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Finally got some play time in the Bodgelair..... Cage lightly bolted in place. Seats refitted. That's probably going to be it for now, will be moving it to the lockup at the weekend hopefully so I can get a couple of other projects sorted. In the meantime I have some paperwork...

Hi @Kiza1208, it sure is. Pm me some delivery details and I will get it on its way, just cover the postage. Chris.

It's a Bodge, that's no doubt. You change the characteristics of the spring by chopping a bit off. That being said, I will be cutting mine on the pickup when it's done. Figure I could buy a couple of sets and feck about until I got it where I wanted it. :) Chris.

I went with a show cage for the pickup, but I will be losing the brackets and welding all together. Plus I can add a front section and door bars if I want to go full Monty. Chris.

Good tips. Worth investing in the updated WSM to give you all the basic steps. And if you don't have a breaker bar, a decent metal pole on the end of a socket wrench will do just fine, long as it gives you a better lever. Chris.

Congratulations! As much as I love fecking with cars, my woman would still have to take priority.

@Antony the only bit I don't get is where your wife is two people not one? Shame when you have to rethink your plans, but you can always regroup and pickup later. Chris.

Currently in Corsica, I haven't seen many Micras as they all drive French crap. Even my hire car which was supposed to be "VW Polo or similar" turned out to be a 208. I did spot this well lived in example in Bonifacio today...... Chris.

Okay two questions there! Firstly yes, you can use a cone air filter (I call them K&N type) and an oil breather filter. Much simpler solution. Lots of people do this, but sometimes the filter still allows dirty gasses into the engine bay, which makes the engine bay dirty. Secondly yes, you...

Yes you can. But as I mentioned further up, the breather from the engine (crank case ventilation) will chuck out oily hot air. With a standard air box, that air gets sucked back into the engine and recycled. If you fit an aftermarket air filter / cone filter etc the breather gasses are not...

Hi @Adamm Yes they are pretty good. Fit one, fit an oil catch can, job done. Chris.

You can never have too many tools. :)

Yup, new battery time. Batteries do strange things when they start to fail, I have had a couple recently that charged fine, tested fine on the bench, stood on the bench charged for days and the minute you open the bonnet they start to discharge. Fit them to a car, apply any sort of load, and...

Just been reading up on seat lowering. A lot of people opting for chopping foam out but does anyone have a real world example of the seat base being cut and re-welded? I would like to keep the stock seats, but I've also got a nice pair of Celica Gen7 leather seats I could use. I would...

If any other bolts give you trouble, simply address the issue with one of these.

Real men don't feel drafts @andy ;) But the bulkhead will be getting a top half later. C.

Got the bulkhead finished and ground down. Refitted the seatbelts and drivers seat to check spacing. So far so good. Chris.

If you look at the pic though, I'm not convinced that the hole goes into the gearbox. It may just have compromised the thread.

Hi @zooma, got your PM. Is the new ECU you have deffo not an immobilised version? If in doubt, nag the Nissan garage and they should be able to confirm the part number and what the ECU was fitted to etc. I will try and help, I've got the wsm and lots of wiring diagrams but a pic of both...

Holy crap you could have been at JAE in about an hour. Maybe we need a map of who is where, that way you will know just where all the Micra dudes and dudetes are. :) Chris.