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The internet is telling me the Moog 8576 coil spring is a perfect fit. As far as brakes Rock Auto has all your brake parts in grades from economy to super stop. Linda S

Custom and Commercial https://www.customandcommercialwheel.com/ can make you some 15 inch duallies but they are expensive and I know a couple of people who got ones that weren't quite right. For that large of a tire your going to want to run singles in the back. Dodge power wagons have the same 6x7.25 lug pattern and you could get them any diameter you want. Stockton wheel does Power Wagon wheels but maybe you could find someone closer http://www.stocktonwheel.com/ Be careful and don't go too big. Hard to get it moving with a small engine and that much weight. Rock crawlers are stripped down for just that reason. Be light, go high Linda S

Man you got a deal. No Big Lots near me or I would already be in the car Linda S

Nice assortment on eBay https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=santa+camper+inflatable&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=santa+camper&LH_TitleDesc=0 Linda S

The pop top Bandits were made from the late 70's to 1989 or 1990. There are 2 V6 ones that I know of. Think there might have been more than 250 made. Still rare though. Unless someone here has a manual I don't know of where any are listed. I will look around. Engine and chassis is just an 84 Toyota truck. Lots of info available for that. Tried to post pictures of the 89 my friend used to own but they are no longer online. Linda S

Those are the correct addresses for the Sunrader plants, not dealers. I have talked to guys who worked at the Vallejo plant and I have seen the lot where it used to be. The early brochures do list the Nissan and yes the Nissan's had axle problems too. There just weren't enough of them built to trigger a recall and the fact that they upgraded to a full float in 1984 made for even less of the bad ones. Those darn fake duallys didn't care what you put them on, they always caused damage. I have seen Sunraders built on Datsuns from the 70's. Linda S Like this

Seat belts are not even required for back seats in RV's. Of course you want your child to be safe. Put your base in and drive to the county sheriff. Ask them to look at it. Or you could call them first. Ask for advice. They love that. I do have another friend who did the same thing in his Tiger. I'm pretty sure his daughter is graduating from high school soon so it does work. Base should not move. Just make sure it's very secure. Long bolts that go all the way through floor with nut and washer on bottom is best. Linda S

It does appear to be a water inlet but maybe there is a screw on part that is missing to make it a male fixture. I would just replace it. New ones can be bought for less than 10 bucks https://www.ebay.com/sch/Exterior-/50069/i.html?_nkw=rv+water+inlet For the car seat. If it has the snap in base I would install seat belt in back of and behind the front seats to secure it to the floor. Bolting it in is also an option but then you couldn't move it to your other vehicles. A seat belt set is not expensive. It will be too long but if your wife sews or you know someone who does they can be easily shortened. Putting baby there will allow your wife to see and take care of him or her. Please make sure everything in the camper is put away or secured though. One quick stop can send stuff flying. I even put my table away in the bathroom so it can't come loose Linda S

Fred put a GM axle in his 78. He had the details here somewhere. Somebody got a link? Linda S

Yup I was wrong. Patent for the truck camper USD238353S US Grant Download PDF Find Prior Art Similar Family: DateApp/Pub NumberStatus Unknown Info Similar documents External links USPTO USPTO Assignment Espacenet Global Dossier Discuss Description United States Patent 238,353 Patented Jan. 6, 1976 CAMPER UNIT FOR PICKUP TRUCK Stewart E. Gardner, 2643 Vista Ornada, Newport Beach, Calif. 92660 Filed May 6, 1974, Ser. No. 467,392 Term of patent 14 years Int. Cl. Dl2-16 US. Cl. BIZ-156 Des. 238,353 Page 2 of 2 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the front, top, and left side of the camper unit for a pickup truck; FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof; FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof. The undisclosed bottom is substantially plain and unornamented. I claim: The ornamental design for a camper unit for pickup truck. as shown and described. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3/1972 Stroud D12-156 OTHER REFERENCES Popular Science, November 1973, p. 57, camper unit, bottom of page. Industrial Design, June 1968, p. 59, camper unit, bottom of page. Amerigo flyer, recd Feb. 2, 1974, camper unit. WALLACE R. BURKE, Primary Examiner I. M. GANDY, Assistant Examiner Linda

