Purple Haze
Published August 30, 2019
Welcome back to the Revolutionary Ridez All Starz blog. Today I bring you my next guest ride, which I’m excited to discuss in this post. This individual has been part of the car scene for 18 years and is an avid lover of all types of cars. In particular, he got deeply involved into imports in which it fascinated so much that it motivated him to invest time, money and energy into this great vehicle. Today I present you Steve Taylor and his vehicle known as “Purple Haze”. I will walk you through the Steve’s journey into the car scene as well as the before and after transformation of “Purple Haze”. This time I will make a little twist on the blog post. For the first time, I will be giving a shout out by request. If you are reading this post and would like me to give a shout out to you or someone you know, you are more than welcome to message me though the blog, private message on Instagram and Facebook to make it happen. Now let’s get to the post, Shall we?
The Beginning Phase
Steve’s journey in the car scene began 18 years ago. As mentioned before, he loves all car types (brand and model). Eventually, he would decide to lean towards imports in which then invested in a 1994 Toyota Corolla (one of his favorites of the mid 90’s) to make it as one of the best modified Toyotas out there. His main sources of inspiration include the Fast and Furious Franchise as well as the Touring Car Circuits. After Steven’s mother passed away in 2009, he would receive economic aid in order to restart his life again. Out of nowhere, a friend offered him the 1994 Toyota Corolla while owning an Ae92 car in which he ended purchasing the Corolla in April of 2010. The AE92 was supposed to be the “show car” but that quickly changed after discovering many parts of the model. At a Krispy Kreme Meet in Burbank, a gentleman from JDM Sport and Firm 400 considered the Corolla “unique” since no one was modding this car anymore. Before hitting the breakout moment, JDM headlights, Euro Taillights, a sound system and seats were all acquired. 2014 became a “breakout year” for Purple Haze after getting the first pictures on JDM Sport and Firm 400 social media pages. This moment would lead to new heights in the modified car scene.
Motor/Engine
Every car that begins the process of modification has all its details added whether is big or small. As part of the engine bay, details added into the corolla include:
-JDM safe engine
-stainless steel headers
-aluminum radiator
-custom purple silicone
-radiator hoses
-air intake
-Fujita Air filter
-magnecor 8mm wires
-OS Giken Clutch
-5 speed transmission
-Sickspeed
-Silicone Vacuum hoses
-Hydrodipped Valve cover
-radiator brackets
-fuse cover holders.
Suspension
Details added into the suspension system:
Maxpeeding Rods Coilslovers
TRD Strut Bar
Megan Racing Rear Strut Brace
Arospeed Floorbar (inside of car).
Interior/Sound System
The Purple Haze Corolla has significant modifications to the interior over the years. A couple of details to mention on the interior of the Corolla are:
-Corbeau Harnesses (Purple colored)
-Sickspeed Suzuka Seats with purple stitching
-Custom Seat Brackets
-Custom NRG Steering Wheel
-Quick Release
-Short Hub
-Purple LED Dash Lights
In the sound system we have the Alpine Head Unit, Pioneer Interior Speakers (4 piece), 4 Chanel Amp, Memphis Audio M5 10Inch Subwoofers, 1200w Mono Amp and a Custom Panel Wrapped Trunk panel (Trunk section).
Exterior: Paint/Wheels/Lightning
When it comes to the paint portion, creativity is always involved based on inspiration, innovation and uniqueness. In 2010, the vehicle was painted purple as Steve’s personal favorite color and an avid fan of Prince. At the same time, the nickname “Purple Haze” was born. The wheels of the vehicle include the following: Variis Vr07 15x8 +20 Offset, Toyo Extensa 195/45/15 and Rotors by R1 Concepts. And finally, the custom lightning for “Purple Haze” have come from A-Sun Garage. A couple of small details to mention are the Custom Sideskirt Splitters and Custom “Chaser” Turn Signals.
Sponsorships/Awards
It’s a fortune to get sponsorships to head to the next level in the modified car scene. Steve’s Corolla has sponsorships since 2015 from:
-A-Sun Garage
-R1 Concepts
-Konkrete Jungle
His Co-sponsors include:
-Blckmagic Motorsports
-JDM SPORT
-JDM CARBOY
-BRANDED
-Maxpeeding Rods
-Clamapid
Purple Haze has been part of ASYLUM CAR CLUB for 3 years and proudly representing this prestigious car club today. In the Awards section, Purple Haze is a 2x Extreme Autofest San Diego best Toyota (2nd place) recipient, a Extreme Autofest Anaheim 3rd place recipient for best Toyota vehicle and a Toyota New School Recognition awards recipient.
Next Upgrades/car shows
As far as the next step goes, the vehicle has a goal of keeping the “Original” 90’s Chassis look with the New school mods. Some upgrades to add are an Air suspension, Upgrades in Interior and Rear Disk Brake Swap. Car shows in which you can see “Purple Haze” in person are Toyotafest, Extreme Autofest, Racewars LA, Import Faceoof and Cruise Nights.
Before I conclude this article, Steve would like to give shoutouts to: Asylum car club members Joe A.K.A King iQ, Al A.K.A Spyder Box, Elite Rollas, Corolla Mafia Group, ae100Fraternityja, Mike Pierre, Janet Fujumoto and Duane, Edmund B., Joseph Warasky, Lee and Claim Ho, Speed Syndicate Racing Car Club, All Steve’s Car Bretheren, Steve’s Dad. In dedication to John Harris (R.I.P.) and Steve’s mother Mary Taylor (R.I.P.).
Once again thank you for tuning in to the second article post dedicated to “Purple Haze” and a special thanks to Steve Taylor for granting me permission to write this article.
