Nissan Micra K11 - Slovenia

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Hi guys!

My name is Alexander and im from Slovenia. I own a 94' Nissan
Micra K11. It's a 1.3 manual. I've been reading this forum for a
long long time and it's been a hell of a help to me
everytime i had a problem with my K11. There sure is alot of
iNFO here for Micra enthusiasts. Keep up the good work!

Well i got my Micra from my mom. She was the 2nd owner
of the car. My grandmother bought it back in 94' and was
the 1st owner. It's a great car. As soon as i became the owner
i started working on it with the help of Slovenia's Nissan & Infiniti forum: http://www.nissan-si.net/forum/

I spet quite alot of money for making this car run now like
a charm....and i LOVE it!

The engine till now is a stock CG13DE, but im hoping soon
for NA tuning on the CG or maybe a GA16DE swap. SR20DE would be awesome fun but crazy

Here is the list of the mods and add-ons i have now:

Audio setup:
-Ground Zero sub
-Ground Zero amp
-Balupunkt Sevilla MP38
-SPL Dynamics front speakers
-Aviator tweeters

Exhaust setup:
-Remus exhaust

Till now runing stock manifold and stock exhaust pipes. Hoping soon for 4-2-1 manifold and DECAT fi50 pipes with NA tuning on the CG13DE or GA16DE/SR20DE swap....we'll see

Chassis:
-H&R spring kit
-KYB Excel G gas suspension
-New stabilizer links
-New CV joints

Wheels & Tyres:
-Arcasting Excalibur 15" 7J rims
-Toyo Proxes 4 tyres (195/45/15)

Brake setup:
-Nissan Sunny N14 calipers
-Brembo discs (aircooled & 240mm....bye bye solid 234mm)
-Ferodo pads
-Castrol Response DOT4 brake fluid

Here are some pics:

More to come

See you around

Alex

 

[CMF_frank2]

looking good alexander
come and say hello on msc too http://www.micra.org.uk/forum.php

frank

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Thanks for the invitation frank. I'll put her up there as well

 

[CMF_nsm]

nice ride...what a small world,my dad is from where you are...

nick...

 

[CMF_Geoff W]

Very tidy little best there mate. Welcome and look forward to seeing the progress over the years.

Happy motoring

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

@nsm: Really? The world seems pretty small, i agree hehe . So do visit Slovenia then?

@Geoff W: Thanks man

I read the specs on your Micra......damn, seems like it's screamer! I can't wait to either swap engines or go for NA. Hope to make mine at least around 110-115bhp (then the real fun should begin).

 

[CMF_nsm]

never been...but maybe one day....heard its a beautiful place...

nick...

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Jup it's really a nice place. Nice roads, mountains, nature etc...except now it's all wet, snowy and dirty :/

Can't wait for spring. Ultra clean car, dry roads......best cruises

 

[CMF_fusca]

This with a look very good!
Your H & R springs are a 3.5 or 3?
Paragraph 1.3 have a lot to change the engine, for example ITB'S.

 

[CMF_Micra_King]

Is that the original color? Looks great and makes me want to paint my car the same.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

@fusca: The drop is 30mm. It's not a "lowrider" but i think 30mm suits
her pretty well

Just yesterday me and a friend were talking about engine mods and it will probably be something in that direction:

- Custom 4-2-1 manifold
- 50mm decat exhaust pipes
- Head porting
- Nissan Sunny 1.4 or 1.6 throttle body
- Nissan Sunny 1.6 Injectors
- Apexi s-AFC for optimization

Guess i'll start saving the money for that

@Micra_King: Jup, It's the original color. Actually when the car
is clean and polished....the color really shines

 

[CMF_fusca]

Thanks for the info.
Put in my 1.3 injection almera 1.4 and also put the exhaust line of 45mm without catalyst and muffler without getting missing collectors 4-2-1.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Ok, finally something new on the K11. Yesterday i received my CAI by Toyosports from UK. This is how it looks on the K11:

Guess the next step will be cleaning under the hood, polishing the rocker cover, and maybe spraying it.

