My Micra Dot Rising To The Top! :)

[will930]

well 4 weeks on from ordering my suspension and a few phone calls later still nothing and there saying the supplier doesnt have them in stock but however was ment to come in the last order last week, hence why i was told it would arrive last week! i said ill hold on for a while but if nothing in a couple of weeks the order is going to be cancelled for sure lol

 

[markbognor]

sarcasm much :wow:

Huh? I think you have a cracking looking car.

What would I know I drive an AJ4 small wide wheeled preface micra (Y)

Your's is going to look the nads once the new suspension finally arrives.

 

[will930]

humm when it does may give me a chance to get some other stuff done like today!

went to the scrappers andthey finally had a micra in whooohooo

got a mint parcel shelf and a front grill for a project but got ripped off at £42 owell they dont know how much ive fitted in my pockets in the past!


got home a removed the res of the wiring for the sub and amp and it got collected! result


then while i was at it i stripped most of it and fitted the release for the fuel flap and boot what a faff that is! but all done just awaiting the section within the boot lid for that to be done then more plans can commence!

wired up a second door button for the passenger side as no loom so made my own and it works well...

found 3 unconnected connecters around that area in total and no idea what they do!

moved both the rear sunroof drainers so they drain into the inside of the rear bumper

tidied up the speaker wiring but ran it through the bodwork

same with the boot interior light wiring so all is much neater!

my plan is finish everything i have to put on the the car then sell it!

only joking i mean before i buy anymore!

 

[John_1.0]

£42 LOLOL.

I payed in the past;
£5 for a MK3 Golf gti splitter (today)
£5 for a spoiler (big one)
SR? alloys for £40
japcan for £20
etc
and many more things silly cheap. Fair play for paying that but i would of laughed and walked away.

Car looks nice. (Y)

 

[will930]

£42 LOLOL.

I payed in the past;
£5 for a MK3 Golf gti splitter (today)
£5 for a spoiler (big one)
SR? alloys for £40
japcan for £20
etc
and many more things silly cheap. Fair play for paying that but i would of laughed and walked away.

Car looks nice. (Y)

thanks dude its cos its the only only one really local to me but it seems they are all expensive around here anyway

 

[John_1.0]

Yeah fair enough. I wasnt having a silly dig there incase people assume it just shocks me what people pay. I read someone on here payed £80 for a spoiler? srsly!! anyway.

You should check gumtree/ebay (Y)

 

[gtsnissanb]

Yeah fair enough. I wasnt having a silly dig there incase people assume it just shocks me what people pay. I read someone on here payed £80 for a spoiler? srsly!! anyway.

You should check gumtree/ebay (Y)

£80 for a spoiler that's not bad i paid £350 for my spoiler on my 200sx and it was second hand

 

[John_1.0]

£80 for a spoiler that's not bad i paid £350 for my spoiler on my 200sx and it was second hand

a standard spoiler for a nissan micra lols. i wouldnt pay anymore than £20 unless it was cf.

 

[karlj]

I paid just over £200 for my micra spoiler

 

[Daniel]

I paid just over £200 for my micra spoiler

£200????? :wow: What's it made of, gold?? Lol

 

[John_1.0]

post a pic of it? i cant seen any spoiler worth that? unless its a genuine jdm one? clueless to the picres of things regarding jdm stuff

 

[Daniel]

post a pic of it? i cant seen any spoiler worth that? unless its a genuine jdm one? clueless to the picres of things regarding jdm stuff

JDM stuff isn't normally too expensive, I think. Exhausts and engine parts normally are, but not bodywork (unless you're talking about body kits, arches, or wheels)

 

[will930]

Its cos my scrap yard is english pikie ran! Dont help! Wish i had a frindly asain scrappy near me! :-(

 

[Daniel]

Its cos my scrap yard is english pikie ran! Dont help! Wish i had a frindly asain scrappy near me! :-(

Hey, at least your local scrapyard isn't run by a load of sketchy looking Mexicans and Asians, with a less than basic grasp of English, money, and safety! I have to travel about 30 miles to get to a decent sized scrappie (Bicester, if anyone needs one nearby - it's pretty huge, saw about 10 Micras when I was there last time).

