The "Send Nudes" Prius

Hello my fellow priuschattians!
Today I would like to share my Prius story. I bet you're wondering why my thread is named the "send nudes" Prius, but we'll get to that later on
I bought my Prius back in December 2015, not too long ago. I loved it. I am currently a college student, so i needed a car that was cheap and reliable. (I bought it from my brother for $4k) The days I wasn't in school or working I was adventuring. I'm an adventureholic, so I'm always out on the road. The Prius saved me tons of money on gas. Here I am on my first adventure, cruising Highway 1 from San Fransisco to San Diego. (I named her Black Stallion)

Here i am on my second trip, this time testing the off-road capabilities of my beast.

Added a few stickers (for shits and giggles)

Next up, i changed my halogen bulbs to HID lights, and for some reason one was a little burnt out, producing the pinkish-purple hue. I liked the look so I've kept the bulbs.

Next up, i decided to get new taillights. (Also removed some of my stickers for a cleaner look)

I liked these taillights better, but i decided to put my own twist on them (also added a sport sticker)

At this point I was still on stock wheels. One day I was at my friends house, and he had some BMW wheels laying around, so i lined them up to see how they would look

I loved the thought of having wheels on a prius. Later that night i checked craigslist and found some XXR 527's. I picked them up a few days later. I liked the look but didn't like that the car looked lifted.

A few weeks later i picked up some Tanabe NF210 springs from Priuszilla. The springs dropped the car about an inch and a half

And of course, i had to do a mini photoshoot

Some time later i ordered a roof rack off Ebay

Next, I had my fenders rolled and picked up some 50mm spacers. Here is Black Stallion with spacers on in the back

Even with rolled fenders the tires still rubbed. I had to take them off. For the next couple months the setup hasn't really changed, except for a few minor changes here and there. Here I am, offloading again with my dog (She passed away 2 weeks ago;( )

Here i am adventuring with her again, this time with a new snowboard rack

I found my sisters Yaris lip laying around, and decided to test fit. (Was too small)

(Here are my friends making fun of me)

A few weeks later I got genuine Toyota weather visors from Priuszilla, completely free! They sent me them for helping to promote them through my Instagram page (@priusadventures)

Here i am hitting the road again, this time at the Grand Canyon

After i got home, i was sifting through my brothers old car stuff and i found an old turbo

Some people actually believed me too
Some time later i picked up some kayak racks to replace the snowboard racks

Fully functional too

Next up i ordered a lip from eBay

After about a month or two i decided to change my wheels up a bit. I wanted to plastidip them. For a few days i was back on stock wheels, but not for long

I found some Subaru Legacy wheels laying around at my brothers house, and lo and behold, they fit like a glove.

These wheels provided a little more ground clearance than my XXR's, and i decided to see how they performed offloading. Here i am offloading with my buddy (he couldn't keep up with me on his jeep)


a few days later i finally had the time to Plastidip my wheels, and here is the final product:

I renamed her Oreo, as the name better fit than Black Stallion
Next up i blacked out the emblems on my trunk, all except the toyota sign

And here i am adventuring at Shasta

Some time later i had an idea, so i plastidipped the front and back lips, as well as the roof rack brackets

I didn't like the look of the lips, and i took the plastids off the next day. (The brackets stayed white)
I added a small flag to my antenna, just for Patriotism

I had seen some people create custom diffusers for their bumpers, so i decided to make my own.

This is where things got interesting. I saw some guys on Instagram had "Send Nudes" on their spoilers. So i thought, why not put it on the bumper? Just for the hell of it

At this point i was torn between the Oem taillights and my red taillights

I decided on the OEM. I decided to build a makeshift duckbill spoiler as well

At this point, i didn't really care. It was fourth of July weekend so i started doing some random things to Oreo, testing out a few looks

I added some teeth and Headlight covers

And fixed the spoiler up a bit

I decided to go back to my red taillights

Here I am at Lake Tahoe on the 4th. The fitment was fire


After i got home i finished up my diffuser. Here is the final product (also plastidipped my spoiler)(patriotic af)

And once again...

