Noddie's K11

[MicraFish]

you just pimped ur ride.. ur spare cars gt alloys on!! swop um ova..!

Agreed, those are really nice alloys!

Just a note Jamie, try not to use txt speak, the mods don't really like it and half of us can't get what people are saying

Goddamit...second page...

 

[Noddie]

yeah, i like the aloys too, got the centre caps for them aswell, they only thing is they are 13's so they wont fit over my gtir calipers (to be fitted when i get some bigger wheels), also, i cant really justify the rise in insurnace at the moment. does anyone know how much it puts your insurance up if you have aloys?

anyway...a small update:

i have sorted some more rust that i found in bottom of the rear door. i didnt know that it was as bad as it turned out to be, but i managed it...
here are some pics of the progress...

the rust holes

more of the big hole

trusty rust treatment (seems to work ok)

more treatment

filler (its like fiberglass paste that you mix with the hardener and just slap in) works a treat.

i put a piece of wire mesh behind the hole. i attached two pieces of wire to it so i could move it around and make sure it didnt fall inside.

well, i stopped taking pictures half way through the filling. but basicly after that i just filled it some more, sanded it down, and primered it (i am still to paint it in the propper white).
when i have painted it propperly i will get a pic up of the finnished item.

i have also been slowly getting on with the wiring loom for the hawk engine management. its a slow process when you are learning as you go.

 

[Noddie]

This arrived a couple of days ago!
came in gray/brown so a got out the rattle cans.
plastic primer, 2 coats of white, then 4 of laccer(sp). really nice and shiny.
and now i can drink hot chocolate on the move and not get it all over my trousers

p.s, im a man so i obviousely dont drink hot chocolate, i drink manly coffee

 

[joesouthgate]

Looks good that mate (Y)

 

[pjg1979]

Very nice, don't you have cup holders in the doors?

 

[Robert]

Nope, apparently only the 2nd facelifts did!

 

[jim_bling]

looks smart mate very nice spray job mate

 

[Noddie]

Thanks guys i like it, not had chance to use the cup holder yet though, i will give a full rundown of their performance when i have.
yeah, the paint came out ok, the only thing is that the white is a bit reflective in the windscreen, its not so bad as its on the passenger side.

 

[Noddie]

Cup holder review: wow, what a revelation! i dont know how i lived without them honistly. they make increase the pleasure whist drinking your hot beverage by aproximately 7 times. i would recommend them to anyone.

De-bumpstripped and gave her a nice T-cut the other day, also fitter the aloys off of the spare micra i had. will get some pics up soon.

Today i changed my T/B for a spare one i had as the power delivery was a bit lumpy and the spark plugs were indicating at a lean mixture. It runs really well now, its like i'v just added another 10bhp. but with one slight down side, the idle is not so good anymore she idles fine for a while, then the revs start to bounce around and eventualy the car dies.
Any idea as to what the problem could be? i have changed the IACV from my T/B to the one i just fitted but it hasnt really helped.

 

[joesouthgate]

I knowwhat you mean about the cup holder mate (Y)
Any pics of the alloys etc?

 

[1.3GX]

i love my cup holder, when im driving my gfs micra im like damn nowhere to put my drink lol

 

[Noddie]

Just thought i would update with some pics of the car as it is now:

 

[joesouthgate]

Looking good mate (Y) I would lower and refurb the alloys next

 

[Noddie]

Looking good mate (Y) I would lower and refurb the alloys next

thats for the positive feedback the car is coming off the road in a month (when my insurance runs out) so that i can get some serious work done it will be lowered, and different aloys will be baught for it to fit my GTIR calipers under. but really, before i do bodywork stuff i want to get my hawk ecu working on the car, and my wideband installed (man the list is enless!)

 

[Noddie]

Spent a couple of hours sorting out the rear brakes today as they are binding, (done one side). The plan is now to put it back on the road im really excited about having my micra back, i didnt realise how much i'v missed it untill i thought about getting it back.

 

[imp124]

will be nice to see it lol

 

[Noddie]

did the other side today, and baught one of those universal fog lights to get it through the mot, fingers crossed the car will be on the road some time next week!

