**The Quest for Perfect Wheels: A Tale of Two RAVs**

As we embarked on our latest project, a 1990s Toyota RAV, my co-host Marty and I set out to find the perfect wheels. With an array of options available, we knew it wouldn't be an easy task. We scoured the internet, visiting local car shows and browsing online marketplaces, in search of the ideal fit for our little 4x4.

**The Wheels: A Matter of Personal Taste**

We came across a set of wheels that caught our eye - a sleek, chrome-finished design that seemed to embody the spirit of the late 1990s. The seller assured us they were from a Toyota RX7, a car known for its aggressive styling and performance capabilities. Marty was immediately drawn to the wheels, exclaiming, "I love them!" However, I remained skeptical, cautioning, "They're not my cup of tea." It seemed we had different tastes in wheels, but that's what made this discovery so exciting.

**The RX7 Wheels: A Match Made in Heaven?**

As we delved deeper into the world of these wheels, it became clear that they were a common size for cars like our RAV. With measurements of 18x8 1/2 and 35, they fit perfectly on our vehicle. We couldn't help but wonder if the designer had been inspired by the RX7's own wheel design. Was there a nod to the legendary sports car? Perhaps they were trying to say "RAV," but with a typo, resulting in a humorous misspelling of the word.

**BF Goodrich and Phenom Tires**

We decided to complement our new wheels with some BF Goodrich Phenom tires, which seemed like an ideal choice for our RAV. The tires' chunky design hinted at their performance capabilities, suggesting they were designed for bigger cars or higher-performance applications. As we fitted the tires onto our wheels, it was clear that this combination would be a winning one.

**The Bush Duff Connection**

As we tinkered with the suspension, we couldn't help but reminisce about the late 1990s and the rise of bush duffs - an iconic off-road accessory from the era. We pondered whether our wheels were designed with the bush duff in mind, perhaps catering to drivers who would take their RAVs on rougher terrain. It seemed like a plausible theory, and we decided to give it a try.

**The Lowering Process**

With our wheels installed, we turned our attention to lowering the car. We dropped the rear suspension and managed to squeeze out an inch of extra clearance. The result was a lower profile that accentuated the car's stance. As we checked the camber, we discovered that the adjustment had introduced some negative camber in the rear suspension - an interesting twist on the design.

**Camber Pins: A Final Touch**

Before finalizing our modifications, we added camber pins to the front wheels. Initially, they were in a straight position, but we suspected they would need adjusting once we completed the suspension work. With this tweak, we ensured that our car would retain its stability and handling.

**The Next Stage: Fuel System Hacks**

With our wheels and suspension sorted, it was time to move on to more substantial upgrades. Our next project would focus on fuel system hacks, intercoolers, and a slew of other modifications designed to enhance the performance and capabilities of our trusty RAV. The journey ahead promised to be exciting, but for now, we were content with the perfect wheels that had brought us this far.

**Additional Work: Oxygen Sensors, Wiring, and More**

As we wrapped up our wheel-fitting adventure, it was clear that there was still much work to be done. We needed to add oxygen sensors, tweak the wiring, and complete a few more modifications before our RAV could truly shine. The process was already underway, with each step revealing new challenges and opportunities for growth.

