My micra and my first post.

[CMF_davey1991]

Hey guys and grils, some of you may know me from the MSC but for those who don't heres my micra.
k11 1.0 celebration.

This was looking at her best.
Currently after an incident involving a curb.

My lovely wheels got ruined.

Just bought myself some daweoo matiz front legs for it and i'm on the look out for corsa rear shocks.

Modifications.
1.3 camshafts.
ga16 throttle body.
Frank modified exhaust manifold and knocked through cat.
rev limiter removed.
Stripped interior.
Janspeed backbox.
Lowered with an angle grinder.

Thats it.

 

[CMF_climberjoel]

welcome Davey. Your K11 looks great, particularly when looking her best! Are those widened steelies by Frank? He seems to have quite the production line going

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

another dangerous concoction of performance modifications with cut springs

although cut springs are perfectly ok for asthetic purposes, just remember that they only provide a lowered ride height and do not enable you to corner at high speed.

 

[CMF_Tyrie]

sr20micramike WROTE:

"another dangerous concoction of performance modifications with cut springs

although cut springs are perfectly ok for asthetic purposes, just remember that they only provide a lowered ride height and do not enable you to corner at high speed.

Got any proof of this?
I would have thought the lowering of ride height and increase in spring rate would enable you to corner at high(er) speed...

 

[CMF_RTK]

I'm running cut spring on matiz legs, handles awesomely around corners

Welcome nice car always liked those fronts too

 

[CMF_Tyrie]

Admittedly I've only cut springs in one of my cars and it was never meant to go fast (1171cc auto ftw) but I disagree entirely with statements that say cutting springs is dangerous. Of course it CAN be dangerous, but so can any modification if not done properly.

My cut-spring cruiser

 

[CMF_niiCk]

im with you ^
ive never had problems..handles great, better than stock actually..
feels more planted to the ground

 

[CMF_Rudy]

cut springs can be dangerous when they bottom out, whole car can bounce

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

meh

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

Rudy WROTE:

"cut springs can be dangerous when they bottom out, whole car can bounce

cheers rudy, finally someone actually sees my point, sometimes i think micra forums are filled with complete idiots!!

 

[CMF_Tyrie]

sr20micramike WROTE:

"Rudy WROTE:

"cut springs can be dangerous when they bottom out, whole car can bounce"</div>

cheers rudy, finally someone actually sees my point, sometimes i think micra forums are filled with complete idiots!!

are you serious? this has nothing to do with the spring being cut, but with the spring being too short and soft!

An aftermarket (non-cut) or even a standard spring if old enough + stuffed shock + big bump + whatever can cause bottoming out.

 

[CMF_RTK]

I should post a pic of my rear springs haha they look car from outside but they are no more the 15cms high but are legit springs

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

WHO CARES!!!

 

[CMF_RTK]

sr20micramike WROTE:

"WHO CARES!!!

Your the one who's going on about cut springs! And let's ignore the topic; each to their own.

And let's have Davey talking about his car

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

^^^^

thats what i mean

apologies Davey, you've got a sweet ass ride

 

[CMF_RBLUV]

looks good, the facelift front is growing on me now

 

[CMF_hotfunk67]

Welcome Davey, my wife is from Wollaton now living in Sydney. Nice micra pity about the damage to the wheels.

 

[CMF_RTK]

RBLUV WROTE:

"looks good, the facelift front is growing on me now

There is a bonnet on ebay and its in brisbane, just need to source headlights

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

RTK WROTE:

"RBLUV WROTE:

"looks good, the facelift front is growing on me now"</div>

There is a bonnet on ebay and its in brisbane, just need to source headlights

and guards + front bumper/bar

 

[CMF_davey1991]

I'm very aware of the issues with cut springs which is why, as i said in my first post i have just bought a matiz setup, which helpfully arrived today.
The front end on facelifts needs a bit of work to get it looking like that.
I cut out all the rubbish from the bottom grille.
Blacked the inside of the headlights and removed the grille centres from the moustache grilles. (Seen in the later pictures.)

The wheels where made by frank, and the damaged one has been replaced i'm just waiting until i have some money for good quality tyres.

Heres some progression pictures for you.

How she was when i first bought her back in 2009.

