I am not sure about the rest of the members on the forum but the sight of a fully kitted out and loaded Landcruiser (Landrover??????????) sure gets the adventurous juices flowing. I am sure between all the guys here they must have come across some interesting examples...... how about posting some pics?

I'll look around for a picture (I know I've got one somewhere) but the most comfortable and efficient set-up I have experienced is the one belonging to Jan Dumon who is a PH near Hoedspruit. A really secure and protective rifle rack, but which allows instant access to the rifles, and perfect seat height and position in the pick-up bed make for comfortable riding and viewing. Also, his Land Cruiser has a gasoline engine which is almost silent at idle, unlike diesels. The last time I hunted with him was in 2002 (oh my, time flies!) so I wonder if he still has the same one.

On the way to camp (Lions Den):



On a realy hot day - a way to go (somewhere on the road between Kariba and Makuti)...



...well equiped ofcourse and juices are flowing



And I am always surprised how in the name you can load up a Buff back there...well:





...or Eland:



Oh yes - juices flowing - God bless LC:

Here are a few of mine:

Coming out of the Kalahari...


Double cab


Old reliable

Nice, very nice, except your steering wheels are on the wrong side.

Lion Bait ...

Mike

Notice the front tires pointing in different directions.



The fix.

What a beautiful thing is a safari truck.
Thank you Toyota for all the wonderful times I have had in and around one of your trucks.

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Here are a few of mine:

Coming out of the Kalahari...

Karl, did you check the gas this time??????

Fell in love with the cruisers back in 88. On my trip in 06 I talked my ph into letting me drive his cruiser most of the time while on the hunt. I traded him three rifles in an even swap and then couldn't figure out how to get it in the States.
I have probably spent 10 hours on the computer trying to figure out how to legally get one into the US. If anyone knows a legal way please PM me. On the other hand, does anyone know why Toyota WON'T sell the cruisers in the States??

Emmission problems for short.

Why can't we get on of those little Kobota diesel motors they spin the wheel on the side to start? If I thought I could get it in a suitcase I would have shipped on home...last lawnmower motor I would have ever bought!

A guy I work with, African, ships US cars back for a side job. Haven't seen him in a while, next time I do I'll ask about it.

Mouse93, that picture of Lions Den made me hungry for some biltong. A regular stop on the drive from Harare to Makuti.

Take engIne out import as kit car, import engine separate.... Reinstall and only use off road..... Might not be able to register though, so offroad only

Stinks we can't get them here in the US. Strange though, if you do enough Google searches there are a couple US places that sell bullet proof Toyota Model 70s Land Cruisers here (maybe they just modify and not offer for sale though?).

You can buy a left hand drive Land Cruiser in angola, import it without engine to the US, and fit a Cummins diesel engine here.

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Originally posted by MJines:
that picture of Lions Den made me hungry for some biltong. A regular stop on the drive from Harare to Makuti.

In the back of Stu Taylor's well set up Cruiser.

Some people are doing it:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/70-ser...-parts-built-us.html
http://www.proffittscruisers.c...ion-overlander-.html
http://www.proffittscruisers.c...ckup-1hz-diesel.html
http://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicl...-pickup-project.html
I have an FJ40 and would love a 70 series.

This is a good Safari Vehicle for the trip back to the lodge.

Mark

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Originally posted by Mark Clark:
This is a good Safari Vehicle for the trip back to the lodge.

Mark

WOW! Two zebra, a waterbuck and an eland! That's a load.

Muletrain,
Picture 13. Where do I get an "accessory" like that for my Toyota Tacoma 4x4? You know, the "acccessory" to hold my binoculars?

Chaps that's not a Land Cruiser this is and 35 years young today. There is not a car in the country that could touch it for its 4 wheel drive capabilities. Photo of client and my man Green packing up after a night in the bush.



When the going gets really tough we call in the POS Land Rover which as you can see is great for dragging baits up cliffs.

As you know those short wheel base cruisers are great for hard use but you almost start peeing blood after a long bumpy journey.

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Originally posted by ozhunter:
As you know those short wheel base cruisers are great for hard use but you almost start peeing blood after a long bumpy journey.

That is why we use these for long journeys and for carrying the odd soft Australian.



A Land Cruiser VX with the back cut off and welded to the front. To make space for all your make up.

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Chaps that's not a Land Cruiser this is and 35 years young today.

...not, this is 60 years young









Instruction manual - on passengers side at least. Man, only now I see how much staring at that thing one do on a 14 days hunt.



Gearing up. One of the "greatest" things is a drive through a storm - water coming in from all sides, bugs...and you are basicaly seating in your own stew, spiced with bloody early season seeds...

Still all pays off at the end (usually).

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Originally posted by mouse93:

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Chaps that's not a Land Cruiser this is and 35 years young today.

...not, this is 60 years young









Instruction manual - on passengers side at least. Man, only now I see how much staring at that thing one do on a 14 days hunt.



Gearing up. One of the "greatest" things is a drive through a storm - water coming in from all sides, bugs...and you are basicaly seating in your own stew, spiced with bloody early season seeds...

Still all pays off at the end (usually).

They were indeed great machines - the only other 4x4 that came anywhere near the SWB Cruiser was the Russian Gaz - 3 speed but a damn guzzler on petrol. loading capacity on both however was piss-poor.

mouse93,

Now we are talking.

Ahh bugger the bloody Cruiser's packed it in again mate!

The Cruiser is pull starting the truck in reverse.

Because it can.

Here is one of my "old school" favorites with a manual winch we used in Namibia.

Bob

Bob,

Knowing a Landy it is probably parked under the same old tree. Bet the winch works though.

Here is Leon Kachelhoffer's Land Cruiser. The cab is completely removed above the dash up. It is equipped with an inverter to run the fridge and charge cameras, etc. The stick you see lashed in front of the passenger is to keep branches from hitting the passenger in the face. It didn't always work but it helped.

Love these pics! Our Cruiser puked a rear drive shaft on our last evening, and Terry Calavrias and George the driver removed it and drove us back to camp on the front drive shaft; that is until the Selous elephant cows and calves refused to leave the roadway, and decided it would be more fun to charge the wounded Cruiser full of wide eyed Tanzanians and slack jawed Americans. Great end to a great safari...

Any shade you can get at 95*

I thought the rig Jan Duplessis had at Sebra in Namibia was pretty slick. The Unimog wouldn't go terribly fast but that thing would climb damn near anywhere.

http://i447.photobucket.com/al...ing/Aquatrace248.jpg

Whilst not quite Africa, here is my hunting beast, we get the cruisers with the 4.5 V8 common rail diesel here in OZ and they are euro IV compliant as well, its a 08 pictured with my two 458 Lotts and an unfortunate camel

Rhys: I was waiting for someone to post a photo of a Unimog. Amazing machines. Thanks.

UNIMOG !!! Thanks Rhys, I almost just wet myself.