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Installing a Dual Swingout CBI Outback Rear Bumper March 14-15, 2018. There is perhaps nothing that changes the look of a truck more than adding a swing-out rear bumper. Sure, you can argue for bigger tires or lift or a front bumper, but in my mind, none of those things compare to the entirely...

Replacing the Stabilizer Link Bushings March 1, 2018. I've never been a car guy. I can tell you all about the details of construction and woodworking - how the various bits of a house work, how to precision tune a saw or plane. But when I looked down and saw two flaking, worn bushings that were...

Skids Saved My Truck - Refreshing the Skid Plates March 1, 2018. With summer fast approaching, I decided that it'd be a good time to take a look at the skids - so I could clean up any rust, and repaint them for the season. I'm not sure how necessary that is - I mean, at 3/16" thick, these...

I Dread Cleaning the Bed February 26, 2018. I always dread cleaning the bed of the truck. I don't mean sweeping or washing out the bed liner - I mean, I don't like that either - but the part I really dread is removing the bed liner and cleaning underneath it. There are a couple reasons for...

Front Diff Oil Change - Not an Ideal Situation February 21, 2018. Not all that long ago, the truck got a gear change - from the 4.10 factory gears to 4.88's - meaning that it's now easier on the engine to turn the bigger tires as it climbs up hills, over rocks, and generally towards adventure...

Thanks! I found out about some of these calibrator thingies after I did the speedo gear and I've gotta say, they sound great. Plus, they let you recalibrate whenever something changes in the future. Honestly, I probably would have gone the same route as you if I'd learned about them earlier. (y)

Replacing the Speedo Gear February 21, 2018. How many miles do you have on your truck? If you're anything like me, you'll answer this by looking at your odometer, reading a number, and concluding that you have that many miles - 83,078 miles in my case. Like me, you're wrong. Your odometer is...

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Has been a fun process writing everything up, and nostalgic for sure!

Greasing the Drive Shaft Fixed My Rattle February 21, 2018. I've had a rattle for a little over four months. I first heard it (I think), when returning from The De-Tour at the beginning of October, or else maybe a week or so after that. It sounded like a loose heat shield, or other piece of...

I will say, that the fit-and-finish on this stereo after using it for a while is not the best. it works, and everything is functional, but you can tell it doesn't have the usability research/testing that a mainstream brand has. Really what I would like is an Android auto wireless stereo...Just...

Garage Hoist - Winter Weight Loss for AdventureTaco February 13, 2018. Ever since installing the bed rack and CVT the truck has been in "adventure mode." I don't mind that so much when I'm just driving around (though - it'd be nice to not haul around the extra weight all the time), but it does...

Death Valley: Day 5 & 6 - Eventful Trip Home January 21-22, 2018. It was a clear, snowless night - not something you commonly have to think about in Death Valley! A big chilly out, but cozy under the down comforters in the tent. Morning light gave us a chance to explore our site a bit more - a...

Death Valley: Day 5 & 6 - Eventful Trip Home January 21-22, 2018. It was a clear, snowless night - not something you commonly have to think about in Death Valley! A big chilly out, but cozy under the down comforters in the tent. Morning light gave us a chance to explore our site a bit more - a...

Thanks, glad to hear you're all enjoying! Was a fun trip for sure, and one that's led to several more adventures into DV - now one of our favorite places in the winter! That ABS tube is a truck shower that I put together a couple years ago, in hopes that it would make longer adventures a bit...

Death Valley Day 4: You Don't See This Every Day We were glad to have battened down the hatches on the tent, because the heavy winds continued all night, literally shaking the entire truck as though we were in a series of mini-accidents. Needless to say, our sleep wasn’t as great as it'd been...

We were glad to have battened down the hatches on the tent, because the heavy winds continued all night, literally shaking the entire truck as though we were in a series of mini-accidents. Needless to say, our sleep wasn’t as great as it'd been the previous night when we were sheltered in...

Check out the next installment (too many pics/separate posts to post here): Death Valley: Day 3 - Does It Get Any Better?

Next installment: Death Valley: Day 3 - Does It Get Any Better?

Finding a camp site ended up being harder than we expected - Racetrack Valley Road has essentially no offshoots - and we ended driving for 15 miles or so before finding a place where the grader had pushed material off of the road making a small pad that seemed like it would work. So we backed...

And with that, we entered Titus Canyon. Here, limestone cliffs rise high above the broad wash; their folded layers revealing the work of great mountain building forces. No pictures can capture the majesty of this place. I was constantly out of the truck taking pictures, and @mrs.turbodb was...