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[baguete]

they done the outer sills but not inner, dont think it would have been noticeable either as it was just showing and what you see was once it was ground back and i never got the full body sprayed just the panels.

Ah, i thought you did a complete paint work...

 

[Stani1029]

Ah, i thought you did a complete paint work...

i wish, every panel you can see has been painted just not the shell. i wish i had the money to do this but nope

 

[baguete]

i wish, every panel you can see has been painted just not the shell. i wish i had the money to do this but nope

I paid 880€ for a complete paint job (panels, engine bay, outside, inside, and i must go to the paint shop some day so they can apply the under sealant), for removing and installing the rear window because there was some rust on the boot near the glass and to do some arch rolling so Frank steelies fit ok.

 

[Stani1029]

well i was a little under £1000, new rear arch done and outer sills repaired, was £250 for new front wings on top and about £200 to have the rear arch crack redone (which ive cracked again!) hence the skinny 175 tyres

 

[baguete]

Bloody rust, UK weather is really bad for cars. Never had problems with rust on my cars (apart from the SR, but nothing major, but im from Portugal). The March that i collected on UK (thanks to Frank) is quite bad on the sills (even worse where the Nismo small side skirts sit, you can stick your hand through the left sill ).

And yes, anything bigger than 175 will foul on the rear arches, i have 185 and they foul the arches when people are on the back.

 

[Stani1029]

MOT was done yesterday, never a good thing getting one of these

and heres a picture of it next to my new car Primera GTLE

 

[karlj]

What did it fail on?

 

[Stani1029]

9 things

 

[baguete]

Fix it mate, dont let it go away...

 

[Seb_]

I second that.

 

[Stani1029]

Its for the best, really cant afford to run 2 cars and the micra really was too small now that ive got the primera i realise that.

 

[karlj]

What's happening with the turbo build?

 

[mckenziecz]

aww man, what you gonna do with it now?

 

[will930]

FAIL

 

[Low Rider]

That's a shame to hear Stani, was looking quite epic. The GT wont let you down and what with your 'new project', which is SWEET by the way, you'll be glad you have something sensible. FYI, Ed mapped his GT for economy on a Nistune and gets some pretty impressive figures out of it

Wish you all the best dude and perhaps we'll see you back with a 'little shopper' later

 

[Stani1029]

That's a shame to hear Stani, was looking quite epic. The GT wont let you down and what with your 'new project', which is SWEET by the way, you'll be glad you have something sensible. FYI, Ed mapped his GT for economy on a Nistune and gets some pretty impressive figures out of it

Wish you all the best dude and perhaps we'll see you back with a 'little shopper' later

Cheers mate, and my GT is pretty impresive on the fuel side already although im sure ed could improve it. Maybe 20 miles short per £50 fill up compared to the micra :O so just the extra insurance to pay for really

 

[Stani1029]

 

[davey1991]

Hang on a minute....

 

[frank]

woohoo ready for crail mate ?

 

[Stani1029]

Nah mate i wish just done it last night so still got the stock cat back system (need a custom one) on there and fuelling parts (need my rail welded/brazed) then once ive got all that dealt with a remap is on the cards. Will be a few months atleast so back into hiding she goes as of today. Was driving it last night and its sounding sweet just exhaust rattle at the back

 

[Stani1029]

Had time to jig up my fuel rail ready for brazing/welding

 

[Antony]

lol, you just couldnt resist showing a peek could you?..haha

 

[Stani1029]

Eventually squeezed an air filter setup in there

Still not 100% happy with everything but ill get there!

 

[Stani1029]

Well me and the girlfriend had a trip at the weekend to preston/blackpool, covered over 600 miles in the micra which couldnt have drove any better. Checked oil level each way and its not moved eventhough ive noticed a small oil leak at the oil feed which will get fixed when i remove the engine to fit my clutch and give it a general tidy up. Going on saturday to see about a custom exhaust which will be made before end of june if all goes to plan heres a couple of pics and short video of the car boosting 2nd-3rd gear

Checking oil

Clean!