**The Mighty Car Mods Promise**

At Mighty Car Mods, we're dedicated to pushing the boundaries of automotive modification and exploration. Join us next time as we delve into the world of fuel system hacks, intercoolers, and other innovative upgrades designed to take our cars to new heights. With our trusty RAV by our side, we're ready to tackle whatever challenges come our way.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI reckon I have found one of the best performance cars that money can buy I'm talking all-wheel drive big block manual Bonnet scoop Bayside blue an absolute epic car yeah that's all right everybody finally we've got a Skyline Toyota Skyline Sometimes the best cars are right in front of your face they're at the shops at the park or maybe at the boat ramp but they're invisible because they're everywhere while they may not be on posters on walls on auction websites or being given away by enthusiastic influencers there is a chance that maybe these cars are actually way better than we think have we been so saturated with big block big Power JDM heroes or 10-second Euro Luxo hatchers that we've forgotten how much fun some of these simpler machines can be I think this is one of the best value all-wheel drive cars you can get they're dirt cheap they're strong reliable useful they're everywhere and with just a few mods there's a chance this could be absolutely epic so everyone this here is a Toyota R 4 it appears to have something quite substantially wrong with it cuz every time I accelerate and then take off clunk yeah something in the back's not right it's got a steering wheel there's seats and doors uh there's some vents and some white gauges and The airon Works which no one except us cares about right now there's also manual transmission and it is all-wheel drive and and more importantly than all of that it's 2.4 L and big block in 4 cylinder land it is Toyota's equivalent of an R34 GTR stay with me on this one Martin yes how many doors has this got two three if you want to call the Hat a door two two two do sure GTR two yep y um steering wheel correct both both got steering wheels all-wheel drive yes tick um Bayside blue or a Toyota equivalent true that's what I'm calling it uh manual tick uh 2.4 L verse 2.6 the same same the same the same so considering that like R34 GTRs are going up for like $500,000 we got this for $494,000 Less exactly Martin I'm calling that a bargain I feel like this could all be fixed don't tell me it could be fixed be fixed don't don't do this m don't tell me we're fixing it with this the wind man the it yeah then it will be excellent it needs a turbo yeah so what are we going to do with it put a turbo on it okay good before we get too far ahead of ourselves withing boost we want to find out what the car makes at all four wheels when it's completely stock so we're going to roll it onto the dyno for some power runs now when these came out from Toyota new in the early 2000s the 2az Z Fe 2.4 L engine was rated to around 120 KW at the engine but some R 4S got a slightly fancier version which includes included some oil squirters and higher compression which made 132 KW at the engine the all-wheel drive system will Su some power as will the 20 years of driving to Bingo on the boat ramp but it's time to see what this jacked up nugget can do people I wish I had something exciting to tell you about these uh dino figures but unfortunately I do not the most shocking thing about them is just how shockingly boring they are We've Ended up with 79.8 Kow at the wheels and 231.50 trash projects which was a old PUO 206 and a budget Suzuki Swift and the engines are way smaller cuz this here is the big block 2.4 l in fact the same engine that was in the Camry project we did with the world's cheapest turbo exactly and that's this is all in the same dno people so the comparison is interesting we managed to Overlay the Camry figure the Camry figure was only4 of a kilowatt less and the torque within 10 new M of it as well so that's that's Auto and front wheeel drive this is manual and awh drive so there's some differences there but what's kind of interesting is that is what a normal car needs to climb up a hill to do the speed limit to drive to the shops and maybe go down a dirt road and your average person is totally fine with that totally but I think what's interesting about this one is it's got over 300,000 k on it it's rattling around it feels like everything is about to fall off underneath the car so need some work but Martin we need more power don't we and I think the way we get more power is we open the Bonnet we start pulling things off and throwing them in the bin the first step is to jack off your car so we can start throwing a bunch of it into the bin I reckon there a sweet spot with older cars that have fallen in value so significantly that you can pick them up for almost nothing which still offers heaps of utility and fun this car may not be as unique or rare as the juicy JDM Heroes that everyone loves but often the engineering Behind these cars is just as good or sometimes even better these cars were technically a soft rotor or an early SUV but the drive line hubs brakes and engine were all made to be driven onroad and off-road and the bonus is that they're a little bit more heavy duty than your average hatchback while there are some similarities here to our turbo Toyota Camry the rabbit s is all new territory but we're going to try and recycle as many existing parts as we can from around the shed because that's going to save money and we're going to try and prove that carrying over some of your performance mods between different cars can be a great way to kick off a new project without having to start completely from scratch that was a very long-winded way of trying to justify that we are going to steal I mean borrow the Turbo from our boosted Camry project we know we aren't going to be using any of the stock intake or exhaust parts that will all be