Hi guys, I am planning an Overland trip to Africa and am trying to choose an appropriate vehicle. Most people tend to take 110 or 130 but for cost reasons and the fact that I have always dreamt of doing it, I want to take a 109. As experts, do you think it would be possible to buy a 109 for a couple of thousand and then with maybe another thousand to spend on repairs and reliabilty improvements, make a 109 suitable for the job?

Yep
Anythings possibul with money.
And old landies are cheep.
The general advice if your going to Africa is "Keep it Simple"

Mine did it! Granted, before I had her... but she did it. 9 months, 1976 S3, from CTown to Sudan and back. And all without a fridge or even a coolerbox.