Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
DRIVER, NINJA, CRAFTSMAN Most memorable experience: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Canada to California Favorite quotes: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I […]
Crater Rim Traverse A sleeping giant just outside Mexico City Views of the glacier lakes on the crater at Nevado de Toluca Before this trip, we never knew that Mexico has such stunning high altitude climbs. Whenever, we thought of Mexico images of beaches, palm trees, tacos and margaritas popped naivelyinto our minds. We quickly […]
What we did: Removed the existing exhaust up to the turbo Increased 2” to 2.5” exhaust pipe Installed MagnaFlow 10416 Exhaust Muffler Shortened the entire system by 5 feet Why we did it: We knew this modification needed to be done at the beginning of the project for a number of reasons. First, the […]
What we did: Found a DXF file of an existing skid plate for the L300 provided by a member called Tojo on Delica.ca. Thank you for sharing! We had Cypress Metals out of Salt Lake City cut and bent the plate. Just a note the pdf drawings had an extra bend that was not […]
What we did: Welded a bung (just past the turbo) on the turbine outlet for the thermocouple of the pyrometer Pyrometer by Hewitt Gauges (We are not thrilled with the cosmetic look of the pyrometer, but functions as it should. Hewitt is working with us to match it to the Turbo Boost gauge.) Installed the temperature […]
We wanted to sleep inside the van for safety, stealth mode and for convenience. We definitely toiled over what the best design should look like and had many frustrating moments and it took a lot of time trying to figure it out. The final design may not be perfect, but it is the best for […]
A beautiful city, easily navigable by foot and by Uber, it is situated in the heart of the land of Agave. Guadalajara is located in the western state of Jalisco and is the second largest city in Mexico. While it is the second largest city, it doesn’t feel that way once you are walking around. […]
Pepe’s Tacos This is one of those places that is a hidden gem discovered in the right place and at the right time. It’s a place you’ll remember for it’s obscure location, eccentric characters, rustic decor and unforgettable tacos. Walking down the dark alley trailed by a few street dogs, we came upon a […]
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