RAV4 Build Part 2 - Install and Test Racing Suspension

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    The Papadakis Racing team began drifting in 2004 and is the most winning team in Formula Drift history, earning the 2015 & 2021 titles with driver Fredric Aasbo, as well as back­ to­ back championship titles with driver Tanner Foust in 2007 and 2008. The Rockstar Energy Drink / Nitto Tire Toyota GR Supra is the latest competition build from the Carson, California, based team.
    Team owner Stephan Papadakis is a legend of sport­ compact racing who began building his reputation in the 1990s with the first front-wheel ­drive, tube­-chassis drag car in the U.S. The team earned multiple records and championships in the discipline, turning in elapsed times and trap speeds previously thought unattainable in front­-drive drag cars. Papadakis' successes in front­-wheel drive were matched by his efforts in rear­-wheel drive when he campaigned a Honda Civic that became just the fifth car to join the NHRA's Sport Compact 200 MPH club
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  • @joealex65
    @joealex65 Před 2 lety +626

    When Papadakis post a videos you just sit down, watch and learn, even if it's about a little RAV4! 😎

    • @RefabbiaAdha
      @RefabbiaAdha Před 2 lety +24

      even with portable sink that he posted couple months ago

    • @jwikman
      @jwikman Před 2 lety +5

      You're absolutely right! Very few channels are like that IMO, and I barely even work on cars..!

    • @optimusprimus89
      @optimusprimus89 Před 2 lety

      YUP

    • @OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel
      @OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel Před 2 lety +2

      Funny thing is , even though it's just a little RAV4 , it has more headroom than most full size pickups .

    • @amirhosseinkermani3695
      @amirhosseinkermani3695 Před 2 lety

      He's not messing around!

  • @SeiPokGuy
    @SeiPokGuy Před 2 lety +238

    Stephan is a wealth of knowledge on anything with 4 wheels, he’s a walking encyclopedia.

  • @nyalsewell
    @nyalsewell Před 2 lety +197

    Man, I learned more about suspension tuning and such today than I have ever before! Thanks!

  • @derekbrotherton3462
    @derekbrotherton3462 Před 2 lety +127

    I saw the 3SGTE on the stand and thought this will be the wildest suspension install I've ever seen!

    • @freditarenomm7987
      @freditarenomm7987 Před 2 lety +9

      You should watch project binky then

    • @derekbrotherton3462
      @derekbrotherton3462 Před 2 lety +1

      @@freditarenomm7987 Thanks, that looks fun!

    • @v8_sami
      @v8_sami Před 2 lety

      That looks like it’s out of a caldina or celica

    • @j.reddout
      @j.reddout Před 2 lety +1

      @@v8_sami ST246 Caldina

    • @trdrav4
      @trdrav4 Před 2 lety

      Ex Gen 1 owner, the 3SGTE was the ultimate upgrade that most owners really wanted. I want to buy my old car back badly

  • @gregcavanaugh6259
    @gregcavanaugh6259 Před 2 lety +104

    This is so much cooler to watch than all the super expensive pro builds out on the web.

    • @dkdanis1340
      @dkdanis1340 Před 2 lety +9

      Well this is pro build. Tell me how many people can fabricate mounts for shocks?

    • @Pedro5antos_
      @Pedro5antos_ Před 2 lety +1

      Indeed

    • @gregcavanaugh6259
      @gregcavanaugh6259 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dkdanis1340 well yes, but its not some sorta high zoot ground up buggy build, or even the trendy Tacoma...its an old Rav4!

    • @benyvonnemckenzie6576
      @benyvonnemckenzie6576 Před 2 lety +4

      @@dkdanis1340 still not out of the reach of a decent home setup. That’s about as basic as fabrication gets and could be done pretty easily with an angle grinder, welder, cardboard to make templates etc. May not be as pretty but could certainly be done.

    • @dkdanis1340
      @dkdanis1340 Před 2 lety

      @@benyvonnemckenzie6576 also they used high end bypass shocks. But yeah it can be done.

  • @midnightsunturbo
    @midnightsunturbo Před 2 lety +23

    I love this RAV4 build. Part 3, please!

  • @petr0rabbit
    @petr0rabbit Před 2 lety +75

    I'd love to work with someone like that to learn more, no bs straight to the point and knows it's thing

  • @DanielODonnellProAwe
    @DanielODonnellProAwe Před 2 lety +49

    The best combination of engineering and fabrication I've seen on CZcams!

    • @gtrjudd86
      @gtrjudd86 Před 2 lety +5

      It’s not that I don’t doubt you but have you watched the project binky build from Bad Obsession Motorsport? If you love engineering and fab I urge you to watch it.

    • @DanielODonnellProAwe
      @DanielODonnellProAwe Před 2 lety +1

      @@gtrjudd86 that's a fair point!

