Recent content by incendui

Great progress, I love the idea of a light weight pop-top shell. What are you planning for the lift hardware? I've never been a fan of the FWC/Phoenix style of outside latches and inside lift panels/bars, would be great to see a DIY version of the VW westy lift hardware.

Thanks, that lift actually sagged more with the camper than I expected. The ride height in the back came down 2". If I had known I might have skipped the front ball joint spacers and just kept it at stock height, it rides great with the extra weight and add-a-leafs installed. Since I already had...

Phoenix Camper The Phoenix is now back on the T100, just in time for me to move into it full time. I also ended up slightly modifying the floorplan of the camper. The Phoenix (and most FWCs of the era) have a side bench that eats up most of the floor space. It made the already small camper...

Sounds perfect, a 100W panel & fridge was what I was hoping to run (though without the sweet AGM battery.) What kind of charge controller are you using with the solar panel?

Any interior shots of the Northstar? Looks like a good length for the short bed.

Ball joint spacers Got around to installing the front lift today, think it came out nice: The spacers were an easy install, a dremel made short work of the control arm trimming. What did surprise me is the Bilsteins bottomed out at full droop. Even with a little over 1/2" worth of shims on...

I thought about air bags but once the camper's back on it will stay that way until winter, so I'm not too concerned about adjustability. If I get a 1" lift out of the add-a-leafs with the camper on back I'll be happy, unloaded it's sitting exactly at 2.

I eventually replaced the Fleet with the Phoenix camper pictured in the first post. Fits the T100 great, but with a full interior and wood construction it's noticeably heavier than the Fleet was. My shocks were already in bad shape, with the camper on back it was borderline undrivable. Took it...

T100 and Fleet After I finished up with the headgasket I immediately threw a camper on the T100. I found an 80's era FWC Fleet for cheap on craigslist, but it was missing the interior, had a soft spot in the floor, and had all the usual old FWC camper issues. I spent a while fixing it up, but I...

With only a 2" lift you should be ok with stock shocks. I went with stock length Bilstein 4600s. To get longer ones I think you have to go custom for the front, most aftermarket parts are for the 89-95 Toyota pickups that start off shorter.

The beginning I mentioned I bought the T100 cheap since it was pouring smoke out on a cold start. Not sure exactly how it happened, but the engine bay was covered in coolant and the radiator looked new. So time for a new headgasket. The truck was also trashed in general, here's a pic from when...

It was on sale for just under $200, I think they usually run for $220. If you call ToyTec talk to Drew, he's the T100 expert.

This build thread is going to be slightly out of order. I've had the truck for over a year now, but I've only just made it to the fun modifications. Up to now it's been maintenance and figuring out what exactly what I want out of it. I bought it after spending a few rough nights in the driver's...

Yep, worked great even in the heat. Though now I need to hose it down with vinegar, that playa dust is nasty.