Good job I have have owned 4 total Toyota RVs one I sold many years ago thinking I wanted something bigger and it wasn't worth it the Toyota Itasca I had was easy to drive park and afford fuel for I got another RV a 86 but didn't do home work about rear dually and 6 lugs and so instead of fixing it I kept the motor and put it in to my 87 I found a excellent deal on with a great floor plan and interior swapped out the motor and now with only 46 thousand miles I have my dream tiny home on wheels decorated the way I want only paid 14 for the swap and 13 for the new RV so total with tires decor price paid about 4000 all together I love it drives down the road great put on solar and all is good....then this summer I was practically given a 1979 16 ft mini mini dolphin it's adorable but I have it sitting for now with no near future plans on got it for 100 $ so I have done a lot of re...everything on my rigs to finally be down to my home and my tiny boy blue iay just sell the 79 because I think I'm done and happy with mine I'm glad I took my time over there last 15 years to ser what I like and it's new feeling clean no leaks I'm just happy as I know you two will be sometimes I go get in it to just do a morning drive to the lake to have breakfast or 30 minutes to the woods for a day out with my dogs thanks for listening and enjoy your newly redone home on wheels
Wow thank you for sharing all that! Such a cool journey that you’ve had! We do agree that we really are in love with the compact size, fuel efficiency and reliability. Hope to be traveling around and experiencing new things soon! Would be cool to see what your rig looks like! Cheers!
Wait till you finish the build, the drive is going to be completely different. It will even be hard to make it up small inclines with the 4 cyl. To adjust for that, ONLY essentials and light weight build out. Vinyl peel n stick floor vs heavier faux wood planks. PVC cabinets instead of wood, just do anything to cut weight down and only essentials and she will handle better cross country.
Oh yeah, we know exactly what you mean. When we first bought it this sucker weighed much more. We have definitely been keeping weight in mind. Thanks for looking out!
Super happy that you two got it running. I KNEW YOU WOULD!!! So overjoyed ❤🎉😄 Now you need to finish it and christening it to make it yours but that’s in the future! 🍞🤍
I bought my 1981 Toyota Huntsman for $2,500. And after that I rebuilt absolutely everything in this motorhome, and in the end I had to completely change the rear axle. Several times I almost broke down mentally, realizing how much time and money I wasted! And to this day I cannot say that I have solved all the problems with this motorhome. But how many skills did I gain as a mechanic, electrician, and builder.... Only those who have taken on something like this at least once in their life can understand you guys.
Oh wow! Hoping your rig is better than ever. What you say is exactly the truth. There are so many times we wanted to quit and just were overwhelmed. But we have wayy more skills learned now. Hearing that you’ve done this is inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
After taking a break from watching Kels and Jay from the point where they got you guys started on the complete teardown to watch your videos from that point, I binged out on your videos getting all caught up in one day. Basically your work became a "one day build" LOL. I was very happy to see that you guys stepped up and have taken confident control of this build, now on your own. I only "met" you today, but I'm going to bed soon quite proud of you, actually. I'm going to subscribe so I can keep up with your saga, I'm sure it will be very gratifying. Much success to you!
Nice, I've been rebuilding a 2005 Coachmen Freelander. 3 out of 4 walls so not as severe as yours. We started about the same time and I've been following. You're farther along then me though so I guess I better get outside lol. I used the same tail lights from Amazon and also used spray foam in the weird overcab area. Great minds think alike!
Awesome job. Gonna be interesting to see what you guys have in store for the setup in the coach area. Bet you two are big into interior design, huh? Hehe.
Finally catching up on some of your videos and oh my am I happy for you guys! I can't wait to see you guys get a chance to have your "first" adventure in it now!
Awww thank you!! We feel like we’re so behind on videos and watching/ supporting everyone! Just been so busy, we hope you are doing amazing! Hopefully adventures soon!!
Been a while since I checked in and was so happy to see this video. I know exactly how you guys felt during this test drive. Now for the interior build out! Keep up the great work. PS: IF you are gonna keep the wire nuts on all of the wire connections, make sure they are tight and taped. If not, butt connectors would be a great product to use.
my gosh yes, if anyone understands you do! You quite literally did everything were trying to do 😂 Thats a good tip, we bought some different more secure connectors, will definitely get them swapped out.
CONGRATULATIONS! Never believed it would look this good after the complete teardown. And it's roadworthy. Will be interesting to see how the vehicle handles and runs after you finish out the interior.
Aw thank you Uncle Brian! Honestly, we didn't think it would turn out this good either. 🤣 From what we remember it road smoother with a bit more weight in it.
How thick are the studs you used when you rebuilt the camper body? I'm rebuilding a truck camper with 1 in thick wall studs, but store bought wood isn't 1 in thick. I may have to custom cut them with a table saw.
We know exactly what you're dealing with. Ours were also 1" true thickness and we had to find that at an actual lumber yard and not Home Depot or Lowes or any chain hardware store.
IT'S ALIVE! (or at least waking up) Catching up and pleasantly surprised to see you on the actual road, WoW! Love the attention to detail with the placement of the lights and getting them all level equally spaced. Using the tape to write on and all that, bravo! It will be interesting to see how you tuck in all of those wires as you put the walls up! Only question I had is when you installed the Max Fan I could see there was loose plastic on the top. What was that? Great to see your excitement and the joy of seeing the light at the end of the very, very... long tunnel!
waking up.. we love that haha! This was yet another huge milestone and so thankful we can take it around town again. Are you referring to the protective plastic wrap on top of it?
