You can tell Stephan is a great dad. He knows so much about cars and mechanics, but when he talks to his son, he's a regular guy, not being a know-it-all who explains everything. That's a sign of good parenting - gives his kid space to contribute.

6:05 😂

@Aldarris

5 ай бұрын

wasted

@jpena53

5 ай бұрын

He went flying!

Literally the only time steph will let us see his tire gauge 😅

@spacedoutcowboy5211

5 ай бұрын

😂

It's been a while since I've seen a video from Papadakis Racing... All I can say is, it's well worth the long wait!^^

this RAV4 is why I subscribed, glad to see it's triumphant return!

i was really exited to see the rav4 continue. i though the project was scrapped and channel abandoned. for a while on the previous episodes i was asking about the cad files for the skid plate. do you still have those? also hoping to see an actual project video of the swap. is that coming soon? the other episodes were so helpful to follow along with making the suspension mods to my 4dr, really hoping to see the swap process. i would really appreciate a response, there arent many people who have gone in depth with these wonderful little machines and have a platform to share their process. also, im happy to see you go on an adventure with friends and family. nothing beats a road trip to nowhere!

@mylantadavis3092

5 ай бұрын

If you really want a response then pay the man his consultation rate.

@tophatvideosinc.5858

3 ай бұрын

@@mylantadavis3092 this isn't for consultation smartass, i want to contact him to buy the cad files for the skid plate. This isn't onlyfans.

Haha! Couldn't do a desert road trip without taking the Arrma RC cars! I just got the new Mojave 4S and this thing rocks! Thanks for taking us along, I love this little nugget of a car EDIT: Holy shit that kid got leveled by that Senton! 6:05 LOL I hope he was alright

@SecretSauceyjuice

5 ай бұрын

Came to the comments to see if anyone else saw that at 6:05. I felt bad but also played it back at least 10x 😂.

That kid flipping lmao 🤣

@tophatvideosinc.5858

5 ай бұрын

I Saw it too lol! He absolutely beaned himself and nobody said shit, Lil guy didn't say nothing either!

Poor kid got wrecked by the rc car😂

I loved "Yay, we didn't break the engine!". It reminds me of driving my 3 y.o. around in my 3sgte swapped Celica.

The Rav 4 is awesome, would be great to see a more in depth video on the rest of the build. Love seeing 16v Turbo on the valve cover, and the blue manual boost controller when you propped the air box open at the water crossing.

Great adventure, thanks for bringing us all along with you for the ride.

Need more of this Rav4! Awesome!!!

glad to see another Rav4 video; no clue where this thing is going but the journey is fun so far.

Cool to see Papadakis hanging out with Sonadakis.

@jayvan475

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

This is great... seeing Stephan this many years later still doing amazing things with cars. From the days of racing under the bridge to breaking world records to now climbing mountains.

Happy to see more Rav4 content.

Love this content format. Looks like a great adventure

I've always missed my '99 rav4, for what it was, it was a beast. It was one of the best vehicles I've owned in the snow.

@possibly8180

5 ай бұрын

Quick question, how good were the center difflocks on them?

1st gen rav4 owner myself... ill tell you im loving this content, seeing these videos are great, enjoy you putting that rav through the ringer, lets see more out of this thing !

Never thought id see a Steph and Larry desert boggn video with their boys, this is awesome! From 3D printing Inkanel race parts to raw dawgn the Mojave. Hell yeah

You made me love my 98 Rav4 all over again. Great suspension mods you really know your stuff. I couldn't get enough of the video.

Thanks for the upload, always love your videos. Happy holidays to you and your family

The boy having collision😂

This was perfect timing. I was just looking for the Rav on this channel yesterday. Awesome build!

Such awesome memories with the kid man.

Loved that air intake trick. So simple but not something I would have thought of.

I'm so happy you and this rav are back! Your videos have such a good, unique style.

This video was well worth the wait!!

Hello from NorCal! I saw Larry in La Paz at Baja mil '23! Take the Rav!!

it's super fun you're doing this with the RAV4, trails I've taken with my trucks for years, and you're seemingly new at this just cool to see your perspective coming from Drift

Niceeeee, been waiting for you to upload video

That Rav4 is sick... I love it❤

YES!! I was wondering what was going on with the RAV4, definitely worth the wait!

Kewl adventure. Been missing Papadakis Racing videos. What, no tie wire? Also, a 20lb CO2 tank, for tires, is a personal must have, for these sort of adventures.

Papadakis and Larry Chen, what a cool combo! Its been way too long since you made a video though!!!

Excellent hack trail repair on the exhaust. Perfect.

Hope to see more of this build, was really enjoying the rav4 vids ✌🏼

@lukesugino4222

4 ай бұрын

) p popoplo

We have to go rav4 off roading, call larry

I was just thinking about this build the other day longing for more content on it. Hooray!

