Blue Ridge Parkway
Last week-end I discovered the Blue Ridge Parkway North of Asheville, still in North Carolina. Here are some pictures… Start of the day at Powhadan Lake where I slept Friday evening Nice forest river on the trail The “Blue Ridge Parkway” is a beautifulRead More…
VivaLaVida: interior
Here is a presentation of my “Wheel house”. 😀 The space where I usually live is in the middle. There is a large sofa transforming in bed for the night. Uper bed is in three elements which fold during the day to let space above the sofa. Day config: Read More…
VivaLaVida: outside equipments
Here are some information and detailed images from the outside: At the front, the OEM bumper was replaced by an aluminum bumper with protection bars. I did it modified to be able to move the winch back if needed. It features two long-beam Xenon (HID) lights. I also changed theRead More…
Offroad weekend
Chris asked me if I would participate in a report of a journalist from a Californian offroad magazine about his business. Of course, I accepted because it was a great opportunity to test the capabilities of VivalaVida. The bad weather has somewhat changed the program. while we were riding onRead More…
Introducing VivaLaVida!
Well, the day of the baptism arrived: it is time for me to introduce VivalaVida! Almost completed on Friday around 22:30, I have driven it this weekend on an offroad terrain during a photo shoot for an offroad magazine. Here is my home for the next few years in principle!Read More…
Recovery stuff…
… which will likely serve on some trails : 1) Hi Lift Jack with 48 inches capacity 2) the 12’000 lbs winch which I will be able to move form front (normal position) to rear if necessary. The reassembly of the engine is stillRead More…
Roof rack on work
While the replacement of the 4 injectors of right cylinders bench is in progress, the roof rack is ready to be welded. It will provide a framework on hinges allowing three solar panels to flip for a better performance in the countries at high latitudes and also a roller forRead More…
VivaLaVida puts her nose out!
The day has come to leave Robert’s workshop to get to Chris’s one. It’s the opportunity to make a couple of images of VivaLaVida under the sun … Mechanical work will start tomorrow: the diagnosis is clear: bad third injector. Since there are 10 hours of work to replace itRead More…
Custom front bumper
In parallel with finishes of interior, the front bumper “special VivalaVida” is under construction : aluminum bumper to save weight, winch attached to front hitch making possible to move it to rear hitch and thus to winch from the back if needed… Not bad, isn’t it? 😉 Read More…
Kitchen is ready !
Small update during this finishing period where it seems not to advance, as there are so many not spectacular things to do… The kitchen is ready now ! Microwave installed : Ditto for the diesel stove that I present below: 1) closed, 2) protection and door-table opened, 3)Read More…
D5 Creation