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Ok, now I’m scared of the spark plugs I have. Might consider changing back to NGKs again.

I personally like to use Bosch super 4 spark plugs, they’re not so expensive and ensure a good spark. Before I had NGK R spark plugs and I think the Bosch ones are better.

Update: turns out that it was in fact a plug for an LED, thank you Maarten anyway.

The lighter socket is in the bottom and plugged, this plug comes from the hazards loom and just hangs there unplugged. Could it be from one blinking LED?

March 29 2020- REAR HUBS AND LIGHTS The bearings from the rear axle were completely trash, the amount of play was insane and they made loads of noise on the highway. Thankfully I have a hole car for spares and the hubs here ok. The indicator bulbs were peeling so I replaced them and also...

March 28 2020- OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEWish Took the exhaust manifold out to put the one from the other engine that I had cleaned out. As the hi temp varnish was drying I began to take the old one out from the engine, which took some persuasion. The engine was full of carbon deposits...

March 27 2020- ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE The previous owner had a alarm on the car, which once made the car turn the blinkers randomly on when it was parked and I had to remove the fuse. I already took the movement sensors or what they were from the inside, now I only needed to sort the mess that...

March 26 2020- BEGINNING REASSEMBLY New grease on the now clean bearings and now starts the hard part, putting everything back together. Also painted the front crash bar and bumper mounts because they were starting to get a little rusty. New radiator also in the place.

March 25 2020- COOLING SYSTEM AND FLUIDS Since the car hadn’t a drop of coolant in the cooling system and it was only water it corroded the thermostat housing tubes and the metal tube that goes from the water pump to the radiator, which turns out to be a pain in the @ss to change. New motor...

March 23 2020-SECOND GEAR BOX OUT + NEW CLUTCH AND GEAR BOX Took apart the black micra’s suspension, axles and gear box, along with a million other parts that had to come out. Also painted the wishbones and changed the front bearings. Took the old clutch out and it was in terrible shape, new...

March 19 2020- WHEELS AND GEAR BOX REMOVAL Wheels are getting ready for paint. Got the gear box out of the uk micra to change since the other one isn’t in that great, reverse is a nightmare to engage and makes a bit of noise. The gear box was filthy and so much clutch dust. Nothing that a good...

March 18 2020- NEW TIRES New tires just arrived, it wasn’t safe to drive in the old ones anymore.

March 13- HOW TINY!!! Look how tiny it seems compared to my dad’s Volvo 940 GLE, The micra almost fits in the boot.

March 12 2020- INTERIOR I finally cleaned out the carpet and installed it. The car is so silent now. Turns out that takes quite a bit of time to put the interior back together. I also got a thermometer and installed it.

March 7 2020- MORE POLISH A quick polish in that little area to get rid of most scratches. At this rate it will take me a decade to polish the entire car.

February 13 2019- COLOUR CHANGE PART 2 The silver door was fun and people always let me go first in the intersections but I dont love different coloured panels, so I wrapped it. Turns out that it is pretty close to the factory colour and only took me one hour.

February 6 2019- Drivers licence Finally after more than a year I finally got my drivers licence and started that same night driving the micra. Turns out that a car with almost no clutch left, dry and mismatched tires with no alignment and almost no interior trim and no carpet isn’t a good...

February 4 2019- THE PAINT ISN’T DOOMED + NEW STEERING WHEEL After once again not touching the car for months I tried to polish the paint to see if the“prep work” of the previous owner was reversible and turns out that I think that most of it is. Also got a used steering wheel wrapped in...

November 4 2019- EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND NEW CLUTCH Once again I had nothing better to do so I took the exhaust manifold from the uk car and gave it a good scrub to get rid of the surface rust almost to a polished state and it just sat on the shelf for months together with a new clutch that I bought.

October 11 2019- INSTRUMENT CLUSTER Then I couldn’t stand the fact that it has no rev counter so I bought a instrument cluster with one for 30€ and after some surgery to change the speed gauge unit so that I didn’t have to mess with the kms and the clock module that wasn’t working it was plug...