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these screw tops on the catch cans always been a PITA to access so I printed a simple press-on cap. the cans ain't under pressure so they'll be fine just needs a new label :p

Checking the brake wear today. Discs look good Front pads fitted 7mths ago are nicely bedded but the fresh rear pads I fitted last month ain't fully bedded in. bare in mind I had to manually sand it thinner cos it was originally too thick, so it wasn't perfectly flat hence why the edges...

printed a little dust cap for the BC BR coilover top mounts 😁

2024-01-23 Print Stronger Air Intake Ducting After the drive with Jack down south to collect his new car, I discover the printed air duct was now deformed (maybe from heat & vibration & not being rigid enough) I redesigned a stiffer mounting took over 15hrs to print 😬 while it...

So Jack was aware of my situation and asked me to give him a cruise out since he was gonna go buy another micra (it gets me out the house and he paid the fuel/food which was cheaper for him than taking the train) while Jack was buying the car, I noticed my air filter duct was broken, oops...

It's been a terrible last few months for me. Quit my last job as delivery driver since Nov (in the hope I'd have the confidence to find a new proper job in the new year). In december I split from a lady I was seeing since Oct, who used me and broke my confidence. In new year I very briefly met...

Brake pads were Blueprint ADN14283 Brake discs were Bosch 0986479104 Fitted back in January 2020 https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-781787 Currently only half worn, they've covered 36.5k in 4yrs, daily commuting with occasional intense long trackdays. The inner pads...

rear pads are now half worn and discs have a noticable rusty lip but feeling little weak so it's best to replace em fitted some new discs (BrakeWorld RS3657) & spare pads that Jack gave me. the thickest set of pads (DriveMaster PAD780) were 18.15mm (way too thick to fit within the...

Kassandra passed her MOT but barely 🙈 handbrake was too weak (I'll overhaul the calipers & replace the rear disc/pads), my modded tie-rods might be an issue (so may need to revert back to standard hub/arm/rods), fast idle emission is barely ok but really struggles on low idle (primary cat is...

With her MOT coming up, it's time to remove the decat but realised I fitted the old janspeed exhaust this year, which uses the normal flange whereas my prev exhaust used V-bands Decided to chop the flange off and swap it over to the cat

Changed oil & filter Here's a look inside a micra horn 12v would energize the voice coil, pulling the middle plunger down, which breaks the contact switch, coil relaxs, plunger springs back up, contacts touch & repeat. The curved dish attached to the oscillating plunger creates the horn...

2023-12-11 Welding Mercedes 190E Wheel Arch In preparation for continuing to repair my m8s old rusty Mercedes, I made some simple free butt-welding clamps rather than paying over £20 in machine-mart They clamp the thin panels closely like this So visiting his garage, I marked the area...

replaced the hazard switch which had a blown bulb the top left turret top has some rust cutting a small piece out to check underneath wasn't too bad replaced the worn RH ball joint before her MOT the cheap wipers I got from work doesn't last any longer than few months before it...

2023-11-23 Replace Door Hinges For the past few months I've had this really annoying buzzing sound from the door/A-pillar while cruising, which was really difficult to locate and stops when I press the top of the door. Jack said it'll be worn door hinges allowing movement and yeah my 30yr old...

2023-11-21 Test Fit Front Panels Visited Jack for a catch up and collect some spare parts to mend Kassandra including spare bonnet, front wings, door hinges & switches removing the front end to assess the damage the outer panels & bumper bracket took most of the brunt the chassis...

yeah it runs E10 fine ran mine on it for few yrs now :cool:

2023-11-01 Roadtrip Part 2 After repairing the crash damage I resume the roadtrip, heading straight back into Bolton haha 😅 this time I went via another way & was fine the plan was to meet up with my gf when she gets the train from down south, unfortunately there was a big storm warning...

2023-10-29 Roadtrip To Bolton & Car Crash! My roadtrip started off with a wet morning plan was to head towards Bolton (where I first studied car design at Uni and haven't been for 20yrs) to meet up with my new gf. the weather soon turned nice 😎 next morning I cleaned the car to resume...