My "moddedmicra" K11 Super S Blog!

[joesouthgate]

I certainly am, still haven't finished the headlights yet lol

KV85 ignition leads fitted:

GA16 Airbox and K&N Panel Filter fitted:

 

[Optispart]

nice

 

[joesouthgate]

Fitted some Lumenition HT Lead clamps:

 

[Optispart]

cool where are they from

 

[joesouthgate]

Merlin Motorsport, they are just up the road from me at Castle Combe race track.

Also just ordered some ducting to come off the GA16 airbox.

 

[Retepetsir]

MM, can I ask what manifold you have fitted? It's obviously not the Janspeed and I can't remember what the OEM looks like!

My Janspeed is rotting/annoying me and I need another one this year.

Cheers

 

[Robert]

IIRC it was a custom stainless job inported by AMY..

 

[joesouthgate]

Yer it was made in a Tuning shop in Japan iirc.

 

[squarepants]

MM, can I ask what manifold you have fitted? It's obviously not the Janspeed and I can't remember what the OEM looks like!

My Janspeed is rotting/annoying me and I need another one this year.

Cheers

you can buy stianless janspeeds manifolds for £500...you could get a stainless one custom made buy an exhaust fabricator, its somwhere around £300 upwards iirc.

 

[Retepetsir]

you can buy stianless janspeeds manifolds for £500...you could get a stainless one custom made buy an exhaust fabricator, its somwhere around £300 upwards iirc.

The stainless Janspeeds are currently £580+ vat....which is a lot.

 

[joesouthgate]

Hmm that is quite a lot, iirc I payed around £180 for my manifold and downpipe second hand.

 

[joesouthgate]

Bilstein Shocks, 50mm lowering springs and Whiteline panhard rod now fitted. Pics later...

 

[solarice]

you not letting the cold put you off then

 

[joesouthgate]

Nope Even if I did have to grind the old panhard rod bush off...and get new damper bolts as the old one were shagged :glare:

 

[solarice]

lol, yeah been there with the panhard...though i set fire to mine first to get the bushes off (accidental at first, but id reached the "ah sod it" stage and just let it burn lol) and then used the grinder to get that bloody collar removed.

plus side they'll be dead easy now to remove

 

[joesouthgate]

Yep WD40 then blow torch, then rip the panhard off lol! I've got M10s holding the shocks on until I can get some new M12s tomorrow.

 

[jim_bling]

i await the pics mate looking forward to it

 

[joesouthgate]

well at the moment it seems a similar hight to before so will have to let them settle.

 

[Optispart]

awesome!
wish i was able to work as fast as you lol!

 

[joesouthgate]

Will get some better pictures of it tomorrow.

 

[imp124]

Looking very nice, i like the new springs, looking forward to more pics

 

[1.3GX]

do the leads make any difference to your ignition? how much they cost?

 

[joesouthgate]

Don't think they make any difference I just got them a.to look good and b. cause i prefer to upgrade if i'm going to replace something. can remember they were probs about 60 quid

 

[Krish]

|Veryyyyyyy Nice|

 

[joesouthgate]

Cheers Krish. Just ordered an impact wrench as i couldn't face taking everything apart again without one lol.

 

[Marcus]

You have pm! The spring will get bedded in and in a day or so your car will drop lower...

 

[b47to]

should look mint when there bedded in

 

[Optispart]

modded how difficult was it to tkae off your mani nuts?
also what did you use as a gasket substitute i have prevoiusly posted about this b ut just wondered your thoughts!

 

[joesouthgate]

Err not too difficult, although I did have one sheer off. I would soak them in WD40 or whatever a while before you want to remove them.
I used gun gum on mine.

 

[1.3GX]

same happened me, theres always one lol!!

 

[Optispart]

k cheers yer i have been doing it couple of times before i do it im hopefully fitting it tomorrow, cant wait!

Also did you just put the gun gum on the faces of manifold and head? and sandwiched it on or round the edges as in where it seals?

Also did you just put the gun gum on the faces of manifold and head? and sandwiched it on or round the edges as in where it seals?

 

[jim_bling]

looks good so far joe mate look forward to seeing after they have settled mate defo need to see this in real life

 

[joesouthgate]

Also did you just put the gun gum on the faces of manifold and head? and sandwiched it on or round the edges as in where it seals?

I just stuck some on the face of the new manifold, doens't need much to seal.

looks good so far joe mate look forward to seeing after they have settled mate defo need to see this in real life

Need to see urs in real life too mate! Hopefully get to santa pod a couple of times this year

Tested fitted my new front panel which arrived from Nis this morning:

Just need to fit my bonnet pins now.

Suspension has settled a bit too:

 

[squarepants]

whats is happening with NIS's micra now then? has he a new front panel on his? :S lol iam lost.

 

[Optispart]

looks great

 

[joesouthgate]

whats is happening with NIS's micra now then? has he a new front panel on his? :S lol iam lost.

it says in his blog, he has not move his rad forward so needs a new custom one made, so sold this one to me

 

[jim_bling]

looks ace mate we need a santa pod meet again and this time i will be going down the strip

 

[b47to]

ive just realised ive put the front springs on the back and the back springs on the front will this make a difference ?

 

[capnmchl]

Yeah.

The back springs are fatter then the front ones.

 

[Dragonmaster_uk]

looking good mate any chance you could tell me what thickness the aluminium is on the front panel it`s tempted me to make one for my k12

 

[Retepetsir]

Bargain on the manifold! Was that imported?

 

[joesouthgate]

looking good mate any chance you could tell me what thickness the aluminium is on the front panel it`s tempted me to make one for my k12

I'll check tomorrow for you mate.

Bargain on the manifold! Was that imported?

Yer £175 delivered to my door from Japan:
http://www.micra.org.uk/showthread.php?t=24369
I got combined postage for a little cheaper.

 

[Retepetsir]

I'll check tomorrow for you mate.


Yer £175 delivered to my door from Japan:
http://www.micra.org.uk/showthread.php?t=24369
I got combined postage for a little cheaper.

Cheers! Forgot about that, and a bargain!

 

[NeX]

looks awesome mate, i bet i handles great too, i am really sorry i couldn't mate it but i was just so incredibly sick, (still am) but hopefully i will be all good by this weekend and we can run your car over to my work and make that false floor, and slam the cab i have a full white line kit somewhere, we could chuck that on it too

 

[joesouthgate]

Thats no probs NeX, it will be much easier now mate as my impact driver arrived yesterday Wheels off in about 30 seconds FTW! Haven't pushed it much yet as I have underrated bolts on the bottom of the shocks so didn't want to risk until i changed them today.

Fitted the whiteline front lower strut brace today:

Moved the bonnet lifter position slightly:

And fitted a new intake pipe:

That impact wrench was worth every penny, it got the wishbone bolts off in about 10 seconds

 

[hoodedreeper]

Looks awsome!

 

[joesouthgate]

Cheers hoody, Its pushing on my flexy exhaust joint a little unfortunately You can just feel a bit of vibration though the car at about 3100 rpm but not too annoying.

 

[hoodedreeper]

Ah right,mines fine

Seen much gains from that bigger air box?

 

[joesouthgate]

Dunno really, nothing to compare it to really. No flat spot like with the induction kit but I doubt you would see much difference from a micra one with decent filter tbh.

 

[jim_bling]

looking good mate im annoyed how you guys managed to get your bolts out yet i have to buy new ones oh well keep it up