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Mark's 1.0L
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There's no reason why not davey, you can find ebay at www.ebay.co.uk, and your local B&Q sell angle grinders. Ok so I've done some machining to get wheels to fit, but even if I had had to find someone to do it I don't expect I'd have more than £600 in the car.
I haven't got any numbers will, just solid colours.
I haven't got any numbers will, just solid colours.
hoodedreeper
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Believe he had a white one there yesterday 
Unless hes sold it in 24hours? lol
Unless hes sold it in 24hours? lol
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Sorry Davey, I hadn't seen this reply. It looks like you managed pretty well :laugh:
Here's a couple of pics from Brands Hatch on Monday night.
Here's a couple of pics from Brands Hatch on Monday night.
euro_micra
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Nice pics mark. Any of the rear? And have you thought about going an inch lower perhaps
Did you end up removing the rear washer jet, I did mine a bit ago as there's actually a couple of ideal sized grommets about 6" away on the inside/top of the tailgate(Y)
Did you end up removing the rear washer jet, I did mine a bit ago as there's actually a couple of ideal sized grommets about 6" away on the inside/top of the tailgate(Y)
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...... have you thought about going an inch lower perhaps
Only every time I walk out to the car.
Now that is a cracking peice of info, nice one.
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Here's a few more from other folk at the event.
euro_micra
Matt :)
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2nd hand corsa coilovers could be an option, seen a few pop-up on ebay quite cheap. Can be as low as you want then. Join us Mark
They're not nice looking grommets mind, they're dimpled iirc, but it's much better than a great piece of plastic stuck on the window. Not sure if you would call them grommets either. Or how well they hold back water(mine's covered by the spoiler from most rain).
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How to make your car sound silly:
Remove back box, an slice open like a tin of sardines,
Get rid of all the gumph in the middle,
Badly weld in a link pipe, (I'd have used perforated if I'd had some).
Pack with roof insulation - to hopefully dampen the sound a bit, and sew back up,
It goes Prrrrrrp Prrrrrrp etc.
Remove back box, an slice open like a tin of sardines,
Get rid of all the gumph in the middle,
Badly weld in a link pipe, (I'd have used perforated if I'd had some).
Pack with roof insulation - to hopefully dampen the sound a bit, and sew back up,
It goes Prrrrrrp Prrrrrrp etc.
if it does wheres it gonna spread to lol.
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There was a little burning when welding - it got fapping hot of course. But I shouldn't think theres going to be enough heat to burn it from the exhaust. It's pretty much the same stuff that was in the last section anyway - you can see the remnants in the first pic.
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Yeah I was hoping for something a bit more subtle - but i may as well have just welded in a straight peice of pipe in place of the back box - there would have been less turbulence!
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I was hoping that the stubs of perf would help a bit, thats why i filled it with glass fibre insulation.
MOT today, fail on number plate light (numpty here forgot to check that when doing all the other bulbs), steering rack gaiter, and NS track rod end. Not bad at all. Track rod end needed ordering so it will be friday PM before it goes in for a re-test. Advisories for rust on the outer sill both sides. I was kinda looking forward to loosing my body work cherry too - I bought the mig set home from work to tackle the sills - that can wait a bit now though.
MOT today, fail on number plate light (numpty here forgot to check that when doing all the other bulbs), steering rack gaiter, and NS track rod end. Not bad at all. Track rod end needed ordering so it will be friday PM before it goes in for a re-test. Advisories for rust on the outer sill both sides. I was kinda looking forward to loosing my body work cherry too - I bought the mig set home from work to tackle the sills - that can wait a bit now though.
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Will, they are all in school and I wont be back in for the next 10 days or so, as soon as I can pick one up I'll let you know. Pretty sure I have a red made - was it that colour you wanted?
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There's something lurking in the grass.....
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Oh no, the facelift isn't mine - but whenever I go anywhere park next to a stocker if I can - does anybody else do a lap of the supermarket car park to find one the same colour?
Edit - just realised when looking for a pic I'd typed preface instead of facelift - it might have confused someone.
Edit - just realised when looking for a pic I'd typed preface instead of facelift - it might have confused someone.
martinb
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If I could take mine further than my road I'd be "Micra spotting" a lot of the time!!
When I had it insured for one day for the Brighton meet I sat next to a stock gx (I think) the little old Indian couple looked at me in horror and disbelief at mine
In fact do you find people looking at you wondering if your suspension has broke but yet somehow your still driving it
Low and wide... The ONLY way micras should be
When I had it insured for one day for the Brighton meet I sat next to a stock gx (I think) the little old Indian couple looked at me in horror and disbelief at mine
In fact do you find people looking at you wondering if your suspension has broke but yet somehow your still driving it
Low and wide... The ONLY way micras should be
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I get the occasional thumbs up from white van drivers and that sort of thing. I don't think the average micra driver notices the other cars on the road. The most anoying is when you come up behind what looks like a cool low micra until you get really close and see that its being used for celebratiy fat club cast transport.
martinb
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Ha ha, ####ing myself laughing
Around Croydon it's usually a family of 15 crammed in with legs and arms out of the windows!! The 1.0 still pulls em along!!
Mark I think it's time you fitted a 1.3
Shaun
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All i need is my boot back tomorrow and i'm there mate! need to goto some tyre fitters at some point and find some nice part worns aswell as doing everything else!Shaun come here bro
I'll fit your extended studs, coilies and have nice ham and pickle sandwich lol
?? Offer still stands as per pm
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I finally got round to doing the work for the re-test yesterday. There was a bit of a palarver with the steering rack boot not fitting the near side of the rack, but a universal cut-to-fit type solved that. It needs tracking after having the track rod ends off both sides, but doesn't seem too far out so will have to do for now. Anyhoo it went back in yesterday and I now have "ticket" for another year. Whoo!
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Like these wheels? Check out the for sale section.
euro_micra
Matt :)
Checked and
I can see you getting quite a bit of interest in them. Also very curious as what you're replacing them with? So now the MOTs out of the way are you getting some more mods planned?
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There's been a change of focus. I'll be keeping the car but it will be less good. Super-S Clocks and Retro steering wheel also listed in for sale now.
Come on Shaun, buy more of my wheels!
Come on Shaun, buy more of my wheels!
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No nothing like that, just wanting to stop and step back for a bit and release a few pound notes.
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Cheers Martin.
That was only this afternoon! I was getting a haircut.
I'll be rolling on stock steels soon. the 7's are going to a new home.
That was only this afternoon! I was getting a haircut.
I'll be rolling on stock steels soon. the 7's are going to a new home.
