sleeper_ss
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Great read looking forward to seeing the seats fitted.Shame you're bailing out on the wheels,gold centres would have gone well with the metallic red...
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Hoopdub's '99 K11 agent AP0
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hoopdub
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Thought id add a bit more info on the conversion just in case someone want to know. i used the original cg10 gearbox, swapped the flywheel from my original engine onto the cg13 and all bolted up fine. the cg13 engine i used was from a pre facelift 1997 car. other differences i noticed, the cg13 had a solid crank pulley where as the had more of a hollw type, i would have swapped these over as the cg10 one would have been lighter, but i didnt have an airgun to hand to loosen the bolt. they are the same diameter anyway so still works fine. my cg10 has power steering, the cg13 did not. i unbolted the pump from my old lump and left it in the engine bay, then bolted upto the cg13 when it was in, heres the other difference, the inlet manifold on the cg10 has a bracket sticking out of the left hand side for one of the mounts on the pas pump, the inlet on the cg13 did not have this. i didnt realise till it was in, and cant be bothered at the moment to swap the inlet over. that said the pas pump is still very sturdy and works fine with just 3 fixings points instead of the 4. the gearbox take 3.3 ltrs of oil!!! i was expecting aroung 2, but hey ho, £20 for a gallon not to bad.
i have a bit of a flatspot, misfire now and again so i will swap over the throttle bodys, distributor and lambda sensor when i get time, along with the bosch super 4s ive had waiting to go in for some time.
i have a bit of a flatspot, misfire now and again so i will swap over the throttle bodys, distributor and lambda sensor when i get time, along with the bosch super 4s ive had waiting to go in for some time.
With diddy tyres that would work for me.
sleeper_ss
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My car also ran like a dog after the engine change,over fueling badly.The 1.3cc donor victim was running 100% fine before it donated its lump.Because my car has had a fair amount of tampering done I did not know what to try first,went for the throttle body & it sorted itself straight away...I thought the TB's were the same,must be a setting on them that the ECU does not like.
Liking the silver wheels too...
Liking the silver wheels too...
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hoopdub
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Ta matey 
i swapped the tyres on the arosa wheels so i could sell them on, fitted some near new 165.60/14s to them, cleaned them up and took pics of each one as you do for a forsale ad. but today i thought, hmmm, maby they will work, got out the flap wheel, modified the CB and wacked them on the agent, supprisingly i quite like them
only managed the one pic though :/
i swapped the tyres on the arosa wheels so i could sell them on, fitted some near new 165.60/14s to them, cleaned them up and took pics of each one as you do for a forsale ad. but today i thought, hmmm, maby they will work, got out the flap wheel, modified the CB and wacked them on the agent, supprisingly i quite like them
only managed the one pic though :/
Dougyledds
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You swap the tyres with a machine mate? still looking at trying to sell mine
Ta matey
i swapped the tyres on the arosa wheels so i could sell them on, fitted some near new 165.60/14s to them, cleaned them up and took pics of each one as you do for a forsale ad. but today i thought, hmmm, maby they will work, got out the flap wheel, modified the CB and wacked them on the agent, supprisingly i quite like them
only managed the one pic though :/
also fitted some SI dilas from Jay101, thanks matey
note the milage on them 0_o most ive seen on a micra with my own eyes haha
Those Seat wheels really suit the car, mate. Is it a hard job to get them to fit? And is it possible to get the new clocks to tally up to your mileage?
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hoopdub
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ye Dougy, got a tgyre machine in work, robbed some mint contis off a ka we had in
templar, im supprised how ok the wheels look they needed the center bore making bigger, from 57.1mm to 59.1 i used a flap wheel on a drill. it is possible to make the milage correct, but you need to use a company who can do it, theres a few about on the interwebs, but im not paying to have them done, i can live with it
templar, im supprised how ok the wheels look
they needed the center bore making bigger, from 57.1mm to 59.1 i used a flap wheel on a drill. it is possible to make the milage correct, but you need to use a company who can do it, theres a few about on the interwebs, but im not paying to have them done, i can live with it ye Dougy, got a tgyre machine in work, robbed some mint contis off a ka we had in
templar, im supprised how ok the wheels look
Just how do you use a flap wheel to make the centre bore bigger? Can you make a right hash of it? And can it FUBAR the alloy? Cheers : )
Jay101
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Hey hey, si dials look good, whoa big mileage on em eh wheels look pretty good aswell, never seen seat alloys done before. only ranault alloys which are crud!
wheels look pretty good aswell, never seen seat alloys done before. only ranault alloys which are crud!Or if you want it done properly, source a local engineering place. and they can put alloys on machine, i did it and cost me £10 a corner. No mistakes made
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hoopdub
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Theres always the potential for FUBARness, depends how confident you are. wheels and tyres only cost me £50, so if i had made a mess of it it wouldnt have been a great loss as the tyres alone are worth more than than and i could use them on something else. As Jay101 said, most machine shops should do it reletivly cheaply and you dont have to worry then
i basically got one of these
and did a little at a time until each wheel fitted flat on the hub face without catching the spigot, just hugging it
few trips back and forth to the car for the first one, pretty much dialed in my mind then for the other 3 and all went on fine.
