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<blockquote data-quote="yoeddynz" data-source="post: 796148" data-attributes="member: 29813"><p>Well that was a bit more involved than I expected. But it was also as much fun as we had both hoped it would be.</p><p></p><p>The conversion this is.</p><p></p><p>Nup- the conversion of Minky into a 'SSS' Micra is what I'm talking about. </p><p></p><p>Both Hannah and I have spent way more time on these little cars than they'll ever be worth (well actually- word on the street is that K11s ARE the next big thing within the trendy JDM world to soon start soaring in value..)</p><p></p><p>But we dont care because its been fun and we now have a neat little car in the combination that we wanted. Plus its bloody mint in condition so for the tiny bit of monies its cost us we now have a very good, low milegae modern daily.</p><p></p><p>Bargain.</p><p></p><p>Lets go back a couple of weeks though. Hannah started stripping Minky down. Out with her little 1.0 auto. We will flick those off for sale - low mileage and it great condition.</p><p></p><p>Then she cleaned the engine bay out and it came up pretty sweet. Not rust anywhere. K11s can be prone to rust along the bottom of the radiator support and Molly has some decent rot going on there...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/4KGsdJG3" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/g0XJgJB3/20211201_101044_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So after Hannah cleaned the area we painted it black (easy to touch up in an area so prone to chipping/road grime) and I also filled the cross member with cavity wax..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/nCsHSRTn" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/kXsB4LbR/20211201_101017_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/F7qK951f" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sgfG43rJ/20211201_100911_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Whist in that area we swapped the radiators. Minky had an auto one with extra pipes no longer needed plus a outlet in a different place which meant an uglier hose. So out with Mollys radiator, the bolts which were pretty rusty and gave Hannah a mini battle...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/0Mc8FhLy" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/QCrH93m1/20211201_100948_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The battle was worth it though ! .... because....</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/xJx2tMzk" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Rh9ZCTCT/20211201_101219_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Is what Hannah found behind Mollys radiator. We have no idea how long its been residing there but its quite rusty and could have been dropped in there by someone in Japan. It still works which is good but even better is the fact that its of a particular size! This must be sort of like finding a reverse black hole of the automotive trades world when one of these gets spat back out onto your lap...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/XX1j8Sf2" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RV4WvvNz/20211201_101238_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>We almost had to have a sit down after that and just ponder life.</p><p></p><p>Anyway.</p><p></p><p>Then Minky was removed from the hoist and Molly was heaved up in the air for the next stage of the conversion. We wanted her disc brake rear end. Luckily all the bolts holding it in place freed off nicely and it was removed with no dramas. Unlike many UK cars where those bolts are well known for being seized solid from corrosion. While in there I also removed the rear anti sway bar, the front one already removed ages ago when we had pulled out Mollys engine. Minky is devoid of such sportiness and will happily be gifted these treats.</p><p></p><p>We wire brushed the surface rust off and painted it all. Came up sweet. I also removed the calipers and gave them a workout, freeing up the slightly sticky pistons that had been sitting a while with no use. Luckily the pads and discs are fine.</p><p></p><p>While Molly was on the hoist I lifted Minkys bum in the air onto some stands and removed her drum brake axle, bolts having all been loosened while she was on the hoist. Axles were then swapped and it went well. Only other thing needing swapping was the hand brake cables, easy.</p><p></p><p>I am as yet unsure if disc equipped k11s have a larger master cylinder bore - no real info on this and it doesn't seem mentioned on any threads I have found. From what I have found when looking up new M/Cs there is one with a bore 1mm larger. Possibly this is fitted on Molly and we can swap it over if needed. The brakes seemed fine on the floor so test drive will tell for sure.</p><p></p><p>I didn't take many photos at this point but here's a few of the axle in place..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/2bHHPxTD" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/1XSLVCqf/20211126_135037_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/ts0rQJdY" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/BnbRF1Xc/20211126_125911_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>While Minky's springs were out Hannah cleaned them and found out they are Apexi progressives with a 30mm drop. Nice.