Pitman

Now this is why I am building my TSS car  .  Only problem is, I don't have any trusted Techs to help me!

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Before this totally blows up and gets locked, my final input.
 
Firstly, James, you may well be a corporal in the army (as per your picture in your avatar), but sorry if this does not impress everybody - you have no idea what 99% of the members of the forum's backgrounds are.  The rank of corporal is not exactly very high up the scale.  So, the implied threat you mad to Steve is just plain childish.
 
As far as your theories about the effect of you meth kit are concerned, I cannot be ar$ed to type a full explanation for you here as to the basic theories of how the internal combustion engine works.  What I will say is, there are two sources of heat build up in an engine - the combustion process, and friction.  The temperature of the combustion process has nothing to do with the inlet temperature, but purely the air fuel ratio, specific chemistry of the fuel, and the efficiency of the burn cycle (including relationship to the ignition timing, compression ratio, etc.)  I am not sure what type of gasket the Sprintex inlet manifold has- read heat insulator, but I am pretty sure you will find that there is heat transfer from the engine to the manifold (higher temp to lower temp - basis thermodynamics 101).  I could go on, but I am bored, and need to go to work. If / when we meet up face to face, I will explain it all to you if you want (I have absolutely no fear of your corporal stripes, or your threat above to Steve "You sure? Really! I'm a professional but don't push it.")
 
Dave

Leading on from my thread here: http://www.gt86.org.uk/forums/topic/2091-plan-for-tss-2015/ there has been some progress, so thought I would start a build thread 
 
After a couple of months searching for the right base car, I finally found it at a relatively local Kia dealership
 

 
A red, totally rust free, 3 door, non sunroof Mk1 Yaris 
 
It has only done 124 000 miles (so just run in) and it drives brilliantly.  This engine (all 65bhp of it ) doesn't quite cut it for a Sprint car, so it is being replaced.
 

 
I have bought a low mileage Yaris T Sport  1.5l 1NZ FE engine and gearbox which is currently being turned into a full blown race engine.  I completely stripped down the engine, and after an overnight soak in Dichlorometane to remove all the oil and combustion crud, the head, cam cover, block and lower casting have been sent away for vapour blasting, to make them look like new.  The engine spec will be:
 
CP forged 9:1 pistons
Brian Crowler forged rods with ARP fasteners
ARP head, main bearing and flywheel studs / bolts
JUN stage 2 cams
Brian Crowler valve springs with titanium retainers
Garrett GT2560R turbo
Custom inlet manifold / plenum with a 1ZZ throttle body
Custom exhaust manifold (equal length runners, not log type)
Standard (new) valves, with the head lightly ported and polished
Stand alone ECU.  Whilst I would love to get a Motec, they are stupidly expensive, so my current thinking is to go with the DTA S60 (I just hope that Adrian can map it  )
 
The aim is a safe, reliable 250whp, which, in a car with a target weight of under 750kg, should be fun to drive 
 
Suspension wise, I have bought (at a very good price I could not refuse) a 6 month old set of D2 coilovers.  I know that D2s get very mixed bag reviews, but at the price I paid, I thought they would be worth a try.  I have just finished cleaning and making look like new a T Sport front cross member and front ARB, and have also managed to get hold of a Whiteline rear ARB (which are now like the proverbial rocking horse poo!  I have also bought a T sport rear axle assy, complete with the disc brakes, so when it arrives, I will be refurbishing it, fitting poly bushes, and then swapping it with the drum brake rear axle currently on the red monster. I am also making fully adjustable front lower suspension arms, so that the caster and camber can be optimised.  The D2s come with adjustable top pillar ball mounts at the front, so there will be plenty of adjustment to play with.  I have a new manual steering rack (don't want the weight and power robbing of a hydraulic power steering system).  If, when the car is finished the steering is too heavy, I will fit an electric power steering unit.
 
The interior will be totally stripped, and a roll cage fitted.  I have got a 1 piece phase 2 front bumper to replace the current 2 piece one, as well as T Sport side skirts and a genuine TTE tailgate spoiler.
 
As can be seen, it is going to be a lot of work to get the car built, so my current hope is to get it finished at least in time for the Croft round of the 2015 TSS, and then do the whole series next year.

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Wow, I had no idea that you were making so many of your own bits, even more awesome work!

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

On a slightly less tongue in cheek note...

Firstly every car on this forum is a folly. We've deliberately bought something cramped, not particularly efficient and more expensive than strictly necessary purely so we can go 'wheeee' whilst tackling bends. The non-folly choice as a daily driver (coincidentally) would probably be a nice sensible Yaris. Several million pensioners can't be wrong...

Arguably the 86 is a massive folly for Toyota full stop. Commercially is it really viable? Glad they made it though...