replaced with nice shiny turbo related stuff so it can all go in the scrap bin we can get a few hundred bucks back for the scrap metal and the massive factory catalytic converter the engine does look identical to the 2 a z that was in our Camry but to be sure our turbo kit is going to fit we're going to be removing the exhaust manifold and everything around it okay we have removed all of the exhaust system and all of the intake stuff now the question is how do you make it fast that's the answer he's holding the answer in his hands and his mind and his let's try and fit it Martin all right I don't know if it's going to fit I hope it does thanks to Toyota's penny pinching and streamlined manufacturing it appears that our turbo manifold will bolt straight on the therof fans might be in the way a little so we'll yank them out and then bolt up the manifold and turbo so we can check all the clearances and work out where our pip workk will go now why is it all the same well because it's cheaper to crank out a few hundred th000 of these engines to power Camry's RAV fours and a bunch of Scions than it is to make different engines for each of them swapping Parts between cars that are built on similar platforms is an easy way to save money and time because you don't have to fabricate new stuff constantly this is what you'd call a low Mount turbo setup thanks to the good manifold design the turbo sits nice and close to the block making it easier to fabricate all the related pipe work now we are very close to getting this turbo and this manifold fitted and if this looks familiar to you that's because you're Mega OG 1000 uh you've probably seen it on our uh Camry project where we got the world's cheapest turbocharger kit uh and stuck it on a Camry even though we didn't cuz most of it didn't fit most of it didn't fit all was broken and so we had to replace a few bits notably the manifold and the Turbo itself so manifold is about $300 turbo is about a grand so $1,300 call it for all that uh it looks like it's going to fit there's some stuff that might need some adjustment this is manual the camera was Auto so that's different um but I reckon it's going to work and the 2A zfe is a solid engine uh how much boost can you put through it don't know but we're going to find out we are going to find out and obviously when the camera got crushed we took all the good stuff off so that we could use it again Marty you've been talking about doing a turbo rev 4 for ages as soon as we did the Camry in my head I'm like what what could possibly make this better a front-wheel drive Camry that's manual manual swap it yeah maybe then I started thinking what's all drive that has these engines that small light twodo potentially a lot of fun that never came out with this kind of thing and I think rad fors look a bit weird but I think there's a lot of potential here that we can explore and there's some things that are actually be easier than what we did on the Camry like the engine management will be easier cuz we're not trying to control an auto you know slipping it and and controlling we should just be able to drive it properly so very excited about what this is going to enable with this but now we're going to do a bit of messing around to get it to fit these are an expensive but exceptionally good value upgrade when you have these I little exhaust studs that are holding that giant Turbo System on there so that is the stud that goes into the head that holds the exhaust manifold on they are titanium we screw them in like that using a little hex head thing don't need a lot of torque on them to hold them in there and then we can put our exhaust manifold on we'll also support the turbo and the exhaust manifold from underneath using some brackets but this is what holds on the top let's go Moment of Truth got our proper studs on our hoses in the way let's see if this will fit on come on come on put a gasket in there too that's how confident I am it's going to go boom look at that hell yeah that is so cool that is so freaking cool there's not much room for dumps and stuff like there's a little bit less less room than the camera I think but it fits like it actually just fits so cool man look at it I want to get the turbo mounted as soon as I can so I can work out how much of the existing kit I can use and also get the oil supply and return sorted Aaron has dropped in to give me a hand and lucky for him the sump can be removed with the engine in place the Camry sump looks identical which will save me having to remake the oil return so with a quick cleanup and some new slides it can go back onto the rad engine it seems that old Toyotas are mate magnets and soon enough more Legends dropped in to have a look and see what we were dealing with on This SUV good choice of shirt Dave um I really like this on you man is this going to be easy and easier than the Camry uh can I get back you on that one coming out of it what do you think Benny I like it so far so far so good all Drive things is your thing oh is this all Drive yeah oh all drive and manual so it's like a g it's like a poo GT4 basically a ja what but what engine is it though 2 a z yeah same as Camry cuz you used you've you've revived the Camry with this you know what I like about this it's not a Camry while I did save the Loom from the Camry the Rev is different enough that we'll need to go again on the wiring mostly because this car is manual and the camera was Auto the Rev also has drive by wire which is a good thing so we'll be using a two plug htech ECU to run it our original tune will still be useful to get everything going and probably be in the ballpark powerwise being that the turbo and fuel system are the same we found a wiring diagram on the internet which seems to match our car so today's process is now to remove systems one by one from the factory ECU and move them across to the htech this can be a big time saer as the factory ECU can still run things like the instrument cluster