well first off sorry its not a ford but I love them, not really gun a mod this at all but keep it nice and clean and hopefully learn about cars with it

Pics up now - post 8

Well it's a toyota yaris 1.3 vvti 5 door in black

What I've done so far.........

Oil and filter change using castrol oil
New drop links
New discs and pads
Partially debadged to clean up the rear
Front areo wipers
Some bluer/whiter bulbs
Painted the horn and bonnet catch
And spent a fortune on car cleaning kit as I'm really into detailing, got autoglym shampoo, tar remover, paint restorer, polish, tyre blackener and glass cleaner. Now it's time to learn to us them!!

Want the stuff to blacken the rubber parts and wax

Stuff to do (in no particular order)

New air filter k&n etc
Go round it again with the tar remover - DONE
New wheel as I've kerbed the old one badly!
Cleaner plates stuck not bolted on
A black grill - DONE
Maybe new headlights but I've heard you can get headlight restorer to get rid of the cloudy look???
Polish the roof (ran out of time) and inside of doors - DONE
Clean under the bonnet - STARTED
Paint the calipers and drums, silver and black respectively - DONE
Repaint the steels with winter tyres - DONE
Buy a roof rack to put the bike on
Better seat covers - snap on etc - DONE

And that's about it for now

 

Got a bloody flat this morning! 2 nails

Chucked a winter wheel on, will get it repaired tomorrow, gave me the chance to give the wheel a good clean though

Read about wheel wax, any recommendations? They are powder coated........

 

Pictures! Everyone likes pictures even if we have seen the car 1000 times.

 

Pics and iv done headlight restorations. It's really easy

 

I used to work for Toyota 5 years ago.I was forever doing timing chains and timing chain cover reseals on yaris,s corrolas avensis celicas.

 

Sounds good, but we need picks!!! Whats your budget for wax? Poorboys nattys paste blue is pretty good they tell me, reasonably priced too, tbh as long as you go with the well known companies (dodo juice, poorboys, swiisvax, meguiars, autoglym), I can't see how you can go wrong with a wax.

 

Well I work at halfords and it's 3 for 2 on car cleaning minus discount

Is it worth claying if you can't machine polish after? Heard mixed reviews

Currently on the iPad and pics are on the computer so unfortunately has to wait, nothing speacial but it's mine!!!!!

 

 

Looks very clean!

 

Does look very good, I clay my car and it works a treat (Currently use autoglym, got siome meguiars to try as well), can't comment on machine polishing though as I've never done it.

 

Clay bar kit then for me! Bought the wrong stuff today! Doh

It said clay on the front so I just picked it up

Got wax though, so tomorrow/Wednesday is going to be a car cleaning day

 

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/s...e&variant=4969

What do you guys reckon to this?

 

Do you have a pressure washer that it will fit onto (I don't )

 

ALLWAYS worth flaying or your just polishing dirt into your paint!!

 

Yesterday I......

Painted the calipers and drums.
Cleaned and sealed all the wheels
Washed the car (2 bucket and 2 mitts, plus another for the wheels)
Rinsed
Dried
Clayed
Rinsed
Dried
Black plastics done
Polished
Waxed
Windows
Rear wiper finally done

Inside and engine bay left. Also created a pimp vw cruiser style bike on 'the donut' for anyone in Chesterfield that knows where that is. Pics soon

 

i deal 1st car

 

Painted the grill black and have pics to upload, but need to stick them on photo bucket and haven't had time recently.

Looks good, just wana step it up with a full interior valet to and cleaning under the bonnet which I've started then paint and colour code bits and pieces

Hopefully get those pics up soon

The difference the grill has made is huge, really impressed with it

 

im with you on that horrible rattly smelly little things second only to vauxhall in their inability to make a timing chain last more than 5 minutes!

 

My sister had a yaris, i borrowed it a times. Wicked Lil car, never any trouble either

 

Seems really reliable, only had service bits, drop links and the air con regassed.

