"TONKA-JR"

There are cars that you drive to work and to the supermarket
to the hills, through the waters to play...and there are cars
that have become more than that: a faithful companion that is a
part of your life. our 1972 converted Willy's Mc Arthur has
been with us since 1972. we have been operating a business that
requires extensive deliveries, customer visit rain or shine..
when we decide to part our 1972 owner jeep, we know its time to
get a replacement.

After almost a yr of advertizing we finally sold our custom
made 1973 willys mc arthur jeepster for just Php. 35,000, we
then decided it was time for us have a spare car to drive
against the elements of the unpredictable Philippine weather,
since dad cant drive a sedan, we have no choise but to get a
daihatsu Rocky known as a ferosa here in the Philippines.

I got this car on May 23 2005, it was a 93 daihatsu feroza el of course, 2nd hand from a carexchange company in Mandaluyong.
i got this one repainted already compltely bone stock with a
defective [dunno what brand] tapedeck head unit and a pair of
6x9 speakers.

'Sound of Music' - FEROSA Project

I haven't made any Major Modifications except for the the audio
system. It came with the stock 'pull out' stereo and 4speakers. If you know anything about how speakers were made back in the 90s you can imagine how bad these must have sounded to someone who enjoys quality music as much as I do. I've done extensive interior work fitting what I wanted in there, and it was WELL worth it.

ive fitted a pioneer deh5850 [mp3 player] for those long journeys, (a CD changer) converted VCD changer under the seats for video, a kenwood CB radio for use on trails; and a 12 speaker system. [pair blaupunkt velocity vpc-172 in front, a pair of 5" midrange blaupunkt at the rear a pairs of 4" mids at the back door an 8" subwooper on the left side just below the quarter panel]. and also one 12" blaupunkt velocity sub in a detachable ported box.
with 2 amplifiers installed under the rear seat. and another one beside the 8" sub at the rear left driver side just below the left quarterglass.

Adding what they called "ambience speakers" to the dash proved to be a challenge due to the absence of factory speaker cut- outs and the presence of airducts. we have to cut into some of the ducts to make the speakers fit.

Blaupunkt tweeter was mounted at the top of each end of the dashboard, since the dash stock speaker location cant fit 4" seps, another pair of 6" blaupunkt velocity vpc-172 each door panels for front staging.

2 Amps under the rear seats again? yes. bec the ferosa is always parked in high crime area. thats why the amp is painted flat black.

Running out of room, I turned to just about the only place left in the rear of the Ferosa: the tailgate area where i placed one 8" subwooper in a sealed enclosure. wooden baffle for rear speakers was custom made to fit a pair of 5" blaupunkt component speakers on the right quarter panel side..

[headunit pioneer 5850mp ]

Adding what they called "ambience speakers" to the dash proved
to be a challenge due to the absence of factory speaker cut-
outs and the presence of airducts. we have to cut into some of
the ducts to make the speakers fit.

for Safety: rear backup camera with talking bckhorn is installed, driver can view whats going on outside[with the rear backup night vision camera connected to a front 4" lcd]

 

a CB radio is also installed for use in places where cellular
signal is out of reach.

I know that dreams dont last forever, someday we might decide to sell the ferosa.... but in the meantime, we are enjoying it, as well as all the attention it receives. the audio system is constantly being improved.

6/24/2005

 
The rear space is used for a 12" blaupunkt sub on a ported detachable enclosure. this box is 'movable' and can be adjusted to for additional cargo space[in times of Delivery of supplies/goods], however if there are times wherein the rear passenger seats are used[and not folded.] the box is removed completely detached and left at the ofc. this is the time to use another box located on the left rear quarter panel side which contained an 8" targa sub if I needed bass.

Safety:
rear backup camera with talking bckhorn is installed, driver can view whats going on outside[with the rear backup night vision camera connected to a front 4" lcd]

for additional safety driving at night i installed HID from bosch lighting

and for entertainment when stuck in traffic:
a 7" lcd dvd mp4 player placed on the right window visor

TONKA jr SPECS:
standard feroza setup: stock tires, LSD, ladder frame chassis 4wd 1.6l 16 valve
HID
2 pairs night driving lamps
All power with alarm
waterproof rear backup camera and sensor with LCD monitor
7" visor dvd lcd
deh 5850mp headunit
blaupunkt multimedia system:
velocity vpc-172 front
blaupunkt 12" sub and 6.5" rear
pair blaupunkt 4" backdoor
2 sets of v12 a/d/s amplifiers

garmin gps navigation system