Micra K11 1.0 - bagas

[baguete]

Well, a couple of days ago i almost made pee on my pants :


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One of the braided lines decided to broke, only on left corners the light went on, because the axle movement would open the gap on the line

Also fixed some minor stuff:

- Loads of noises on the rear, swapped the rear spoiler, the parcel shelf and adjusted the boot lock mechanism.
- Installed the rear seats with head rests, much better (pics to follow)
- White LED on the dash, was missing one on the clock
- Repaired the rear wiper motor (modded so the wiper sits lower), the pin inside the mechanism touched the metal wheel, making short-circuit. Installed a piece of paper between the 2 things and is good as new.


And just passed the 210.000Kms, its finishing the brake-in period :laugh::

 

[baguete]

New water pump and thermostat for the turbo engine:

Received the intercooler, from an Escort RS:

Also checked the situation of different Almera N15 caliper brackets, some say 21 and the other say 22.
21 is for 232mm discs, and 22 is for 247mm discs (or 240mm from Sunny N14)

 

[r-reg-sr]

cant see thermostat??:grinning:

 

[baguete]

cant see thermostat??:grinning:

Near the water pump?

 

[r-reg-sr]

thought they had a bleedhole? on the original

 

[baguete]

This is not an original one, but i already bought some with the bleed hole, some dont have it, they work good either way... fwn

 

[baguete]

Installed the water pump and thermostat. And have the whole engine assembled, i hope that the metal head gasket doesnt leak... :wasntme:

Tested the Fidenza GA16 flywheel on the Micra crank, fits good, just the ring sits 3mm closer to the block. And the clutch disc fits the CG gearbox spline, all good until now. Tomorrow i will get my spare 1.3 gearbox installed on this engine with Fidenza/XTD setup and check if it fits, cant install it on a car at the moment... :down:

Have a 200SX S13 front brake caliper to check if they fit Micra, but i dont think so, the carrier has closer bolts than the hub.

Pics soon...

 

[karlj]

So the ga16 clutch is looking like a real contender for an option as an uprated clutch

 

[davey1991]

Hmm i think i would've needed to change my trousers after the brake issue.
Interested to see the results for the clutch as well.

 

[baguete]

Engine ready for sump swap, for one with the turbo oil return:

Tested the IC placement, only half of it gets fresh air:

Rear seats with headrests:

I was tired of soft boot shocks, installed one Ford Transit shock, im not affraid of getting the boot on my head anymore:

 

[pollyp]

to get more air through the IC what bout cutting the grill fins outa the bumper mouth and move the reg plate up like i'm bout to do to mine?

 

[baguete]

to get more air through the IC what bout cutting the grill fins outa the bumper mouth and move the reg plate up like i'm bout to do to mine?

I was just trying to figure how could i place it. But your right, i will move the plate upwards, remove the fogs blanking plate and not screw up the bumper by cutting it. And i will use a low boost setup, 0,55bar is enough...

 

[baguete]

Have the intercooler fins almost straight:

Need to swap the antena support, the current one can leak, got to investigate:

 

[Eire]

Nice work (Y)

 

[baguete]

Sump drilled for the oil return. Also used a bit of metal epoxi to repair some dents on the sump, only need a paint now:

Installed a bucket seat, sits a bit higher than stock seat, but retained stock rails and seat belt buckle:

 

[baguete]

Already have the turbo manifold. Did a test fit, and it clears the oil dipstick:

The engine is really dirty inside, but shouldnt be a problem:

Sump painted and oil return fitted:

Engine ready to install:

Will swap the SR engine with this one and do all the tests on that Micra...

 

[frank]

looking good mate (Y) will you have to move the rad ?

 

[baguete]

looking good mate (Y) will you have to move the rad ?

No mate, it will fit fine. Just need to make the turbo exhaust to be slightly angled towards the engine to clear the rad, then down to the Sportex exhaust (using the conical shaped bit cutted from the stock CAT), but the turbo doesnt hit the rad, will take a pic tomorrow.