Boost and dump valve
http://i1038.photobucket.com/albums/a467/stani1029/94228368.mp4

 

[mike-f]

Your car Is amazing If I had the money and time it's pretty close to what i would love to do. Great work mate

 

[Stani1029]

Cheers mike

 

[Stani1029]

Went to see about finally getting a turbo exhaust made up. Went to a place called RJM Autos in Glenrothes (Fife) they do custom powerflow exhausts so ive booked it in next saturday and its costing a little over £500 so it better be top notch eh! Im having it made from my glanza downpipe/decat to the back with 2 1/4 inch stainless, 2 silencers and a janspeed like tailpipe. Pictures to follow and maybe a video

 

[Rob]

Excellent mate.

Just read the whoel thread and impressed, looks great.

Im doing the same but with T3 turbo... might pester you with a few questions over the next month or so if you dont mind.

Rob

 

[Stani1029]

Cheers rob and any questions just ask through pm

Well today i got the micra one step closer to completion with the turbo exhaust being made, looks and sounds great!

First and only sticker

Video to follow

 

[peposhi]

I'm not a fan of stickers but this one won me over

 

[Stani1029]

I hate stickers too penyo, have a different one sitting for when this one starts to fall off

 

[Noddie]

Got any pictures of the exhaust system??
Gotta say, the car is looking really clean and fresh love it

 

[Noddie]

also, any pictures of the rail welded up?

 

[Stani1029]

Ill get some noddie, honestly it looks a great job and i got it for £460 its a little louder than i wanted but didnt want 3 silencers on it lol the fuel rail i still havent sent to frank yet. With my new job im always out of town so cant get a minute! I will as soon as its done

 

[Noddie]

Ill get some noddie, honestly it looks a great job and i got it for £460 its a little louder than i wanted but didnt want 3 silencers on it lol the fuel rail i still havent sent to frank yet. With my new job im always out of town so cant get a minute! I will as soon as its done

cool, is frank going to weld it with his inverter stick welder?? he's dam good with that thing

 

[Stani1029]

Nah i think he knows a guy who will do it will need to pm him to double check its still ok lol

 

[Noddie]

Nah i think he knows a guy who will do it will need to pm him to double check its still ok lol

ok cool, if not gimme a shout ill happily do it for beer money not a big job, youve done the hard bit by the looks

 

[Guy]

weld it with his inverter stick welder??

That's a job for a TIG welder really. Glad you're not getting rid Stani .

 

[Noddie]

That's a job for a TIG welder really. Glad you're not getting rid Stani .

thats what i thought guy

 

[Stani1029]

Pictures as promised of the exhaust also heatwrapped my IC pipes and relocated the dump valve.

 

[Noddie]

I see you havent gotten round to painting the panhard rod though...

 

[Stani1029]

Yup and i do plan too, after seeing how orange it is looking lol

 

[Stani1029]

Whats peoples thoughts on changing the blue silicone hoses to black?

 

[Glen]

Change them!!!

 

[Noddie]

sounds like a waste of money to me, put it towards something that will improve the car's handling or whatever... imo.
but if you do get rid can i have dibs ;D

 

[Stani1029]

So it doesnt look out of place noddie? Ive got the blue coolant hose set, braided fuel lines, black plastic rocker and socks to go over the brake/power steering fluid tubs might come together once there all fitted

 

[Guy]

Black, blue and white go together just fine . Your exhaust will prob quieten down a bit. I love mine but it was EMBARRASSING when it was new .

 

[Stani1029]

Black, blue and white go together just fine . Your exhaust will prob quieten down a bit. I love mine but it was EMBARRASSING when it was new .

The exhaust isnt overly loud to be honest, its just because it was silent before that im probs taken bad to it lol

 

[Stani1029]

So for crail a week on sunday i obviously wont be taking the car down the strip so i decided to show it off instead so bought some stuff to properly clean my engine.

Spray on, leave it a few mins, then wipe off and dry

1 small section done to show how dirty ive been lol

Will get the whole lot done on sunday, got alot of engine bay bits to remove to get it the way i want though!

Also bought a set of plastic faced march headlights from penyo. Unfortunatly the plastic had turnt that yellow way it does so i yellow fly eyed them. At the moment these headlights are not 100% going on and staying on

 

[frank]

gonna win that show-n-shine trophy this year eh stani
brackets still to do eh