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Trying to make the world a better place, one van mod at a time.
FJ Camper new exterior water tank
After many unsuccessful patches and much cursing, I finally retired the 6" PVC water tank I made and purchased this aluminum tank off Amazon. Its quite well made, easy to install, and works up to 55 psi. I only wish I did this in the first place. www.4WD-Mod.com
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FJ Camper GMRS radio install
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One of the easier mods attempted so far, the Midland MXT275 installed today just required two wire taps at the existing 12V outlet wiring, adhering the microphone holder to the dash, and three self-tapping screws into the console for the mounting bracket. Setting up the magnetic base antenna is next. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper furniture install Part C
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Last in the three part series, this video focuses on the driver side of the furniture showing the side panel, LED night light, exterior light switches, and the Anker Solix C1000 power station. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper furniture install Part B
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Second video in the FJ Camper install series. This video focuses on the passenger side of the build showing the cot extension in drive and sleep modes. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper furniture install Part A
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The first of three videos showing what we installed in the FJ yesterday. Could not have done it without the help of my very strong son. Part A focuses on the back of the rig showing the Rotopax water tanks, water feed hose, fridge and fridge tray, and the two drawers. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper furniture ready to install
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Last video in the shop before we install the furniture in the rig. Once that is done, we'll document with a new vid. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper water system test
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Months in the making, finally got the water system tested. Everything works as designed. Will need to be careful with the outflow velocity as our 3gpm water pump will empty a 2 gallon Rotopax in no time. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper night light
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Testing the FJ Camper night light. Dimmable with red option. Wired directly to the fuse block. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper water pump switch
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A quick test of the FJ Camper water pump switch. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper water pump and switch wiring test
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A bit of trial and error to make sure we have the right wires from the relay harness connected to the right switch wires. Used the water pump as the test device. Working well. Next is going back in the rig and troubleshooting the exterior lights wiring. www.4WD-Mod.com
Camp stove drawer
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What I initially thought would be a simple exercise turned into quite the debacle. Turns out all I needed to do was get the frame square and level, then get the slides level, then get the drawer box level and voila, it works. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper phase one furniture framing v2
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Third try at this video. Changed the camera orientation and hid my dog further away so you can only barely hear the barking. Notice the Tacoma long bed furniture is still in my shop...long story. www.4WD-Mod.com
Complete! Tacoma long bed camper build
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This custom furniture project was for a client that owns a Tacoma long bed with a Super Pacific X1 camper shell. Fridge tray for a 75L Dometic fridge on lock-in/lock-out slides. Outdoor kitchen with collapsible sink cutout and Wilsonart Solicor laminate on lock-in/lock-out slides. Storage drawer on lock-in/lock-out slides. Storage bench with hinged lid. www.4WD-Mod.com
Update - FJ Camper furniture v2
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A reasonably quick summary of where we are with the design to date. www.4WD-Mod.com
FJ Camper water system
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How we are planning to get potable water to where we need it at the back of the FJ. www.4WD-Mod.com
Last Rotopax/Hi-Lift jack carrier design vid!
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Last Rotopax/Hi-Lift jack carrier design vid!
Update! FJ Cruiser Rotopax/Hi-Lift jack carrier
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Update! FJ Cruiser Rotopax/Hi-Lift jack carrier
RotopaX Hi-Lift Carrier for FJ Cruiser
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RotopaX Hi-Lift Carrier for FJ Cruiser
Custom Brackets and Mounting Solutions
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Custom Brackets and Mounting Solutions
Tacoma long bed with Super Pacific X1 camper
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Tacoma long bed with Super Pacific X1 camper
Roof Setup for FJ Cruiser Stealth Camper 🚙
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Roof Setup for FJ Cruiser Stealth Camper 🚙
Update on FJ Cruiser Stealth Camper Design
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Update on FJ Cruiser Stealth Camper Design
Yeah, but what’s the tank called?
GMRS can be handy for communications. But, a friendly tip: don't key up a radio without an appropriate antenna connected. A transmitter circuit is expecting a 'load' of a given impedance. If there is no load or if there's a significant impedance mismatch, you can blow the final stage of the transmitter/amplifier.
