Safari Rally inspired build, tall and off road capable 6G - GT Options

[Roodwerks]

I haven't ironed out all the plans, most project cars are open to constant change right. I will be converting this very cheap, high mileage car into another dual sport toy. If you dig around on the internet, you can find my other two Toyotas, 1984 Expedition Celica ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSNS9-qponY&t=16s ) and 1993 Lexus SC400 RX. This time around, pulling from my favorite sport of rallying, and favorite event, East African Safari Rally for all my inspiration, with maybe a little bit of Dakar thrown in. I purchased the car for $700, 278K miles on the clock but with a newer head installed not too long ago. With the help of this Forum, lots of research from various sources and encouragement from friends, the project is off to a good start. The red wheels, just not my style and 17" rims aren't going to cut it in the dirt...

Current work finished:
-Maintenance on fuel and ignition system
-debugged wiring to clean up the engine bay and get the cooling fans working properly
-built custom SS header with race CAT and 2-1/2" dump pipe (to pass emissions)
-tossed original struts and cut springs
-installed 1997 Avalon struts and springs for travel and lift (rears are bolt on, front not really at all, used Rav4 tops, etc..)
-2 of 4 custom engine mounts to replace broken OEM versions with Polyurethane

-Jon

[Roodwerks]

This past weekend, it was half off at the salvage yard I spend a lot of time shopping at. So, while grabbing parts, I scored a pair of rear speakers with the crazy large plastic brackets, a left-hand high beam housing plus a few other small items. While installing the speakers, I decided to go ahead and use a cheap hot-rodders trick, installed roofing repair adhesive tar tape on the inside of the panels. It's more about changing the sheet metal density then getting even coverage. The back of the car is a good bit less droney now. I've removed the back seat and don't have the cover in the rear luggage area obviously, so it had gotten a bit noisy.

RearSpkrs by Jon Rood, on Flickr
SoundsDdn1 by Jon Rood, on Flickr
SoundsDnd by Jon Rood, on Flickr