the dodge 50 is indeed a robust vehicle but the welfare body you have would, I imagine, pose difficulties.
I travelled fairly extensively with a friend who has a doge 50 welfare bus and off-road it gave us a fair amount of hassle. The departure angle was a nightmare even on well constructed forestry roads in Europe, often involving the construction of less steep departures with wood and earth.
The fibreaglass is pretty flimsy and got damaged easily.
At the very least I would remove all of the belly lockers and skirting, it is largely unneccessary and is cosmetic, however you cannot get round the fact that you have a very large overhang and a body designed for tarmac use. I expect you will get stuck lots and the body will be in a bad way by the end but the mechanicals will cope.
Having said this I have never driven through africa.
If you like your dodges (as I do), the RB44 would be a better choice of vehicle.
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