My build thread (Gnar Gnar 2.0)

[mr_miles]

Shame on me for not posting a build thread here too!

here's the link to the thread on MI, but I plan on updating this one as well as frequently as the other one.

http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/showthread.php/5846-Garish-2-0-build-thread!

Long story short, 2013 yaris, etc. We go from this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121101_141500.jpg

to this....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121111_104956.jpg

to this....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121113_141538.jpg

and finally....this! (rear shocks still blown)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121229_103856_zps004a2a83.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121230_162140_zps117e5cda.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130106_211405_zps6dd72dda.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121217_114543_zpsf883e287.jpg

Misc other things that have been done:
CAI
interior gut
window tint (pics asap)
just installed my bucket seats from 1.0 (pics also soon)
MI underpanel
-2 degrees of camber up front, going to -3 front and rear soon

[TPA5]

Those black rims are hot, which are they?

Car looks clean, I like everything but the stickers, but that's a personal opinion. I just am not a huge fan of having cuss words splayed over the back window of cars. Just my opinion though, I do really like the car.

[Jabro]

Those black rims are hot, which are they?

Car looks clean, I like everything but the stickers, but that's a personal opinion. I just am not a huge fan of having cuss words splayed over the back window of cars. Just my opinion though, I do really like the car.

+1

[WeeYari]

I just am not a huge fan of having cuss words splayed over the back window of cars. Just my opinion though, I do really like the car.

But he's cussing on the front window. Does that make any difference? :biggrin:

[TPA5]

But he's cussing on the front window. Does that make any difference? :biggrin:

Oh no, that makes it all better :laugh:


Looked at the pictures to quick, my bad.

[yarisugi]

Those black rims are hot, which are they?
Enkei 92.

Need more pics at better angle NOW!

[Thirty-Nine]

More pics with the 92s!

[muffin_top]

The stance on the 92's is spot on!!

[mr_miles]

hehe, sorry for the delay in updates - been fairly busy doing misc things around the house. updates asap, I promise!

[yPod09]

Looks REALLY good. Great tire/wheel sizing combination, looks like a slight amount of stretch.

What happened to the gold wheels? Those are some of my favorites ever!

[mr_miles]

The enkei 92's are 15x8 +25mm offset, with 195/50 series tires :). i got rid of the 522's a long time ago, traded them for the D2's. Now I'm probably trading the d2's this week lol. Maybe for some 0 offset wheels....either way im sure you guys will see them :p

[mr_miles]

Hokai. Some updates, yo!

here it is all tinted,Right before I bathed her. It's apparently a 38% tint, which according to the tint guys, evens out to about 35 after installation (because of the slight tint yaris windows apparently have), so i'm at the legal limit in Oregon. They used some sort of "carbon series" tint, which apparently good. LOL BEATS ME I DUN NO NUTHIN BOUT NO TINT. *I went with this shop as he was a childhood friend of one of my good friends, got a discount, lifetime warranty, and they'll change it to whatever I want if i ask*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130115_112503_zps8b1e58bd.jpg
Oh look, you can see the D2's inside. Was going to trade them but the guy lied about the condition of his wheels, so NO GO.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130115_112451_zpsc7a76955.jpg

A shot of the vinyl work. Absolutely craptacular. The vinyl ripped and stretched way to easy when I applied any heat. Fortunately, this was bought solely to test wrapping awkward pieces like that, so it's 3 dollars not particularly wasted. For some reason I couldn't get the wrinkles out of the folded over edges. any pros with suggestions on how to do it? I've always wrapped large flat pieces, or small simple things. any help on folding corners and stuff is appreciated!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130115_112439_zps83d13286.jpg

Interior shot of how I'm rolling as of the moment. Gotta finish the speakers, asap. I need my damned music, dear god.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130116_155954_zps1ed0eda6.jpg

And finally, the exhaust! It's way low to the ground, and to think i'm actually riding higher than I normally do! this will be interesting...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130116_150318_zpsfafc7d71.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130116_150311_zpsb02c8a42.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130116_150305_zps46836dcb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130116_150256_zps1d58ceb9.jpg

overall I'm surprisingly pleased with how the TI-C sounds. it's not loud at all. at an idle it's very smooth. sounds a little ballsy when I step on it, but not ricey or fart-canish at all! The video's make it sound borderline aggravating, but IMO it sounds nothing at all like it does on youtube.

[b20vteg]

sexy! bro, what shiftknob are you using? wish my mugen knob fit the yaris lol...

[mr_miles]

http://s3mag.bigcartel.com/

Using a shift knob from this site. They have pink ones! Damn, I should have gotten one.

[b20vteg]

http://s3mag.bigcartel.com/

Using a shift knob from this site. They have pink ones! Damn, I should have gotten one.
what threading should i choose? :confused:

sorry, i'm an idiot.

[yarisugi]

The one that says (Toyota/Scion/Subaru) on that site.
(M12 x1.25)

[b20vteg]

The one that says (Toyota/Scion/Subaru) on that site.
(M12 x1.25)
thanks bud! :thumbup:

[b20vteg]

btw, do they have any other colors besides what's on the site? :S

[mr_miles]

It seems they rotate colors out periodically on the site.

Updates tomorrow maybe, going to tinker and finish up some stuff, i hope :)

[CPALK719]

Not sure as to what you vinyl wrapped. but any more info on the carbon fiber on the dash area??? i was thinking of getting or trying to make a carbon piece for that area around the radio. it looks good !!

[Absolutely Red 12]

overall I'm surprisingly pleased with how the TI-C sounds. it's not loud at all. at an idle it's very smooth. sounds a little ballsy when I step on it, but not ricey or fart-canish at all! The video's make it sound borderline aggravating, but IMO it sounds nothing at all like it does on youtube.

Is the silencer still in the tip??

[mr_miles]

the carbon fiber that's on the dash is the stuff that I wrapped :p Going to be re-doing it soon, lol. It's crappy.

Currently the silencer is out, but in the pictures and my first impressions like in that post are with the silencer in. I like it both ways, so I figure I'll roll with it out for a few until I get tired of the noise, then put it back in. Even with the silencer out, it's not terrible. it drones a little bit at say 1900 rpm, but that it. I LOVE the idle sound it has without it, too. I'll try and record it.

