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Hey Joe! I just picked up 100 sq ft direct from http://www.fatmat.com/. I figure that this in combination with the subfloor/flooring will be more than enough insulation for the floor of the van. For the sides I might just use the Fat Mat and call it a day since the cabinets will be on one...

Sleeping Platform I didn't really have a clue what I was doing or what I wanted (story of my life, ha!). I did have a couple of requirements though, so I started working around that and searched #vanlife on Instagram for some inspiration. Next thing was to figure out the minimum length of bed...

Yeah, I was happy the rad/water pump/hoses/timing belt were just done by CCA just before I bought it. Some gauges definitely are high on the to-do list before we take it too far. Nice to have plenty of resources on the Island!

Parts are starting to show up for the Delica build! 100 sq ft of Fat Mat sound deadening insulation arrived while I was at work today and I picked up a couple 5'x5' sheets of 1/2" birch plywood that will get trimmed (with a jigsaw I also had to buy) into a subfloor. Once the subfloor gets...

Apparently the previous owners had a love for spray foam and pink fiberglass insulation. They tucked the pink fiberglass insulation everywhere they could easily access and then tucked the nozzle of the spray foam can everywhere else. I really wanted to avoid any sort of insulation that could...

Thanks! Your camper build got me way too excited and I needed a project...

Haha yes! Yeah, should be a fun addition to the Toyota.

Yeah, just so the driver can see what's happening below the window. I guess it's kinda like the poor man's backup cam. :smiley_drive:

Yes, there are two or three places that import vans/parts (Coombs Country Autos, Comox Valley Delica Auto Imports, Rocky Mountain Imports) and a pile of shops that specialize in them as well. Seems like the perfect place to own a Delica.

So it looks like we accidentally bought a 1993 Mitsubishi Delica 2.5L Turbo Diesel 4x4. We had "settled down" in Victoria, BC while Ashley goes to school and it didn't take long (six weeks!) before we knew we needed to get out of town and into the rainy woods of the pacific north west on the...

Flowmaster 953460 Installation After 15,000km I realized that I really should have listened to the advice I got from the guys at LCE Performance. Their Pro Flow Exhaust system comes with a very small Magnaflow muffler that sounds wicked... but it has a serious drone on the highway. They said...

The lights didn't fit in the pre-drilled/tapped holes as the housing hit the tube at the top of the bumper. The were two larger holes (one per light) that are drilled a little farther forward that I used instead. I have one spot and one flood that make for a great little combo.

Thanks so much ivers!

Warn M8000-S Winch Install Now that our new ARB bumper is installed we finally have a perfect place to mount a winch! The Warn M8000-S (c/w synthetic rope) is a fairly lightweight addition to the truck (especially since I have unloaded a ton of gear since we came home) and I'm stoked to have...

Thanks Adam! :victory:

Thanks Ryan!

I really like the flood/spot combo the light blends in together perfectly. Honestly I have no idea what side either is on haha.

I would have just regeared the rear if we were in a real rush to get home, but I took a little extra time to get them both done at the same time so we could actually use 4x4 at points on our way west. Yes, MPG is about the same, but the truck drives significantly better now. I should have...

4.88 G2 Gear and Axles gears and Longfield Super Axles Install We left home almost 62,000km ago and finally had our first mechanical breakdown. Honestly though, it couldn't have gone any better. Our CAA membership covered the 320km tow to Toronto, Toyota Canada invited us in to their shop to...

In Montreal I heard a banging and whining coming from the rear end of the truck. I had called around looking for a mechanic to help pull the axles and differential out, but nobody had spare time for weeks. That wasn't going to work for our timeline so we risked it and eased the truck towards...