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Well, This is it. I'm done with the CNG tanks. After almost two years of having the possibility of running on gasoline or Compressed Natural Gas, I may have only used CNG a grand total of 6 times, and more than half of the times it was by getting out of my way to find a station. It was a good...

Hopefully, this is the end of the transmission saga. The transmission was fine, torque converter was shot. The genius that scammed me in UTAH with the rebuild used a high stall torque converter. Got an Original Rebuild from Ford. Hopefully, I'm set for a little bit. The adapter was broken too...

*** UPDATE*** Took the transmission to a trusted shop and they opened it and checked. Tranny is OK. The metal shavings most likely came from the Torque Converter. TC that was the wrong one with the high stall.

I removed the transmission cover to replace the temps sensor and I found this on the magnet. some pieces the size of a small grain of rice. Transmission is out and back to a re-builder I can trust. Am I over-reacting? The torque converter that was installed is a Recon FM69. Stall torque 1900 to...

After Glaciers, we went to Yellowstone. I love this old entrance. Being at the right place, at the right time. On the "gadget" side. Two great additions. Starlink and an Airfyer. Starlink allowed us to be in touch for work. Placed against the inside wall and with the connection on the...

Great Sumer. I joined the SORAC group on the Alpine Loop for a week. After that, went to Moab by myself, and then I picked up my wife at the airport in Kalispell, MO. From there we did Glaciers Nat'l Park, Yellowstone, Great Tetons, Rocky Mountains, ... About six weeks of exploring some of the...

It was easy. Removed the airbag and was able to drill a hole and bolt the arm rest to the seat structure. Filled the airbag room with foam.

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...