[mr_miles]

Oh look, Eyelids.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130123_160526_zps82c6ac27.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130123_160532_zps5fabd5db.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130123_160538_zps4f8c773e.jpg

At night I'll take a photo of them with the lights on, so you can see the neat little strip that light up on top. we didn't run vinyl there because we weren't confident in getting it on with no bubbles.

[yarisugi]

Best DIY and affordable mod yet!
Did you cut then apply or apply then cut?
Why so much rain?

[mr_miles]

Apply then cut - So much rain because Oregon. Never, ever, move here. EVER. I hate it.

[SilverSquash!]

Are these eyelids cut from vinyl or are they fiberglass ones?

[yarisugi]

read post #23.

you got some steady hands mr miles.

[SilverSquash!]

Ahaa....thanks yarisugi

[CPALK719]

the carbon fiber that's on the dash is the stuff that I wrapped :p Going to be re-doing it soon, lol. It's crappy.

Currently the silencer is out, but in the pictures and my first impressions like in that post are with the silencer in. I like it both ways, so I figure I'll roll with it out for a few until I get tired of the noise, then put it back in. Even with the silencer out, it's not terrible. it drones a little bit at say 1900 rpm, but that it. I LOVE the idle sound it has without it, too. I'll try and record it.

i was wondering how you were able to stick the cf wrap onto that portion of the dash, considering the surface has all those little dots which would make it harder to stick.

I'm definetly digging those eyelids, did you costum make them or bought them somewhere ?

[yarisugi]

He cut it from a sheet of vinyl wrap. It looks pretty professional though.

[mr_miles]

i was wondering how you were able to stick the cf wrap onto that portion of the dash, considering the surface has all those little dots which would make it harder to stick.

the vinyl I had held to it pretty well, actually. I wasn't expecting to to do so, but it's pretty well on there.I'm redo-ing it soon, got some more vinyl in. also, my shock warranty came back, so yay I can put my car back where it usually rides.

[mr_miles]

Weee I did stuff. - 3 degree spacers? oh hell yes.

I like this pic because it makes it look like only one wheel is cambered.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130205_171552_zpsec653342.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130205_171727_zps4d645ee7.jpg

This is my current ride height until summer - THEN LOWER. I think overall, the MI underpanel and sub frame are about 2 inches off the ground. I'll measure tomorrow if it's not raining because we all need an accurate measurement.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130205_171715_zpsddff5ec9.jpg

I put my second warranty shock back in, so I'm finally rollin proper now. Feels good, man. Other than that, haven't messed with too much lately - been working on that carbon fiber vinyl for fun, i've got a few pieces up here in my desk. I'm extending the dimmer switch wires so i can put it down in the center console with the traction control button, and i replaced the OEM bluetooth mic with my aftermarket one inside the dash so I could use it with my Kenwood. I've also got all 4 speaker adapter plates sitting on my desk, and hopefully will be taking my front bumper off to install my horn. Will also attempt removing the headliner and installing the sticker bombed bazooka sub and 5 panel wink mirror.

[vten]

Ooh me likey !! Matt can you post a pic on how the camber attach to the hub pls ? I have the rear disc conversion and wondering if I can add the camber on .

Thx man

[mr_miles]

Definetly - I'll take one tomorrow when it's light out. Im assuming it would work, since it goes torsion beam, spacer , hub. but yes, pics you shall get.

[b20vteg]

noice pics bro!

[mr_miles]

dang rain slowed my pic taking vten, ill get that asap lol

[yarisugi]

Portland sure rains a lot.
Watched several episodes of Portlandia.
Strange but funny comedy. Are people like that there? j/k

[mr_miles]

I've never watched it.....but if it makes the people here out to be bigots and hipsters, then yes, it's right.

Lol. (I dislike living here)

[Pur_Blu]

Your car reminds me of mine just 2012 vs my 2007. Nice to see someone not scared of a lil rear camber!! Looks great

[TPA5]

Man this thread is proof the '12 Yarii can look so super hot, I'm loving it man. I want to do vinyl eyelids, but I don't trust my shaky hands haha. Really loving that rear camber, seriously looks so so good!

[mr_miles]

you can get it cheap on fleabay, and my secret to straight lines is blue painters tape. my hands shake too, so for larger pieces where im making a line I do that.

[1.5]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20121101_141500.jpg


I love this shot of 1.0

camber came out nice... wish I could have settled for the -3 unfortunately -6 will have to do for now

[mr_miles]

you got the -5 degree spacers? you dog, you! lol 1.0 is all torn apart there...poor thing

[mr_miles]

here's that pic, Vten. If you look between the hub and the torsion beam, you can just see where the spacer is sticking out :) it should fit fine with the disc rear.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130210_132931_zpsa3472b60.jpg

[J.A.R.V.I.S.]

^ im interested in some camber for my ride. i was wondering the brand you used to get that -5. thanks man

[mr_miles]

They came from realcamber.com

I will say - I'm extremely pleased with the product, but the guy was interesting to deal with. extremely lazy. 1.5 and I had to send him multiple emails to get him to ship in a timely manner......but.....great product lol. I bet if we harassed him and reminded him that lots of yarii would buy these, he'd be more willing.

[DeathBeard]

Is that just a washer your using? Car is looking good

[mr_miles]

No, they're big spacers. http://www.realcamber.com/images/3degshot.jpg

I feel slightly more comfortable knowing they're one big piece doing the work.
Friend of mine just got -3 for his xb (lol he's mad that I got them first, he tries to pull the everyone copies him routine rofl) but his spacers are two piece. it's weird. I'll try and snap a photo for you guys if he hasn't put them in yet.

[1.5]

They came from realcamber.com

I will say - I'm extremely pleased with the product, but the guy was interesting to deal with. extremely lazy. 1.5 and I had to send him multiple emails to get him to ship in a timely manner......but.....great product lol. I bet if we harassed him and reminded him that lots of yarii would buy these, he'd be more willing.

this lol I sent payment on 12/27 and i think i got them on like 1/24 and I kept emailing him like once every 3 days and he would always say "im busy I will ship tomorrow" Miles and I were pretty close to paypal claiming him other than that, it is a fine piece, great machine work, fitment is perfect, I am happy

They are expensive though. We paid 150.00 each cuz we got a 2 order bulk discount

[mr_miles]

Indeed - I think if we were to do a group buy, we could get them for less.