Ive been following your mod ideas for as soon as you put them out. Impatiently waiting for final design. My fj needs this kind of attention. lol
Give me a shout: 4wd-mod.com/get-in-touch
I’ve just been lurking. Looks good so far!
I'll try not to touch the microphone in future vids...
I'll try not to touch the microphone in future vids...
Most likely not going to add the front HDPE panel.
Tested the new light relay and it works great. Both light circuits on and did not trip the Anker internal breaker.
I know that pump makes an ungodly racket, but keep in mind that it only runs when pressure is required. Once the plumbing system is complete with water, the pump will build pressure in the system then stop. Use some water and it automatically starts again until pressure is restored.
Waiting on better fitting hose clamps and then will get the PVC tube plumbing runs done.
Because of how tight the tolerances are inside the cot framing, we are using 1/2" barbed brass elbows to connect the PVC tubing to the pump and the 4-way valve.
After shooting this vid, I adjusted the glide cars to let the cot extension slide more easily. As a result, I think it is still a good idea to do the plunger to keep it from sliding while driving.
We won't need the teflon tape to get the cot extension to slide easily. We are still going to use the plunger and work around it with the Hest mattress. We might even stop by Hest's Georgetown location to get some expert help in modifying it.
Since we did this very rough prototype vid a year ago, we switched to a linear glide rail and car system from our framing vendor to make the bench/bed work. We're using that system for the cot extension in our FJ Cruiser Stealth Camper along with a spring-loaded plunger to hold the cot extension in place while we are driving. The hinge and framing part of our solution remains unchanged.
Epic. Better than my drawing on a napkin 😂 I did something similar but have the fridge inside the drawer, so it’s one big level platform. Very cosy sleeping in the FJ, love it. Do you have a video on the actual build?
Proxy, not proximity. :)
A slight revision to the water system design (after shooting this vid) has the hoses leading to the back of the rig tucked along the outside of the Rotopax tanks. The t-slot along that edge makes for a handy way to clip a 3/4" hose in place. We also moved the pump slightly toward the rear of the rig to make room for the supply side sediment filter and barbed fitting.
Love the build so far.
After buying a Rotopax water tank, I realized that a submersible pump will not fit in the fill opening so moving to plan B which is a 3.0 GPM Shurflo pump (7.5A) hardwired to my distribution panel with a 15A switch to activate mounted near the Rotopax tanks. The pump will be mounted vertically to the spacer board next to the Rotopax tanks just behind the tanks. Found a three-way valve on Amazon that is perfect and will allow me to draw water from two different locations without disconnecting and reconnecting supply hoses. Will need to be careful with the DC load when operating the pump as the max. output to my panel is 10A.
Again my apologies to RIG'd Supply for butchering the pronunciation of their name.
The labels on the framing is how we code each framing piece to do material ordering and keep track of cutting.
The glide bar is UHMW polyethylene...a very tough subset of polyethylene that has a strength to weight ratio 8-15 times greater than steel.
The removeable bamboo panels can be used for food prep on the tailgate.
The plunger has a M16 x 1.5 threaded body so a 16mm+ (5/8") hole needs to be drilled in the plywood/rubber. I'm going to seat a M16 x 1.5 threaded nut at the bottom of the plywood so it sits flush, then screw the threaded body into the nut using washers above the 5mm rubber surface.
If you are wondering about the frame labeling in the vid, its our coding for keeping track of all the pieces that need to be cut, how long to cut each piece, and where they are installed in the construction.
1/8” spacers at the extrusion bolts. Wood screws for the angle from the bottom.
These are done. The first four are going on the FJ tomorrow.
My apologies for mispronouncing “RIG’d”.
Most likely drilling a second set of hitch pin holes in the RambleRack stinger to get the table (when open) exactly where I want it relative to the open storage drawer shown in the video. No modification needed to the length of the stinger.
please can you send the skp. !!!
This may become a product for 4WD-Mod.com.
Portable GMRS radio for the time being…looking at the Talkpod A36 on Amazon.
Meant carriage bolts, not lag bolts. Also using M6 carriage bolts with security nuts over nyloc nuts for the Rotopax mounting plate.
can i have the sketchup project so i can do it to my car please!
