joesouthgate's Red Micra SR

[Guy]

Please tell me it involves a couple of deep discharge batteries and a boot full of large capacitors :laugh:.

 

[joesouthgate]

Lol, if I told you I'd have to kill you.

 

[joesouthgate]

Super S Wheels that will be going black with a red lip:

 

[joesouthgate]

Picked up everything to convert my car to PAS today, for the princeley sum of £25

 

[Shaun]

Don't you think the car really needs it? i find them really light and easy to control.

 

[Stani1029]

Aint got no fluid in that pic haha! Let us know how difficult the job is

 

[joesouthgate]

Last 3 cars have had PAS and I prefer it now, my SLX with PAS was nicer to drive than the Super S, and for £25 can't go wrong.

 

[joesouthgate]

Aint got no fluid in that pic haha! Let us know how difficult the job is

Yer I know and I have to get a UJ aswell, but everything else is there!

 

[NeX]

Cheers guys Just as a note, if anyone was thinking of stealing it then they would have to get past the other immobilising features which I'm obviously not going to talk about

damn

 

[NeX]

Last 3 cars have had PAS and I prefer it now, my SLX with PAS was nicer to drive than the Super S, and for £25 can't go wrong.

did you get the CV as well, that was the only thing missing when i did mine. and don't forget to track it afterward.

 

[joesouthgate]

Its a UJ, and no I still have to get one.

 

[r-reg-sr]

plugs in somewhere in the loom too ? i think

 

[joesouthgate]

Yep I have already located plug taped up on car.

 

[hoodedreeper]

got yourself a bargain there Joe! Looking forward to seeing the PAS fitted

 

[joesouthgate]

Before:

After:

Fitted my Bluetooth stereo:

 

[Shaun]

Yay! Damn rear wipers are ugly!

 

[joesouthgate]

Yep In other news, it was insured and taxed today, so is now my daily driver

 

[Shaun]

Yep In other news, it was insured and taxed today, so is now my daily driver

Awesomness! Mind telling how much insurance cost you?

 

[joesouthgate]

I don't know to be honest, I am on the last 4 weeks of my policy which was taken out on my Astra 1.7Dti - 10month policy for £900 ish then onto my Focus for the last 6 weeks which I paid an extra £40 ish for then I got a £15 refund today, so its a bit confusing!

 

[Shaun]

I don't know to be honest, I am on the last 4 weeks of my policy which was taken out on my Astra 1.7Dti - 10month policy for £900 ish then onto my Focus for the last 6 weeks which I paid an extra £40 ish for then I got a £15 refund today, so its a bit confusing!

How many cars do you need?! lol

 

[joesouthgate]

Astra is sold now, and I was driving the Focus up to today so it will be sold in a couple of weeks once I'm back from hol.

 

[joesouthgate]

Did quite a few bits today.

Fitted the pressed rear number plate:

Fitted LEDs throughout:

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted a new amplified aerial:

 

[joesouthgate]

Modified the rear brake light with an LED one:

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted LED sidelights and 90/100w headlight bulbs:

 

[Stani1029]

Joe "LED" Southgate lol

 

[C0llis0n]

Looking extremely clean. (Y) Only just realised its you 'modded', very much looking forward to this build if your old Super S is anything to go by.

 

[joesouthgate]

Looking extremely clean. (Y) Only just realised its you 'modded', very much looking forward to this build if your old Super S is anything to go by.

Yep its me

 

[markbognor]

Pressed plate looks nice. On my to do list. Nice mod on the high level brake light too.

 

[NeX]

wait a minute you cut a hole in the roof carpet??? how are you going to cover that?

oh and a quick note, your engine will have to come out for the PAS. i tried to get one of of a car in a scrappy and failed, i asked the guys there to get it out and they cut the chassis leg off.

 

[Stani1029]

Aint the hole in the carpet covered by the sunroof handle?

 

[joesouthgate]

wait a minute you cut a hole in the roof carpet??? how are you going to cover that?

oh and a quick note, your engine will have to come out for the PAS. i tried to get one of of a car in a scrappy and failed, i asked the guys there to get it out and they cut the chassis leg off.

Oh course I didn't cut a hole in the headlining! That is the sun roof handle recess.
I'm sure I'll manage with the PAS.

 

[slimothy]

looking good

 

[joesouthgate]

PAS is fitted, bit of a #### of a job, but not too difficult and engine didn't need to come out
Also had a nice service and gearbox oil change so she is running nicely now, and I have modified my gearstick
Pics to follow.

 

[r-reg-sr]

i was thinking to bridge the gap:grinning: between power steering and non
put a stupidly or normal small steering wheel on to make it just as hard or slightly similar to the stiff ness of non power steer

CONGRATS on the successful transplant
gearstick what did you do knock the ball further up?

 

[joesouthgate]

No I chopped it down and welded it up, pics will explain when I am on my other computer.
Would like to put a smaller steering wheel on it but I will probably leave the airbag one on for now.

 

[joesouthgate]

Set about shortening my gearstick the other day.

Gear stick out:

Ready to be hacked up :

In bits:

Welded up:

I then used a bit of tube from old bike handlebars and welded on a sleeve for strength:

Fitted:

How it was before:

How it is now:

 

[joesouthgate]

Colour coded the boot handle:

And pulled out the aerial and colour coded the plastic for the time being:

Also colour coded the grommit and surprisingly the paint is holding okay at the moment lol:

Boot handle fitted:

My car and van

 

[Stewpotz]

looks sweet as mate, you got the super s alloys fitted yet?
where did you get the pressed plates from, which site did you get the dash leds from (if ebay can you link me) i got some for my dash but they dont illuminate properly

 

[joesouthgate]

Nah I need to get the alloys painted and tyres fitted.
Pressed plates were eBay - Link
Leds were from ultraleds : Link

 

[Seb_]

Painting aerial holder is very smart and renders nice, never seen that mod before, good idea! One newbie question: Is it that hard to remove the gearstick? Do I need to uplift the car as you done?


About your picture, Serena is cool! The design is similar to the K11. For me the Nissan golden age of design is 100NX= coupe , Serena=van, K11=compact, PrimeraP10=berline, they all share something in their shape.

 

[Stani1029]

Seb you can remove the gear stick from a trolley jack or axle stands. Is a pain in the ass like from low down as you need to remove the heat shield

 

[joesouthgate]

Painting aerial holder is very smart and renders nice, never seen that mod before, good idea! One newbie question: Is it that hard to remove the gearstick? Do I need to uplift the car as you done?

Nah you can just get underneith the car and do it, it is only a few bolts. Just handy to have a ramp

About your picture, Serena is cool! The design is similar to the K11. For me the Nissan golden age of design is 100NX= coupe , Serena=van, K11=compact, PrimeraP10=berline, they all share something in their shape.

I agree Although mine is an LDV Cub, which is a rebadged Nissan, I pulled off the LDV badge and there was the nissan badge shape underneith still lol

 

[joesouthgate]

Bought a splitter, will probably fit it on Friday:

And a tow sticker

And I painted the badge last week while doing the rest of the painting aswell:

 

[mintyfresh]

Looking good so far! You really don't hang about do you?

 

[joesouthgate]

Nope Won't be up to too much more for now though as I am moving and starting my own business in a few weeks.

 

[mintyfresh]

Oh wicked, good luck with the move & the new business

 

[joesouthgate]

Ta

 

[micra-mad]

what frout splitter you useing mate

 

[SefSuperS]

lovely mota bargin too (Y) think i got robbed paying £900 for a 74k super s thats not as straight well bubble on front wing and crease in door :doh: