VAN LIFE Modified Episode 97

[@dalep-i4844]

This is one of the best modified episodes I’ve seen. Awesome seeing a totally different vehicle.

[@sainbayarb]

Exactly

[@SarahandKeelanTravels]

What a weapon! I think its so refreshing seeing builds that are not your average wagon, ute, chopped wagon ect.. what an epic car congrats on how its all turned out! looks unreal

[@steveformosa5191]

Great job Rooney showing of my son van I hope he’s looking after it the van L300

[@ryanformophoto]

Good spelling old man!

[@Mookiemadskillz]

Fantastic fab work!

[@tr0ye]

You’ve done a great job mate it’s amazing

[@ClearWaterJunky]

@@ryanformophoto is it spelled Delica?😂😂. I kid I kid. Current l400 owner over in Japan!

[@Fitter-u8f]

@@ryanformophoto nice delica😂

[@Naessey]

My Dad had a L300 and we travelled across Australia several times. To this day, he still tells stories to friends about that car. It never missed a beat and we put 300,000km on ours. Incredible van.

[@tomskimcdouglegaming806]

your dad's more of a man than you'll ever be.

[@MitchZero9]

I've never clicked on a Modified so quick. Love the interesting/quicky/uncommon builds.

[@seductivating]

The Medina sign is super random, but here's an interesting fact. Medina in Arabic means "city" and is the second holiest city on Earth for Muslims. Love your channel, great set-up!

[@seductivating]

@@TrumpAndKamila Thanks for your bigoted reply.

[@stefansweerts3825]

I had one off them during my travels through Australia and is still miss my van L300 4x4 best van too travel with

[@NathanNostaw]

Such underrated machines. Love the boxy style and no real compromise off-road. Love it.

[@Naessey]

I assume you get a lot of comments about owning such an old car, but referencing one of my previous posts, it was one of the most durable, fun and reliable vehicles we ever owned. So impressed what you have done. One of kind. Incredible.

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

Really nicely done, I've been waiting for so long for a 4x4 van on modified. Pls do more.

[@guidok3762]

I owned one in the nineties, great van, drove it around with 8 mountainbikes on the roof for my travel company, no problem. Best 4x4 van ever build

[@chrishanslow4825]

It's so good seeing someone taking the time and putting some real love into a L300, so well done young fella you should be mighty proud of what you have achieved and hats off to you again Ronny for another great modified video 👍 Now If my memory is correct which it may possibly not be the L300 Delica came out to Australia as a grey import around 1988 or there abouts and it came with the 2.5L diesel. It also had the high roof as standard as well as rear coil suspension.

[@lachlankerr7339]

Most of that is right mate - only thing is the rear suspension is a leaf spring setup :)

[@chrishanslow4825]

@@lachlankerr7339 shit yeah your right, god knows why I said coil rear suspension when that came out in the L400 Delica.... call it a blond moment 😂😂

[@lachlankerr7339]

@@chrishanslow4825 close enough haha

[@emmanueltamvaklis8592]

Miss my Express L300 4x4. Traveled Australia in 1997 for 2 years. Never let me down. Loved it and it drove over everything. Loved it miss it

[@heftymerv]

as my old man used to call his, the BMW (Brown Mitsubishi Wagon). $60k on the old L300, you definitely got to love it. top build. Haven't watch one of these in a long time, definitely peeked my interest.

[@craigbarron5620]

Super cool van. I love when ppl. love their less common 4WD. I have a Suzuki GV and a Prado 150. The Prado is great but, for some reason, the Suzi has my heart. Again, super cool van.

[@DL180sx]

The price of L300s just skyrocketed. Well done on the build.

[@jvadv231]

The best jdm van out there. The real all terrain vehicle.

[@Mr_Green52]

It’s not jdm

[@rampagedingo]

My dad had a 90s toyota hiace. Loved that vehicle. So spacious. Concerning the feeling of being on top of the front axel, I definitely agree with you mate, it's nice to know where your wheels are being placed offroad. Concerning using up to 50k to 60k dollars into this vehicle, that's actually pretty cool. Newer vehicles from factory you can spend over 70k dollars. Look at the new land cruiser 79 series it used to be 75k AUD now its 85k AUD and its still bare bones stock. Thought he'd complain about the stability of these vans but by looking at how he's driving offroad it doesn't seem to be a problem. Awesome motivation love these vans.

[@Mookiemadskillz]

Best modified I've seen so far, Love the different builds

[@dylanlighthealing]

As someone living out of a Delica (L400) right now, I found your setup really good - well done. Thanks Ronny for finally bringing a "Delica" on modified.

