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rob323 · 10-14-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

very nicely done, but what happened to the wiring ?

Not 100% certain but I think, when hard under brakes, the loom was moving forward and rubbing against the tip of a bolt hanging down until it finally rubbed through and found some power wires to play with. It blew no fuses or circuit breakers and I had to pull a 50amp fuse to cut power to the mess. the whole car would shut down for a few seconds (motor, dash, electrics etc) under brakes and then would fire up and run like normal. There wasn't even the small of burning plastic to tell me what was going on.

The loom is now well shielded and moved higher up away from anything metal and to where it is more easily accessible in case I didn't find the true cause of the initial problem. We have been joking about putting some bacon in with the loom so that if we can smell bacon cooking, we know exactly where to look next time

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oh and one of my favorite rallies is the Australian Rally love the courses

Which rally/s? The Australian Round of the WRC?
I got to these these guys up close a few months ago as the WRC round was moved to the Eastern coast of Australia and was only a couple of hours drive from home so we helped out at a road block.

TwoBearWisconsin · 10-14-2009, 10:31 PM

Miata wheels fit on a Yaris???

As someone who now owns both a Yaris and a Miata, hmmmm...

rob323 · 10-14-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TwoBearWisconsin

Miata wheels fit on a Yaris???

As someone who now owns both a Yaris and a Miata, hmmmm...

Early 4 stud Miata wheels fit perfectly, right offset and right bore.

Mateo · 10-15-2009, 12:14 AM

pure sex, much respect dude

advocate · 10-15-2009, 01:04 AM

Awesome project car. It looks great.

yaris-me · 10-15-2009, 01:41 AM

Thanks for sharing. Looking good!

Thirty-Nine · 10-15-2009, 11:50 AM

Very cool—looks like a lot of work has gone into the vehicle! I'd love to have a project Echo. Hell, I'd love to have a project anything!

*jclo3313* · 10-15-2009, 12:16 PM

Pics are blocked at work. =-(

Liltoaster · 10-15-2009, 12:24 PM

Can't wait to see more pics / updates :)

rob323 · 10-19-2009, 11:10 PM

Some action shots are filtering onto the net from the weekend.

Photo by the Garth Family.

Photo by Stringy.

And Charles de Voil caught me practising my handbrake turns for when I overshoot corners

TinyGiant · 10-19-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CTScott

That is awesome! What are those tires?

inspiration for crashy?

CTScott · 10-19-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TinyGiant

inspiration for crashy?

They would have been a great option if I hadn't gone the ATV tire route. I did some research and they don't seem to be available on this continent.

TinyGiant · 10-19-2009, 11:24 PM

ah

THE ONE · 10-21-2009, 01:04 AM

Amazing!!! Really awesome proyect!

Keep it up!

rob323 · 04-09-2010, 05:22 AM

Hey Garm, the horn on my steering wheel works now.

fett22 · 06-02-2010, 04:26 PM

absolute amazing, i want one .

rob323 · 10-28-2010, 05:43 PM

I haven't updated this in a while, been busy using the car for what it was built for.
Earlier this year, I pulled the gearbox apart and mated a close ratio C56 box to he Echo bellhousing, threw in a TRD lsd and a TRD 4.7:1 final drive ring and pinion. Also put on a TRD chromemoly light weight flywheel. The mods made an absolute HUGE difference to the competitiveness of the car.

Still ringing the neck out of the 1.3 litre motor and it hasn't missed a beat, but the 1.5 litre motor will be going in over the Christmas break along with some other goodies.

A pic from an event last weekend, thanks to Addy for the pic.

coheed · 10-28-2010, 06:03 PM

That thing is the tits man. Most ballin Vitz I've ever seen.

10-15-2009, 11:50 AM	#25
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Very cool—looks like a lot of work has gone into the vehicle! I'd love to have a project Echo. Hell, I'd love to have a project anything! __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

10-15-2009, 12:16 PM	#26
jclo3313 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Absolutely red Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodstock, Ga Posts: 7,816	Pics are blocked at work. =-( __________________ Obama Can't Gymkhana!

10-19-2009, 11:24 PM	#31
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