Not water, gasoline. One of these days I’ll actually use a script for these vids. ;)
To lock the Hi-Lift jack on the carrier, we are going to use 1/2" square neck carriage bolts (so they won't turn while tightening) and the Hi-Lift locking knob (VERS-LK)...plus a non-locking knob for the other bolt.
*I'm not homeless or sleepinging inside a tiny FJ Cruiser. 6 man Ground top tent I can walk inside, stand up straight, that how camping is done*
How tall is the FJ what the roof rack and RTT? I would like to have a similar set up in the future but curious if these additions will restrict me from parking in my garage at work 😅
I recently posted another video that shows the furniture mockup we built out of 2x4s.
Love the progress updates, can’t wait to see a physical mock up.
See my latest vid that shows the physical mockup.
Probably getting an iPad Mini for Gaia and OnX routes and that will attach to the Carmount as well.
Love seeing the mock-up within the FJ, really brings the whole thing together! Have a small, dumb question. How is the accessibility of the rotopax water jugs behind the fridge? Do you need to slide out the fridge to get to them, fold down the back seat, or can they be lifted up and over the fridge as it sits? Can’t wait to see a physical model install, stellar work.
Thanks Joey! That's a great question. I'm hoping they can be lifted straight up and over the fridge. I currently have designed a HDPE panel to hold them in place, but may revise that if getting them out proves to be too difficult. I may also drop a small battery-powered submersible pump in the jug being used and then just leave them in place. On second thought, I'll just use this at 2.5GPM and wire it to the Goal Zero: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086N211TF/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1VKCAG306HXYS&psc=1
Nice to see progress on your build! I’ve just finished doing more refined measurements on my own vehicle last night.
Now that I have my FJ, I realize this idea of a dishwashing drawer won't work. There just isn't a wide enough opening with the doors open to allow a drawer to extend out the passenger side and still allow the passenger seat to slide back far enough to be comfortable. Its fine, we'll just use the camp table and the same collapsible sink to do dishes.
Glad to see you got your FJ in hand. I’m working on my own soonish, and your idea is a great launching point so far. I’m going with a somewhat different design philosophy though.
@@mahbuddykeith1124 lots of strokes for different folks. I am most likely going to invest in the new roof rack and RTT first before tackling the interior. I have a cycling event coming up in September and looking forward to not sleeping on the ground for a change.
Very nice model, well thought out. Would love to see some progress updates in the near future
Thanks Joey! I finally have my FJ and have started indexing the interior. I already see that some modifications to the framing will be needed (and I won't get all the storage I was counting on), but the basic concept is going to work. Going to step up the Goal Zero to the 1500. Dropping the subwoofer...the sound system doesn't need it.
Looking nice. The FJ is a bit of a puzzle, but there are a few pockets of space nested away, i.e. the suicide doors have usable space and the rear compartments waste quite a bit as well. Have you had a look at some Australian FJ camper setups? There's some great ideas there about how to squeeze things in, built on top of a GVM upgrade of course.
I am somewhat concerned about the ability of the OEM stock suspension to work with the additional weight for this build.
Does this proposed modification require just the passenger side seat bottom removed, or a complete seat delete?
Complete rear seat delete, passenger side only.
Moved on from Roofnest to 4x4 Colorado Nimbus for the RTT. They also make a solid roof rack that is significantly less expensive than Sherpa and Prinsu.
Have decided to use the Sherpa Fuji rack.
Some work has happened since this vid was posted. Power will be a Goal Zero 1000. Working on how to maintain easy access along with fitting the subwoofer.
We found an alternative for the subfloor that is lower cost, easier to install, and does not require driving to Colorado. The system is specifically designed for work van upfitting and does not require any type of glue down or mechanical fastening. We’ll be installing this floor over LizardSkin acoustic and thermal insulation.
Note that the aluminum extrusion profiles we use have asymmetrical T-slots. We use these because they have no-slot sides that we typically face outward. It makes for a very clean, professional appearance. We also use hidden connectors that make it easy to have "captured" panels fit into the T-slots. All captured panels get special gasketing that keep the panels from rattling in the T-slot.
Putting all the key electrical components in the drawer box has the added benefit of allowing that part of the build to be done “on the bench” as opposed to “in the van”. This makes for easier wiring between components and for a more compact installation footprint.