Best Toyota Sunrader I've ever seen: 4x4 RV with original 22R engine

#mixflip #toyotasunrader #overlandexpo
If you dont know....Toyota Sunrader motorhomes are very rare. They went out of business in the 80s when Toyota stopped supplying the coach builder with cab and chassis.
That makes them very rare. Folks who own them are passionate about them too so they usually dont sell them.
This one has since been sold but at least we can watch this video and dream of buying something like it lol.
Congratulations to the new owner. You got a nicely upgraded version for sure.
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[@marialefler5881]

Hi mixflip, we have sold it! Thank you so much for posting our rig on your site. We've subscribed to your channel. You've got some mad skills! Cheers! Tim y Maria

[@mixflip]

Congratulations! I wish I could have purchased it but just not the right timing. I wish you luck in your next adventure in life.

[@armandcouture4655]

This is great!! Really cool work!

[@snakecat586]

Can you build me one? Lol

[@capitalp5032]

I fell in love with this only two years late 🤦‍♂️🤣 I wish I saw this then, I would of bought it… glad I got to see it anyway, save travels and good luck 👍

[@inbredinpajamas]

Take all my money

[@cindyfrakes3311]

We had a Sunrader in the 80’s. We had 3 children. All 5 of us and we had a blast. California - Yosemite, Larsen, Yellow Creek and Yellowstone and so much more. Loved it but definitely had to time the mountain grades like an 18 wheeler.

[@StrictlyPlinking]

I had an 83 Toyota pickup with the 22R. Legendary bullet proof engine.

[@kimhorton6109]

Killer van. You should take a bow for all the work here. The 22r is a legendary engine. Toyota’s are like Hondas, they do the job, year on year.

[@jimpenjao594]

This is the coolest built small motorhome ever built

[@stevebennett282]

I owned a Turbo version of this SunRader.. wish I’d kept it, done these upgrades: these are awesome vehicles!!

[@fasteddie51]

I bought one new in 1985. The 18’ with 2 wheel drive and the automatic trans with overdrive. Thankfully I bought a bumper to bumper warranty from Kelly Blue Book. After multiple transmission failures they insisted the overdrive be locked out. A couple more failures and gave up and traded her in. Too bad, I loved that crazy little thing and if it had a standard transmission I’d still have it.

[@taznraz434]

There was only 26 of these made and they are something special! I had an 85

[@danstennis1817]

What an amazing rig!!

[@BJPr12]

Wow! what an amazing rig! Not a bad price at all for everything it has on such a unique truck.

[@kimhorton6109]

Simple is good. Well known engine, Sunraders have really held up well when you can find one. The lift opens up plenty of way out there destinations. Killer

[@anthonyc362]

Wow! That is so cool. My godfather had a slightly newer two wheel drive Toyota motorhome. This brings back memories.

[@mixflip]

Memories! A guy down the street from me has a 2wd Toyota Dolphin RV but his is beat to hell.

[@heyitsthatoneguy91]

Memories of special camping trips? 🙊

[@ugsisr]

Looks like a nice RV......The Dude who is selling it seems the Man who takes care of things..

[@mixflip]

I agree

[@BillSprague]

They were amazing little rigs and this one even more so. Nice review.

[@fredmeebley]

Very cool rig, wish I would have seen this two years ago.

[@mixflip]

I wish I bought it.

[@suen4678]

Awe, great memories! My husband & I bought a used one in 86'. Did a lot of trips, though, sold it way too soon.

[@jetknight7562]

Has everything you need plus more easy to get around I like the setting area with that nice huge window view...

[@yotersmitt]

This thing is glorious!!! Thanks for the walk around. Sorry, the wife said no...for now.

[@mixflip]

Lol need a house 1st.

[@okayq]

This vehicle is better than when the vehicle was brand new.

[@mixflip]

Its probably better than most brand new vehicles.

[@kathryndeere1312]

Great way to sell your Sunrader, Tim. Wish I had the $ to buy it!

[@rnunezc.4575]

Love that engine no BS computers ....

[@bultronlagore4932]

Agreed 👍

[@simpsonrdlarry4385]

Pretty cool takes me back to my childhood!

[@independentcontractor1633]

Awesome Rig, very well thought out.

[@francismcclaughry3794]

a neat rig. and changing the back axle. a great upbraid

[@smithvegasbassassassin9406]

Awesome rig! A friend of mine actually has a 2WD model of the SunRader right now in very good condition! Really nice lil rides! Great vid!

