Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Hi All, so I have posted the Lux in the Vehicles for Sale section. It's at a reduced rate at the moment due to the front bumper damage. If anyone who was interested previously please let me know or make an offer. I need to move the vehicle soon so will have to post on Auto Trader soon. I would love ...

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Thanks Ricky, the advise goes a long way and would help many people in the same situation. I will definitely be attempting this over the coming weekend. I am going to post the Hilux on the 'For Sale"section this evening and hoping to make the sale as quick as possible. I have had a few offers f...

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Hi Guys, Please see images below of the van. There was a bumper bash with a taxi on the front left hand side facing the vehicle. Stupid taxi was trying to jump start his cab in reverse and didnt stop in time. This is much of an issue to fix up (most of the guys replace the front plastics anyway). I ...

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I will take a few snaps later today and attach them.

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What I have on hand at the moment...

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Good Evening All, I have not been very active on the forum for some time and its with a very sad heart that my next post will have to be in the Sales forum... I enjoyed 2 outings in the past with Club Members (many years ago) and wish I had been in a position to do many more. As we feel the pinch of...

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Hi Peter

Please can you send to me to.

rsinclair@hotmail.co.za

Thanks

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Welcome Lino

From another Legend 35 2.7 (4x4)....

And i must agree that mine is definitely not old....

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1: Ali3n & Rafs 2: Cassie & Linda 3: 4x4Megaworldpta (Louis) 4: Sebata 5: Coert & Vroutjie 6: Hangover 7: Mofasa 8: Danman 9. Pote & Familie 10: Cleaner & Crew 11. Donkey - tentative 12.Dale and Colleen+ family 13.Louis Fourie & Familie 14. Coenraad & Familie (Tentatief) ...

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Thanks Niel

Was good to get out and meet some of the guys, thanks for setting up the GTG Niel.

I will be buying some skilpadkies during the week for this weekends Braai.

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Still trying to figure that one out on my side, would be nice, but will have to wait and see.

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Hi, Do you have a problem starting the LUX when the engine is warm/hot? I had a vehicle that would not start if the engine was warm, this was due to a faulty "crank angle sensor" after about 30 minutes I could start the vehicle because the sensor would have reset. Not sure if you have the ...

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Awesome tip thanks Johno, I will look into that.
Gonna have a proper look over the weekend and see what i actually need to do to fit it.
Just hope i don't run out of time...like usual.

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sometimes its the small things that we end up missing that cause the most problems......

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hahahaha

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Thanks Kobus Its not very often that i use a trailer, but will have to keep it in mind. :shock: :shock: I have just gone and had another look because you put a bit of doubt in my mind, but it should be fine even with the trailer hitched. Will have to wait and see, need to maybe use one on the weeken...

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plans for this weekend... In between helping my mother move into her new place (i have a bakkie, so loading is not a problem, its just getting the furniture up into the bin)... :alvarin: :alvarin: I will also be trying to get some more work done on the long awaited completion of my Alu Canopy. :surr...

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Hello all Well this past Saturday was spent doing some work on the Hilux, small stuff but was nice to do something other than work. :celebrate: I had already purchased 2 mods from our trusty 4x4 Direct friends :cooldude: and decided that they need to be installed ASAP. I purchased the Diff Breather ...

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Would like to join as well... Pulled out a massive carp the last time I fished there.....

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The words race car spelled backward says race car.

&

That eat is the only word that if you take the 1st letter and move it to the last, it spells it's past tense, ate.

:) :) :)

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I am also very interested in this one, will be watching this one closely...

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For home use Avira, found this to be the best of the lot, tried just about all of them and purposely infected my machine, (I work in IT), at one stage I needed to test a lot of the available options for customers that couldn't afford purchased versions.

At the office we use SOPHOS.

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Hello there, sorry I haven't posted updates but I am currently in Zambia Kitwe, up at the copper mines, so I haven't had the best commas and time to be honest to post any updates. Nic, thanks for the site and the latches however I don't really want to drill holes into the bin and those venter traile...

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Thanks guys, I will look into the M10 bolts that you have suggested. Can I buy these at Mica and those places:?: :?: I think I will hold off on the roof rack for now, just get my canopy finished and on the Bakker so that I can test it out.... Need to take it on a fishing trip or two to test it out a...

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Thanks Cassie, I think I might do that, I have a roof rack for my cab, but won't have that on all the time, so the roof rack on the canopy would cause a lot of resistance.

Has just always bothered me, I wouldn't want it to come loose while driving and cause an issue for people behind me.

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Thanks guys, with regards to the roof rack, I am still trying to decide weather to make it bolt on or fixed. I like fixed as its something I don't have to worry about coming loose. :crazy: Johno, I was thinking about the scratching on the bin.... I actually think I might have made my doors a bit big...

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Hi Mickey Thanks, I am getting very excited about the canopy now as we are almost finished.... The Mozambique trip is almost here and I still have a lot to do. I want to try and have most of everything done. I will confirm the price on the alu sheets, if I'm not mistaken it was a little more expensi...

