aveo adventure vehicle

so thinking about turning my aveo in to an light fuel efficient adventure vehicle to Explore the Province of Ontario with my fiancee. the car does so much better in snow and off-road then my boat (mitsubishi Galant) plus i would not dare to risk damaging the Galant.

im thinking of removing the back seat to turn it in to a storage area, roof rack to hold a storage bin, and 2 26lb light weight kayaks, and bike rack that would attach to tow hitch to hold 2 light weight mountain bikes.

run 4 beefy snow tires on stock steel rims, plus full size spare, and maybe a metal skid plate to protect the oil pan

Wat you guys think?

sounds freakin sweet. but it might be allot for the car to handle. i have a roof rack on mine and when my car has 2 people in it and 2 mountain bikes on it, it sometimes bogs down on hills and highway on ramps. try to figure out how much everything will weight and try putting that weight in sandbags in the car to test it out... just a thought.

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Originally Posted by screech985

sounds freakin sweet. but it might be allot for the car to handle. i have a roof rack on mine and when my car has 2 people in it and 2 mountain bikes on it, it sometimes bogs down on hills and highway on ramps. try to figure out how much everything will weight and try putting that weight in sandbags in the car to test it out... just a thought.

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ur car is auto isnt it? mine is a manual, i have drivin both and i feel like manual has more get up an go to it, the car will only have 2 ppl in it, my girl (115lb) and me (170lb)

but i know what you mean, i had 4 200 pound guys in the car and it was working really hard

^^ lol been there b4

wow denis is it just me or has it been a while since you were on? how you been? I think the idea is pretty sweet. I've always thought of somethingvlike that... even to the point of turning the whole rear of the car in a make shift bed for those times when we go to parties in remote areas. :oops:

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Originally Posted by ontarian_frog

wow denis is it just me or has it been a while since you were on? how you been? I think the idea is pretty sweet. I've always thought of somethingvlike that... even to the point of turning the whole rear of the car in a make shift bed for those times when we go to parties in remote areas. :oops:

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yes sleeping in the back is wat im actuly going for lol

it has been a long time, after this forum went down, i have moved from ontario to NY, lived their for 1 year for school, sold the aveo to my mom, bought a 2008 mitsubishi Galant, finished school, moved back to Hamilton ON, got engaged. did the timing belt on the mom's aveo and will be buying it back from her soon.

Sounds like a blast!

so the aves payed off? DO UR AVEO Buggy mod~

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Originally Posted by oscare003

so the aves payed off? DO UR AVEO Buggy mod~

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my aveo has been payed off since i drove it off the lot LOL, now that i have 2 vehicles, and i dont realy care about scratches or dents on the aveo mind as well have some fun

by all means do it bro.!! talk 2 some local shops they may want 2 help

Sounds like a fun idea. Weight seems to be your biggest enemy. I would look for the lightest materials possible. If you want a fun way to record your adventures you could mount something like The Micro Camera or other device to your roof rack or bumper.

Probably not the best car for it, but with a little bit of lift perhaps. Make a solid brace between the front control arms and use it as the low point for your skid plate.

Not much room to lay out though, you may consider making the roof more solid and getting a tent top for it. Here is a bed I made for my wifes element for our Pacific Coast drive.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uoBi6q8YPvQ/TJ...0Holiday-5.JPG

You could probably have a decent custom steel plate made up for around $200-$300 at a machine shop... if you do the control arm brace, definitely get the plate, though. It looks like it would just be begging to closeline a rock or so.

Any plate worth the money will weigh quite a bit, though.

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Originally Posted by subachad

Probably not the best car for it, but with a little bit of lift perhaps. Make a solid brace between the front control arms and use it as the low point for your skid plate.

Not much room to lay out though, you may consider making the roof more solid and getting a tent top for it. Here is a bed I made for my wifes element for our Pacific Coast drive.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uoBi6q8YPvQ/TJ...0Holiday-5.JPG

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man u have a point, roof tent it is then

i installed the stock taillights, took off the evil eye lids and vinyl of the orange lights for better visibility of the vehicle in the woods, also took off the cone filter and reinstalled the stock air box for more TQ, better protection of the engine from dirt roads, and for less noise. new brake rotors, and ceramic brake pads for the long downhills.

also took off all the blue LED underglow and grill lights off

2 new snow tires are coming this month

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I installed something similar on my aveo5. I use this as my bike rack.
XPORT Flatbed 2-Bike Hitch Rack - Bike Transport

Personally I think you are going to be in an adventure trying to use the limited space for you adventure. The one thing I think you left out is food/clothing space. I personally could not fit in the back, 5'11". So when you transition from nomad to sleep, where is your clothing/food going? (forgive me if I missed different sleeping arrangements)

I have really good luck with bike rack on the back, it keeps the bikes out of the main airflow and my millage has not suffered. That bike rack is easy to get on and off.

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More Information for CURT MFG 11306
I installed something similar on my aveo5. I use this as my bike rack.
XPORT Flatbed 2-Bike Hitch Rack - Bike Transport

that would be an awesome setup for the bikes, and i have to agree with ya on sleeping in the car

Personally I think you are going to be in an adventure trying to use the limited space for you adventure. The one thing I think you left out is food/clothing space. I personally could not fit in the back, 5'11". So when you transition from nomad to sleep, where is your clothing/food going? (forgive me if I missed different sleeping arrangements)

I have really good luck with bike rack on the back, it keeps the bikes out of the main airflow and my millage has not suffered. That bike rack is easy to get on and off.

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i have to agree on the sleeping thing, and that would be an awesome set up for the bikes

Good luck with this. I'd consider some bigger tires to lift the car up a bit more. I know It wouldn't be much, but if your expecting some rough roads, every little bit might help. Unless your really feeling like a project car, then you could try to make the first 4wd aveo. :laughing1:

just had goodyear ultra grips 195/60r14 installed on the front, should give me good traction on the dirt/gravel/snow

took an dirt trail in to the woods to a burned down mansion on a side of a cliff face at 11 pm on a halloween night and my fiancee and her friend, with no other light source but headlights and fogs, i came to a conclusion that i want to mount lights to the roof rack to face the sides and the back to use when needed.

the trip was very fun, i don't know if any of you guys believe in haunted places or ghosts, (honestly i don't but i do like driving crazy roads at night) but my fiancee did catch some stuff on camera that we could not explain LOL

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just had goodyear ultra grips 195/60r14 installed on the front, should give me good traction on the dirt/gravel/snow

took an dirt trail in to the woods to a burned down mansion on a side of a cliff face at 11 pm on a halloween night and my fiancee and her friend, with no other light source but headlights and fogs, i came to a conclusion that i want to mount lights to the roof rack to face the sides and the back to use when needed.

the trip was very fun, i don't know if any of you guys believe in haunted places or ghosts, (honestly i don't but i do like driving crazy roads at night) but my fiancee did catch some stuff on camera that we could not explain LOL

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post it up the pics..

and seems like you got a nice plan here.. search ebay for a bike rack at a cheaper price may benefit you more if your also worried about finances.. good luck with the trip!