Rebuilding our truck in South Africa! Nothing will be the same... (Ep254) 

Cheaper than getting it done in places like Australia or America too.

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You would be 100% correct in that assumption 😉

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland I was going to say, I thought I recognised it!

@@cameronwood1994 great spot 😉 We were wondering if anyone would recognise it.

After watching the build series, your friends def know they have a well rebuilt cruiser!

I saw it and said "isn't that the one that ASPW renovated?" Glad I'm not the only one to spot it.

No new camera but maybe more filming with the big camera and less with the phones. The slr camera is usually a much nicer image 😉🎥

ho yes . we are so grateful for Ian and Andre.

My jaw dropped!

Pon Steyn Motors are just amazing 😍

It certainly has, thank you so much for that 😉

Yes. We had been speaking about this for many years. The MSR has been great and we'll leave it at Steph's mums for use when we go to Europe. We thought it's time to try ultra light. So far we love the new tent.

Thank you mate 😊

Thank you. A very nice friend sent it to us. ;)

Nicely spotted!

thank you guys. enjoy the next chapter of your adventure !

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland 🤩you too!

I look forward to seeing SA through your eyes. We hear so many bad stories . The ANC corruption . The biased employment situation with people in charge of Electricity and water supplies . They basically laid off qualified engineers based on their skin colour. Farmers being forced of their land unless they partner with African locals. Robbery. Car hijacking. Farm rape and murder. Good luck.

haha. not sure why Leigh's hand is like that. It has no special meaning in Australia or France. We can only imagine. We will google it.

Steel toed Crocs 🤣

Great points and you're right we've considered all this. The large rear garage storage box directly behind the cab will have a reinforced internal frame that will now act as a roll bar. Also 90% of the time our camper is installed which also has a strong frame. We know someone that rolled a 110 Defender hcpu with the exact same camper and the camper overhang above the Defender cab saved the cab from crushing and the couple were not injured. They rolled 4 times. The soft sides and roof of the camper will still be white which is the majority of the surface area when the roof is popped. The black section will only be small and the lower insulated half of the camper.

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland Thank you so much for your quick and detailed response! I already expected that you had thought this through very well. Keep up the great work with your amazing videos! My previous car was a Defender, and I miss it -almost- every day. It's wonderful to experience it a little bit through your content.

We will have massive lockable storage boxes replacing the rear passenger area. They should be more secure than the section we're losing to be honest 😉

Exactly 😉

The exchange rate of course was a big deciding factor but also the wealth of Land Rover knowledge and shops in South Africa along with the availability of parts.

They certainly did mate, the very same Toyota 😉 We would never build something like Graeme as our priority and most important feature is being able to remove that camper and live in it off the truck 😊 This is what makes this set up so perfect. Camp in one place for extended periods with the camper removed, no need to pack up camp for the day trips 😊

I'll only buy water tanks that have internal baffles that way you won't get any sloshing noise 😉

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland yeah that would’ve been a better idea lol

Yes definitely getting an engineering certificate and South African police check after the build is complete.

We never want to tow a trailer. We will ne be doing anything with the tub.

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland Thought that would be the answer, would make an excellent trailer for someone’s farm though🤪. Looking forward to the build👍👍

Haha no V8 although it's very tempting 😜

Great spot, it is indeed the same Toyota 😉

Andrew is basically a car flipper. Has great ideas but the only recent trip he actually finished was the Canning. A true overlander? Of a film maker?

@@frankguernier2280yep pretty sure his RRC is up for sale too

Merci beaucoup. Oui on a bien pensé à cela. Les côtés souples de la cellule resterons blancs ainsi que le toit. Du coup la surface n'est pas si grande au final et cela donne directement sur les "meubles" à l'intérieur. L'isolation est bonne. Nous pensons à un "wrapping". Si jamais ça ne va pas, on pourra toujours l'enlever.