Galvanized Knight Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Well another day, another 4x4 Chinook. I'll be posting step by step as I do a Chinook 4x4 swap and then finish up the interior from scratch. I'll try to get as many photo and video as possible so you guys can see how I am doing this. Donor Pickup : A mint 1992 4x4 Toyota Pickup regular cab longbed Donor Chinook : 1st generation 1974 Toyota Chinook "round tripper?" This project will be a total build from the fiberglass skin to a finished project. I am taking a few weeks off work to complete this so hopeful this will all fall in place by the end of October. If you have any ideas, questions or input, please post your thoughts! Lance Here are some links to my other two topics on 4x4 Chinooks. http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3658&hl= 4x4 Chinook http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4576&hl= 4x4 Newport ( Future Project ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanized Knight Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 This video is about taking apart the old Chinook and loading the shell on a trailer in Montana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanized Knight Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 This video shows gutting and mounting the Chinook shell to the 1992 Toyota 4x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Serious good stuff. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanized Knight Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Mock up of the 4x4 Chinook Sits fairly well but the doors are quite close to the Chinook The rear axle needs to move back about 4" Donor Chinook 4x4 1980 Chinook & 4x4 1992 Chinook together at the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesta Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Looks awesome! Gotta love the capability of a 4x4 yota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusker Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I was watching random videos on YouTube and decided to see if there were any new Chinook videos online. I was so excited to see you've put up a new video about the next 4x4 Chinook project! Must be nice having access to a forklift. Is there a benefit to moving the axle back 4in aside from aesthetics? How difficult is it to move the axle? I would assume a new drive shaft would be needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slidemobile1 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I have a '96 Tacoma 4x4 standard cab shortbed. 104" long (i think) wheelbase?. Just bought a 76 chinook pop up. I would like a similar conversion to the one your doing. Do u think this is possible even tho my Tacoma isn't a long bed? the 76 chinook runs (rough) and the shell is cleanish with, hmmm, a barely livable inside so i could just leave it but still...Seriously impressed with your 4x4 chinook builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTABANGER Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing updates on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramble Tamble Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 How did you end up getting the rear axle moved 4" back? did you extend the frame, drive line or brake lines? I am about to start a vary similar project with a 1976 chinook and am looking at what truck I should get to mount the chinook shell to. I have an 1985 extra cab 4x4 but would need to extend the rear axle too and don't know how it would look/ mount up to the extra cab. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, yours looks awesome and your videos are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 http://www.syncspeedy.com/images/chinook-tacoma-combo-v1.jpg Does this help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 No! But that's some ok photoshopping. I still really want to do this at some point. But having just "finished" my Chinook this year, the memory of how much time and money this stuff takes up is still too fresh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Not photoshopped. Go to www.expedition portal. Lots of serious back road stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Crazy. I guess the sun just happens to be poking out from above a ridge so only the top (and sides...) of the camper is in the sun but nothing else in the photo has any sun on it, and they decided to pull over real quick on the side of the highway and pop up the top... Stranger things have happened, I'll agree. Of course people are doing all sorts of stuff with Chinooks and Toyotas. But that photo is, in my opinion anyways, photoshopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snail powered Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I agree with Zach. The lighting is not believable. There would at the very least have been reflected lighting on the truck from the sun shining on the white camper top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaChinook Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Yeah I have no doubt there is a Tacoma out there with a Chinook on it. I saw an early 2000's Chevy S10 with a Chinook body on it, in Durango this year. But that photo is photoshopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slidemobile1 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Side by side the hilux and Tacoma make a pretty good match but rear end on the tacoma needs to go a little farther back. Could the chinook camper 'pull forward' abit ? Still, quite a bit of tail hanging off the back,... How might that ride considering weight distribution? As simple as mounting a winche bumper n jack up front to balance the whole circus out? Similar things I've seen online include moving the rear end back. Some by cutting in extensions of frame. I'd like to avoid this. If the distance is 4-6" ish, can u 're-perch' the end farther back on the tacoma?, longer driveshaft without needing a carrier bearing?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slidemobile1 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've got the room to just remount the spring perches on the frame all the way back. The front perch needs a bracket that drops down to original height because as u move backwards the chassis travels ' up'. Add a cross beam (lose the spare tire), shock mounts n brake lines. Even drive shafts by frank in SF says 'no problem' on the shaft.It all seems do-able and easier than cutting and extending frame...Meanwhile I've been gutting and cleaning and fixing the pop-up. Thankfully it's not too rotten and I wont be restoring it to show quality like I've seen here. Just make it livable, throw the mutt/surfboards in the back and hit the road! All the way down the coast to Antarctica.Still, if anyone has advice on the fabricating part, PLEasE, let me know. Weight issues? Air shocks?... Welding, axle upgrades,All this is beyond my oil n tire changing skills so no hard feelings if sumbody gots to burst my bubbleThe Tacoma heads to the welder sumtime in feb.Happy new year all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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