[@rlin2648]

Slow as a tortoise but dependable as a grandma babysitting.

[@pouglwaw5932]

My '84 2-wheel drive rig like this tops out at about 62 mph, so the 4-wheel drive one would definitely be slower.

[@wdgelivebroadcastdjs9028]

Yes! I have a 1978 Toyota Keystone Mini Motorhome 20R just rebuilt original carburetor shoutout to Guranteed Carburetors! In remodel mode so this video is right on time😁

[@benjaminstark1869]

I just got a 79 sunrader. Looking for ideas for the renovation. Anyvupdates on your progress?

[@Marz-px6vx]

If I had 39k I would give you 34k such a nice ride to take you on a nice journey. Nice build.

[@mixflip]

I know right

[@crabbykitty]

Dang! We saw it from afar but didn’t make it over to it. At the time we didn’t know what we wanted but now we do! And this is it! :). I hope it found a great home!

[@mixflip]

I wanted it but simply didnt have the cash. But its definitely my style right now with 3 kids.

[@911sareforever]

This guy is such a cool vibe such a cool truck don’t know where he’s at now but like I hope he kind of regret selling this thing for his big ass RV. He would’ve been fine with this.

[@SheriffofYouTube]

this guy is a perfectionist. his van is extra clean

[@mixflip]

I wish I had bought it.

[@livindalife5356]

I saw this too late. I'd be interested. I love your videos.

[@mixflip]

Thanks for watching.

[@lindamerchant123]

I like seeing the inside of the camper truck

[@mozzberg590]

There is no reason a car company can't put a simple rig like this together, on the cheap.

[@jonc2276]

Got to remember that’s extra time and money they would haft to spend to have the manpower to get a project like that done

[@MonkeySpecs301]

protectionism

[@jimmychanbers2424]

Used to find a pop up camper shell that fit Chevy blazer.

[@wanderinmoose5534]

Outstanding Rig !!

[@johndiaz7240]

Thank you ,great rig probably as slow as my 60 series Land Cruiser.

[@Gabriel-yu8lr]

Damn. I want it. I wonder where this is now

[@patmchugh3044]

This thing looks awesome and yea bullet proof. Great job🤘

[@markjob6354]

*This is such a wonderful RV, except for being a manual transmission, I can tell you that most folks are looking for an Automatic Transmission Drive RV. You have to find the right buyer for this baby. For most this is a deal killer.*

[@johnbolton9957]

Personally ... I MUCH prefer manual transmission

[@davidwolfe7777]

Manual transmission is bomb proof😎😎😎

[@schwazman1]

Anyone looking to buy a rig similar to this one doesn't give two craps that this is a manual trans. And I've driven a 22r powered rig with an auto. It was slower than molasses in the middle of december. The autos that come with these engines take a lot of power away from them.

[@pouglwaw5932]

Nobody who appreciates these classic mini motorhomes prefers the automatic trans. That 5-spd is worth its weight in gold.

[@carlosbishig1]

Great video and hello from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@dsgrayco]

That's actually a great deal at $39,000. I know people who dont think so, but capable rigs that will last a life time are very pricey. This is completely upgraded and like new. You would pay about that for a new truck camper, then spend a bunch to upgrade it, then you still need a truck. Four wheel campers, that have everything this has, are well into the 30s.

[@OldPackMule]

Love it! My uncle had one long ago. Wish I knew where it went.

[@tophersadvice]

Nice of you to add the texts to your videos the captions KZbin offers aren't always reliable and deaf people do watch KZbin videos :)

[@bebeslife4519]

My dad had a 1988 Toyota regularcab pickup 2wd with the 22r and 5 speed he bought around 1990.. He lifted it up and added large mudtires. He grew tired of no A/C and traded it for a Honda Civic in 1999. He said he was able to haul my uncles boat that must have been around 2500 lbs and he sometimes forgot it was there and drove too fast a few times. He then bought a 2002 f150 FX4 Supercrew which he thinks is a better truck in every single way. But I think that there's always more room for a small pickup truck.