[@bugmeister404]

What a rig! As a VW 4WD T3 Syncro lover it’s great to see a van on the channel.

[@officialWWM]

I have one of those :)

[@daviddenley3512]

I'm glad to see the softer Off Road vehicles such as vans getting a mention as these tend to be better for getting Disabled folk into off being able to go overland.

[@petermenzies1714]

Great realistic (for us wage slaves) simple, practical & very capable vehicle for getting to, living in comfortably and enjoying remote places. Love it.

[@manuelwebe]

Dude. This is one of the best custom-modified vans I have seen. Brilliant!

[@airbats801]

nice to see a l300. I bought a 84 4x4 pre covid for touring australia and I live in the states. One of my dream rigs. Been sitting there during the bs. Hoping to get down there this year and get it sorted for touring. Fantastic rigs. Basically a swb pajero with a sexy body

[@dimitriadriansz2513]

I owned one of these for about 5 years. It was moded before I bought it with big lift, big tyres, 1.8L conversion and diy burgundy paint job (lots of paint drips every where). Loved it but it was a nightmare. Totally gutless for a ridiculous 15l/100km, only just able to keep at hwy speeds, died on any slight incline. helped my cousin move house and loaded the old bus up, when I got to the new house I couldn't drive up the drive way even in low range, I remembered reverse was a lower gear again so managed to reverse up in low range. Lot's of trips and lots of stories in the old bus. But it started to overheat badly and was sick of the lack of power. Have owned a prado for the last 19 years, but still have a soft spot for the l300 4x4 ❤

[@GCALcontent]

One of the most enjoyable modified's I've seen Ronny. Fascinating vehicle, interesting owner and good old banter thrown in. Perfect recipe for good viewing. Great job!! 👍

[@bigoz1734]

15L per is what most diesels get so I wouldn't be complaining about it . He's doing alright and seems like he's got a very well set up rig.

[@patroln48]

Great setup! Good to see old vehicles being brought back to life.

[@JEMMTB1]

1st evet car I drove, and it was at "wonngatta station" in the high country of Victoria, my dad was testing it for a magazine called "motor manual" great to see this L300 out there, Awesome!

[@perrygauthier1174]

Now that is one cool rig. Cheers from🇨🇦

[@bernardbuhrs8639]

I concur! 🇨🇷🇳🇱

[@robokiss7822]

It's really good to see old and different model 4x4s and people do them that's awesome 😁 I'm sick of seeing new 4x4s they all look the same

[@dannyobrien8298]

Saw this thing on the road a few months ago, an eye catcher for sure. Killer van, great episode!

[@placestosea]

great to see a 4WD van, can you check out more of them? shame we don't get more in Australia.

[@MrCharrrles]

That's one fine looking Delica I've never seen a Delica look that good! :D

[@jasondaley6723]

Just watched this ep and what a set up it goes to show what can he done with the hands on approach, sliders and a snorkel does it need a front locker and some engine work, it's a weapon and another informative episode

[@clintadams8451]

Hahaha, typical L300 van horn. Awesome Lil Van's. Swap it out for a later model one, around 89/90 year's. The horn buttons in the center instead of near the rim.

[@leroyavila3088]

Wow wow wow “ beautiful fun off roading !”

[@ianneill1400]

Memories!! Had a L300 High roof 2WD - best car for its time!

[@USSVoyager5]

Cool cute Minivan, Mitsubishi L300 looks like a 1986 Toyota Van that I like too, Same type MPV

[@hogesadventures5588]

Love this build.......not long until my 2003 Delica BLACK BETTY is fully complete. Look forward having my van life.

[@Jason9110110]

Absolutely love it. My parents had the parent car. Mitsubishi Starwagon which was also an L300 express, great cars. Go anywhere

[@lordhamercy9098]

I like how it honks every time it goes over a bump 😂

[@duncanevy]

There is some really good ideas in this video. Thanks. We don't have many of these in the US. We never get any of the good stuff here in the US. I have opted for the AWD Astro (modifiable to true 4x4 with a transfer case swap). They can be had pretty cheap here and are close to the same size. Thanks for making a van video!

[@nigelngapuhi313]

Canada have these vans

[@NiePieerdol]

"Any of the good stuff"? Mate you've got 4Runners there, and other LCs that are half the price they're here on the old continent. Lack of diesel options could be a reason to complain though

[@martindekkers4847]

Ryan, awesome video of an awesome van, absolutely gold! Ronny, in case more modified 4wd van videos are in demand I can offer a tour of our go-anywhere L300

[@MinimaDomum]

An Astro is way way bigger than these, I'd love to get one of them to travel Aus in!

