FULL TOUR OF OUR 1988 TOYOTA DOLPHIN OFF-GRID CAMPER VAN || COMPLETE GUT AND REBUILD

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Күн бұрын

Over the past year, we completely rebuilt our 1988 Toyota Dolphin RV. The more we fixed things, the more we realized how much of the structural wood was rotten. We decided to do a complete gut. Such a huge project! We ended up rebuilding the entire roof, as well as the passenger rear wall and the back wall. We rebuilt everything in the interior. The only original things that remain are the oven/stove, the range hood, and the reading lights above the bed. The RV is officially done and we are doing some traveling in it now!
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CONTENTS:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Exterior
03:58 - The engine
05:02 - The interior
05:44 - Fridge
06:10 - The bed
06:48 - Kitchen
08:30 - Upper cabinets on driver side
09:27 - Lighting set up
10:00 - Storage under couches
10:43 - Diesel Heater
12:50 - Back couch & storage area & toilet
14:18 - Closet
15:27 - Dinette table
16:15 - Laundry chute
16:50 - Solar!!
18:57 - 12V Plug || Phone charger & laptop charger
19:36 - Upper cabinets on passenger side
20:15 - (Original) reading lights above the bed
20:44 - Roof vent
21:05 - Vinyl flooring
21:52 - The cab
22:34 - THANK YOU for watching 😊
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@ziggypi4813 2 жыл бұрын

yall absolutely killed it, that thing is going to last another 30 years and is most likely worth $30k with all the upgrades, maybe worth 50k in another 10 years. Cali be crazy for that 22re. I hope yall have years upon years of amazing adventures. I ve been running my dolph up and down the west coast for the past 3 years. Not sure which way you guys are headed but I have many suggestions for spots to check out. Just a few : the 395 going north out of LA is loaded with cherry camp like Trona Pinacles, Alabama Hills, Hot springs outsiide of mammoth ( green church ) ...essentially sage as far as eye can see butted into the Sierras. If interested in SF, East Beach is amazing spot you can park your rig during the day..at night time you can stay across from Safeway in allowed marina parking spot. There is cool little pullout on hwy 1 just a few miles north of Point Reyes. Santa Cruz on Deleware St near Natural Bridges Park. I could go on and on. I really like having a bike to explore new areas wheth·er it be a city or the blm. I-overlander and caltopo with 'public land' overlay are good guides to potential spots. Happy Trails

@KikisAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Wow you do have lots of neat suggestions! We will have to check them out! I know exactly what hot springs you are talking about in Mammoth and we love them! We have driven by Alabama Hills many times on our way to Mammoth and someday we would love to explore that area. Thank you for all of the tips! Do you know of any places near San Diego?

@ziggypi4813 2 жыл бұрын

@@KikisAdventures nope. For whatever reason, in my migration patterns I never do down to San Diego, I usually go Joshua Tree then AZ after LA. AZ super easy camping compared to Cali. I can suggest a good spot in LA (Echo park area or Venice ) if you don't mind city camping

@tonykartracer8032 2 жыл бұрын

This is true love, when one can do a #2 while the other is right there cooking a mean ramen dish for the both of them.

@garrettlamb9916 Жыл бұрын

I’m just sitting here stoked to think that I could get a drink of water in the midnight without getting out of bed!

@homeofthefree8656 3 ай бұрын

Dang that’s awesome! I remember watching your guys’ videos when it was gutted. I have an 89 Toyota dolphin that I’m still working on, I think it’s been about 2 years but that makes sense because it’s just me haha

@norbikx1 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this is a really impressive work!

@icantintyou 20 күн бұрын

awesome job. i just picked one of these up this week and plan on a total interior rebuild as well.

@michaelhernandez6178 Жыл бұрын

Nice rebuild, it's beautiful. but as far as to the heater 1/2--3/4 gallon is a lot on low setting, mine will burn like 1 quart

@JRESHOW 2 жыл бұрын

Wow guys great job!!

@KikisAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@MICK1333 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos good energy keep up the good work

@KikisAdventures Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@newmoon54 Жыл бұрын

Howdy do~!~ Great videos may I say~!~ God Bless on your travels where ever you may go~!~

@RiverRich1 2 жыл бұрын

Great job The outside paneling looks solid.

@KikisAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rich! 😊

@burly636 3 ай бұрын

I am looking at one for $7500, it’s an 89 six cylinder. I don’t know anything about RVs but it looks pretty nice. The engine has been partially rebuilt in the interior. I’m thinking they’re talking about the soft part of the interior and maybe the linoleum. But everything else in it looks nice

@returningtoearthtv8836 Жыл бұрын

Do you know about starting and ending any Diesel heater burn with a few moments spent on “HIGH” in order to clean the carbon build up off the internals. Also, I really like all that you have done in this remodel. It is sooooo open and airy in there. Nice job removing the ridiculous space-eating bathroom that seems to come in these Toyota motorhomes.

@TrendMusicBg Жыл бұрын

Love this model of Toyota ❤

@doppleganger7591 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful RV and couple, love what you guys did with the rig and wish y’all safe travels!

@pouglwaw5932 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any plans for window shades/blinds/insulation? Nice looking redo and excellent solar set-up. I wish you had left the enclosure for the toilet, but if you don't entertain much you can make-do.

@MICK1333 2 жыл бұрын

Picking up a 1987 Dolphin this month in New Hampshire 37k original miles

@BuenaVidaRoute 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. You guys did a great job. Hopefully we can travel together soon.

@KikisAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@DSTREETMEDIA Жыл бұрын

Stripes would be a cool video 📸👍

@1951Roy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour, happy trails.

@ramirowolford4186 29 күн бұрын

How much would you say roughly you spent fixing it up? Im thinking to completely fixing one up myself

@rustyshackleford96 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! What kind of marine paint did you use? Looking to do the same to my exterior!

@jeffclearence5839 Жыл бұрын

For the amount you have in the fridge you could of purchased a new 2 way/3 way fridge for about that price! Didn’t it come with a bath room?

@theneanderthal6854 Жыл бұрын

Any problems with engine does it burn oil?

@svtruthandpups.6218 2 жыл бұрын

How do you shower

@KikisAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

I actually plan on making a video about this soon! For the most part, we use campground showers and aquatic center showers/gym showers!

@naomisims7230 Жыл бұрын

@@KikisAdventures Just wondering why you didn't replace the shower? Any regrets about removing it?

@pouglwaw5932 Жыл бұрын

The toilet enclosure will be missed the most. Tiny mini-motorhome showers rarely get used, except for doing handfuls of laundry.

@susangan7320 Жыл бұрын

2 many windows

@shrinkets Жыл бұрын

So sad what you did to this rv

@KikisAdventures Жыл бұрын

We built it to suit our needs 😊

@shrinkets Жыл бұрын

@@KikisAdventures I lived in a vintage tailer for one year. the best thing is a AC heat ,flushing toile, shower and shore power for JUST IN CASE .Taking these wonderful vintage essentials out is so sad as you altered the historic foot print and repalaced it with a handmade clumsy collection of plywood painted boxes . You have electronic connections but now no way to live comfortably meeting basic human needs such as private bath, AC, heat VENTS for humidity . You clearly did all this without knowing what it is like to live in a small camper. I have lived the lifestyle so i have learned . I love vintage campers especially these old Toyotas and it breaks my heart to see what you 2 did to those vintage RV . someday i hope when you see you have made some serious errors and sell it the new buyer can restore it back to the way it was they can find the parts. No way will you get 30 k or 50 k for the primitive rv it now worth less then what you paid for it .

@georgeseymour7116 Жыл бұрын

You talk as if they desecrated a national shrine. They took a worn out piece of shit and made it their own. Who in the world cares what YOUR opinion is? Get a life. lol.

@seanthompson4190 Жыл бұрын

@@shrinkets this camper is amazing, I'd like to see you do the work they did to it.

@pouglwaw5932 Жыл бұрын

A small bathroom enclosure could have been retained for a little civilized comfort, especially if there are ever any guests or entertaining.