The Green Mean MAchine Project ! :D

[L.Williams]

ive had my micra since i passed my test in october... done a few mods like cold air intake, debadged, de bumper stripped etc... time for the real work to begin!! will be pictures as often as possible!

 

[L.Williams]

Here She Is pretty much standard

 

[camoxodka]

can't see the picture :/

 

[L.Williams]

The Engine Bay -

 

[L.Williams]

Vauxhall Zafira Front Splitter Fitted ! Excuse The Scratches & Dirt... Will Be T Cutted Soon

 

[L.Williams]

Front Shot - (as you can see i've cut the middle out of grilles, gonna be sprayed black again soon, might mesh it)

 

[L.Williams]

either gonna spray my rocker cover tomorrow, or get to work on sanding down my steelies

 

[EnterScott]

Vauxhall Zafira Front Splitter Fitted ! Excuse The Scratches & Dirt... Will Be T Cutted Soon

Easy enough to fit the Zafira splitter mate? Tempted to steal the splitter off my mum and dads Zafira

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[L.Williams]

Easy enough to fit the Zafira splitter mate? Tempted to steal the splitter off my mum and dads Zafira

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very easy theres already holes in the splitter, that line up with the 2 end ones in the micra bumper, i just used a small drill whilst the car was slightly jacked up to drill new holes thru splitter and bumper and used cable ties to hold it on simple enough, and the removeale off the zafira? literally just RIPit off, it unclips straighjt away

 

[EnterScott]

very easy theres already holes in the splitter, that line up with the 2 end ones in the micra bumper, i just used a small drill whilst the car was slightly jacked up to drill new holes thru splitter and bumper and used cable ties to hold it on simple enough, and the removeale off the zafira? literally just RIPit off, it unclips straighjt away

Nice one so just a couple more hole around the middle of the bumper then yeah? And there was no need to trim the splitter to make it fit alright?

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[L.Williams]

Nice one so just a couple more hole around the middle of the bumper then yeah? And there was no need to trim the splitter to make it fit alright?

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yeahhh, just evenly spaced them out and no trimming what so ever is your micra lowered ?

 

[EnterScott]

yeahhh, just evenly spaced them out and no trimming what so ever is your micra lowered ?

Seems easy enough yeah it is dude

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[L.Williams]

Seems easy enough yeah it is dude

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more than easy, and how did you lower it ? i dont wanna fart around cutting springs or modifying shocks etc, just want ones that will fit direct and lower it simple

 

[EnterScott]

more than easy, and how did you lower it ? i dont wanna fart around cutting springs or modifying shocks etc, just want ones that will fit direct and lower it simple

I used matiz strut and spring at the front and corsa b shocks at the back and cut 2 coils all round nothings ever simple with micras haha with you wanting it being simple it
depends how much you want it lowered by?

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[L.Williams]

I used matiz strut and spring at the front and corsa b shocks at the back and cut 2 coils all round nothings ever simple with micras haha with you wanting it being simple it
depends how much you want it lowered by?

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only around 30mm all round ?

 

[L.Williams]

WDIDT?
Sprayed under side of bonnet black, black touch ups in the engine bay, re fitted standard airbox but with cold air feed,
pained top of airbox black, sprayed door handle surrounds black, sprayed engine rocker cover 'Ford Electric Orange'

BEFORE:
http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0147.jpg.html

Primer:
http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0156.jpg.html

On Goes The Electric Orange:
http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0159.jpg.html

Looking Sexay:
http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0161.jpg.html

AFTER:
http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0173.jpg.html

http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0171.jpg.html

 

[L.Williams]

also did my door handle surrounds

http://s1341.beta.photobucket.com/user/L_WilliamsMusic/media/SAM_0165.jpg.html

 

[EnterScott]

only around 30mm all round ?

Ah well you can get micra specific 30mm lowering springs off eBay no problem

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[L.Williams]

ahh okay cool, any links to these? or most of all pictures? i'd love to see what 30mm lower actually looks like lol

 

[mottymicra]

Fair play mate getting there!

 

[L.Williams]

Cheers mate!

