Hi to all who know me in the club.
After much thought and consideration, as way to help others as I have been helped here. (There are some genuine and helpful persons in this club)
Please don't think all this work was done by me, in all honesty I could not have done it on my own. With God's help and advise from members from here (Frank, Nex, Baguete, Noddie and the rest) and other forums, some big tasks have been achieved.
Why I never posted before was simply modesty, but I realised I wasn't helping others on here who want to do similar mods to what I have already done or about to do.
I will list all the various mods, and if you need help advise I will help best I can or point you in the right direction. I have just jotted everything down quickly, I don’t know when I will get time to update, but feel free to message me. I will try to get back to you asap. Pics etc will be copied over in due time I just want to get things down, so it can look up when reading/searching for people who need help etc
Nissan March from Japan.
Contents
Remote Starter
Electric roof Switch (same as a sunroof switch)
Boot popper solenoid
Rear reverse light to fog light conversion
Heated Seats
Rear boot light
Fog lights
Automatic night lights
Auto box to manual conversion (Completed by me started by someone else)
Rear Brake disc conversion
Turbo conversion
1.0Gearbox to 1.3 Conversion
Remote Starter
For this type of vehicle, please look at the older alarms by Clifford G4/G5 versions Concept 300, Concept 600 with remote starter. If you need help with the cabling I can try and dig up diagrams etc.
Electric Roof Switch
I had to make an electronic relay (same as a sunroof relay). I have a picture of it somewhere and will upload pictures as soon as I can.
Heated Seats (Well worth it and takes a less than a day)
You can purchase a valeo heated seat kit from Ebay for about £60. It is pretty straight forward to install for someone who is willing to put in the effort and basic electronics knowledge (live Earth etc). You have to remove the seats undo all the metal clips and lift/remove the cloth. Stick on the heated patches to the seat and back support cable tie or bend back the metal clips refit the seats. Connect up the wiring. I used a relay to control the seats to only work when the car is started
Automatic night lights
Not an easy install and requires a bit more knowledge of electronics etc, as you can get the easily connect to the wrong wires and cause problems.
Boot popper (Well worth, takes a few hours)
You need basic electronics knowledge, the basic kit is about £20-£30. You can fit it with a button on the dash etc or connect it to your alarm. I added mine to the alarm, so when I press the boot release on the fob it opens the boot. (Connect it to the aux(boot release wire on alarm).
Rear reverse light to fog light conversion (for imports)
If you don't want a big external rear fog light. You can connect up your rear fog light to one of the reverse lights if you have Two. Fairly straight forward install, just remember to isolate/cut the wire from the other reverse light and add a red bulb. To simplify thing just purchase a rear fog light kit and don't use the light instead connect it to reverse light. Remember to change to bulb colour to Red.
Rear boot light (See Nex's blog, he has done it very well)
Simply get a light from salvage or dealer and connect it up to the boot with a boot switch, you can get the power from a constant live (may be able to tap the internal light inside the car)
Rear brake disc conversion (I am not sure if it is worth it or not, not fully tested as vehicle has been off road)
This is much easier on a ramp. I did manage to do it on the floor with axle stands ( I do have industrial ones, which can hold up a truck). Make sure you get the hand brake cables etc, as they are different, you will need to make some brackets etc. You can quite easily do this by bending over soft metal. Otherwise pretty much a bolt on fit. ABS non ABS I think it doesn't matter they should all fit the same I do have ABS. I think they will fit the other way I have done similar conversions on other vehicles. It is much easier than you would expect. You have to be careful and work safely, it can be done in a day or so, you just have to play around with feeding the hand brake cables etc.
Turbo conversion
If you get noddie (ask him nicely) to make you a custom manifold with hks or any other flange. You just have to source Turbo and wastegate, oil lines, intercooler, piping and ECU. I used a custom ECU (AEM) in the end as it seemed the easier option for me, as I was getting help with tuning etc. I used custom one and kept the wiring diagrams somewhere. I had to get a lot of things made custom for the project, just because of availability of parts etc. You have to size the turbo correctly for your needs. Can discuss this in detail. I also upgraded clutch and put a lightened flywheel on this should also help increase performance.
