? If I had 10k to spoil my Legend35, I'd do a body and suspension lift. Next I'd fit Bilstein fully adjustable shocks. T Thanks Just bought a roof rack for the canopy and is busy building a smaller frame/ rack to fit on the alucab...hopeful...

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Welcome, nice looking van, you just gotta love the Gen 5 Hiluxes.
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I would've suggested a roof rack, but I'm sure you have one?

If I had 10k to spoil my Legend35, I'd do a body and suspension lift. Next I'd fit Bilstein fully adjustable shocks.

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Louis, correct. What you've circled is the airbag sensor, there is another one in more or less the same position on the other side. There are also airbag sensors in both front seatbelt recoils. Its an electromechanical "ball and tube" mechanism, which basically consists of a small tube con...

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I went for the extra blade at the back. Darryl at Mikem did the job and I am happy with the outcome.

I needed constant load springs for my alucab and drawer system. I understand that extended shackles will only give lift.

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WiJoSt See if you can get your hands on a copy of SANS 1505-1:2007 Part 1: Towing brackets and integrated towing devices. There are basically a number of items a tow bar requires to comply. According to the specification if a tow bar is not SANS approved its illegal. This is the type of stuff insura...

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Welcome Riaan...
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Congratulations...
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There are two sensors in the engine bay, when you look down at the chassis from the engine bay you'll see them. (the wiring is covered with yellow sprag tubing). There is also two sensors in the front seatbelt recoils
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So lets put it together, without any dates just yet. please indicate who will be interested in going? 1.WayneSchalk + SWAMBO 2. Tal + SWAMBO 3. Frederick + Louise + Baby Mia-Mari 4. Sebata + 1 5. JohanM + 1 6. Grobbepj & family... & 1 other vehicle... 7. TOYODA & SWAMBO. 8. Legend35-ZN +...

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Tony, I did that route in April last year in my SFA. Kasane to Savute approx 170km. Savute to maun approx 200km. VERY thick sand for most of the way north of Savute. And mostly twee spoor. South of Savute some sand but a lot of black cotton clay - easy in the dry but deadly in the wet. NO fuel betw...

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Tony,join us for a test run in December :thumbup: Hi Neil, I would love to join you in December, but by then I wouldn't have been home for a year and my house in Durban is in need of some TLC. Please share some of your planning with us. T Got some contact details for you,company which will organise...

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Thunder02 wrote:Tony,join us for a test run in December

Hi Neil, I would love to join you in December, but by then I wouldn't have been home for a year and my house in Durban is in need of some TLC.

Please share some of your planning with us.

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Tony, I did that route in April last year in my SFA. Kasane to Savute approx 170km. Savute to maun approx 200km. VERY thick sand for most of the way north of Savute. And mostly twee spoor. South of Savute some sand but a lot of black cotton clay - easy in the dry but deadly in the wet. NO fuel betw...

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Wayne, thanks.
I plan to go the off-road route, not too sure if the Hilux will make it with the caravan?
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I rotate my trucks STT's every 10000km. The tyres are very noisy after rotating then quieten down after a few 1000km's

Usually get around 80000km's on a set
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I am planning a trip through Botswana between 17 April and 04 May next year. I plan to do the trip in my Hilux 4x4 with our off-road Xcape caravan in tow. I would appreciate it if anyone who has done the trip before could advise Is the section between Maun via Savute to Kasane possible with an off-r...

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Roscoe Whatever you decide to buy have it checked out by a reputable mechanic. Fixing the drive train on any 4x4 is a costly exercise. Rather spend a little more now on a good vehicle than a lot later on parts/labour in the middle of nowhere. A full service history doesn't always mean the vehicle is...

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I don't think it's a bad trailer, however I have seen many of them developing rust in the early stages of their life. There are new ones standing in Durban and the metal around the locks/hinges has already started to rust. When I bought my Jurgens Xcape, I compiled a comprehensive lists of defects, ...

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Welcome Pieter, you've bought a true legend.

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I often thought about converting my 2.7i 2x4 DC Legend 35 to 4x4 for the very same reason. I bought my 2x4 new and it had less than 80k on the clock. In the end I bought a 4x4 Legend 35 on an auction and used my 2x4 as a clone. I decided to go this route because everyone told me the 2x4 to 4x4 conve...

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Welcome Riaan, you will find lots of nice people here and lots of interesting stuff.
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I have to agree with Jaques If you do a transplant, and it's not a Toyota Engine you can't scream Toyota all the way.... I'm not saying there isn't better engine's out there, I for one wouldn't mind fitting a diesel to my 2.7i. 5km/l is ridiculous. However if I did do the conversion it would be a To...

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Welcome back...
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To true brother, I worked with an African lady from Zimbabwe who ate chicken bones.

We used to laugh at the "crunch" "crunch" in our meetings.

I must be coloured, no meat left on my bones.

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The Wife and I
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Beautiful pictures, thanks for posting.
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Welcome Rudolph, lots of interesting articles to read and lots of good advice.

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Welcome Kim, there are a few of us in Lephalale now....

We should arrange a meet & greet

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Thanks Mate... T Hi! They are 16A. I bought them at Communica, in Samrand between Centurion and Midrand. http://www.communica.co.za/ProductDetails.aspx?DataLink=P_001848477764" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.communica.co.za/" onclick="window.open(this.hr...

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