Great job restoring a classic rig. I love all the drive train upgrades for more power. The cab interior turned out great. All and all an awesome build!
That's what makes this a cool build. I saw the Toyota Tacoma version of this at the auto show in NYC. I think Toyota could pick off van buyers if they made a factory version of this one. Maybe hire this guy as a product developer.
I will take this over 45 feet RV. You can go far off road and sleep in magical places while you have to sleep at RV concrete parking lot with that big RV ROFL.
This is a really cool remodel. In the late 1980s, my parents almost bought a used Dolphin (probably a 1986). It was being sold by an older gentleman near us, and it was in pristine condition. While that 22R was a solid motor and there are so many stories of people turning over the odometer more than once, my dad felt it was underpowered for the hills. My parents wanted to go across the country in it, including through the Rockies.
I had a new ‘85 Toyota Dolphin, and crossed the country in it four or five times. I had it for 4 years, wish I had kept it. It did lug down in the mountains, but interstates are made such that I seldom had to downshift to make the grades. It was a manual shift, so was better than the auto transmission.
I had a 1991 Toyota 4x4 pickup had a 22RE when I bought it had 200k for $3000 on it I drove it another 120k. Engine had some bad oil leaks ran good, so I did a engine swap with a remanufactured. The one I got was not as good as the original. I should have just resealed the engine and kept driving the old engine. I sold the truck in 2015 for $3000 same price I paid for it.
Wow great job. In 1986 I flew from Anchorage Alaska to San Fran and then traveled to the Sunrader factory in the Napa Valley and picked one up and drove in back to Anchorage up the Alcan Highway. Great little camper.
My first thought was "I'd slap a new power train if I were going to do all that" First thing you said, nice! Well maybe not first but you didn't just make it look awesome you made it a unique work of automotive art AND it's practical.
Very clean build. Perhaps a little too high as far as driving convenience goes but that's just my opinion. The fact that you used a molded fiberglass shell says a lot. Doesn't get better than that. To say this politely, this puts pretty much every production unit in this class to shame. I certainly hope the work involved in this project was actually marketable. Bravo!
Right, too top heavy for real off roading and would be a dog up hills, especially with dually wheels and a 3.4 with 160k on it. Reliable motor but not suitable for that weight imo. Check out the Toyota World Runners channel. They look like they may tip in theirs doing some intermediate trails and its a smaller, shorter rig than this one.
No idea why this was recommended to me, but I like the build very much. 1 as I'm a huge Toyota fan, and I love camping and adventuring. This build is the best of both worlds.
My man just casually droppin' that he converted the entire interior, including airbags(?!?), like no big deal. Holy cow. I'd watch a ten hour video on this truck.
I remember when I was a kid in the 1980s, you had to import the Toyota RVs from Japan and Europe. This Overlander looks incredible. If Toyota were to build something similar to this, Toyota would dominate the Overlander market.
i bought a ford f-350 low mile diesel,4 wd,crew cab in perfect condition with a service body on it for 21k-did some up grades-for 3k,(air bags,emission delete,fixed an oil leak)--bought me a perfect condition high end fully equip camper (gen set,ac,etc) for 11k--i could live in it the rest of my life--all weather camper
I love it! Although I’d want to go a bit bigger in the engine department and swap in either the 4.6 or 5.7 liter Lexus/Toyota V8, both are bulletproof engines depending on what can be crammed in there and should have no trouble schlepping along the freeway, and mount the spare tire out back rather than underneath. Also gonna need some LED lights up front, maybe not the full supernova package but those old halogens ain’t going to cut it in the middle of nowhere. And though I would do a spray on bed liner for the body those 80’s graphics are just too cool 😎
The 3.4 V6 is also bulletproof and has plenty of power especially with some minor tuning. These came factory with a 22re. If anything you don't want bigger than the 3.4 you just want to make sure it's geared properly. With just 33's on these and 4.56 gears it can mob just about anywhere. If you wanted to really get crazy you could go 4.88 but it would be rough for road travel. What I would get rid of is it being a dually. I'd probably run 33x12.50 6 lug. If you're going to off road this in say Colorado there's so many places where you have to air down your tires and I'm not trying to deal with airing down a dually rear that's not necessary in the first place. Granted other things with suspension, leaf springs, etc have to change with it.
I love everything about this remodel except for the destressed look of the cabinets. Doesn't look original, just looks low quality juxtaposed with the modern appliances. I like the cedar ceiling but it looks unfinished. I love the countertops and the lift looks badass.
My mom gave me a86 Toyota 1 ton dually w tag axle motor home. Incredibly slow it was, took miles to get up to 60 mph. Incredibly clean though
Awesome mom. Mine gave me debt and trauma lol
Great job restoring a classic rig. I love all the drive train upgrades for more power. The cab interior turned out great. All and all an awesome build!
