two kiwis convert a Toyota van into an amphibious vehicle and "drive" it across cook straight in New Zeland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDzTE_a0VYQ
amphibious Toyota 4wd van
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Petros
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amphibious Toyota 4wd van
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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ARCHINSTL
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Re: amphibious Toyota 4wd van
Marvelous! Thanks!
Now we must wait for Mattel cross the The Ditch *.
Tom M.
* aka The Tasman Sea
Now we must wait for Mattel cross the The Ditch *.
Tom M.
* aka The Tasman Sea
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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Petros
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Re: amphibious Toyota 4wd van
I was thinking on what it would take to make a Tercel4wd an amphibian: require a complete water tight pan to close off the engine compartment some how.
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas to all!
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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Mattel
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Re: amphibious Toyota 4wd van
Merry christmas to you both!
I think this guy is doing it like a professional!
http://www.automotoportal.com/article/F ... sh_Channel
I think this guy is doing it like a professional!
http://www.automotoportal.com/article/F ... sh_Channel
Previous: 83 Tercel SR5 4wd, 84 Tercel SR5 4wd
88 Corolla 4wd Wagon 5speed, All power options, Fact Sunroof, Diff Lock, 14" SX Alloys, Hankook Tyres, 4afe, King Springs, Upgraded Headlights, Full Synth oils, Tow Bar, 210,000kms
88 Corolla 4wd Wagon 5speed, All power options, Fact Sunroof, Diff Lock, 14" SX Alloys, Hankook Tyres, 4afe, King Springs, Upgraded Headlights, Full Synth oils, Tow Bar, 210,000kms