These two did not half ass anything! Great to see real dedication and craftsmanship. This guy has a ton of skills for how young he looks. I was looking at an 86 Coachman (identical to this) and it picked up a g30 instead. The process seems daunting. Videos like this are inspiring. They make it seem infinitely easier than it really is.
Thanks! We put a slide out porta-potty under the counter so there is a bathroom if needed, especially at night. There are gas stations and other public restrooms all over so it was never a problem.
A majority of the planet does not understand or appreciate the resourcefulness, amount of skill, craftsmanship, knowledge, preplanning and mechanics, that went into this. I thought I was pretty handy. That was amazing. Blown away. Any one can plan, anyone can paint, maybe measure and cut accurately but the details and with no electrician, no plumber, no mechanic, no glazer. These are the most skilled individuals I have ever seen in my life. Real life Macgyver! Can you change your car seats? Can you do the plumbing and wire the electric? All with superior craftsmanship? Yeah? How about change the tranny? Gtfo. You can only be the expert and best at one thing or know a little about everything. These people are experts and are the best at everything. Show me your video if you think you even come anywhere near the skill these 2 displayed. I never seen it. Highly skilled. They hit all the trades known to man. Except welding. Had no help! I need to meet you. Probably some rocket scientist and quantum physicists but even they wouldn't know how to use all those tools and do this with that amount of skill
What a great video! Thanks for sharing. I'm one year into my first pop up camper. Its a 93 and nothing like what you guys have, but your video gives me ideas and the willingness to do some renovating. Love it!
Bro! Definite huge points on this build! I was like, why is the dude pulling the brake pedal to change the carpet, then BAM! My man shows up with a double stomper to make this girl a shiftie! LOVE IT!!!!! 22R is a great engine, gutless without the bump stick though!
I have an 88 fiat campervan, I've just bought it and it's completely standard... Im so overwhelmed on where to start!! I'm going to watch your video slowly in parts to get ideas :)
We are at the tail end of our "down to the studs" RV renovation. I can truly appreciate what you guys did. You have got some great counter space there!
Wow, big job, BIG. Great Covid project. We bought a /92 ford, 28’. I’m thinking we need to do the same reno. Yours looks fantastic. You did go further than I need to as far as mechanical. Our “motor” part is great it’s just the “home” part that sucks, lol.
Not sure how you have two thumbs down... This was an amazing job... You have really inspired me to gut my travel trailer and do a total renovation... Enjoy life on the open roads... Blessings to the both of you...
We did remove some of the old floor that was rotted and replaced it with new wood. Then we layed a new layer of 1/2" plywood over the entire floor for extra stability.
WOW beautiful work, I just bought....actually picking up a 1990 Toyota Dolphin today and I can't wait to get started on it, I won't be doing all the work you guys did but you gave me some great ideas, thanks so much for taking the time to share your work with us. Peace and Good Vibes
You guys did an awesome job on restoring that RV.. I have a question though I noticed the doors that were on the outside as for the ventilation for the refrigerator and the furnace have now been covered over what are you doing as far as heat and refrigeration ventilation... Maybe I missed something in the video
Thanks you! As for the heater, it vents straight out the bottom through its own exhaust since it is a diesel heater. And for the fridge ventilation, it only requires a few inches of space around it. It doesn't need the same ventilation as the older style refrigerators.
awesome vid man. its nice to actually see someone who knows what there doin. only thing i would of done different is i wouldn't have used SharkBite fittings on every connection. crimped pex fittings hold better especially in a area with movement to prevent leaking. plus standard crimp fittings are way cheaper!
Really appreciate it! It was an awesome learning experience. We never had a single leak with the push to connect fittings so I'm definitely a fan of them. First time working with pex or doing anything like that. I think there will be another adventure build in the future!
Absolutely 100% pure beautiful pride witnessed produced from a young couple that explode their love together thru energy cooperation investment and work. May long continue their life journey together and also mileage made towards wonderful memories.
I really enjoyed discovering y'alls channel and watching this rv renovation today! Keep up the good work and i look forward to watching more of y'alls videos.
Now I have one singular question why did you trade out the ac for another fan? Otherwise though great vid unless the area you live in doesn't get to hot which then I guess it makes sense to get rid of
Great question. With all the windows and 2 fans, one pushing and one pulling, it honestly stayed very comfortable in there. The main reason we didn't do ac is because we designed it to be off grid and the type of traveling we do, we don't plug in or have the on-board power to run an ac unit. If we were to do it again though, I'd make sure it was pre-wired for an ac unit just in case. We also didn't carry a generator. Overall, we didn't have any issues without it.
