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Looks good, but wow there's a lot of stuff on that dash!

Awesome work! It takes quite the hard swallow and a leap of faith to make those first cuts. But then the rest of the going gets easier, doesn't it? Can't wait to see more.

I wonder if armature wire would work better. Copper work-hardens pretty fast, so you'll get that "bend a paperclip back and forth until it breaks" effect if you're not careful how you use it...

Almost missed this. I'll try to pull it this weekend.

I think the main reason Flip-pac doesn't do rear opening is just because of the truck/tailgate/lifting hatch model of use. If you have a tailgate on your truck and a hatch door that opens up, it will interfere on a rearward-opening flip-pac. The pictures you have above are for a door with the...

On the Astro/Safari vans (which have a lot in common with the Blazer), the stock tranny cooling is similarly anemic. Standard practice for our guys is to plumb in a secondary cooler after the stock in-rad tranny cooler. We haven't found that bypassing is necessary, and it makes the plumbing...

Much like the apocryphal Eskimos and their snow, there are a LOT of different kinds of sand... Most of the time, having good contact patch for flotation is adequate, and 4WD is an optional thing. Then there's the times when you're running over well-used trails of silt and talc on what used to...

Still riveting, Gene. I haven't detected much of a note of malaise, lately. Hope you've both rediscovered your groove! ;-)

Generally, the AWD systems do really well in sand. My AWD Astro had a similar version of the transfer case in the AWD express, and it always did great in sand, until I went 4WD. I don't know if there were any viscous-coupled AWD Express vans, which would have been awesome. Instead, I think...

Bigger tires, generally yes, but more travel depends on the system. Unless you're doing something else to change the geometry of the control arms, etc., then raising the front via springs or a torsion-spring preload adjustment (crank/keys), is just trading uptravel for droop. The front sits...

I'll add my vote for the Valterra stuff. Since it's ABS it can be "welded" using their solvent glue, so you can put fittings, etc. anywhere you want. Very convenient.

In my van, I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 tablet, mounted on a Ram X-Mount and arm on the doghouse/center console. The built-in GPS is more than sensitive enough. I have a dual-outlet USB charger to keep the tablet batteries mostly topped up. I use the Backcountry Navigator App when away...

You'll get better results if you upload them to a hosting site like imgur.com and then use the "Insert Image from URL" tab...

I'm guessing dropping on-end from a height would do it. I've lost a lot of golf discs this way. They seem really pliable and strong, but a hard impact on-edge is enough to collapse at subtle concave shape and they turn into taco-shells. Example.

Looks great so far! Would love to see details of the seat mod.

Find me a source, and I'll be all over this. I haven't been able to find a single polarized 90° connector for sale that wasn't on alibaba or the like. I'm prepared to chop up a cable, make my own, whatever.

Another vote for craigslist. You can get a better quality bike for less than the cost of a crappy new one. They fit these bikes for so short a time, they barely have time to break them in, let alone wear them out. As my daughter grows, the old balance bike, etc. go on craigslist and the...

Well, my vote is for the GTRV, but I'm biased! I'd love to have that interior in my van. I'll be building my own and it will cost me much more than you'd be spending. That's a pretty great price if the top and tent are in decent shape. GTRV now charges close to $8k US just for the pop-top...

Where will you be camping? If you're in any sort of established campground, any self-made case isn't going to be sufficient. The problem is more legal than practical. There is an established process for approving bear-resistant devices, and anything that hasn't been through the process and...