[@darwonboyful]

Awesome! I airways loved these 4x4 L300's. When I was a kid growing up in Darwin there was a guy called Lobo that built heavily modified L300 vans with huge lift kits abs massive tyres. They looked so sick but I would think they would roll over easy lol

[@askethom04]

This is sick. I just missed out on an express 4x4 .

[@OnCountryWithMick]

Cracker L300. He has done a great job setting that up but damn it leans a lot and looks like it wants to go over on those tracks. I would love to see a Delica on Modified Ronny and some more Pajero's especially ones done up for camping/touring like mine is. Next time your in NSW You are welcome to do a video on mine lol.

[@OnCountryWithMick]

@@TrumpAndKamila I do love the old retro style with this L300. Mits have been doing great capable 4x4s for a long time and this is one of them but it sure does look scary when it leans over. I love my Pajero though, they are so under rated.

[@Tasfarmer]

I have a gen1 Pajero I love it

[@OnCountryWithMick]

@@Tasfarmer Thats because they are brilliant. Its funny how so many Pajero owners are so passionate about their vehicles.

[@Tasfarmer]

@@OnCountryWithMick nah great car and you don't see to many around makes its so much better aswell

[@OnCountryWithMick]

@@Tasfarmer that too, especially with the Gen 1. I do have a nice white Gen 1 that lives around my area somewhere and a mate has a Gen 1 Shorty I hope he gets back on the road soon. As long as I've known him it's been parked up.

[@Pat.Mustard]

Sweet ride. I did a custom radiator build for one of these many years ago. It had a 302 Windsor V8 in it.

[@oldmits]

1984 SC L300's did not come out with 4G63 they were 4g62 1.8 from SD and on 4G63 The 1.8 had a lot of balance shaft issues but othewise nice build Worked on many when there were released and owned 2

[@warrencramer4516]

4wd model score the 4g63 possibly?

[@warp65]

Mines a 84 still running the same 2 litre showing o the original papers, it's in NZ though so maybe different, not trying to be a smart arse , just adding to the mix.

[@adamr456]

I had a good laugh the whole way through. Especially how many times the horn goes beep in a deep rut! Lol I do the same thing myself🤦‍♂️ Awesome van, well done. Great vid

[@lawnerddownunder3461]

It's like the van is screaming in terror at those ruts 😁

That's a neat little thing, van-life in compact package! The guy obviously got used to it, but the offroading shots look definitely top-heavy. I hope that one day you will present some nice VW T3 Syncro too! 🙂

[@warp65]

Awesome build, was looking forward to watching this one, I still use my 84 4x4 l300 as my work van.

[@chinthakaruwan4786]

Same here. 1984 4X4 Delica L300 Diesel. Still using

[@lyndenwatson5959]

BEST INTRO of the lot! Good job guys, had a good laugh 😂

[@kianrichard8139]

Probably my favourite modified!! I don’t even like vans but this L300 is bloody awesome! Nice to see something different and it definitely is bloody different. 🤙🏼

[@lucysoutdoors]

Awesome van well done .Thanks Ronny

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

I had a couple of L300s back in the day. I loved them but they were mechanical nightmares, although they weren't as bad as the Ford Spectron that cost an arm and a leg to keep running.

[@BoW_Adventures]

Here in the Philippines, they still selling it with an updated engine but same body. Its been proven already.

[@lockeddiffbro6177]

Soundtrack hit me with the feels! 2022 it's going to be a good year! go the van!

[@DorkstaR24]

That's one nice L300 ! Congrats 👏

[@pollock9231]

absolutely awesome build!!

[@SpectreOZ]

Apparently they have always been called the *Delica* since 1968, naturally the models were renamed (and even rebadged) for different markets, what I found interesting was they were still being built in Indonesia and the Phillipines which goes to show their popularity 👍

[@gilvraywilliams7231]

Thats the bestest Van i have ever see(next to the A-Team Van of course)good on ya Bro..

[@njingaradebe9652]

Ronny please bring Modified to South Africa, there are some nice rigs here that the world might love to see.

[@madcat4563]

Here's an idea. Once you get a Delica for a modified episode get him to do the same as the bloke that kept saying it's a delica. If you could pull it off that would be awesome. I know he travels a lot, but it would be really cool and funny if he could do it and say something along the lines of nice L300 or the L300 is better.