and some can based systems but the htech is taking care of the important stuff like when to spray fuel and when to ignite it okay so Dave has got the thing firing not quite running yet there's a few more bits and pieces we need to make it work properly but now we are going to rip off the stock wheels and the stock suspension cuz we have some nice stuff to go in we picked up this car a few hours outside of Sydney and as such it's got high kmers on the clock from country driving and highways the suspension because of this is a bit tied so we're going to be removing it and replacing it with some adjustable coilovers as well as some wh line goodies to replace any worn out bushes this swap is pretty straightforward with the front being a mcferson strut design like many cars of this era the back is a little bit different with the shock and spring separate it's a more compact way of packaging rear suspension so heaps of Manufacturers went this way as with many car modifications it's always easier if you've got a friend to help you out for that extra set of hands so when we set up Super Garage super cheap auto actually helped us by sorting out the space so obviously there's the kind of larger items like a big tool boxes that uh over here uh but we also decided to set up all of the different Bays with multiple different stations because we have lots of different uh cars and lots of different projects happening at once and so most of the time we're using these tools which is Tool Pro X so that's kind of their kind of Workshop quality tools but good for DIY as well but because there's so many projects all happening on the boil at once we've got these different kind of stations so we've got these tool kits that are set up here there's the impact stuff here you want your stuff easier to reach so we've got Spinners over here but then you can also come down here and we've got m multiples of the items over here as well it just makes it easy when you got friends over you often need more than just one 17 mil spinner you might be doing suspension you need like two 19s for example um so yeah just want to say a big thank you to Super Che B they've been supporters of our show for probably around a decade I reckon and they uh certainly helped us set up this space I just want to say a big thank you and if you want to get a toolkit for yourself uh check out the Tool Pro X range because uh it served us really well and we've done a lot of different modifications with them and been very happy while we are here I'm going to replace the sway bar bushes the ones that sit on top of the subframe here they're a really easy thing to change and actually a good upgrade so we're using some aftermarket one some what are ones here and they just basically tuck in on this sway bar some cars are really easy to get to some they aren't but basically you've got the sway bar link here we've now got an adjustable one so we can preload the sway bar uh when you are running after mic suspension like this we can adjust the height that is a really good thing to have and then these bushes in here where the sway bar connects to the subframe is the ones that I'm going to change using those there's often one of two reasons to change suspension bushes chasing better handling or just replacing worn out ones if they are worn you may as well upgrade but pick your level of hardness carefully as it does affect how much noise makes it into your car meaning you may not be able to hear the whispery parts of the Taylor Swift songs that you've been playing the front bushes are quite straightforward and with those done we can move on to the back as well as installing our adjustable coilovers this is the rear diff mount on a Rav 4 it's really easy to get to really simple design just bolts to the back of the diff looks like that has a rubber bush in there that holds the inside bit so you get nice smooth operation this though is what it actually looked like uh full Wi-Fi and well it's not meant to look like that but uh really quick and easy thing to replace 214s 27s ready for skids remember when we were driving it it made that horrible banging noise every time you let off the throttle yes that was that excellent so this should fix it hopefully this is one of the easiest diff Mount bushes to replace that we have ever seen just a couple of bolts and it is sorted next we can install the rear springs which come with adjustable spring perches you wind them up and down depending on if you want to go Street mode or full Rodeo lastly while we're under the back of the car we're going to install some braided brake lines as the existing ones are a few decades old and it's a cheap and simple mod for better brake pedal feel coilovers are in people braake lines are in and adjustable suspension bits absolutely and it all looks really good it looks like it's going to work so next next up it's all about the wheels and I found some Martin and I have very different taste in wheels don't we absolutely very different for example these wheels over here on this 240Z I think they're excellent Marty thinks there I don't love them okay over here these wheels on the RX7 Marty thinks there oh I don't like them I think they look pretty good yeah it's exactly see okay oh wow that's surprising over here marttin what about these these gold things over what do you think absolutely for an RX7 for that car oh my God Perfection all right uh and then overall here Martin we've got something out of 10 what do you think no you tell me first I'm going to give these a score out of 10 at the same time you do are you ready y 3 2 1 seven yeah that's close enough I reckon it's got a bit of the elements that we both like going on on that wheel it's got a little it's a little bit prapy though is it a little bit so I I think that's what I like about them I found these Marketplace they're kind of too cheap they're a very common size they fit gius they fit La they fit STI so 5x11 4.3 18 by I think 9 or 8 these