See you all soon

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So yesterday me and a friend thought of a better way to stabilize the CAI. That's what we came up with

See ya

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Ok, so today i did some work on the car and repainted my brake drums. They were rusty and looked bad after putting the rims back on.

Thats how the brake drum looked with the rim on:

The drum after removing the rim:

Grinded & ready for paint job:

Painting the right brake drum:

Painting the left brake drum:

The final product (i think it looks way much better than before):

See ya

 

[CMF_fusca]

Good work!

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So i have been looking for some used bucket seats for my K11. All i have seen till now were seats in bad condition. Till i found those of the Suzuki Swift GTi. The guy wanted minimal money and i jumped straight ahead and bought them

That's how they look......i think will do much better in cornering than the original Micra seats of the LX model.

Now i'll have to figure out how to install them....just need some time probably hehe

Will report

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So i'm reporting back......

Belive it or not those SSGTi seats took me and a friend 11 hours straight work to fit them in my K11. OMG we almost lost our minds and nerves!!

But now their in and we took it for a spin today and i just love the quality of the ride.

Here's some pics....

I'm glad the seats project is over. Really

C ya

 

[CMF_yuniergarcia]

interestiing, very beauty. i'm doing change for mine too/ estoy haciendo cambios para el mio tambien...

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Thanks man! Your K11 is also sweeeet Can't wait to tint my windows in two weeks....

 

[CMF_Micra_King]

I really love your car alex. What did you do to fit the seats? They suit the car well.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Well, at first i wanted to do it the easy way. Fit the SSGTi seats on my original K11 rails. That didnt turn out pretty well, as the seats were then too hight. I could have cut the original K11 rails to reduce the height but i didnt want to destroy them. So the only remaining option was to install the SSGTi seats using the SSGTi rails.

The problem was that the SSGTi rails won't fit to the K11 floor, as the new rails were few cm wider than the K11 rails. So we hade to make custom parts using steel and aluminium to make the new rails fit onto the original drilled holes in the floor. Belive me it wasn't easy, but we did it somehow and most important out of all is that it works properply (doesn't crack, break, etc...)

Right now im in a hurry...must go to work :/ so i'll upload them pics for you tomorrow.

See ya,

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

@Micra_King: So here are the pics i promissed Hope they will make any sense

Front part:

That part i had to bend. Originally it was bent upwards, i bent it downwards to fit K11 drilled hole:

The Aluminium platform that connects the SSGTi rails to the K11 drilled holes in the front:

Back part:

Here we had to make parts using hard steel so that the seat won't bend or move. It had to be 100% firm. We used "S" shaped cut block, and a cube one to make the adjustments fit to K11 drilled holes.

We'll thats how you fit SSGTi seats in a K11 Im pretty sure, if you'll use any other seats it will be a completely different story but atleast you have some ideas how to fit other seats.

Greetings,

Alex

 

[CMF_Micra_King]

Interesting. Are you worried about how they will hold up if you ever have an accident? I do like how they seat look in the car.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Well, i hope it never comes to an accident hehe

No really, the seats are 100% firm, i think you can hang the car from the seats When all the bolts were firmly tightened we tok it for trip (mountain roads, quick corners, hard braking, bumpy roads etc...) and everything was perfect.

On the pics it may seem like everything is loose, but belive me when all the bolts were tightened to the max the rails dont move a mm

Im pleased with the results and the way we figured that out.

Se ya

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

OK, so a mini update

Today i got my glass tinted. Im so pleased with the results grr

The pugi is my friends, 1.6 90bhp. The car is lowered on VMAXX springs and has KYB Excel G gas
suspension (same as mine). Gotta admit it, that my H&R springs are much much stiffer (sometimes annoying ).

