Toyota 78 pop up roof

[renago]

yes it is a diesel Webasto ,
2 years ago we were in Norway , with an outside temperature of 6 C , but 22 C inside .
nice
it is also easy to regulate , and start and stop .
if any one is planning a mid season /winter camping , I would strongly recommend it .
car is warm in 5 minutes .

 

[cahill]

Hey @renago , just read through this again. It has been a while and am sure it has been completed and getting some use by now. Any updates? This is such an awesome build.

 

[renago]

Hi Cahill , yes it is more or less finished and I was able to make some trips .
There are small improvements in progress .
Work on these rigs never ends .
Will fill up with some new pictures asap .
Thanks for the interest and waking me up .

 

[spressomon]

<snip>
Work on these rigs never ends .

The truth!

 

[renago]

ok , as promised , here I am with some small , but important upgrades .
1, I was not too happy with the hestetics and cleaning of the floor , so decided to go with a slim sheet of anti slipping PVC flooring ,
very happy with end result , easy to clean , all in 1 piece , and when wet , you don't slip .
2, the second step was to improve or try to eliminate vibration of the camping chairs and table .
I store them on the left side of the fridge . They were always rattling despite they were tied tightly , on the floor and between each other .
so decided to add a dumping surface under the flooring .
this is made of compressed cork , light weight , nice material , 1 cm thick , and sufficiently duping , but not too soft .
3, last but not least , as you seen I have a pop up roof , that works very well , but .....I wanted also a quick and emergency bed and resting surface .
quick bed , for me , means especially in summer after lunch , sometimes I like to have a short nap
but don't want all the hassle to fly open the roof .
so a tipper in the corridor will be just great
this can also work as an emergency bed , for third person or maybe if the passenger will like to sleep while I am driving .
but also to read in the evening before going to bed .
it is not finished , still working on some details as , textile cover , fixing th legs ecc .
it is very slim , 8 -10 mm thick , very rigid , or very little bending , light and practical to tilt .
it will be covered with a system of cushions in high density , removable with winter and summer covers .
more to come .....
any critics and comments are welcome

bye Renato

 

[renago]

thanks guys for your reactions .
here under a small improvement , that is almost unnoticeable , but very handy to keep all things in the right place .
it is a simple net that we bought at Decatlon .
Decatlon planned use for this is a tent organiser .
I cutted the strings , added some velcro and its working great .
cost 8 € aprox , if I remember correctly

 

[renago]

just another small improvement in organising my small traveling car .
under the fridge , I always had a 7 cm empty hole , that I filled with all sort of crap .
now after many years I had more time so made a small drawer that can comodate utilities that come very handy during the day .

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

Shallow drawers are nice, you don't have to dig for anything. Nice use of that space.

 

[mt72]

thanks guys for your reactions .
here under a small improvement , that is almost unnoticeable , but very handy to keep all things in the right place .
it is a simple net that we bought at Decatlon .
Decatlon planned use for this is a tent organiser .
I cutted the strings , added some velcro and its working great .
cost 8 € aprox , if I remember correctly

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This is very handy thanks for the tip 🙏🏻

 

[renago]

another small but very useful area is the front bumper , when you have PTO winch on .
i made 2 water tight boxes in which I can store a bunch of stuff that might be handy on a trip .
Boxe cover is secured with small locks to avoid bad guys

 

[renago]

every one of us has a water hose on board .
For getting water from a tap water source , shower ecc.
Generally the water hose is too short !
Or if long too bulky .
Maybe I found a good solution to these problems .
Here under is a nice water hose , very nice rubbery material , quite tough , not easy to cut , but still soft made in Italy .
But the special feature is that 1,4 mt extends to 3,5 mt once you ally water pressure !

 

[DamoPeru]

every one of us has a water hose on board .
For getting water from a tap water source , shower ecc.
Generally the water hose is too short !
Or if long too bulky .
Maybe I found a good solution to these problems .
Here under is a nice water hose , very nice rubbery material , quite tough , not easy to cut , but still soft made in Italy .
But the special feature is that 1,4 mt extends to 3,5 mt once you ally water pressure !
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Interesting hose. Can you use it for drinking water, I mean does it taste rubbery? I'd be interested if it comes in 1/2"

 

[renago]

Hi Damoperu

Taste as any other hose .
After all the water is just passing by quickly , it’s not sitting there like a tank for days .

 

[DamoPeru]

Hi Damoperu

Taste as any other hose .
After all the water is just passing by quickly , it’s not sitting there like a tank for days .

true! so what's it called? can it be ordered online?

 

[renago]

The company is called idro easy .

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The hose I have is called Magic easy .
I don’t know if they sell or you can find them on Amazon .