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Before all the brake upgrades the brakes always felt “wooden” and required significant foot pressure just to obtain any kind of stopping power, and emergency braking left a lot to be desired. I don’t believe they applied enough pressure that would ultimately result in fading

No problem - I will take some pics and send to you Parabolics are rated at +500kg constant weight and 50mm lift. Front coils are +100kg and are adjustable for up to 75mm lift (only additional weight on the front is the ARB Bar and Warn 12000lb winch) Which 270deg awning are you using because...

UPDATE: "The Lorry" is presently in the shop getting a few upgrades... I located an 80 Series Dual diaphragm brake vacuum booster this is now being fitted. Front and rear Harrop (Terrain Tamer) E-Lockers Im removing the Ironman front Coils, front shocks and rear shocks - and replacing them...

@Gary Stockton how good was the tiger hunting cos the water level is currently at its lowest level in years My family still have a house at OliveBeadle (next to Msuna) on the River and water is currently 200mtr away from slipway @Gr8Yota Yes I will also be fitting lockers in the not too...

As mentioned on your thread, In 2003 Yota SA imported 15 of 78 Series to test the market, the model they imported was the 1HD FTE Mine is one of the 15 Yota SA finally resolved to only import a version of the 1HZ - the only parts it has that I wish I had are the front and rear lockers

Back in 2003 Toyota South Africa imported 15 of the 78 Series Troopys to test the market, the model they imported was the 1HD FTE with rear disks, rear door windscreen wiper, stabaliser bars and a few other goodies not normally standard, but unfortunately no lockers and mine is one of the 15...

Work is progressing - well done The Troopy must be awesome with the 4.0Ltr V6 :crying-green::crying-green: But 2nd prize, I had my 1HD FTE chipped it now pushes out 187KW and 650NM

@Bmonck - Im scared to take the Lorry to a weighbridge then I can always plead ignorance but I think when fully packed, fuel and water its close to GVM of 3500kg

@Gr8Yota I have 100ltr of on board water In the left hand side body panel there is a 30Ltr SS tank that gravity feeds to a tap in the rear bumper In the right hand side body panel there is a 35Ltr SS tank that gravity feeds into a 40Ltr SS chassis mounted water tank that is pumped with 12V pump...

Hi Gaz,, its been a long time The roof pops up and that becomes the RTT GEEZ Gaz you still flying the "bamba zonkhe" flag The white one is Theo Marx - im sure you remember him.

Cos the B diesel motor was poked, belching black smoke and was so weak it wouldnt pull the skin off a custard

Latest Upgrades to "The Lorry" I had extended (for the 50mm lift) stainless steel braided & reinforced brake lines installed to replace all the OEM rubber brake lines. Front from chassis to axle and each front wheel caliper. Rear from chassis to axle and each rear wheel caliper. My Troopy has...

So far so good - done one desert trip and they performed beyond expectations I have run BFG MT's for the past 20yr and never found them noisy - the Radar Renegade have a slight hum on very smooth asphalt but dirt performance is very good

Short Update Decided that the front Bullbar needed a spruce up - so the solution was to Raptor coat the bullbar Rather than hours of sanding I removed the bar and sent it for sandblasting. Then I gave it 2 coats of etch primer Then it got 2 coats of Raptor Liner black I dont like the...

Just showing = "Another sh1t day in Africa"