Custom front end - Toyota Yaris Forums

spdas · 03-09-2011, 01:24 AM

Aloha, I am looking for a custom front end for my 2007 Yaris 3 door hatch. I have converted it to electric and do not have a radiator and want to taper/lower my front end. (something like a Porsche 911) if you can imagine it. I will have to basically change the whole front end and head lights and wondering if Anyone here has seen such a custom conversion and where?

thanks
francis

bzinn 1 · 03-09-2011, 01:31 AM

Wow.....just fricken...WOW....that is really cool to see....any specs on the motor...my coworker is building an electric car out of a old corolla and he would like to see this...very cool.

Kaotic Lazagna · 03-09-2011, 01:31 AM

Awesome!

big lo · 03-09-2011, 01:32 AM

I know a couple of PPL who work with fiber glass and with real CF but that's in Puerto Rico. Have you tried the shops out there where you live for something you would like to do with you vehicle

matthewai · 03-09-2011, 01:33 AM

so sketchy

big lo · 03-09-2011, 01:42 AM

+1 & costly as well

PETERPOOP · 03-09-2011, 01:51 AM

What the fart?!?!?!? You're in hawaii? Wow. Your car and mine are extremely opposite. ;)

derickveliz2 · 03-09-2011, 02:33 AM

COOL!

lkev · 03-09-2011, 04:41 AM

Ill be working on some front end stuff this weekend at Garage Js4Kix if you wanna come by.
Custom fiberglass lip/splitter, cardboard mockup below

henry33 · 03-09-2011, 05:30 AM

is this build road legal ? :)
can you post some spec of the engine, millage etc ;)
cool project

TRDMarty · 03-09-2011, 08:50 AM

What kind of exhaust do you run??

cali yaris · 03-09-2011, 10:01 AM

Of course it's road legal. This will have awesome torque (100% always available).

I'm curious what your range will be, and the weight with the conversion complete.

Quote:

so sketchy

explain that?

AppleJacks716 · 03-09-2011, 10:15 AM

I don't know about licensing in Hawaii but I'm sure the CEL is on because of no oxygen sensors. If emissions is the same as it is here in the states the plates can't get renewed.

cali yaris · 03-09-2011, 10:38 AM

That car will be exempt from emissions, just as it would in California.

http://www.dmv.org/hi-hawaii/other-t...f-vehicles.php

He may or may not have to add a sound source for backing up the car -- I've heard this is now required in some states.

matthewai · 03-09-2011, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

explain that?

ahha it was kinda a half joke like "woah thats cool" dont see that everyday but also now that im thinking about it in the event of a crash theres no motor to absorb any impact but im guessing those batteries are pretty heavy....

matthewai · 03-09-2011, 10:59 AM

well also it prob doesnt go faster than 35 but still

CTScott · 03-09-2011, 11:04 AM

That picture is better than porn to an engineer like me...

For your conversion, I would treat it like a custom audio enclosure. Start by attaching blocks to points and then laying fabric over it and adding/trimming/moving blocks until you get the general shape that you want. You can do one side and then mirror the blocks to the other. Then, lay fiberglass cloth and coat it with resin.

annn · 03-09-2011, 12:56 PM

Build a frame from cardboard till your happy with the shape and attach points , cover cardboard in tinfoil and then lay the fiberglass resin coated mat over that . Then build up to a useable thickness and then sand sand sand ...gelcoat
Sand primer sand paint clear coat.... Just a quick forum post but thats how I build larger custom parts for my stingrays in years past.... Oh and use a course mat to start the glass lay .

