Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
What we did: Tinted all the windows with a 20% ceramic tint. The windshield is 70% and greatly reduces the amount of heat we feel while driving. Definitely worth doing! Applied an 8 mil security film to the front windows and the middle slider windows. Fabricated steel brackets with security fasteners to mount two 3/16” […]
What is OVERLANDING? Overland travel, to us, is traveling by our own vehicle across multiple international boundaries with the goal of exploring and getting to know places off the beaten path. We are modifying a 4×4 van to be as self-reliant as possible. It took us a while to decide on a Mitsubishi Delica […]
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 […]
What we did: Designed the auxiliary fuel tank Constructed a cardboard prototype to fit in place Calculated the volume and made a few adjustments. Nick at Suicide Lane Cycles in SLC, Utah hand cut and welded it together from 1/8″ 6061 aluminum sheets (On a side note: originally we had a plasma cutter lined up, but […]
PESO BEAST MODE & HEAVY WEIGHT Always looking for the unbeaten path, more remote the better. World traveler and vista seeker. Cozy home on wheels. Peso traveled from Kyoto, Japan to Long Beach, California in May of 2016. We picked her up at the port and drove her to Northern California where we are in […]