Weight Deduction - Toyota Yaris Forums

id3379 · 03-31-2010, 06:09 AM

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AND189 · 03-31-2010, 06:20 AM

mate,
what are you doing

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So I decided i would be stripping my yaris almost completely and making it a 'funner

frig is this car working i.e not broken or unable to be used on the road ??

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possibly a track car for the future

your keen i give you that, but why a yaris for the same price you could have done a quick car gts/gtr/mr2/mx6
have fun mate good luck keep us posted

id3379 · 03-31-2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by AND189

mate,
what are you doing
frig is this car working i.e not broken or unable to be used on the road ??

The car works 100%, the only thing it can't do is carry 4 people.

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Originally Posted by AND189

your keen i give you that, but why a yaris for the same price you could have done a quick car gts/gtr/mr2/mx6
have fun mate good luck keep us posted

The point of doing this car is not too have a "quick" car, its to make the car funner to drive like i said in my post, besides there's always gonna be a quicker car no matter what car you have.

AND189 · 03-31-2010, 06:30 AM

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ?? you can get a much cheaper car that is fun like a repaired write off spend heaps of time working on the car if you enjoy it as i do, and have a toy car for fun insted of losing out the money on doing an economy car

as far as making the yaris fun it can be done a stock car is a stock car, i got the most enjoyment after installing trd springs shocks strut brace and sway bar & short shift :)

id3379 · 03-31-2010, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AND189

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ??

I paid $14k out the door for my yaris

AND189 · 03-31-2010, 06:35 AM

ok 2nd hand they are $23,000 au

cali yaris · 03-31-2010, 12:05 PM

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yeh mate i am not being a smart ass

uh yeah, actually you were. He said why.

id3379, the back seats + belts are just under 100 pounds alone. The car drives faster with just that deduction (especially removing rear weight).

derickveliz2 · 03-31-2010, 12:08 PM

Very loud ride, I've been there...

eTiMaGo · 03-31-2010, 02:06 PM

I'm not quite as advanced as that (still got most plastic cladding), but the rear seats and spare wheel made a HUGE difference in the car's acceleration and agility. And I carry a can of tire foam just in case :p

Kenshin · 03-31-2010, 10:24 PM

Still have that sound systems to remove haha Or keep it for now, either way, the more you strip the more it gets exciting - good luck man :P

10DG22 · 03-31-2010, 11:04 PM

Wow man, I would just pick up a cheap fun car you can mod the hell out of. But to each his own.

cali yaris · 04-01-2010, 12:51 AM

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I would just pick up a cheap fun car you can mod the hell out of.

That's exactly what the Yaris is.

TOUGEghost · 04-01-2010, 10:55 AM

Before I actually had my car, it was my plan to strip out the back half. Once I got the car, I realized I liked the interior too much to do that. Oh well. If my car had been second hand and really cheap I probably would do it.

YarisPR · 04-01-2010, 01:25 PM

Glad to know I'm not alone in this removing weight thing

I've removed the same things as you and it DOES make a difference.
Mayor Questions:
-Noise: I'm running a 2" cat-less, no resonator, 2" muffler so it already was loud
-Sitting capacity: I have a sedan and and I'm the only one who gets in the car.

And remember there's always the radio so crank up the music

BTW EtiMaGo: the can of tire foam is a great Idea!!!

cali yaris · 04-01-2010, 01:53 PM

my spare tire = my AAA card

schleppy · 04-01-2010, 01:56 PM

Crappy images, but here is the back of my 09 hatch. The weather is finally nice here, so excuse the mess:

The weight removed made a pretty significant difference in the feel of the car. I've been running without back seats since a couple days after I got the car. It's a good deal noisier (rocks hitting undercarriage, exhaust noise, fuel sloshing around), but I love it.

As far as the carpet goes, that's black, rubber backed speaker box carpeting. I cut the shape using the old trunk liner, patience, and some cardboard.

I'm going for that "daily driver/race" look :D

id3379 · 04-01-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

my spare tire = my AAA card

Same here, 100 miles of free towing FTW

Tamago · 04-01-2010, 11:12 PM

make sure to chop out your a/c next

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derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	Very loud ride, I've been there... __________________ . My system may not blow your ears, but it will sweeten your senses. CLA 250, 4MATIC

03-31-2010, 02:06 PM	#9
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I'm not quite as advanced as that (still got most plastic cladding), but the rear seats and spare wheel made a HUGE difference in the car's acceleration and agility. And I carry a can of tire foam just in case :p __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-01-2010, 01:25 PM	#14
YarisPR Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MayaWest, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,574	Glad to know I'm not alone in this removing weight thing I've removed the same things as you and it DOES make a difference. Mayor Questions: -Noise: I'm running a 2" cat-less, no resonator, 2" muffler so it already was loud -Sitting capacity: I have a sedan and and I'm the only one who gets in the car. And remember there's always the radio so crank up the music BTW EtiMaGo: the can of tire foam is a great Idea!!! __________________ I Drive a 129whp Yaris ;)

04-01-2010, 01:53 PM	#15
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	my spare tire = my AAA card __________________ 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.

03-31-2010, 06:30 AM	#4
AND189 Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: australia Posts: 329	yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ?? you can get a much cheaper car that is fun like a repaired write off spend heaps of time working on the car if you enjoy it as i do, and have a toy car for fun insted of losing out the money on doing an economy car as far as making the yaris fun it can be done a stock car is a stock car, i got the most enjoyment after installing trd springs shocks strut brace and sway bar & short shift :)

03-31-2010, 06:35 AM	#6
AND189 Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: australia Posts: 329	ok 2nd hand they are $23,000 au

03-31-2010, 10:24 PM	#10
Kenshin View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing blue Met. HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 38	Still have that sound systems to remove haha Or keep it for now, either way, the more you strip the more it gets exciting - good luck man :P

03-31-2010, 11:04 PM	#11
10DG22 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 44	Wow man, I would just pick up a cheap fun car you can mod the hell out of. But to each his own.

04-01-2010, 10:55 AM	#13
TOUGEghost Mr. Clean View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris S 3-Door Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kauai Posts: 268	Before I actually had my car, it was my plan to strip out the back half. Once I got the car, I realized I liked the interior too much to do that. Oh well. If my car had been second hand and really cheap I probably would do it.

04-01-2010, 01:56 PM	#16
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	Crappy images, but here is the back of my 09 hatch. The weather is finally nice here, so excuse the mess: The weight removed made a pretty significant difference in the feel of the car. I've been running without back seats since a couple days after I got the car. It's a good deal noisier (rocks hitting undercarriage, exhaust noise, fuel sloshing around), but I love it. As far as the carpet goes, that's black, rubber backed speaker box carpeting. I cut the shape using the old trunk liner, patience, and some cardboard. I'm going for that "daily driver/race" look :D

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