Buying A 1997 Mitsubishi SWB Pajero And Driving It Half Way Across South Africa !

Another JDM icon added to the list... I am so stoked with this buy and cant wait to start working on it ! Quite alot of ideas to play with this one ; ) I guess its been a long time coming to get my own Shorty

[@the.sher.khan.]

Terrific roadtrip! Can't wait to see the journey of the build!

[@barnbuilds25]

Maan I can’t wait either, thanks so much 👀🤩

[@fwdadventuresza254]

Awesome buy man! I've had my gen1 paj 5yrs now and still enjoying it! You're gonna have fun...just don't overheat it😆

[@barnbuilds25]

I saw man 👀, you need to post more about it😍, those gen 1s are special and quite rare now ps. It’s a classic 😉 Yes I know about the heating 😂🙃, just don’t drive like a Koos and service your coolant system regularly and you will be sorted 🙌

[@NerdWorksMedia]

🤩🤩🤩🤩 Dude!!!! So keen to see this kitted up.

[@barnbuilds25]

Bruu I can’t wait to get started 👀😍

[@petermaina1895]

Amazing video.... Hoping to get mine soon. Will definitely have to do a video like this one.

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks so much man, it was one of the most incredible experiences Ive done before !!

[@petermaina1895]

Finally got mine today. Thanks for the motivation bro. From Kenya I say thank you🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 Asante sana

[@barnbuilds25]

@@petermaina1895 no ways man 🥺, congrats bro! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do 💪🏻💪🏻

[@reubenpretorius1759]

Great video! Also looking into purchasing an older pajero for myself soon. Could you do a video in the future on what to look out for and what mileage is too high?

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks for the kind words man 🙌. I definitely will do a video like that , and I guess on pre 2000 4x4 vehicles like This , after some mini content too 👀😉

[@romulusoverland314]

The car I would pick for the long empty stretch.... hmmm.... tough one..... maybe a 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero! 😎😜 Its like the 1997 one but just better!

[@barnbuilds25]

I see what you did there 😂😂😉

[@andrewgillougley8479]

Congrats on the ride bro, very keen to get one as well.

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks Bro 🥺, I’m loving every moment driving her besides when I blew the head gasket in the middle of the desert 😂

[@andrewgillougley8479]

@@barnbuilds25 I'll be honest, I'm really leaning towards the 3.5 petrol - too many head gasket stories with the 2.8 and if a turbo kaks, then it's even more cash monies yo

[@barnbuilds25]

@@andrewgillougley8479 not going to lie it isn’t a bad choice , I mean I blew my head in the middle of the desert in 45 degree heat. Then again you hear stories of people not having problems what so ever 🤷🏻‍♂️ it’s so hard to be 100% sure on previous maintenance 🙃

[@AdminYTSA]

Howzit bro, love the channel. Please tell me where do you buy parts from? I have a 1996 Mk2 3.0 12V V6 and I'm tired of importing parts from Japan/Usa

[@barnbuilds25]

Howsit man, thanks so much 👌 Where do you live ? 👀

[@AdminYTSA]

I live in JHB

[@barnbuilds25]

@@AdminYTSA so I actually get most of my parts from Midas, and then 2nd hand parts I get from pajero maintenance and services in PTA 👌

[@AdminYTSA]

Ahh you absolute legend ! Thanks bro. Keep working on that Pajero that monster looks good

[@AdminYTSA]

Oh last question. Do you know where I can buy an Mut code reader ?

[@MountainmanBuildz]

Awesome roadtrip bud. Next time we should do it together!

[@barnbuilds25]

Yesss , definitely !! Sometime soon 👀🤔

[@MountainmanBuildz]

@@barnbuilds25 and go do some offroading, bendy axle twisties...

[@biltongza]

Came for the Pajero stayed for the random facts 👍

[@barnbuilds25]

Absolute legend 👀😂💪🏻

[@lwazifadana5764]

I'm thinking about the same car..it's got 300k+ mileage on it..what should I look out for, it terms of things that might be red flags?

[@barnbuilds25]

They are Great reliable cars 💪🏻 If you are getting a 2.8 tdi, make sure the cooling system has been gone over, new water pump, radiator cleaned or new. They like to cook their heads if this isn’t done. Other than that the are really reliable and great cars 💪🏻

[@soscorpio9012]

Just blew the engine in mine. Drove the hardest winters and hottest summers all over Lebanon for 3 yrs in this beast

[@barnbuilds25]

Maan that’s crazy 🤕, what exactly happened ?

[@soscorpio9012]

@@barnbuilds25 the crankshaft gave out. I daily rally this car, every road in Lebanon from the sealed to unsealed are unique and twisty. I've been the safety car for 2 winters straight, we live on a 1400m altitude and are no strangers to 3m snow. I fang this car like there is no tomorrow. Coming from Australia the road laws are lawless here. I'm going to miss this beast. Would love to share some photos. But for now you can try find drone view of Kadisha valley Lebanon, my home. Or Hasroun Lebanon. Too get an idea of the terrain we live in. Its literally heaven on earth.

[@barnbuilds25]

@@soscorpio9012 I’ll definitely have a look man , Sounds like South Africa it’s a free for all on the roads here 😂, I’m glad the old girl served you well and you drove her hard 💪🏻 are you going to rebuild or ?

[@soscorpio9012]

@@barnbuilds25 I wanted to, but its hard to find clean parts in this 3rd world country. Going for a 06 paj

[@barnbuilds25]

@@soscorpio9012 I totally understand that to be honest man, even though we are technically speaking a 3rd world country we still have great support with older car parts so I’m lucky there. Those gen 3s are also tanks of note man 💪🏻

[@mdworkshop3919]

Nice one bud.

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks so much man 👀💪🏻

[@Enigmasuhail]

Congrats

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks man !!

[@mullerandre95]

Cruising the empty stretch my lost Supie powerd Astra, going 260+....... or my Gen 2 3500 Paj, but fuel costs, gimme the Astra 😁

[@barnbuilds25]

What a road trip it was , as they always say it’s not always about the destination but the vehicle you do it with and the journey itself 👌🏼⛽️

[@mullerandre95]

@@barnbuilds25 Too true that!

[@4WheelingSA]

Well done

[@barnbuilds25]

Thanks so much Henk 🙌🙌

[@AdriaanVanNiekerk]

Lol! You have a high turn around of cars 😂

[@barnbuilds25]

I really do 😂😂, but I always knew I wasn’t going to keep the pick up and then after I sold it for a sneaky profit 👀 I found this pajero and I didn’t even have a choice 👀, but also you gotta chase your dreams and send it 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@AdriaanVanNiekerk]

@@barnbuilds25 True! Congrats on making it a reality 👊🏻

[@barnbuilds25]

@@AdriaanVanNiekerk thanks man 💪🏻💪🏻

[@Rockingwithjc]

Howmany km per liter fuel consumption?

[@barnbuilds25]

So to be honest I dont remember what it was back then but now with a 2 inch lift kit, 32'' mud terrains on with 10j wide wheels i get around 8-9 Km/l

[@bertiedutoit613]

Mine is stock with many issues and got 4 to 9 kilos per liter

[@heldercorreia510]

1970 Mustang boss 429 for sure

[@barnbuilds25]

Yess 👀😍

[@YaBoiKeeks]

18:00 - "Interesting Fact" was not interesting. I came here for JDM Shitbox content :/

[@barnbuilds25]

Much love 😂❤️