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Ok, so here are the photos.....

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Hi All Sorry I have been away for the last couple of day on a fishing trip and have not had much signal to post replies. (Awesome trip by the way :celebrate: ) So I will reply to everyone’s post. Revo: I used pretty much 2 full sheets of the cladding, with a small piece to spare, thickness is about ...

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Here are some updated pictures................. :drool: :drool: not going to add the locks and gas shocks as yet, but i will get there soon. :thumbdown: :thumbdown: should have the canopy on the bakkie by tomorrow afternoon. :dance1: :dance1: :dance1: Please comment on what you think so far......

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Had a good old fashioned VW Beetle, 1973 model with the silver cups under the door handle. Had it re-sprayed to a dark metallic red and had mat black bumpers. :celebrate: Removed the seats and the old ford escort seats fitted perfect. Mine still had the original leather with built in Radio, that was...

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So we got stock of the alu and started cutting and fitting today, the roof is on and the front panel, really starting to look good now.

Manged to do one small door as well.

I will post picks in the morning for all to see.

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Would love to be there, but my sons birthday party is on the 9th.

You must enjoy I am sure it's going to be great.

Take some photos for those who can't make it.

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nasty

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Lots of leaker events coming up, can't wait...

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Amazing stuff, lucky in my opinion.

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Well done very nice job.

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Very leaker pics, can't wait to go on holiday in April, need to get away.... Plans for the next 3 months (not in order) Angola - Benguela Zambia - Luska Zambia - Kitwe Mozambique - Maputo Malawi - Blantyre 5 days per trip minimum so need to get my machine ready before the holidays, lots to do still.

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This is why I love this forum, I would not have thought of more than half the stuff I've seen and read. Thanks for all the tips, please keep them coming..... I like the idea of wood, I think it would be less noisy/rattle less than more metal, also she it comes to mounting stuff I think it would be e...

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Thanks for the tip, I will make sure they stayed greased up....

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Mickey, I was looking at the pressure locks however I do need to keep my costs down, I have some ideas on how to stop the rattling of the arms, so will have to see what happens.

Things can always change...

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I have used quite a big mild steel type hinge, that I welded to the frame itself.

Nothing special really.

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So.... we had a little delay in recieving the Aluminuim plating to cover my canopy!!! :evil: However this should arrive Monday :celebrate: I did however put the canopy on my bakkie to check that all is still in order and that everything is fitting into place. You will see that i have made the canopy...

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ok updated pics time....

the frame is done and we have started cutting some of the panels, not quite sure how far we are going to get but might be finished by the weekend.

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Thanks Werner for the comments. :thumbup: I don't think I will be putting windows on the canopy, it was a tough decision to make, but reason being I don't like the idea of packing all my "expensive camping" stuff in the back for any Tom Dick & Harry to have peek and decide that they ne...

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My vote is cast...

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Hi Neil I have had a look on 4x4Direct at the pressure locks, however at R600.00 it's a bit expensive even though you get 10 of them. I would require 8 for my canopy and having a spare is ideal, but at that price, it's almost the amount I paid for the 25x25 mild steel for the ENTIRE canopy. I have b...

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Right, update so far, the frame is complete, the doors have been welded together and attached to the frame. :boss: Busy cleaning up all the welding edges and putting the door stops in place. Trying to figure out which locking mechanisms to use now, as I am trying to be very money concious and the Pr...

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The cross bar over the tailgate will be cut, well that is the idea, unless someone has a better idea?

It will be polished and primed and sprayed silver to match the checkered plate.

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Right here are the pics i have so far.

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Thanks, I have designed mine pretty much the same way, I measured the triangular shape at the back against the first eye fot the tourniquet cover and I see yours is the same.

I will post pics in about 30 minutes.

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Thanks Wayne for the input, I however don't really like the idea of a fridge as i will probably run my battery flat. I have a mate that builds special cooler boxes for transporting blood and vaccines into Africa where there is no electricity and these can keep ice whole for up to 7 days depending on...

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Ok so more work was done yesterday, the frame is coming together nicely. :yahoo: :celebrate: I have decided to go for two doors on the one side and one long door on the other, pretty much what everyone else does, but it makes sense to me. I am a little concerned though as I have the tail door quite ...

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[quote="CasKru"]Looking forward to the pictures to follow and the end result[/quote]

Pictures as requested....

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Pictures so far...

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So I have been contemplating the build of my canopy for some time now and that time has finally arrived. I was planning to cut weld and and build this myself, however I probably would have spent more money cutting and welding and cutting and re-welding the same piece over and over again. So I went o...

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Hi Johno It's looking good.... Need more pictures, I am interested in your corners as they seem very "rounded"? I start the build of mine this weekend, didn't get much time in December with all the fishing trips I managed to get in. I will be using the sikaflex on my canopy to seal the she...

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Hahahahaha....

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Well done!!!!

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