What do you think.... Then and NOW

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:24 am

This is what MOFASA looked like the day i collected it from the previous owner.....
Fact is I am the SECOND owner....

Next post is what MOFASA looks like NOW......

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:31 am

This Is NOW

All the MODS I have personally made or done apart from the new suspension fitted by Darrel at Mikem....

4x4BEES · Post by **4x4BEES** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:34 am

very nice boet, well done

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:36 am

4x4BEES wrote:very nice boet, well done

Thanks

Still not done yet just a few more things to do to MOFASA....

Post by **CasKru** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:41 am

Looking good

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:46 am

looks alot better
but you still cant follow me :evil:

ForYota · Post by **ForYota** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:47 am

Uistekend

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:51 am

me likes, me likes very much, please do tell where you got the sand tracks

Ou Legend · Post by **Ou Legend** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:03 am

Baie mooi.

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MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:10 am

Thanks Guys....

JEEPIE wrote:looks alot better
but you still cant follow me :evil:

You right cos I wont want my window chipped from all the wheel spinning you need to do......

Donkey wrote:me likes, me likes very much, please do tell where you got the sand tracks

That you will have to ask Sally, they were a Christmas present form her....

roeland.vlok · Post by **roeland.vlok** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:12 am

Johno MOFASA lyk nou TE reg!!!!

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:15 am

roeland.vlok wrote:Johno MOFASA lyk nou TE reg!!!!

Cleaner · Post by **Cleaner** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:34 am

Looking great!!!

4x4Maniac · Post by **4x4Maniac** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:59 am

Haven't been active on the forum lately... Just want to say Well Done!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:16 am

Johno... hy het mooi groot geword...

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:06 pm

Looking the business now, Johno!

-F_D

Tarquin · Post by **Tarquin** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:12 pm

Looks amazing

did you make that bumper you self?

ChrisF · Post by **ChrisF** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:13 pm

MOOI man, mooi ....

hoop nie ek is nou uit plek nie, maar hier is Elders se "evolusie" ... (sal lekker wees om van die ander manne se projekte ook te sien)

Kaspaas · Post by **Kaspaas** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:17 pm

Johno, its a Beaut of a Hilux!!

All your modifications are perfect and not over the top!

Well done!!

10/10 mate!

PS, those yellow sand tracks look wicked!!
Gives you the idea of a snowmobile that will bring you soetwyn in deep snow (aka St Bernard)

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:20 pm

Looks great Johno

Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?

swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:37 pm

VERY nice indeed.......Love the bumper......and would like to see more pics of the spare wheel carrier settup.

GI Jane · Post by **GI Jane** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:34 pm

Johno an amazing transformation...

Kaspaas · Post by **Kaspaas** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:35 pm

swartvark wrote:VERY nice indeed.......Love the bumper......and would like to see more pics of the spare wheel carrier settup.

Me too hey! More info on that please Johno.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:40 pm

Looks much better now

Post by **Mud Dog** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:32 pm

Congrats on your workmanship and great looking lux! Well done!

ROOFER · Post by **ROOFER** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:08 pm

That's quite a transformation well done Johno

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:21 pm

Stukke beter!

antlo69 · Post by **antlo69** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:08 pm

SFA....still the best looking Hilux by far.
Yours are just pushing the limits :)

offroad nut · Post by **offroad nut** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:11 pm

Awesome Johno
Dont recall seeing the winch before
Where were the pic's on the rock taken

Genissie · Post by **Genissie** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:40 pm

darem lekker om terug te kyk en die vordering direk te beleef en te weet hoeveel werk daarin is

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:38 pm

Thanks for all the positive feed back.
Its gr8 to hear appreciation from fellow hiluxers and diy people out there.......

The winch is a new addition to the van and I had to mod the first bumper I made to make it stronger.
The winch and bumper are held in place with a total of 9 HT bolts.
The original bumper I made December 2012 and the mods took 4 days this December.
The spare wheel carrier took 3 days to make and fit. It was built on the van so it was design and build all in one..

Sorry guys I had pics of the bumper and carrier build but the dam memory card in the camera froze and needed to format it....

Froll · Post by **Froll** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:50 pm

Looking good, a truck to be proud of.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:48 am

Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?

yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?

WESKUSKLONG · Post by **WESKUSKLONG** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:02 am

MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?