Goodbye headliner + side airbags. I will not miss you. Removing airbags is a bitch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130212_133238_zps8b7c5bd6.jpg


Oh dear....what's this? I herd you liek Mudki- I mean...stickers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130212_145138_zpscc110487.jpg

More photo's later, etc. aggravated at meaningless things :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130212_151638_zpsb1f6147f.jpg

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

God damn. I bet the car feels quite a bit different with all of that weight stripped. Once I move into my new place I plan on removing my rear seats and making a panel so the back is flat so I can easily move stuff.

I look forward to checking out your ride sometime at a meet. I love the way the new Yaris looks, good job on it so far.

[muffin_top]

It is blasphemy of the highest order to place a Mugen decal on a Toyota.. :tongue:

[1.5]

Yeah Mugen... to match the drift sticker lol

[mr_miles]

Haha, I know, I know. I debated not using them, but then I enjoy the people who are like "lol a drift sticker on a fwd car"

[J.A.R.V.I.S.]

Yeah I've used realcamber before on my xb. I'll hit him up thanks man

[J.A.R.V.I.S.]

The yaris looks sweet btw. Keep up the good work.

[muffin_top]

Haha, I know, I know. I debated not using them, but then I enjoy the people who are like "lol a drift sticker on a fwd car"

Oh, drift stickers don't bother me one bit. I own a coffee shop and happen to have a vast surplus of plastic serving trays... Weeeeeeeeee haaaa!!!

[b20vteg]

Yeah Mugen... to match the drift sticker lol
hahaha

[coheed]

Where did you get your tsurikawa in this (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=684264&postcount=32) post?

PS I like your photobucket name. One of my favorite shows of all time.:respekt:

[mr_miles]

Pretty sure I ebay'd that one. I've had a few of them but I'm super picky about the size, I wanted as close to the actual thing as I could get. Having only held a real one once it was difficult, lol. I bought 4 different ones at once and my friends all bought the other ones I didn't like so I wasn't out a ton of money :)

[b20vteg]

um... what are those for? :S

[mr_miles]

in the 70s and 80s japanese gangs would steal them from subway trains, and hang them fom the tow hooks. the lower the hangring was, the cooler you were.

[b20vteg]

in the 70s and 80s japanese gangs would steal them from subway trains, and hang them fom the tow hooks. the lower the hangring was, the cooler you were.
wat lol...

[mr_miles]

Since hangrings are all the same length, and for the most part, tow hooks are usually attached to chassis... so the closer the ring was to the ground meant your car was lowered by x amount. its more of a measurement for how low your whip is :) the lower your car is, the cooler you are!



(Winners lay frame)

[atxsteve1]

What are your spring rates Mr Miles?

[mr_miles]

8k fronts, 6k rears. hopefully soon I will be going up to 12k front and 10k rear, lol.

[nookandcrannycar]

Pretty sure I ebay'd that one. I've had a few of them but I'm super picky about the size, I wanted as close to the actual thing as I could get. Having only held a real one once it was difficult, lol. I bought 4 different ones at once and my friends all bought the other ones I didn't like so I wasn't out a ton of money :)

That you are able to get that level of sheen and clarity out of a black paint job (see link from coheed's post) on our relatively inexpensive model is impressive -- you obviously take great care of it (and your 'first born' Yaris). It reminds me of some of the pictures Mazilla has posted of his black Yaris on the forum.

[atxsteve1]

12/10 will be a little stiff don't you think lol. I'm trying to figure out what spring rates to get with my new coilovers that I need to order.

10/8 it is....

[why?]

12/10 will be a little stiff don't you think lol. I'm trying to figure out what spring rates to get with my new coilovers that I need to order.

10/8 it is....

I have 8k front, and when i get in the car it sinks a few inches. I'm tempted to get 14k front to see if that is stiff enough.

Now I am not a small person, and so if you are a normal sized person it won't effect you too much.

[atxsteve1]

Too late already ordered them lol.

[mr_miles]

That you are able to get that level of sheen and clarity out of a black paint job (see link from coheed's post) on our relatively inexpensive model is impressive -- you obviously take great care of it (and your 'first born' Yaris). It reminds me of some of the pictures Mazilla has posted of his black Yaris on the forum.

Why thank you! I get down right OCD when I clean my car. I have this idea in my mind that if I treat my car like it costs some insane amount of money, it will treat me right. at least once weekly washes, twice yearly waxes with clay bar or more if needed, and I clean the interior almost nonstop lol. I've always detailed my cars. even crappy ones. I just can't handle messy vehicular devices. And it's kind of my personal therapy. I'll clean a car all day for no damn reason at all.

Steve - I want the high spring rates solely for the purpose of running extremely tight clearances. ride comfort doesn't bother me to terribly much.


Stealth photo - went to a car meet and only took one pic. we left super quick - still not sure why.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130303_193051_zpsd8793076.jpg

[nookandcrannycar]

Why thank you! I get down right OCD when I clean my car. I have this idea in my mind that if I treat my car like it costs some insane amount of money, it will treat me right. at least once weekly washes, twice yearly waxes with clay bar or more if needed, and I clean the interior almost nonstop lol. I've always detailed my cars. even crappy ones. I just can't handle messy vehicular devices. And it's kind of my personal therapy. I'll clean a car all day for no damn reason at all.

Steve - I want the high spring rates solely for the purpose of running extremely tight clearances. ride comfort doesn't bother me to terribly much.


Stealth photo - went to a car meet and only took one pic. we left super quick - still not sure why.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130303_193051_zpsd8793076.jpg

:thumbsup:

[yarisugi]

Would you allow me eat in your car?

[mr_miles]

I don't mind that so long as you're able to do so without gettin' crumblydumps all over the place. only one of my friends is banned from eating in my car so far, but that's because he managed to get mustard on my headliner of the white gnar. :p

[yarisugi]

How the heck do you get mustard up there?! Must've squirted quite nicely.

[mr_miles]

I'm not entirely sure how he managed that, but it happened. lol.

Also, I got bored. (ignore my filthy keyboard)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130304_194709_zps460f1f70.jpg

Anyone remember what this is? Messy, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130304_202546_zps878805f9.jpg

[bebeelo]

where'd you get your eyelids? looks badass!

[mr_miles]

Haha, I made them out of vinyl. Since the actual eyelids are near unobtanium as I have no contacts in japan anymore, i had to settle for the vinyl. Came out good, though.

