1992 Toyota Hilux Galaxy - first look at rare 4x4 RV
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 เม.ย. 2021
- Say hello to 1 of 80 Toyota Galaxies ever built! This special camper just landed in her new home after a long journey from Japan, to Oregon, and finally all the way to New England.
At nearly 30 years old (and with only 60k miles!) this girl is in the prime of her life. New adventures are coming soon, but in the meantime have a look at the Galaxy in her natural state while it lasts. With a little love and TLC, she'll be getting upgrades left and right.
Follow our progress on Instagram! galaxy.tripping...
Thank you so much for so many kind comments and messages of support! We've been super busy tying up loose ends in our lives so we can spend more time traveling in the Galaxy very soon. This includes some awesome upgrades to the interior. I promise we are documenting everything and will have a bunch of new videos coming your way. Stay tuned!
Looking forward for the new videos
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Waiting for mate!
how much was the camper?
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Toyota please make this again in 2022!!
They did.
Congratulations dear they hear u 😁
It’s not the same! There’s something I can’t identify wrong with the way the 2022 looks n feels.
For.sure.its my dream camper 4×4 desiel composite no wood air.bags the list goes.on
my late dad had this exact hilux galaxy (but with chevy colorado taillights) parked at my grandma's house and is still there today! oh the memories!
Would it b for sale
@@randywilson6869 nope! most people out in the streets ask that a lot, my half family would sometimes take it out for road trips in burma. but yeah, that's how rare they are over there.
I'd buy that from him in a heartbeat
I love all of this!! You guys are adorable! Yay for adventuring 👏🏻💙
Love it! Sooo exciting for the journey!!!
That thing is awesome. My grandpa had a toyota chinook camper when I was little. I've always like the truck based rv because of that
Thanks for the walkthrough guys!
Love the restroom there and also the excellent use of space. I vote for using the dinette as the bed and couch, and the upper bunks for storage, such as for guitars and amps :)
I think you're onto something! We've taken a couple trips and quickly learned the dinette bed is much more spacious. We're likely going to use the upper bunk for storage & as the den/bed for our doggo :)
She is so happy for what she has and very positive taking it forward, beautiful woman.
I can’t wait to hopefully see it in person!
Great rig you guys must be so stoked...
Awesome Zach and Carolyn! Hope you guys make a stop on Maine this summer .
One of my best RV for our country roads and well equipped
That is a beautiful unit!!
Awesome Rig! Happy Trails
All I was thinking about when the hood was popped is throwing in a 2jz with a nice borg warner turbo setup and hitting anti lag on people. Imagine the look on people's faces. This thing is like my dream home.
Febreeze works pretty well on odors. Hope you guys have a great time!
Moth balls work as well.
Beautiful machine!
I love it 😍 y’all lucky to buy that one still looks nice 👍 I wish I could find something like that!😘☺️
Awesome!
Epic find thx sharing never saw one before
Congrats!!
WOW, this is a great looking compact RV with 4 wheel drive. In regards to removing the AC, take into account where you want to go camping and if it is the same age as the RV it most likely doesn't work as well as a newer model. I'm sure that most of the musty smell are in the fabric of the curtains and seat covers. A good cleaning will help. This RV is a great find.
Great find! However, did you intentionally or unintentionally forget to mention/showcase your refrigerator?
@samcaballero1538 the OG fridge didn’t work 🥲 I think the first thing we did way back when we first got it was take it out to tinker with.
Good deal.
Crazy cool find nice
Nice tour of your Hilux Galaxy.
@ 18:41 . . sounded like somebody broke wind 😂
I really like the exterior of your motor home, it has a rugged look to it. There are air conditioner hoses and an compressor in the engine compartment. A generator speaks volumes for energy capability’s. I hope everything functions properly now so you can begin to enjoy your, new to you, great motor home!!!
Congrats guys it's very nice 👌
Awesome bro..
Awesome rig. You two are so fortunate to have it. What about the fridge? Did I miss it in the video? Regarding the musty smell. I would NOT use fabreeze or any other commercial air freshener because they contain toxic ingredients. I’d diffuse essential oils, use a dehumidifier and/or ozone air purifier. Also thoroughly launder all textiles or better yet replace with organic cotton. Good luck and please post another video after you’ve made changes!
I need this!
I want to see more I am very interested in your adventures of fixing the truck and going places
Thanks for the encouragement Mark! We have been so busy with getting the RV together but I have a couple cool vids in the work that will be here soon!
Love it❤
Love it
very nice motorhome
So happy for you!!! My Caravan feels so little. Can't wait to see what your imagination does with it!
Is this a stickshift, then?
Thanks Marie! We can’t wait either :) yes she is stick shift. We’ll be practicing in our neighborhood over the next few weeks to get the hang of it on the right hand side.
to get rid of any musty, smoke, stale, questionable bad odors: slice up about ten limes and place them throughout the vehicle and cut up a few and put in a cup of water, within 24 hours, your vehicle will smell great! ofcourse, washing the cushions and covers, wiping everything down with a cleaning detergent nd using fab breeze combined will result in PERFECTION!
