VAN TOUR: Toyota Townace 4x4 Diesel Camper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2020
- A van tour of my 1992 Toyota Townace A'm Craft 4x4 JDM Diesel Camper Van, including an overview of the platform and highlights of some of the great features that make this van the perfect four season adventure rig and overloading vehicle.
Cannot live without it
Hell yeah dude! I am a hiace owner myself, amazing machines
How much did you get it for, please tell me?
Great Van! Great Content!
Nice! Really enjoyed the video. I have been looking out for a Toyota Townace camper at auction for the past 6 months, but then a nice Isuzu Elf camper popped up. I went for it and won! Should be leaving port next week. I can not wait for it to arrive. But I'll aways want one of these Townace campers. Yours is one of the best I've seen
bobby swampfox for sure! Isuzu makes great platforms
Love it man, we have one as well but it's a slightly different factory fitout! Going to be ripping it all back to bare soon and redesigning it 🤙
Still working on the history of these things, but it would seem A'm Craft either had a million factory options, or each one was built custom...because everyone I've seen is different!
Great video, Brent! Looks like it has some great packaging.
For me, it has everything I need, minus a few top end miles per hour!
Yes this truck is dream!
Excellent video.
Thanks Ron!
I have a 1990 Townace, if you ever make it to Vancouver Canada once the boarders open let me know ill take you to some cool spots!
for sure! We def have plans for a BC coast trip at some point...hopefully enroute to Alaska
We also want to joint
How much did you get it for?
Love this!
SNAP! (nearly). I pick up my 1991 version in a couple of weeks. Love your vids Brett! Hope mine is as functional as yours ;)
Newbie quesion: are you able to stand up in it without the top up?
Your table is super! Mine doesn't have the cup holders... did you make that or did it come that way?
PLUS: want a bike rack etc - perhaps your friend would consider making one for me - need ot check shipping costss though....
Again, love what you've done!
Great vid! I’d love to purchase one of these, however I can’t register it in California. ☹️
Супер техника, найти бы такой в продаже.
I love the van! I’ve seen a few of them on the market in the US.. can you tell me where you bought the van and where I could look?
Thanks
Superb
thank you!
Toyota needa to sell an new version of this out of a sienna awd van.
I wish! I think the modern JDM RV market is still thriving, based on current Toyota models, but we'll still need to wait 25 model years to import them, so the wait is on...
失礼します😊
こんな所で活躍してるんですね✨
遠い日本から見ています👍🏻
Domo arigatou
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Ummmmmm the steering wheel is on the correct side ;-) Such a cute set-up. Bet you are loving being mobile.
Emily Dimozantos I love it! And yes on the steering wheel
@@brettwilhelm1183 would be awesome to have this rig down here in Tassie. Have been trying to convince the boy that we need a family travel van.
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Hello, Brett! I just came across this video because I just purchased an A'm Craft camper that is on a Mitsubishi Delica l300 chassis. I am also in the Boulder area! The floor plan is slightly different from what you have, but like yours, it is a well thought out quality set up. My only concern is, I can't find a lot of information on these campers like owner's manuals or where to get repair parts. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you so much in advance! Maybe I will see you out there! Travel safe!
A’m Craft unfortunately went out of business in perhaps early 2000s from the best of my knowledge, but fortunately many of the actual camper parts are still supported by the individual manufacturers. For the Mitsubishi platform itself, your best bet is MegaZip for parts diagrams, then searching west coast importers, eBay, etc
@@brettwilhelm1183 Thank you so much, Brett!
Brett, I live in Evergreen and have been debating one of these Toyota vans for quite some time. The only thing holding me back is accessing parts or finding a mechanic to work on it when there is something over-my-head that needs attention. Do you have a local Colorado mechanic that is willing to work on these diesel Toyotas? Thanks for posting, great video!
I've got a few people in Boulder that I use, but I've heard of a couple of good places in Denver that focus on JDMs...the reality is this 25+ year old diesels are pretty simple, so anyone experienced in diesel should be fine with it. I did get the english language manual for my Toyota 2C engine, and that's pretty clutch.
@@brettwilhelm1183 Thanks for the reply. Did you import it yourself or go through a reseller?
Thanks for this video! I found one that I’m considering purchasing, but I need to figure out: does it have a seatbelt in the back? Thanks!
Mine has two lap belts on the rear bench that faces forward by the table. Probably not US safety spec, but they’re there!!
Thanks!
uhhhh let me know when you sell this bad boy hopefully soon haha
Great van !
Question: what kind of mpg do you get ?
Thanks Nicky.
usually about 25mpg!
Sorry, one more question: do you run the fridge while driving? If so, do you just run it via battery power, or do you use the propane option while driving?
I always switch back to 12v when I drive, which I believe is how these are designed. I’ve cut a hole in my sidewall to add a vent for better functionality, so highway winds might be enough to extinguish my flame, but more importantly I don’t want to be driving around with my propane tank open and gas lines charged
Hi Brett, I am picking up my Townace next week. Could you tell me the tire size you have on the van? Thank you and have a great day!
For sure, they are General Grabber AT, 27x8.5 R14LT…they work well, but you should lift the suspension a bit and still expect them to rub a bit in turns
@@brettwilhelm1183 thank you!
Brett, do you happen to know how long this is? Couldn't find an accurate info about it.
Do you have to run a block heater when camping in sub freezing temps? Any issues getting the engine to start when it's cold?
Hey there, sorry for delay, been traveling. I use the "Winter" diesel additive, but never a block heater and have not had a problem in temperatures down to about -15F. Any time it's particularly cold, say below 20F, I usually cycle the glow plugs 2-3 times before I start it, but it usually fires right up! On the worst days, when really cold, it might take a couple of cranks to get going, but it always starts and runs well!
@@brettwilhelm1183 Thanks, Brett! I truly appreciate it!
Hello. I wonder is these would work in California emissions. If so it would be up my ally. For now I’m good with my 13 ft scamp trailer.
i believe CA is the one state where these older diesels are fairly problematic to certify...there are some weird workarounds, but in general I think owners end up registering them in other states to avoid....
How is it finding parts for repair
Do you have manual for this car. I have one need a manual
Third.
Just bought one of thses! Like it so far but have a few issues I was wondering if I could ask you about? Let me know and send me your email if you are down to help a fellow town ace owner out!
Feel free to ask here! Probably help others out
@@brettwilhelm1183 have you figured out what the knob just to the left of the steering wheel does? Also have you found any good sources for random interior parts? I have some knobs missing and the light in the pop top is not there, as well as we need a lot of other random engine parts that I am having trouble sourcing online. I was going to give vansnorthwest a call later this week but figure I would ask here first as your video kind of made us want one to begin with haha.
Also by a chnace have you had any issues with you coolant temp guage or speedo? The coolant temp on mine stays flat and does nothing, and the speedo kinda works until 40kmh then stops lol. Figuired the cookant temp might be the sender or sn issue behind the guage but my in cab also doesnt work so ive got some digging to do to figure this thing out. Have you found any good repair manuals? I found some 2c engine stuff but nothing that specifies repair instrucations if i were to need to replace the heater core or heater control valve
The knob to the left of the steering wheel is probably your idle up, for temporarily increasing your idle, especially during things like cold weather warm up
The temperature sender is a US part number, you can pull the sender wire off the back of the sender and ground it against the the engine, temp gauge should spike to overheat. If the temp gauge doesn’t move it’s either a bad gauge or a broken wire