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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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Vanlife Northwest’s Time Traveler’s 4×4 Van Run

January 15, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Delica and Hiace vans in the snow

Last Sunday was a time warp back to the early 1990s. OK, it also may have been the early 1990s in Japan, but it was a time warp nonetheless. Several JDM vans (and one sweet ’70s Chevy van) headed for the hills of Washington for the Time Traveler’s 4×4 Van Run. The meet, organized by…

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Our Eight Great Holiday Adventure Gifts

December 12, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Jeep with Christmas Lights

Looking for holiday gift ideas for the adventurer in your life? Here are eight great gifts suggestions for all of budgets. 

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Winter Wonderland Wanderlust: Holiday Travel in a JDM Mitsubishi

December 6, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Snow covered Mitsubishi Pajero

Like millions of other people, we’re headed home for the holidays in a couple of weeks. However, unlike millions of other people, we’re going to drive a 26 year-old diesel-powered JDM Mitsubishi Pajero 4,000 miles to do so. Hold my eggnog …

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We Just Bought Another Mitsubishi Pajero

December 5, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 5 Comments
1991 Mitsubishi Pajero

In the immortal words of Britney Spears: “Oops, I did it again.” Yes, we bought a second  short-wheelbase gen II Mitsubishi Pajero. We’re repeat offenders.

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The Mongol Rally Short Film

November 28, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
1971 Morris Minor in the Mongol Rally

You know how we are always saying “Every Vehicle is an Adventure”? Well, here’s proof.

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2018 SEMA Show Gallery

November 8, 2018 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Custom Isuzu Trooper SEMA

The Specialty Equipment Market Association show, or SEMA as it is better known, showcased thousands of interesting, crazy, oddball, awesome, and some just plain obnoxious rigs this year.

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Crankshaft Chronicles: Matt’s Swapped Suzuki Sidekick Sport

November 1, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 11 Comments

We all know that one person who seems to be a jack of all trades; a renaissance man (or woman). For me, that man is Matt Verley. From welding to professional drone operator; fireman to mechanic—Matt knows just seems to know a lot about, well, a lot. Another thing Matt knows a lot about: Suzuki…

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Crankshaft Chronicles: Jeff Z’s 1920 Ford Model T

October 11, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Driving a Model T

Crankshaft Culture’s mantra is “Every Vehicle is an Adventure.” But have you ever thought what was the first adventuremobile?  It very well might be the Ford Model T. In the first part of the 20th century, just having a Model T might have been exciting, and I’m guessing most trips (pretty much anywhere) were an…

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