Theres always the potential for FUBARness, depends how confident you are. wheels and tyres only cost me £50, so if i had made a mess of it it wouldnt have been a great loss as the tyres alone are worth more than than and i could use them on something else. As Jay101 said, most machine shops should do it reletivly cheaply and you dont have to worry then
i basically got one of these
and did a little at a time until each wheel fitted flat on the hub face without catching the spigot, just hugging it
And may I ask, just where did you find the Arosa wheels for fifty quid? (Billy bargain, though, well played!)
Scouse boy
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Love it mate! them wheels look awesome
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hoopdub
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dont now, i was in fifth at the time, when i limited i was in second
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hoopdub
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perks of the trade
i work in a "Vehicle Recycling And De-polution Center" new modern posh words for a breakers yard Cheers ScouseBoy they dont look half bad do they, very supprized
FYI, for most people that would be somewhere between 87 & 89mph in 3rd
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hoopdub
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Busy weekend for me. Got given a concrete panel shed from the alotments round the corner from me, so excited, i must be at that age where a shed fills you with joy 15' x 10' crazy heavy panels, knakered me getting it down and round to mine, anyway onto car stuff....
did a headgasket and timingbelt on the carolla you can see in one of the pics above, only done 53K since new but old cooland had eaten the gasket away and was mixing oil and water. all sorted now. then today i fitted the peter lloyd rallying exhaust to the Agent.
Getting the old one off took longer than fitting the new one, stoopid rusty bolts, first one i tried the spanner slipped and i grazed my nuckle on the floor resulting in claret, in retaliation i got out the grinder and won the war. new one went on easy peasy, very good fitting exhaust, no drama what so ever.
cant tell but the pic but the new system is considerably bigger than the old one.
like a full bellied hamster this was tucked off for hibernation, bubuy
results....
new tailpipe still looks to small but it sits correct, may get me a nice chrome tip off ebay, something like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPORT-CHR...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231561fd26
or this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cc4866941
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15' x 10' crazy heavy panels, knakered me getting it down and round to mine, anyway onto car stuff....did a headgasket and timingbelt on the carolla you can see in one of the pics above, only done 53K since new but old cooland had eaten the gasket away and was mixing oil and water. all sorted now. then today i fitted the peter lloyd rallying exhaust to the Agent.
Getting the old one off took longer than fitting the new one, stoopid rusty bolts, first one i tried the spanner slipped and i grazed my nuckle on the floor resulting in claret, in retaliation i got out the grinder and won the war. new one went on easy peasy, very good fitting exhaust, no drama what so ever.
cant tell but the pic but the new system is considerably bigger than the old one.
like a full bellied hamster this was tucked off for hibernation, bubuy
results....
new tailpipe still looks to small but it sits correct, may get me a nice chrome tip off ebay, something like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPORT-CHR...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item231561fd26
or this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cc4866941
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Matt :)
Should have gone both fogs, now theres two facelift k11s with the same rear lights
I have a silly bolt on fog for MOTs fogs are crap anyway, all they do is blind people and confuse them as to when you are breaking.
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hoopdub
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ye, im also considering this, save a bit of work, just clip it on for mo. i dont think in my 15yrs driving i have never used the fog light on any car i have had, in fact i have never driven in fog
Let us know how it goes... and lots of pics please!
You don't know what you're missing out on...
Yeah, I work nights and finish early hours in the morning, and not to exagerate but I sorta live kinda up a mountain (ish) so I always hit fog... they turn the bloody street lights off all along my way home too between midnight and like 6am which always makes it a bit creepier... Absolutely hate people who can't drive in the dark though and panic and drive everywhere with their brights on and don't bother turning them off for oncoming traffic.... If you can't handle the darkyou shouldn't drive in it...
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my genuine march tailgate nipples arrived today, got an early k11 tailgate without rear wiper im going to use as my base. quite like the little groove that runs accross the top of the number plate recess so im probably going to keep that, just weld up the holes for the old handle. as i havent managed to sell my march front bumper im now keeping it and it will get painted in some fresh AP0 along with the tailgate
also my jap sized number plates arived, as well as my new vibe components to replace the standard door units in place of the parcel shelf and 6x9s.
tomorow im picking up some 15" steels, 165/50/15 tyres should be here by end of next week. will give me time to get the steels painted a nice shade of silver. i did have some 15" micra k12 wheel trims stashed, but stashed so well i cant remember where i put them :S
also my jap sized number plates arived, as well as my new vibe components to replace the standard door units in place of the parcel shelf and 6x9s.
tomorow im picking up some 15" steels, 165/50/15 tyres should be here by end of next week. will give me time to get the steels painted a nice shade of silver. i did have some 15" micra k12 wheel trims stashed, but stashed so well i cant remember where i put them :S
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so fixed the heater today, the temp switch had gone realy stiff, and the switch itself was jumping the cog. i thought it was a syicky flap, but i took the wire off and the flap moved freely. it was the damn wire, crazy tight in the plastic sheath. i straigtened the one end so i could pull it all the way out the sheath, wet and dry papered the wire and pumped a good hit of wd40 down the tube, put it back in and is lurvly and slippery now, re-fitted and all is good, like new