A few weeks later I took a trip up to Seattle. I took the spoiler off (too much wind resistance)

#BlackLivesMatter

All black everything I put the spoiler back on for Stancewars seattle

Came home, went on another offload trip. Diffuser and white wheels don't scare me

About a month ago i decided to get rid of the bumper again, and welcome back spoiler

This time i would make a diffuser for the rear bash bar. Here is part 1

planning part 2

Completed part 2

And lastly part 3

Didn't like how the fenders turned out so i got rid of it.
Next up, i decided to carbon fiber wrap my hood


Big booty hoe

Few weeks later i ordered some extended lug nuts

And this is where things got crazy
I thought that the back looked ratchet, and that the front too casual. So, I decided to make the front a little ratchet as well. (No more carbon fiber hood)
Part 1: Started by screwing some pipes onto the bash bar

Part 2: Painted the pipes white; Made a splitter; made a one-piece spoiler (pictures later on keep scrolling)

Part 3: Added more reinforcement bars; Painted bash bar (This has been called the Prius from Hell)

Part 4: Added last reinforcement bars

Didn't turn out too bad

Decided to take her to a local car show


(Took off the splitter because i stretched it up on a speed bump the day before)
Brought home a trophy: Best JDM, 2nd place

From there, i put the front bumper back on and took the headlight covers off.
Recently, i found some Style 95 BMW wheels laying around at my brothers house.
I ordered some BMW adapters and got to work testing
Here is the first test on thick tires

And testing with demounted tires


Might as well make some makeshift fender flares

And today i finally put the bumper back on, and decided to test again

WIIIIIIIIDDDDDEEEEEEEE

Currently waiting for my tires to arrive. Might have to cut some fenders to make it fit. I dont know how well my springs will handle them :/ But I've made it this far and can't turn back! Ill keep you guys posted on the updates! If you have any questions feel free to ask below! Also, if you want a more up-to-date on the build, follow my Instagram (@priusadventures) I post on there way more often than i do on here!
(Little domo for good luck )

 

So a lot has been going on the past few days. I came back from Portland and started testing out a few things. I started with trying out some diffuser designs.


The next day I was test fitting the Style 95 on the front, and decided to see how it would look with my bash bar bumper.


Not bad, needs a little more wide
Next I test fitted an exhaust

And yesterday my tires finally came in! After an alignment, I went to a tire shop and mounted my new tires. (Yes just the 2 front for now)

Total of around 3 inches wider in the front


Beast

The fitment was crazy

I took it for a test drive, and as expected, it rubbed on bumps. So, I removed the fender liners, and took it for another test drive. This time it didn't rub as much, but still rubbed nonetheless. So I had an idea. I had an extra fender laying around so I got to cutting and pulling


And then the lower half



Not bad for a first timer
Later last night I took it off again to carbon fiber wrap it

And the final product

Not bad. Don't really have any time to do the other one just yet. Hopefully I can find some time this week. Still going to order tires for the rear wheels! Got some great things coming! Be on the lookout!
If you want a more up-to-date follow on the build, make sure to follow my Instagram @priusadventures

 

A lot has happened since my last post.
Here is where I left off: just finished carbon wrapping the fender (still only had one set of new wheels mounted)

Next, I threw the front Style 95's onto the rear to test fitment. Here is the result:

The wheels were too big, the fender literally sat on the wheel. While I still had the wheels on I decided to mock up a diffuser

More or less that's how it will be
Here I am just seeing how it would be with extremely wide wheels

Next, I had an idea and began turning it into reality. I started by removing my fender (and bumper because the bumper rubs without the fender to hold it)

Removed the carbon wrap and taxi paint

Later that night, when putting everything back together, I had an idea, grabbed some tape and began designing

The next day I had to run errands so I took off the bumper again (since the fender was getting repainted)

And the repainted fender

And taped down the design to the other side

And started drawing

"Make Art Not War"

This is how much I got done that day

The next day I drew a tribute to my dog, who passed away a couple months ago

Finally mounted the rear wheels

I had to put stock springs back on in the rear for the wheels to clear (front springs are Tanabe NF210 lowering springs)

Took a little Prius adventure (switched back to my old wheels to avoid rubbing)

came home and put the 95's back on. I noticed one of the front wheels were leaking air so I took them off

Patched them up, and took the Prius to a local car meet

Later that night my brothers Prius broke down so I had to come tow him home(this is the second time I have towed in my Prius, the first time I was towing my friends e36 m3)

Made it home safely! The next day I began to plastidip the shark teeth on the passenger side

And the finished product

Then I did a mock up of a splitter(as well as a little progress on the fender)

Installed new LED fog lights

And made the splitter. Decided to take it off after because I didn't have enough time to secure in properly

And a few nights ago I went to another car meet

Lately I've been trying to finish up drawing on my fender, almost halfway done already.