[@BlessedVeteranAdventures]

I had a 99 civic ex coupe and traded it for a 99 crv. Its lifted and turning it into a overlander. God bless

[@heyitsthatoneguy91]

5:40 finally a chrysler served a purpose

[@terryqueen3233]

What a find! You were lucky to find that thing my man. I certainly wish I could get lucky enough to find something like that. I guess you just got to get out and look around but you sure luck out. Congratulations take good care of it and it'll take good care of you. Have a great day stay safe and keep your powder dry! PS it's also EMP proof yay

[@janeprescott980]

I know of one for sale, but you would need to do all the upgrades yourself. Lotto work, but wow when done your so self sufficient!!! I'd start with bigger tires frame lift, springs chassis and go up

[@pouglwaw5932]

An EMP pulse could possibly destroy the circuitry in the alternator. You'd keep driving, but your battery wouldn't be getting recharged.

[@The416punchaman]

Awesome rig!! & Thanks for sharing

[@davidwolfe7777]

That was one bad a@$ camper. I'm so jealous😎😎😎

[@infinityiznow]

24:15 dude comes out of the secret storage space

[@Brad_Jenkins]

Sweet rig, I want it

[@rwarts5150]

That is really cool it's way better than my 86 4×4 wagon with hi-low dif even i wonder if the 22R was one of first ones build just for that rig because i thought the 22R didn't come out till the late 80s but im probably wrong on that

[@rd4660]

My 1985 Toy 4x4 pickup had a 22R. With a head wind the truck could only do 55 mph.

[@rwarts5150]

@@rd4660 lol yeah i remember my brothers truck was the same way the only time it had more power was after he punched out the cat converter NGK tune up and oil change for good measure but it almost always started on the first turn so that's got to be worth something i guess

[@brandonsplanestrainspluswa2866]

This must be sold by now many times over I take out the Petrol engine put in a Toyota 2.8 L Inline 4 Turbo Diesel engine

[@vincentmaes3554]

Very nice... hopefully it finds a good home.

[@mortihernandezmora1122]

Toyota 100%

[@armandcouture4655]

Sick! Love it man!

[@donthompson9862]

See if you Stay Single This is all you need.This Tweaker rv park im getting Sick of 😅 Nice Rig Tim

[@noway1596]

Unbelievable build!

[@tgreen1380]

OMG I will trade 2 1985 toyota 4runners, 1 is an SR5 and my 1998 grand limited 5.9er for this now!!! Wish I had the cash, I would retire in the woods forever, fishing, hunting and loving everyday, the wife and kids might not be so happy though.. tight squeeze for the 4 of us.

[@jasras5003]

26 - 30 ever built over six years, and he estimates 20 of them still being on the road. Did I hear that right?

[@NorthEastMaker]

Such a cool rig, I want find one and swap a 4BT cummins into it !!

[@scowler92]

Or the V6 from a Toyota of the same year.

[@NorthEastMaker]

Scowler one of those purist guys ;) totally respect it. I just love making things better

[@SweetMariehoneybee0933]

Good explanation in detail. Wouldn’t mind, traveling round’ a few States in this. Need the A/C! Minors but sometimes li’l speed is fun, manini kine. Good 1!

[@joey160000]

Good job mixflip. Start your own tactical gear company.

[@denniscoughlin7437]

I would love to own this rig!!

[@duanetrivett750]

Killer RV the only one 4x4 ive seen

[@palebluedot285]

Beautiful

[@marcogarcia4696]

Just awesome .....perfect

[@jdsolberg7613]

Toyota, needs to replicate that rig (with duallies).

[@burnheretic3950]

They made duelly models also. Very hard to find.

[@mixflip]

Toyota will have a SEMA project like this in Vegas next month at the SEMA show. I will film it.

[@TheHomeDefender]

So cool!

[@jimm3756]

Wow , nice rig. That's maximum living in minimum space.

[@daddychill7776]

Buy that dude

[@joey160000]

Damn i would buy that just me for now.

[@stephenalbrecht2290]

Love it

[@S595Husky]

Sick build!!!

[@hansslane7080]

Rebuilt bullet proof engine?

[@Sage-1111]

LOVE IT

[@user-tn7xo7ky9o]

Co in Australia builds the Hilux 4x4 motorhomes. They r super sweet!

[@bend0matic]

My wife and I do it 👍🏼

[@minimutt1408]

Anyone considering getting an old Toyota motorhome needs to research the recall that happened on the rear axles. They were recalled because they weren't strong enough for the load and they would break. If you see a rear axle with 5 lug nuts run away. I still see people selling these on Craigslist and they are an accident waiting to happen.

[@zzz7zzz9]

it's not hard at all to upgrade an axle.

[@pouglwaw5932]

@@zzz7zzz9 Very true. The heavy-duty Toyota axles are available and would be a great upgrade.