[bebeelo]

so how did you get the vinyl to be the same color of your car? spray paint? :confused:

[mr_miles]

No, it's just plain glossy black vinyl. I got lucky in the color, actually. If you look at them close you can see that they don't quite match - but I figured glossy black would be the closest thing I could find so I just went with it.

[bebeelo]

lol may i also ask where'd you buy it from? i'm shopping for it but im having a hard time finding a good quality vinyl. i dont know much about it but since you used one yourself, i HAVE to ask! :drool: ebay? amazon?

[mr_miles]

ebay. I just searched glossy black vinyl and bought the cheapest one I could find lol

[bebeelo]

Wow it really does stand out lol. Btw is ur yaris paint black sand pearl?

[mr_miles]

it sure is :) Best color, IMO. I got super lucky that's the one they found for me.

[atxsteve1]

Loving the carbon fiber.

[mr_miles]

I'm thinking of doing the b-pillars and the side mirror mounts / triangle plastic pieces on the front of the door, but we'll see. Gotta figure out how to get all those pieces off, first...

also - copy pasta from MI

With each piece I get slightly better at doing it. Now I'm able to do weird shaped pieces much easier. I will leave the two blank spots covered until I put something there. (like fog lights!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_153926_zps5f37408f.jpg

Here we go with some interior shots. crap, some of the vinyl is facing the wrong direction. OCD IS KICKING IN.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_154444_zps2a3526d6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_154520_zps8c6a3be6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_154525_zps5296c887.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_154508_zps150d17c2.jpg

I think I'll do the piece around the shift boot, next. yes...that's a rainbow dash armband. GF's sister bought it for me for xmas lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130305_154548_zps86c64cbd.jpg

[TerenceCruz]

Great looking car, man.

[mr_miles]

thanks! didn't get much done today, weather was nice so I decided She needed a bath. SPRKLI KLEEN MUDDAFUGGA

[mr_miles]

I wish i had a 5 door.

Well, to start off, here's the ugly chrome piece, a little less ugly, and more carbon fibery.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130307_152510_zpse1a695ad.jpg

Rolled the rear fenders today, and removed the collars. Looks much better me thinks. all these pics are right after messing with the front so it needs to settle. :p I'll snap better pics tomorrow of the entire car. I was hungry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_160308_zpsd08fc043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_160337_zps32ef283c.jpg

Lowered the front a bit more but it needs to settle I think, doesn't seem to have gotten much lower lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_171841_zpsee51b91f.jpg

Exhaust is less than an inch from the ground now. yey.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_160327_zps7b9ee820.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_160257_zps2efc5ee8.jpg

[mr_miles]

it's another night where i have to stay up until 5 am to get in my sleep sched for work, so here I am again carbon fiberin' things out of boredom lol. Apparently I'm somewhat alright at this. Expect misc mini updates throughout the night ;) also, that's a helicopter on top of my monitors. (so I can give a flying F*%k)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_214607_zps467b0037.jpg

Shift boot cover, etc. The gf was intrigued so she watched me do it :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_223343_zps4e71af23.jpg

I also tried my phone case - but since it's an aftermarket extended battery case, it has big divots for my camera / light / speaker. So regrettably I am unable to do it with one piece, so that was a no go.

[yarisugi]

Should have warned me that pic was NSFW!

[atxsteve1]

I'm gonna log on one day and your whole car is gonna be wrapped in carbon fiber...:biggrin:

[mr_miles]

haha, that would be interesting, to say the least :p When I pull my front bumper I'll probably end up covering the flat black part of the grill in FC for fun.

[dekraberd]

Your car look Serious. ^__^

[b20vteg]

i always wondered about this:

for slammed cars like mr_miles and 1.5, how do you guys drive over speedbumps? :S

[atxsteve1]

Man I hate speed bumps.

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

You want to help me roll my fenders one of these days? I rub slightly in the front now since I swapped to the larger tires.

[mr_miles]

i always wondered about this:

for slammed cars like mr_miles and 1.5, how do you guys drive over speedbumps? :S


we dont. there's almost always a way around. and if there isnt.....I just dont go there anymore

[b20vteg]

we dont. there's almost always a way around. and if there isnt.....I just dont go there anymore
lol fair point. but i mean, it's not always avoidable though. how often do you scrape, if at all?

[mr_miles]

depends on where I have to go said day. if its all hwy driving, I probably wont scrape at all. my work is a little tricky though. the street it's on has a screwed up opening, so if there's any traffic I either wait or scrape :p

[mr_miles]

Here - Have some eye candy until I get my fog lights installed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130317_160159_zpsbc9e7ec8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130317_160421_zpsf6614397.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130317_160602_zpse5919919.jpg

Oh yeah - factory sliders on aftermarket seats? very yes!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130319_154321_zpscbf920c8.jpg

annnnd...my current ride height in the rear.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130319_154345_zpsb073f341.jpg

Last but not least, the megan exhaust! I like this one better than the Greddy TI-C, it fits the 2013 more I think. it taps the spring perch sometimes, though, which is weird.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130319_154342_zps24036771.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130319_154340_zpscaf739b6.jpg

i think I might see if it's possible to get it moved up about an inch, and over to the left about a half inch to stop it from tapping the spring mount. if not, oh well it can stay there.

installed a front strut brace also, no pics. forgot, etc. it'll make it's appearance in a day or two as I install fogs :)

[atxsteve1]

Lookin good. I like the greddy better though. Let me know what fog lights you get cause I need some too.

[mr_miles]

They're "Esuse" which is apparently a fairly well established aftermarket company.

They feel pretty decent, but I'll be able to give a better review once they're on the car. they come with the wiring harness, but we have it built in on the third gens, so I have to decide how to wire them. I think I'm going to attempt wiring them with the factory harness to keep it clean. I think I know what needs to be done, but I may have to ask CTScott for one little part though. But I know how much he hates fogs :p

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

The megan muffler will look better if you take an inch or so out of the hangers, or maybe take the rubber attachments out and wire it into place, that might both raise it up and keep away from the suspension.

Kind of weird that it hits, I had the same problem. That said, it sounds good. Very quiet at low RPM but has a nice bark when you put your foot in it.

Once it gets nice I should come out and we should roll some fenders. It was good hanging with you when we put the wheels on my car.

