what did you do to your micra today ?
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Fitted the jap march k12 grills to mine today 
Just a standard air box , and everything else engine wise is factory
wheels getting given to a fellow micra owner (k10 though) to get the centre bores of my bandeds done to fit finally, about time!
Well found out the smackin and bangin from underneath is the NEW anti roll bar links knocking. When I had a look with wheel off I noticed the bar was loose and a gap betweeb bar end eyes and the link bolt. Got one end sorted despite stripping threads on it and the other end well the holes dont line up. So theres still a gap despite me tightening it and trying to pry it down. Cant get it back off without cutting new links so feck it ill just have to put up with the loud banging and clanging till I get new ones eventually. Bonney catch still rattling despite me adjusting it and idle valve getting worse as are clicking cv joints. So done lots of work to my micra the past few months yet its still a pile of **** that creaks bangs thumps and clicks as it drives along. And when not driving its just as annoying with its idle surging and rattling bodywork. Shouldve stuck with motorbikes grrr why did I buy a car
Y u do all this? :S
I did my first bit of body repair over the weekend...the fiberglass resin was gone all old and goo-ey so it turned out a bit **** but the next attempt will be better....I hope....just need some color coded paint now
My k11 obviously had a head on run-in with something stronger than it...the bumper was all cable-tied and galvi-banded/riveted together down the centre, with some major chunks of plastic missing from the lowest part of it...the crash bar behind the bumper looks like someone used a bollard to stop one day :/
On a side note, I got the frame / linear motion for my 3D Printer built
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progress innit
if F1 cars can use a BLDC motor to spin the turbo up, and use another 200hp one to assist aacceleration, why cant we ?Ok decided this morning after the wee one gets dropped off at school im going to take the roll bar completely off car. Banging and knocking problem solved. Can live without one till I can get new links next month
progress innit
Motor driving a compressor to help it spool up quicker? Have you a blog on this? Sounds like my kind of project
Drove me & the Misses to work coz of the rain, ducked down the inside of traffic waiting to turn right but who were taking up too much of the road (bad road positioning) thanks to the narrow width, then saw a parking space near work and thought "no way but will give it a go", and popped it in the space in one manouver - I just love the Micra for fitting in small gaps!! It's 1.11m (or just over 3 1/2 ft in old money) shorter than my estate car!!
It's 1.11m (or just over 3 1/2 ft in old money) shorter than my estate car!!
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no blog really kealan, just random progress reports on this threadMotor driving a compressor to help it spool up quicker? Have you a blog on this? Sounds like my kind of project
here are some earlier pics of the project
no blog really kealan, just random progress reports on this thread
here are some earlier pics of the project
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Do you know what kind of RPM figures the motor/generator will have to run at ? Are you gonna use the car battery or a separate one? Savage project !!!
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i think the blower will need 20k, so 7k for the motor (that vid was with the motor running at about 2k) i since fitted a gauge and ran it up to 6k without the magnets exploding
i could fit the blower to my modded alternator pulley in a couple of hours, and test the boost level properly at 20k, but it would mean removing all my turbo gear first ,
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12v just wont cut it (waay too many amps eh), so need the same sort of voltages as the electric and hybrid cars really (50v ish i guess) with a small LiPo pack ideally
Will frequently revving the bollocks off a 1.0 k11 do any damage (I dont do this just asking if I can really) or is it tough enough to take it
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the 1.0,s thrive on revs marc, i used to rev mine to 8k daily
Wow everyday? All my little fords of yesteryear wouldve exploded after a week haha
I dont have a tach. I would like a tach so I can actually see redline might fit an aftermarket one. Is it difficult to fit original micra clocks but ones with a tach rather than just speedo?
2001 plate mate. If suitable how much you looking for?
To me a car just doesnt feel the same without that needle bouncing up and down lol
Does it involve ripping the dash apart?
As in the whole dash? Or do they slip out and in easily?
Sounds too simple heh. Ill habe to wait till I got some cash but when I do ill see if youve still got em. Also is there any custom/sporty clocks for k11 micras? Couldnt see any at all on facebook
Ah right I see. Is the rev counter on stock clocks the same for 1.0 as 1.3? do both engines rev to about the same? And also despite mines not having rev counter as standard there should be an ecu connector for it?
Ah right cool mate I thought there was a separate connector for rev counter. Also does anyone ever sell used micra alloys on here, albeit original or aftermarket?
dropped my wheels off to have the centres bored out, been offered £30 for shot blasted and powder coated in white too if i run a sticker of the buisiness, mainly because were both micra owners, jap car lovers and mates rates!
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Davyboy was making them
Ah right. I know you can get the led bulb kits. Would like to install them in a rev counter clock
Removed air intake pipe from airbox. What a difference, I really wasnt expecting it much more torque down low and revs better high up, sound is no different but car definately feels better pulling away its keener. So I want to take that further but not sure of best methods. Standard airbox+no pipe+performance panel filter? Or almera 1.6 airbox+no pipe and performance panel? Or cold air intake hose straight onto throttle body+ perf cone at cold spot? Or airbox+cold air hose+ cone at end? Not sure of panel or cone? Airbox or no airbox, hose or no hose too many confogurations to decide and cant test em all thatd just take way too long
Almera box is what I used. I just cut the air feed pipe down to suit and made a couple of brackets to secure it. Much better throttle response and pickup. Sounds better too. Whatever you choose though, you should always have a filter to stop rubbish being ingested.
this car engine is very lively .the amount of times i have ripped the car instead of people, k11 the jail time saver !
you two related?
fitted a "doctored" dizzy then ragged the baby 1.0 engine to 60 in 2nd :wasntme: no sign of the limiter
What you mean related haha
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Just found out im losing half my hours at work, company restructuring. Instead of 40hrs a week getting betweeb 12 and 24hrs from hereon in. Just when I had big plans for my micra grrr well itll have to just stay as a lil runabout plain looking thing. Still want to get suspension fixed tho
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Quick question, i need a new CV joint on the near side (passenger side) drive shaft. I know there are different spline sizes between face lifts and the 1.0 and 1.3 but i'm not sure what size i need. Any ideas?
Mine's a 94 K11a pre-facelift 1.0 Litre
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Mine's a 94 K11a pre-facelift 1.0 Litre
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yours is the smaller c/v benQuick question, i need a new CV joint on the near side (passenger side) drive shaft. I know there are different spline sizes between face lifts and the 1.0 and 1.3 but i'm not sure what size i need. Any ideas?
Mine's a 94 K11a pre-facelift 1.0 Litre
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Thanks frank
Do you know what the spline sizes are, as i'm not sure and don't want to end up buying the wrong one
Mines a 52 plate and there's no rust anywhere that I can find
Anyways, been away (Amsterdam) for a few days drinking Witte beer, love it (to much) 313 miles to the airport and back for a navvy under 6 gallons........that's 52 mpg at motorway speeds. My mate who went with me was well impressed, and with the power as well, in fact almost gobsmacked.
Jumped into the canal while there to save a drowning bird, made me happy....everybody in the pub thought I was nuts