@@WilsonsAdrift ahhh that actually makes alot of sense that in my mind I'd say is a good choice but just to be safe always have some sort of backup power generator
Why did you do the mechanical work last? Wouldn’t you want to change out the transmission first to make sure the truck was good before putting all that work in?
We already knew the truck ran and drove just fine before we started the renovation. The transmission swap was not necessary so we waited until the end to see if it was still something we wanted to do or had time to do before our trip.
I have a trailer am bout demo and reconstruct as well..thanks for d inspiration!!! U guys did an amazing job!!!!! Can I ask what insulation u guys used?
Thank you! There should be links to most of what we used in the description but here is the lights we used. www.amazon.com/dp/B07QC6K8SD/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_ZSHQA5VBNGDQEMXC4M4Q?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
If this isn't too personal, around how much was the renovation for just the interior living space? Not including the transmission swap. Thanks in advance
Did you restore any engines or mechanical things? I want to buy a old rv and restore it. Is it posssible to make it work brand new after restoration? Potentially a life long vehicle?
Well if you are buying an older rv you can absolutely rebuild everything including all mechanical work and it could last you a very long time. The only thing I would say about that is in the end, it's still old technology and an old design. They have made a lot of improvements over the years in comfort, reliability and safety. Our Toyota Sunrader was a 1985 and although we replaced a lot of parts and you could say it was "new" but in the end, it still drove like a 1985 Toyota.
These two did not half ass anything! Great to see real dedication and craftsmanship. This guy has a ton of skills for how young he looks. I was looking at an 86 Coachman (identical to this) and it picked up a g30 instead. The process seems daunting. Videos like this are inspiring. They make it seem infinitely easier than it really is.
Thank you so much for the kind words. It was definitely a labor of love. Lots of long days but it was all worth it.
I thought the same thing! Beautiful Talent
do not let anyone steal your thunder..........
Good call switching out that automatic transmission for a manual. But, I would always be worrying about where the next restroom is.
Thanks! We put a slide out porta-potty under the counter so there is a bathroom if needed, especially at night. There are gas stations and other public restrooms all over so it was never a problem.
Far better than most repair videos. I would say the exterior needs a bit more flair though.
Van is actually better shape than most videos. Not much rotten wood.
That was the Best RV DIY I have seen yet. I just bought one and looking for inspiration. I'm inspired. Tks Happy Camping
Thank you!
Love the manual swap! I've always wanted a manual camper!
Thank you!
SOOOO GOOOOD ! The talent and grit to be able to pull it off like y’all did. Thank you for the inspiration. ✨ Safe travels, my friends.
Thank you so much!
A majority of the planet does not understand or appreciate the resourcefulness, amount of skill, craftsmanship, knowledge, preplanning and mechanics, that went into this. I thought I was pretty handy. That was amazing. Blown away. Any one can plan, anyone can paint, maybe measure and cut accurately but the details and with no electrician, no plumber, no mechanic, no glazer. These are the most skilled individuals I have ever seen in my life. Real life Macgyver! Can you change your car seats? Can you do the plumbing and wire the electric? All with superior craftsmanship? Yeah? How about change the tranny? Gtfo. You can only be the expert and best at one thing or know a little about everything. These people are experts and are the best at everything. Show me your video if you think you even come anywhere near the skill these 2 displayed. I never seen it. Highly skilled. They hit all the trades known to man. Except welding. Had no help! I need to meet you. Probably some rocket scientist and quantum physicists but even they wouldn't know how to use all those tools and do this with that amount of skill
Wow, Thank you so much! Honestly have no words. You are too kind!
What a great video! Thanks for sharing. I'm one year into my first pop up camper. Its a 93 and nothing like what you guys have, but your video gives me ideas and the willingness to do some renovating. Love it!
Mega credit for the manual swap! Oh, and everything else...
Thank you! We are loving it.
You guys definitely didn't cut corners! Amazing!
Thumbs up just for the stance shot at the beginning lol
Wow! I respect the dedication! Awesome job!!
Bro! Definite huge points on this build! I was like, why is the dude pulling the brake pedal to change the carpet, then BAM! My man shows up with a double stomper to make this girl a shiftie! LOVE IT!!!!! 22R is a great engine, gutless without the bump stick though!
Thanks! It was definitely worth it.
I love what you did with it, cabinet colors and all. Nice quick little video. thanks.
Thank you so much!
We just bought a 72 revcon with all original interior. Definetly gonna use this video to help me renovate it😊
That's awesome to hear!
