what did you do to your micra today ?

[V-PlateProfile]

not yet but theres a 30mm kit in the boot to go on dont think i could go any lower over the almera gti rims

Im gonna go 35mm over the almera gti alloys, size of tyre you on?

 

[mike-f]

I'm going to go 50 over mine

 

[reflexuk]

Fitted both camshafts. On reflection it has got more poke, the car was / is heavy with all the stuff I have in it right now, keping it sluggish. Now it feels like I'm getting a good shove in the back just before I hit the rev limiter tbh.

 

[reflexuk]

Today I weighed in some scrap £4 whoopee! 5kg of it was the steel frame from the back seat back. Any day where you can shed 5kg from the car is good day

Purchased 4 steel wheels with 2x decent tread (odd) 155/70/13 tyres, a new door handle and a Haynes manual for £20. I reckon I can get more than half of it back selling the tyres and the manual.

 

[Tchaaa]

WDID? Left the window open by accident on a rainy night and had a rather soggy drive to my nan's this morning.

Any tips for drying it out quickly?

 

[karlj]

WDID? Left the window open by accident on a rainy night and had a rather soggy drive to my nan's this morning.

Any tips for drying it out quickly?

I've done this, no tips but it took a couple of days to dry out completely

 

[Guy]

Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers.

Repeat until dry .

 

[Tchaaa]

Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers. Sit on the seat. Change your trousers.

Repeat until dry .

I've put a towel down at the moment, saves the trouser situation

 

[frank]

got me some 14" yaris wheels to "double up" some nice megadish wheels for the narrowed axle

 

[MicrAde]

Having managed to acquire a mig welder for not much money I decided to tackle my rear turret. This is what I found

cleaned up

lower repair, needs a little more shaping then seam weld into place

weld this section into place and drill through bottom repair

then weld this plate into place, rust treat, paint and reassemble. Weather permitting of course

 

[reflexuk]

I've been looking through a wheel pile and it's difficult to find alternative wheels that fit due to the large centre bore diameter, clearly those yaris ones won't go either. I think the renault wheels go with a slightly smaller offset giving a wider stance but couldn't find any 13" diameter size. All the micra ones seem more prone to rust than other brands too. Apart from that I washed and sanded some stock wheels for paint as soon as weather permits.

 

[frank]

I've been looking through a wheel pile and it's difficult to find alternative wheels that fit due to the large centre bore diameter, clearly those yaris ones won't go either. its.

Aye vaux, dub, etc are smaller bore eh thats the beauty of cut,n,shut/doubling the wheels tho, you end up with leftover k11 centre,s

 

[Belly93]

Was mid painting my new filler flap and it decided to rain so that put a stop to that ill get a pic up soon as its done

EDIT: opinions first attempt

 

[Belly93]

finished painting my filler flap

 

[karlj]

WDID: trial fitted one of my compo's and they're nothing special just a set of wheels

 

[Belly93]

WDID: trial fitted one of my compo's and they're nothing special just a set of wheels

you get any pics?

 

[karlj]

1 but not going to bother putting it up

 

[Belly93]

look good?

 

[karlj]

It wasn't anything special, going to keep them for my next car though see if I like them on that

 

[Belly93]

You still looking to sell?

 

[karlj]

After JAE it's going

 

[Belly93]

£20 lol

 

[karlj]

£20 lol

-_-

 

[Belly93]

joke lol defo worth more than that

 

[mike-f]

rubbed down and put primer on my rocker cover not 100% what colour i will spray it

 

[Belly93]

rubbed down and put primer on my rocker cover not 100% what colour i will spray it

mines colour matched to the car

 

[MicrAde]

Welded rear turret, not the prettiest bit of welding but good penetration and strength were my aim

Tidy up with some filler

Rub down

And prime

Back on the road again.........happy days

 

[mike-f]

Hmm don't think it will look that good in green was thinking red with black lettering but it's been done too much then I thought why not go wild and go with something like florescent pink lol still not sure tho haha tomorrow will tell all on a side note anyone tried these http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=261085275827&index=12&nav=SEARCH&nid=13918939483 ??

 

[Dougyledds]

What did i do to my Playstaion? Oh this is the micra WDIDT! .. but anyway

Still might do the console buttons white and leave the reset button how it is, somehow this was fun as hell!

 

[leon]

lowered it

 

[Jay101]

Pics my friend!

 

[MicrAde]

Just drove it for grins because the last 3 weeks without it were s**t!

 

[hoopdub]

fixed my linkage just now, welcome back 1st and 2nd

 

[JoeK11]

Wished for lower springs, cannot believe the price of 50mm lowerings! and coilovers are mental expensive! I do have a mate who's good with cutting springs though... maybe AFTER next weeks MOT

 

[Eire]

Picked up my latest K11, pics to follow in the morning because i'm not long in lol

Sent from... My phone

 

[frank]

WDIDT ? fitted the re-pistoned 1367 into the red car, and made major progress on the custom axle too

 

[Belly93]

WDIDT ? fitted the re-pistoned 1367 into the red car, and made major progress on the custom axle too

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question frank when you remove the head how does the bottom chain not drop off the crankshaft cog?

 

[K11 Gazza]

WDID, Cleaned it for the first time in a while and realized I don't really have any pictures of it ha. So here it is after I cleaned it

 

[frank]

question frank when you remove the head how does the bottom chain not drop off the crankshaft cog?

The guides hold it in place mate you can remove that lower cover and still not able to remove the chain till you take the black plastic guide off

 

[Belly93]

so as long as i line the crank up with the timing mark for the cam and crank timing i should be able to remove the chain and remove the head with it in place

 

[frank]

so as long as i line the crank up with the timing mark for the cam and crank timing i should be able to remove the chain and remove the head with it in place

yes the chains just sit there when you remove the head, and the upper chain will only dislodge if you unhook it

 

[Jacko]

what we did to our micra today ?? ermmm buy it lol

 

[Belly93]

ok thanks another thing can the bottom casing be removed with the engine in the car?

 

[frank]

ok thanks another thing can the bottom casing be removed with the engine in the car?

if you remove the sump and pickup pipe yeh

 

[Belly93]

nice just a lad at work has done a few k12 timing chains and reckons cos he had to take the lump out on that i will on mine :/ nutter lol

 

[pollyp]

yes the chains just sit there when you remove the head, and the upper chain will only dislodge if you unhook it

and get it past that annoying metal peg feature at the top of the lower timing cover, I cut/snapped mine off so i could remove the upper chain

 

[hoopdub]

WDID dropped the gerkins out of my 1/4 pounder on the seat

 

[hoopdub]

Just got some clio 14" steels, and fitted some good 165/60/14s to them, going to paint them over the weekend. half inch wider than micra ones and ET35 fill the arches about 15mm more gloss black im thinking and gloss black bonnet

 

[karlj]

WDID: taxed it

 

[Jay101]

Just got some clio 14" steels, and fitted some good 165/60/14s to them, going to paint them over the weekend. half inch wider than micra ones and ET35 fill the arches about 15mm more gloss black im thinking and gloss black bonnet

I like gloss black