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[Agent_Sm1th]

Made up a new power supply for the on-board cameras. Too wet to fit it at the moment. Rubbish weather.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Ordered some suspension from Andy @h701micra.
Certainly won't be ordering any other stuff from him. What a farce that turned out to be. Had to get solicitors involved to get my gear.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Ordered a rear towbar for my other spare Micra SE so that I can tow a small trailer. I'm not blogging about the other car though, as it's just a runaround so I can work on this black one.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

I may put some pics up though about how to fit the towbar and wire it up.

 

[Fujiwara-Ben]

Just been reading though your blog and i love what you've done with your K11C!
It's gotta be one of my favourites, and i look forward to seeing the turbo conversion

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Just been reading though your blog and i love what you've done with your K11C!
It's gotta be one of my favourites, and i look forward to seeing the turbo conversion

Thanks alot. Still trying to sort out the coilovers, but that's another story. Just don't have the time with work to do much at the moment.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Fitted a towbar to my spare car so I can move stuff around without messing up the boot. Also more camping stuff space in the trailer.
£71 eBay couple of hours to fit.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Ordered a Megasquirt MS3X fully sequential kit and all other associated parts from www.diyautotune.com so looking forward to that arriving and building it. Bit overkill for a Micra but I can swap it to any future cars.

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[infinity]

Cannot wait to see The megasquirt, did it set you back much?

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

$827 altogether. I did add quite a bit to the order though. They're $385 on their own.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

I've not received the kit yet. I'll document the build on here though.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Well all the Megasquirt kit is held at customs currently so I'll have to wait for a letter and pay a fee most probably.

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[RYB]

Well all the Megasquirt kit is held at customs currently so I'll have to wait for a letter and pay a fee most probably.

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My Rising rate fuel pressure regulator came from the states. FedEx automatically paid the import tax for me when customs held it and then sent a letter billing me for it when I received the item. After tax my $180 item cost £160 I think it was.


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[Agent_Sm1th]

So after paying them customs charges of £129, everything is finally here. How exciting.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

I'm still deciding whether or not to document the building of all the stimulators and the actual kit itself. I'll see.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

I may even YouTube it, if I can be bothered setting up the cameras.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

And so the build begins. Let's start with the JimStim first.

A good soldering iron is a must.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

JimStim test board assembled and tested ok.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

So onto the JimStimX board. You only need this if you've got the expander board for the MS3 for fully sequential fuel and ignition.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Little bit easier this one, but more tedious as there are lots of the same component.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

All done.

So now both the test boards are built, it's on to the main event.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

But I've not got enough time and solder to complete it, so it'll be next week maybe.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Finally started the Megasquirt MS3X build.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

So for those of you who want to know about the soldering, here's what I use for pretty much all my electronic projects.
ERSA 80A Iron. Its adjustable up to about 450degC, which is nice when I'm outside and it's cold. I can still solder larger gauge wire.

Here's the soldering tip size I use for electronic projects.

And the solder. It has to be top quality if you want a quality job done.
Over 30yrs of messing with electronics, I've found this to be the best to work with.

Yes it's a little expensive @£46/roll, but for the average jo it'll last forever.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Bit more done today.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Final assembly. Got quite a bit done today.

Now I just need to set up the laptop to load the firmware and set it up.

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[Skinner_87]

Impressive stuff!

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Impressive stuff!

Cheers, but it's still just an expensive black paper weight till I get it connected and set up.

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[stuntman]

I'm really impressed, please keep the updates coming, I'm interested in how the MS changes the drive and mpg of the micra

 

[Low Rider]

Cool project

I recently got a 60W solder station from my local Maplin to tackle all the wiring on the SuperS that needs doing, (nothing that technical though) but it's made the job so much easier!

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

I'm really impressed, please keep the updates coming, I'm interested in how the MS changes the drive and mpg of the micra

That'll all depend on the tuning map loaded and my right foot.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Cool project

I recently got a 60W solder station from my local Maplin to tackle all the wiring on the SuperS that needs doing, (nothing that technical though) but it's made the job so much easier!

Absolutely. Great place Maplin, they do some good stuff. So much better soldering wires and sleeving them rather than twisting together and covering in insulation tape.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Loaded the firmware and began setting it up to check the inputs and outputs.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Set it up as a V8 fully sequential spark and fuel, so I could check all the outputs. VR crank sensor with 12v pull up, and a Hall cam sensor with 5v pull up.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Then I picked up the bad boys at the scrapyard.

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[MikeHP]

Then I picked up the bad boys at the scrapyard.


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I've been thinking of doing Ka seats for a while - do you think you could let us know how well/easily they fit when you get round to it?

I like your car BTW - it's similar to how I'd like my 2nd FL to be except I'm an oddball that actually likes the contrasting colour on the bumpers/lower body. I'm really interested to see how the DIY ECU goes and the modded LED headlights were an inspired touch!

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

I'm glad you like it thanks. I took out a Micra seat and put one of the Ka seats in its place. It fits really well size wise. The rails are almost the same width also, give or take a couple of mm.

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[MikeHP]

Hmm sounds hopeful, thanks! Don't suppose you took a look at the rears?

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[Agent_Sm1th]

I did look at them but they were split type ones and mine is just single.

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[MikeHP]

I did look at them but they were split type ones and mine is just single.

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Ah sure. That's something for me to explore by myself then!

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[Andy5077]

Great thread mate wish I had your skill and knowledge! B-)

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

OK; so to fire the coilpacks on the Micra I can't just use the output pulse from the MS3X. I need high current coil drivers. That's what these are, bip373's.
I'm just waiting for a box to arrive to put them in, and then I can mount it in the engine bay to stop any interference.

I'll document the build when the stuff arrives.

As a little subnote, I should mention that if you use coilpacks with built in igniters such as LS2 coils, then you don't need the bip373 drivers as the MS3X can drive these out of the box.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Pieced together the ecu wiring to make it easier to wire in the Megasquirt.

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[infinity]

Is that from The factory manual on dropbox?

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Is that from The factory manual on dropbox?

Yes it is.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

So while I wait for a box to put the coilpack drivers into from China, I thought I'd make a start on fitting the Ford Ka front seats.
I've removed the mounting brackets off the Ka seats and just need to pop to the scrapyard to remove some from a Micra. I'll put up pictures and maybe a YouTube video when I get chance.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Some clear acrylic rod arrived today. I feel another little sub project coming along.

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[Loverlees]

I love what you've done to your micra, loving the stance..Keep up the good work..

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

My old welder broke down and I thought I better get a new one. Theyre always handy to have around.

I can make some nice seat mounts now anyway.

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[Agent_Sm1th]

Had a bit of spare time, so I stripped down a headlight for a project.
Just a prototype at the moment.
Looks ok though I think.

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