are ankes so 18 by 8 1/2 plus 35 which is a very very common size for cars of this size and so happens when I thought of what might fit the rav I thought these might be absolutely epic so it look we throw them on you should put them on hey Martin the word RAV do you reckon they are trying to say Rave cuz at this the time that this car was made this is like late '90s is it uh it started in the late '90s yeah so like the same time as a as a a niss S15 right yep and maybe they were trying to say Rave for but someone forgot to write an e cuz they were just pinging off their head so I think that looks excellent and they've got um uh BF goodrick Phenom tires on them which are like a performance Street tire but a bit chunkier cuz they're for like bigger cars like something like this or or higher cars I like I like how you just totally ignored my talk Force no because remember in the late '90s bush dffs used to be a thing right they were absolutely a thing and so maybe the idea was that you get a soft rotor like this and you can take it to your bush D you know what you see where I'm going with this oh okay yeah it would be an appropriate vehicle to take to a bush down some dirty old dirt road some collapsing Farmhouse y um we have our wh line wheel nuts here a lot better than those weird Toyota ones Toyota ones are these weird shanky things like that that only work on the Toyota Wheels that won't work on those kind of wheels so you have to change your wheel nuts on your RAV or your Camry even Corollas I think run these as well in the bin that looks great let's drop it down see what looks like down she goes I don't expect it to be sacked because it it's a RAV four it could be low though but we have a lot of adjustment in there as well the back looks pretty low oh I love that high drop another inch out of that that's pretty good yeah man fantastic cool and the wheel fitments great they actually fit and interestingly because of the design of the rear suspension when you lower it it actually puts negative camber into it so see how the backs are already got some neg camber yeah looks kind of cool and then we've got camber pins in the front so at the moment that's not adjusted so they're sort of sitting pretty straight but they will tuck in a little bit when we adjust the uh suspension we'll do all of it if we get another shoes worth out of it just that bit another shoes worth and then a bit of camber yeah we're ready to rock and roll those wheels are a winner though it's always tricky you know when you're like just guessing what a wheel will look like cuz you just I mean I think these were like 1,000 bucks on Marketplace they weren't that much considering how new and clean they are this is an wheel I believe you can still buy yeah and um that fits great good job Martin and they look all right so we have a bit more work to do now to get it to run properly so a bit more wiring to do a few more things we have to add like oxygen sensors and just the stuff to make it drive and then we can start getting really into how it looks next time on Mighty Car Mods some fuel system hacks intercoolers that sound like Harps and we yank out most of the drive line just to get to the clutchI reckon I have found one of the best performance cars that money can buy I'm talking all-wheel drive big block manual Bonnet scoop Bayside blue an absolute epic car yeah that's all right everybody finally we've got a Skyline Toyota Skyline Sometimes the best cars are right in front of your face they're at the shops at the park or maybe at the boat ramp but they're invisible because they're everywhere while they may not be on posters on walls on auction websites or being given away by enthusiastic influencers there is a chance that maybe these cars are actually way better than we think have we been so saturated with big block big Power JDM heroes or 10-second Euro Luxo hatchers that we've forgotten how much fun some of these simpler machines can be I think this is one of the best value all-wheel drive cars you can get they're dirt cheap they're strong reliable useful they're everywhere and with just a few mods there's a chance this could be absolutely epic so everyone this here is a Toyota R 4 it appears to have something quite substantially wrong with it cuz every time I accelerate and then take off clunk yeah something in the back's not right it's got a steering wheel there's seats and doors uh there's some vents and some white gauges and The airon Works which no one except us cares about right now there's also manual transmission and it is all-wheel drive and and more importantly than all of that it's 2.4 L and big block in 4 cylinder land it is Toyota's equivalent of an R34 GTR stay with me on this one Martin yes how many doors has this got two three if you want to call the Hat a door two two two do sure GTR two yep y um steering wheel correct both both got steering wheels all-wheel drive yes tick um Bayside blue or a Toyota equivalent true that's what I'm calling it uh manual tick uh 2.4 L verse 2.6 the same same the same the same so considering that like R34 GTRs are going up for like $500,000 we got this for $494,000 Less exactly Martin I'm calling that a bargain I feel like this could all be fixed don't tell me it could be fixed be fixed don't don't do this m don't tell me we're fixing it with this the wind man the it yeah then it will be excellent it needs a turbo yeah so what are we going to do with it put a turbo on it okay good before we get too far ahead of ourselves withing boost we want to find out what the car makes at all four wheels when it's completely stock so we're going to roll it onto the dyno for some power runs now when these came out from Toyota new in the early 2000s the 2az Z Fe 2.4 L engine was rated to around 120 KW at the engine but some R 4S got a slightly fancier version which includes included some oil squirters and higher compression which made 132 KW at the engine the all-wheel drive system will Su some