how to make an AUV drift worthy

[ghosthunter]

Alternatively, as ghosthunter suggests, make the drifter then drop the AUV body or a fiberglass mock-up on top of it. Keeping it Toyota, you could use a Toyota Crown base with a Supra engine (would cost 300-500k without body) or an actual Supra (maybe around 700k).

An even cheaper alternative is to use a Nissan Cefiro GTSR (200k) with an SR20DET swap (120k +/- ). Don't know how easy it'll be to line up the wheelbase, though.

well, the AUV shell doesn't have to be accurate to the original's dimensions. Just make it look similar enough to the original and it will do. Think funnycar concepts.