This entry was posted in Toyota Dolphin on Apby jmark40. Enough to run the cooktop, lights, led of course, TV, computers,engel freezer, phones….the truck alternator will also be used to keep us topped off. This gives us a little under 200 ah of power daily. A 30 amp mppt controler and a 2000 watt pure sine inverter. The solar system will consist of 400 ah AGM batteries and 400 to 600 watt panels on a tilt frame. I will have a fantastic fan above the shower area. I want to keep the roof clear for solar panels and a kayak rack. I plan to install a house window ac on the back wall. The ceiling will get the same framing except I will use the white board ceiling and a rubber roof. I will attach 1/4 inch luan to both sides the outside will get a filon covering. I plan to construct the walls with 1 1/2 inch pink foam with a 11/2 hardwood studs. Most of our cooking will be outside anyway. I will install a single burner induction burner for cooking inside. I am wanting to rid the camper of propane. The engel will be setup as a freezer supplying frozen blocks for the cooler. We will also build in a chest cooler in the kitchen counter like boats use. The propane fridge is being dumped in favor of an Engels 12 volt chest. Keeping my gray tanks cleaner and better smelling. Utilizing a sunken shower floor in the hall like the old pleasure ways used. Relocating the bath to behind the driver. Installing a double bed in the rear higher off the floor for extra storage underneath. Next week we will be tearing this thing to the cab and frame. Not really much to base a rebuild on so it will come off as well. The floor is 3/4 plywood that had settled over the years. Someone had scavenged the water tank, heater, and barrel seats before we got it. this is a 1987 toyota camper van with detailed body work and phototexture work 1988toyotacamper 1989toyota 1989toyotacamper camping mobilehome. The lounge seats were uncomfortable with thin foam. The bath was hardly usable for anyone over 5 ft tall. The existing layout had a rear side door with a kitchen and tiny wet bath in the very back. In the end I figured for the amount of work I could replace the whole box and have a layout my wife and I want. I have a local company that can make the siding, the cost was reasonable. That has seen its share of hail storms over the years.I pondered replacing the exterior walls and residing the thing. The exterior walls are Mesa design aluminum siding. The previous owner had replaced the roof completely. Toyota also stopped the sale of the trucks for motorhome conversions. Toyota did supply owners with new factory axels to remedy the problem. Lives were lost in the past from axles coming loose at speed. It has the full floater rear end installed per recall. I have been surprised at its handling abilities and we did get it up To 66 miles an hour on flat highway.Īfter months of analyzing the thing I decided to dump a boatload of cash into the project. We have been driving it around town now all spring. The carb was in tiny pieces, much like a jig saw puzzle. I did get it running after a trip to the wrecking yard. The pieces to the engine were on the table in pieces. We picked up an older dolphin on a stair railing trade out.
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