[mr_miles]

definitely, im ordering smaller poly urethane hanger bushings to fix it :) im almost done with all this ot at work so ill have some free time for once lol, id be glad to help with the fenders. +1 for the megans sound, I like it better than the greddy now lol

[b20vteg]

this is about the only thread i look at here, keep it up mr miles! :D

[nookandcrannycar]

Very quiet at low RPM but has a nice bark when you put your foot in it.

Good to know. My new neighbors have a final generation Mazda RX-7 convertible with a dual aftermarket exhaust (they also have a Mitsubishi SUV and each drive both). When he or she starts the RX-7 up in the morning in the dark.....OMG, that thing is loud. Makes me wonder how many of my neighbors are awakened by the noise (very few lights on when I peer out an upstairs window). I plan to get an aftermarket exhaust on my next Yaris, and I don't want to do that to my neighbors (I think it is inconsiderate).

[mr_miles]

/copy from MI


Ok. So I did some stuff last night. Some fun stuff. Look how clean this is!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130324_140139_zps29dfee29.jpg

Little fan. it'll probably never turn on since the OEM one doesn't, but oh well. And one of the horns.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130324_140143_zps715cc90b.jpg

I like the fogs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130324_141419_zps1839151f.jpg

both horns!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130324_153605_zps7009f742.jpg

Then, a bath.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130324_161743_zps2fb9372b.jpg

All that's left is to wire the switch and the fogs should function. I think.

[Eren_13]

Oh man this looks so amazing! You've inspired me to put eyelids on mine too. Wish I could do this amount of work on mine. You going for HID fogs? :)

Great thread and great work, sir.

[mr_miles]

The HID's are already in the fogs lol. the halogens never even made it on the car :p

[Eren_13]

Good choice :) that's my next venture. Need to wait for nice weather here to start and for some pigtail connectors since my kit didn't come with them. Daammnn.

[mr_miles]

so, a little preview. did a small photoshoot with a friend of mine :D He's going to edit the photo's and send them to me, when he does I'll post more :p I selected a few misc ones, so sorry about quality, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1860_zps69a868b4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1705_zps01fb440b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1824_zpsca648a5f.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1753_zps3393bf49.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1898_zps5bcc0a4c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1863_zpsbfa8bd9d.jpg

[nookandcrannycar]

Looks great that low! As a practical matter though, isn't it a PITA to have it that low?

[mr_miles]

Yes and no, lol. I'm fortunate enough that where I live is relatively flat, and the roads are pretty well maintained, with typical level-ish entrances. lately, there have been some projects around that are causing dozens of dump trucks loaded with rock to go on my route to work, causing me to occasionally have to maneuver around rocks that are dangerous to me. Today I hit one and drug it for a good 1k feet :/ Driving a low car you care about is a labor of love. there are some places however I just don't go in my car anymore(like anywhere with a speedbump). End up taking the other whip for stuff like that.

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/_DSC1860_zps69a868b4.jpg

Fucking sick as hell. I love it.

Did the UR bar leave good clearance over the top of the battery? It looks like it did.

[Golddeenoh]

i was just thinking that the lower grille looks like it wants an inter-cooler...

[mr_miles]

Someday there will be one there lol.

[mazilla]

Lookin good!

[1.5]

Someday there will be one there lol.

further pushing the envelope on the EC vs WC... snails vs blowers

[mr_miles]

its a never ending challenge for you and I lol. one day we should neet in the middle and all hell will break loose :p

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ EC vs. WC...lol. You should each pick an original artist from your side to represent you and identify the artist on your car....jk.

[mr_miles]

Fucking sick as hell. I love it.

Did the UR bar leave good clearance over the top of the battery? It looks like it did.

yeah, it left quite a bit of room. installing it was a pain though. did it without removing the cowel or my wheels lol

I know a few artists local here who would probably enjoy doing something lile that....hmmm

[Dperry]

mr miles great job on the yaris definatly a nice looking ride. reminds me of my long lost 2007 yaris except more JDM looking. now im shredding a 2012 se in white and ur car is a big inspiration. :)

[b20vteg]

love the pics bro, sexay!

[atxsteve1]

So did you get stiffer springs yet?

[mr_miles]

Not yet. I've been working so much overtime these past few weeks, I haven't been able to do anything to the car lately. I've got a few things coming in the mail soon, so updates will happen soon lol. I need to order the springs. I should do that tomorrow if I wake up before MI closes up shop!

[mr_miles]

teaser photo. still working on other projects before my big update :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130417_150833_zpsf154660a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130417_150833_zpsf154660a.jpg.html)

[IllQueens]

Sweet looking...

[mr_miles]

so - I work one more night and then I actually have a few days off! I might actually be able to do some stuff. :p

[Midon]

"I'm thinking of doing the b-pillars and the side mirror mounts / triangle plastic pieces on the front of the door, but we'll see. Gotta figure out how to get all those pieces off, first..."

Okay, just so you know the 3rd gen has airbags located behinds these trim pieces. It would not be advisable to wrap them in anything. If you do and are in a crash and the airbags go off the trim is designed to split apart. If it did not do this you now have a rather large piece of plastic moving at you upper body and head at a very high rate of speed. If you still want to wrap them and don't mind not having the air bags you can disable them but you might want to have that done at a shop. I am unsure on what would be needed to be done so they don't set them self's off as you take them out.

My opinion mind you but I would not want to see anyone getting hurt.

[mr_miles]

hehe, I removed those airbags. the only remaining airbags in the vehicle are the steering wheel and passenger dash airbag :) - But I was referring to the exterior pieces on the outside of the vehicle. The interior pieces are all gone! Don't need no stinkin' interior!

[screenprintr]

Nice and clean engine.

[Midon]

hehe, I removed those airbags. the only remaining airbags in the vehicle are the steering wheel and passenger dash airbag :) - But I was referring to the exterior pieces on the outside of the vehicle. The interior pieces are all gone! Don't need no stinkin' interior!


Ahh I see. Well in that case mod away. :)

[mr_miles]

Sorry guys. So much work. I counted up the total amount of time I was at work last month, and I spent more time hour wise there, then I did at home! Got some stuff to do soon, though!

[ybogo92]

What exhaust and springs do you have?

