Recent content by Raul

New Mexico Riding the Apocalypse somewhere between TX and NM.

I love the Maxx Air fan because it's quiet, and the dome can stay open during the rain. What I do not like are the controls, especially when they fail. On my previous van (Rig Runner) and on this one, whenever I try to run full speed, it shuts down and starts beeping until I pull the fuse. So I...

You are right. I should have said east NM. We passed by Cloudcroft, and it was a beautiful area. I wish we had checked the railroad.

Spent a few days in New Mexico with the North Texas Overland gang. Good times, good people. South NM is quite arid and dramatic. The northern part is more to my liking, with a more Alpine vibe. Most of the Forest Roads were closed for winter even though they didn't seem to have lots of snow. We...

The color is Toyota Quicksand (4V6)

Well, this little project is done. Now, it looks like the Rigrunner. I got a weird "deja vu" feeling. Pretty happy with the results. Now time to re-install the roof rack, the rear bumper, and the whole inside. No more white van. I'll miss the graphics.

Well, I wrinkled the van a little bit. It is time to fix the rust on the rocker panels, fix the dents, fix the roof rack and its wiring, and maybe new colors...

The little guy was in the shower itself. I saw him when I stepped under the water. He didn't seem to be bothered so I just showered.

I'm a 10+ over the limit kind of driver and I get about 10mpg no matter what. E350 4x4, 5.4, 4.56 gears and 35" tires. I wanted the Transit (modern, better use of interior space,..) but it will not be an offroad machine as my E350 is and I keep getting feedback about mileage and mine is not...

A few days in the Ouachita (OK, AR border). Great people, nice place. Used the new diesel heater and I love it. LiPoFe battery gave up, devouring all the YouTube videos on how to resuscitate it. If there is a bypass, of course, I'll take the obstacle. Stoped by Paris in the way back...

Since my daughter needed her winter clothes, her bicycle, and a bunch of other things for her new life in Boulder, I took advantage of the occasion and did a little detour on the way back through Montezuma, CO. Fresh snow onthe trails. The nights were pretty cold. The water tanks didn't...

In September, we went to the Ozarks. Driving up there (10 hrs) I noted that I still had the vibrations that bothered me in Colorado. Early in the trip, 70 to 75 mph was shaky. Towards the end of the trip, the vibration was much worse, even at 40 mph. I guess September is not the best time to...

Long due update. I've been struggling with the rear springs. For the "Frankenstein" set I did mixing the master leaf from the van with some high arch from an F350, didn't work. It sagged over time a lot creating a lot of vibrations. After several trials, I used a similar approach to the one I...

This is what I did on my old 2000 e150. I liked it and it was not too expensive. Moog CC880 (Not the 880S) at the front and HD leaf springs in the rear (Sorry I do not have a part number for them, they were custom-made or better said assembled by SDTruck Springs). Keep in mind that for your...

I haven't done the exact swap, but I fitted the rear seats from an Explorer using custom-made brackets. Look under the body of the van and you'll see that the placement for the seat bolts is on the cross reinforcement of the body's floor. You can see one in the top right corner of this picture...