I have the 76, picked it up for 900$ 5 speed, spent quite a bit on it with parts, hoses, water pump, carb, exhaust...about 3K and it runs incredibly well...
Great video. Fun to watch a real mechanic bring the old Chinook back to life. The engine sounds sweet. Mine has that electric fuel pump. When it failed, no problem -I found an OEM pump at RockAuto and a local mechanic (one of those old, unshaven, heavy smoker types who knows everything about cars) and he put the new pump in. He also said that there is a clone available at one of the auto part chains. Someone found another solution which was installed on my 75 Chinook - an after market mechanical pump that he'd installed in the fuel line just under the hood.
This Toyota Hilux has the 20R motor my 1997 Toyota Hilux has the 22R motor and they are a very good engine no wonder it started so easily you do realise the 20R and 22R engines are some of the best engines Toyota ever made they are over engineered l don't know how many miles on your Hilux l will refer to it as a Hilux because l live in Australia but my Toyota Hilux has done 43l000kns around 250000miles so they are extremely reliable your Toyota camper van is very reliable
@@redlineranch. Its just run in low miles l saw a 1997 Toyotas Hilux sell for aud $500 the main reason it sold so cheap it had done 980000kms around 590000 miles and the seller had no trouble selling it because also it was running and registered thats reliability so your Hilux camper has plenty of life left in it
Love this. Currently building a 4x4 chinook with the camper from my 77.
I have the 76, picked it up for 900$ 5 speed, spent quite a bit on it with parts, hoses, water pump, carb, exhaust...about 3K and it runs incredibly well...
Great video. Fun to watch a real mechanic bring the old Chinook back to life. The engine sounds sweet.
Mine has that electric fuel pump. When it failed, no problem -I found an OEM pump at RockAuto and a local mechanic (one of those old, unshaven, heavy smoker types who knows everything about cars) and he put the new pump in. He also said that there is a clone available at one of the auto part chains.
Someone found another solution which was installed on my 75 Chinook - an after market mechanical pump that he'd installed in the fuel line just under the hood.
They are super easy to work on and I love getting cars back on the road!
1977 was a good year!!
agreed!
This Toyota Hilux has the 20R motor my 1997 Toyota Hilux has the 22R motor and they are a very good engine no wonder it started so easily you do realise the 20R and 22R engines are some of the best engines Toyota ever made they are over engineered l don't know how many miles on your Hilux l will refer to it as a Hilux because l live in Australia but my Toyota Hilux has done 43l000kns around 250000miles so they are extremely reliable your Toyota camper van is very reliable
The camper only had 38,000 original miles or about 61,000 km! So just barely getting broken in!
@@redlineranch. Its just run in low miles l saw a 1997 Toyotas Hilux sell for aud $500 the main reason it sold so cheap it had done 980000kms around 590000 miles and the seller had no trouble selling it because also it was running and registered thats reliability so your Hilux camper has plenty of life left in it
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Great find
More Videos on the Chinhook reno please
Cheers from Australia
My brothers building a sunrader on his channel @elevatedoverland
nothing like the old 20r
Nothing like old Toyotas!
Do you still have your Toyota Chinook if so I would be interested in looking at the RV part of it
Are you wanting information or to purchase?
Does it leak around the top front windows or the pop up?
Someone I know has one that leaks like crazy and he has no clue as to how to seal it up.
the best solution is to pull them out and re seal them with buytle tape, then use a strong sealant around the outside.