Remove the bathroom and you seriously impact the value of your rig. As a woman a clean bathroom is a must have. Pit toilets at campgrounds just don't cut it. Appliances today are almost the same as the oldies as far as weight. Very expensive too. You could remove the stove/oven and just get a cook top. If your cabinets are in good shape just paint them. Nothing needed but paint. Replacing them will add more weight I guarantee it. Outside can be made to shine with bar keepers friend cleanser and floor wax, the name eludes me at this hour but someone will post it. New curtains, waterproof vinyl plank flooring. All stuff you can do yourself for very little money. Linda S Wax is Zep. Home depot has it. Several thin coats. Works amazing

There is only one brand that I know of and the supply seems to be getting limited. https://simpletire.com/antares-185-r14c-pcr8811-tires Linda S

Buying and installing tires just for a trip is a very expensive thing to do. Washington rules appear to be very similar to California. When going to snowy areas you must carry chains and be able to install them if needed. I have never tired to install chains on my camper but I do have them. They would need to be installed on the drive tires, so the back duallys. You need to put chains on the outside tire only. Probably not too easy. I would practice at home just in case. I do have all season tires on my rig. Thicker tread helps in rain and light snow. What are yours. If you tell me the brand I might be able to find out what kind of tire they are. Linda S

They used Keeler locks the same as old Airstreams. Have no idea if that lock tumbler will fit because it was already gone from ebay by the time I saw this post. Linda S

Well she just posted the rally on the toyota-campers yahoo site. Here's the info Join the TOYOTA RV RALLY in Quartzsite, AZ - Jan. 18 - 21, 2019 The 13th Annual Toyota RV Rally is coming up soon in Quartzsite, Arizona. The town is located on Interstate 10, 20 miles east of the Colorado River (border with California). Registrations are now being taken (by phone only). Unlike some other rally groups in Quartzsite, this is NOT AN EVENT THAT YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP AT. You must call and pay in advance to be on the official list of folks who will have a campsite. The dates are Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 21, 2018. This is during the first weekend of the huge RV Show which is held there every year. A good many of the folks in our group will be arriving early on Thursday the 17th, and some stay for the entire 10-day show. Please read this invitation in its entirety if you are interested, as it contains a lot of very important information. Included below are some photos of our previous Quartzsite Rallies. The annual RV Show in Quartzsite is a really fun event with free admission. A giant show tent is erected with hundreds of vendors that cater to RVers. In addition the rest of the town turns into one giant swap meet. There are specific sections for antiques, gems & minerals, and new merchandise. The PowWow Gem and Mineral Show is also the same weekend this year. Plus there are multiple other vendors in every possible corner and location. If you like to shop for bargains, bring lots of spending money. We will be dry camping together at an RV park relatively close to the show grounds. Where we camp is close enough to walk to it; that way we don't have to break camp each day to drive to the show. In fact, the RVers coming to it from outlying areas have to park even farther away than where this RV Park is. (The distance is only .2 miles to the “Big Tent.”) In addition to the RV Show and Swap Meets, this is a great chance to meet other Toyota RVers, and see what they have done to personalize their "Toyhouses." We will have an informal "Open House" on Saturday morning when folks can visit each other's vehicles and see the various ingenious things that owners have done to make them more livable and unique. This is always a highlight of our Rallies. We're expecting about 2 dozen Toyota RVs again this year. The RV Park's proprietors do their best to help us save enough space for all our vehicles. The discounted fee for a 24-hour parking/camping spot is only $9 per day. (One could easily spend a good percentage of that on gas each day just driving around to alternately find a parking spot in town and then a camping site out in the desert.) In addition there is a one-time registration fee of $20 to participate in the Rally and to have us save you a camping spot with our group close to the events. Please make your reservation by phone, rather than email. When you call to confirm you are coming, you will get the specific location of exactly where to find us among the tens of thousands of RVers that will be there. We did say it will be a HUGE event, right?  On both Saturday and Sunday nights about 6pm we will have a true Potluck Dinner in the 20'x30' party tent we will be erecting (weather permitting). We eat whatever food shows up. For those who have arrived by Friday evening, we’ll have what we call a Community Meal for anyone who wants — meaning you bring your own dinner, but we can all eat together. Besides some food to share for the potlucks, please also bring your lawn chair, and some firewood for the campfires we'll have every evening. Where we will be camping we will not have hook-ups or restrooms. (This is because none of the RV parks with hook-ups will take such a large group reservation that weekend without full pre-payment way in advance.) Therefore it is best to arrive with your tanks full of water and propane. Generators are allowed. Water from a faucet and potties are near the park entrance, and a dump station is at the rear. Showers, and propane are available within driving distance for a fee. The weather will be moderate during the day (60s-70s) and cool at night (40s), and possibly windy. We hope we won't get any really nasty rains or winds like we had a few years ago. Bikes and/or scooters are great to have to get around in this town. Pets are welcome, but large dogs are discouraged in the main show tent. WiFi internet service is not available from the RV Park, but it is available at various restaurants /fast food /truck stops in town. Cell phone service is adequate for most carriers, but expect personal hot-spots to run very slowly due to the quantity of RVers in the area. Broadcast TV reception is practically non-existant. If you have a small fold-up picnic table, please bring it with you for use in our party tent. We specifically want the fold-up tables that seat four, and carry like a suitcase when the seats are collapsed inside. A reminder for those coming from the Pacific Time Zone, that Arizona time is one hour later. You’ll need to advance your clocks when you come east across the border. To register to have a parking/camping spot in the RV Park with our group when you arrive, please call (rather than email). Let us know which nights you will be coming, and how many folks and pets will be coming with you. As we said, for this Rally, it doesn't work to just show up. You can send us the $20 registration fee via PayPal or check. Please also include your cell phone number. When we get your payment, we will put you on the list, and be sure you've gotten the specific directions for how to find us. Upon arrival, don't be surprised to find that the RV Park is full of bus-sized RVs which is why, in this first-come/first-served RV park, it takes some effort to "defend our turf." The modest $20 registration fee helps to cover the costs of putting on this multi-day Rally, and insures a camping spot will be saved for you at our location close to all the events. The daily fee of $9 for parking or camping is to be paid to the proprietors of the RV Park at their office trailer when you arrive, for each day you will be staying or visiting. (Honor System, please.) To encourage folks to reserve soon, the $20 Early-Bird price is for registrations paid for before December 31st. If you wait until the last 2 weeks, the registration fee will be $25 if there are still spots available. If you have never attended a Rally before, don't be shy — we always have several first-time folks. This is a great way to meet other Toyota RVers. PLEASE NOTE: In order to participate in this Rally with the group, and camp inside the special section where we will be, YOU MUST REGISTER FOR A SPOT IN ADVANCE. Due to the increasing popularity of this Rally, we expect that this year we may have to put a limit on the number of folks we can accommodate. And as always, we are only going to rope off and hold camping spots for those that have registered by phone (not emailed) and paid ahead of time. If you don't want to be disappointed this year by hearing that the Rally is already full, please CALL SOON. CALL us at 626-798-4510 to put your name on the list. Call any day 11a - 9p Pacific time. Leave a message if you get the voicemail for our business (health center), and we will call you back. Yes, it's gonna be fun! Tika and Tom in Southern California Reply

