Recent content by CanMan

Has this been assembled now? Interestrd how it comes out

Forgot about thid thread. Ill try and show a pic of mine somewhen, sounds good but i do notice a bit of a flat spot/slight pause in acceleration about half way though the revs when planting the throttlr. Im putting this down to my kit. Mite have a look in the scrappy for the almera box as id...

Shweet cheers for the help guys, found a ebay budget set for £170. Thanks

If the sale falls though could you give me a pm please and ill have it. Cheers

And cant cut rear springs as theyre smaller diameter at the mounting ends if im thinking right. Plus i still want a firm ish ride for handling sakes. Cheerd for the heads up ill have a look now. Ta

Hi, read that people have used matiz setup on the rear to get more than the 35mm that only seems avaliable to the micra. However im looking for a spring thats a direct fit without other mods if possible. And also finding it hard to find shortend dampers.. Seems that corsa b coilovers are only...

Cheers for the help bud, much appreciated, not looking foward to this job lol, plenty of pics before i start messing with the cams/chain to compare afterwords!

Ok cheers, just had a look though your posts but couldnt find any pics, dont suppose you have a link? thanks

Sorry for another question. Whats the best way to keep the chain and exhaust cam still? I was thinking cable tieing them together once ive timed it up but suppse it depends which side the tensioner is. Cheers

Thanks forvthe help lads. Need to get down there again for another try atvthe stupid screws holding the rocker cover down lol

Just what i wanted to hear :) i assume itll have a 13 near the start of the number (ill check mine to compare too) Is it a pretty notucable difference. Mines not quick but quite nippy for a small car thanks

Hi, been doing a bit of research on 1.3 cams in my 1.0. Going up the scrap yard to grab the inlet out of what i assume is a 1.3? (Reads upto 120mph on the clocks but no badging to say what engine size?) anyway, when asking at work today for some tips, as ive not worked on timing chains before, i...

Thatd have been worth a few quid regardless if it was in a dustpan or not lol!

Just incase anyones interested... My old baby, doesnt look that low, but i used to get sparks off of cats eyes lol Sold it silly cheap :(

Haha thats true, my old escort was low low but had arch gap thanks to streatched 165/60 13s. *Must stop looking at car bits and stick to the plan of going to spain....... o_O