You can do that with bowls/saucers of vinegar as well which is cheaper.
My 92 Toyota Hilux is the best truck I've ever had.
I'm with you on the AC unit. Only time I would use mine is if I was at a RV park which is never. Wish they would have offered a choice of AC or solar panels/inverter instead of making me install my own. Cool rig, working over in Europe for so long you'll stop trying to climb into the passenger side in about 6 months... lol
Thanks! Yep we ended up taking it out and going with a fan. Haha!
You have to clean every inch of the inside with terry cloth towels and Lysol with bleach and of course elbow grease. A bag of terry cloth towels is cheap and can be washed and reused. Then you have to pull the foam and covers and wash them. Soak the foam blocks in heavy bleach water. Any moldy wood has to go or be painted if it’s not terrible. A lot of it’s in the foam cushions and fabric though so that helps a lot. Just got a probably way worse musty/mold smell out of a 50 year old 1971 vw westy bus.
Beautiful/ compact campavan
Clorox wipes work very well to rid musty smells as well as mold. About every couple weeks when not in use go through and wipe the insides down. Also maybe get a dehumidifier canister or two, I have one that is nice. It has crystals in it that are white, when they turn pink they are full. All you do is put them in the oven and bake them til they are white again.
We're in NZ - and we have a very rare 1989 Toyota 4x4 Galaxy! We've travelled 25,000 ks around NZ in it. Rare as hens teeth :)
Sounds like a dream! :) we have a Facebook chat going with about a dozen Galaxy owners if you’re interested, it’s been a great resource!
This is my dream RV to travel the whole Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Nice, I bought an 88 Toyota BJ73 Landcruiser with the 3B Diesel Left Hand Drive. Very nice, but wait till you try to have it fixed. Repair shops to include Toyota Dealership will not service it since they can't get the parts or get the calculation to apply hours to fix. All local popular Part stores do not carry or can order the parts for the motor. I get my parts directly from South East Asia at a high cost for shipping. Point is hope it does not break down in the middle of an Overland adventure. Good Luck !
Thanks :)
You should be able to get most parts from an autoparts store because the 2 LT and 3B diesel were sold in US (1985) and Canada up until 1987 . But you must search for example 1985 Toyota 4x4 with the turbo diesel option or Landcruiser with the non turbo diesel option. “NAPA” might be the best choice because they have a comprehensive North American database. Just don’t input 1988 because they sold domestically only until 1987.
Muy buen video gracias por compartir 👍👍👍👍👍
OH My Now I know what want. SO Cool!
Great car
Ozone generators are great for removing smells and cleaning.
Thanks Robert, we'll look into that!
Yeah that's honestly the best way to go nothing will work like that will, you just have to be careful dont want to inhale the ozone it produces
just awsom
They have this stuff called damp rid that will take the moisture out of the air and help eliminate the musty smell and also maybe try a dehumidifier good luck y'all have a nice RV there
I like 👍🏻👍🏻
nice
I like your idea to add fan, ditch the A/C. With that things ability to go down some less traveled trails, I know I would hit tree branches at some point.
That hilux is siiicckkk
I like this little campe 🚌 RV. Good luck with it & your 🔆 adventures! I thought you were going to make a comment on the two ☕ cup holders in the bath. Have you used them yet?
Merci 👍
nice. Keep the ac if it works, you will want one.
The trim or whatever you call it on the doors serve a purpose and yes aerodynamics does matter. With out those on your door you would have air hitting the side of the cabin right behind your doors where it sticks out. Causing drag and pressure against your cabin while driving. Almost like your cabin getting pulled off your truck with constant pressure against it while driving. Causing wear & tear in places you don’t want. And the drag would slow you down the faster you try and go.
That’s sooo cool!! Maybe TRD supercharger in the future?
Do you know that in your Google app at the bottom of the screen there is a translator. You just point your phone camera at what ever that you need to have translated, will be translated. 🦋😊🦋
@Mav has an older Hiace... They're cool and interesting rigs. I love em! I hope 1 day I'll own something similar.
Ohh an to get rid of the musty smell; clean all surfaces with a multipurpose cleaner (Totally Awesome spray works great)
Wash or replace all cushions and cushion covers
Wash or replace all curtains and/or blinds
Use a small air purifier for a couple days after cleaning
Also those new 12v roof a/c's are ALOT smaller, energy efficient, and work great
👍EXCELENTE 👌
That is a JDM space Tommy Fyeah would be proud of if there was some TE’s on her
You can open a large can of Folgers and close all the windows and doors etc...to help in odour issues...also large bowls of vinegar can make a difference.
Cheers from Victoria, British Columbia.