SWEET ride Jacob. Best Sunrader rebuild I’ve seen on YT. If I was a few years closer to retirement I would be looking to make a deal on it. Well done!
Thank you for the kind words! So many hours into this build!
@@costaricaoverlanding How much for something like that?
I love how you retro fit all the Tacoma stuff inside. Super clean rig! 🤙🏼
That's what makes this a cool build. I saw the Toyota Tacoma version of this at the auto show in NYC. I think Toyota could pick off van buyers if they made a factory version of this one. Maybe hire this guy as a product developer.
Nice build I love it but when your driving and make turns and bends, don't ya get scared if its top heavy and rolls?
I will take this over 45 feet RV. You can go far off road and sleep in magical places while you have to sleep at RV concrete parking lot with that big RV ROFL.
Exceptional camper conversion, Probably the very best that I have seen.
That looks great. Love the Old yet modern design.
Thank you! Sharkdog paints knocked it out of the park!
Probably the coolest 1-2 person rig I've ever seen.
This is a really cool remodel. In the late 1980s, my parents almost bought a used Dolphin (probably a 1986). It was being sold by an older gentleman near us, and it was in pristine condition. While that 22R was a solid motor and there are so many stories of people turning over the odometer more than once, my dad felt it was underpowered for the hills. My parents wanted to go across the country in it, including through the Rockies.
I had a new ‘85 Toyota Dolphin, and crossed the country in it four or five times. I had it for 4 years, wish I had kept it. It did lug down in the mountains, but interstates are made such that I seldom had to downshift to make the grades. It was a manual shift, so was better than the auto transmission.
I had a 1991 Toyota 4x4 pickup had a 22RE when I bought it had 200k for $3000 on it I drove it another 120k. Engine had some bad oil leaks ran good, so I did a engine swap with a remanufactured. The one I got was not as good as the original. I should have just resealed the engine and kept driving the old engine. I sold the truck in 2015 for $3000 same price I paid for it.
Awesome re-build. It came out great.
This, this is art in motion. Great job!
I like and closet covet 4x4 Sunraders. I'm absolutely in love with this one! Exceptional work y'all, well done! 😍🙏
That is one very loaded truck 🛻! Thank you sharing your beautiful build. ❤
This is top notch! Especially the power train swap. Lots of hours & sweat equity. So worth the end result.
Wow great job. In 1986 I flew from Anchorage Alaska to San Fran and then traveled to the Sunrader factory in the Napa Valley and picked one up and drove in back to Anchorage up the Alcan Highway. Great little camper.
That is the coolest camper I've ever seen. Great job!
My first thought was "I'd slap a new power train if I were going to do all that"
First thing you said, nice! Well maybe not first but you didn't just make it look awesome you made it a unique work of automotive art AND it's practical.
Very clean build. Perhaps a little too high as far as driving convenience goes but that's just my opinion. The fact that you used a molded fiberglass shell says a lot. Doesn't get better than that. To say this politely, this puts pretty much every production unit in this class to shame. I certainly hope the work involved in this project was actually marketable. Bravo!
Yeah, the height of the lift doesn't really add much more clearance. It looks like it does tho.
for 85 should be gold plated
Right, too top heavy for real off roading and would be a dog up hills, especially with dually wheels and a 3.4 with 160k on it. Reliable motor but not suitable for that weight imo. Check out the Toyota World Runners channel. They look like they may tip in theirs doing some intermediate trails and its a smaller, shorter rig than this one.
Yes, it does get better. Carbon fiber is lighter and stronger.
way too high! otherwise, insane!
No idea why this was recommended to me, but I like the build very much. 1 as I'm a huge Toyota fan, and I love camping and adventuring. This build is the best of both worlds.
My man just casually droppin' that he converted the entire interior, including airbags(?!?), like no big deal. Holy cow. I'd watch a ten hour video on this truck.
I remember when I was a kid in the 1980s, you had to import the Toyota RVs from Japan and Europe. This Overlander looks incredible. If Toyota were to build something similar to this, Toyota would dominate the Overlander market.
Really, really nicely done. The Taco swap into the truck was done really well. Enjoy it!!
i bought a ford f-350 low mile diesel,4 wd,crew cab in perfect condition with a service body on it for 21k-did some up grades-for 3k,(air bags,emission delete,fixed an oil leak)--bought me a perfect condition high end fully equip camper (gen set,ac,etc) for 11k--i could live in it the rest of my life--all weather camper
Excellent. 5 stars.
Great build 👏💕👍 Must've taken a lonnng time and quite a bit of 💰
This is what a Toyota Sunrader should be, if they still made them. Well Done.
Nice Job !! 👍
85 k is very reasonable !!
Thank you!