 

[djtweaker]

nice dash To bad that they are not there for left-hand micra's

 

[Noddie]

yeah, imo its the best mod for a micra lol.
went to its mot the other day, failed on on a couple of bulbs and some rust on the o/s inner sill, il get that sorted when the weather impoves (anyone know what thickness plate i should use 2mm?) then she can go back on the road

 

[Seb_]

nice dash To bad that they are not there for left-hand micra's

Word. Pure frustration ...

 

[Noddie]

finnished the mot repairs today, couldnt wait till the weather clears up. the welding turned out to be a bit of a pig, used 1.2mm plate in the end, took me a bloody age to bend it into shape (should have bent it and then welded it in). looks a bit tatty as my welding/welder are pretty amature but it'l do the job. You'l never get better at anything enless you do it, thats how i see it, i'v gotta get good at welding at some point, cant be getting other people to do it for me forever. anyway, hopefully il get a retest tom morning before work.
When i get a place of my own im digging a bloody pit, im so fed up with being cramped under cars like a contortionist!!

 

[Stani1029]

nice to see your doing welding, i had never done welding before and decided to have a go at my sills, was very confident going into it and after getting the welder set up correctly i done an awesome job. was gutted when i put the car into the back of someone 2 weeks later and scrapped it

 

[Noddie]

car passed the other day(Y)
think the maf sensor is going now though getting lots of hesitation at low revs/high load, so il re-solder that tom if i get chance.
iv just found my camera so il be taking some more pictures of stuff now blogs are well boring with no pics!

 

[Shaun]

Excellent looking forward to the pics! car is looking promising! (Y) if only i had cup holders!

 

[Noddie]

just bought a tech-edge wideband controler costing me over £350!! bleeding exchange rate! just gotta wait for it to arrive now!
its this one: http://wbo2.com/3a1/default.htm

also, iv made up a crank pully with trigger wheel welded onto it and a bracket for the sensor. forgot to get pics but will take some when i fit it to the car. this should get the standalone running right so i can get on with learning to map

 

[frank]

looks a nice bit of it ed
keep us posted eh

 

[Noddie]

Small update and some pics

well, got back last night from liverpool and a cga manifold had arrived (Thank you Frank!(Y)) so i cracked on with trying to fit my Volvo injectors (cant remember exactly what car they are from but its a T5 turbo somthing, they are around 350cc)

and here are some pics:

front view of my makeshift trigger wheel, runs perfectly true though so my only worry is the balancing of the welds (and yes i do know they look terrible, i think its got somthing to do with using argon gas (its alot cheaper)

rear

this is the sensor bracket i made out of the 1.5mm sheet i had, i broke the plastic bracket off of the sensor so i had to make up a little metal one to hold it

CGA inlet mani as it arrived

The Volvo injectors

cleaned them

test fit the injectors (like a glove (Y))

the volvo injectors are slightly longer (8mm odd longer) so with the help of some washers the rail went strait on too

close up of the rail spacers

I did a little poloshing while i was there, get rid of some of the sharp edges

Micra V Volvo injector:

 

[frank]

looking good ed (Y)
the CGA topfeed setup gives you more injector options eh

 

[Noddie]

yeah, seems to Frank(Y) Nis off here was running Volvo injectors but is now running aftermarket ones, so there is obviousely the option of aftermarket ones with this set-up aswell.

I have now found that the CG13 TB that i have doesnt fit the CGA inlet mani, the different hole spacing can be got around, but the IACV fouls on the injector rail, so i will now have to get a CGA TB and try to work out the plug wiring for my loom.

other progress:
I have been modifying the piece of plastic that goes under the centre console so that it will take my head-unit and then i can use the space in the centre console to fit my gauges(Y)

 

[baguete]

Nice work mate (Y)

 

[Noddie]

Iv been playing around, getting the cg13 TB to mount onto the new mani. the only way i could think to do it was to fix a plate onto the mani, then weld another plate onto that which has threaded holes in it to bolt the TB onto, it wont look pretty, but we'll see if it works. im abot half way there, and il get some pics up when i finish.
I also picked up a set of these http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/9436/referer/rc_googleproduct.html from halfords for a song! (ex dis (not wired in)) cost me £15 so at some point il get that all wired up with my spare amp, yes i do realise that they are extremely ugly, i will find a way to hide them

 

[mihtymicra]

there extremly good speakers ive been told

 

[Stani1029]

i went through all this with the cg13 throttle body and cga inlet, just bought the cga throttle body instead but there expensive (£120) and where did you get those injectors? i need something about that size as i only have sr20 ones

 

[micras69]

i went through all this with the cg13 throttle body and cga inlet, just bought the cga throttle body instead but there expensive (£120) and where did you get those injectors? i need something about that size as i only have sr20 ones

+2 i could do with some the same ED fi you dont mind sharing the info mate?

 

[Noddie]

the injectors are from a volvo t5 of some kind, i got them off ebay for like £30. i cant remeber exactly which car but i will get the number (bosch) off them when i get chance.

Update:
Well, i'v finnished to adaption. it doesnt look pretty (mainly because my welding is crud) but it will work(Y)

Here is the difference in footprint between the to TB's

I then cut out two pieces of sheet with the cga3 footprint (two sheets because all i could get was 3mm and it needed to be thicker), and welded them together:




Bottom sheet ready to be bolted down to manifold:

bolt is down with gasket between:

all snug:


Then to grind back the tops of the bolts to make them flush with the sheed:


then to cut out two top sheets and weld together:


tapping M8 thread into top sheet:

one of the threads didnt work out so well (stripped thread) but luckely i could weld a nut on the bottom so its all ok(Y):


I then welded the top and bottom sheets together...
which thankfully i forgot to get pictures of because my welding is terrible

i then tidied it up a bit with some of that chemical metal epoxy stuff and smoothed some of the rougher edges for better air-flow.


and here are some pics of it all together:






oh, and a pic of the 6x9's

 

[micras69]

nice work there ED (Y)

 

[Noddie]

Last night i sprayed up that mani again so its all nice and silver.
But i spent most of the time strengthening my rear parcel shelf and fitting my new speakers and amp into it. Atm it looks a bit rough but the plan is to cover the wood with fiberglass and then paint it, and re-carpet the top.
Here are some pics:

 

[Noddie]

The wideband controler arrived today!
somehow i managed to avoid the £70 tax! and i worked out why it cost so much, i ordered the sensor aswell by accident (i already have one) so i have a spare now i guess...

 

[Noddie]

Just finnished re-locating the battery to the boot, and wiring in the 6x9s.
The sound is ok, bit dull on the bass but it'l do, not bad for £15.
will get some pics up soon.

 

[Noddie]

new picture uploading system doesnt seem to be working for me...

 

[Noddie]

managed it,

 

[djtweaker]

nice work but.. how do you load?

 

[Noddie]

the pictures? i dunno tbh, it seemed pretty complicated, i still cant work out how to make them big on the screen... im sure someone will be able to explain

 

[Stani1029]

upload them onto you bebo or whatever you use, i then enlarge them onto a seperate window, highlight the page its coming from and in this post click insert image and put it there

 

[Noddie]

Just finished making the temp exhaurst for the turbo setup. Its been good fun, and iv learnt some stuff which will come in handy when i make the stainless one.
here's some pics, its not perfect, but it'l do till i make the propper one.
the tube is 2" and the turbo flange was made from 10mm plate (bloody hard work!) the other bits (reducers) were done out of 1.5mm sheet i had.
picture uploading is hit and miss at the best of times, so here is a link to my facebook where i have uploaded them.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?a...hp?pid=4593356&id=505344046&fbid=330930244046

 

[Manny]

pictures arnt showing up? for the above post

 

[Noddie]

hope that works, not sure if you have to be my friend to see them?

 

[Noddie]

Lets try again...

 

[Shaun]

awesome! (Y)

 

[superls]

great work with the exhaust, where was the manifold from?

how much was that wideband you ordered by accident, migh be interested if its not too expensive.