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Conquering the 2020 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally

June 24, 2020 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Andy and Mercedes finish the Alcan 5000 Rally

It’s been just over three months since we returned from the 2020 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally in March. We came back to a totally different world than we left thanks to COVID-19. But during our time on the Alcan 5000, we had left the real world behind and focused on the incredible journey.

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All of Our Alcan 5000 Prep Videos on Pickup Truck + SUV Talk

February 23, 2020 / Andy Lilienthal / 3 Comments
1991 Mitsubishi Pajero Alcan 5000 Rally

Over the past months we’ve partnered with Pickup Truck + SUV Talk to create four Alcan 5000 Winter Rally preparation videos. Now you can see them all in one spot. Here’s a playlist of all four videos, from start to finish. Hopefully they allow other people interested in both fixing up an old JDM diesel…

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Alcan 5000 Prep: Lights, Heat, and Recovery Gear

December 3, 2019 / Andy & Mercedes Lilienthal / 2 Comments
Mitsubishi Pajero Diesel

We’ve made a second appearance on Tim Esterdahl’s Pickup Truck + SUV Talk, this time to further discuss preparing our our 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero for the 2020 Alcan 5000. Hey, what could go wrong? (We hope nothing!) We’re taking the Terra Tractor, our 4D56 turbo-diesel-powered ’91 Mitsubishi Pajero on the 2020 Alcan 5000 winter rally….

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Crankshaft Culture on Pickup Truck + SUV Talk

November 21, 2019 / Andy & Mercedes Lilienthal / 2 Comments
Pickup Truck Plus SUV Talk

As you may have heard, we’re taking our ’91 Mitsubishi Pajero, aka the Terra Tractor, on the 2020 Alcan 5000 winter rally. Today, Pickup Truck + SUV Talk, run by truck and SUV expert, Tim Esterdahl, featured our story, the first of our video series with him.

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Installing a Long Range Fuel Tank on our Mitsubishi Pajero

November 14, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
LRA Diesel Auxiliary Tank

Our JDM Mitsubishi Pajeros have some great features. We love their size, diesel engines, and off-road capability. One of the things we don’t love, however, is the small fuel tank which equates to a short range. So we decided to do something about it. The short-wheelbase 2.5-liter diesel Pajero has a 15.8 gallon tank. We…

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The Front End Rebuild From Hell: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

September 23, 2019 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
The Terra Tractor currently disassembled

I’m in the process of rebuilding the front end on the Terra Tractor, our 1991 Mitsubishi Pajero. OK, that’s actually not 100% true. I’m technically in the process of writing a ranty blog post about the front end rebuild from hell while drinking a whiskey cocktail. Anyway …

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