Feeling the Vibe

[karlj]

aww

hahaha no sunroof!!

the ride hight

 

[karlj]

and the first thing to change

 

[karlj]

I've also swapped the stock panhard rod for my on car adjustable one but never got around to getting pics. Was also going to lower it but stomach (and fading light) stopped play

 

[Belly93]

dam dark nights lol looks nice better with lows tho

 

[karlj]

Suppose I'd better put a to-do list

replace all locks and ignition barrel (cause they're badly worn)
replace thermostat (temp needle not moving)
replace steering wheel (whatever the material is, it moves on the skeleton)
replace passenger wing mirror (some fool "fixed" it with screws)
give the interior a bloody good clean (previous owner is a smoker)

Anything else will be a treat, this is only a daily driver

 

[karlj]

dam dark nights lol looks nice better with lows tho

yeah that'll have to be next weekend now

 

[Belly93]

looks clean inside smell from the smoke>?

 

[karlj]

it smells nasty but it was a free car so can't really moan

 

[Belly93]

free is awsome

 

[mottymicra]

Loving the 2 gold cars mate! Now I will have 2 smart micra's up the road

 

[karlj]

Cheers mate neither are looking particularly smart at the moment, going to need to head your way soon(ish)

 

[will930]

Awesome dude knew you wouldn't ever leave or anything!

 

[karlj]

Awesome dude knew you wouldn't ever leave or anything!

Lol

 

[Seb_]

Nice one Karl ! Looks clean except those small scratches

 

[johnbr6]

Very jealous, I would love a bronze k11.

 

[skymera]

There's a vibe in my area, same colour. old lady drives it, condition is ok, few scrapes. She revs the nuts off the thing though when parking. Poor clutch.

No sunroof? Hey! I've no sunroof either

 

[mottymicra]

Cheers mate neither are looking particularly smart at the moment, going to need to head your way soon(ish)

Cars are always a workin progress never finished! And what do you mean head my way bud?

 

[karlj]

Cheers guys quite liking this little 1.0, but I don't know how long I can keep it like this I'm so use to the awesome power that is the 1.3 haha

@Motty you've been my way a few times its only fair

 

[mottymicra]

Ah I get ya sounds ideal, it's getting a fresh coat of paint

 

[karlj]

Mine needs a touch up, went a little hard with the toffee wheel D'oh

Not yet confirmed but this...

Should be mine

 

[mottymicra]

No the humpris lol. I'm gunna get mine mopped which should get rid of the "toffee" under the laquer haha

 

[mottymicra]

Also is that a Remus?

 

[karlj]

Not a Remus it's an APEXi N1 coming straight from Japan

Really I need to give the car a good clean to see how bad the paint is, just can't be arsed at the moment

 

[mottymicra]

Very fancy! Yeah mines feeling neglected, might take her cindy car wash haha

 

[markbognor]

I rather like the colour. Needs gold centred mesh splits!

 

[karlj]

Well out of my budget I'm afraid Mark, going to make do with the compomotive's

 

[markbognor]

They'd pull off the all over gold treatment pretty well.

 

[karlj]

Cheers Mark

These are win

Just well out of my budget and the offset is wrong

 

[r-reg-sr]

good angle,colors big potential

 

[markbognor]

Cheers Mark

These are win

Just well out of my budget and the offset is too manly

 

[karlj]

I was looking at them but I prefer the minilights

 

[MicrAde]

I was looking at them but I prefer the minilights

Minilights FTW

 

[karlj]

Going to have to do a head swap, the car has been smokey since my sister bought it. So suspecting the valve stem seals I'm going to play it safe and replace the head with one I know is good

 

[frank]

does it chuff smoke when you pull away in the morning karl ?

 

[karlj]

Morning, evening and night lol, got chain rattle on start up as well

 

[frank]

i meant more so tbh i,ve yet to see any worn valveguide seals on a CG tho mate, the cam over bucket design pushes the valve open without any side loading (unlike old style rockers) and the buckets also shroud the guide from oilspray

 

[karlj]

On start up its extremely smokey and stays smokey for at least 20 minutes after

 

[frank]

On start up its extremely smokey and stays smokey for at least 20 minutes after

then i would suspect clogged rings personally mate, especially if the stems are,nt coked up (inside the inlet ports)

 

[karlj]

If it is the rings what's the best course of action?

 

[frank]

If it is the rings what's the best course of action?

new ones are £100 i believe karl, but i,ve always unclogged mine (with limited success, until recently)

 

[karlj]

Great be cheaper to swap engines

 

[karlj]

It'd also explain why it sounds rough

 

[karlj]

I think my luck is in (makes a change), ordered a spigot ring cause I wasn't sure on the cb of the compo's. a package arrived today and I was greeted with

Four of them good thing my guess was right and they fit like a charm

 

[karlj]

Aww that was a waste of time, removed the clocks from Charlie to put into the Vibe but the rev counter isn't wired in also thought I'd use it to see if the original temp gauge was dodgy... and... it isn't

 

[Seb_]

You just have to run a wire from the ecu to Charlie tacho Karl, I had the same problem whit the 1.0. See my guide : http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/rev-counter-final-and-easy-guide-for-any-pre-facelift.44477/

 

[mottymicra]

Hate to say it mate but I told you so

 

[karlj]

You just have to run a wire from the ecu to Charlie tacho Karl, I had the same problem whit the 1.0. See my guide : http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/rev-counter-final-and-easy-guide-for-any-pre-facelift.44477/

Cheers Séb admittedly it was more to see if the temp gauge was working, but I'll keep this in mind for when I change my mind lol

Hate to say it mate but I told you so

Shh

 

[karlj]

This car is a proper shed and I'm starting to think Frank is wrong, had a look under the bonnet to have a proper look and found the rad fan unplugged, the expansion tank hose disconnected and next to no fluid in the radiator.

Seriously think the hg is to blame for the smokiness, it hasn't drank much oil since I put some in.

Unless anyone has other ideas

 

[skymera]

This car is a proper shed and I'm starting to think Frank is wrong, had a look under the bonnet to have a proper look and found the rad fan unplugged, the expansion tank hose disconnected and next to no fluid in the radiator.

Seriously think the hg is to blame for the smokiness, it hasn't drank much oil since I put some in.

Unless anyone has other ideas

Seems odd.

Have you added any coolant and have you noticed a drop after driving?

When my Fiesta hg blew it drank over 6 litres of coolant in a few miles

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[karlj]

Only noticed these problems half hour or so ago