CaptainCassius
Well-known member
I own a 1987 Toyota pickup long bed-Xtra cab with the 22R motor carbureted. I have been trucking around in this thing for a while with only the camper shell and my gear in the back but recently I got the idea to turn it into somewhat of an RV type thing except I'm going off of the design of a "cab-over slide in camper".
The reasons for doing this?
1. Total off-the-grid capability
2. More room for the dog and my workshop
3. DIY (forget dropping 10,000 on a new camper or 2,000 on a used one)
4. I don't wanna break my poor little truck's frame by putting one of those big RV mods on it
So I'm going to document this process to share with all you rubber-trampin',van dwellin, road warriorin',gas juggin' people out there.
comments and questions welcome.
I'll start with some pics of the truck before I start anything on it.
I'm going to include some work on the timing chain as well just because I have to do it anyways.
PS I'm going to pick up a job doing SOMETHING most likely cause busking just ain't cutting it right now.
The reasons for doing this?
1. Total off-the-grid capability
2. More room for the dog and my workshop
3. DIY (forget dropping 10,000 on a new camper or 2,000 on a used one)
4. I don't wanna break my poor little truck's frame by putting one of those big RV mods on it
So I'm going to document this process to share with all you rubber-trampin',van dwellin, road warriorin',gas juggin' people out there.
comments and questions welcome.
I'll start with some pics of the truck before I start anything on it.
I'm going to include some work on the timing chain as well just because I have to do it anyways.
PS I'm going to pick up a job doing SOMETHING most likely cause busking just ain't cutting it right now.