  • @carholic-sz3qv
    @carholic-sz3qv Před 2 lety +5

    9:22 wooooow! Is that the mighty 3sgte engine? 😱🤩🤩🤩😍

  • @kinreydinh5435
    @kinreydinh5435 Před 2 lety +80

    Your videos are gold. I learn something everytime. Love the detail of enforcing the bottom end of the strut to prevent failure at the single sided shearing. I can't wait for more horsepower.

  • @ricardosabatino3172
    @ricardosabatino3172 Před 2 lety +27

    The sheer amount of knowledge shared per minute is something else

  • @merlin4757
    @merlin4757 Před 2 lety +2

    You have no idea how much i love this project. This exact model is my homies first and current car, and it's just such a fun little devil.

  • @joseacuna3239
    @joseacuna3239 Před 2 lety +2

    You’re the only one I can pay attention for almost 11 minutes talking about a RAV4

  • @JackalopeAutoClub
    @JackalopeAutoClub Před 2 lety +1

    I had one of these when I was in high school. My mom’s old car. I wish I could go back and realize how cool it was. It wasn’t until years later that I learned about the Celica underpinnings.

  • @busslayer4790
    @busslayer4790 Před 2 lety +24

    Great explainer about suspension theory. I love seeing a professional race team using their skills to build a fun regular car.

  • @dwarvinicus
    @dwarvinicus Před 2 lety +2

    Anyone who builds an obscure vehicle into a potential racing machine got my subscription! Lets get insane with this machine. I hope it spirals out of control and gets independend long travel suspension custom made by you!

  • @quintoneversull4219
    @quintoneversull4219 Před 2 lety +6

    Glad to see someone is doing something with a rav4. Personally I think the 90’s rav 4s have aged very well. That turbo motor is going to make it a sick little off road racer.

  • @scose
    @scose Před 2 lety +1

    Everyone's talking about the educational content, and I agree, but also want to point out that the faded purple/blue color with the satin gold finish on the rims is 👌

  • @kamtanzzz
    @kamtanzzz Před 2 lety +14

    Please make more content. These are so informative and cool to watch.

  • @vincem9095
    @vincem9095 Před 2 lety +7

    The Caldina engine at the end put a smile on my face. Can’t wait to see the progression of this build! #3Spower

  • @tiacalilo106
    @tiacalilo106 Před rokem +2

    BRING BACK THE RAV 4 BUILD

  • @MrHmongrice
    @MrHmongrice Před 2 lety +2

    This shows how much you can learn from a simple build. I always wanted to build a manual rav buggy with a 3gste.

  • @bsfunk44
    @bsfunk44 Před 2 lety

    Never thought a Rav4 could ever be this cool

  • @lamboferruccio
    @lamboferruccio Před 2 lety +1

    Been in the business 30+ years and always learn something here, so awesome!

  • @DrDre001
    @DrDre001 Před 2 lety

    I wish I could just follow you around all day and have you narrate your activities

  • @M-oneeleven-M111
    @M-oneeleven-M111 Před 2 lety +2

    Seems like Stephan educated more than just me, such a fantastic visual explanation of suspension travel. Thank you Stephan for the great content love this little build 👍😃

  • @hmmhuh12
    @hmmhuh12 Před 2 lety

    Lisa Kubo is calling. She wants you to come out and play. Nostalgia drag racing!!!!

  • @Steve.Nguyen
    @Steve.Nguyen Před 2 lety +1

    Please post more of the RAV4 build! I have learned so much about building it and would love to hear more about the build!

  • @karlsteev4826
    @karlsteev4826 Před 2 lety +1

    YES! More Rav4 videos please!

  • @mitchellsteindler
    @mitchellsteindler Před 2 lety

    Papadakis turboing a Baja rav 4 is what dreams are made of

  • @YeeZus001
    @YeeZus001 Před 2 lety

    My first car was a 99 Rav4 so this build is hitting that nostalgia.

  • @nono77291
    @nono77291 Před 2 lety

    More please . Rally is the way to go man . Rally racing is wild

  • @goocherrific
    @goocherrific Před 2 lety

    I love that you are doing this to an old rav4

  • @louisc8020
    @louisc8020 Před 2 lety

    That 3SGTE just sitting there is such a tease

  • @droy333
    @droy333 Před 2 lety

    That RAV is gunna be a bloody weapon!

  • @adiCT0316
    @adiCT0316 Před 2 lety

    A build we did not see coming haha 3-door RAV4 is one of my dream cars!

  • @larzalexander7364
    @larzalexander7364 Před 2 lety

    I wanna build my 2001 rav4 to be more off road. I just don’t know much about working on cars. Learning from your vids sure does help

  • @mattthompson9261
    @mattthompson9261 Před 2 lety

    I'm in love with this little rav4 best series on yt atm..

