Auto Technica Garage's Rally raid project!

[Rob Ladd]

Its actually a textured tan paint, it's like a mild bedliner.

[Jrally]

Sweet looking build up, something to inspire to some day. You're fabrication skills are looking top notch. I'll be keeping an eye on this build for sure. Might not be the best choice for rallying in the US, but it's not a bad one either, although certainly more suited for long off-road races than tight twisty races.

-Jon

[kuroi]

Thanks for the kind words Jon, I figure it might not be optimal for all types of courses but it's sure gonna try! haha

[kuroi]

Gave it back it's two tone stripes, it looked all wrong without them

[red87]

I like the little ralliart decal on the grill. Nice and subtle

[off-roader]

You gonna show this puppy off at MOD 2013?

[Jrally]

You'll have a blast trying, and that's what really counts in my book. I helped build a single cab, shortbed Tacoma 4x4 for dual use, rallying and off-road racing in SoCal. The truck only ran in rallying, Open class with a mildly built up 2.7L n/a, maybe 150hp at the wheels. He ran one season and was able to get 2nd place in class for the season, he even got an overall win at one race in it. What it had over the cars was toughness, since it was lacking in the power. For various reasons, it's now for sale, but a damn nice build, handled great with a huge long travel swaybar out back. 10-12" of travel in the front about 14" in the rear. For rallying, it's all about making the vehicle handle. I think it can be done with the Montero/Pajero, the factory backed Dakar team did amazing with them.

-Jon

[sneakyninja]

You can longtravel the front of a gen 1 with Gen 2 front suspension, for your truck use the long CV's from a truck with 12v 3.0 because they shared the same diff as the 4 cylinder trucks.
Good work on the rally truck!

On a side note, Padokku makes long travel IFS for Gen 2's but that sort of thing can be done locally at a relatively inexpensive price.

[kuroi]

Ive heard about the 2nd gen arm swap.
That is going to happen in the near future with some bump shocks added in.

[kuroi]

You gonna show this puppy off at MOD 2013?

I'm planning on it.