[@feral4mr2]

My folks had one when I was young, capable 4wd. God damn that beach pic makes me miss my hometown of Esperance.

[@gibbethoskins8621]

This thing is awesome, gotta love the horn while wheeling 😂

[@bencurtin9150]

My asshole puckered so tight on that hill decent just watching, how that didn't go over is a prayer. Imagine kitting up a sick van that much to roll it going down a hill while filming... I would have been absolutely gutted. Scary scary. Only downfall of these older vehicles are that in a van their engines are absolutely shit house, no power, wheel bases are shit, no clearance, carbies are thirsty AF. I think they're awesome if you've got the pockets, otherwise they're more suited to an easy weekender and road tripper. Sick episode definitely!

[@danielschneke2376]

CAD and Dad are key to most things! 😅

[@243WW]

Fantastic build. 18:18 That's one flat leaf set.

[@Madjiul]

I know a bloke who inherited a Delica and threw in a V8. Everything else is stock and when he tried to drive at rainbow beach the power of the new engine twisted the chassis

[@clintadams8451]

The diff would blow before the chassis would twist.

[@daiwilliams425]

As funky as funky gets - looks great 👍

[@megamindtvsydney3967]

I like this van !

[@MinimaDomum]

Been waiting for this for a long time, top rig, and a top bloke in it 👌

[@boomboom78oz]

awesome build, love it

[@BigMkombe]

Hands down Ronny - best yet mate

[@eroffroad5438]

The first 4wd i went in as a kid in the 80's was an L300, it rescued a bogged statesman.

[@bel6071]

I've got the same van exact year! The only difference is mine is the high top version which I prefer.

[@andrewwaller1948]

That's mint ha ha ha, what a great episode, I like the horn works on wheel lifts ha ha hq, great stuff guys 10/10

[@rd2957]

Awesome van. Maybe my fav build in the series. 🤷

[@HarmonyTouring]

Love the old modified intro.

[@MitchZero9]

Roof Rack: Can we talk load ratings here? Maybe keep them quiet 😂😂😂😂

[@TheCosTx]

Can't wait for the first VW T3 Syncro on modified!

[@overlandready]

L300 is a Delica and a Delicar is an L300... L300 DELIvery CAr... Also the Express and Starwagon were designations of an L300 too along with about 10-15 other names.

[@heftymerv]

we had the Starwagon as kids...

[@nzmarkb8713]

😂It’s got as much flex as a 70😂 Great build mate

[@seanoreilly6551]

Was recommended by an Aussie the 4x4 vans are the best if you keep the weight low. Skip across loose stuff where others get bogged. That was crazy air man only for young bucks.

[@Wadey6]

Best episode yet

[@scottandchels6813]

Clicked on real quick, that music was great. I thought it was going to roll for sure.

[@devrajd4008]

Awesomeness 🤩please keep making new videos they are great 😁 And ya "Hi i am ronny dalh 4wheeling Australia "👍

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for diff in 4x4 as great see van 4x4 like video wish with all travel around Australia in L 300 van

[@huggeren1980]

Don’t know if you remember, but there was a danish family of 5 that drove around the world in a L300 high roof I think this was back in the early 90’s ( familien på farten) they also crossed the Simpson dessert som years after, but I can remember if that was in the L300 ore the land cruiser

[@kiraware_kazoku]

I like my Mitsubishi truck, but this Delica van is also really cool!

[@officialWWM]

It’s not a Delica 😂

[@kiraware_kazoku]

The Japanese car name is Delica!

[@officialWWM]

@@kiraware_kazoku this is the Aussie version. So it’s an L300!

[@kiraware_kazoku]

that's right!

[@nosignal88]

What a cool setup

[@jakbparish]

Great episode.

[@ShedBuilt]

Load rating on the rear leafs look good 😵‍💫🤣 Great setup tho 🤙

[@Mark2790]

Love your work. Awesome Delica.

[@joashtunison351]

Never knew much about these. Now I know. Sure seems miles ahead of a vw.

[@darrenbridge7159]

Nice to see something different. Cool van.

[@fromtheroad3081]

pretty dope build

[@frh-freerangehuman]

What a sweet rig.

[@offroadingfoz]

Dad had one, two wheel drive drove up a hill it should never have got up. Always looked like it was going to flip when braking.(from outside) Column shifter and gutless.

[@bloodyarch9765]

what was the thing attached with velco that Ronny pulled off?? A rearview reverse camera?