jowley's red car

[jowley]

finally destripped and stickered the car today took 6 hours just gotta give it a few more polishes and bobs your uncle lol. dont think ill be running bike carbs as they have played up again gonna get some others

 

[joesouthgate]

Have to get some pictures up mate (Y) Shame your having problems with the carbs.

 

[jowley]

am goin to on tues gonna get some nice ones with a sunset lol

 

[joesouthgate]

Aww how romantic lol

 

[jowley]

a lil update got so f****d off with the bike carbs im now goin to use them as throttle bodies running standard injectors and the standard sensors while i make the final inlet that will be able to have enough streghen to cope with eiether a quad turbo or single turbo set up that will be in progress and hopefully done for christmas. will get pics up next week of the tempory manifold

 

[jowley]

another update the throttle bodies are out of the window at the moment had a major set back one of the shims have disintergrated runied a bucket and made a lovely mark in my camshafts so gonna sort another shim out tomorrow and one of the cam caps broke too

 

[Dragonmaster_uk]

sounds like how mines being mate hope you get it sorted

 

[frank]

another update the throttle bodies are out of the window at the moment had a major set back one of the shims have disintergrated runied a bucket and made a lovely mark in my camshafts so gonna sort another shim out tomorrow and one of the cam caps broke too

ouch, the cam caps are line bored and numbered eh, but you should be able to lap a replacement one in, then check it with engineers blue

 

[jowley]

ouch, the cam caps are line bored and numbered eh, but you should be able to lap a replacement one in, then check it with engineers blue

i mean bolt my mistake lucky tbh got a shim tho just gotta get it cut to the right size

 

[jowley]

fianlly runnig again and hopefully that will be that for a while need to get some new cam carrier bolts tho the one that are in are really strechted just got to finally polish it again ready for the show pics up tomoz

 

[Antony]

you gettin rid of the carbs then matey?

 

[jowley]

will be and gonna get throttle bodies off a bike and a omex ecu probs. the carbs need tuning and the right pressure other than tht there ok. fitted the strut brace today and moved the air filter

 

[Antony]

cool. allways wanted bike carbs, mikuni FCR's sound rather nice on a micra...

 

[jowley]

the new alloys

 

[Manny]

some nice alloys there (Y)

 

[joesouthgate]

Looking good mate (Y)

 

[squarepants]

wheels look awsome in black mate

 

[jowley]

some pics of the alloys and the grill in progress plans are to smooth and black mesh with my signature on the left hand mesh of the grill and rear bumper opions wanted on bumper please not finished just trying new things

 

[joesouthgate]

Splitter looks good, needs to meet in the middle though imo

 

[squarepants]

Splitter looks good, needs to meet in the middle though imo

agreed ..iam not a fan of rear splitters tbh. i dont think they look right on micra rear bumpers IMO.

 

[pjg1979]

I reckon if the splitter was painted to match the rest of the car I think it'll look good. Is there any signs of rubbing when the engine is rev'd?

 

[jowley]

yep it bangs against it like a good one lol need to get solid engine mounts an solid exhaust mounts

 

[jowley]

right peeps needs of opions this is the grill so far and theres two options
a a black mesh or b- a nice big alloy rad YOU decide

 

[Simonh]

go for mesh mate it would look a bit untidy otherwise

 

[Scouse boy]

Can you get someone to do a photoshop of the options?

 

[jowley]

thats an idea anyone up for it???

 

[Littlewood]

Here you are.

Mesh ftw.

 

[Scouse boy]

Dan you legend!!!

Mesh ftw as well

 

[jim_bling]

mesh it mesh it mesh it looking great mate love the alloys

 

[jowley]

cheers dan. mesh it will be then and in black also does anyone know where i could get the grill sign writin cause i want jowley put on the mesh

 

[jim_bling]

make a template the same size of the black mesh and then cut out jowly then get the white spray out and spray the template onto the mesh would be best if you dould get small mesh so you can actually see ya name as the mesh i have the holes are too big

 

[jowley]

i was thinking for it to stand out like the rocker covers but thinner writing

 

[jowley]

a little update since its been a while the car is now been stripped ready to be streghtened and rollcage. and then a turbo set up with custom manifolds and exhaust system and custom bodywork will get more pics an updates as it comes along

 

[jowley]

right ive made a little progress its almost frully stripped ready to build up the way its needed

riding high

now the fun of moving all the fuse and relay boxes to the passenger footwell

i need to store some snacks hungary work lol

i think theres another 8 or so hours left sorting shortening leghting the wiring.