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Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:48 pm
by Mike Nel
Let’s take a guess in Rand value:

35’s with rims = R50K
Bumper and winch = R35K
Suspension = R20-R30K
Back Bumper = R15K
Roof Rack = R12K
Exhaust system = R15K
Snorkel = R10K

What did I miss?

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:10 pm
by AndreasR
Drawer system 10K
Second battery with inverter and smart charger MPPT 10K
Fridge with slide 15K
Air Filter Box ?
Adjustable Upper Control Arms?
Engine Tune?
Exhaust?


So minimum R220k.

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:40 pm
by Mad Manny
Mike & Andreas - your figures are low & clearly don't include VAT.

Front Bumper & winch, for example, will be over R50k.

Then I think they did tyres,

I'd say, at least, R550k Including VAT...

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:58 pm
by Mad Manny
This Cruiser, supplied by Russel Venter of Secunda Toyota, has nearly R400k of extras....

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Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:14 pm
by Mike Nel
AndreasR wrote:
Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:10 pm
Drawer system 10K
Second battery with inverter and smart charger MPPT 10K
Fridge with slide 15K
Air Filter Box ?
Adjustable Upper Control Arms?
Engine Tune?
Exhaust?


So minimum R220k.
I missed those. The R220K is probably right. I would say R250K max. A lot of the stuff are manufactured in Ausie so the costs would be a bit cheaper than in SA.

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:27 pm
by Samaya
Don't see their latest episode linked here yet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR3Nzs1-lFA

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:11 pm
by KurtG
And part two, Samaya. This looks like a goodie Image


https://youtu.be/eYKChS7DVss

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:34 pm
by Mike Nel
Busy with the second episode.

It’s a doozy

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:00 am
by Paul#25
3 days to do 13 km. That is some hectic going.

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:51 am
by KurtG
Paul#25 wrote:3 days to do 13 km. That is some hectic going.
Any Defender owner knows that feeling Image

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:31 pm
by Mike Nel
KurtG wrote:
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:51 am
Paul#25 wrote:3 days to do 13 km. That is some hectic going.
Any Defender owner knows that feeling Image

Yup
And that’s just on the N1

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:19 pm
by Paul#25
Is this the N1 you mentioned?
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Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:44 am
by grips
The Isuzu does not fail to impress me once again. Ranger Raptor did better than I thought it would do in those conditions. I have a pet hate in rack and pinion steering systems. They should ban them on 4x4`s. The tie rod that snapped on the Raptor seems to be light duty like in the case of most rack and pinion steerings. Have repaired and replace my share of them over the years.

Travelling frequent bad gravel roads reduce the life of rack and pinions down to as low as 60k km. The new GD60 Hilux is a good example.
I also a disappointed that the guys could not do a trail repair. That should have been an easy trail weld. Maybe the Aussies does not know that you can use vehicle batteries for trail welding. :lol:

Seeing their trouble with mud in the alternator I expected them to use sealed units on muddy trails like the one they did.

The trail is definitely not for sissies and seem to be extremely hard on vehicles.

Modder bly maar n bliksem.

Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:52 am
by KurtG
Jy moet vir hulle gaan leer, Grips. Jy sal baie ZAR kan verdien met ons swak wisselkoers


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Re: 4WD Action from Australia, mate!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:21 am
by grips
I have welded a rod end on a hunting car in the veld it is an easy jobbie. What surprised me is I thought they should at least carry welding equipment.
The Aussies are the makers of watertight alternators yet they do not fit them.