Looking at what car to get next, thinking a 1.4 focus as eventually I want a focus rs mk1 and could get wheels, brakes, headlights other ghia/st bits to save for the rs. Or a mk4/5 fiesta 1.25/4 as it'll be quicker with a few puma parts on to go faster

Focuses look cooler though (sometimes) coil overs, mondeo steels/zetec wheels or 18" comp th/monte style etc. Dark colour. Simple and means I've got the perfect car to move onto a rs with

 

Get a mk4 fiesta 1.4 Cracking little motor

 

looks sik bro it needs some lexus back lights

 

Fuck off

 

Them ecotec engines in the vauxhalls are shite.

I left working on fiat/alfa to go and work on toyota cause at the time i thought toyotas never went wrong.How wrong was i.

Headlight bulbs on the avensis used to come loose and melt through the silver part of the headlight lol.

 

Me and the wifw have had both,mk4 and a mk5 fiesta with the 1.25 16v engines in. There a cracking car and a good engine.

 

Really wanted to buy some mudflap for this, finally got a set but they won't fit

Got my winter wheels on - steels with conti winter contacts - really good grip in the snow and ice.

So I'm still on the hunt for front and rear mud flaps, I want proper fitted ones not rally slag ones though!

Its done about 6/7k so I'm guna service it again once the weather picks up a bit.

It's also needs some front wipers I think, keep leaving tiny bits on certain parts of thescreen, want them a bit longer too

Think I my create some rally style washers (tube along the wipers with holes in) and big rally flaps, just for shits and giggles through winter, but more likely won't

Saving up with a hope to pay the insurance off in full next year and if possible buy something ford

Current thinking list more likely next year but maybe this with a bit of luck!! Whatever it is I will do track days in, they look really good fun

Ka - would have to be modded - rally style
Mk5 fiesta zetec s - could manage for this to be standard
Mk1 facelift focus 1.4/diesel - could manage for this to be standard to

Mk2 fiesta xr2 - love these so much
Mk3 escort xr3 - slammed on spaced out clover leafs, or data post wheels if I ever got the money
Sierra - 1.6 or upwards engine size - siiiddddeeeeways little ade style thing

Pretty realistic list for 2nd cars either after 1 or 2 years, the first 3 I could possibly insure this coming year if I can save enough, the 2nd set are a lot less likely but maybe realistic after another year

 

Sounds good, you mention rallying a lot, have you thought about having a crack at it?? Could do a bit of road rallying in a standard road car.

 

It's a start and no doubt good for building up some no claims.

Zippy has something to say about the Yaris in this video at about 2min 58secs!! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S5d1y2b6nWA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

^ lol

^^ yes I'd love a go but I have a tracker on the car so can't go doing track days or rallying

I've seen a lot of zetec s' on here being done for this road rallying but can't really find any info on what happens or classes or anything Although I'm shite at searching

Any links? Next year it's definitely something I want to get into, really feeling a ka, cheap, on paper slower than the yaris (15bhp down I believe) but that doesn't bother me if it's going to be used hard, fair few tuning bits for the 1.3 and plenty of engine conversions if I stuck with the car. Plus it would by MY car not a car I am going to have to give back

 

Just buy a bagger to do it in and just have temp insurance on it for the days you want it. (its what i do)

Personal id get a mk1 2.0 focus as there cheaper to buy more powerfull take to mods much better and cheaper to insure, road rallys really anit rallying and nor is it racing its a test of beening able to drive to checkpoints precisely on time and beening early or late means you lose points so you could do it in your current car and it doesnt matter what size engine you have as you can't break the speed limits any way since its all held on public roads.

As for links i cant help as i dont do them as i like speed so i stick to the tracks

 

Oh right I get what you mean now - doesn't inerest me that much would prefer something a bit quicker, but maybe as an entry to it

 

Well mabye gymkhana's or auto tests would intrest you?

On a much smaller scale than road rallys but unlike road rallys the point is to the the set course as fast as you can and doing things like hand brake turns and reversing at some points without any speed limits and no msa lisneces ect, Or you can do sprints or hillclimbs.