You guys have a treasure
Dryer sheets under the cushions or in different areas where people can't see them and it will help get rid of the musty smell
This rig is SWEET!! 1/80, built but do you know how many are still on the road as of 2021??
Thanks! We can't know for sure, but we follow a handful of folks on Instagram who have Galaxies - most are here in the US.
Good find better than alot of the new ones more character😂👍
So interesting! I wonder why there’s that little dead space back there between the bathroom and the closet and why you would have a little accordion door to close that off. Addressing room maybe? Seems like that Cspace could’ve been better used.
Put carpet back or vinyl to protect fiberglass floor. It’s slippery when wet with snow. Must protect glass from footwear. It can’t be replace and it’s cold in winter. Your fiberglass floor was a 1992 formula it must be babied.
IN 1992 I DROVE FROM LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA TO MEXICO EXACTLLY ON ONE LIKE THAT BUT MODEL 1979
Great sized. Good lines. Super charge diesel. Run better in mountains.🇺🇸🤗 Michigan
How the heck did yall find this?! And what are your thoughts on someone trying to do a roof raise on this model
I lost my left leg above the knee and I would love to have one of these
Ozonator to get musty smells out👍
thanks, super...
Damp rid can get rid of musty odors.
Get some oil of wintergreen and soak some cotton balls. Place around in the camper. Will help with the smell.
Nice rig!
For the musty smell, try coffee grounds!
Shampoo the mattressand pads and seats and remove all the curtains. I have a hunch that will remove the smell altogether 😊
Sweet little rig. Wouldnt trade my chinook Baja for it thou ;)
Water so hot you can “ cook” tea . 😅😅😅
If you put some open boxes with cat litter, it will absorb the musty smells
nice campaign van 🥰❤️❤️🇱🇰
Lovely vehicle, just and FYI research fake 5 bolt 1 ton. This looks like the rear end of a the Toyota Sunrader that should be swapped out for a full floating. The fake 5 bolts were known to shear off in transit.
Love the Rv Eitherway!
I love everything. But leaving the candle burning (Open flame). Not good. I hate it, as it could cause an accident. To get rid of the smell. Give the inside a valet steam clean and wipe down. Happy travels. Regards
My condolences. I had a 1998 Toyota truck. True it will take you anywhere, however you will have to seek your way back yourself. Never had a truck that broke down so often, cost so much to keep and repair and was so uncomfortable and un reliable.
That’s too bad. We got really lucky, took this thing across North America and Mexico for a 2 year road trip and aside from having to invest in a turbo for higher elevations, we never really had any issues.
Nice!
It’s been 4 months guys!
Any footage of camping yet?
Yes! Hoping to finish up our first big “tripping” video this week PLUS we are in the process of making some awesome upgrades. That will come soon too. Once that’s done, we’ll be doing a lot of traveling in this thing with way more videos to come!!
Follow us on Instagram (@galaxy.tripping) for some live renovations happening this week!
I’ve looked for comments on the dually axle. But can’t find any. I have a true full float dually axle as well. I’m curious as to what wheels you have going on there? I can’t tell if that’s actually not a full float axle and just has a dually wheel adapter or what. Any info would be cool.
I’ll reply some to my own question. I went back through the video. And it appears you just have a standard semi float 8” axle. I can’t 1000% tell if it’s semi float, but I don’t see the axle flange. If it is in-fact semifloat. I would possibly advise on removing the dually wheels. The reason Toyota had recalls was because of the “fually” axles. Which was essentially two 5-lug wheels welded together. It would cause the axle to snap, being semi-float, and it could end catastrophically. So being that your axle is 6 lug, the components are slightly stronger. But if it is a semi float axle, that is still a lot of load for one bearing.
If you want to keep the duals. I would recommend going to a full float set up. You can buy the Kits from some reputable companies. Or, narrow a DRW d60/70/80
How did you get it registered or to pass emissions? I've been looking into this and that always confuses me on how to legally get one in the states with the right paper work for NYS
Hi there! I wish we could help more but we registered ours in MA - they specify that diesel vehicles under a certain weight produced before 2003 are exempt from emissions (the galaxy is as a '92 & 7000lbs qualified). We've also met people on the road who have found ways to register their vehicles out of state to get it on the road - but not sure how they went about it
Also just looked it up and vehicles older than 25 years are exempt from emissions in NYS. You have to wait 25 years to even import these, so you would be good
You bought the vehicle but you haven’t checked out the AC to see if it works?
Shore power got be different
Did they give you a discount for the steering being on the wrong side? 😀
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Does the rear scrape on curbs alot?
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Test the AC in the summer. Everything changes when its hot
I'd keep the seating covers and have them dyed a different colour
so pretty
Hi guys, nice vid. Noticed your porch light lense was missing or broken. I just got a replacement for mine, looks identical to yours from Amazon part # SR33101. Good luck and giver a try… $26.00
Awesome, thanks for the tip, Gord!