Countdown to arrival

[mikenacarato]

Dealer called.... 3-5 days away!
:thumbup:

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

nice, seeing as the carmine red is beautiful in person.....

[mikenacarato]

im glad to hear it. my friend lives in bowling green, which is where the car is now. he has seen it and said it looks awesome.

[SIPNGAS]

ooo! I'd be SO excited!! Congrats!

[mikenacarato]

you have no idea....im extremely excited.

[tk-421]

Congrats, Mike!
I know you've been waiting for a while to get your hands on a Yaris.
We expect some pics when you finally get it! :wink:

[mikenacarato]

well pics you will get. :)

[otterhere]

Okay... How old are you? I have to understand this phenomenon somehow, as I have my new Yaris sitting in the driveway while I continue to drive my old junker (until I sell it), and I never even go look at it... I'm glad to have it, very glad it's over with, very happy with it, but am also fine with the old one until it's time to drive that one... I have to think I'm just too old for glee?

:confused:

[mikenacarato]

im 21 and my '93 lincoln wont stay running, and my volvo has no engine, too cold for the bike. im glad to have a new car.

[TinyGiant]

sell everything else and put the money in the bank.. you'll have gas covered for a year or more ! lol

[mikenacarato]

its here!!!! ill post up pics tonight!

[LtNoogie]

Woohoo!!!

[mikenacarato]

well i got it and installed my first part within an hour. haha i got a cabin filter for it since it didnt have one. anyways, love the car and look forward to putting my short shifter on tonight!

[*MAD DOG*]

Now that you have it.....

:needpics:

[mikenacarato]

Woo! Also I went to install my short shifter also and it doesnt fit properly. Its like its not sliding down all the way. Any suggestions?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/mikenacarato/Yaris/IMG_2077.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/mikenacarato/Yaris/IMG_2080.jpg

[dvlnblkdrs]

thats a sexy color.. just need to tint up those tails...

[mikenacarato]

i want to do the jdm tails real bad. can i borrow a few hundred?? haha

[*MAD DOG*]

What color is that?

[dvlnblkdrs]

carmine red, like the thing on the side at his username says :biggrin: new 09 color to the us

[mikenacarato]

well i got the short shifter on after some minor grinding of the short shifter. i guess it had some extra material on it keeping it from going all the way down. test drive time!

[*MAD DOG*]

How did it end up? All good?

[spookz]

The JDM tails unfortunately won't sit flush with our 09's rear bumper due to the revised bumper design. It will pop out near the bottom where the bumper meets the tail light next to the boot lid.

However, don't let that get you down.. (go and get the 07 bumper) LOL =P

** BTW is that a TWM short shifter you installed? and can we get pics pleaseee =)

[bikegerm]

Mike... I love the color. Can't wait to see how it looks under the sunlight. Did grinding the base help it slide down further so the post would come through all of the way? You're the second person I know that's had problem with the SSK fitting properly. My friend Adam had the same issue with his 08. It fit flawlessly on my 07. Anyway.. we need to get some pics of our rides together. Let's meet out at steeplechase next weekend and I can put my new camera to use !!

[mikenacarato]

sounds good. ya i grinded it down a bit to get it to fit properly. i also got around to installing the shifter cage and cable bushings too.

[CKaelin]

Love the color!

[mikenacarato]

thanks! :)

[Forrest]

Car looks great, love the color ! Also, you have such a neat and clean garage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LtNoogie]

I like the color. So you've the short shifter on. What other mod parts do you have on hand that are ready to install.

I know you have a long list of other parts but probably don't have them yet.

[RagnaCaT]

Glad you finally got it!
It took me about 19 hours to do my first mod I think you crushed that time!!

[Benggolf2]

Wow! Nice color. Congrats Mikenacarato. :thumbsup:

[1NZYaris1]

That looks very nice indeed,well worth the wait:biggrin:

[Sodium Duck]

I'll trade an '09 bumper and tails for my '08 bumper and tails... Just puttin' that out there...

[mikenacarato]

well i appreciate the offer sodium but im not sure if im quite ready to do that yet. the paint is so tantalizing idk if i want to take the bumpers off just yet.

thanks for the comments everyone, im loving the car.

heres whats coming up soon... im in the group buys for the intake manifold and tow hook. i get my springs in at work tomorrow (tanabe df210) and once i get off at midnight ill just pull my car into the shop and put them on. also the hks spark plugs from my other engine will fit so im going to put those in eventually (they dont do anything but make me think its cooler, haha). this upcoming weekend i hope to follow the diy about the spare tire well sub box and will put in my 10" jl w1v2 from my last car along with my 550w tma amp and jvc head unit. i will buy some new speakers and wiring to go along with it as well. there are also a few smaller things like a shorty antenna my friend has for me (works at honda and got me an s2000 antenna). thats about it. i want to hit 1000 miles before i install any engine parts though.
:)