 

[baguete]

Today i installed the wide steelies i bought from Frank:

How one of the old tires were, dont know how can it happen:

 

[frank]

i have some wheels like that too mate :grinning:

 

[baguete]

They look great hey... (Y)

BTW, seems that my left side wheel stands more out than the the right one, even if i swap the wheels from side, maybe a problem with the suspension/wishbone?

 

[frank]

They look great hey... (Y)

BTW, seems that my left side wheel stands more out than the the right one, even if i swap the wheels from side, maybe a problem with the suspension/wishbone?

probably the bodywork mate, bluey used to foul on one side when cornering hard lol :grinning:

 

[baguete]

probably the bodywork mate, bluey used to foul on one side when cornering hard lol :grinning:

Ah, makes sense, some girl on a Pug 206 hit me on the left side, bent my arch and a bit of the door, maybe the repair shop didnt got it right...

 

[tat2_mike]

hey baguette, do you ever stop ?

as for the tyre issue, the steel cords have warped mate. if you look through the tread and the sidewalls you'll find cracks. also if you can find DOT on the sidewall let me know what the four numbers are after that. chances are its out of date.

 

[baguete]

hey baguette, do you ever stop ?

as for the tyre issue, the steel cords have warped mate. if you look through the tread and the sidewalls you'll find cracks. also if you can find DOT on the sidewall let me know what the four numbers are after that. chances are its out of date.

No, i dont stop mate. Will post some news on the SR blog soon...

Yes, they probably are out of date, but i dont mind, they were 155/70R13, size that i will never use again.

 

[tat2_mike]

No, i dont stop mate. Will post some news on the SR blog soon...

Yes, they probably are out of date, but i dont mind, they were 155/70R13, size that i will never use again.

i love my 155/70h13 , like biscuits !

 

[baguete]

Installed the Matiz/Civic suspension on this Micra, its good, but seems a bit soft, need to test it more, and have to check the camber. And had to remove the wide steelies, they rubbed everywhere, will take pics tomorrow.

New brake system from GTi-R:

New wheels on the way:

 

[MicraItaly]

do you think to sell the awesome wide steelies?

 

[Scott]

Is that intercooler not a bit small? Will it be restrictive on the whole system?

 

[baguete]

do you think to sell the awesome wide steelies?

I dont think so mate, i love all my wheels... :laugh:

Is that intercooler not a bit small? Will it be restrictive on the whole system?

I have a bigger intercooler to put, but its on the SR. My idea was to install the engine on the SR for tests and then swap it to this one, but im changing my mind... :wasntme:

 

[Guy]

This is a really awesome blog Baguete, can't wait for it to continue (Y).

 

[baguete]

This is a really awesome blog Baguete, can't wait for it to continue (Y).

Thank you mate, i will continue forever, i think... :laugh:


How it sits with Matiz/Civic suspension:

And installed the Airbag steering wheel again:

 

[baguete]

Installed the Janspeed system, with stock backbox:

Installed the rear Ventura lowering springs, now the rear its only a bit higher than the front, with the Matiz springs it was very low. And new wheels from SI and GTi-R brake system:

 

[baguete]

Mod on the way:

 

[baguete]

Now that i was starting to have the car like i wanted, something had to happen:

 

[Shaun]

Oh Crap! what happened?!

 

[Grevs]

oh nooooo!!!

 

[baguete]

It was fault of the girl behind me, the Micra in front stopped for a crosswalk, i stopped also, the the girl didnt, seems that she even accelerated more, i dont know, but she hit me and i hit the Micra in front, was like a sandwich. And the Micra in front of me was before the crosswalk, after the hit, i was on top of the crosswalk, she dragged everything...

 

[Seb_]

Damn ... keep being strong Arm...

 

[will930]

ah dude thats a real shame i hope you are alright... im pretty sure that is repairable mate just finding the parts (Y)

 

[baguete]

Damn ... keep being strong Arm...

I will mate, thank you. (Y)

ah dude thats a real shame i hope you are alright... im pretty sure that is repairable mate just finding the parts (Y)

It was her fault, so her insurance will pay for it. Lets see if the repair isnt more money than the comercial value of the car, as it will be written off...

 

[decxter]

sorry to hear this baguete. hope it gets fixed quick.