[@richardsoliwoda]

I would've lived in that for so long

[@infinityiznow]

My dream ride

[@rudychau9681]

Super, sir...

[@immanueldelcastillo6041]

He maintained his Motorhome just like how he maintained his marriage

[@bigoper]

I WANT ONE!!!!!

[@jbro74]

It's no surprise you've never seen one considering you're tripping out over icecube trays. 😆

[@suesue1764-r8c]

Wonderful!

[@solidgroundministries6469]

Skip to 13:10 to see the inside, finally. Welcome.

[@miguelbenitez6188]

I got a 1990 toyota dolphin... I need help to fix the box (camper) Any advice? Im in Austin, Texas.

[@SheWasPerf]

Ours Is a 4 speed, slightly different and not called the sunrader. It was a slightly different collab between toyota and another company. Contemplating restomoding it eventually

[@stevehobbs6686]

did you sell it?

[@charlesmattina3787]

Compared to what people are spending on Sprinters, etc., 39K was not a bad price really... This would be cheaper to maintain, and more capable. Alternatively, one may be able to get a nice big foot or northern lite and stick on a used F250... that might run 39k as well?

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Nice rig no doubt about it, but for $40 k you can get a brand new van and something left over to convert it into an equally able camper, sans 4x4 which is not really necessary

[@kimhorton6109]

New van? Maybe in 1990. These days that New Ban would be more like $90. A used decent camper would be more like. $80

[@kayakchrispy]

Only 20 were made by the factory So yeah ... $40,000 and rising Go price a new vehicle today ... 2021 dodge pro master 3500 is $37,895 I priced out all of the components to build a van and it’s around $30,000 with a decent solar system add in labor and that’s why rigs are over $100,000 now $40,000 for a classic 4x4 sunrader

[@wolfheart2443]

Comparing is disrespectful, specially with the junk on sales now in days. This rig is Awesome.

[@MrGreen-dp4oz]

This vehicle is super rare, it will be worth alot in the future. Worth every penny

[@zzz7zzz9]

"4x4 not really necessary"???? it is if you plan on going anywhere. it's not built to sit on the pavement.

[@rogerwhiting9310]

I had an old Toyota 22r pickup...it was dreadfully underpowered. How do they do attached to a heavy camper? My 2019 Tacoma could handle it fine..

[@mixflip]

Maybe the gearing is super low.

[@rogerwhiting9310]

@@mixflip maybe. I think it was actually way underpowered

[@tgreen1380]

I have a 1985 toyota 4runner with the 22re and 5.29's in the axles exocaged with DOM and she does 75 up the cajon pass in 5th gear without downshifting running 35x12.50R15 BFG's on the way to Vegas! Its all about gearing with small engines. She probably did about 70 MPH in 5th with 4.88 gears no problem. How fast do you need a 18' camper to go??

[@rogerwhiting9310]

@@tgreen1380 at what rpm is the engine running? That kind of gear ratio is usually redlined at 75 mph.

[@tgreen1380]

@@rogerwhiting9310 not with 35x12.50xr15" tires the rpms are no where near that high at 80 mph which is about as fast as you wanna go in a 1985 4runner with solid axles front and rear and front disk but rear drum breaks !!

[@maggieobrien7280]

IF I DO THIS i think this is the best way to go because the gas would only cost filling up the tank of the truck maybe 60 dollars?

[@marcosalvarezmorga6378]

I want ro buy it

[@04dram04]

Sweet rig, but how the hell does that engine pull that?!

[@mixflipextra]

Low gears I'm guessing.

[@dsgrayco]

I had 4.88s in my 86 Toyota. I had 33s on it,a metal flat bed, ladder racks, metal side boxes, and about 1000pounds of construction equipment on it. I ran my framing company out off that truck for many years in the 90s. Wasn't fast, but got up the hills and was great. Trucks wernt that fast back then. I miss that truck. Gave it to a employee of mine with 340,000 on the odometer. He drove it for a few years and sold it.

[@JN-bq4ls]

22R! Wow my first car,a Toyota Corona station wagon had that engine, isn't it a bit small for the size?

[@ronsmith5411]

My dad bought a new Toyota Corona mark 2 station wagon in 1972, 3 sisters in the back seat, me in the back

[@tonydijiacomo4020]

se you selling the motor home. and di you still have it

[@shawnwood9383]

Sick af

[@soulsurfer8797]

Does this guy have an Instagram? Also the handle was most likely made by Winabego(?). As in the 80’s the top of all First Gen 4runners were made by them.