Gave me your instagram
What an excellent video and what a great job. One time lapse video like this is literally worth ten ordinary videos.
Thank you!
Wow that's my dream. I loved watching the team work. Well done.
Thanks so much! It was absolutely a team effort.
I have an 88 fiat campervan, I've just bought it and it's completely standard... Im so overwhelmed on where to start!! I'm going to watch your video slowly in parts to get ideas :)
You got this! We have videos breaking down each part of our process so feel free to check them out or reach out with any questions 😁
We are at the tail end of our "down to the studs" RV renovation. I can truly appreciate what you guys did. You have got some great counter space there!
Thanks so much! It was a lot more work than we originally signed up for but it was worth it. We absolutely love our layout and counterspace!
We just bought a 1985 Toyota Sunrader, completely gutted but comes with all of the interior. Wish us luck!
Congrats on your new home on wheels! You'll love it 😊
@@WilsonsAdrift Im going to rely on your videos lol
Lol glad they can help. Let us know if you have any questions!
@@jenniegalway5840 Curious, it's 9 months later. How's the build going so far?
Wow, big job, BIG. Great Covid project. We bought a /92 ford, 28’. I’m thinking we need to do the same reno. Yours looks fantastic. You did go further than I need to as far as mechanical. Our “motor” part is great it’s just the “home” part that sucks, lol.
Thank you! Sounds like a great project!
OMG what a great Project! Good Work. Greetings from Germany
Thank you so much!
Wow just wow. Can’t wait to Reno my old but new to me campie
Very cool time lapse...well done..
Thank you!
Good video
That man reminded me of "The greatest american hero". Nice rv.
Thanks!
Looks like you had a great team mate there, congrats
Im absolutely in love with the kitchen area, have some different ideas for other areas. Lookin for same style camper LOVE IT!!
Wow that's awesome that was a MAJOR OVERHAUL! beautiful job
Thank you so much!
BRAVO! Absolutely beautiful. Peace.
Not sure how you have two thumbs down... This was an amazing job... You have really inspired me to gut my travel trailer and do a total renovation... Enjoy life on the open roads... Blessings to the both of you...
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your kind words.
You guys did such a good job on this. I think you need to keep em coming. Hopefully you guys are doing Ok out there.
Thank you so much!
Looks awesome guys 👌🏻
Wow that was amazing!
What an amazing job you've done, and nice job for the video, hello from France
Did you guys need to change the subflooring? Wondering if we do to our 1984 motorhome.
We did remove some of the old floor that was rotted and replaced it with new wood. Then we layed a new layer of 1/2" plywood over the entire floor for extra stability.
I love this, you both did a great job. well done.
OMG ‼️ Great talented craftsmanship 👍
WOW beautiful work, I just bought....actually picking up a 1990 Toyota Dolphin today and I can't wait to get started on it, I won't be doing all the work you guys did but you gave me some great ideas, thanks so much for taking the time to share your work with us. Peace and Good Vibes
Such a gorgeous renovation, you guys did an amazing job!
Excellent job.
Very nice.. But where is the bathroom?
You guys did an awesome job on restoring that RV.. I have a question though I noticed the doors that were on the outside as for the ventilation for the refrigerator and the furnace have now been covered over what are you doing as far as heat and refrigeration ventilation... Maybe I missed something in the video
Thanks you! As for the heater, it vents straight out the bottom through its own exhaust since it is a diesel heater. And for the fridge ventilation, it only requires a few inches of space around it. It doesn't need the same ventilation as the older style refrigerators.
awesome vid man. its nice to actually see someone who knows what there doin. only thing i would of done different is i wouldn't have used SharkBite fittings on every connection. crimped pex fittings hold better especially in a area with movement to prevent leaking. plus standard crimp fittings are way cheaper!
Really appreciate it! It was an awesome learning experience. We never had a single leak with the push to connect fittings so I'm definitely a fan of them. First time working with pex or doing anything like that. I think there will be another adventure build in the future!
Absolutely 100% pure beautiful pride witnessed produced from a young couple that explode their love together thru energy cooperation investment and work. May long continue their life journey together and also mileage made towards wonderful memories.
Genius work. Inspiring. Thank you for sharing. Wow.
I’m in billings and if I had the money to buy this I totally would. You guys did a hell of a job!
Thank you so much!
Excelente mejor que nueva.....felicidades...!!!!!
Well done. Hope u are proud as . Awesome job.
WOW! WOW! WOW! You guys are amazing!!
Great job. Time lapse makes it look easy but you guys have put in some hard working hours on this. Looks great.
Thank you so much!