Secondly, surely the reason this project and others like it are cool is the engineering challenge. Modding an MR2 would certainly be effective, but a more satisfying challenge to make this thing competitive surely? I imagine the build is half the fun. Wish I had the skills.

So I'll add this to the list of brilliant projects I follow along with some others, like a guy I know from another forum that's built a Talbot camper van running a tuned Saab turbo motor, another guy with a mid engined spaceframed Reliant kitten, and the Saab specialists that have busied themselves mating a heavily modded classic 96 bodyshell onto modern 9-3 Aero running gear.

All completely mad. All brilliant.

I've a friend of a friend who spent £250,000 on some jewelry for a girl he met in a night club.  He didn't blink at that and the money is effectively thrown away.  I see some girls spend £4000 on fake tits and they are ugly - again a total waste of money.  I've another customer who spent £125,000 on a non-running ex-motogp bike just to hang it on his living room wall.  People can do what they like with their money.  Knowing how many of these guys think, at least half the enjoyment comes from actually building the car.  Better to have a year or more of fun creating something that some of the previous examples i've given ;)

your power steering solution sounds quite clever Dave, can't wait to see it finished and have a nose around it all

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you for all who have taken the time to post in support of the folly of a mad man 
As Mr Nicebiscuit stated so well in his post, for me the pleasure and challenge of building something unique and different is probably 90% of the pleasure for me.  After completing my Engineering degree, I started my working career as a Product Development engineer for Toyota, so cars mean a lot more to me than just the bragging rights as to how fast I can drive around a given bend, or hang the tail out on a public road!
It has been intimated that I am spending a lot of money on 'just' a Yaris - the reality is, I paid the princely price of £600 for the car, and all the T sport bits I have got to convert it have come via very judicious eBay and breaker yard shopping, and then refurbished.  I am MAKING as many of the special bits myself as possible (for example, the bias pedal box cost about £70, which includes the two master cylinders).  I could have bought a DC Electronics Power steering system for £2692 ( http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-motorsport-electronic-power-assisted-steering) plus their steering ECU for a further £1713 (http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/electronic-power-steering/dc-electronics-ultra-race-ecu-for-motorsport-epas-system), but instead i have made my own (using exactly the same mechanical and electrical components which just happen to have been fitted to a certain small hatch back which cost me £30 from a breaker yard), and am making my own ecu interface which will take the speed signal from the ABS hub on the rear wheel to make the power assistance speed sensitive.  The result will be exactly the same functionality as the DC Electronics one, but at a cost of less than £50 all in.
The same applies to the fully adjustable front suspension, and the inlet and exhaust manifolds etc., all of which I have / will be making myself.
So, by the time the car is finished, it will have cost me a LOT less that what I could possibly hope to buy even the tattiest used GT86 to use as a basis of building a dedicated track car.  None of the 'high cost' items I have / will be buying - turbo, ecu, front brake calipers, electronic dash etc. are in any way unique to the Yaris, so if I do ever get bored of the car and decide to strip it down and sell off the parts, I will loose a lot less than the depreciation on any car on the road.  

Which is all fine until my LFA engined HiAce is ready...

Photobucket now playing ball, so some pictures 
Sprayed interior (I managed to crack the windscreen when I was putting the role cage in, so didn't bother to mask it when I was spraying as it will have to be replaced)


Engine compartment - excess holes in the dash welded up, and the battery tray removed (battery will be going inside)


Electric power steering

Front subframe and suspension fitted (Tein coilovers)


Bias pedal box for the brakes, and the clutch master cylinder:

The back suspension is also in, buy I havn't taken any pictures of it yet.

Looking great Dave, nice to see a much needed update  Are you hoping to have it all wrapped up ready for the sprint series next year? 

Awesome stuff Dave, hope to see it in action soon!

Think you missed a bit with the paint job Dave  
Looking awesome!

I think Im gonig to have to make more effort to come to a sprint series to see all these motors on show!
Good effort on jack stands on your drive!
Which Tein coilovers have you fitted?

Looks a great job dave
Looking forward to seeing this in the Sprint next yearand hopefully join us for the pre race day drinks etc 

...and the above is exactly why it's cool.

Thank you guys for the positive comments 
@GT86Owner, they are Tein MonoFlex with pillow ball upper mounts - here: http://www.fensport.co.uk/Parts/Model_41/Category_2/2369
@smudge - I think if you look too closely, you may find a lot of places I missed with the painting 
@Lauren - luckily everyone does not share your dislike for the Yaris - nothing wrong with doing something different!  Bit harsh saying that the builds that Nigel and I am doing are follies - different strokes for different folks and all that .  No reason why I won't get it finished .  Just in case, I will be adding a mounting bracket for a Zimmer Frame to the roll cage!