We took the LX450 to Martha's Vineyard this past week, where my entire goal of getting it over-serviced was driven by the goal of driving it on the beach. So, we did this and it was awesome. Combine the experience of driving overland with the… more
I have to admit, I feel a little dumb about this one.
A shop in the UK sells a big brake upgrade kit for the T4 Eurovan using Mercedes-Benz rotors and Porsche 996 four-piston Brembo calipers. There aren't a lot of upgrades available… more
I have been on a bender with the Lexus Land Cruiser. Here's why: we leave for Martha's Vineyard in a few days and I want to drive it on the beach. This means my wife and two young children will be in tow.
The Trooper RS is over the biggest hurdle it has faced since becoming a running vehicle. The driver's side floor and rocker were basically non-existent, so this represented two problems: it was the most expensive aspect of its restoration and the… more
Like Rock Park is the best. The Vintage Festival is great. This year it was even greater as I was able to pick up a set of NOS Hella H1 headlights for a song. Now, I really didn’t need these, but along the way one of the lights… more
This is an incredibly dumb exercise. I bought a big brake kit for the Eurovan, with the premise being that the loss of ABS from the manual conversion somehow justifies spending money on nonsense like this.
When we last checked in, the awfulness of the floors in the 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS was on full display. Nelson, my trusted body guy who is going to charge me way more than he expected, has turned my porous Trooper into one that is structurally… more
I got a wild hair across my ass that I needed to address two shortcomings in my garage:
1.) I needed a truck. I was sick of hauling tires / wheels / car parts / etc. in my Eurovan, which is really in pretty nice shape. It felt like I was… more
When I bought the 1989 Isuzu Trooper RS out of a western Mass. salvage yard, I figured it had rust....somewhere. I didn't look too hard. Basically, I wanted this dumb short wheelbase Trooper badly enough that I just looked at the odometer and… more
