MIKEYRULES
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Love the chinook interior! I have one myself the interior isn't as pimp. That's exactly how I wanted mine except a counter top flush with the fridge.
1976 Toyota Chinook: 1st Attempt
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MIKEYRULES
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My Datsun 620 chinook has a ka24e swap and it's not that underpowered anymore. I love my chinook since the swap.
Chinooks
Fellow Portlander here. I bought a '77 Chinook last year and had the same dreams. I chuckled when you described the angst of a daily commute in a rickety old truck in the city. Anyways, I keep going back and forth over keeping it or selling it. Love your build thread. Maybe I'll hold on to it a bit longer. Might hit you up with some questions down the road. Thanks for posting.
Fellow Portlander here. I bought a '77 Chinook last year and had the same dreams. I chuckled when you described the angst of a daily commute in a rickety old truck in the city. Anyways, I keep going back and forth over keeping it or selling it. Love your build thread. Maybe I'll hold on to it a bit longer. Might hit you up with some questions down the road. Thanks for posting.
Stoffregen Motorsports
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Maybe I missed it, but I was wondering how the TT seats worked out. DO you have enough leg/head room?
I put some Scion xB seats in a '87 Toyota pickup last year, and they were tall. Nice alternatives to stock pickup seats are hard to come up with.
I put some Scion xB seats in a '87 Toyota pickup last year, and they were tall. Nice alternatives to stock pickup seats are hard to come up with.
Hey all, I'm going to do some final planning with my welder buddy before committing to this. Now thinking about not extending the wheelbase on the T100 and just trying to minimize any non-essential weight behind the rear axle.
Mikeyrules: thanks man! The interior arrangement is pretty sweet, I don't think id change anything if I were to do it over. One thought, just because I really like having the little seat between the fridge and counter, is to keep my setup but have a fold-down countertop extension that would span the gap between the countertop and the fridge. Then you have the seat like my setup with the option of countertop all the way to the fridge like you want.
Pmorin: I hear you man. The project looms at times and inspires at others! Let me know if you ever want to meet up and do some brainstorming.
Stoffregen: holy **** I just looked through some of your projects! Unbelievable work. The Audi seats work great but only because of the pass-thru which allows them to recline back into the camper a bit. For overhead clearance: I'm 5'10" and have a few inches between my head and the ceiling. These seats definitely would not work in a single cab without the pass thru unless you have short legs.
Mikeyrules: thanks man! The interior arrangement is pretty sweet, I don't think id change anything if I were to do it over. One thought, just because I really like having the little seat between the fridge and counter, is to keep my setup but have a fold-down countertop extension that would span the gap between the countertop and the fridge. Then you have the seat like my setup with the option of countertop all the way to the fridge like you want.
Pmorin: I hear you man. The project looms at times and inspires at others! Let me know if you ever want to meet up and do some brainstorming.
Stoffregen: holy **** I just looked through some of your projects! Unbelievable work. The Audi seats work great but only because of the pass-thru which allows them to recline back into the camper a bit. For overhead clearance: I'm 5'10" and have a few inches between my head and the ceiling. These seats definitely would not work in a single cab without the pass thru unless you have short legs.
Morax: Yeah, I've posted in that a few times. In fact, it's how I found my Chinook, when a member mentioned he'd traded his in at a dealership outside of Portland. That's a funny story... Also, there's a very active group on Facebook called Toyota Motorhome Club with a bunch of Chinook owners.
Definately hit me up when you're ready. Love to see the progress on your rig, so I can copy it. ;-) I think I'm in the same place you were a while ago where I'm considering a 4x4 transplant or pulling the trigger and buying one outright.
Definately hit me up when you're ready. Love to see the progress on your rig, so I can copy it. ;-) I think I'm in the same place you were a while ago where I'm considering a 4x4 transplant or pulling the trigger and buying one outright.