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Remember: We’re All Gearheads

May 13, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments
Mitsubishi Pajero flex

I’ve long said that most people love to belong to something. Whether it’s a club, a devout loyalty to a brand, or whatever. Everyone likes to belong somehow when it comes to automotive things. There’s seems to be an unofficial hierarchy to it. The base layer is “car guy” or “car gal.” Next up is…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: ARB Classic Series II Fridge Freezer Unboxing

May 9, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
ARB Classic Series II Fridge / Freezer

We just picked up a brand-new ARB Classic Series II portable Fridge Freezer. This new fridge comes in a new color, but it also has new features such as Bluetooth connectivity. Let’s see what’s in the box. After we unboxed the unit, we plugged it into our Pajero utilizing the ARB Wiring Kit, which we…

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Lifting the Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco RC Crawler

April 30, 2019 / tuanies / Leave a comment

Spring is here and we survived the overblown Snowpacalypse in the Pacific Northwest. The weather is getting nicer with gorgeous sunshine, tolerable drizzles, and breezy cloudy days, which means it’s the perfect time to break out the RC crawler for play time. Despite spending a lot of time inside during the winter, the Traxxas TRX-4…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: ARB Single Portable Air Compressor

April 29, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
ARB's single portable air compressor comes in a heavy-duty tackle box.

Having accessible air is a necessity when off-roading. Deflating tires is a must in order to allow for a comfortable off-tarmac ride and additional traction, and quick inflation offers up the opportunity to get your rig ready for your ride home. Since Andy and I have multiple 4x4s (a Mitsubishi Delica and two short wheelbase…

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I Hate Replacing Gear Oil. Here are Tips to Make it Less Terrible.

April 23, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments
Gear Oil Change lead

One of my least favorite maintenance practices is having to replace the gear oil in a vehicle’s axles. It’s often smelly, messy, and an overall pain in the butt. So when it came time to replace the 80W-90 oil in our 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero‘s axles, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to it. But I had…

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Top Truck Challenge 2019, 1:10 RC Edition

April 5, 2019 / tuanies / Leave a comment
Top Truck Challenge 2019 1:10 veresion

RC cars are a rabbit hole of wallet-emptying enjoyment. The hobby mimics 1:1 vehicle culture on a smaller scale, even down to the events. The Washington Remote Control Rock Crawlers, mostly known as WARCRC, holds a Top Truck Challenge for scale RC vehicles and last Saturday was the group’s annual event. As the event name…

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FACT: Older Vehicles Need More Repairs.

March 27, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Fixing an old truck

Vehicles from the 1980s and 1990s are starting to become popular projects, especially those older JDM or Euro cars and trucks that are now available for import to the U.S. under the 25 year rule. But those looking to buy something from the malaise or Radwood era should remember: these are not new cars, and…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Cotopaxi Tarak Del Dia 20l Backpack

March 13, 2019 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Cotopaxi Del Dia Tarak 20l backpack

Over the years Andy and I have reviewed several products, whether it be via our sister site Subcompact Culture or here, we put each item through its paces. Since we’re ramping up gear reviews, we thought it appropriate to create a series about them. Introducing Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage. We kick off this new segment…

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1991 Pajero Updates and Upgrades

March 6, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 5 Comments
1991 Mitsubishi Pajero XP lifted

Back in November, 2018 we flew to Texas for the second time in 12 months to pick up yet another second-generation Mitsubishi Pajero. We drove it back from Austin without incident, but we’ve had to put some work into the rig since.

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Headlight Heaven: Adding J.W. Speaker 8700 Evo 2 LED Lights

January 29, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 8 Comments
JW Speaker 8700 Evo 2 headlights Mitsubishi

Back when we had the PDXJ, our 2001 Jeep Cherokee, one of the upgrades we made was replacing the OE headlights with J.W. Speaker LED headlamps. The headlights were a huge improvement over the Jeep’s stock headlights which worked about as well as whale oil lanterns.

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