Theres loads of motorsports you can do quite cheap mate, Best thing to do is pop along to you local tuning garage and ask them whats beening done in your area and where it is thay'll happyly tell you where as thay know you'll go back to them for work on your car ect....

 

Heres a few pics of gymkhana. (me lol)

 

Here to show you the regs for it (from the one i have coming up)

Introduction

A gymkhana is a clubmans event for club members (see para 4.1) meaning no competition licence is needed, just a club membership card.
The event is run on a certificate of exemption from the requirements of the MSA Competitors and Officials Yearbook (blue book) and are defined simply as an event held on private land where there is a balance of driving and skill tests. Any timed tests will be timed to an accuracy of within five seconds.

The gymkhanas organised by Rally Stage Team Motor Club will be a ‘fun’ event but will also have a competitive side. The tests will be driving skill tests – essentially scaled down versions of the type of tests run on historic and endurance rallies – balanced by the need for accurate navigation and tests of skill. All vehicles will be subject to scrutineering to a safety standard, roll cages etc do not have to be MSA approval – this also applies to any other item fitted to the vehicle.

The overall results are calculated by summing penalties from each type of test, meaning that it is not always the driver with best tyres or the most power who wins the event.

Technical regulations are always complex and section 7 of these regulations deals in detail with
requirements but the following summarises the cars allowed to compete:

Gymkhanas are open only to standard car and road rally cars and stage prepared cars. No jeeps or quads
Petrol-engined turbo standard cars are permitted, also turbo-diesels and four-wheel drives cars included.
Tyres must be road legal and not moulded slicks; knobblies are now permitted (new from July 2011).

Event Regulations

1. Status
1.1 The RallyStageTeam Motor Club will organise a Gymkhana on FEB 17TH 2013.

2. Jurisdiction
2.1 The events will be held under the General Regulations of the Motor Sports Association Ltd., incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA, these Supplementary Regulations and any other written instructions the organising Club may issue for the event.

3. Authorisation
3.1 An RACMSA Certificate of Exemption PERMIT NUMBER T.B.C. Although gymkhanas are exempt from the requirements of the Competitors and Officials Yearbook we have included references to the blue book in these regulations to help provide a framework which ensures they have a consistent and appropriate definition.
4. Eligibility
4.1 The events are open to all fully elected members of:
a) The Organising Club (Rally Stage Team Motor Club)
b) Recognised and affiliated clubs members within the W.A.M.C
4.2 All competitors (including navigators) must produce a valid Club membership card, which will be inspected at signing on or a fine of Ł3 will be imposed.
4.3 Drivers must have attained the age of 16 years. Navigators must have attained the age of 12 years.
4.4 Double Drives – if any crew wish to swap roles as a double drive this is permitted as long as it is in the same vehicle that they first entered with and will be seeded as necessary as long as 4.3 is adheared to..

5. Programme – Subject to alteration in the bulletins and final instructions of the event:
5.1 Location
The event will take place totally off public roads within the confines of private land at the WALTERS ARENA MOTORSPORT COMPLEX Map Reference SN 161/886 090

Please note – THE NEAREST FUEL IS AVAILABLE AT TESCOS, GLYN NEATH. Grid ref SN 873 061