  • @infinitexsound6087
    @infinitexsound6087 Před 2 lety +1

    Steph is having fun, good to see him catch a break and do some fun stuff. Dudes always working hard.

  • @MmeDesgranges
    @MmeDesgranges Před 2 lety

    The last report Steph was still digging those wheels out

  • @timstevenson953
    @timstevenson953 Před 2 lety

    This Rav4 is already the coolest truck I have ever seen, and now he is adding some horsepower!

  • @Woodraft
    @Woodraft Před rokem +2

    I hope to see more of the rav4

  • @TheSuperKnug
    @TheSuperKnug Před 2 lety +3

    Great editing! Easy to follow and understand! Top job!

  • @AustinLWright
    @AustinLWright Před 2 lety

    This will be the greatest RAV4 ever built.

  • @tgafire87
    @tgafire87 Před 2 lety

    Drooling on that motor the whole time.

  • @Roblessed722
    @Roblessed722 Před rokem

    I love this man’s content. So many car channels do full builds or upgrade videos where they try and upgrade everything about a car in one or two video which is great but doesn’t have much value as a viewer other than entertainment. With the Papadakis videos you learn so much and appreciate the time and effort that goes into perfecting things like suspension.
    It seems silly but these kinds of video rekindle my love for cars

  • @jamesmcfadden9757
    @jamesmcfadden9757 Před 2 lety +3

    Love all your content! Thanks for sharing with us all!

  • @infinotize
    @infinotize Před 2 lety +1

    Love seeing the improvements being done progressively

  • @WhipsawWillys
    @WhipsawWillys Před 2 lety +4

    Loving this series. I'd love to see how this thing performs with lockers, even limited slip differentials.

  • @grischaeynck6426
    @grischaeynck6426 Před 2 lety

    Seeing that 3s gte gets me excited for the next episode.

  • @MrRyanTrott
    @MrRyanTrott Před 2 lety +2

    So good, best videos out there. Thank you.

  • @badledgend1172
    @badledgend1172 Před 10 měsíci

    So glad this video exists, I learned quite a bit about suspension in this one! I went out and experienced local SCCA rallycross for the first time, even took my stock 07 Corolla out for a few laps and fell in love! I need to get an AWD car for a move north soon, and I've been eyeing up old first gen CR-Vs. My thought now is the initial plan of the RAV4 build: something reliable (in my case, a daily) that I can take rallycross racing on the weekends!
    From what I observed and experienced, it seems the best way to do this would be entering the prepped class with something that has a little more work put into survivability! With small rallycross courses, it seems suspension and control might be more of an advantage for a power-limited vehicle, so I've been trying to figure out the best way to set up more capable suspension from stock mounting points and without altering the body panels (per the rules and also not wanting to hack up a daily too much).
    Super fun video, definitely gave me a lot to think about! I'm glad there are experienced guys like you out there willing to play around with low-buck projects and share that knowledge with something anybody can obtain on a budget!

  • @lsx69
    @lsx69 Před 2 lety +1

    Always doing the best job explaining even the most technical things in a manner that's entertaining and able to be understood by just about anyone.

  • @wrxzboost
    @wrxzboost Před 2 lety

    never have i clicked on a Rav4 video!

  • @ggflowen
    @ggflowen Před 2 lety

    The fact that you just put out such information dense videos that entertain as well is so appreciated. I love learning from these videos.

  • @cjjohnson3939
    @cjjohnson3939 Před 2 lety

    Eeewww 😯 I like that universal strut kit! Also love how you took an econo SUV and pretty much made it a ralley machine 🤘🏼 the imagination is running wild now, HA

  • @Datsem
    @Datsem Před 2 lety +4

    Love the videos, can't wait for the next part! Your explainations are so nice and clear too

  • @jimmuo9286
    @jimmuo9286 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent suspension engineering and a good understanding of what’s happening. Nice job!

  • @amoryarado2293
    @amoryarado2293 Před 2 lety +2

    This is fantastic, especially the little rav4! It looks like a rc car

  • @bennyfactor
    @bennyfactor Před 2 lety +1

    I always enjoy how easily and thoroughly you explain everything you're doing, and without any kind of macho bs or anything. A real font of knowledge.

  • @tiernanhendrix2652
    @tiernanhendrix2652 Před 2 lety

    This is what a true car guy does when he gets this much knowledge and money

  • @LonnieHutchinson90
    @LonnieHutchinson90 Před 2 lety +2

    This series is awesome I love that you did a Rav 4

  • @MikeZ32TT
    @MikeZ32TT Před 2 lety

    I need a Rav 4 built like this in my life hahaha. I have something close but not a cute Rav 4. Thanks for this series.

