-
Please only use these forums for blogs, they are not a discussion forum
Stani's 1.0l 5 Door!!
- Thread starter Stani1029
- Start date
mullet
Ex. Club Member
cheers for the springs buddy ill be fitting them when i get home canny wait the car looks mint and i noticed ur lights
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
stani- have to had to strengthen the rear coilover mounts to take the coilovers?
if possible id like to do away with the spring all together and do what you have done?
please reply im eagerly awaiting the response!
nope theres no need to strengthen the mounts, why did you think that? also your thinking of not even having a spring? cheers
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
what do you need to know??
baguete
Site Supporter
Handling and confort ride. Are they easy to adjust?
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
handling is very good when youve got it setup right, i still need to mess about with mines for going round bends. ride comfort depends on wether you put them on soft or hard. either way its still pretty good. adjusting them is very easy to start with but once the get on the road for months you'll need a good wire brush but im guessing this is the same with any coilovers. cheers
martinb
Ex. Club Member
what i mean is id like a rear coilover setup on the rear,not the spring and shock, this way i would have to worry about the spring falling out etc on full rear droop
any chance on a measurement of the old spax ones length please bud?
i read some where you need to strengthen the mounts as the car wasnt designed to have its weight on there, but i guess spax(who know a hell of a lot more than me!) have decided its fine im good to go
just need some from a polo or golf or something similar in hieght!cheers(Y)(Y)
any chance on a measurement of the old spax ones length please bud?
i read some where you need to strengthen the mounts as the car wasnt designed to have its weight on there, but i guess spax(who know a hell of a lot more than me!) have decided its fine im good to go
just need some from a polo or golf or something similar in hieght!cheers(Y)(Y)
baguete
Site Supporter
Ok, thanks mate, i think i will order a set from Matt.
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
yesterday i fitted a new front wheel bearing. supposedly a press is needed but for your information its not. a press is needed if you aint got alot of time and i recommend you use one if you have access to one but i didnt so a hammer and a little bit of thinking soon got mines changed
plans for the car over the next couple weeks is to buy and mount a smaller intercooler. sort out the suspension to stop it rubbing the front inner arch. prep the turbo engine for fitment. and hopefully keep it a sleeper
plans for the car over the next couple weeks is to buy and mount a smaller intercooler. sort out the suspension to stop it rubbing the front inner arch. prep the turbo engine for fitment. and hopefully keep it a sleeper
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
had the car down the 1/4 mile today and im ashamed that i could only pull an 18.5 i think it was. best time was in the wet beleive it or not due to the r888's being too grippy in the dry for the 998cc engine, it just kept bogging down lol so i left very early and got some things done here are the pics
stripped the block down, and sprayed it, refitted with new hoses
stripped the block down, and sprayed it, refitted with new hoses
mintyfresh
Ex. Club Member
How far are you going to go with this car with other things like interior? To my knowledge a Micras never been featured in fastcar or max power? Could be the first!
Car looks ace, seriously loving it. But what exhaust manifold is that? looks a bit tacky. wouldn't you gain much more power with some nice tublar? It looks like standard manifold with flange welded to it. Also could you tell me where did you get the oil feed from? Did you have to drill into the block? would it be possible to use that oil filter relocation as and oil feed?thanks
the oil feed can be taken from a small hole just above cylinder 1-2 which is plugged with a small alan-key grub screw as standard.
and well done stani, bet your really enjoying having boost again eh
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
I didn't mean that it's turbo'd guys, hence the small update haha! You really think I would fit it and show no pics? Engine etc WILL be fitted this time in 2 weeks and I cannot wait! Doing the intercooler now saves time on the day for any problems solving issues...
Mckenzie- that manifold is the worst part of my whole turbo kit but I can't get anyone to replicate it with a better flow. I'm probably losing a bit of power through that too. As for the oil feed it's from eBay japan. And what noddie said about the oil feed. The return is fitted to the sump as one of my pictures show
Cheers
Mckenzie- that manifold is the worst part of my whole turbo kit but I can't get anyone to replicate it with a better flow. I'm probably losing a bit of power through that too. As for the oil feed it's from eBay japan. And what noddie said about the oil feed. The return is fitted to the sump as one of my pictures show
Cheers
I know HKS did nice manifold, but probably still restrictive as hell. Nice hand made is the way to ultimate power me thinks Jim-GR has beautiful one. Thanks for the info about the oil feed I did have a clue there is like a pre-drilled hole in the block. Looking forward to seeing your car boosted, again.(Y)
Jim-GR has beautiful one. Thanks for the info about the oil feed I did have a clue there is like a pre-drilled hole in the block. Looking forward to seeing your car boosted, again.(Y)
OP
OP
Stani1029
Club Member
BIG UPDATE!!
well last night i had the engine bay emptied within 2 hours and the whole front end off and called it a night. then today me and mikey made a start at 9.15 by getting the exhaust system off, then changed the gear linkages, the centre member and engine mounts. then we cleaned the engine bay, remove things that werent needed, added things that were. got the engine ready, bolted it up with gearbox, looms, liquids, new cv joints, new pulsar discs etc. fired it up around 3.30, hesitated at the first 2 turns then fired into life and runs sweet, sat and watched it till it heated up and its great. tomorrow we will be completing it i think with small things like boost gauge, turbo timer, putting the front end and bonnet back on.
p.s. aslong as it runs and drives sweet i will be booking it in for the standalone to be fitted within the next 2 weeks so completion within a month woo!!
http://s1038.photobucket.com/albums/a467/stani1029/?action=view¤t=IMG_0464.mp4
well last night i had the engine bay emptied within 2 hours and the whole front end off and called it a night. then today me and mikey made a start at 9.15 by getting the exhaust system off, then changed the gear linkages, the centre member and engine mounts. then we cleaned the engine bay, remove things that werent needed, added things that were. got the engine ready, bolted it up with gearbox, looms, liquids, new cv joints, new pulsar discs etc. fired it up around 3.30, hesitated at the first 2 turns then fired into life and runs sweet, sat and watched it till it heated up and its great. tomorrow we will be completing it i think with small things like boost gauge, turbo timer, putting the front end and bonnet back on.
p.s. aslong as it runs and drives sweet i will be booking it in for the standalone to be fitted within the next 2 weeks so completion within a month woo!!
http://s1038.photobucket.com/albums/a467/stani1029/?action=view¤t=IMG_0464.mp4
