what did you do to your micra today ?

leon said:
sat at the side of the road in it for an hr waiting for it to cool down as the engine over heated -.-because it just decided the small water leak from the water pump wanted to be a big one and just drain all water yey me haha
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dude these engines are pretty strong i did this after engine transplant, blew a water pipe off and over heated well off the gauge, i got towed home and then compression tested it, all was good so filled it up and been going since :)
 
leon said:
ttell me about it :/was lucky i keep a 2l bottle of water in car incase thiis happends haha!hows your car doing sirchris? ive seen your engines out, much progress?
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Hey leon, Glen is sending me some piston today, will try and get her fixed for the weekend and back in the car. Going to see a man about an engine saturday. looking to start pushing to 200 bhp
 
I was finally well enough today to do some work... finished the brakes, stripped the interior except the driver's seat, dash, and seatbelts. Went for a drive with the micra for the first time in a month.
I want to shake the hand of the guy who worked out the micra gearbox.. I've been driving a volvo 460 the past month and the micra shifts like an f1 car compared to that horrid thing. :)
 
Passed the MOT :D just numberplate bulbs and a sidelight and an advisory for a broken doorhandle, the rust wasnt even mentioned! Apparently its in a non-structural area so its fine :).
I do wonder why these micras are in an expensive tax band though, its emissions based and mine barely registers on any of the tests, might as well be riding a bike for all the pollution i make...
 
JoeK11 said:
Passed the MOT :D just numberplate bulbs and a sidelight and an advisory for a broken doorhandle, the rust wasnt even mentioned! Apparently its in a non-structural area so its fine :).
I do wonder why these micras are in an expensive tax band though, its emissions based and mine barely registers on any of the tests, might as well be riding a bike for all the pollution i make...
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YAYYY
 
picup stickup,,,,i like this car :) its alright
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Thought I recognised the street and even the car for a second. There's a K11 round here the same colour as yours with mismatched grill and bumper :D
 
WDID ? lightened the f/w for the shortened chain engine :) should be fitting the engine really, but this current one is running sweet now that the little end has free-ed off (and am lacking incentive lol)

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Skinner_87 said:
Neat work as always Frank! :) hows the new back end working out?
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ta mate :) gotta balance it in a bit, and the trailing arms are done now (a lot of manhours those took !)
also WDID ? shaft oilseal, twas surprisingly easy, just the 2 hub bolts and full lock and the shaft clears np :)

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Just checked my oil and noticed its a little above the maximum!

Will be draining some tomorrow

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oil and filter change :) plugs swap, airfilter.
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dirt somehow getting into throttle body so quick fix with wats at hand
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burned and bent in slightly
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Getting ready to drain some oil. Car's parked on a flat surface, going to wait an hour for all oil to be in the sump and so it can cool slightly.

Got my bottle to catch it in and also my "bum rag" to catch any spill (Bum as in tramp(A dirty old pair of curtains I use for catching oil and muck))
 
WDID? Nothing to the car yet, but it did take me to town where i got a job at the nearby Business School :D decent hours and pay so i can afford the insurance now!

Also... LOL Bum rag :p
 
nothing important if franks cut it out or got rid of it lol. sumat from under dash aint it frank? not to sure, not got a micra no more o_O
 
Bought it, drove it, cleaned it

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So here's dipstick after removing oil, seems about right?
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The oil I took out in an appropriate container of course!
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And the oil tipped back into my trusty Halfords oil ready to be used once more.
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And of course, my trusty bum rag
 
Fitted me an internally adjusted wingmirror... slightly scrappy work on the hole but i'll get a proper inner panel for it later.
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Also ordered a new doorhandle thanks to this...
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And while i was at it i removed the ex-manifold heatshield with the intention of spraying it red, it was a total pig to get off though as the three bolts were rusted to heck, 2 of one size and one different, and all imperial so my normal tools didnt fit... got it off eventually though i doubt i'll bother with the paint
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slightly holey...
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also is it meant to be double layered like this?
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one nice thing is a good, solid looking manifold underneath :)
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Also after this i started on a new induction pipe but didnt take photos...
Still gave me something to do after work :)

Anyone know whos used corsa shocks if you can reuse the micra lower bolt or if its a different size as i read somewhere??
got some to play with this weekend :)
 
Also just spotted on that photo i really need to clean my passenger door... and deal with apparently a billion scratches on the driverside too!
 

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