This is an early picture of me test fitting turbo and manifold
The oil line is custom made. I used a braided hose, you can't tell from the picture it is braded and it has a rating for pressure in bar, and temperature. I do have air con so I have gone for a top mount(don't comment why I didn't get rid of air con, I like my gadgets)
Here is a picture of the oil out going into the sump.
I used an ordinary oil pipe for the return, there should not be much pressure on the return, but it will need to be heat resistant.
This is my first attempt at putting it together to see what happens. Plus I was still using the car at the time and needed it driveable.
It was after this early attempt to put things together and see what happens I discovered, it was making serious boost, but car would not move. It wasn't until I got a friend of mine to sit with me he pointed out the clutch was slipping. I began to look at ways of resolving this issue.
Thanks to Frank and Baguete I decided to use the GA16 clutch and flywheel on the 1.3 Gearbox, only problem was I discovered the gearbox in my car was not a 1.3, it was a 1.0. They are so interchangeable I discovered even the scrapyard guys give 1.0 boxes when you ask for a 1.3, they know it will mate up and work. You have to be specific and request the 1.3 to get the 1.3, one way to tell it is bigger and it has three/four stripes on the top of it. I will try to get a picture up later.
To get my car on the road I need a manual Speedo drive that is on the gearbox, unless I find another way to measure speed and distance.
1.0 Gearbox (pre 98) to 1.3 Conversion (With 1.6 Flywheel and Clutch)
I had a hard time finding the 1.3L Gearbox, for the conversion you need the drive shafts, Clutch, pressure plate, Flywheel and the gear levers from the 1.3 gearbox, as they are a different size. You can just cut and weld the two gearbox levers to fit. You may need to change the speedo cable from electronic to manual. My gearbox support brackets were different size on mine so I sourced the 1.3 ones.
After much thought and consideration, as way to help others as I have been helped here. (There are some genuine and helpful persons in this club)
Please don't think all this work was done by me, in all honesty I could not have done it on my own. With God's help and advise from members from here (Frank, Nex, Baguete, Noddie and the rest) and other forums, some big tasks have been achieved.
Why I never posted before was simply modesty, but I realised I wasn't helping others on here who want to do similar mods to what I have already done or about to do.
I will list all the various mods, and if you need help advise I will help best I can or point you in the right direction. I have just jotted everything down quickly, I don’t know when I will get time to update, but feel free to message me. I will try to get back to you asap. Pics etc will be copied over in due time I just want to get things down, so it can look up when reading/searching for people who need help etc
Nissan March from Japan.
Contents
Remote Starter
Electric roof Switch (same as a sunroof switch)
Boot popper solenoid
Rear reverse light to fog light conversion
Heated Seats
Rear boot light
Fog lights
Automatic night lights
Auto box to manual conversion (Completed by me started by someone else)
Rear Brake disc conversion
Turbo conversion
1.0Gearbox to 1.3 Conversion
Remote Starter
For this type of vehicle, please look at the older alarms by Clifford G4/G5 versions Concept 300, Concept 600 with remote starter. If you need help with the cabling I can try and dig up diagrams etc.
Electric Roof Switch
I had to make an electronic relay (same as a sunroof relay). I have a picture of it somewhere and will upload pictures as soon as I can.
Heated Seats (Well worth it and takes a less than a day)
You can purchase a valeo heated seat kit from Ebay for about £60. It is pretty straight forward to install for someone who is willing to put in the effort and basic electronics knowledge (live Earth etc). You have to remove the seats undo all the metal clips and lift/remove the cloth. Stick on the heated patches to the seat and back support cable tie or bend back the metal clips refit the seats. Connect up the wiring. I used a relay to control the seats to only work when the car is started
Automatic night lights
Not an easy install and requires a bit more knowledge of electronics etc, as you can get the easily connect to the wrong wires and cause problems.