power as will the 20 years of driving to Bingo on the boat ramp but it's time to see what this jacked up nugget can do people I wish I had something exciting to tell you about these uh dino figures but unfortunately I do not the most shocking thing about them is just how shockingly boring they are We've Ended up with 79.8 Kow at the wheels and 231.50 trash projects which was a old PUO 206 and a budget Suzuki Swift and the engines are way smaller cuz this here is the big block 2.4 l in fact the same engine that was in the Camry project we did with the world's cheapest turbo exactly and that's this is all in the same dno people so the comparison is interesting we managed to Overlay the Camry figure the Camry figure was only4 of a kilowatt less and the torque within 10 new M of it as well so that's that's Auto and front wheeel drive this is manual and awh drive so there's some differences there but what's kind of interesting is that is what a normal car needs to climb up a hill to do the speed limit to drive to the shops and maybe go down a dirt road and your average person is totally fine with that totally but I think what's interesting about this one is it's got over 300,000 k on it it's rattling around it feels like everything is about to fall off underneath the car so need some work but Martin we need more power don't we and I think the way we get more power is we open the Bonnet we start pulling things off and throwing them in the bin the first step is to jack off your car so we can start throwing a bunch of it into the bin I reckon there a sweet spot with older cars that have fallen in value so significantly that you can pick them up for almost nothing which still offers heaps of utility and fun this car may not be as unique or rare as the juicy JDM Heroes that everyone loves but often the engineering Behind these cars is just as good or sometimes even better these cars were technically a soft rotor or an early SUV but the drive line hubs brakes and engine were all made to be driven onroad and off-road and the bonus is that they're a little bit more heavy duty than your average hatchback while there are some similarities here to our turbo Toyota Camry the rabbit s is all new territory but we're going to try and recycle as many existing parts as we can from around the shed because that's going to save money and we're going to try and prove that carrying over some of your performance mods between different cars can be a great way to kick off a new project without having to start completely from scratch that was a very long-winded way of trying to justify that we are going to steal I mean borrow the Turbo from our boosted Camry project we know we aren't going to be using any of the stock intake or exhaust parts that will all be replaced with nice shiny turbo related stuff so it can all go in the scrap bin we can get a few hundred bucks back for the scrap metal and the massive factory catalytic converter the engine does look identical to the 2 a z that was in our Camry but to be sure our turbo kit is going to fit we're going to be removing the exhaust manifold and everything around it okay we have removed all of the exhaust system and all of the intake stuff now the question is how do you make it fast that's the answer he's holding the answer in his hands and his mind and his let's try and fit it Martin all right I don't know if it's going to fit I hope it does thanks to Toyota's penny pinching and streamlined manufacturing it appears that our turbo manifold will bolt straight on the therof fans might be in the way a little so we'll yank them out and then bolt up the manifold and turbo so we can check all the clearances and work out where our pip workk will go now why is it all the same well because it's cheaper to crank out a few hundred th000 of these engines to power Camry's RAV fours and a bunch of Scions than it is to make different engines for each of them swapping Parts between cars that are built on similar platforms is an easy way to save money and time because you don't have to fabricate new stuff constantly this is what you'd call a low Mount turbo setup thanks to the good manifold design the turbo sits nice and close to the block making it easier to fabricate all the related pipe work now we are very close to getting this turbo and this manifold fitted and if this looks familiar to you that's because you're Mega OG 1000 uh you've probably seen it on our uh Camry project where we got the world's cheapest turbocharger kit uh and stuck it on a Camry even though we didn't cuz most of it didn't fit most of it didn't fit all was broken and so we had to replace a few bits notably the manifold and the Turbo itself so manifold is about $300 turbo is about a grand so $1,300 call it for all that uh it looks like it's going to fit there's some stuff that might need some adjustment this is manual the camera was Auto so that's different um but I reckon it's going to work and the 2A zfe is a solid engine uh how much boost can you put through it don't know but we're going to find out we are going to find out and obviously when the camera got crushed we took all the good stuff off so that we could use it again Marty you've been talking about doing a turbo rev 4 for ages as soon as we did the Camry in my head I'm like what what could possibly make this better a front-wheel drive Camry that's manual manual swap it yeah maybe then I started thinking what's all drive that has these engines that small light twodo potentially a lot of fun that never came out with this kind of thing and I think rad fors look a bit weird but I think there's a lot of potential here that we can explore and there's some things that are actually be easier than what we did on the Camry like the engine management will be easier cuz we're not trying to control an auto you know slipping it and and controlling we should just be able to drive it properly so very excited about what this is going to enable with this but now we're