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I haven't died (yet)! No recent updates as I have nothing to update. I'm waiting for for the busy summertime to pass and a "controlled environment" to complete the transformation. Stay tuned! - sheik

Its been a few weeks since the compressed air debacle and I've since removed the compressed air system filter/pressure relief valve assembly to ascertain exactly what was going on. After removing an additional 2 compressed air lines (two large lines had already been removed to bypass, see...

Pleasure Cruise Breakdown. . . Decided to take the Mrs, kiddos and pooch for a Saturday drive in Lowly truck between the snow flurries. This was Mrs' first real drive in the truck and it was a splendid outing until we broke down a couple miles from home on the return leg. Slowed down coming...

Managed to get nailed by a good sized piece of rock on my drive south - it impacted the windshield down in the lower right corner behind a sticker - first order of business was to get that repaired before the whole windshield cracked (I can only imagine what a new piece of glass for this truck...

US Temporary Import Update Back at home for a few days and just now getting a chance to complete a write-up of my experiences getting Lowly across the border into the US. Temporary import paperwork finalized on a Friday and I immediately reserved my flight up to Vancouver BC for the following...

US Temporary Import Update: Goodbye Canada, hello United States! We are in like Flynn! - Sheik

US Temporary Import Update A continuation of my TIB checklist: I'm paid up to the import broker Import broker has notified and submitted proper paperwork to US Customs Import broker issued me a completed CBP Form 7501 (Proof of Entry) to get stamped by US Customs Import broker issued me a...

US Temporary Import Update Progress continues: I forwarded the NHTSA approval letter to the importer I've chosen to work with. I then filled out the DOT's HS-7 form, checking Box #7, making clear that I had an exemption due to the NHTSA's approval letter. I then filled out the EPA's 3520-1...

US Temporary Import Update A portion of the letter I just received from the NHTSA (VIN blotted out to protect the innocent, highlighting of sweet portions is my doing): BOOYAH! -Sheik

Good question and it got me to thinking. I don't know all of the intricacies of this temporary import situation yet, so please take this answer with a healthy grain of salt. If I had known that there was this option of temporarily I would have likely attempted it. That being said, there are...

Yeah, add in the complicating factor that I would have a US passport, driving a Canadian registered truck and telling the US border patrol that I, being an American, was coming in for a visit. I'd be kicking over a hornet's nest for sure! - sheik

US Temporary Import Update After quite a few un-returned phone calls from my not-very-helpful contact at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) I played the "I need to speak with your boss" card and finally greased the skids of this governmental entity. I was able to...

US Temporary Import Update Currently playing the middleman between a US importer and the US Department Of Transportation. Importer says an approval letter is necessary from the DOT for a temporary import bond (which would allow for temp import to be re-upped for a total of 3 years). Upon...

I personally didn't have any run-ins with the weigh scale authorities. I never pulled into any of the scales until we entered Alberta and that was long after the scale had closed for the night. It also likely helped that my rig still looked somewhat like a fire department emergency response...

An American in the Canadian Insurance Market. . . This posting is in response to the several inquiries I've received regarding how I managed insurance and registration in Canada. Here are the bullet points of what transpired: I'm a US citizen with no form of Canadian residency, mailing...

BC or Bust!: A Roadtrip Update. . . Woke up in Richmond, BC (a suburb just south of Vancouver) and had a wonderful breakfast with our AirBNB hosts. Before we left, I took some time to hurriedly email and call Craigslist posters who were advertising RV/Truck storage. We managed to find one of...

This was a definitely "throw caution to the wind" situation where we just needed to make mileage and get across the country. We missed so much scenery by driving so many hours in the dark due to short winter days and needing to just keep going. Once this truck is converted into an overlander...

Due to me being from the USA and not Canada, the insurance thing was a bit more of a hassle than what your friend went through (I'll do a dedicated post on this subject later). The truck being 15 years old or older allowed for NO safety or emissions inspection when imported through customs...

BC or Bust!: A Roadtrip Update. . . Woke up to bright sun, surrounded by the majestic Canadian Rockies in Canmore, Alberta. Noshed some Tim Horton's for breakfast and hit the road. Made it through Alberta; hello British Columbia! Rolled into Golden, BC around lunchtime and stopped off...

It is definitely a DPF as I've worked with them in the past with a client of mine who was attempting to develop a new device that uses plasma for reducing exhaust emissions. Some of the CAD solid-modeling I did for them is on their webpage: http://thrivaltechnologies.com Very interesting to...