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GoWestyYoungMan
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| Watch-out for burro's and pot-holes in the mountain twisties. |
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drivenachodrive
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Location: Flagstaff
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joseph928
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Location: flagstaff az.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject: sunroof |
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| drivenachodrive wrote: |
Joe, have fun at the Syncro event! How's your quest for a pop top mold going? Were you able to find the Joker top anywhere, or have you decided to do the traditional pop top?
Glad you're all enjoying the blog. Thanks for reading! |
 Ha, Brad, decided to go with a sunroof, then some day if I go with a high top I'll will have a hole in the top that I can close off if I want to! For now the sun roof is the cheapest way to go! At least I can cook standing up. 
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drivenachodrive
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Joe, have fun at the Syncro event! How's your quest for a pop top mold going? Were you able to find the Joker top anywhere, or have you decided to do the traditional pop top?
Glad you're all enjoying the blog. Thanks for reading!
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joseph928
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Location: flagstaff az.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:29 am Post subject: nacho int. |
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| drivenachodrive wrote: |
It's been a while, so thought I'd check in. We've arrived in Costa Rica and are getting some work done on Nacho. While doing so I'm doing a bit of blog catch up. We've been updating about once or twice per week (trying to improve!) Here's the latest installment, in case you're interested:
http://www.drivenachodrive.com/2012/04/the-antigua-creeper/ |
Keep up the good blog, love it. WE will be at syncro solstice in 2 weeks. Hope to give Nachos old interior a good work out, thanks!  ps I'm having a sun roof grafted on my bus next week, cool!
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ib-bus
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Location: Temecula , CA
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Wow ! I just read this thread and most of the blog. Amazing trip , I will follow it from now on.
Nice to hear your experiences across Mexico where good and you felt safe. We drove our Vanagon from Cancun to Mexico City stopping at campsites along the way and this with our 2 and 4 year olds and never felt unsafe.
We also had a plan to drive only during the day , all those police and military checkpoints also helped to feel safe.
We have also done the Baja trip all the way to La Paz a few times and loved it every time.
Be safe and keep up the good blogging. |
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Welchmaster
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Location: Milwaukie, OR
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| drivenachodrive wrote: |
It's been a while, so thought I'd check in. We've arrived in Costa Rica and are getting some work done on Nacho. While doing so I'm doing a bit of blog catch up. We've been updating about once or twice per week (trying to improve!) Here's the latest installment, in case you're interested:
http://www.drivenachodrive.com/2012/04/the-antigua-creeper/ |
Brad, I always enjoy your blog. Look forward it seeing it evey week! Hope Coasta Rica is more smooth than Gautamala.
Cheers
Josh
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IdahoDoug
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Nice - thanks for the updates. Interesting following the trek/trip/adventure.
DougM
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drivenachodrive
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krusovice
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Man, you write funny. 
See a shrink in India and send the bill to the CEO. |
Nice... |
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svenakela
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Man, you write funny.
See a shrink in India and send the bill to the CEO. |
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drivenachodrive
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Location: Flagstaff
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In case any of you are interested, I've added a place on the Drive Nacho Drive website (left side of the screen) where you can subscribe to blog updates through email. This way you'll be the first to know when Nacho breaks down and I start crying for help. Er, I mean Sheena starts crying for help. Yeah, that's the ticket...
Go here to subscribe, enter your email in the form and click "subscribe": www.drivenachodrive.com
Thanks,
Brad
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Jteerlink
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SOOOOO jealous! The wifey and I will definitely be following/rooting for ya through this amazing journey!
You guys are the pure example of one of my favorite quotes; "For people who want their straight lines to be straight, life itself is the problem" -Natalia Ilyin
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drivenachodrive
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@syncrogreg: We're leaving Flagstaff the Friday before Xmas. We'll go to Phoenix and stay there a week to visit fam and finish the last few Nacho projects (too snowy in Flagstaff now). We plan to head South on Jan. 2.
@debbiej: You have a very astute eye That's actually one of the last projects I have to do before we depart. I plan to reinstall the factory steel cover over our stove, which will act as a heat deflector for the window when flipped up. We can move the curtains out of the way, but still, when using the rear burner it would get the window hot.
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debbiej
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I feel kind of silly saying this, as you guys clearly have thought everything through, but be careful of the curtains and the flames from the stove.
the angle of the window behind the stove makes me glad for the lid and stove top on my OE cooktop. it is all that keeps the curtains from getting dirty, wet or catching fire. |
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syncrogreg
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drivenachodrive
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@Carterzest: The front seats were brand new from a 2010 Honda Odyssey. They're not actually compatible with the Vanagon, but I spent 2 weeks of evenings/weekends cutting the underside out and redesigning the mounting structure. In the end they still swivel and we don't get numb butts any more I also moved the seatbelt mounting up into the seat itself instead of down on the side of the seat mast. Much easier to access now.
@Others: Thanks!
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kamzcab86
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 Holy cow... that interior, and photos of said interior, look like something I'd find in Architectural Digest! Wow... very nice... and modern! 
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debbiej
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| I'm very impressed and envious!! also very glad you are sharing this amazing effort and adventure! |
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carterzest
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Again, Wow. |
I caught some of that from the Baja Trip blogost, but, not all of that. WOWx2.
Sorry if already asked, but, what front seats are you using?
They look really nice with a built in towel holder, road chef handle
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