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/CnB49pzG" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/T1QHLRx4/20211125_185407_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>With Minkys drum brake axle swapped into Molly she was lowered back to earth and we could begin the dash swap. We stripped out Mollys setup first, just in case we might find a stumbling block. Luckily it all came out sweet as and much easier than I expected. We ended up removing the full loom as well because a workshop can never have enough automotive wire..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/68Lfk05m" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cLPk8kq0/20211127_172648_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Hannah had a little helper...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/2LQ110Jp" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cCjw5jBJ/20211127_181306_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Empty..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/bZ320Fvp" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/DzKdT9kJ/20211127_185624_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/sBj4shMD" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/pd8GQQx8/20211127_185612_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Then it was Minkys turn. Much bigger (uglier) dash came out leaving this...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/rzPnjQKG" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/X7VRVPWP/20211127_131156_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Dashing...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/kR3VM0TF" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Bbt2psDy/20211128_133125_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Now to look for those differences. I know you're in there! Where are you? Ah- I see you. Steel frame work behind the dash.</p><p></p><p>Yep- one of those things was not like the other. In fact one of those things was not quite the same.</p><p></p><p>The support bars were different. But luckily the mounting points on the A pillars and floor were exactly the same. The heater assemblies were also exactly the same, as were the heater controls. They just moved them up the dash for the facelift. So with both cars stripped out I slowly built Minky's interior back together with Mollys bits. A few drill holes were needed. Oh and also- while the whole lot was out I thought best to add a clutch pedal because we might need that.</p><p></p><p>Luckily the auto equipped cars have the same pressings and they even have the bolt crush tubes mounted in place!</p><p></p><p>No hole for clutch cable...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/k21BR6j5" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/fbZXFYmY/20211128_173944_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Hole for clutch cable...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/vDrTLSPk" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/L47PScj9/20211128_182156_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Couldn't be easier. Thanks Nissan...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/56ptDQWm" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bwf2D164/20211128_174025_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Tarted up Mollys clutch pedal with some black zinc it....</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/MMy65vYV" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/KzW1ZTkq/20211128_182219_(Custom).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yoeddynz, post: 796148, member: 29813"] Well that was a bit more involved than I expected. But it was also as much fun as we had both hoped it would be. The conversion this is. Nup- the conversion of Minky into a 'SSS' Micra is what I'm talking about. Both Hannah and I have spent way more time on these little cars than they'll ever be worth (well actually- word on the street is that K11s ARE the next big thing within the trendy JDM world to soon start soaring in value..) But we dont care because its been fun and we now have a neat little car in the combination that we wanted. Plus its bloody mint in condition so for the tiny bit of monies its cost us we now have a very good, low milegae modern daily. Bargain. Lets go back a couple of weeks though. Hannah started stripping Minky down. Out with her little 1.0 auto. We will flick those off for sale - low mileage and it great condition. Then she cleaned the engine bay out and it came up pretty sweet. Not rust anywhere. K11s can be prone to rust along the bottom of the radiator support and Molly has some decent rot going on there... [url=https://postimg.cc/4KGsdJG3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/g0XJgJB3/20211201_101044_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] So after Hannah cleaned the area we painted it black (easy to touch up in an area so prone to chipping/road grime) and I also filled the cross member with cavity wax.. [url=https://postimg.cc/nCsHSRTn][img]https://i.postimg.cc/kXsB4LbR/20211201_101017_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/F7qK951f][img]https://i.postimg.cc/sgfG43rJ/20211201_100911_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Whist in that area we swapped the radiators. Minky had an auto one with extra pipes no longer needed plus a outlet in a different place which meant an uglier hose. So out with Mollys radiator, the bolts which were pretty rusty and gave Hannah a mini battle... [url=https://postimg.cc/0Mc8FhLy][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QCrH93m1/20211201_100948_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] The battle was worth it though ! .... because.... [url=https://postimg.cc/xJx2tMzk][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Rh9ZCTCT/20211201_101219_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Is