I'm sure there will be. She will post here when she gets camping area set up. Linda S

Can you post a picture? It doesn't really matter the brand anyway. All the engine and interior appliances will be exactly the same or similar. Previous owners have also made changes in most so won't be same as factory. Linda S

Less than 50 total exist. Sometimes several come up in a year and sometimes we don't see even one. Only thing you can depend on is the price keeps going up. We do have a member who had one he was going to sell but pulled it from the market because one of our other members bought one very cheap on ebay and he didn't think he could get his price. Well the ebay one ended up being a ground up restoration as one would expect for that price. Maybe he will list it again this spring. Linda S

If it's raining, it's not snowing. Above freezing is warm to people in cold climates. Linda S

Yes the fiberglass body, not the front cab. Linda S

Ford Wimbledon white Linda S

The part you showed us that's called a detent cable has an associated Toyota part number for it. That part number comes up on Toyota websites as a throttle cable. https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/TOYOTA__/CABLE-ASSY--THROTTLE/3933829/3552035090.html So I found the equivalent part for your vehicle I see nothing on ebay calling it a fuel cable, just throttle. That's probably what Toyota calls it instead of detent. Linda S

There are at least a dozen V6 ones that I have seen. Maybe more. To answer Derek's question we have had members here with 4 cylinder Odysseys. 2 of them and they both appeared to be factory. Tried to find their threads but it was a long time ago. Neither stayed around very long. Linda S

I think it's less than 100. Linda S

What it comes down to is do you have dual wheels in the back or single. Some early Dolphins came with single wheels maybe yours did too. If it had dual wheels it needs an upgrade or convert it to single wheels. Is yours a pop top version? Linda S