My 2013 Tacoma Access Cab Chinook build in progress

Well I am going to continue watching, But I am going to sell the Chinook, I found one of these and will just do a SAS swap on it.

 

Make a build thread please

I want to see that​

 

Sunrader? I had the same idea.. I bought the nicest Sunrader out there with 28k miles, 1991 v6... and all the amenities but realised that it was just too tall and cumbersome to go where I want to go... that was about 8 years ago... I guess it gave me time to think through what I wanted to do. They made a few that were factory 4x4... they are cool for sure.

 

What is the for sale price?

 

I sold it about 6 years ago for $15k Steve... it was the nicest one out there I believe.

 

Toyota really needs to make an extended wheelbase dually, again

 

Lots of good progress today! The diamond plate door rebuild is coming along. 1 1/2" of foam in the center... Using a pair of garage door T handle locks for the lock set. Had very little room for the handle so I can keep the windows close together... trying not to ruin not ruin my visibility from the rear view mirror...
Faired the grooved details on the fiberglass wheel radius... there will be a black rubber seadek detail between the painted fiberglass shell and anodized aluminum diamond plate basement.
Got the step back bumper welded in. Tomorrow the cables will get installed making it a functioning step... using a magnetic catch and a finger hole got drilled into it..... it will end up getting Rhinocoated to match the front bumper... also got the radiused steel guards/trial fabricated. They mount in front of the forward aluminum utility boxes.... they will take the impact instead of the boxes from branches etc...

 

Got the box glassed in that will be the mount for the little window AC. The unit is being mounted completely inside.... the hot air exhaust will vent through a louver and a duct fan will feed the intake side with fresh air from outside through a duct. The intake and exhaust air will be partitioned so they can not mix... found out that celotex insulating sheeting can be fiberglassed! Who knew? Cheap, lightweight and good acoustic and insulating properties... used $160 a sheet divinicel for my floors..
Also a shot of the steel brush guard that will protect the front edge of the aluminum utility boxes.... fabricated of 1/4" steel plate and a slice of 4" diameter pipe. It will be wekded into the 1"x3" steel cab over frame...The boxes and fiberglass shell stick out a few inches from the cab and I want to have some structure to protect them...

 

Concentrated on fairing and prep to paint the fiberglass shell.... it is a bigger job than it feels like it should be... body guys make it look easy. Especially the tail lights. Matching all the compound curves is a bitch....
Also osphoed and painted all the welded steel...brush guards and finished step bumper box.
Crawled underneath and touched up undercoating while the utility boxes are uninstalled. Here are a few pics of the clean undercarrage. You can see how well the mounting points worked out.

 

Lazy day. Got the back step bumper finished with the cable supports crimped in. Used some shrink tube to finish them. I will install a rubber tread material on the inside...or maybe a piece of my grey interior flooring. Note the battery box inside for the house battery.

 

I have a friend who is a boat painter lined up for wednesday to paint the camper shell... shooting it with Awlgrip 545 primer then an off white Awlcraft top coat.... then windows and door go back on.
The back door is ready to hang... it is awesome. The hinge mounting points were reinforced with machined aluminum plates. Way better than factory! I am going to spray a final coat of black wrinkle paint on the black frames... also on the rear bumper.... to match the front winch bumper.

 

Jay, I am super of your build. You're doing some great work here.

 

Thanks Joe! I am seeing some light at the end of the tunnel!

 

I sprayed the door frames with the wrinkle paint.... I like it! Sprayed 3 coats with a 5 minute tack off between coats... then warmed them up with the heat gun and the magic happens. Very much Luke the paint texture on the front bumper. Very happy!

 

The fiberglass camper shell is primed with Awlgrip 545! It will be finish coated with Awlgrip Awlcraft 2000 in an off white.

 

It is painted! Shiny and white.... all the windows and door are finished in wrinkle paint and ready to install. I need to do some interior upholstery work prior to bedding the windows as the trim rings are the finish...I also want to install the pop up headliner before I reinstall the roof.... it will come together now!

 

Felt good to get a start on the interior upholstery... started with the headliner... kept it simple with a no sew method. Grey marine vinyl stapled up with money staples through stiff 3/8" seam cardboard. Staple an edge then put the next panel upside down edge to edge, staple and then flip it down, stretch it and staple the other side...the fold over covers the staples and looks very tidy.... still have to stretch and staple the perimeter so there will be no wrinkles. The pop up tent will cover my perimeter staples....
Have a bit a hullliner to install before the windows can go in.

 

This is so epically awesome.

 

Thank you Cfayne! Big things are happening over the next week!

 

Great day today... finished the headliner project and upholstered the inside of the shell where the front Windows are being installed... also the wooden spacers for the side windows got done... the windows were dry fitted and can now be bedded and permanently installed.. .. there are black wrinkle finished trim rings that finish out the interior window openings.
The wall covering is a marine hullliner used for boat interiors... a nonwoven polipropelene felt that is flexible and hood for compound inside and outside curved surfaces. Glue on using spray 3M 77 adhesive....My wife helped me and I think the curved front piece we did today is the hardest one we will have to tackle! Left the edges unglued so we can double cut and get clean joints on the next pieces.
Installed the fill and vent for the extra fuel tank and dry fit the diamond plate side hatch. The side hatch will get stainless steel cables to secure it at 90° when open. It will be the shelf for a small propane grill.....