Recent content by m-hayes

I'm really confused here! Why a 4 spped box and why an auto? Eveyone I know in rallying (road or stage) wnats laods if gears, all low. The only auto car I have seen on a rally was a merc in the early 1980s. As far as a box is concerned the cheapest way is a late 1 litre box. It takes...

Why do you want to take the steering lock off in the first place? If it is a rally organised under the MSA rules then I don't know of any regulation which says you have to. You don't say what sort of rally it is and the rules are very different for each type. If it is a stage rally...

I can't speak from personal experience, but the person who had my rally micra befor me used it for road rally's. He is non to gentle with cars and gotr though several clutches and always said that as far as he was concerned Nissan's clutches were best value for money!

Custom cages are herehttp://www.customcages.co.uk/homepage but have a look at the website to see what you get! It goa are not a very good welder it will cost you more to get it than to put it in.

Custom Cages make a very nice weld in one. But you need to seriously want a cage as you have to strip the car out and take out the front screen. It has bars every where. Only for competition use as you will loose the back seats and need electric windows as the door bars prevent the winders...

I have never driven a non PAS Micra but normally a PAS car has a quicker rack (fewer tarns lock to locK) which makes for quicker driving in twisty roads. I would expect the Micra to be no exception. I wouldn't be without it on my Rally Micra on tarmac although I doubt if you would want it...

I believe Corsa & Renault Clio will fit. I know VW have the right PCD but the hole in the middle is to small

Shortening the shocks will not affect the ride height, neither will adjusting their stiffness/hardness. What you need are shorter springs. I doubt if goa will lower it enough to need shorter shocks. To check Jack the car up on a trolley jack in the middle at the back. Take out the springs...

I'm interested as I need ot do something with my car. The ecu isn't all it could be and I will have to replace it anyway. The car is a rebuilt write off - it got it's feet wet when it was less than 6 months old. Wet enough to cover the ecu. It still works but is more than a bit flat in the...

Hi I have just put Almera 1600 SRi calipers on my car. I think they are slightly small er than Puklsar brakes as the disc is th esame diameter as th Micra Disdc, but vented. So I could probably put 13 inch wheels on if I wanted to. I bolted the calipers straight onto the Micra mountings and...

Check the fuel pump relay. It's on the RHS of the drivers side footwell. (On a standard car it may be behind something, mine doesn't have any trim. My car had similar symptoms except for the imobiliser light flashing. You can test it by taking outhte relay and bridging the fuel pump contacts...

There is another little known alternative - Harvey. He makes manifolds for anything, and I mean anything. Micra NA 4:2:1 he has a pattern for, others he needs the car. His most common application for Micra's is the grass track boys. Mine was the first one he made with a fitting for a Lambda...

Forced induction is a big no on rally cars. The MSA (governing body) don't like it (the regulation is H265 in the Blue Book). Also you can't fit an engine 50% bigger than original without dispensation. So difficult to put a 2 litre in either :laugh: There are a couple of forums dedicated...

Caerwent is a definite possibility. I would also like to do Brawdy again - a good venue but not alot of stage miles. A bit far for you though - just before you fall off the end of Wales (Pembrokeshire) - Like Caerwent no spectators allowed. Have you ever done Epynt? Not much further for...

I'm in South Wales, although not doing much at the moment. My mother is ill as is my mothe in law. My father died last year so it is a bit chaotic. But hope to get out latter this year. You can see my car on http://www.mike-hayes.co.uk/ Although it does need updating