4x4 TOYOTA SUNRADER BUILD | PART 4 - PAINTING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- With the fiberglass done on Amelia she looked like an old quilt. Large patches of raw fiberglass stood out like a sore thumb on her. After exploring all our options we decided that painting Amelia ourselves was our best choice. It made sense financially and with the rolling and tipping method we were able to do it without much mess. We are thrilled with the finished product and can't wait to get the rest of her done now! If you'd like to see more details about the process check out the link to the blog post below. Enjoy!
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A professional is just someone who gets paid for the job. It doesn't mean they're really good at it. I think we confuse professional with expert too often. Glad to see you stick to your guns. Love your channel. Thank you!
The best part of all this is that your doing it all yourself (I mean both of you) the professionals do it for a living you do it out of nessesity which requires some trial and error but in the end it'll be yours and done the way you choose, it's gonna be great, look forward to the next phase
Yes, it started out of lack of funds, but now that we have done this much ourselves we find that we prefer it this way. Everything that we are working on we have been happy with the results and the timeliness that it is getting done in, everything that we have outside people doing, seems to take forever. In the end it is a pretty amazing feeling to have built up such a wide range of skills!
Excuse me I need more videos !! I have been waiting patiently lol 😆 obsessed with this series so far!!!
Thank Katie! Sorry are working on a new video I promise! SO MUCH footage to sort through! ;) Glad you are enjoying the ride so far!
You are fortunate you have your parent's yard, tools and help when needed. Not a poor neighborhood. But good for you 2 as an inspiration.
What a cool rig and cool couple!!
Thank you so much!
keep on uploading! getting addicted to yout channel...
Love you two. Looks like a cool project. Mac has personality plus! Keep it up
Wish I could find a 4x4 sunrader! Nice job!
Yes! They are a rare and beautiful beast!
I looked for one, and thank god I didn't find it.
It's coming along nicely, thanks for making these videos.
Thank you so much for watching! It's nice to see the progress like this even for us, so it's really our pleasure!
so glad I found you guys,what an awesome unit! you guys have done a fantastic job so far. I look forward to watching the progress. C-Ya!,,,,Peace!
Oh I'm so glad that you like what we've done so far on the rig! We have a lot more to do, but we are getting there!
As per my comment in your completion video... wonderful! As a purchaser of a very old Lance camper that I had every intention of fixing up, I’ve simply become overwhelmed by what awaits. My question here is: how did you not find window removal terrifying? In other words; getting replacement window seals of the correct nature that you could be absolutely sure would not leak? As my construct is wood, I fear doing irreparable damage and creating more trouble.
Your thoughts please:
Thank you!
Omg your so beautiful plus u look like Dr. Oakley the Yukon Vet!
Looking good guys!
We appreciate it! We are loving the results!
Love it! Nice job!
We appreciate it!
Where are you staying while you work on this? And where are you working on it? Fascinating!
How many quarts did you use?
Outstanding
Look at me learning all sorts of new skills!
Best choice for a home van
Thank you so much! We are excited about it!
Nice work just one question why didn't you spray the paint? Even if you used a electric sprayer I think it would have been easyer. Great work so far guys!
Reason why we went the rolling and tipping method was to protect the other vehicles that were in close proximity to us while we were painting. There just wasn't a place that we had access to that would have given us enough space to feel comfortable spraying.
Do you plan to do any electrical or engine/drive line upgrades?
We are going to be starting over withe the electrical in the living area. Most of the mechanical stuff will remain but we might give her a few things here and there. We'll go into the electrical stuff in the Q and A vid!
I would use an Airless sprayer. It's Fast and gives a Nice Finish... especially on the interior.
You are a professional what are you talking about
Thank you, we try our best to do our best!
Impressed!
Thank you!!
How much did the Sunrader and all of the renovations cost?
We are still working on the truck so we do not have a final answer for that question!
awesome
So with holes fiberglassed are you relocating fridge and bath or changing arrangement?
Yes! No bathroom for us! For our fridge we are going with a chest fridge. We will go over the details in our Q&A Video!
Looking forward to it, follow those dreams, I'm starting my own in 2 months a bus conversion. Love your guys energy.
Thank you so much! Good luck out there!
You missed a spot!!
j/k had to say it :-)
you're funny
"I don't always prime and paint my own vehicle, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis!! Stay thirsty my friends"
WHAT a missed opportunity! We totally should have said that and cheers-ed at the end of the video...
This commet made smiles
When is the video next coming out
Hopefully in the nest week or so! Sorry for the delay we have been swamped with work on the truck!
Donde esta la continuacion
I have an 85 4runner but if I ever find a Sunrader in 4x4 ... I might sell the runner and the Vw.
How did you and live work wander meet? :)
Funny you should ask! They are very near and dear to us. Back in 2015 I think it was, Owen and I reached out to them via IG to ask them some questions since we were about to pull the trigger on a Vanagon. We liked what they were doing, and that they work fulltime on the road like we do. They were kind enough to respond and they shortly after drove through ATL where we were living. We met up and really hit it off, a few months later we had our van finally and they took us out on our first trip and the rest is pretty much history. Being on the road we don't get to see family-family all that often. But @liveworkwander is our road fam and thankfully we run into them a lot and spend a lot of time together.
that's so cool! i come from a volkswagen family and our family car was a vanagon so i get all warm and fuzzy inside when i see one. so i started following @liveworkwander on youtube and actually that's where i saw you guys :) oh and i just bought myself a vanagon :)
MY PRINCE at 1:24!!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!
My dream girl at 1:49 EEEEEEKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!
You made Owen blush
You made me blush!
How much is your buget and how much have you spent
Hopefully we will have a answer to that question when we are done with the build!
Did you sell your Westfalia?
sadly we did
Are you going to keep the vanagon?
Sadly, no. He is currently for sale. He was rebuilt by us to be on the road and we feel like thats where he belongs. We also don't have a place to store him. We left that it was best to sell him.
I can relate. Sometimes you just have to make tough choices with vehicles you love. I actually recently bought an '85 vanagon weekender and most likely will have to sell my beloved split window westfalia bus. I bought the vanagon in part to lessen the blow and so I would at least have a bus to drive and camp in. Now I've seen the light on vanagons, they are really huge and safe-ish compared to old buses lol! Still small though comapred to that sweet Sunrader of course. I wish you well and look forward to your progress and adventures!
Can you post the listing?
Sure thing, here he is. orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/1985-vanagon-with-25l-subaru/6445757034.html
Yeah the Vanagons have a surprising amount of space in them by comparison! For us we just need a bit more space for work and the ability to stand. We started getting really uncomfortable when winter set in last year and were not able to pop our top for 3 months. Day in and day out without being able to sit outside or stand just got to be too much for us.
Paint on the fenders paint on the hood.paint on the roof .paint on the sleeper.paint on the bumper
Its primer it doesnt make any difference....Smdfh