 

[Shaun]

Bridges isn't that bad, Just have to avoid the supervisor!

 

[frank]

Wish i had a frindly asain scrappy near me! :-(

we,ve got an abundance of those around here will lol :grinning:

 

[Daniel]

Bridges isn't that bad, Just have to avoid the supervisor!

I've been there with a mate a couple of times, I think you have to avoid the supervisor at most scrappies. It's normally the bosses who are pretty sound :grinning:

 

[r-reg-sr]

mines eastern european run,BRILLIANT very easy going people

 

[Daniel]

mines eastern european run,BRILLIANT very easy going people

Wish it was like that round here lol

 

[karlj]

post a pic of it? i cant seen any spoiler worth that? unless its a genuine jdm one? clueless to the picres of things regarding jdm stuff

Nismo spoiler imported straight from Japan

 

[Daniel]

Nismo spoiler imported straight from Japan

I guess that explains the £200 then lol. Money well spent (Y)

 

[John_1.0]

agree! get a pic up mate

 

[karlj]

Lol theres pics of it in the for sale thread I started a little while ago (the threads closed now)

 

[Daniel]

Lol theres pics of it in the for sale thread I started a little while ago (the threads closed now)

I think I remember seeing it, I wanted it!

 

[karlj]

You should of said something lol

 

[legendryan]

Bridges isn't that bad, Just have to avoid the supervisor!

Is he the non-english guy Shaun?
He tried getting me to pay £42 for a boot lip, then £40 for a part worn 195/45 tyre.... Just laughed and walked off
Whats so annoying is that he keeps on saying the prices without VAT!

 

[Daniel]

You should of said something lol

I had a severe lack of money and a berating girlfriend, hence why I didn't lol

 

[karlj]

I had a severe lack of money and a berating girlfriend, hence why I didn't lol

Fair enough

 

[Shaun]

The big ginger guy is the boss/supervisor i think. they try to rip you off just gotta catch them on a good day. Legend why do i never see you in and around crawley! you coming to the meet next month?
and i don't see how VAT comes into the scrap yard business?

 

[will930]

well been a little busy last couple of days but a juicy kinda update!

let the pics talk!

tried to fix the old dials today but they didnt wanna know so i went all the way to GD Bridges half way to brighton a 60m round trip as nowhere had them! must say an awesome scrappers and a good price!!!

didnt have time to change the miles and the speedo on the black set went wobbly around 30-50 so ill have a look and go about changing the miles which is hassle so the green one went in for now!

enjoy

 

[Daniel]

Love it (Y). The dash cluster looks really trick, makes me want to do mine now lol

 

[will930]

and a little bit more while at the scrappers got the boot release bit i needed luckily so that can now get moving onto the car shortly! which will bring more updates!

got some metal polish

in the middle

and then finished just the one wheel

 

[will930]

Love it (Y). The dash cluster looks really trick, makes me want to do mine now lol

more to come when i have time!!!! its going to be ready for japfest! and the rest of my body work shall be done too inc...

smoothed boot with super s spoiler fitted
roof painted
both rear quarters and sills
new front passenger wing and passenger door painted for the 3rd time since owning the car lol

 

[karlj]

Like the wheels will nice job (Y)

 

[gtsnissanb]

and a little bit more while at the scrappers got the boot release bit i needed luckily so that can now get moving onto the car shortly! which will bring more updates!

got some metal polish

in the middle

and then finished just the one wheel

Nice job mate same thing as I've done with my e30 rims

 

[will930]

wekk been busy with the body work nearly there

fitted new tb from karl today and seems to work well although the idle problem still persists but it hasnt been cleaned yet so maybe why

well on thursday i put in £30.01 petrol at 136.9 and 90 miles on and its just above quarter of a tank1 hows that work????

i know it needs an air filter!

but owell the car doesnt love me

test fitted the wing today seems to be a little bent and warped from all the repairs but should be able to get it to stick correctly!

anyone fancy measuring the distance it stis from the inner edge of the boot lid!