Then i got some cheap alloys from a friend (Of a SEAT!)

They where horrible so they went away and back came the steels.

Then some stripping commenced.

First attempt at blacking the headlights. Looked ok not great.

Changed the camshafts.

Steels went white.

Fianlly i got brave and lowered it!
From this:

To this:

Went too see frank.

Came home with these.

Uneven lowering made the front too high and made the baby jesus cry.
Sorted that.

Destroyed a clutch with my revving happiness.

Ruined franks nice wheels by painting them black...

Frank manifold and goodbye cat.

GA throttle body.

Then i had a little spin, which ruined the nice wheels and all my tyres.

Snapped a gearbox mount off the gearbox.

Fixed that.

Parked next to a standard one in asda.

and finally janspeed back box.

 

[CMF_niiCk]

sr20micramike WROTE:

"Rudy WROTE:<BR><BR>"cut springs can be dangerous when they bottom out, whole car can bounce"</DIV><BR><BR>cheers rudy, finally someone actually sees my point, sometimes i think micra forums are filled with complete idiots!!

haha wtf..ive seen all your replies to on other threads and seriously, youre a dud. You always post useless crap.

 

[CMF_sr20micramike]

that janspeed doesn't look like it has much life left in the weld...

judging by the clutch, the ****ed gearbox and the accident destroying the wheel and tyre, you must drive like a tool......that is all

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Honestly i don't drive like a "tool".
The wheels i admit i was driving too fast on a wet road that i thought i knew, it was empty and no one was hurt.
The gearbox snapped pulling away very slowly, the mount was clearly cross threaded inside and the clutch had previously been replaced by a monkey of a mechanic.
The clutch itself appears too have been faulty.
Only one side failed.
The janspeed is a little patched up but it was cheap and i had an urge haha.

 

[CMF_niiCk]

sr20micramike WROTE:

"that janspeed doesn't look like it has much life left in the weld...

judging by the clutch, the ****ed gearbox and the accident destroying the wheel and tyre, you must drive like a tool......that is all

^ an example.

davey, just dont listen to people like sr20micramike..
car looked great, i would run some widened steelies aswell if they didnt cost so much to widened in Sydney.
keep up the work!

 

[CMF_frank2]

niiCk WROTE:
i would run some widened steelies aswell if they didnt cost so much to widened in Sydney

they,re only "reversed/flipped" (stock width) eh davey and you were just testing my welds out really eh

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Haha yep just testing the welds. Which held and the Tyre didn't deflate either!!! Superior workmanship.
The Matiz front legs arrived today so tomorrow after noon the modifying shall begin.

 

[CMF_hotfunk67]

frank2 WROTE:

"niiCk WROTE:

i would run some widened steelies aswell if they didnt cost so much to widened in Sydney"</div>

they,re only "reversed/flipped" (stock width) eh davey and you were just testing my welds out really eh

Frank how about a how to guide with some pics?
I'm curious as to how you align them straight again before welding.

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Matiz legs are being prepared later today (Its currently about 1am here.)
Will get some comparison photos up but i think she may sit a little higher.

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Matiz legs currently soaking in some wd40. Hopefully get them sorted today.

 

[CMF_davey1991]

No way in hell too get them undone... Ugh got one seperated but the other is being a total pain.

 

[CMF_wehey]

Hi Davey, What does it go like compared to stock with the engine mods you have made?

I have cams and manifold to put on mine

 

[CMF_hotfunk67]

davey1991 WROTE:

"No way in hell too get them undone... Ugh got one seperated but the other is being a total pain.

Excact thing happened to me, I couldn't get the top nut off one leg and the other is in bits...sooo frustrating.

 

[CMF_niiCk]

clamp it!

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Got it off, 2 sets of grips lots of swearing and a very very hot bolt.
Put the matiz shocks on the micra and annoyingly it sits higher, will have to come up with something.

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Got the matiz shocks on.
Lowered the front more.
Painted all the wheels silver and got new tyres.
Fitted a primera leather steering wheel.
Fitted a leather gear gaiter.
Fun fun fun.

 

[CMF_markbognor]

Looking good Davey!

White letter tyres!

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Never considered it really. May have too try it..

 

[CMF_davey1991]

Or was that in regards too the tyre my "friends" vandalized hah?