Links? ....please

[mr_miles]

I have the Megan racing coil-overs which I bought from Garm / Jeff over at Microimageonline.com. These ones. http://shop.microimageonline.com/Megan-Racing-coilovers-Yaris-Scion-xD-Prius-C-MEG-MR-CDK-TY07.htm

I have 8k front and 8k rear springs, which you can order from Garm / Jeff when you order the coilovers.


A little update. NRG wheel = installed. it's purdy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130510_152554_zps2fcd6dde.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130510_152554_zps2fcd6dde.jpg.html)

[b20vteg]

lol... not digging the wood haha.

[mr_miles]

my only complaint is its a tad smaller than I realized. should have gotten the slightly bigger one. its ok, im trying to source a clear pink acrylic wheel to match my shift knob, because musical shift knobs mean musical steering wheels too!

[nookandcrannycar]

Hard to tell the overall look without seeing it in person, but I have a friend in California who has a black 7 Series BMW with matte finish wheels that are sort of a whitish silver and the interior is solid/mono black leather with a wood steering wheel (similar tone to yours). The overall effect isw great...understated and elegant, but also sharp and striking.

[mr_miles]

I'll snap a few beauty shots of it when I wake up :) was rushed for time so thats all I took lol

[4/20 NEVER FORGET]

You get everything sorted out with your intake manifold and 1zz throttle body install?

[mr_miles]

For the most part. My cold start still fluctuates between 2000 to 2300 depending on outside temperature and drops down within 30 seconds, and my hot idle is 600 on the dot, so I'm fairly pleased. I'll probably do a little more fine tuning to see what happens, as I recently got a bluetooth OBD 2 adapter so i can get more accurate readings than the factory tach :)

[mr_miles]

Really not feeling the silver 2.5 quick release. Ordered a black one, but it was ebay, so we all know how that goes. Really didn't want to deal with sending it back and waiting, etc etc. more hassle than it's worth. Either going to trade it for a black one to someone local, or paint it (body paint match, maybe?) But other than that, I'm happy with it. Gotta follow bzinn's thread on how to get the horn and everything to work, and figure out how to get the blinker to go back to it's neutral state, but that shouldn't be too difficult. I'm totally going to find a way to make the OEM cruise control work, too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130512_155347_zpsf21cb958.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130512_155347_zpsf21cb958.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130512_155355_zps166f5a48.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130512_155355_zps166f5a48.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130512_160012_zps172c83ff.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130512_160012_zps172c83ff.jpg.html)

[IllQueens]

Love the wood trimmed steering wheel, makes it look like a timeless classic...I had a wood trimmed stick shit knob for my 86 Honda Prelude...feels much better than the plastic or metal material knobs...

[mr_miles]

I'll just leave this here....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130515_154757_zpsf9ef5a93.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130515_154757_zpsf9ef5a93.jpg.html)

[atxsteve1]

LOL nice.....:bow:

[mr_miles]

Oh man, I cant wait till I can actually run these. I'm in love!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130516_161324_zps25d461df.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130516_161324_zps25d461df.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130516_161503_zpsf5bac06a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130516_161503_zpsf5bac06a.jpg.html)

[yarisugi]

needs tires.

[mr_miles]

But I thought these were for riding on railroad tracks? Crap....I bought the wrong wheels!

[nookandcrannycar]

When I first saw the 'in the box example' I was skeptical, but seeing them in the wheel wells (even without tires)....I think they will end up being a great choice.

[mr_miles]

I was hoping by some super lucky chance, they would have the black or dark grey versions in stock on the sale, but all they had was unfinished. I'm not a huge fan of silver / chrome / brushed metal look for wheels, so I may get them powder coated before I get tires. Just got to think of a color if I go that route!

[HANZO_187]

Oh man, I cant wait till I can actually run these. I'm in love!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130516_161324_zps25d461df.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130516_161324_zps25d461df.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130516_161503_zpsf5bac06a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130516_161503_zpsf5bac06a.jpg.html)

What wheels are these? They look great for the car! I'm not a big fan of silver/Chrome but I gotta give these props cause there nice in silver and the style is awesome.

[nookandcrannycar]

I was hoping by some super lucky chance, they would have the black or dark grey versions in stock on the sale, but all they had was unfinished. I'm not a huge fan of silver / chrome / brushed metal look for wheels, so I may get them powder coated before I get tires. Just got to think of a color if I go that route!

Powder coating them another color would look good as well. I just wouldn't powder coat them black. Looks better with a color that provides contrast (IMO).

[mr_miles]

What wheels are these? They look great for the car! I'm not a big fan of silver/Chrome but I gotta give these props cause there nice in silver and the style is awesome.


they're rotiform blq's, 18x8 et 30 ;3

[mr_miles]

A little preview of things to come. Next time they're on i'm going to do a little body work *evil grin* because as usual - not low enough

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130602_134816_zps8ad75e84.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130602_134816_zps8ad75e84.jpg.html)

[Septembersrain]

I like!! I really want to find red ringed black rims.
I just can't find many that I actually like that'll fit stock. =\

[nookandcrannycar]

I like!! I really want to find red ringed black rims.
I just can't find many that I actually like that'll fit stock. =\

Yeah, there's something about black and red together. Re Yari, makes me think about that black and red 3rd Gen 3-Door pulling the black and red trailer in the Home Depot (?) lot -- (padre1964 ?).

I really have to hand it to you, mazilla, mr.miles, etc. I had one black car for 90k + miles, and I don't think I'd want to do again what it entails to keep a black car looking good. The effort is worth it though.....the TLC shows (IMO more than with other colors).

[Eren_13]

Looking good! Making me want to change my rims on this now. What size rims and tires are you using there? Wondering if I can go to 17" on mine.

[1.5]

So jelly Miles!

@eren 17x8 +30 wheels 205/40/17 tires i think

Yes you can run 17s ive done it too

[Eren_13]

So jelly Miles!

@eren 17x8 +30 wheels 205/40/17 tires i think

Yes you can run 17s ive done it too


Thanks 1.5 much appreciated :thumbsup:

[HANZO_187]

I like!! I really want to find red ringed black rims.
I just can't find many that I actually like that'll fit stock. =\

I know Motegi, Konig and XXR wheels have the red trim your looking for but as you had said it may or may not fit the stock tires. JUST keep in mind that when your wheels get dirty you'll notice it quickly cause the dirt can settle in the red area. I seen a set of Black/Red Motegi wheels. It made me rethink a lot of my wheel choices.