Are you sure it is the leafs ? Mine did the same and it was this bracket below the leaf that was changing shape . Remove your front leaf and check the bracket with an straight edge, even a few millimeters make a big difference .
Old man emu use to sell a spacer that is flat on the one side an curved on the other to solve that problem.
I straighten mine, and welded gussets in to prevent it from happening again.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:06 am

MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?

Johno, did you not perhaps mean OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)? My old OME (Old Man Emu) only settled by 15mm after more than a decade of serious abuse.

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:58 pm

MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?

Johno
Mine is bowed.Did Darryl straighten the saddles?

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:56 pm

Mud Dog wrote:
MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?
Johno, did you not perhaps mean OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)? My old OME (Old Man Emu) only settled by 15mm after more than a decade of serious abuse.

Nope I had O M E from the first owner fitted over 15yrs ago..

Lollie wrote:
MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?
Johno
Mine is bowed.Did Darryl straighten the saddles?

I did see his staff hammering the saddle on the front right but I dont know if the straightened it properly.
But then when I asked why its sitting flat I was told thats how its supposed to be. But every other Mikem suspension looks bowed......

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:00 pm

WESKUSKLONG wrote:
MOFASA wrote:
Lollie wrote:Looks great Johno Are you also satsify with your Mikem syspensie like me?
yes I am happy apart from the front leaf springs, they work well but are lying flat like my old OME suspension was.
do yours sit flat or are they bowed?

Are you sure it is the leafs ? Mine did the same and it was this bracket below the leaf that was changing shape . Remove your front leaf and check the bracket with an straight edge, even a few millimeters make a big difference .
Old man emu use to sell a spacer that is flat on the one side an curved on the other to solve that problem.
I straighten mine, and welded gussets in to prevent it from happening again.

Do you or anyone else know what the radius is supposed to be of that curve?

WESKUSKLONG · Post by **WESKUSKLONG** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:01 pm

The saddles need to be 100% flat all the way to the ends.
If they only used a hammer chances are that it bend back again. You need to cut slits in with a grinder and re-weld it afterwards .Also weld some gussets to prevent it from happening again.

WESKUSKLONG · Post by **WESKUSKLONG** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:09 pm

Old Man Emu Fitting Kit (FK03) is the part no. for the correction plate.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:43 am

WESKUSKLONG wrote:The saddles need to be 100% flat all the way to the ends.
If they only used a hammer chances are that it bend back again. You need to cut slits in with a grinder and re-weld it afterwards .Also weld some gussets to prevent it from happening again.

In that case I dont think they did it correctly

Now I will have to sort it out myself....

WESKUSKLONG wrote:Old Man Emu Fitting Kit (FK03) is the part no. for the correction plate.

Awsum thanks I will look into it.........

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:11 am

MOFASA wrote:
WESKUSKLONG wrote:The saddles need to be 100% flat all the way to the ends.
If they only used a hammer chances are that it bend back again. You need to cut slits in with a grinder and re-weld it afterwards .Also weld some gussets to prevent it from happening again.
In that case I dont think they did it correctly
Now I will have to sort it out myself....

WESKUSKLONG wrote:Old Man Emu Fitting Kit (FK03) is the part no. for the correction plate.
Awsum thanks I will look into it.........

Johno

Take your bakkie back to Darrel.He will sort your problem out with a smile.

carlo4e · Post by **carlo4e** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:41 pm

Baie nice. Sien jy het die "Marshall" op die dak gelos. Hierdie Lux lyk in beheer! Well done.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:40 pm

carlo4e wrote:Baie nice. Sien jy het die "Marshall" op die dak gelos. Hierdie Lux lyk in beheer! Well done.

Yip left it there seeing as we do marshal with the HCMU

Thanks...

Pettycash · Post by **Pettycash** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:05 pm

Nou lyk hy soos Mofasa,baie netjies en skoon!

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Mikie · Post by **Mikie** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:49 am

Johno, I like what you have done, looks awesome

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:11 am

Pettycash wrote:Nou lyk hy soos Mofasa,baie netjies en skoon!

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Mikie wrote:Johno, I like what you have done, looks awesome

Thanks guys, I really appreciate all the positive feedback, makes me proud to be part of the hilux family and really proud of MOFASA

Post by **Haboob** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:13 pm

Looks great Johno, something to be proud of...

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:14 pm

Haboob wrote:Looks great Johno, something to be proud of...

Thanks.......