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Toymods member
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Rydalmere, NSW
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May 2002
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 The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 13:22
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Finally, after almost 6 months of prepping, sourcing, implementation & fitment, and nearly 3 of these months the RAV has been off the road; it breathes once more. 
Gone are the guts of an aging and well-served 3S-FE engine to be replaced by the beastly innards of a Jap-Spec GT-Four 3S-GTE, complete with the ST205 gearbox and ST185 LSD. For a while it didn't look like starting up, but an oscilloscope and some careful diagnosis fixed that up. Now it ROARS!
One turn of the key and the adrenaline pumped with the familiar warm-up growl similar to that of a modified Rotary. Both exhaust tips pumped out equal pressure as the sound of the exhaust HAD to be around 90dB (and the rest...).
Ok so it's not back on the road YET... but getting it started and just listening to that engine and the exhaust --- GIMME MORE!
With a bit of luck, it should be road-bound again by mid-week or a little later. 
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Mon, 21 June 2004 13:49
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ALRIGHT DUDE!
I am stoked for you... dyno day 9 here you come???
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Toymods member
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 13:52
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Dude if I'm not there, I'LL EAT MY HAT! (or I'm extremely unlucky for some reason..) 
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 13:53
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lol Andrew, will be GREAT to see you there mate can't wait..
make sure to come early if you want a run. 15 or so bookings already!
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 13:57
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You'll have to gag the rooster to make me miss this one - I'm there with BELLS on (and big mutha's of exhausts).
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 14:03
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Im proud!
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Toymods member
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 14:06
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| THE WITZL wrote on Tue, 22 June 2004 00:03 |
Im proud!
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And I'm STILL pumped!! 
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 14:09
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Mon, 21 June 2004 23:52 |
Dude if I'm not there, I'LL EAT MY HAT! (or I'm extremely unlucky for some reason..)
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Leave the hat out of this man..... What did it do to u..  
WOW thats really unreal man... Can't wait for ya to get ur first drive...
What are ya expecting from the first ride? overal feelings.... I'd be ready with a few sets of underwear with a car like that hahaha!
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 14:15
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What am I expecting from my first ride? Not to get pulled up by the pigs for an overly-loud exhaust... Nah, it's gonna be one hell of a hoot to get back in the saddle. Watch out Toymods, this thing really is a weapon (wearing a RAV4's body).  Overall I think a great sense of satisfaction that this phase of the project (by far the biggest hurdle) has been completed, and you'll have a hard time extracting me from the driver's seat (not from the not wanting to get out, but probably more from the inexperience of driving a turbocharged ride and being sucked into the seat).
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Toymods member
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 14:22
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Passenger seat only... if you dare. 
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Sydney
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 21 June 2004 22:14
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Tue, 22 June 2004 00:15 |
(not from the not wanting to get out, but probably more from the inexperience of driving a turbocharged ride and being sucked into the seat).
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I always thought the real danger was not of getting sucked into the seat, but more that you were likely to suck the seat up your arse from fear!!
That's truly awesome dude - Can't wait to see it in the flesh, and you'd better keep bringing it out on some Toymods cruises!!
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Mon, 21 June 2004 23:28
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you would wet your pants
i was about to wet mine on my 1st drive of a turbo car(my 1jz mz10)
my foot was shaking on clutch so much i could barely drive(and i hadnt driven a manual in a year and a half either)
good work mate.. its gonna be a beast
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Perth
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October 2003
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Tue, 22 June 2004 00:05
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Good to see it's going.
Where has the car been laid up for 3 months? I remember you saying you had no where to keep it. You can now see that it is completely unrealistic to complete a conversion in one weekend!!
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Tue, 22 June 2004 00:58
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Great work dude!
The only problem is that we can't call you a rice boy any more. 
Can't wait to see/hear it turn the rollers!
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Castle Hill, Sydney
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January 2003
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Tue, 22 June 2004 03:44
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well done man! iv seen this project from the start, great to see you've come a long way. i wanna see this baby on the road
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Tue, 22 June 2004 03:58
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Wow, sounds interesting. A rav4 should be about 100kg lighter than a gt4 (i think) so that should give you a nice power to weight ratio :)
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The Eastwood MASSIVE !
