My Micra Dot Rising To The Top! :)

[will930]

Fitted some 175/70/13 and its too big like a tractor with almost constant arch rub! If they wont swap ill have to use steelies sunday! Im outta time or money Hope the scrappers will take them back or swap them to 175/60 or 165/70 not much other choice! ###### im such a plebed ####

 

[markbognor]

They'll probably have some 155/65s in there cheap but 165/55 is probably your best bet for some extra clearance, though not nearly as likely in the scrappers unless they have just had a cinqucento sporting in.

 

[will930]

well i ended up trying 155/70 13's worked well and looked good but they were leasking so i gave up on them and ended up going to japfest with steelies and came back with new wheels which suit the car very well indeed!

well as some of you saw at japfest the car is looking good and going well

it has 20% tints all around the rear and on the sun strip with the paint work finished and here are a couple of pics with the open mouth grill finished

the track session went well with some mental cornering speeds and braking going on and didnt loose control at all not bad for never going around a track but i took the approach of just go for it and see how i do, as i said before i was complimented for my driving saying he struggled to keep up and how i was gone when he came around the corners... i didnt spin it unlike frank!!! although it took its tool mainly on the brakes!

turns out the disks are dead and the brake fluid is totally shot however has been bled but almost filled a jar with dark brown brake fluid!

also i managed to snap a bleed nipple off the rear! god knows how im going to get it off! if anyone has any ideas id much appreciate it!!!

well here are a couple of updated pics of my car and the ones of the brakes to follow when i upload my phone pics

some stickers

me walking towards the escort for the rally experience thing

and obviously pic of me on the track

 

[will930]

well i ended up trying 155/70 13's worked well and looked good but they were leasking so i gave up on them and ended up going to japfest with steelies and came back with new wheels which suit the car very well indeed!

well as some of you saw at japfest the car is looking good and going well

it has 20% tints all around the rear and on the sun strip with the paint work finished and here are a couple of pics with the open mouth grill finished

the track session went well with some mental cornering speeds and braking going on and didnt loose control at all not bad for never going around a track but i took the approach of just go for it and see how i do, as i said before i was complimented for my driving saying he struggled to keep up and how i was gone when he came around the corners... i didnt spin it unlike frank!!! although it took its tool mainly on the brakes!

turns out the disks are dead and the brake fluid is totally shot however has been bled but almost filled a jar with dark brown brake fluid!

also i managed to snap a bleed nipple off the rear! god knows how im going to get it off! if anyone has any ideas id much appreciate it!!!

well here are a couple of updated pics of my car and the ones of the brakes to follow when i upload my phone pics

some stickers

me walking towards the escort for the rally experience thing

and obviously pic of me on the track

 

[frank]

.. i didnt spin it unlike frank!!!

you obviously were,nt trying hard enough will and if you had,nt fallen back so far you would have witnessed my (2nd lap) spin eh :laugh:

 

[will930]

i was trying my hardest mate i was going for it but remember ive never driven on a track like that so i didnt really know the lines and what the car can do etc

i feel i done well to keep in the right direction and not to kill myself! im pretty chuffed!

 

[frank]

just a bit of banter mate :wasntme: you done good (Y)

 

[will930]

just a bit of banter mate :wasntme: you done good (Y)

exactly what i thought! i would love yo get it out on the track again but its not worthy for a full on track day etc!

 

[will930]

Ive been hit ffs ffs ffs arghhhhhhh

 

[markbognor]

Whats happend Will? Hit by what? Were you stationary?

 

[karlj]

What's happened??


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[Daniel]

What's going on Will?

 

[will930]

My mate actually pulled besidee too me too tight and ding its tiny but i managed to tcut it and theres a small dent which maybe able to come out with dent man but theres filler very close and a tiny scratch will show

 

[Daniel]

Ah, worried it was going to be something really serious. Long as you manage to fix it up somehow (Y)

 

[r-reg-sr]

dont joke around will !, this is one tidy car
wtf's happen'd?????