[TOUGEghost]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130602_134816_zps8ad75e84.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130602_134816_zps8ad75e84.jpg.html)

That looks awesome. :thumbsup: I never really liked the new body style, but this car is making me change my mind. It looks really good in black, especially when it's slammed like that.

[mr_miles]

thanks guys, you're making me blush! lol @nook, I get ocd about keeping my car super clean, im always washing and waxing it. i'm constantly asked at shows how I keep it looking new, too. :)

[Dperry]

how much camber r u running up front?

[mr_miles]

-2 degrees :)

[Dperry]

did u have to buy anything special to get -2?

[mr_miles]

yes, you need camber bolts to acheive that. Garm and Jeff sell them :) if I was at home I'd link you to them but I'm on my phone.

[x3kenster]

Your car looks great! Ill keep checking back here for more updates but so far it looks like its going in the right direction for the stance scene. Also, it looks like we have the same taste... ;)

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=702338#post702338

[1.5]

camber bolts

http://shop.microimageonline.com/Adjustable-Camber-Bolts-81270.htm

[mr_miles]

Thanks Phil :p

also....that Prius. I like!

[mr_miles]

Yeah I'm lazy, some stuff has changed.

Playing around with the new Nikon d3100.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/DSC_0007_zpsaf7dc583.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/DSC_0007_zpsaf7dc583.jpg.html)


I was trying to focus the engine and make the rest blurry. Noob attempts at pictures lol. (now that i think about it, that's probably not possible?)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/DSC_0047_zps499ea713.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/DSC_0047_zps499ea713.jpg.html)

I like the contrast on the wheels here. gives me ideas for paint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/DSC_0014_zpsd2c32954.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/DSC_0014_zpsd2c32954.jpg.html)

[x3kenster]

I like the carbon fiber layover. What size tires are u running? They look alot thinner than my 205/40s

[mr_miles]

they are 205 40's. falkens tend to be skinnier than other tires :)

[x3kenster]

Which falkens? I'm running the ziex 912s

[mr_miles]

Those are what I'm running as well. What wheels do you have them on?

[Septembersrain]

Yum. Those rims are sexy. I would totally drool over your car.

[yarisugi]

considering his OCD, I don't think he'd appreciate your drools. :biggrin:

[mr_miles]

It's ok, I'm kinda used to it :p . I'd just sit off in the distance and look at her like this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/0001368309068261_zps6fbc393e.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/0001368309068261_zps6fbc393e.jpg.html)

[x3kenster]

Those are what I'm running as well. What wheels do you have them on?

my blq +20

[mr_miles]

I'm still alive! Slow season at work is starting now which means I'll actually have all my free time again, so I can get back into my crazy modding moods. My current list of to do stuff is to finish my exhaust, Re-gut my interior (no more friends visiting, so no need to haul extra people around) finally fix my fog lights, install another radiator fan, etc etc. I'll take some pics of the little things I've been doing here soon, too :)

[venezbras2013]

Sweet ride man! Love the rims!
Can you give us a breakdown of what you have done to the engine bay?
I don't know where to start.... I see you have some headers, cold air intake, front strut bar.... what are the brands and where can I buy all this.
Thanks.

[mr_miles]

90% of everything I have has came from microimageonline.com, garm and jeff are fantastic about getting your build going in the right direction. whem I get home ill post an in depth list of what i've done :)

[mr_miles]

Alright, I'll see if I can drum up most of my build from memory :D

Engine side, I have.....
micro image intake manifold
1zz throttle body
lightweight pulleys
AFE short ram intake
Megan racing exhaust header
OBX midpipe (yet to install)
Megan racing axle back

I think that's all for anything that would increase / free up power. I also have the full short shift kit, the micro image underpanel, and a Ultra racing front strut tower bar :D

[mr_miles]

Cruise control: some people are lazy. Like me. Some people also have aftermarket steering wheels so cruise control doesn't work. Like me. But we all know I don't take "Doesn't work" for an answer. lol.

Plastic steering column shroud? DON'T NEED THAT. I screwed the CC into where the shroud screws in for now. I'll modify the column shroud later so that both it and the cc can be used, there seems to be enough space on the bottom right hand side of it for it to fit. I then zip tied the lower portion to hold it still. <3 zip ties.

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Onto the wiring! There's two plugs that go into the Clockspring from the column: a yellow plug for the airbag, and a black plug, which has the CC, the horn, and the audio controls. Unfortunately it differs from the second gen (according to the walkthrough I found for DIY cruise control, since none of it was the same for me) so I ended up just cutting the entire black plug because I don't have the audio controls, never will. And I can rewire a horn any day, being that it's one wire. so CHOP it goes..I accidentally ripped the horn wire instead of cutting it.

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so, since i had no idea at first which wire was what, I started just putting wires into the CC. I removed the plug from the end of the CC wiring harness to get the metal plugs to be exposed, as my first plan was to just plug them into the clockspring harness. that idea failed. Oh well. I started with a blue wire that had a single piece of wire inside. seemed to make sense to me. tried all the other ones, then all of a sudden.....HONK HONNNNK. turns out the thickest wire in there is the horn! I made the cruise control power button a horn. I laughed. I'll just move that wire up out of the way for now. (before all this I found a plug with three wires, and tried that, by pushing the metal ends into it. I found the wiper washer harness. CC sprayed my window. lol. It's not pictured)

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So, I kept playing around with the wires. dark bown, and light brown / tan are the correct wires. Dark brown goes to red on CC, tan to Black.

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Yay! CC light came on! time to test! slap the steering wheel back on and off I go! It works. after that all I did was clean up the wiring mess and tuck it up all nice and neat. it's not in the exact spot it would be if it was factory, but it's still reachable by your right hand without removing it from the wheel. turned out to be a mini DIY instead of just pics of what I did :p


Edit: this is why the CC is all I got done. was spraying my old car with my friend. looks much better this color.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130729_171624_zps0102ba0f.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130729_171624_zps0102ba0f.jpg.html)

[mr_miles]

Update.

http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/showthread.php/5846-Garish-2-0-build-thread!?p=84256#post84256

[b20vteg]

yikes, sorry to hear. :(

[mr_miles]

copy pasta from MI :p

so lets say I put the car on jack stands. I dislike how I was not able to do that, as they're at a friends house.....but that's neither here nor there now :p

Step one: Drain oil. I'll pull the filter off later.