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May 2003
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Tue, 22 June 2004 04:20
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Can't wait to see your beast on the road mate.
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Tue, 22 June 2004 04:39
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get farked !?!?!?
turbo rav 4 - nice man !!
one more crazy conversion on the road !
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Melbourne
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December 2003
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Wed, 23 June 2004 01:09
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Unreal mate - Im really happy for ya
Now, someone take a video camera to DD9 so they can film this beast on the rollers, n dont forget audio!!!!!!!
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Thu, 24 June 2004 10:33
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| StuC wrote on Wed, 23 June 2004 11:09 |
Unreal mate - Im really happy for ya
Now, someone take a video camera to DD9 so they can film this beast on the rollers, n dont forget audio!!!!!!!
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Definitely grab the audio... especially on start-up. This will be run-in on the weekend, as far as I can tell. I'm still paying off the fabrication work for the wiring, exhaust, drivetrain, fitting-up, etc. Costly exercise.  I know it will be well worth it though.
The wait will be over soon guys, and I'm sure there will be a few jaws hitting the ground come Dyno Day.
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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Sun, 27 June 2004 04:20
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great news on the rav Andrew 
Shame i cant see it hit out oin person this year at dyno day but i remember seeing it fro the lst one in july
My gt4's off to recieve its group A motor as of today - So its all good for the world of 3sgte powered AWD's atm
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Sun, 27 June 2004 14:09
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Good to hear your GT4 is getting it's heart transplanted. Should provide me and the other GT4 guys some healthy competition when the Summer Dyno Day (DD-10) rolls around. Is the Grp-A motor completely rebuilt?
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Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Mon, 28 June 2004 02:25
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yup - rebuilt from the ground up + upgraded with a few goodies inside
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Cranebrook, Sydney
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May 2002
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Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Mon, 28 June 2004 13:02
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The only problem is that we can't call you a rice boy any more.
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Sorry kids, anyone with a modified RAV4 is a ricer, fast or not
Seriously though, impressed to see this come together. Interesting to see how it handles the power - especially given the height.
How do they compare weight-wise to the equivalent GT4?
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Gold Coast
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January 2003
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Mon, 28 June 2004 14:46
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Man that is one of the sweetest sleeper conversion idea's an dnow it is a reality fuckign good on ya, i can't wait till i hear this thing munch on some Holden and ford v8's it is soon to be one of my fav things to do!!!
Nezza
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Tue, 29 June 2004 09:38
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| 7M-Brisbane wrote on Mon, 28 June 2004 23:02 |
Sorry kids, anyone with a modified RAV4 is a ricer, fast or not
Seriously though, impressed to see this come together. Interesting to see how it handles the power - especially given the height.
How do they compare weight-wise to the equivalent GT4?
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Mine is about 65mm lower than stock RAV4 height, and up to 100kg's lighter. Obviously this will get lighter still when I get some second-hand rubber put back on my stock rims and take off my rear-weight (spare wheel) for quarter-mile times. The chromies are heavy bitches, and the rubber on those is fantastic for the street, but still excess weight with the amount of rubber on them. I've already lost the two rear seats, saving me a few kg's.
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Wed, 30 June 2004 12:29
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glad to hear that this project of yours is coming to the next stage andrew
hows chris feeling now its almost complete ?
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Re: The RAV-GT4 BEAST is alive...
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Thu, 01 July 2004 10:26
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Mon, 21 June 2004 23:52 |
Dude if I'm not there, I'LL EAT MY HAT! (or I'm extremely unlucky for some reason..)
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Well it seems I'm extremely unlucky... **takes hat and starts eating it** [Homer Simpson voice] "mmmm... haaattt" 
If you've already read the Cruises and Events forum, you'll have seen that I can't make this one, due to the turbo seals being shot, making it piss white smoke out the exhaust pipes when it's at normal running temp. Oh well, in for a hi-flow we go...
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