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micra madness
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sorry mate for slow answer, here some pictures
orange led mod, crappy leather work
flattened trunk, rollbar, sticker bombed rear end, domo kun figure and bucket seats
doorpanels
dirty interior, black carpet, black dash, etc.
never been washed since JAE 2012
blame on me here!
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oh yes but the person that used it on your car costs a little extra . something like the traffic light people charge 
Kamarley
If it aint Jap its Crap!
But how come you don't have to keep redoing them I have some on my parcel shelf speaker covers and around me centre console the rears have faded in the sun and are peeling and the centre console ones are just peeling what did you do prevent these things from happening on yours??
very nice car!
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yes, i will!
i haven't driven the car for about three? years now, and since i don't had any space in my garage it was standing outside. thats why it looks so dirty
buuuuuut, after moving flat next week, i will have a garage space for the micra, and i will start to clean it up and refurbish some stuff.
I might want to use this car as a slalom car and just use it for some events, JAE *cough* *cough* buuuuut lets see how this will work out.
i'll keep you guys updated as soon as i start working on the car
James
Chairman
JAE 2013 I think! (I live my life one JAE at a time
)
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Since i've sent my racing license application today, i'll start with the car anytime soon.
heres my todo-list
- order some new headlights as both have broken brakets
- freshen up the brakes (new fluids)
- order and repair the lousy handbrake wire
- check why the gears are not going in smoothly (i think this is a grommet issue)
- detach the sideskirts
- remove rust and weld in new panels
- remove all stickers from bumper and grille
- fit the heater assembly again
- fit the rear interior panels again, since the holes have to be covered
- weight the car, i cannot go lower than 815KG, not shure how much mine weights
Here's how its looking right now
heres my todo-list
- order some new headlights as both have broken brakets
- freshen up the brakes (new fluids)
- order and repair the lousy handbrake wire
- check why the gears are not going in smoothly (i think this is a grommet issue)
- detach the sideskirts
- remove rust and weld in new panels
- remove all stickers from bumper and grille
- fit the heater assembly again
- fit the rear interior panels again, since the holes have to be covered
- weight the car, i cannot go lower than 815KG, not shure how much mine weights
Here's how its looking right now
OP
OP
haha, great hearing from you!
today i started working on the car, i've checked with an TüV Engineer (german MOT) about my rollcage, and unfortunately it i'snt road legal in Germany, so i had to strip it from the car.
Stripped the front end a bit, as i need to weld in a new front mask and get two new headlights, since they are both broken.
Under the car its a bit rusty, but i think with a bit of welding it should be fine again.
I will fit the stock super S bumper, since i dont want to destroy my postert bumper in a race
today i started working on the car, i've checked with an TüV Engineer (german MOT) about my rollcage, and unfortunately it i'snt road legal in Germany, so i had to strip it from the car.
Stripped the front end a bit, as i need to weld in a new front mask and get two new headlights, since they are both broken.
Under the car its a bit rusty, but i think with a bit of welding it should be fine again.
I will fit the stock super S bumper, since i dont want to destroy my postert bumper in a race
James
Chairman
I think you should come to JAE tooI was just wondering about this car...good to see its still about. Funny really as i've just gotten an urge to give mine the once over and see if she's still ok as it's probably has been standing as long as yours has.
I think you should come to JAE too
Has a point
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yes i might, i have to check again. maybe i can use just the rear end.
but i'll give updates about that
So today i got some things done!
First off i started washing the car, because every piece of car was so dirty and muddy.
After that i removed the rear bumper, the sideskirts and the fenders, to see how rust is moving on.
The sills(? the metal under the sideskirts?) are both rusted, but my dad had ordered some new ones ages ago, and they
were still unused. Will weld them on friday.
The rear end has a hole too, but easy fix here.
As said, i dont plan to, but i wont run my postert bumper on a cup car, so i will attach both super s bumpers to the car.
Thinking of dougyleeds, i really loved his panda twin paintjob, and since im an lousy german with italian roots, i'll do a similar job
Also ordered a racing bucket seat and a seat rail
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The K13 is just running fine, didn't upgrade or do anything since then. it's still the same
In the meantime i've worked on an s14 which had some rust issues, and did a ground build up on that one.
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Wohoo, got a lot done today
First my dad and i started to cut off the old side sills, yay! what a great day to have some rust fixing party
both sides we not so nice looking, and there was tons of rust everywhere.
drivers side (the right left of course!) fixed
As my dad got tired, and i didn't want to weld the other side alone, i painted the valve cover, and fixed some minor issues.
Next Saturday, well do the other side, and might get MOT in two weeks
First my dad and i started to cut off the old side sills, yay! what a great day to have some rust fixing party
both sides we not so nice looking, and there was tons of rust everywhere.
drivers side (the right left of course!
) fixed
As my dad got tired, and i didn't want to weld the other side alone, i painted the valve cover, and fixed some minor issues.
Next Saturday, well do the other side, and might get MOT in two weeks
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you considered ITBs from a bike?
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since i have to stay in the FIA racing regulations, i cant go ITB. i can do modifications on the engine, but the stock throttle body has to remain.
I was lurking for photos like this.....
haha thanks mate
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On Friday i got my seatrails, so i started putting together the seat. +
Its very low mount, compared to my previous diy seat console. I've test fitted the seat, and its definitely not as nice center aligned as the stock seatrail.
Then i worked on the newly welded side sills. First i applyed a Primer and then i added some filler.
Then i prepped the lines for painting, but i couldn't paint yet, as i have to sand down the filler which wasn't dry at that time.
Its very low mount, compared to my previous diy seat console. I've test fitted the seat, and its definitely not as nice center aligned as the stock seatrail.
Then i worked on the newly welded side sills. First i applyed a Primer and then i added some filler.
Then i prepped the lines for painting, but i couldn't paint yet, as i have to sand down the filler which wasn't dry at that time.
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Today i spray painted the sides. i have to admit it does look better on the picture as it really is. there are some minor sanding marks still visible, i should have sanded with a smaller grain, but its allright for its purpose.
to shift weight i relocated the battery. i've used a battery terminal out of an bmw, they're very useful and cheap (about 10pounds). i'll still have to crimp the ends to the wires and have to make up a second brace.
Pic of the engine bay, with the new painted rocker cover. still a lot of work to do.
to shift weight i relocated the battery. i've used a battery terminal out of an bmw, they're very useful and cheap (about 10pounds). i'll still have to crimp the ends to the wires and have to make up a second brace.
Pic of the engine bay, with the new painted rocker cover. still a lot of work to do.
I think I'd be using thicker cable than that to relocate the battery, where did you put it? the further the wiring run is the more voltage drop you will experience and the more important large cable is.
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its just behind the passenger seat, i used an old starter calbe which is 25mm², but you're right, maybe i'll switch to something bigger.
Yeah it's a case of the bigger the better, within reason, you can get nice lugs to crimp and solder on to make a strong physical and electrical connection.
Maybe take your current cable to a place to get them to make you one up
Maybe take your current cable to a place to get them to make you one up