  • @KevTheGoth
    @KevTheGoth Před 2 lety

    I'm buzzing for this series. Even if the videos were longer.

  • @EllisMotorsportNZ
    @EllisMotorsportNZ Před 2 lety

    I love your channel so much, so intuitive and methodical with your design, build and test process!

  • @wilsonwei9604
    @wilsonwei9604 Před rokem +2

    waiting for part 3 soooo long mate

  • @MrPig208
    @MrPig208 Před 2 lety

    Really enjoying this series, probably one of the most informative channels on youtube

  • @agoogleuser7784
    @agoogleuser7784 Před 2 lety +1

    This build is so random and yet so amazing!

  • @feroh.833
    @feroh.833 Před 2 lety +1

    You can surprise me every time! Quality Content as usual!

  • @nanopotato420
    @nanopotato420 Před 2 lety

    So much knowledge and everything you touch turns to gold. Can't wait to see what's next.

  • @almc-wi5vo
    @almc-wi5vo Před 2 lety

    WOW, 107,090+ views, that tell you something. Thanks, Papadakis Racing, for doing one for us, the little guys.

  • @yourhandleshouldbe
    @yourhandleshouldbe Před 2 lety

    ive been wanting a two door gen1 rav4 like this for years. they are so cool

  • @kalbs89
    @kalbs89 Před rokem +1

    Really cool build, I have a 97 4-door, thanks for the inspiration!

  • @95toycrawler
    @95toycrawler Před 2 lety

    What a cool build. Keep going with this build.

  • @twitchyrighteye
    @twitchyrighteye Před rokem

    Been waiting for Part 3 of this video for 87 years now...

  • @tristanscott4118
    @tristanscott4118 Před 2 lety

    So good! Love this little Rav.

  • @doggatas
    @doggatas Před 2 lety

    Great video. In fact all the videos from this channel are great. Anyone trying to tune their suspension whether it be dirtbike, mtb, car or whatever should watch this video. Great explanation.

  • @hopkinsjr436
    @hopkinsjr436 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for teaching us so much.
    As a 22yo mechanical engineer, I really look up to you!

  • @TRIBBSTER2015
    @TRIBBSTER2015 Před 2 lety

    Ever since I saw primedriven's 3sgte swapped rav4 ive wanted one. I love the visuals while explaining suspension. Really helped me truly understand what's going on

  • @slowlearner984
    @slowlearner984 Před 2 lety

    Wow! Great explanation of bump and rebound. Looking forward to your engine upgrade now.

  • @BarthVader316
    @BarthVader316 Před 2 lety

    I'm all in for this series..Good stuff!

  • @elijahparsons4530
    @elijahparsons4530 Před 2 lety +1

    Been waiting for this episode!

  • @atompoop
    @atompoop Před 2 lety +1

    i love this build so much thank you

  • @crxtodd16
    @crxtodd16 Před 2 lety

    Heck yeah! Those shocks are sweet!

  • @jl88lm
    @jl88lm Před 2 lety

    I would pay good money to see Papadakis videos more often. Best channel on CZcams, hands down.

  • @afryhover
    @afryhover Před 2 lety

    So good. Entertained, educated and motivated = what we get from your videos. Thank you.

  • @jeanpablohernandez3119

    I can't wait to do this on my 97 rav4 door... this one video answered so many of my question

  • @poione42
    @poione42 Před 2 lety

    Yes, Stephan we want to see more!

  • @ryancooke8429
    @ryancooke8429 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a 2 door rav 4 and love seeing this!

  • @jimi7170
    @jimi7170 Před 2 lety +1

    Hell yeah. I love these videos, glad to see new content coming.

  • @purplegravy
    @purplegravy Před 2 lety

    Wow. What a difference. Can’t wait to see more upgrades.

  • @cloudrun654
    @cloudrun654 Před rokem +1

    A great looking vehicle. love to see part #3.

  • @camerongrady580
    @camerongrady580 Před 2 lety

    This little build is slowly turning into one of my favorites that's ongoing currently. haha Keep up the awesome content!

  • @chorpelo
    @chorpelo Před 2 lety

    So stoked you’re posting again. Hopefully you start posting consistently. Great video!

  • @Pedro5antos_
    @Pedro5antos_ Před 2 lety

    Awesome content! As always

  • @DevineDigital
    @DevineDigital Před 2 lety

    What an awesome video as always!

  • @aaronschen9896
    @aaronschen9896 Před 2 lety

    lovely fab work as always

  • @jma4992
    @jma4992 Před 2 lety

    Just great videos overall. The narrative and video combos are just perfect.

  • @MrDennisbarrera
    @MrDennisbarrera Před 2 lety

    Love this build series!

  • @cardrivingdude
    @cardrivingdude Před 2 lety

    Great video, thanks for sharing!