Some pics:

Greetings,
Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Not a big update, but thats how the car stands atm Recieved my clear side indicators from UK and a JDM shocker.

Few pics:

And some porn with my friends S14a @ stage 3a (380bhp, 510torque):

See ya

Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So a little unexpected update hehe

Yesterday my friend went to Italy to get some parts for his Clio. He came back
with this

And the gauge installed and runing:



Also recieved yesterday my boss kit for my aftermarket steering wheel (which im still waiting to get):

Will update,

Greetings,
Alex

 

[CMF_mycra]

very nice!! you must really love ur k11. keep it updated!!

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So a little update. I recieved my aftermarket Sparco steering wheel

Will add some pics when it will be in place, but here are some for now...

Also got this sticker:

Greetings,
Alex

 

[CMF_mycra]

very neat.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Thanks.

So today after work, i got the steering wheel in place. Was a bit of a struggle removing the old one hehe but its a success in the end

Pics are made with phone at night, so quality isnt the best:

Now, its time for a test ride

See ya,
Alex

 

[CMF_mipcar]

Great pics,you've done a really nice job with your car. In your very first post what is that interesting looking building in the 2nd photo? It looks like it has some type of external staircase.

Mychael

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Thanks man

Its an old church made by a famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jože_Plečnik

Greetings,
Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Here's a couple of pics i took today using a dig. camera as those made by mobile phone aren't that good hehe

Greetings,
Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So we had a Time Attack race here in Slovenia organized and i entered the competition with my K11. It was my first time to attend that track so i'm very very pleased with the results

Here's a pic of the track. It's called Raceland and it's located in Krško:

Here's a pic of the final timings:

- I drove 1:02 min so it's pretty good as my friend drives around 58 seconds in his Renault Clio RS (182) and those achieving under 58 seconds were driving on slick or semi slick tires...

Here's a couple of pics from that day:

And here are few mine:

There was some little drama hehe Will have to put together some videos and will post it here.

See ya,
Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

So here is the video i promised you of



Hope you'll enjoy it.

Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Here is another vid from that day made buy a guy that i dont know:

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Today me and a mate played a little with the car's lock. We put a blinking LED when the car's ignition is turned off. Looks like factory hehe

Here's a vid. of it:


I also recieved my Bosch Super 4 sparkplugs:

Will replace them by the end of this week as i will also change the engine's oil and oil filter.

 

[CMF_EBBdude]

looking better and better Alexzaki

 

[CMF_BEN129]

LOL to track safety.. no helmets WIN!!

how come u didnt tint the front door windows?

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

@EBBdude: Thanks man, you gave me the idea

@BEN129: Helmets = more weight hehe

About tinting the front windows...well i would have done the same but the damn new law in Slovenia restricts tinting the front windows :/ If i had tinted the windows before 1.1.2010 (i think) it would have been still possible but now you cant

 

[CMF_BEN129]

cant u just lie and say you did it back then?? lol

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Can't because you have to homologate it - stupid rules in Slovenia :/ Oh well hehe

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

A couple of new pics that my friend took

See ya,
Alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Finally something new on the K11. Jup, its the GTiR short shift shifter. As you all know its a straight bolt on fit. Today two friends helped me with installing it and OMG what a hardcore difference it makes

Here's the thing:

Driving the car now became even more fun I will take a video tomorrow so that you can see how the thing shifts now.

Cheers,
Alex

 

[CMF_Pierce]

Nice to see the passion still strong alex

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Thanks mate!

Went to work today in the morning and gotta say i love how the car shifts. Wasn't driving it hard, just cruising to work as i live near my work and the engine was cold.

Yesterday we also replaced the stock gear shifter centering spring with a bigger harder one and its just working perfectly with the new shifter.

 

[CMF_alexzaki1986]

Here is the vid i promised you:



Cheers,
Alex

 

[CMF_knotan]

very nice to se a micra on the track!!!