 

[r-reg-sr]

My mate actually pulled besidee too me too tight and ding its tiny but i managed to tcut it and theres a small dent which maybe able to come out with dent man but theres filler very close and a tiny scratch will show

ya mates looking some new york penalty points , quick whats his postal w'ell send some through:grinning:

 

[will930]

Na its kl her cae came off worse with paint falling off her polo lol but like ill sort it but its the tiniest ding on the rear arch but argh!

 

[r-reg-sr]

all this arghh arggh shhhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,its like your gargling all the time :laugh::laugh:
good excuse for you too finish all the little dents on him now

 

[will930]

Its on the rear quarter which i painted!

 

[Daniel]

Ahh, massive let down, eh? Is there no way you can punch the dent out from inside the car, or is it too low down or in the wrong place?

 

[will930]

Ill get the dent man onto it! He works wonders an the small scratch will mybe mop out

 

[will930]

right the small sratch should come out with a little time spent! and the dent should come out with the dent man but im going to get that done when im away and a few other small dents!

i will check my flywheel when i get some time this week however it has been in there since feburary so im sure it will be alright for now (Y)

stuff i have left to fit to the vehicle is just

my strut brace and wideband! i know people think they are a waste of time however i want to know how my car is running at times!

and the future isnt looking great! i cant see it getting past JAE before i maybe get a new car or if i can make mine exciting it will stay

my steering wheel needs straightening and i didnt put it on straight and i believe the tracking needs doing!

it needs new pads and disks and maybe track rod ends and the front wheels are perfectly balanced and still slight vibration so im hoping its track rod ends which ill do along with brakes and get it all re-tracked

 

[Daniel]

At least you can get the dent out. Other than that, sounds like you've got a lot of work on your hands. Hope you get it all sorted (Y)

 

[will930]

always alot of wortk to do! car seems to throw it at me! more lows to come though!

 

[Daniel]

Nah, always think positive (Y)

 

[markbognor]

always alot of wortk to do! car seems to throw it at me! more lows to come though!

More lows? thats exactly what are required

 

[Daniel]

More lows? thats exactly what are required

I see what your angle is, Mark :laugh::laughY)

 

[will930]

indeed i might get away with 1 coil off my suspension so what exactly would -50 give me with a coil falling off?

 

[markbognor]

Shattered kidneys, a bad back and a fine looking automobile.

Nah it probably wouldn't be that bad, lop a coil off, see how it sits and have a bit more if nessasary.

 

[Daniel]

How low are you already? Losing another coil on each corner should almost put your wheels in the arches. I need to get my arches rolled and flared so I can lose another coil as well, want more stretch and wheels in the arches :grinning:

You're not winning him over to the uber low crew Mark :laugh:

 

[Shaun]

Mine is gonna be sooo purdy when i get these damn wheels on!

 

[will930]

so how can i lop a coil off without having to pull the suspension off then? is it possible or a nightmare?

 

[Daniel]

You will have to take out the front struts and rear springs, it's the only way to do it. It is possible to chop a coil off the front springs while the struts are still on the car - I just wouldn't really recommend it

 

[will930]

fair enough im no good with damn wiring haha!

my wideband has come i just need to work out which wire goes where!

 

[will930]

well wheel is nearly ready to go back on! as ive been without one for the last couple days! i will reveal tomorrow!

also the narrowband is fitted and working as it should start-up starting at v rich and then dropping back to quite lean then blip the throttle and the needle flies lol but say bring the revs upto 3k it will blip the rich and then lean!

well each wire is wired in correctly as i wanted it aswel so im pleased with that

 

[Daniel]

Congrats on getting it set up exactly how you want mate, sounds like a good job (Y). You doing/done anything suspension wise?

 

[will930]

no nothing to the suspension yet! believe it or not i dont own a grinder (epic fail) but i might leave it for now and wait to get some corsa coilovers and hope they actually arrive this time!

 

[Daniel]

Well not everyone owns an angle grinder - my last one pretty much blew up, and haven't had a chance to replace it yet, I just use the neighbours one :laugh:. Just get a cheap one from Halfords or Screwfix or something, doesn't hurt to have one around. Or like you say, just wait and get hold of some Corsa coilovers and tailor them to fit (Y)

 

[will930]

pretty much need a grinder to fit them too lol

i do want some handling parts though

 

[Daniel]

Why do you need a grinder to fit them as well?

