Camper Thread!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

11-06-2007, 10:05 AM

#21

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by ernest t bass

HP- 150 @ 4800 rpm
TQ- 180 @ 3400 rpm

put a vw westfalia camper on the back?

condo sleeper from semi tractor?

or maybe not. lol. i kinda like the look my truck has now...

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:15 AM

#22

gilby4runner

Contributing Member

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: Dickson,Tennessee

Posts: 1,562

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Build you a flat bed out of diamondplate and tubb out the rear. I guess what i am saying is take the duals off and use some prostreet tires on the rear...that would be mean!

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:28 AM

#23

dropzone

Fossilized

Staff

iTrader: (6)

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: PNW

Posts: 19,771

Likes: 151

Received 449 Likes on 294 Posts

I like this one:

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:32 AM

#24

faubrunner64

Registered User

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: NorCal!

Posts: 190

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

i can only imagine how much of a dog that thing was with the camper on it lol i get frustrated with just my runner sometimes.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:34 AM

#25

Tacoma750

Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2004

Posts: 1,230

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

I know toyota doesnt make a dually bed...BUT dually beds are easy to make. All they are is a regular bed with HUGE fenders clipped on. You find yourself a nice toyota bed, and customize a set of chevy/ford dually fenders for it. Jesus...I think I know what I want for a project now haha.

Last edited by Tacoma750; 11-06-2007 at 10:36 AM.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:54 AM

#26

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by faubrunner64

i can only imagine how much of a dog that thing was with the camper on it lol i get frustrated with just my runner sometimes.

it topped out at 60 with the camper on it due to wind resistance. if you got behind a semi it would do about 70.

does anyone know the topspeed of a 3vze with an automatic?

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:56 AM

#27

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tacoma750

i'd be concerned with gettin the bed and the body to blend well it would be an awesome project though if i had the time to research a good bed. si i'll let you be the first to do it.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 10:56 AM

#28

Tacoma750

Registered User

Join Date: Oct 2004

Posts: 1,230

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

O man..there is a dually toyota pickup right near my house forsale. BUT its not a camper. It was a box truck, so the rear of the cab is already sealed off.... 3.0 in it

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:05 AM

#29

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tacoma750

O man..there is a dually toyota pickup right near my house forsale. BUT its not a camper. It was a box truck, so the rear of the cab is already sealed off.... 3.0 in it

like a u-haul? how many miles though? try and get some picks i would really like to compare mine to his!

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:18 AM

#30

Jay351

Contributing Member

Join Date: Feb 2007

Location: maple ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Posts: 9,055

Likes: 0

Received 9 Likes on 5 Posts

Guys in trucks and 4runners have been known to get up to 100mph with their 3vze and the automatic

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:24 AM

#31

mt_goat

Contributing Member

Join Date: Nov 2002

Location: Oklahoma State

Posts: 10,666

Likes: 0

Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by needsomecam

does anyone know the topspeed of a 3vze with an automatic?

It depends on the gearing and tire size.

Here's a good calculator:
http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html

For example, the auto OD tranny (A340H) with 4.88 gearing and 31" tires would be geared to go 133 mph at 5000 rpms in OD (4th gear), assuming it had the power to pull it to that speed and there was no speed limiter built into the ECU.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:36 AM

#32

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

thanx for the info above.

one more quick question.
toyotas are six lug trucks right?
i jus wanna make sure the camper company that put these wheels on it didnt use adapters. and the wheels that are on it say "toyota" on them.

and

is this truck a tacoma or is it a pickup. i'm not sure. and it seems all they did was add a chassis girdle, air bags, a few more leafs, and way heavier shocks, and dual rear wheels to make it suitable for a camper.

Last edited by needsomecam; 11-06-2007 at 11:39 AM.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:38 AM

#33

Jay351

Contributing Member

Join Date: Feb 2007

Location: maple ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Posts: 9,055

Likes: 0

Received 9 Likes on 5 Posts

I thought toyota had a 8lug for the campers. Not quite sure.

The trucks and suv's are 6 lug though.

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 11:41 AM

#34

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay351

I thought toyota had a 8lug for the campers. Not quite sure.

The trucks and suv's are 6 lug though.

my truck is definetly a six lug. and for the record these wheels are ugly...

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 12:18 PM

#35

dropzone

Fossilized

Staff

iTrader: (6)

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: PNW

Posts: 19,771

Likes: 151

Received 449 Likes on 294 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by needsomecam

my truck is definetly a six lug. and for the record these wheels are ugly...

All of the Toyota Mini Motorhomes and U-Hauls I have seen have been six lug. There is an Toy U-Haul for sale not too far from my house. I will try to get some pictures later to day and post them for you...

Yours is a Truck...Tacomas started in 95.5

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 02:36 PM

#36

aviator

Contributing Member

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: COTKU,Ontario,Canada

Posts: 11,334

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocdropzone

I like this one:

I like it too any idea which one it was? a chinook 300?
if you check out toyotafibreglass.com (think thats the link) they have a toyota specific dually box available...

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 02:45 PM

#37

aviator

Contributing Member

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: COTKU,Ontario,Canada

Posts: 11,334

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Just found a new site/forum... toyotamotorhomes.com... really interesting , seems to have lots of data and some sweet looking yota campers to look at... [many different types]

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 04:00 PM

#38

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocdropzone

thanx this info was very helpful

Reply Like

11-06-2007, 04:01 PM

#39

needsomecam

Registered User

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2007

Posts: 155

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by aviator

Just found a new site/forum... toyotamotorhomes.com... really interesting , seems to have lots of data and some sweet looking yota campers to look at... [many different types]

thanx also