Access
Access to the venues is available from 07.00 onwards, and will only be allowed by presentation of an Entry Pass. This will be sent with the event final instructions. No access to the venue will be allowed for competitors after 9am. However, there is overnight parking/camping available at the venue.
5.2 Noise Check
A Noise check will open at 07.30. The location will be shown in the final instructions. Vehicles failing the noise check will not be allowed to start. The noise limit for this event will be set at 98dB (A) at 0.5m or 86dB (A) at 2m.
5.3 Scrutineering
Follow the arrows on arrival at the venue to the Paddock parking area. Please park as directed and report to signing-on. Noise check, scrutineering and signing on will be within the Paddock area. Any competitor not signed on by 9am will not be allowed to start.
5.4 Documentation
Final instructions, venue map and process sheet and any other documentation relevant to the final instructions will be either published in the secure area of the Rally Stage Team Motor Club web site or sent by email within one week before the date of the event.
On the day of the event, following noise testing, scrutineering and signing on, competitors will be supplied with all necessary instructions, diagrams, maps, numbers and time cards to allow them to complete all tests within the overall event timetable.
Notices
Before, during and after the event, official notices may be displayed on the official notice board at the signing on location in the paddock area. Competitors may have to sign for notices on the official notice board.
5.5 Briefing
There will be a compulsory competitors briefing at approx 09.30 near to the signing on area.
5.6 Convoy Runs
There will be NO convoy run around any of the tests but walking the test routes is permitted prior to the competitors briefing.
5.7 Format & Timing
The event will start at approx 10.00am. There will be a lunch break of around an hour and the event will finish around 4pm. Subject to change
5.8 Refreshments and Toilets
A catering trailer will be available on site from 7.00 am onwards to provide hot drinks and snacks. Toilets will be provided on site.
5.9 Official Photographer
To Be Confirmed
5.10 Prohibited Equipment
Competitors may not wear crash helmets of any type.
The use of intercoms for competitors other than those with medical dispensation is not allowed.
Penalty for breaching these restrictions is exclusion from this event and future Rallystageteam events.

7. Eligible Cars and Classes
7.1.1. The event is open to all cars (standard and stage/road rally)
7.1.2. All cars must pass the noise test maximum 98dB (A) at 0.5m or 86dB (A) at 2m as per R4.1 at 2/3 revs.
7.1.3. Cars do not need to be taxed or MOT’d but must be in a roadworthy condition and contain at least 75% of of the original trim as possible or a replacement of the original trim with no sharp edges or to cause injury and satisfy vehicle safety inspection (except stage rally cars) – the safety inspection officers decision will be final and cannot be over ruled or challenged
7.1.4. Bodywork must represent the manufacturer’s original profile and may include any optional extras available directly from the manufacturer. Bumpers must be fitted. (except stage rally cars)
7.1.5 Wheels and tyres are free but must fit within the standard unmodified or modified wheel arch.
Vehicles must be fitted with tyres that are legal for use on the public highway, and have legal tread depth at the start of the event.
Vehicles must have all spare wheels securely fastened in position and must not be fitted with spiked or studded tyres or any non-skid attachments.
Note: Since the events are completely off the public highway, tyres only need to be road legal at vehicle inspection - showing a minimum of 1.6mm tread pattern depth across at least ž of the width of the tyre.
Forest Rally or Mud & Snow tyres (aka knobblies) are road legal, so may be used if they have 1.6mm of tread at the start.

***ALL CARS WHERE POSSIBLE MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST 75% OF ORIGINAL INTERIOR TRIM***


8. Scrutineering – vehicle safety inspection
7.1 All vehicles will be scrutineered for safety purposes. Cars will be allowed to start subject to compliance with
Road rally noise regulations, 98dB(A) at 0.5m or 86dB(A) at 2m as per J Appendix 1

9. Classes
9.1 There will be the following classes although these may be merged dependent upon entries received.
A – 1400cc or less
B – 1400cc to 2000cc
C – over 2000cc
D – Petrol Turbocharged
9.2 Competitors can only enter one class. The Organisers reserve the right to alter classes if they think that is appropriate.


10. Identification
10.1 Competitors will be identified by numbers supplied by the organisers; these must be displayed on the nearside and offside of the vehicle. They must be removed upon leaving the event venue. It is the responsibility of competitors to ensure that car numbers are visible throughout the event.

11. Entries
11.1 Competitors should complete the official entry form and send with full payment by cheque made payable to RST Motor Club - cash/cheque will be accepted at club night every TUESDAY (Tredegar arms, James street, New Tredegar, Gwent) E-mailed or telephone entries will not be accepted until payment is received in full.. The maximum number of entries is 30 subject to change. All entries and their current status will be shown on the website - www.rst-motorclub.co.uk when possible.

