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Good colour,crying out for contrasting satin black bonnet & bumper ;)

Good choice of car & spec :D "always in convos that start with some one saying why didnt you buy a decent car " I enjoy that topic,especially if their car happens to be made in France or Italy ;) Welcome!

Ahhhhh...The bear of ill repute has been sent to the scrappers too :( Did you keep the tailgate?

No dramatic progress,had a quiet one last night but attacked the tray the ECU sits on before I went home. Tonight I tidied up the sharp edges on the inside of the full tailgate with the grinder & set about the battery tray which is behind the passenger seat.Standard Micra tray fixed with 3 self...

Perfect...Looks like it grew there.. Purleeese do us a video when it gets on the road :)

Been plugging away at it...Finally got the interior floor stone chipped tonight.The spare wheel well bottom was tatty after removing the tow eye structure,so thought I would give it a "quick" tidy with the filler.Got carried away with it on Sunday night so finished it tonight. Liking the...

When mine was 1.0cc I found the rev limiter very annoying,you can feel there is more to be had & I was bouncing off it all the time.The limiter was removed,& when the donor 1.3cc turned up I whipped the 1.0 remorselessly to see what it could handle before it was replaced.It had done 85k,rattly...

Spent too much time last couple of days fannying around with the new tailgate but it's done now.Just need to find some number plate lights.Can hold it up with 1 finger :) Did manage to shiv a load off the engine support bar tho,impressed with what can be lost.Sides are about 20mm now.By the...

It must be getting close to the end now,other than a few more bits of tin here & there & the mechanical bits left like finishing & fitting the alternator brackets/hubs etc...I'll get the steels put on it soon & get it to the weighbridge & see what we've got... Another big loss would be the...

Finally got round to stripping the white 5 door I was using before tax ran out today.Couple more bits in the morning & she'll be off... I now have some softer springs to play with,gear selector rods so I can have a go at Franks ghetto gear lever position & the heavy engine support bar to chop...

Take the car to an automotive paint supplier,they have colour chips that can match your paint according to age/fading/colour variations & supply it in a can or aerosol.As it's metallic the colour will come in basecoat which will need covering with lacquer..

Another not-so picture friendly baggage removal update.. Considering I bought the car in from the cold to paint stuff I seem to have redeveloped my unhealthy obsession for whiling away the hours chopping bits off.Surprising,every time I go to the car wielding a grinder more unwanted bits show...

@Jay...Most painters charge between £90 to £120 a panel so it's not out the way.. Maybe touch it in with a brush & it'll take your eye off it if you don't fancy the band aid :D

Seam sealer may be useful to you for finishing/hiding repairs..comes brushable in a tin or a cartridges for finishing joints that you use in a standard silicone/sealer gun.It's what the manufacturers use where they join the cars together.Very strong & rubbery...When applied you can wet your...

Don't forget to squirt some oil or wax down the hole before you fill it :)

Here's the other little drama area below rear seat belt anchorage that causes rusty rear sills even on non sunroof models. This picture is from the right hand side of car.. Wire brush the corner/right angled bit & run your finger around & you'll feel the hole.On this car it's about 5mm x...

Removed some more unwanted baggage today..Sway bars are gone.One link arm was threaded/rusted on real tight.Draper grips 0.Mole grips & fire.1.Heavy affair they are too.. While the car was in the air I noticed that the heat shields were all still there..now they're not. Also had another go at...

Found some time for some reciprocating saw/snips & file action this afternoon.Not going to be life changing but must weigh 1lb.Should also prevent some "parachute effect" when you have the window open being as it now has gaping holes instead of the black plastic grills to let the air escape.Have...

Pull back the carpet beside the doors to expose the inner sills & there's some holes along there..& don't forget to plug the little hole that Nissan built into the Micras inside inner arch in front of back wheels.Hard to describe but have a poke about & you'll find it.If you feel & scrape at...

They're not adjustable,bit of wood underneath and jack up with trolley jack checking as you go..I hate it when people lean on open doors...