Restoring 1978 Toyota Chinook Camper Roof // This was NOT easy

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It's been awhile! We took a break after painting our 1978 Toyota Chinook camper, and over the last few months have been making some repairs. In this video we update you on what we have been doing, from re-sealing the windows, taking out part of the rotten floor, and the biggest project yet...removing, repairing, painting, and re-attaching the roof. Adam had a vision for how he wanted to fix a leaky corner and bad fiberglass job on the roof. We are so happy with how it turned out!
Follow us on instagram @wildandfitz for more updates on progress

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1 окт 2024

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@ToyotaWorldRunners 2 года назад

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing! We've got to do ours next. How did you figure out the "rise" or angle for the new cross braces on the roof underside? Also - wicked paint job!!

@wildandfitz8593 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Honestly I think what we did first was put a lot of weight on the roof when it was upside down since ours was caved in. From there we put in the wood braces and added fiberglass so they hardened in place. It’s not the perfect shape but water doesn’t collect on the top anymore so it will do for now

@adamfitzmaurice923 2 года назад

Yo I love your videos! And thanks man! I am the guy in the video lol! But yea just used cinder blocks and had to cut the corner that was sagging and poorly repaired in the past and doing I was able to make the roof convex instead of concave. I think it was a 1 foot by 1 foot hole plus cut out the whole corner and used fiberglass to patch everything back together. It wasn’t easy but it turned out really well and is watertight now. Used boat paint on the underside.

@adamfitzmaurice923 2 года назад

We used a cardboard template to match the shape and kept trimming it till it fit

@chancesareshewears 2 года назад

The roof is SOOOO heavy and reattaching the springs is a bugger! Great job!

@wildandfitz8593 2 года назад

Yeah it is! Thank you

@tonykartracer8032 2 года назад

Ohhh SNAP! Look at that awesome looking frontend on these old skool year Toyota trucks! You know wassup! Hahaha. I would paint the horizontal fins and headlight surroundings 'satin black' though........I think it would look better.

@amykolly998 Год назад

What type of gasket did you use to seal roof? I have a tilt top and need to find a replacement gasket. After watching your video, I am now wondering if I can find some of the pop up mechanisms.