Still got a ton of things to do so be on the lookout! I'll be posting an update in abFollow my Instagram @priusadventures to keep up to date on the build!

 

What do you mean by that? The front fenders will both be cut/pulled. Only the drivers side is done so far. I've got another plan for the rear so I can drop it back down

 

Since my last post I've had several things happen. First things first I had a mini photo shoot when it finally started raining in Sacramento



That evening I witnessed one of most gorgeous sunsets I've ever seen

A few days later when it was sunny I decided to throw the bmw wheels onto my brothers gen 3




My Prius looks funny back on the XXR's (also began on the teeth design)
A few days later I developed a major exhaust leak. Turns out one of the bolts that connected the exhaust to the exhaust manifold broke off. Whenever the car was on it sounded like a tractor. Here I am on a homemade rig trying to diagnose the problem
Every time I drove it sounded like a tractor, and I could smell the fumes. Needless to say I had to drive with the windows down. I ordered a new bolt and waited for it to come
While the bolt was on the way, I redid my taillights. They went from glossy red to smoky/matte red

Next I finally finished the shark teeth.
And two days ago the bolt finally came in, as well as a special present from Japan. Behold: the camber plates have finally arrived
I put the camber plates on in about half an hour and was on my way to my brothers house to replace my exhaust manifold. Here I am getting spotted by a friend in traffic

My brother had an extra exhaust manifold, which turned out great for me. My father and I replaced the manifold in about an hour. Here I am on the rig again(can really see the camber here)

And a quick few shots from different angles




And my Prius hat finally arrived!

With the camber plates on, the rear wheels were rubbing really hard. So this morning I swapped the wheels, the 19x9 front wheels I put in the rear and the 19x10 rear wheels I put in the front. The fitment looks a lot more flush and I'm considering keeping them this way for now. The ride is still bumpy, and the tires rub in the front as well, but not as badly as they were rubbing on the rears.

I'm leaving it be for right now. On Monday, I'm planning on putting the NF210 lowering springs back onto the rear(rear is on stock springs right now). Hopefully the wheels will be flush, but if not I plan on cutting/ pulling the fenders. As always, follow my Instagram @priusadventures to keep up to date on my build, as I barely post any updates on here! Feel free to ask any questions or leave comments and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

 

I don't remember. It fits pretty nice but when I'm carrying stuff it gets loose sometimes

Business major

 

It's still functionable as I'm only driving to school/work and back so it hasn't really been a problem. I'm planning on widening out the rear but I'm waiting to get coils first.

 

Oh wow I haven't posted in a while. I'll start from where I've left off. On my last post I was getting ready to lower the rear back onto my lowering springs.

Couple more pics of the new fitment




Hit a few potholes, pulling the fenders in, had to pull them out. Came out crumpled

Still turning heads tho

Decided to finish the fender once and for all

Parked. Ext to another Prius at college
A fan invited me to take pics of my car and his


Finally, after 2 'I tha of drawing, I finished my fender found my car on a facebook page

Decided to plastidip my wheels to see how it would look in different colors. For the front I plastidipped white, for the rear I did a peppermint theme, white with red sprinkles
Took her to the snow. (No chains)
Did a little render of how she would look if she was slammed
Took the rear bumper off so I could cut the fenders

Parked again next to my Prius buddy

Ordered Megan Racing Coilovers
Installed EZ 2 Street Series coilovers
Dailed in alignment
Had a crazy idea for over fenders. Basically I cut this part out of a Prius and the rest is history

Progress on sanding
Added some Christmas decorations, bow, garlands and a reindeer

Finished and painted, screwed on
Didn't really like the paint job so I redid it

Turned out better than expected
Got an instagramsticker

Went for another photo shoot

And a trip down the coast

Took off the hood to paint it

And the final product (raised an inch for New Years weekend)

Took her missing
Another trip to the alignment shop
Few days ago I took a trip to San Francisco (about 100 miles from where I am). Drove great, but as soon as I crossed the bay bridge I hit a huge pothole and could hear the tire airing out. Luckily had my spare and I drove into a parking garage and changed the tires. (Also plastidip shark mouth peeled off
Currently still sitting on my spare.Tomorow I'm going to a tire shop and remounting my tires, lowering her back down, and installing camber bolts. As always for more up to date posts follow my instagram @priusadventures
I'll post as soon as I can

 

Sorry for the spelling errors it's 2 am and it's been a long day