 

[EnterScott]

ahh okay cool, any links to these? or most of all pictures? i'd love to see what 30mm lower actually looks like lol

That's one of the guys on the forums car here on a 35mm drop so 30mm drop won't look much different to that..

And if you search '30mm micra lowering springs' on eBay you'll be sorted

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[SirChris]

Remember the metal work should be cared for just as much as the asphetics... get that engine bay clean and free from rust!

 

[mottymicra]

Mines lowered 30 mm and the change in ride feel is a lot! Much nicer to drive

 

[L.Williams]

That's one of the guys on the forums car here on a 35mm drop so 30mm drop won't look much different to that..

And if you search '30mm micra lowering springs' on eBay you'll be sorted

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thanks a lot your a legend !

 

[L.Williams]

Mines lowered 30 mm and the change in ride feel is a lot! Much nicer to drive

did you just buy springs from ebay and fit them direct? or did they need modding ?

 

[EnterScott]

thanks a lot your a legend !

Not a problem buddy

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[L.Williams]

off came my plastic white spoke trims, of which i have grown tired of... and out comes the sand paper and wire brush... time to get these steels back up to scratch! gonna clean and sand them gradually and prime them..not sure what colour actual paint will be though, unless i just spray them standard aluminium silver and laquer it..

 

[L.Williams]

also file down the nissan 16 valve lettering on my rocker cover to bare metal so i can either keep it silver... or black... nice little black and orange combo going on under the hood

 

[L.Williams]

gonna paint my steelies white today!

 

[L.Williams]

painted one steelie white, and rasied my bonnet a few mm, dont like the white steels, gonna pop down halfrauds now and get some gloss black and laquer

 

[L.Williams]

cleaned up & sprayed my steelies gloss black also cleaned up my tyres with some back to black tyre restorer for £1 really good stuff!
sorry no pics of them fitted back on, lost daylight and fog took over pretttttttty quickly

 

[L.Williams]

its 9:45am... and im about to go paint my brake calipers electric orange !

 

[L.Williams]

painted the calipers!

 

[L.Williams]

steelies fitted back on, with orange calipers

 

[mottymicra]

How long did you leave it to dry before you drove it again?

 

[L.Williams]

just a few shots so far (Painted Steelies, Painted Calipers / Rear Drums / Door Handles, Raised bonnet, Zafira Front Splitter ETC)
needs to be lowered around 35 - 50mm, maybe 14's on too

 

[L.Williams]

How long did you leave it to dry before you drove it again?

i started it like 9am and didnt actually drive the car till about 5:30pm

 

[mottymicra]

Also how did you do the bonnet raising?

 

[L.Williams]

sanded and primed

 

[L.Williams]

painted and laqured finished product

 

[L.Williams]

Also how did you do the bonnet raising?

i actually used 2 longer bolts, which i took from the foot pegs off my old 50cc dirt bike, put them in the bottom hole, and used about 8 small washers each side

 

[L.Williams]

just bought a powerflow exhaust off suluR just waiting on delivery now btw mods are stopping till nexy year!

 

[L.Williams]

painted up my steels wheels again..this time...something a lil sexier looking

masked up

 

[L.Williams]

FINALLY!! after like 17 billon years..well just under 3 weeks of purchasing the sports exhaust of SulUR, i am getting round to fitting it on my day off friday! pay day as well on friday.... time to wrap the bonnet matte black...any idea how? like the cutting situation of the screen washers and the grill n such..

 

[L.Williams]

just ordered some satin black plasti dip in a can, gonna spray my bonnet first to see if i like it ! pictures as soon as its arrived and on !
other things on order - Too loud JDM sticker (to go above exhaust)
TRS Tow Strap (Orange)

 

[L.Williams]

change of plan...satin black is already on order...so nothing i can do about that now, but whole car is going matte white !

 

[L.Williams]

ordered myself a set of these for the rears
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grayston-...02296?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item2c668745d8

 

[L.Williams]

my orange TRS tow strap arrived this morning..

 

[r-reg-sr]

very nice choice of color here ! and brake stuff