Movies are known for their ability to transport audiences to new and fantastic worlds. And sometimes, fans want to bring back a piece of those fictional worlds into their real world.

That can lead to a massive undertaking, like building a full-scale Millennium Falcon. Or it can lead to something a bit smaller, like UK Reddit user voicey’s personal project of taking a 1994 Ford Explorer …

… and re-creating one of the automated tour vehicles from Jurassic Park.

“I saw the [Jurassic Park] premiere when I was about 12,” voicey wrote in the comments thread of his DIY community post about refurbishing the 4×4. “The T. rex scene blew my mind when I first saw it. I’d been way into Star Wars and stuff, but nothing compared to seeing that scene for the first time.”

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It’s taken voicey about a year and around £5,000—close to $7,100 in US dollars, which includes buying the vehicle—to convert the Explorer so that it could even fool the fictional park’s Tyrannosaurus rex into thinking it was one of its favorite chew toys.

To achieve that kind of authenticity, voicey salvaged parts and lucked out with donations in order to add features like the grill guard and the tail light guards. The redditor also rebuilt the dashboard to incorporate a video monitor that’s plugged in to a laptop and plays a loop of the park’s tour video, which voicey found on YouTube.

Voicey even outfitted the back of the truck with movie-appropriate props…

… and some “track” that can be laid down so that you can feel like you’re driving through Jurassic Park anywhere.

One of the hardest items to find, however, was the Ford Explorer itself. Although the vehicle is fairly commonplace in the United States, it’s not that ubiquitous in the United Kingdom, and locating one that was affordable presented a challenge. But voicey came across a ’94 Explorer for sale on an American car Facebook page. Once that purchase was made, the redditor began occasionally posting updates about the his project’s progress on Reddit.

While Jurassic Park was the seed for voicey wanting a movie-accurate Explorer, it was another redditor—scoodidabop—and that user’s refurbished 4×4 that ultimately inspired voicey to go ahead with actually trying to build one. And voicey’s inspiration even chimed in about the vehicle.

Although work still needs to be done on the interior, voicey’s Explorer made an appearance at the Wales Comic Con last year. The redditor calls the truck “a show car,” but the user still says it’s “fun as hell to drive around” (don’t worry, working driving gauges can be plugged in to the dash when the truck’s taken out for a spin) to places like a nearby safari park, creating a safer-than-the-real-fictional-Jurassic Park experience.

Overall, the hard work of building a working film replica has been rewarding for voicey, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been frustrating, too.

The final touches on the Explorer might not be complete, but that hasn’t stopped voicey from looking ahead to another possible movie motor vehicle re-creation.

“As for future projects, I’m toying with a Mad Max patrol Falcon (the yellow Interceptor),” voicey wrote in the comments. “I miss having a V8.”

Check out Reddit user voicey’s complete DIY community post to see the entire building process from 1994 Ford Explorer to Jurassic Park tour 4×4.