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Our 2017 Toyota Tacoma Limited
Today, we added a new Tacoma to the family: a 2017 Blue Tacoma Limited, our first third-generation model. In order to get the blue one, we had to trade in our beloved Red Taco. While it will be missed, it’s staying close by with extended family. The new truck, which we’ve tentatively named ‘Blu Taco’…
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How to Install a Door Check on a Ford E250 Van
Ford vans, especially the E-series vans, are really easy to find parts for and to work on them. At least the vans that are older like ours. We bought our van with none of the door latches working except the front doors, so we learned how to install the door check. This is how we…
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Driving Loki Through Tuskegee National Forest
In the early 20th century, Macon County, Alabama, faced challenges with poor soil in its northern region, leading to failed attempts to assist African American families through programs like “The Big Hungry.” In 1934, a new initiative, the Tuskegee Land Utilization Project, was initiated to address land poverty. This New Deal project, under the Resettlement…
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Chewacla State Park Waterfalls in the Van
I had to look back at the last time I went to Chewacla State Park specifically to photograph the waterfall, and I was shocked that it was way back in 2011, more than 10 years ago. The images from that day are so different from the ones I just captured, and of course it was…
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Adding 15% VLT Window Tint on the Van
Window tint in the South isn’t just a luxury—it’s essential. When outside temperatures hover around 100°F, the van’s windows can act like magnifying glasses, causing the interior temperature to soar to 150°F. This extreme heat is not only harmful to the van’s interior but also uncomfortable for anyone traveling inside. After extensive research on various…
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Rebuilding Water-Damaged Van Panels
We had to rebuild both inside panels for the van, one because it was water damaged and rotten, the other just needed to be recovered to match the interior blue jeans we were creating.
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Transform Your Ford E250 with DIY Carpet Installation
We have made it to the point of gluing down the carpet in our Econoline van conversion, which started back in January with Installing New Capet in the Econoline Van post. Video Timelapse Photos of Carpet Install This is how we get started on the rest of the camper van conversion.
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How to Replace the Kick Plate on Your Econoline Van
This may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it was important. Our original kick plate on the two main side doors was cut in half, so we had to order a new one from Ford.
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Making Blue Jean Door Panels for LOKI
We decided early on that we were going to recover the entire inside of our Ford F-250 Econoline van conversion (LOKI) with blue jeans. This was something I was looking forward to and the door panels are starting to take shape after removing the old ones and covering them with the new materials. Putting Glue…
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Installing New Capet in the Econoline Van
Installing carpet in our van conversion was one of the first things on the list after we removed all the seats. But it took removing the front seats, which required getting a special set of tools to remove the bolts from the Ford F-250 Econonline.
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