Toyota Fortuner - Overland Setup
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Experience Wild Africa sometimes reviews other Overland Trucks / SUV's or Vehicles used for Overlanding, 4x4 / Offroad or in general, prepped for the unthinkable...
This Technical Video is focused on Dries' Toyota Fortuner 4x4, 3.0 D4D, SUV with many custom designs and builds to make it Overland ready for their needs
Great content mates...cheers from another fortuner buddy
Hi Overland ME
Thank you for watching, I am glad you enjoyed it :-)
Cheers
Nice build, I would also like to upgrade to the 110 litre main fuel tank on my fortuner. Is that tank still available and where can I purhase it. Thanks for great content
Good day Tarman,
Apologies for the late reply. I did contact the owner of the Fortuner, and he is trying to get hold of the team that installed the 110 liter fuel tank. No luck yet.
Will keep on trying and let you know!
Cheers
When someone says a Toyota dealer approved chipping it should read “Someone at a Toyota dealership was of the opinion that chipping is OK” If Toyota South Africa was happy with chipping their vehicles will not have lost their warranty when doing so. Respected participants in the overlanding environment is of the opinion that reliability, not performance, is the most important requirement of an overlanding vehicle. By chipping that Fortuner you have compromised its reliability, and the overlanding fraternity will tell you so when asked.
Hi Squatter,
I would agree with “Someone at a Toyota dealership was of the opinion that chipping is OK” . (It was the Workshop Manager and he, I suppose, based his answer on what he could see what was happening on the workshop floor.)
For Overlanding purposes we modify our vehicles to improve its reliability and ability to deal with the many conditions we ask it to traverse and survive.
I do see your point on the reliability issue and it contrasts with the above statement on why we modify our vehicles.
Thank you for your point of view.
** Something to consider when building an Overlander! **
Two points to ponder. That spoiler / wind deflector on the nose of this Toyota has the effect of diverting air flow upwards, resulting in very little air entering the scoop on the bonnet that cools the intercooler. Not a good idea if you ask me.
Secondly, Toyota dealers do not want to trade Toyota D4D vehicles in that has been chipped, because their experience is that chipping detract drastically from reliability. If chipping was such a clever idea vehicles will have been chipped in the factory. Not a good idea if you ask me. I will not buy one.
Hi Squatter,
The chipping of vehicles is a contentious issue. I used to own a D4D and had it chipped, but checked with my Toyota dealership on the idea, and it carried their "approval". I was told it is safe to do so....
Will I don it again? Don't think so. IF, and IF anything happens, it is an expensive exercise to rectify.
I am not an expert on this, but it seems re-mapping is better than chipping. As I said, I am not an expert, but depending on who you talk to, there seems to be differing opinions.
Some compare ANY change to a 4x4 with a view if was designed that way then the factory would have installed a Snorkel, Long Range Tank, Suspension, Bull bar, 2nd Diesel filter, Catch-can, Power Brakes and the list goes on and on...
Different views by different people. Who really knows?
Thank you for watching and commenting. It is appreciated!