 

[will930]

well as some of you may know i was away in the lake district and it has some amazing roads that are dangerous and very steep but i always wennt for them and hoped for the best!

on this particular one called the hardknock and wrynose pass it has 25% gradients on the road! i had to stop on a bend and i was a little foot happy to pull away and just smoked the tires! wish i had got a picture! but here are some images from this stunning road

and finally leaving through trees to a view of lake Ullswater

 

[will930]

these images are from a different smaller pass that i done also

also remember me saying i got stuck in some pebbles while turning on a beach? lol i have some pictures but didnt get any of being pulled out by the freelander! i did end up with slight scuffing on the bottom of my front bumper which is a bummer!

i think what happed is where i tried to get myself out i have dug the wheels down and i was in the situation where it was resting on the front x-member as you might see from the pics that there more arch gap than normal!

one day while i was up north i cleaned and polished the car removing all bug splats etc and touching up all the small chips etc and took few better pictures specially of the new bodywork that i havent actually done yet!

 

[Shaun]

Come and clean my car! lol
Nice photos! (Y)

 

[alexzaki]

Nice work mate and lovely cruise!(Y)

 

[will930]

Nice work mate and lovely cruise!(Y)

i wouldnt have called it a cruise so much as clutch burning hard work!!!! lol its dangerous stuff

 

[will930]

time to do a spec list i think mainly for myself!

i will post this at the start of the thread too and keep that one up to date

EXTERIOR
- lowered 50mm on bilstein shocks and springs
- 14x6 5 spoke corsa wheels
- 185/50/R14 tires
- open mouth grill
- colour coded mirrors/handles/boot handles
- smoothed boot
- aierial respositioned to rear of roof
- smoothed lock on passenger door
- rear and rear quarter windows 20% visibility tinting
- stickers
- de-badged
- de-bumped
- all associated stickers removed
- sun strip

INTERIOR
- alpine head unit
- JBL door speakers
- extra interior lights each side of sunroof winder
- JDM dash cup holder
- super s front drivers seat
- petrol flap/boot popper from better spec model
- rev dials (green speedo & black rev counter and temp/petrol)
- white dial facia
- white/black dial surround
- unbranded steering wheel & boss
- blue cue ball gear knob

ENGINE
- CG13
- frankspeed manifold
- decatted front cat
- sportex cat back exhaust system
- N15 air box
- cold air feed
- nissan air filter
- 4kg lightened flywheel

DRIVE TRAIN
- cg10 g/box
- 160mm luk clutch
- pulsar short shifter

 

[r-reg-sr]

looks like time to have a well earn'd link up ?

 

[will930]

looks like time to have a well earn'd link up ?

yeah man when i get some money together ill pop over or something mate! will be good to see the car and have a little go with the coilovers mate!

 

[will930]

right this may be a clincher and make my thread sound like a soap again however! by next summer im going to need a better car for cruising for instance a diesel as ill be going daily trips to oxford and there is no way i could afford £25 if not more in petrol every day!

so for now untill i fully decide what to do i shall not be modding this car only maintinance and small mods but nothing major or anything silly!

i will still fit stuff that i have laying around waiting

 

[will930]

well this weekend was long i removed the entire dash and all the heating vents loosing coolant etc

in the process i removed the already broken afr gauge
the old alarm system has been removed and the car still works so thats a result!
removed the remains of the old aierial system
removed virtually all the sound deadening from behind the dash!
by-passed the dim dip system and chucked that box!

today fitted it all back together slowly making sure its right and rearranged all the wiring just to make it neater and to stop any possibility of it rattling and being very annoying!
got all the dash in and then realised i had routed the wiring for the centre cousoul long so had to pop the dash back out to do that properly and in the process due to being annoyed i damaged the sun strip

had to rerout the aierial again to day due to the excess wire wound up and left behind the dash! so i ran it accross the roof a few times and left myself with just enough to reach the radio and seems much better already!

had to rewire the radio as it had been bodged about a few times so it was a terrible mess and the drivers speaker worked when it wanted too!

all in all a progressive weekend although when i filled up the coolant again the idle speed has dropped ill kkep an eye on it and simply adjust it as needs be!

im thinking about wheels again!