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Lexus LX470 Conversion - Part 2 (above) Sink cut-out...Driver side...The faucet is a simple, single lever bar faucet found at Home Depot... (above) At a restaurant supply store I found a variety of stainless steel pans...Mike wanted some trays for storage and these seemed right...I'll cut...

How will the fridge be accessed? It looks like it opens from the middle of the rig towards the pass side and that means trying to reach in from the pass rear door but the fridge door might hit the roof. At a min I would recommend a fridge door mod that allows side opening. You have it...

Lexus LX470 Conversion - Part 1 Mike Hiscox handed over the keys to his daily driver along with pile of stuff and a wish list...What follows is a short story of the transformation... (above) Time to start... (above) Mike wanted the rear cabin to be a light duty camper...Sort of...

....what he said x 2...

Test Drive I posted the one page version of the shakedown cruise of the test drive here... http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/JeepTestDrive.htm

Jeremy - Thanks for the kind words...It was our pleasure to meet you and see what you've done with your Sprinter...A tip of the hat for your smart planning, attention to detail and precise construction...You might have a "down time" career converting vehicles...!!!... We had a great time...

Test Drive - 13 - Final (above) Different breeds of workhorses... (above) Going to home in an hour or so...I'm recognizing how fortunate I've been...Grateful... (above) I like how change comes slow to some regions... (above) Bet it looked like this when I was a kid... (above) The...

Test Drive - 13 (above) Different day, same plan... (above) Somebody really got the graphics right... (above) Design by lego... (above) Heading home, another closer visit to one I've driven by a hundred times... (above) Taking the back roads home... (above) Seeing more at 25 than at...

Test Drive - 12 (above) I got out of the RV park early... (above) Getting the roof down this morning was not as easy...The rams work better when warm,...This morning is not warm... (above) Time to make some coffee... (above) Then a surf check... (above) Tide's too low, the sandbanks...

Test Drive - 11 (above) The Jeep is blessed with a fuel capacity of 40 gallons...Reading the two gauges and knowing how and when to switch them are not intuitive...I have dumb luck and didn't run out... (above) 1/8 sec... The Jeep is the ultimate moving photographic sandbag... (above) This...

Test Drive - 10 (above) Another one getting destroyed by water... (above) Fading Glory... (above) Cliche warning...!!!...Rust never sleeps... (above) Better days are history... (above) "Hey grandma, can I use the car tonight?"... (above) This must be some kind of high school sport...

Test Drive - 9 (above) Patterns emerge... (above) Returning to the Hiway of Smoothness...... (above) Oops, I got the graphics dirty...... (above) Maybe no one will notice... (above) Shades of gray on a sunny day... (above) The Olympics... (above) ...on a spectacular day...

Test Drive - 9 (above) I think The Jeep is close to perfect for any activity I can think of...For one person...Two in a pinch... (above) If you are a fisherperson and need to get to where you want to be, this is it...Snow rider, same thing, Photographer, obviously... (above) Never had...

Test Drive - 8 These are mostly in sequence... (above) Driving out of Ozette after a night in the upper loft bed (holds me just fine), I saw that relic on a side road... (above) I jostled The Jeep to give altered perspectives... (above) Nice styling... (above) Related...???.. (above)...

Test Drive - 7 (above) Barn, defined... (above) Done right... (above) Here in the USA... (above) Where there roads go on forever... (above) This one used to all dirt... (above) I need some... (above) One lane... (above) A benefit... (above) Like always... (above) Lake's...

Test Drive - 6 - (above) Recurring housing theme... (above) Once out of the village the vistas expand... (above) Finally, The Pacific Ocean... (above) The surf wasn't all that great, and honestly, this is a high vehicle vandalism area...'Nuff said... (above) I decided to set my...

Test Drive - 5 ...continued... (above) The day is turning out to be a nice one... (above) Logging still is a landscape changer... (above) Another empty beach...All of them are like that... (above) Closed... (above) I'm just following arrows... (above) What a great day for a drive...

Test Drive - 4 ...continued... (above) ...New day, the shakedown cruise continues... (above) The temperature last night was right around freezing...The Jeep had the roof closed and it was noticeably warmer inside than the night before... (above) Looking for surf halfway down the Strait...

yeah...

Test Drive - 3 ...continued... (above) Most of the campsites are this close to The Strait of Juan de Fuca... (above) Lowering light, time for a walk... (above) Like the first time seen by man... (above) It's cold...... (above) Up in the hills... (above) ...it's colder... (above)...