 

[Shaun]

i get 90 miles out of a tenner.... fwn

 

[will930]

ive had 108 from £15 so dont make sense

 

[John_1.0]

what wheels are they from?

direct fit?

 

[will930]

i bought them from a guy that had them on a k10 lol

 

[gtsnissanb]

what wheels are they from?

direct fit?

They look like mini/mg I'm going with mg as they look bigger than mini ones

 

[will930]

little update

after a couple of visits to ed and a full inlet side rebuild and tidy up its running much better however it didnt solve the "problem" because its the anti stall being hyper!

not too pleased with my fuel consumption as it seems to be just wasting away!

it has new genuine nissan HT leads and air filter

exhaust has been sealed but may need a little more

pulsar short shifter rattle has gone with the aid of eleccy tape!

someone keyed my rear pillar the other day which i noticed when i got petrol luckily im painting it anyway but thats not the point grr

bodywork work is coming along nicely and virtually ready for spraying with a little more stopper here and there but all marks have been removed from areas being painted

got a new passenger side front wing sitting at work

heres some progression pictures

getting my old steelies back from r-reg soon for the tyres to be changed from them to the alloys for some bigger diameter and a little stretch if i have time i will paint the wheels again but it depends if i have time to prep them etc before japfest!

 

[euro_micra]

:doh:cringes at the amount of bodywork your doing. It didn't look too bad in the pics, you shaving the locks and handle on passenger side too? When you go for paint are you going for a full respray, diy, colour change?

 

[Scott]

The turtle will live on in the form of your fuel flap haha.

Nice effort dude, should look sweet when finished.

Thought about a spoiler? or going for the non spoiler look?

 

[will930]

i have my super s spoiler its been sitting on top of my shed since feburary out of the way encase it got knocked and the cracks came back... it was hooded's spoiler dude

cringes at the amount of bodywork your doing. It didn't look too bad in the pics, you shaving the locks and handle on passenger side too? When you go for paint are you going for a full respray, diy, colour change?

i have simply removed the lock as its never worked and the handle is off due to previous filler going funny so just tidied it up and the handle will be going back on
also its just little ### bits really the roof where my sunroof broke and went into it
removed the airiel so needed smoothing
sill had some bodge old repair on it which was rusting so ive tidied it up the best i can
where the bump strips used to be it was faded and was an edge from previous sprays
boot has been smoothed
also back to the roof and there were various chips and blemishs which ive flatted out
dent on the b pillar on the passenger side sorted
passenger side arch where i cought a wall
etc etc

all adds up!

 

[will930]

also did i mention my insurance has gone up £600 pounds with an extra year no claims??????????????? grrgrrgrrgrrgrrgrrgrrgrrgrrgrr:down:

 

[will930]

more body work pics really but its kinda like a mega tease!

well open mouth grill getting along

cut from the front

cut from the rear

top section blocked off using a body filler spreader and held together with resin stuff which stinks when the two compounds are mixed

all done with fibre glass to fill the main area

once sanded off apply filler

filler rubbed down and ready for primer

the inside where the stregth is

primed!

front wing off the car

test fitting new micky mouse wing and lining up for stone chipped sills (found filler in the sills already!!!!)

sills masked for stonechip

stonechipped

rear windows removed

new airiel drilled and test fitted

masking started

sitting in the oven for tonight and will be sprayed first thing

cant wait!

 

[Daniel]

Looking good (Y). Can't wait to see it after the respray, going to look fresh as a daisy :grinning:

 

[will930]

im excited! wouldnt have minded doing the drivers door but thats would have just been piky lol i just realised that my passenger side door card was left round the back of work in all the rain! damn thats going to be ruined! owell i wanna make some anyway

id love to remove all the carpets etc but id regret it and put them back in etc lol i like the clean look!

 

[Daniel]

I did exactly the same when I stripped mine out - decided it was too loud and looked too awful. But I'll be getting a 1.3 and stripping that out soon :laugh:. You doing it the same colour as before, just a freshen-up?