going to do a bit of messing around to get it to fit these are an expensive but exceptionally good value upgrade when you have these I little exhaust studs that are holding that giant Turbo System on there so that is the stud that goes into the head that holds the exhaust manifold on they are titanium we screw them in like that using a little hex head thing don't need a lot of torque on them to hold them in there and then we can put our exhaust manifold on we'll also support the turbo and the exhaust manifold from underneath using some brackets but this is what holds on the top let's go Moment of Truth got our proper studs on our hoses in the way let's see if this will fit on come on come on put a gasket in there too that's how confident I am it's going to go boom look at that hell yeah that is so cool that is so freaking cool there's not much room for dumps and stuff like there's a little bit less less room than the camera I think but it fits like it actually just fits so cool man look at it I want to get the turbo mounted as soon as I can so I can work out how much of the existing kit I can use and also get the oil supply and return sorted Aaron has dropped in to give me a hand and lucky for him the sump can be removed with the engine in place the Camry sump looks identical which will save me having to remake the oil return so with a quick cleanup and some new slides it can go back onto the rad engine it seems that old Toyotas are mate magnets and soon enough more Legends dropped in to have a look and see what we were dealing with on This SUV good choice of shirt Dave um I really like this on you man is this going to be easy and easier than the Camry uh can I get back you on that one coming out of it what do you think Benny I like it so far so far so good all Drive things is your thing oh is this all Drive yeah oh all drive and manual so it's like a g it's like a poo GT4 basically a ja what but what engine is it though 2 a z yeah same as Camry cuz you used you've you've revived the Camry with this you know what I like about this it's not a Camry while I did save the Loom from the Camry the Rev is different enough that we'll need to go again on the wiring mostly because this car is manual and the camera was Auto the Rev also has drive by wire which is a good thing so we'll be using a two plug htech ECU to run it our original tune will still be useful to get everything going and probably be in the ballpark powerwise being that the turbo and fuel system are the same we found a wiring diagram on the internet which seems to match our car so today's process is now to remove systems one by one from the factory ECU and move them across to the htech this can be a big time saer as the factory ECU can still run things like the instrument cluster and some can based systems but the htech is taking care of the important stuff like when to spray fuel and when to ignite it okay so Dave has got the thing firing not quite running yet there's a few more bits and pieces we need to make it work properly but now we are going to rip off the stock wheels and the stock suspension cuz we have some nice stuff to go in we picked up this car a few hours outside of Sydney and as such it's got high kmers on the clock from country driving and highways the suspension because of this is a bit tied so we're going to be removing it and replacing it with some adjustable coilovers as well as some wh line goodies to replace any worn out bushes this swap is pretty straightforward with the front being a mcferson strut design like many cars of this era the back is a little bit different with the shock and spring separate it's a more compact way of packaging rear suspension so heaps of Manufacturers went this way as with many car modifications it's always easier if you've got a friend to help you out for that extra set of hands so when we set up Super Garage super cheap auto actually helped us by sorting out the space so obviously there's the kind of larger items like a big tool boxes that uh over here uh but we also decided to set up all of the different Bays with multiple different stations because we have lots of different uh cars and lots of different projects happening at once and so most of the time we're using these tools which is Tool Pro X so that's kind of their kind of Workshop quality tools but good for DIY as well but because there's so many projects all happening on the boil at once we've got these different kind of stations so we've got these tool kits that are set up here there's the impact stuff here you want your stuff easier to reach so we've got Spinners over here but then you can also come down here and we've got m multiples of the items over here as well it just makes it easy when you got friends over you often need more than just one 17 mil spinner you might be doing suspension you need like two 19s for example um so yeah just want to say a big thank you to Super Che B they've been supporters of our show for probably around a decade I reckon and they uh certainly helped us set up this space I just want to say a big thank you and if you want to get a toolkit for yourself uh check out the Tool Pro X range because uh it served us really well and we've done a lot of different modifications with them and been very happy while we are here I'm going to replace the sway bar bushes the ones that sit on top of the subframe here they're a really easy thing to change and actually a good upgrade so we're using some aftermarket one some what are ones here and they just basically tuck in on this sway bar some cars are really easy to get to some they aren't but basically you've got the sway bar link here we've now got an adjustable one so we can preload the sway bar uh when you are running after mic suspension like this we can adjust the height that is a really good thing to have and then these bushes in here where the sway bar connects to the subframe is the ones that I'm going to change using those there's often one of two