Turning marty mcfly 4x4 truck in to a rv Great Scott
GREAT JOB!!! LOVE THE KITCHEN 😎👍
My guy is the jack of all trades! Help me when I buy my Rv! haha
Good job!!! Very clean.
Thank you!
That is cool! Great job
Absolutely fantastic
Thank you!
I really enjoyed discovering y'alls channel and watching this rv renovation today! Keep up the good work and i look forward to watching more of y'alls videos.
Thank you so much!
You guys rule happy new year !!!!!!
Awesome job! 👌
Thank you!!
Wow never knew Napoleon Dynamite knows how to renovate RVs.😁
Nice work
Amazing work
Beautiful job!
Thank you!
Now I have one singular question why did you trade out the ac for another fan? Otherwise though great vid unless the area you live in doesn't get to hot which then I guess it makes sense to get rid of
Great question. With all the windows and 2 fans, one pushing and one pulling, it honestly stayed very comfortable in there. The main reason we didn't do ac is because we designed it to be off grid and the type of traveling we do, we don't plug in or have the on-board power to run an ac unit. If we were to do it again though, I'd make sure it was pre-wired for an ac unit just in case. We also didn't carry a generator. Overall, we didn't have any issues without it.
@@WilsonsAdrift ahhh that actually makes alot of sense that in my mind I'd say is a good choice but just to be safe always have some sort of backup power generator
Impressive!!. Music cool too
Really great work! Any idea how different the base weight is?
Great question! Surprisingly we weighed in about 200 pounds less than when we started. If I remember correctly, it was right around 6300..
@@WilsonsAdrift Better material at no weight cost- win win!
Great job a heck of an improvement.
Thanks John!
Love what you have done but one question were is the bathroom
good job .. well done to both
Thank you!
I just watched Napoleon Dynamite build a camper trailer cool video
Why did you do the mechanical work last? Wouldn’t you want to change out the transmission first to make sure the truck was good before putting all that work in?
We already knew the truck ran and drove just fine before we started the renovation. The transmission swap was not necessary so we waited until the end to see if it was still something we wanted to do or had time to do before our trip.
great job!
Well done guys!
Wow! Amazing how handy are you guys ❤️
Thank you!
Just amazing, really inspirational for others attempting the same journey, this definitely helps the motivation forsure!!
respect to both you!
good job well done
I have a trailer am bout demo and reconstruct as well..thanks for d inspiration!!! U guys did an amazing job!!!!! Can I ask what insulation u guys used?
Thank you so much! We ended up going with rmax thermasheath ISO board from home depot.
@@WilsonsAdrift Awesome..ty...am binge watching your videos!!! 😂😂
Great! 😁 If you have any other questions just ask!
Amazing job
Just incredible 😍
Wowowooww excelente trabajo mis respetos para ustedes mil bendiciones amigos 🤩
Beautiful
My God you are amazing boys...!!!
The guy is like MacGyver
Super nice job, you guys!
Thank you so much!
Great work. I always worry with home rebuilds like this, will you ever get your time and money back if you sell. If you never sell then great.
Holy cow! You guys are amazing! Great job!😮👍🏻
Thank you so much!
BRILLIANT
Great video!
awesome!!!
Awesome resto, love it, just wondering is that a Transit truck diff under the back of it?
i watched this and see you rebuilding a RV but then out of nowhere i see you do a auto to man swap LOL
LOVE the tail lights! Can I ask where you got them? Thanks! Great build!
Thank you! There should be links to most of what we used in the description but here is the lights we used. www.amazon.com/dp/B07QC6K8SD/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_ZSHQA5VBNGDQEMXC4M4Q?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@WilsonsAdrift wow I totally missed all of your links at 3am! lol gotta love late night youtube rabbit holes!!!! THANKS! :D
If this isn't too personal, around how much was the renovation for just the interior living space? Not including the transmission swap. Thanks in advance
It was around the 15k range.
Thank you for sharing.
Lovable camper✌️✌️
I alwas love this vido is the gretes and saving the erath
BRAVO!
Did you restore any engines or mechanical things? I want to buy a old rv and restore it. Is it posssible to make it work brand new after restoration? Potentially a life long vehicle?
Well if you are buying an older rv you can absolutely rebuild everything including all mechanical work and it could last you a very long time. The only thing I would say about that is in the end, it's still old technology and an old design. They have made a lot of improvements over the years in comfort, reliability and safety. Our Toyota Sunrader was a 1985 and although we replaced a lot of parts and you could say it was "new" but in the end, it still drove like a 1985 Toyota.
What about the toilet?