Here, stage by stage we will explain all details related to the design and build of our overlander Toyota Landcruiser 78,
We named it CHAAPAAR, which in Iranian/Persian language is name of a horseman and originally came from a postal service system created by Cyrus the great and developed by king Darrius as the very first method of communication and postal service region to region throughout entire Persia.
We have chosen this vehicle after lots of research to know what is the best reliable car for our traveling and at the same time proper size for making it as a full time living space,
We preferred to find 1HZ 6 Cyl strait Diesel motor which they are less sensitive to bad diesel quality and more trouble free based on their simplicity, but in this part of the world hard to find them and newer motors are only VDJ78 V8 Turbo Diesel, little more power, almost same consumption or even better, also less pollution, but little more sensitive to bad fuels.
Pls follow the design and build progress by each below separated stages and hope you would find some information helpful for your needs.
Cheers / Amir
(For better view of these posts pls use laptop)
- Troopy pup-up roof conversion from Alucab
- Troopy interior design and cabinets
- Troopy rear barn door tables
- Troopy water tank and muffler modification
- Landcruiser 78 Sound Deadening
- Diesel Prefilter/Water Separator and Catch can
- Our 12v Off grid electrical system
- Underbody rust proofing
- 12v off grid hot water system
- Troopy Bullbar, Winch and Rear dual wheel carrier
- Diesel Heater / WEBASTO Install
- Cooking Stove and Oven choice for us
- Dining/Office table for our Troopy setup
- Best Troopy Suspension kit for overlanding
- Troopy Shower box and 270 Awning
- Best Troopy Tire size and Rims for overlanding
- Gears we used for our Troopy build (Under Update)
- Our Landcruiser 78 Troopy overlander final video (Under Update)
- TOYOTA LandCruiser 70 complete repair manual
- Troopy Essential Spare Parts for Overlanding (Under Update)
Exciting announcement:
Our designed overland products for Toyota Landcruiser 76 and 78/75 Troopy are available for worldwide order,
Please follow the link below to see all our designed products detail:
Murray Wynne
February 3, 2022 at 2:35amHello. I love your Troopy. I am unable to access all your topic about your build. I can only see the top one on the list. Am I doing something wrong?
Cheers Murray.
akhodaparast
February 3, 2022 at 6:04amHi Murray thanks for visiting our website and the Troopy,
We are at very early stage of our build and other stages are still not final to write about them,
As soon as we finish each stage one by one I will write the detail of each stage with explains and photos,
The roof installation topic is getting fully finished tonight.
Cheers
Roberto Laignelet
March 11, 2022 at 7:20pmHello Amir:
Loving your project, and following your build from Colombia, South America.
We own a 2013 Troopy and slowly converting it into a proper camper. You can find us in IG as @troopyvagabonds
Looking forward to seeing your complete Troopy and following your travels.
All the best,
Roberto & Andrea
akhodaparast
March 15, 2022 at 1:46amThanks Roberto and good luck on your Troopy build too, I will find you.
Best wishes
Amir
mark doyle
July 11, 2022 at 8:18amlove your build ,hope all is going well with it.
the fitout kit for the inside , how much was it where did it come from
cheers mark
Amir
July 16, 2022 at 9:02pmHi Mark Thank you for your comment,
The Aluminum cabinet set also the rear barn door foldable tables all designed and fabricated by myself
If you needed more info pls send us an email also I can fabricated the products by order and send them worldwide for other Troopy owners.
Thanks
Amir
Smith
February 14, 2023 at 7:07pmGreat posts thanks heaps for sharing this information
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March 13, 2023 at 2:41amYour way of explaining the whole thing in this post is in fact good, every one be able to effortlessly understand it, Thanks a lot.