reasons to change suspension bushes chasing better handling or just replacing worn out ones if they are worn you may as well upgrade but pick your level of hardness carefully as it does affect how much noise makes it into your car meaning you may not be able to hear the whispery parts of the Taylor Swift songs that you've been playing the front bushes are quite straightforward and with those done we can move on to the back as well as installing our adjustable coilovers this is the rear diff mount on a Rav 4 it's really easy to get to really simple design just bolts to the back of the diff looks like that has a rubber bush in there that holds the inside bit so you get nice smooth operation this though is what it actually looked like uh full Wi-Fi and well it's not meant to look like that but uh really quick and easy thing to replace 214s 27s ready for skids remember when we were driving it it made that horrible banging noise every time you let off the throttle yes that was that excellent so this should fix it hopefully this is one of the easiest diff Mount bushes to replace that we have ever seen just a couple of bolts and it is sorted next we can install the rear springs which come with adjustable spring perches you wind them up and down depending on if you want to go Street mode or full Rodeo lastly while we're under the back of the car we're going to install some braided brake lines as the existing ones are a few decades old and it's a cheap and simple mod for better brake pedal feel coilovers are in people braake lines are in and adjustable suspension bits absolutely and it all looks really good it looks like it's going to work so next next up it's all about the wheels and I found some Martin and I have very different taste in wheels don't we absolutely very different for example these wheels over here on this 240Z I think they're excellent Marty thinks there I don't love them okay over here these wheels on the RX7 Marty thinks there oh I don't like them I think they look pretty good yeah it's exactly see okay oh wow that's surprising over here marttin what about these these gold things over what do you think absolutely for an RX7 for that car oh my God Perfection all right uh and then overall here Martin we've got something out of 10 what do you think no you tell me first I'm going to give these a score out of 10 at the same time you do are you ready y 3 2 1 seven yeah that's close enough I reckon it's got a bit of the elements that we both like going on on that wheel it's got a little it's a little bit prapy though is it a little bit so I I think that's what I like about them I found these Marketplace they're kind of too cheap they're a very common size they fit gius they fit La they fit STI so 5x11 4.3 18 by I think 9 or 8 these are ankes so 18 by 8 1/2 plus 35 which is a very very common size for cars of this size and so happens when I thought of what might fit the rav I thought these might be absolutely epic so it look we throw them on you should put them on hey Martin the word RAV do you reckon they are trying to say Rave cuz at this the time that this car was made this is like late '90s is it uh it started in the late '90s yeah so like the same time as a as a a niss S15 right yep and maybe they were trying to say Rave for but someone forgot to write an e cuz they were just pinging off their head so I think that looks excellent and they've got um uh BF goodrick Phenom tires on them which are like a performance Street tire but a bit chunkier cuz they're for like bigger cars like something like this or or higher cars I like I like how you just totally ignored my talk Force no because remember in the late '90s bush dffs used to be a thing right they were absolutely a thing and so maybe the idea was that you get a soft rotor like this and you can take it to your bush D you know what you see where I'm going with this oh okay yeah it would be an appropriate vehicle to take to a bush down some dirty old dirt road some collapsing Farmhouse y um we have our wh line wheel nuts here a lot better than those weird Toyota ones Toyota ones are these weird shanky things like that that only work on the Toyota Wheels that won't work on those kind of wheels so you have to change your wheel nuts on your RAV or your Camry even Corollas I think run these as well in the bin that looks great let's drop it down see what looks like down she goes I don't expect it to be sacked because it it's a RAV four it could be low though but we have a lot of adjustment in there as well the back looks pretty low oh I love that high drop another inch out of that that's pretty good yeah man fantastic cool and the wheel fitments great they actually fit and interestingly because of the design of the rear suspension when you lower it it actually puts negative camber into it so see how the backs are already got some neg camber yeah looks kind of cool and then we've got camber pins in the front so at the moment that's not adjusted so they're sort of sitting pretty straight but they will tuck in a little bit when we adjust the uh suspension we'll do all of it if we get another shoes worth out of it just that bit another shoes worth and then a bit of camber yeah we're ready to rock and roll those wheels are a winner though it's always tricky you know when you're like just guessing what a wheel will look like cuz you just I mean I think these were like 1,000 bucks on Marketplace they weren't that much considering how new and clean they are this is an wheel I believe you can still buy yeah and um that fits great good job Martin and they look all right so we have a bit more work to do now to get it to run properly so a bit more wiring to do a few more things we have to add like oxygen sensors and just the stuff to make it drive and then we can start getting really into how it looks next time on Mighty Car Mods some fuel system hacks intercoolers that sound like Harps and we yank out most of the drive line just to get to the clutch\n"