Step two: start removing oil pan bolts. Easy enough, except for one stud (there are two studs with nuts on them, I'm assuming for "make this job easier" when you put a new pan on. that stud had hit the center divider and bent. pulled the whole stud out, replaced with bolt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130829_142925_zps7d21efb1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130829_142925_zps7d21efb1.jpg.html)

start moving around to the other bolts, easy easy easy....until these two.

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Doesn't look so bad...right? How about this angle.

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Hmm......Cant get a wrench on it. cant get a socket on it. it's steel, so I cant force the socket on to bend it. My best decided course of action is to try and bend the lip of the pan and then get a wrench on the end. about two hours of that and I gave up on that idea - working upside down on the ground slows me down, okay?!

Hammer mode = engaged. if i cant get a wrench on it the only way to do it is to bend the pan back. All I had was a regular nail hammer, way to light. Luckily I was given a gift card to NAPA, so I ran down there and picked up a 2.5 pound sledge, and some gasket maker while I was there in case I couldn't find my tube I already had.

THOR MODE ENGAGED. Even the almighty hammer of THOR is no match for this dreadful oil pan. I ponder what to do momentarily. tried using a drift to no avail as well. Ponder more.

Drill time. went out on a limb and drilled a few holes around the area that was folded over the bolts to weaken it, still wasnt working to well, tried pliers, more drifts and more Thor, but wasn't working. ended up damaging the bolts so I backed off.

Last ditch effort - bend the entire pan around the bolts. slowly I start pulling on the pan after draining the remaining oil. lucky me, it started bending exactly where I had hoped! In case anyone is wondering why I would do that, if you bend metal back and forth enough it'll crack and tear.

few minutes of that and I heard a scary *POP*. one of the bolt holes an the pan ripped! YAY. then it was easy from there. just spun it to get the last one off. Everything up in the engine looks great. the oil pickup tube didn't get touched. Dry it all off, and put some RTV on the new pan. slapped that beauty back on and tomorrow after it's dry i'll fill it up with oil!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130829_142938_zps0bc806e1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/vash_the_stamepede/media/20130829_142938_zps0bc806e1.jpg.html)


Here's my favorite picture.

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Next step, alignment.

[mr_miles]

Oh look, I didn't die. I just took a nap.

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225 50 15. Somehow, this will fit. Somehow. Couldn't do the valve stems on the inside. no matter where I put them they hit something. Sad day lol. These would have been done a while ago but I was trying to paint them when I painted the Z. But the Z is still just primer haha.

I've also been working on both of my friends S2000's, did a complete bushing install on one, and the other one suddenly got a bad knock from a connecting rod bearing and had copper in the oil pan. so unfortunately both of my projects are on hold. which is upsetting as I'm trying to get the Z's bushings done so I can garage Gnar for winter. lol. Poor Z needs her bushings bad.

[Thirty-Nine]

I SO want to see these on. I've been contemplating widened steelies for years.

[b20vteg]

mr miles, what happened with your car???

[mr_miles]

I went on a 4 month long working spree. So much overtime. Haven't really done too much to the car as of late, which makes me sad. Rolling the rotiforms for now. Gotta get back in the game soon!

[b20vteg]

I went on a 4 month long working spree. So much overtime. Haven't really done too much to the car as of late, which makes me sad. Rolling the rotiforms for now. Gotta get back in the game soon!
sweet, glad to know you're still around!

[mr_miles]

Yeah.....worked my entire summer away. It's great for the wallet and the car, bad for me lol. Maybe here soon I'll have more time off and I can start working on her again. I did manage a wax the other day, so the car looks happy :p

[mr_miles]

figured I'd work on the exhaust a little before work, as I got the OBX setup. turns out the flange on the end of the midpipe is rotated 45 degrees so you HAVE to use the OBX muffler with it. Well I refuse. lol. I like my megan. So I put the stock midpipe back in, and I will go to a exhaust shop and have them rotate that flange, and do any more required work to make it fit right. I want stainless steel all the way, but I want it my way :p I also screwed up my donut gasket on the header (also megan) trying to get it to fit, lol. this is gunna' be a pain.

[mr_miles]

So slow season at work never started. It's finally now just "slowing" down....I've been working overtime since well...since I stopped updating this. Yaris work has been....slow. Haven't put the exhaust on yet because the mid pipe doesn't fit. It's not bent right. and OBX wouldn't respond to calls or emails regarding the issue. >:( So I have a useless exhaust sitting in my garage. Going to have to bring it to a shop and have them hack it up to make it fit, but finding a shop that will mess with catalytic converter free exhaust is not easy, because they can lose their jobs, etc. List of things to do:
Put rotiforms back on for summer
get exhaust done
finish re-installing interior
get window tint fixed
have fun and take pictures

So hopefully I'll update more frequently. I miss playing with that car.

[mr_miles]

Rotiforms are back on! hopefully the weather stays fair, lol.

[yarisugi]

Was looking forward to post #188...

[mr_miles]

I was too...I had to sell those a while ago, dental bills slapped me in the face (pun intended) and I needed some quick cash lol.

I also sold the 280z a few months back, I got offered more money than I paid for it so I had a hard time saying no. So I bought my 300zx tt because apparently I have to have a z at all times.

[ucsmfu]

I wish i had a 5 door.

Well, to start off, here's the ugly chrome piece, a little less ugly, and more carbon fibery.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130307_152510_zpse1a695ad.jpg

Rolled the rear fenders today, and removed the collars. Looks much better me thinks. all these pics are right after messing with the front so it needs to settle. :p I'll snap better pics tomorrow of the entire car. I was hungry.

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_160337_zps32ef283c.jpg

Lowered the front a bit more but it needs to settle I think, doesn't seem to have gotten much lower lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/vash_the_stamepede/20130311_171841_zpsee51b91f.jpg

Exhaust is less than an inch from the ground now. yey.

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how did you remove the rear chrome piece ?

[mr_miles]

Take off the interior panel on the decklid, and there's 4 or 5 nuts you take off and it pops right out :D

[ucsmfu]

Take off the interior panel on the decklid, and there's 4 or 5 nuts you take off and it pops right out :D

thnx