Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Hello Pajero club of South Africa!

Hi, We are Richard and Sophie Morgan! We have been looking at your forum for while and decided it time to introduce ourselves.

We own a 1996 Pajero NJ 3.5V6 with 282,000klms on the clock. We are currently based in Sydney Australia and are members of Triple Diamond Club of New South Wales. http://www.triplediamond.asn.au . In April we will be driving around Australia and then shipping our Pajero to Durban. From there we will drive around South Africa and then cross Africa all the way to Egypt. From there it’s across Europe back to the UK and home.
The trip has been months in the planning and we can’t wait to get onto African Soil. We have done a lot of work to the pajero to get her trip ready including extensive reconditioning and servicing. You will be able to follow our progress at http://www.morgansafari.com although the website is not quite up and running yet.

I see there is a lot of information on the forum and we will be using it as a good starting point as we will be needing things like good garages that are familiar with Pajeros, pointers on what to see and do in SA, places to buy spares etc. We both look forward to getting involved with the Pajero club community, see you in May!!!!

Richard & Sophie Morgan.

Welcome, your planned adventure sounds wonderful!

We are also planning that 15000km trip to Egipt, but because of business obligations it will have to wait for another year or two. What type of modifications have you done to your vehicle apart from getting her in tip top condition?

Welcome Richard and Sophie

We will definitely make a proper meet and greet when you guys come past Gauteng province and will organize a bit of a send off bash and braai for you guys with some Pajero club members!! I already have a Pajero club South Africa sticker for you on hold!

Subscribed to this thread so please keep us updated on your progress and shout if you need any assistance anywhere and lets see if we can help.

CATS

Hi, Welcome. Hope you have great trip. I have a brother that lives in Mackay-QLD. He regularly sends me the Aus 4WD Action Dvd's and magazines.
Africa is Toyota Land Cruiser / Hilux and Corolla country, but right behind them you will find Nissan Patrols and Mitsubishi Pajero's in equal measure. You will get new respect for and confidence in your vehicle when you see the punishment some of their next of kin endure in Moz, Zim and Zambia etc. You should not have any problems sourcing parts between South Africa and Tanzania at least. You may just need to be a bit openminded about Non-original parts. You will be amazed what you can find and no shortage in helpers or self appointed agent.

Other than medical risks,it is very safe and You will find the people friendly and open, especially North of SA.( This excludes Customs and police officials). One more thing, north of us, if someone puts on his RH indicator ,it does not mean you can pass. It means there is oncoming traffic.

All the best

Thank you all! this is a great welcome.There is obviously a wealth of knowledge on this forum and I hope to soak up as much as possible.

I will let you all know when we arrive in SA!

As for the Pajero modifications include;
-Restored ARB bullbar (pis above are old)
-New tough dog recovery points welded into chassis
-2.5" Dobisons springs rear (+250kg GVM) / Bars Front lifted 2"
- Raw Nito Max Shocks 41mm bore Heavy duty
-Snorkle
-After Market Heavy duty Transmission Cooling System
-Transmission Temp gauge
-Fast Step Temp Gauge for engine Temp
-UHF radio (aus frequencies)
-147 liter long ranger replacement tank (refurbished)
-50 liter axillary tank (LRA) that pumps into main tank (200 liter fuel capacity) complete with LRA y block filler.
-Cooper ST 265/75/R16 Tyres on King 16*8 black steel rims + 6th spare wheel
-Diff & Transmission & Transfer Case Breathers extended to engine bay
-Removed rear 5 seats and bolted in a home made storage system for tools, battery system, drawers, food storage 50l fridge, 80l water storage in 60l water bladder tank and 20l jerry.
-Triple battery system charging 2*100ah AGM batteries through a Ctek DC to DC charger.
-Main power hook up with Service battery trickle charge and fridge swap over.
-Fused block power distribution to power fridge, 300w pure sine wave inverter, power points, 4* roof camping lights (yest to be installed)
-Full length roof rack flat trade style
-2.5x2m awning
-Echo rooftop 1.6m roof tent(best and most durable on the market and made in SA!!)


For the trip we have undertaken the following work;
-Engine total rebuild (40,000klms ago) now has the 282,000klm on the clock and doesn't use a drop of oil! Very reliable.
-Transmission reconditioned
-New radiator
-New Wheel bearings
-New alternator
-New timing belt, water pump
-New fan and all fan belts
-Rocker cover seals
-All new Bushes in chassis (made an amazing difference! pajero is like new)
-New tie rods, wheel alignment
-Replaced all the super select switches (expensive$$$$) as I had the c/diff light flashing.
-New starter motor
and i am sure there is a lot more there.

If you have any questions about the work i have done please ask! I can post some photos. I will have all the work finished in the next couple of weeks.

Hello all from Australia!

Plans for our trip are coming along well. Not long before we set off and I can't wait to get to South Africa so our African journey can begin!

Our website is now live and so is our facebook page.

http://www.MORGANSAFARI.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Morgan-Sa ... 9613822220

See you is SA later this year!

Richard & Sophie

Hey

If you end up in Johannesburg you are welcome to come and stay at my house. (Free) Also have a couple of pointers if you want to go to Mozambique. Email me Werner@FAU.co.za