what Hannah found behind Mollys radiator. We have no idea how long its been residing there but its quite rusty and could have been dropped in there by someone in Japan. It still works which is good but even better is the fact that its of a particular size! This must be sort of like finding a reverse black hole of the automotive trades world when one of these gets spat back out onto your lap... [url=https://postimg.cc/XX1j8Sf2][img]https://i.postimg.cc/RV4WvvNz/20211201_101238_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] We almost had to have a sit down after that and just ponder life. Anyway. Then Minky was removed from the hoist and Molly was heaved up in the air for the next stage of the conversion. We wanted her disc brake rear end. Luckily all the bolts holding it in place freed off nicely and it was removed with no dramas. Unlike many UK cars where those bolts are well known for being seized solid from corrosion. While in there I also removed the rear anti sway bar, the front one already removed ages ago when we had pulled out Mollys engine. Minky is devoid of such sportiness and will happily be gifted these treats. We wire brushed the surface rust off and painted it all. Came up sweet. I also removed the calipers and gave them a workout, freeing up the slightly sticky pistons that had been sitting a while with no use. Luckily the pads and discs are fine. While Molly was on the hoist I lifted Minkys bum in the air onto some stands and removed her drum brake axle, bolts having all been loosened while she was on the hoist. Axles were then swapped and it went well. Only other thing needing swapping was the hand brake cables, easy. I am as yet unsure if disc equipped k11s have a larger master cylinder bore - no real info on this and it doesn't seem mentioned on any threads I have found. From what I have found when looking up new M/Cs there is one with a bore 1mm larger. Possibly this is fitted on Molly and we can swap it over if needed. The brakes seemed fine on the floor so test drive will tell for sure. I didn't take many photos at this point but here's a few of the axle in place.. [url=https://postimg.cc/2bHHPxTD][img]https://i.postimg.cc/1XSLVCqf/20211126_135037_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/ts0rQJdY][img]https://i.postimg.cc/BnbRF1Xc/20211126_125911_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] While Minky's springs were out Hannah cleaned them and found out they are Apexi progressives with a 30mm drop. Nice. [url=https://postimg.cc/CnB49pzG][img]https://i.postimg.cc/T1QHLRx4/20211125_185407_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] With Minkys drum brake axle swapped into Molly she was lowered back to earth and we could begin the dash swap. We stripped out Mollys setup first, just in case we might find a stumbling block. Luckily it all came out sweet as and much easier than I expected. We ended up removing the full loom as well because a workshop can never have enough automotive wire.. [url=https://postimg.cc/68Lfk05m][img]https://i.postimg.cc/cLPk8kq0/20211127_172648_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Hannah had a little helper... [url=https://postimg.cc/2LQ110Jp][img]https://i.postimg.cc/cCjw5jBJ/20211127_181306_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Empty.. [url=https://postimg.cc/bZ320Fvp][img]https://i.postimg.cc/DzKdT9kJ/20211127_185624_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/sBj4shMD][img]https://i.postimg.cc/pd8GQQx8/20211127_185612_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Then it was Minkys turn. Much bigger (uglier) dash came out leaving this... [url=https://postimg.cc/rzPnjQKG][img]https://i.postimg.cc/X7VRVPWP/20211127_131156_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Dashing... [url=https://postimg.cc/kR3VM0TF][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Bbt2psDy/20211128_133125_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Now to look for those differences. I know you're in there! Where are you? Ah- I see you. Steel frame work behind the dash. Yep- one of those things was not like the other. In fact one of those things was not quite the same. The support bars were different. But luckily the mounting points on the A pillars and floor were exactly the same. The heater assemblies were also exactly the same, as were the heater controls. They just moved them up the dash for the facelift. So with both cars stripped out I slowly built Minky's interior back together with Mollys bits. A few drill holes were needed. Oh and also- while the whole lot was out I thought best to add a clutch pedal because we might need that. Luckily the auto equipped cars have the same pressings and they even have the bolt crush tubes mounted in place! No hole for clutch cable... [url=https://postimg.cc/k21BR6j5][img]https://i.postimg.cc/fbZXFYmY/20211128_173944_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Hole for clutch cable... [url=https://postimg.cc/vDrTLSPk][img]https://i.postimg.cc/L47PScj9/20211128_182156_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Couldn't be easier. Thanks Nissan... [url=https://postimg.cc/56ptDQWm][img]https://i.postimg.cc/bwf2D164/20211128_174025_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] Tarted up Mollys clutch pedal with some black zinc it.... [url=https://postimg.cc/MMy65vYV][img]https://i.postimg.cc/KzW1ZTkq/20211128_182219_(Custom).jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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