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How to Find Parts for JDM Vehicles

September 15, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
Working on a Mitsubishi Delica

Owing a JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) vehicle has all kinds of quirks. Often, the first question people ask us about our vehicles is where we got them. The second question is almost always asking if parts are difficult to find. The answer varies. Here is how we find parts for our JDM Mitsubishis, but the…

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Pajero Problems

September 6, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 4 Comments
Working on a Pajero

Right now both of our Mitsubishi Pajeros are out of commission. I know it’ll only be temporary, but we will definitely have some interesting times coming up here shortly. Let me elaborate.

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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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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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Our Delica Gets Featured on the Mixflip YouTube Channel

June 19, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear L300 off road

Our Delica, aka, the Space Tractor, which was in the Warn Industries booth at Overland Expo 2018, got featured on the Mixflip YouTube channel. How cool!  The person who runs Mixflip happened to come by with his camera and started to ask some questions about the van, now equipped with a WARN M8-S winch….

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Crankshaft Culture on the Auto Off Topic Podcast

April 23, 2018 / Mercedes Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Both Andy and I had the unexpected pleasure of appearing on the Auto Off Topic Podcast last week while visiting family in Boston, and we want you to listen! The Auto Off Topic Podcast is a weekly podcast where they talk cars, adventures with cars, or anything that could be related to cars. The show…

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Crankshaft Culture on the Off Road Podcast

March 16, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Off Road Podcast Logo

Both Mercedes and I had the pleasure of appearing on the Off Road Podcast last month, and we’re just getting around to sharing this out.

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Recommended Route: Racetrack Valley, Lippincott Pass, Saline Valley Roads

January 23, 2018 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
A must-see spot in Death Valley: Zabriskie Point.

Do you love the scenic and remote splendors the US has to offer? Do fashion your time around roads or regions that captivate you? Surfaces that keep you interested or curves that delight you? Or, do you challenge yourself by navigating new terrain in the middle of nowhere? If you answered yes to any of…

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Gear Review: ARB 2500MM Aluminum Awning

January 19, 2018 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 8 Comments
Our Mitsubishi Delica at Fort Rock, Oregon.

Andy and I have been long-time ARB fans. From their rear air locker and on-board compressor in our 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ, to their awnings or 47-qt. fridge, ARB produces quality products has made us fans for the last several years.

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Gear Review: Tembo Tusk Adventure Skottle

January 16, 2018 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 1 Comment
Tembo Tusk in the Alabama Hills, California, just off of Movie Flat Road.

When you think of camp cooking setups, what do envision? Do you think of the two-burner Coleman stove you inherited from your grandpa, or the heavy cast iron pots and pans you lug along to make your camp meal? Maybe scratched-up bargain basement Teflon pans? Perhaps just freeze-dried backpacking meals you pop into a bowl…

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