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We also made it up to the Grain Surfboards SurfreEvolution again. There are generally a handful of other well equipped vehicles there as well. The foliage this year in the Northeast was spectacular. I can't remember a year where the colors were as vibrant/ stayed around for as long...

For my birthday Kate picked up a set of LT mirrors. Wow why hadn't I gotten a set of these sooner!!!! Next up was a TruckFridge TF49 so that we could go from cooling our drinks like this. To in this I also added a renogy solar panel to update the Aux Battery system a bit

Besides an alignment issue these grabbers have held up well under most of the conditions I have presented them.

So now that things were somewhat back to normal it was time to start camping and modifying things again. Someone was happy to have the van back. Then this happened. After a few years of driving past a tin top van stuffed in the corner of a mechanics shop lot. I finally went over and...

Block was an anchor and the wiring harness was cooked. I started looking around craigslist for parts subarus, one that the engine was good on and I could take the wiring harness and ecu out of. My conversion bits would fit on any ej22-25 subaru. I found a forester near me and emailed the guy...

Soon after that, less than 500 miles in fact this happened. While cruising on 89 in vermont disaster struck. A bang followed by smoke and a loss of power resulted in me flipping battery and fuel cutoffs, then coasting to the off ramp which happened to be right there. While walking to the...

Good by oil drinking valve burning motor We try and make it to the Grain Surfboards SurfReEvolution every fall, the Saturday morning of the event I had no motor in the van, no timing belt or intake manifold/wiring harness on the new motor. Early that morning I hammered it out and in...

Leaving Cape Breton we skirted the coast looking for waves. On a few occasions we came to breaks surfed our arms off, getting out of the water just as locals were showing up. We came across a few ferry crossings which we always opted to take since driving around would generally mean several...

Thanks! I thought about separate build and trip threads, but after doing that in the past I tend to forget to post updates... I also think its more fun this way!

The next day we crossed the border and headed to Nova Scotia, stopping on the way at Hopewell rocks, the Disneyworld of Eastern Canada. The crowds mulling about, taking selfies, bumping into you, and leaving full diapers on handrails certainly put a damper on things. Lunch overlooking the Bay...

Nearing the end of the summer it was time for another bigger trip. We were packed and ready for Nova Scotia. Using Lubec as a quick stop before crossing into Canada at Calais we embarked. On the way to Lubec I stopped and grabbed some spare subaru parts I scored off craigslist cheap. I...

I got a set of Audi(a4 or a6) wheels from a friend. They had to get machined to fit, enlarging the center bores to clear the grease caps in the front. From 55mm to 66.56mm and a minimum depth of 37mm. I went from this O.E. 14in wheels To this 16x7 Audi wheels wrapped in Grabber AT2's The...

After we had our fill of fun in the sun it was time to head back north. Before leaving I did some last minute maintenance. I wanted to run a can of sea foam through the gas tank. I dumped it in an then got distracted, in the end I didn't fill up after I dumped the can in. I moved the van and let...

Down to Florida! We had the van loaded and ready to go, I had a plethora of spares including an extra wheel/tire in the yakima box. We left in the early morning hours to beat the Boston and NYC rush hour traffic. This would be a long day of highway slab slogging. Around sunrise we were nearing...

Thanks! A weekend up in the White Mountains broke in the new setup. For someone who had daily driven the 1.9L VW motor the new power from the subaru transplant was happily welcomed. Not having to downshift for any incline on the highway was a new and wonderful experience. The ej22 was using a...

The trip to Eastern Maine would end up being the last for the VW motor, besides daily driver duties. After hording parts for months it was time for a heart transplant. Goodbye Wasserleaker hello Subaru power. The weekend before Christmas I loaded up all my conversion parts, some food and headed...

It was time for another trip so my girlfriend (kate) and I loaded the van up with essentials and head north to Downeast Maine. This would be the longest trip in the van yet, putting that little 1.9L sewing machine to work as we took the coastal route up. The little machine powered us farther and...

Subaru motor on the way home Heading back down south after a few days in the backcountry the van got louder, much louder. The strap that holds the exhaust had snapped resulting in this. Some safety wire and things were reattached, albeit still a littler louder than normal. At this point...

Looking good, what LED strip lights are those?

Thank you! Its been a long road!