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I have 2005 Audi A4 S-line front seats. I loved them. Had to fabricate some extension for the guides, but I bolted them to the van bases. Passenger side on a swivel. Arm rest is from Amazon. Installed driver on passenger side so controls are on the inside making it easy to operate while inside...

Another one bites the dust. Less than one year old, the Skyjacker shock absorber blew up. They have a lifetime warranty but they need to be inspected by an agent and also they have to match the application, yadah, yadah,... I'm not going to waste my time. I pace an order to Bilstein B6 for...

Got the sought-after popout windows from the rear and a small barn door. I go the inside trim also so I added mosquito screen to all my windows (except the large one on the driver's side since I had it blocked). Hot glued the screen, cut a T-slot for the opening mechanism, and close it with...

2023 Gambler 500- Santa Ana's Revenge. Crazy vehicles, crazier people, and one of the most spectacular Texas landscapes. Good times exploring, picking up trash, and enjoying watching what a Gambler car can do. This year we were able to see a more environmentally conscious gambler with the...

On the beach trip, the front drive shaft was squeaking like crazy so I had to rebuild it. Still was having quite a bit of vibration inside and on the Hidden Falls trip, the transfer was making noises and jumping out of 4LO. Since I already rebuild the transfer case and after all the issues with...

Finally, I was able to put Jaleo to the test after rebuilding the transmission and the transfer case. The 4Lo popped out a couple of times, but that was because the booth was not letting the lever move all the way back. I'm using Ford linkage and it's not working. shakes make noise and don't...

I guess this is becoming my signature on the conversions. If you want to know if you have an authentic Raul's 4x4 van, look for the leather-wrapped steering wheel. I did this on my previous one. This looks better. Using a 40-year-old piece of leather from the couch of the house I grew up. I...

Most of the time. There were some stretches of hard packed sand, but most of it was softer. I went down to 25 psi from 65 psi on the 285/75r18 tires.

Any chance you can keep the '22 frame and VIN? or is the frame damaged? Salvage title? 2022 Salvage vs. clean 2014.

You really missed the 7.3, didn't you? I always like your builds. Now I'm really excited about this one.

Nice videos. How do you like the PowerTrax locker on day to day driving? It's my understanding they are kind of noise on tight turns and quite abrupt on slipery situations.

On today's episode: Trip to Padre Island National Seashore park Rebuilt front Driveshaft New end section of the tail pipe. Upgraded and finished the roof rack I wanted to go to the end of Padre Island for a long time as it seems to have the nicest beaches Texas has to offer. The Gulf of...

More lights and Bedroom furniture re-arrangement. the relay board on the swicth pannel was defective. Good customer service from the vendor got me a new one. Rear E-locker is not controlled by 30A solid state relay. The "aux" (10A) controls a 500A solenoid for the winch (Red circle n the...

Don’t want to turn this into tech considerations of seat belts, but I think you are not considering that the seatbelt buckle is bolted to the base. out of the three point of the belt, two are on one side, bolted to the body, the other side is the base.

I believe I have used on both of my vans the one from Blingmyrig. the user name is 1der or something like it. I used only the passenger side. I like them, easy to use, not a significant change in seat location or height (maybe a little bit taller). On my newer van, I was able to use the base...

Keeping up with the maintenance. the AC failed. The high-pressure line broke at the connection on the compressor. This happened to my previous van too. Luckily this time, this didn't happened at the beginning of a summer road trip and I have the chance to fix it myself. I guess the vibration of...

I would stay away from wireless also. I do not think you need a $1000+system. On my old van (2010 E350) I had a $200 double DIN Kenwood and worked great. I had a switch to activate the camarea with front and rear camera. On my current van (2012 E350) I got a generic "Tesla" type double DIN...

Near Rosweel, a nice place to visit if you are in the area are the cenotes on Bottomless Lakes State Park. Probably not worth a long drive to get there, but if you are in the area I had nice neightbours paying a visit as I was changing before picking up dinner. After that, it was just...

Back to the summer trip. Five weeks after the transmission broke down, I flew back to Salt Lake City to pick up the van and drive it home. I should have brought it to Advance 4x4 since they are in SLC, but the breakdown happened on a Friday afternoon and we were already out of town... I decided...

I'll get back to finish the summer trip later on. I've been experiencing some lack of performance. On the Christmas ski trip to Colorado, the van struggled on the mountain passes. I'm afraid the cats are clogged. I've run a few gallons of Lacquer Thinner hoping it will help but I'm not sure. In...