03-09-2011, 01:32 AM	#4
big lo View User's Garage Drives: 2007 VIOS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Loiza,Puerto Rico Posts: 1,121	I know a couple of PPL who work with fiber glass and with real CF but that's in Puerto Rico. Have you tried the shops out there where you live for something you would like to do with you vehicle __________________ TRD sportivo springs,Tokico Blue Shock/Struts,TRD rear sway bar & front bar,Tanabe engine bar,MI hoses (red), MI engine cover,SRI intake,VIOS vent visors,VIOS foglights,VIOS tails (HELLA lights & the Series 5 too),VIOS radio,VIOS badge,VIOS grill,18 inch R-1 rims wrapped in nankang tires 215/35-18z,chrome handles,retrofited the headlights, SHARK body kit (VIOS), Coming soon projectors heads with LED strip, Custom seats, MI hood lifts,MI momo steering wheel, sound system :)

03-09-2011, 01:42 AM	#6
big lo View User's Garage Drives: 2007 VIOS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Loiza,Puerto Rico Posts: 1,121	+1 & costly as well __________________ TRD sportivo springs,Tokico Blue Shock/Struts,TRD rear sway bar & front bar,Tanabe engine bar,MI hoses (red), MI engine cover,SRI intake,VIOS vent visors,VIOS foglights,VIOS tails (HELLA lights & the Series 5 too),VIOS radio,VIOS badge,VIOS grill,18 inch R-1 rims wrapped in nankang tires 215/35-18z,chrome handles,retrofited the headlights, SHARK body kit (VIOS), Coming soon projectors heads with LED strip, Custom seats, MI hood lifts,MI momo steering wheel, sound system :)

03-09-2011, 02:33 AM	#8
derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	COOL! __________________ . My system may not blow your ears, but it will sweeten your senses. CLA 250, 4MATIC

03-09-2011, 10:38 AM	#14
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	That car will be exempt from emissions, just as it would in California. http://www.dmv.org/hi-hawaii/other-t...f-vehicles.php He may or may not have to add a sound source for backing up the car -- I've heard this is now required in some states. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

03-09-2011, 11:04 AM	#17
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	That picture is better than porn to an engineer like me... For your conversion, I would treat it like a custom audio enclosure. Start by attaching blocks to points and then laying fabric over it and adding/trimming/moving blocks until you get the general shape that you want. You can do one side and then mirror the blocks to the other. Then, lay fiberglass cloth and coat it with resin. __________________

03-09-2011, 01:31 AM	#2
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	Wow.....just fricken...WOW....that is really cool to see....any specs on the motor...my coworker is building an electric car out of a old corolla and he would like to see this...very cool.

03-09-2011, 01:31 AM	#3
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Awesome!

03-09-2011, 01:33 AM	#5
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	so sketchy

03-09-2011, 01:51 AM	#7
PETERPOOP View User's Garage Drives: 08 white liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 3,674	What the fart?!?!?!? You're in hawaii? Wow. Your car and mine are extremely opposite. ;)

03-09-2011, 04:41 AM	#9
lkev Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 31	Ill be working on some front end stuff this weekend at Garage Js4Kix if you wanna come by. Custom fiberglass lip/splitter, cardboard mockup below

03-09-2011, 05:30 AM	#10
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	is this build road legal ? :) can you post some spec of the engine, millage etc ;) cool project

03-09-2011, 08:50 AM	#11
TRDMarty Drives: Polar White 2008, 3Dr HB TRD ' Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona CA Posts: 403	What kind of exhaust do you run??

03-09-2011, 10:15 AM	#13
AppleJacks716 Drives: 2010 5 Door Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 92	I don't know about licensing in Hawaii but I'm sure the CEL is on because of no oxygen sensors. If emissions is the same as it is here in the states the plates can't get renewed.

03-09-2011, 10:59 AM	#16
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	well also it prob doesnt go faster than 35 but still

03-09-2011, 12:56 PM	#18
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	Build a frame from cardboard till your happy with the shape and attach points , cover cardboard in tinfoil and then lay the fiberglass resin coated mat over that . Then build up to a useable thickness and then sand sand sand ...gelcoat Sand primer sand paint clear coat.... Just a quick forum post but thats how I build larger custom parts for my stingrays in years past.... Oh and use a course mat to start the glass lay .

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