low, slow & stickered

[K11shane]

hello all been on here for a while now but never posted so thought i would make a blog on my car so here it goes. Brought this little micra about a year ago now as my first jap car its loads of fun to drive. So i have done quite abit to her over the last year and hoping to do alot more especially the mechanical side of things. hoping to get it slightly lower and smooth all the panels so no door handels locks or anything. hope you all like it so far

how she looked when I brought her

next day did a few bits new speakers and new wheels

sprayed grills black and started stickerbombing

debadged front and rear, dewipered the rear

more stickerbombing

started painting the rear wheels orange

then lowered the car a little

went out for a little photoshoot with another k11

painted the other wheels orange

few more stickers

then decided to get rid of the door handles and locks for a smooth look

thats how it stands at the minute hope you all like the progress, all comments and suggestions are welcome :grinning:

cheers

 

[BLACK JACK]

it looks gd m8 but how to u lock it and get in lol i guess it has sentral locking

 

[frank]

looks great shane (Y)

 

[NeX]

great, what wheels are those?

 

[mov]

im sure they are Weller wheels?

 

[markbognor]

Yeah they are Wellers.

Looking good Shane.

Are you going to source a lockless fuel filler door? - even if you dont get round to fitting the cable and leave it internal release - it would smooth out that near side a little more.

That's a very cool sticker under your high level stop lamp

 

[K11shane]

it looks gd m8 but how to u lock it and get in lol i guess it has sentral locking

No it doesn't have central locking, i have a kill switch and a door release solenoid kit fitted

Yeah the wheels are wellers 7x13 on rear an 5.5 front

and yeah i will be looking for a smooth filler cap mark an yes the sticker is very cool (Y)
haven't seen you about lately mark normally see you whizzing around :laugh:

cheers for the comments all (Y)

 

[djtweaker]

dam nice!

 

[Scouse boy]

Awesome mate! any links to where you got those stickers for the stickerbombing from? keep up the good work buddy

 

[markbognor]

haven't seen you about lately mark normally see you whizzing around :laugh:

Until this afternoon :laugh:

 

[TheSam]

Bought

 

[markbognor]

^wtf?

 

[frank]

^wtf?

just sam correcting a "typo" in the op :grinning:

 

[TheSam]

mmmhhmm

 

[markbognor]

Ahhh

 

[K11shane]

Awesome mate! any links to where you got those stickers for the stickerbombing from? keep up the good work buddy

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=is_box_?k=stickerbomb

there bud, its like a whole book full of random stickers but they cover a lot as you can see
and thanks mate still quite abit to do :grinning:

 

[K11shane]

Yeah i said it then went out for a drive an saw you :laugh:

what you doing back on steels ?

 

[krisism]

how much coils did you cut off each spring mate? looks well btw!

 

[Robb]

Off to an awesome start here mate love it reminds me of my first micra, but much more epic (Y)

 

[K11shane]

how much coils did you cut off each spring mate? looks well btw!

think i cut off about 2.5 or 3 all round cant exactly remember as have chopped and gone back and chopped a little more a few times bud :laugh:

 

[K11shane]

Off to an awesome start here mate love it reminds me of my first micra, but much more epic (Y)

cheers bud :grinning:

 

[Chris Ward]

Looks absolutly class! may have to pinch some ideas (Y)

 

[K11shane]

Looks absolutly class! may have to pinch some ideas (Y)

cheers bud, yeah go ahead need any help with whatever you pinch give me a shout :grinning:

 

[krisism]

any updates boss? how did the springs sit with the coils chopped? much movement from them? when jacked? did you upgrade shocks or anything? or do the sit and ride fine mate? cause i just 13's 5.5, with a low profile tire and i dont wanna cut my 35's and yours is a seriously nice height

 

[K11shane]

any updates boss? how did the springs sit with the coils chopped? much movement from them? when jacked? did you upgrade shocks or anything? or do the sit and ride fine mate? cause i just 13's 5.5, with a low profile tire and i dont wanna cut my 35's and yours is a seriously nice height

yeah i got 2 new bumpers for it as the old owner had cracked both of them so went to the scrappy and got 2 new colour coded ones . The springs sit fine with the coils cut dont get much movement from them even when jacked they dont tend to fall out but i always check before i let it back down.

yeah i upgrade the rear springs, i had a pair of old mk3 fiesta front gmax 60mm lowering springs that fitted on the rear with no problem but i did cut another coil or coil an half off them . as you can see it sits nicely an i have lowered the rear more as said since those photos and the ride is good bud but i do get a bit of rub on the rear tyres as the poke quite a lot.

yeah im running 13's x 5.5 on the front. i would say cut them mate it makes it sit so much better and really improves handling aswell at the height im at but hopefully be modifying some coilovers to fit soon so will be going lower


heres the new front bumper anyway, dont have any of the rear yet and a random pic to show how the rear is sitting now but is on my uneven drive lol.

hope this helps bud.

 

[krisism]

yeah i got 2 new bumpers for it as the old owner had cracked both of them so went to the scrappy and got 2 new colour coded ones . The springs sit fine with the coils cut dont get much movement from them even when jacked they dont tend to fall out but i always check before i let it back down.

yeah i upgrade the rear springs, i had a pair of old mk3 fiesta front gmax 60mm lowering springs that fitted on the rear with no problem but i did cut another coil or coil an half off them . as you can see it sits nicely an i have lowered the rear more as said since those photos and the ride is good bud but i do get a bit of rub on the rear tyres as the poke quite a lot.

yeah im running 13's x 5.5 on the front. i would say cut them mate it makes it sit so much better and really improves handling aswell at the height im at but hopefully be modifying some coilovers to fit soon so will be going lower


heres the new front bumper anyway, dont have any of the rear yet and a random pic to show how the rear is sitting now but is on my uneven drive lol.

hope this helps bud.

does indeed boss! looks sweet man! really love the car i drive a silver facelift and just picked up a set of 13 x 5.5 alleycats with low profiles so 2/3 coils is a must to come off esecially if you said there is not much movement in the springs? you havnt upgraded the shocks etc then? or your panhard rod? how long have you been driving it with the cut springs?

 

[K11shane]

does indeed boss! looks sweet man! really love the car i drive a silver facelift and just picked up a set of 13 x 5.5 alleycats with low profiles so 2/3 coils is a must to come off esecially if you said there is not much movement in the springs? you havnt upgraded the shocks etc then? or your panhard rod? how long have you been driving it with the cut springs?

i really want a set of alleycats for this just 7's all round, but yeah it will need to come down bud. no i dont really notice much movement in the springs and no the shocks are standard all round mate just changed the rear springs. i havent changed the panhard rod yet but i do need to do that as it is a little bent an does make the tire poke more on the drivers side making it rub more.

i been driving on cut springs for a good 10 months bud not had a problem with them

 

[krisism]

i really want a set of alleycats for this just 7's all round, but yeah it will need to come down bud. no i dont really notice much movement in the springs and no the shocks are standard all round mate just changed the rear springs. i havent changed the panhard rod yet but i do need to do that as it is a little bent an does make the tire poke more on the drivers side making it rub more.

i been driving on cut springs for a good 10 months bud not had a problem with them

awesome mate thank you for all the replies have helped alot! yeah mate i picked my alleycats up for 250 with 4 brand new tires and all centre caps ill post up a pic when i get her lowered on the wheels thanks again mate much help!