Been missing you bro. Keep smashing out that content brother....

th video about you breaking down the b58 brought me here. i love how you got old cars and give them a new lease on life. these new cars are great but the simplicity of older cars makes them the best in my opinion

Hey men, it has been a while! it's good to see a video from you again!

Oh man, I was just thinking about this Rav 4 the other day. So much fun!

Memories those boys won't soon forget. What an awesome road trip!

This is a very good conversion the only thing is missing is the rear celica differential maybe in the future you will get to it, on my 96 rav4 gt4 conversion I was able to incorporate the celica rear differential and my rav is a complete celica conversion, keep up the good work Stef!!!

Love this little thing!

Wish you guys made more content. But love whatever we can get.

Ah man that Rav4 is soooo soooooo cool.

Christmas comes early! Really enjoyed the video! Hoping to take my daughters out one day and do this :)

this is a great channel and I love the rav4

Welcome back Steph!

Love that 2 door! 👌🇨🇦🤘

I put that same shift knob (black version) in my Miata because of this build. Love the design and feel of it.

Nice set up diggin the astro van yall passed to.

What a cool trip with kids 😍

3:06 famous last words

The shot at 11:08 is hilarious, haha

That feeling I got with my first Skunk2 intake manifold in the early 2000s.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Yo “ Stephan and Larry take on Mojave w/ Stephan Papadakis & Larry Chen” insane caption

What a rad little car, love to see it. We typically carry bailing wire or safety wire for stuff like hanging the exhaust.

@dallasvanwyk

5 ай бұрын

Also that STi hood scoop is 👌🏻

I LOOOOOVE those wheels on the rav.

😊 Cool adventure 😊👍 !!

Nice, our yearly upload...

Saw you guys on the trail we were in the prado with the land rovers 🤙🤙

This small RAV4 is a quite capable machine. But it would definitely benefitial to put some front and rear lockers on it.

@DriftaholiC

5 ай бұрын

Just left foot brake.

@JorgeMartinez1987

5 ай бұрын

I don't think he can with a clutch and no low gear. @@DriftaholiC

great wheels

Man, the dude at the beginning so sounds like Larry Chen 😆Oh there he is...

Some sort of locker or rear lsd, hell even a welded diff would make this thing a beast

Hey pal, I loved this build project! When did you do the GT4 engine conversion.. I wish there was a vid! 👌🏽

11:20 It's always 420 somewhere. 😉

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Zip Ties fix everything!!

It was great to see the rav back. I'm surprised you still appear to be running an open rear diff. I thought you would have put in the torsion rear from an auto rav. Three wheel drive will always get you further than two.

For stuf like the muffler, i usually carry some construcion black steal wire thats easy way to fix things

That rag 4 looks insane

@tophatvideosinc.5858

5 ай бұрын

Ikr? The 2dr ravs look like a hot wheels car. Its what attracted me to them as a kid

At this point I cant watch any more Larry Chen’s face. He is everywhere and saturation point has been crossed.

A nice mod would be a snorkel :) when you see a puddle it's go time :)

Good 👍 Day MaTE ..

I just got home from the MT. I was surprised by the challenge. I was expecting a more leisurely trail

miss your videos sir!

The internet when most people wheel with open diffs: "get a locker, amateur. Real offroaders will buy a truck/jeep/whatever" The internet when Steph Papadakis wheels with open diffs: "hell yeah"

Tip for water crossings. Unless water is pouring in through your doors or you're getting pushed sideways from a current, you want to go very slowly and build a small wave in front of the vehicle.

I have a 98 rav4 and always had the thought of putting a 3sge or gte in there is that what you have in there i seen the cooling fans and the turbo writing. Did it come like that when you bought it? I would love to see a video if you did install it sick build bro

wow havent seen u for a while!

Question. Did you build a turbo blow thru SBC RX7 in the early 90s.

Need to rename that Toyota Rav4 to Totally Rad 4 wheeler 😅 Glad to see the progress on the Rav4. Also glad to see others enjoy off-roading. Wouldn't mind seeing a custom Prinsu-style roof rack, full lighting setup, and a custom air intake snorkel. Maybe disconnect the front sway bar. And keep metal zipties in your tool kit. Wonder if Torq-Master Industries or Spartan Lockers makes an Automatic Locker that would fit into that thing. A rear locker would transform it's off-road performance

Your kid is hilarious

@6:04 Lmao

I totally forgot about this series. 😅

Legend doing his things LOL

Suspension is cool, but what about diff locks ? (rear/front)

I also own a 3dr first gen! I’m curious, aside from a bit of cutting, have you had any problems with the wheels poking out 30mm more than stock? I’m looking at some 15mm offset wheels but I’m worried about it causing problems given stock is 45mm

IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU MADE A VIDEO! HAHAHAHA🤣

Post more of this.

thats so cool lol what are those locations / trail names?

Could these modifications be pulled off with a 2004 toyota sienna?

3sgte love

There's this knocking sound from the rear diff (1995 Manual Rav) after shift or when accelerating after braking. What could be causing it?