It’s super nice. Feels really cozy inside.
Nice work!
Very cool set up.👍👍👍
You did a great job on this one! Top notch for sure! Absolutely love the rig!
Love your Toyota never seen one tell now 👍👍😎
Very well done. The only thing I would add is air conditioning. Great video!
Very nice like what you have done with it 🤙🏾Aloha
I am sooo ready to retire and travel in something like that!
I can only imagine how long it took for your re-build. It was well worth the effort, beautiful job!
Great rig no side hilling I would guess
That is the coolest camper I have ever seen.
Hell of a rig! 5VZ FE is bullet proof. I just sold my 1st gen taco that had 320k on it whwn I sold it!
That's pretty cool.
Crazy that it has airbags now, sweet!
I love it! Although I’d want to go a bit bigger in the engine department and swap in either the 4.6 or 5.7 liter Lexus/Toyota V8, both are bulletproof engines depending on what can be crammed in there and should have no trouble schlepping along the freeway, and mount the spare tire out back rather than underneath. Also gonna need some LED lights up front, maybe not the full supernova package but those old halogens ain’t going to cut it in the middle of nowhere. And though I would do a spray on bed liner for the body those 80’s graphics are just too cool 😎
The 3.4 V6 is also bulletproof and has plenty of power especially with some minor tuning. These came factory with a 22re. If anything you don't want bigger than the 3.4 you just want to make sure it's geared properly. With just 33's on these and 4.56 gears it can mob just about anywhere. If you wanted to really get crazy you could go 4.88 but it would be rough for road travel. What I would get rid of is it being a dually. I'd probably run 33x12.50 6 lug. If you're going to off road this in say Colorado there's so many places where you have to air down your tires and I'm not trying to deal with airing down a dually rear that's not necessary in the first place. Granted other things with suspension, leaf springs, etc have to change with it.
SWEET BUILD!
This is way cooler than those million dollar earth roamer
Very nice. Cant wait for the TacoZilla to come out.
Great build man. Congrats.
Simply, that’s just bad ass
Thats an incredible machine! So nice!!!
You definitely have the passion for that truck. Nice job!
Best camper build ive ever seen 😮
Very nice mix of old school and new tech. I'd drive it.
Freakin AWESOME 👏 GOD BLESS you and your skills
That is one bad bad rig!!! Love it man!
I HIT THE LOTTERY I'LL BE CALLING
Solid truck these engines are bulletproof 👍
That's a nice house 💯.
Men do amazing things
About as sweet as a sunrader can get. Very well done!
Wow ! Nice job
That's a damn dream rig right there.
What a great rig, thanks for sharing!
Incredible. Great work!
Nice looking truck great job looks great
Watchi GG this made me realize how little i know about vehicles
Absolutely beautiful!
Looks real good.
I've been wanting one for years 😮
OMG I love it. It's beautiful. I want one done up just the same except maybe with a 1UZ in it.
This is the one I really want to own. Looks like it could go the distance. I would say it's a little top heavy in a curve? Nice Rig !
Much better than a van and everybody wants one!
Beautiful work.
1:16 when you hire Michael J Fox to be your camera operator...
I'll take it. Seriously, my perfect home on wheels
Centre of gravity has left the chat.
what a beauty!
If only the industry could do this, but no such luck.
Awesome 👏 great job
Nice ride!!
カッコ良すぎるね！
Awesome build
Absolutely well done!!
Ah yes rebuilding a old school worn-out Toyota into a unstoppable 4x4 monster
Very cool. I’d like built-in solar on the roof though. Otherwise very neat build.
Very cool rig
Awesome build. Any reason why you didn’t choose a v8 such as a 1uz since you went through the trouble of engine swapping anyway?
@@vin.25 they put in a gasoline v6 not diesel
Incredible i love it 😍😍
Een Toyota *camper mooi netjes ingericht
Prachtig deze camper mooi of
Niet dan..
Sweet truck
WTF?!? Your rebuild is beyond insanity! Hopefully the new owner will actually use it in the way it was designed.
wow. it would've been great to see the seat done up with the same swede materials as the door...
Dude, SICK!
Master piece bro.. nice
Man that thing is NICE!
Amazing! When you're ready to sell I'll be ready to buy
It is ready for its new owner, email me @ costaricaoverlanding@gmail.com
Suppersick build,I like your style, thanks 4 sharing, 1new subscriber!😊
Nice weekend truck.
I love everything about this remodel except for the destressed look of the cabinets. Doesn't look original, just looks low quality juxtaposed with the modern appliances. I like the cedar ceiling but it looks unfinished. I love the countertops and the lift looks badass.
Cool set up
wow wow thats a sorted truck
Toyota should really do these factory camper truck builds.
This is a very nice rig.
Beautiful