what did you do to your micra today ?
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Fitted the spoiler. Just need to sort out the bumpers now.
Getting the banana ready for its MOT tomorrow
That looks really nice, bit rough around the edges (No offence) but just makes it look cool....Good luck for the MOT, mine passed the other day with 'no' advisories
It's only rough around the edges because I hit a hedge the first time I drove it and all the paint cracked haha!That looks really nice, bit rough around the edges (No offence) but just makes it look cool....Good luck for the MOT, mine passed the other day with 'no' advisories
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frank
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even so, ray the marshal was speaking highly of you today huggy
fitted properly and loose aren't the words I'd use to describe properly fitted wheels.
Bought this off ebay, but, its the wrong one innit ??? mines electronic, and this ones mechanical - yeah ???
I will have blue dials, they do them electronic, yes/no ???? Another boo boo by me I think.
That's a throttle body, dials, seatbelt pre-tensioner and belt all wrong now, I'll be able to build a micra from scratch at this rate
I will have blue dials, they do them electronic, yes/no ???? Another boo boo by me I think.
That's a throttle body, dials, seatbelt pre-tensioner and belt all wrong now, I'll be able to build a micra from scratch at this rate
I'll correct that. Fitted with the correct bolts
Thought it was wrong when I opened the packetyes they,re pre-facelift ones davy
Did they do blue dials on electronic facelifts ???? T
Thought it was wrong when I opened the packet
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I thought the colour was green, and yes they did them with electronic speedo drive. Don't you just love the way people cut wires
scrap dealer no doubt?Drove it like i stole it, noticed a large squeaking develop on one of the engine mounts when slamming into gears...
even so, ray the marshal was speaking highly of you today huggy
What event was that at? Not sure if im thinking of the right guy.. If i am he a was a good bloke
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frank
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the recent blyton one i think mate, he gave you one of his business cards ?
That would be the guy i was thinking of then, gave me a card and said if there's ever any help/questions needing answered to give him a bell
really nice guy and good event, back there next weekend
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frank
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aye, he,s a mate of our (rally mad) boss, and drives about 25k miles a year, marshaling eventsThat would be the guy i was thinking of then, gave me a card and said if there's ever any help/questions needing answered to give him a bell
aye, he,s a mate of our (rally mad) boss, and drives about 25k miles a year, marshaling events
Always need people like him to make events work, will have to have another natter if he's there
Learnt something today. The middle number on a tyre is a percentage of the width, and not a constant amount.
So, the wider the tyre means that the profile can be higher than one you have taken off, if the tyre you took off was narrower.
Hope that makes sense. It explains why my car is higher than before when I changed from 165/60s to 185/60s
So, the wider the tyre means that the profile can be higher than one you have taken off, if the tyre you took off was narrower.
Hope that makes sense. It explains why my car is higher than before when I changed from 165/60s to 185/60s
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frank
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he,s got some big event at shenstone iirc, so could,nt do your next sprintAlways need people like him to make events work, will have to have another natter if he's there
I always assumes the middle number was the tyre wall height in mm?
h701micra
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or sledge hammer
Makes me wanna remove my flywheel
Did you get a test run?
So did I, the geezer who checked my wheels today told me - he should know - live and learn
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frank
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sounds like a chainsaw eh andyMakes me wanna remove my flywheel
Did you get a test run?
and its got no shafts, and half a g/box, so i,m only testing for smoke and oil light reaction from cold etc
h701micra
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Sounds just fine to mesounds like a chainsaw eh andy
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Half a gearbox... how'd you manage that?... wasn't a strange sounding chainsaw was it
Ah I see
all good so far?What dya reckon to this h/g off a GA16... pretty blocked eh. I cleared the holes with a screwdriver... every coolant channel blocked
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frank
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the CR gaskets only have cyl # 1 galleries open andy, the others are very restricted for a more even heat exchange
h701micra
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That a ga gasket? I don't like the fact it has no holes... doesn't seem right
This gasket I have in that pic has holes all the way down... just blocked.
It'll be a genuine replacement anyways
see what they're like. It has a little bit of boost to hold up to (18psi iirc)
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its a CR (k12) one mate, i guess the coolant flows up cyl 1 and then along the length of the head, and the cylinder jackets just need a slower flow than the headThat a ga gasket? I don't like the fact it has no holes... doesn't seem right
This gasket I have in that pic has holes all the way down... just blocked.
It'll be a genuine replacement anyways
Tyres then. 155/70/15...... mm/ %of mm/ inches.... first number is width in mm, second is a % of the width. And third is inches. 3 smegging different units for one damn thing..... tis crazy.
h701micra
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I realised after I posted you did actually say it was a cr one
Seems a strange way around it to me. I'd rather have even flow to all cylinders :/
cars doing something odd at the moment
after about a half hour drive (quiet sprited inc motorway) the water in the overflow bottle is bubbling
this made me think head gasket
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it doesn't over heat
no mayo on the oil filler cap of any sign of oil in the water
any thoughts??
im going to run a cooling flush through it was wondering if may be some minor blockage etc
after about a half hour drive (quiet sprited inc motorway) the water in the overflow bottle is bubbling
this made me think head gasket
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it doesn't over heat
no mayo on the oil filler cap of any sign of oil in the water
any thoughts??
im going to run a cooling flush through it was wondering if may be some minor blockage etc
Enuo
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If is only a leak betqeen c/c and coolant pathways would give those symptoms
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frank
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the coolant level will be the clincher matt, if its not drinking coolant its fine
Enuo
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They can do the 4wd brake test if worst comes to worst
Couldn't wait till after winter
Couldn't wait till after winter
Let me know how they fit buddy, might need a set myself soon
Let me know how they fit buddy, might need a set myself soon
Will do, it's how far they stick out that I'm worried about, hope the wheels don't look lost in them
They're 45mm wide and I've got 30mm of poke so I hope the 15mm is hardly noticeable haha
I was thinking that in the first place but I've been told that it would be sketchy to run spacers on a wheel with -7 offset, not sure why exactly though :O
skymera
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Yes indeedy!
skymera
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Running spacers will probably add much more stress to the wheel bearings with the offset already -7