12. Entry List
12.1 The entry list will open on the club website approximately 4 weeks before the date of the event and close once full or 3 days before the date of the event. The entry fee is Ł25.00 for single entry in advance upto and including FEB 12TH . Late entries may be accepted at a fee of Ł30.00 upto the day of the event at the organisers’ discretion. Payment will be processed or cheques will be banked upon receipt. The unseeded entry list will be published 3 days before the event on the club website/facebook page. Withdrawn entries notified up to 14 days before the event date will receive a full refund; those withdrawn after this date refund will be at the organisers’ discretion.
12.2 Final instructions will confirm starting times etc and will only be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address specified on the entry form. It is our intention to keep this event relatively paperless and so where possible all documentation will be electronic.

13. Awards
13.1 First Overall Driver and Navigator

14. Results
14.1 Provisional results will be published during the day and finalised prior to the awards presentations. Protests are not permitted on certificate of exemption events. Final results will be provided to the Competition Secretary within 7 days and published on rallystageteam motor club website – www.rst-motorclub.co.uk.

15. Event Test Definition
15.1 All of the tests, will be defined by either diagrams with the route clearly marked, written instructions or in the form of clues.
15.2 Tests should be completed in car number order or as directed by the organisers.

16. Boards
16.1 Code boards consisting of numbers & letters on a reflective type background may be placed on some tests to ensure that the correct test has been completed. Penalties will be awarded for failing to record code boards as defined in the test instructions.

17. Penalties
17.1 Time to complete a test - Actual time to the nearest 5 seconds. (see para 18.2)
Failing to start/complete a test - Slowest recorded time for test plus 10 seconds
Failing to complete a test in the correct manner - Slowest recorded time for test plus 10 seconds
Striking a cone or marker - 13 seconds per cone/marker
Failing to stop astride finish line - 13 seconds per occasion
Driving in a manner dangerous or likely to give rise to complaint. - Exclusion
Failing to record route check(s) in test - 15 seconds/route check

18. Timing
18.1 Timing will be completed using digital clocks. Competitors will know their start time and the time allowed for each test will be specified on the test instruction.
18.2 Timing on tests where speed is involved may be to an accuracy of within 5 seconds.





19. Driving Standards
19.1 Driving standards will be monitored carefully. All signed on marshals, named officials of the event or the Driving Standards Observer have the power to exclude any competitor for dangerous or inconsiderate driving. The Clerk of the Course decision on this matter will be final.
Please be sensible, this is a fun event.


20. Motor Insurance Scheme
20.1 This event is being run under a certificate of exemption issued by the MSA under D5. As the event is not on the public roads competitors do not need to provide proof of their insurance cover for this event.

 

looks more like mudfest than jimkarna, lol

 

That really does!! Rules seem pretty easy going to

High climbs I love the look of.

Like I say though this car has got to be passed on to my sister so need to get myself another car before I can start looking at these things unfortunately, have 5 months to save up if I'm going to go for it this year

Mk4 1.25 fiesta is looking a good challenger, just for how many parts fit them, something like -
Puma springs and dampers, cosworth brakes, mondeo 15" steels, possibly port and polish the inlet/head (dad and my boss have both done this so I'm not just going in blind) then it's a case of seat time/looking for events to enjoy the car on - that should be do able for 1k and insurance for about 1.5k

We shall see

 

Yeah its smiple mate.

For a Ł1,000 you can fully replace the suspension with new fixed uprated items (i went for spax) and polybush setup and sturt braces, 300mm front brakes, full 1.7 puma engine conversion. Also i wouldnt waste your time or money with a port and polish as all it will do is add 0bhp and leave your wallet emput, 9x out of 10 all thay do is quickly open the ports out little bit and clean them so thay look good, Get the head ported a 3 way valve angle and skimmed and it will cost less than a port and polish and give the best gains you can get without changing the valves.

 

just gave her another service - castrol edge 0w-30 oil, halfords oil filter and this....