Rally Monster Van
What if a family camping minivan could compete in real rally?
An Evo-powered, competition-spec rally minivan that's also a genuine family camper, with a sliding door that doubles as part of the roll cage.
Mitsubishi's best, finally together
Mitsubishi never paired its best engine with its best drivetrain. This build does: a 4G63T mated to a complete Evo X Getrag 6-speed through a custom adapter plate, keeping the Active Center Differential and Super-AYC.
The torque vectoring runs on a custom control loop with its own sensors, calibrated for this vehicle instead of the factory lookup tables built for a different car.
The sliding door is part of the cage
A simple build would block the sliding door with a crossbar. Here the reinforced door itself becomes a structural ring of the FIA-spec cage, so a working door and a real cage live on the same vehicle.
Kids riding in the back won't wear helmets, and padding can't make cage tube safe for them. That protection is designed into the tube placement and clearances from the start.
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Where the build stands
Progress by system, newest first. “Chosen” means picked, not bought yet; “designed” means drawn, not built yet.
Donor
In progressA 1993 Chrysler Town & Country is the target, with a backup on the watchlist. Not purchased yet.
Updates will show up here as work on this part of the build starts.