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Land Cruiser Troopy Mods & Setup - "The Donkey"
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2018
- After an unlucky turn of events in the Okavango Delta in 2016, we were stranded without a vehicle after drowning it at a river crossing that we had driven many times before but somehow this time got it all wrong.
We had been looking for a Land Cruiser Troopy for quite some time before this stroke of misfortune and weren't able to actually find one. Strangely, within the same week of drowning our previous vehicle we were able to find and purchase the vehicle we had been looking for for so long, the Land Cruiser Troopy.
Finally a dream becoming a reality we purchased the Troopy and started the long road of kitting it out. The Troopy came as a basic vehicle with a snorkel as an extra and nothing much else, we were starting from scratch.
The way we have setup the vehicle is specific to how we travel and what we need. The extras added are completely purpose driven, having paid our school fees already with many other setups this one we seem to have gotten perfect for our needs.
Take a tour of our Land Cruiser Troopy (aka "The Donkey") into how we have kitted him out. In this video we give you an inside look into how we have gone about setting it up for our overland travels. Everything we do in our vehicle is for convenience and quick setups and pack ups. There is nothing worse than arriving at a camp and having a lengthy battle with a tent or a chair thats somewhere in the back of your vehicle under large amounts of other unnecessary items.
We need a setup that allows us to arrive at a camp, setup and have a cold beer in hand in less than a minute!
To get in touch or to join us on a tour and for more info look us up on the links below:
Mail: info@mylifeinafrica.com
Web: mylifeinafrica.com
Facebook: / mliafrica
Instagram: / my_life_in_africa
Nice review of your vehicle, don't ever have to wonder now what's inside.
Thanks Sean :-)
Thanks for sharing Roland, it was very insightful and awesome rig!
Thanks Brendan, look forward to seeing you out and about on a trail this year sometime!!!
I would suggest trowing on a Provent catch can & 2nd fuel filter with water trap. Other than that, that Troopy is looking like 🔥!
Hi Marcus, thanks for the suggestion. We actually have since the recording of the video added both, a necessity for our travels with bad fuel...
The best car
Really really do love the donkey i must say...
Roland jy is gesort daai big country draw system awsome ek kon nie my mind op maak nie ek gaan Bushtech canopy opsit jy gebruik ou Donkey se spasie goed well done hou aan met jou goeie werk waardeur
Dankie Shaun, daai video is n baie oud een, die donkey het baie verander tot nou. Ek het a video gemaak n par weke terug van die nuwe setup. Maar hy het nou alweer verander, jy sal dit sien in die videos van nou af...dankie baie vir mooi woorde en dat jy dit kanal volg
Nice rig 👌👌
We definitely love our DONKEY!!!!
Hallo, the barn doors 🚪have they ever sacked due to the extra weight on them, the spare wheel door with the frontrunner table in is the door though enough to handle the weight
Hi there Morris, yes they have sagged a little and you can feel the weight on the door, the Frontrunner table really doesn't weigh much but the heavy MT tyre does. I'd prefer to fit a bumper instead of having the weight on the door, something I am considering still...
@@MyLifeinAfrica I am driving the 76 2020 model, fitted 1 size bigger
afraid the doors might sack, also considering replacement rear bumper but the extra weight 🤔, I suppose it is a cruiser and can handle it
yeah I mean they come like that stock, so we have to assume it can carry the weight...
From Fortuner to Land Cruiser. Was this a cost or practicality based decision?
Well, the fortuner came to an untimely end and at the time i was not sure if they were going to repair it. I'd been looking at b the 79 and 78 for a while and really wanted a 78 but struggled to find one. Strangely within the same week of drowning the fortuner my wife managed to find the 78 and i couldn't resist getting it... so here we are! 🤟🏻
Hi Roland, Are the canvass bags in your rear window areas camp cover products? 🙏🏻
Hi Johan, no they are custom made from Mark at 4x4 Assist in JHB...
@@MyLifeinAfrica thanks 🙏🏻
How is your motor holding up with the turbo? I have a 4.2 and seriously considering a turbo kit but unsure of a good reliable installer in Jhb or Durban?
Hey Renny, my motor is perfect to be honest. You need to make sure its a low pressure turbo and that it doesn't boost a lot. Also make sure you install an EGT and don't take the temp higher than 550°C. As far as I know it was done by Steve's Auto Clinic in JHB...
Looks great! Where did you get the canvas holders on the rear windows?
Just seen the answer below. Great video, thanks.
Where did you get the hinges for the door table?
We got them from one of those China Mall type setup shops in JHB, but this table has since changed to a front runner rear door table setup...👌🏻
For the next video, please clean the camera lens.
Hi Martin, apologies on that, only noticed it afterwards, sometimes it's the small things we forget that make all the difference :-)
Hi Martin, apologies on that, only noticed it afterwards, sometimes it's the small things we forget that make all the difference :-)
Mate, who makes the the rear door canvas bags.
They are custom made, sorry for the late reply, where are you based?
Hay guys! Where did you get the canvas storage for your utensils and such on the back window?
We had them custom made from a company called 4x4 Assist in JHB
@@MyLifeinAfrica Can you explain how this back window canvas was mounted to the vehicle (screws, velcro, etc)?
it's a combination of velcro (to the windows) and rivets (to the frame) of you send me a mail I'll mail you pictures...
@@MyLifeinAfrica thank you. My mail: k_rudnik@yahoo.co.uk
Oh it's such a horrible feeling, drowning a car. I have been lucky to not drown any of my cars but have helped a few people who have and there are no words. I have come close a couple of times, but luck and a lack of computers/electronics saved me. Still you had a good outcome since now you have an awesome vehicle. Now i am going to finish watching
Yeah not a great feeling, sad thing is that crossing we had done so many times, just that one day and it all went wrong. A great outcome with the new vehicle, couldn't be happier...
have a look at our latest video release 😎🤟
My Life in Africa i live in New Zealand now and cant find the canvas bags you have in the window anywhere, is there any way you can send me a link to them
Hi Anton, they are custom made, I had someone make them specifically for my vehicle. Campcover makes something very similar to this though if that helps...
Okay hold up a sec, did i miss out something....wheres the winch?
No winch, never needed one, winches are kit you end up using on other people 😎👌🏼
Where can I buy the canvas bag on the window?
Hi Jaco, please contact us via email and we can help you order the bags...
My Life in Africa i live in New Zealand now and cat find the canvas bags you have in the window anywhere, is there any way you can send me a link to them
So you bliksem’d into water without testing it... which makes me wonder if the wife knows that just before you did it.., you already decided to get a cruiser 😜😜😜
Hahahaha, not at all, we walked the water first, then drove it. But walking across did not have the same weight as driving across, what seemed hard under foot was not hard under the 3tons of the vehicle and well...that was the end of that :-)
Liam, check out the full story on my channel...
Good motor but lousy gearbox
Hasn't failed us yet :-)