Boot popper (Well worth, takes a few hours)
You need basic electronics knowledge, the basic kit is about £20-£30. You can fit it with a button on the dash etc or connect it to your alarm. I added mine to the alarm, so when I press the boot release on the fob it opens the boot. (Connect it to the aux(boot release wire on alarm).
Rear reverse light to fog light conversion (for imports)
If you don't want a big external rear fog light. You can connect up your rear fog light to one of the reverse lights if you have Two. Fairly straight forward install, just remember to isolate/cut the wire from the other reverse light and add a red bulb. To simplify thing just purchase a rear fog light kit and don't use the light instead connect it to reverse light. Remember to change to bulb colour to Red.
Rear boot light (See Nex's blog, he has done it very well)
Simply get a light from salvage or dealer and connect it up to the boot with a boot switch, you can get the power from a constant live (may be able to tap the internal light inside the car)
Rear brake disc conversion (I am not sure if it is worth it or not, not fully tested as vehicle has been off road)
This is much easier on a ramp. I did manage to do it on the floor with axle stands ( I do have industrial ones, which can hold up a truck). Make sure you get the hand brake cables etc, as they are different, you will need to make some brackets etc. You can quite easily do this by bending over soft metal. Otherwise pretty much a bolt on fit. ABS non ABS I think it doesn't matter they should all fit the same I do have ABS. I think they will fit the other way I have done similar conversions on other vehicles. It is much easier than you would expect. You have to be careful and work safely, it can be done in a day or so, you just have to play around with feeding the hand brake cables etc.
Turbo conversion
If you get noddie (ask him nicely) to make you a custom manifold with hks or any other flange. You just have to source Turbo and wastegate, oil lines, intercooler, piping and ECU. I used a custom ECU (AEM) in the end as it seemed the easier option for me, as I was getting help with tuning etc. I used custom one and kept the wiring diagrams somewhere. I had to get a lot of things made custom for the project, just because of availability of parts etc. You have to size the turbo correctly for your needs. Can discuss this in detail. I also upgraded clutch and put a lightened flywheel on this should also help increase performance.
This is an early picture of me test fitting turbo and manifold
The oil line is custom made. I used a braided hose, you can't tell from the picture it is braded and it has a rating for pressure in bar, and temperature. I do have air con so I have gone for a top mount(don't comment why I didn't get rid of air con, I like my gadgets)
Here is a picture of the oil out going into the sump.
I used an ordinary oil pipe for the return, there should not be much pressure on the return, but it will need to be heat resistant.
This is my first attempt at putting it together to see what happens. Plus I was still using the car at the time and needed it driveable.
It was after this early attempt to put things together and see what happens I discovered, it was making serious boost, but car would not move. It wasn't until I got a friend of mine to sit with me he pointed out the clutch was slipping. I began to look at ways of resolving this issue.
Thanks to Frank and Baguete I decided to use the GA16 clutch and flywheel on the 1.3 Gearbox, only problem was I discovered the gearbox in my car was not a 1.3, it was a 1.0. They are so interchangeable I discovered even the scrapyard guys give 1.0 boxes when you ask for a 1.3, they know it will mate up and work. You have to be specific and request the 1.3 to get the 1.3, one way to tell it is bigger and it has three/four stripes on the top of it. I will try to get a picture up later.
To get my car on the road I need a manual Speedo drive that is on the gearbox, unless I find another way to measure speed and distance.
1.0 Gearbox (pre 98) to 1.3 Conversion (With 1.6 Flywheel and Clutch)
I had a hard time finding the 1.3L Gearbox, for the conversion you need the drive shafts, Clutch, pressure plate, Flywheel and the gear levers from the 1.3 gearbox, as they are a different size. You can just cut and weld the two gearbox levers to fit. You may need to change the speedo cable from electronic to manual. My gearbox support brackets were different size on mine so I sourced the 1.3 ones.
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