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Neat! Funny thing, I was wondering recently how this particular combo would look. Not gonna drop my foglight grille, but a preface bumper would be definitely welcome.

Pahah, why does everyone think that? :D I had a camera set up to record the first start, got something else recorded instead :)

Depends what's the rim width. I suggest you hit up tyrestretch.com and use the search function. Pretty nifty when you want to find out how a certain setup will look.

Yep, timing was off 180, silly me. But, you know what that means? Yes. She's alive. ALIIIVE! Now to take it apart and put back together properly.

Okay, so I did not finish the car in time for the rally. Gave up two days before, when I realized that even though I might start the car, there was no way I'd actually get it drivable. Then I had a bit of downtime and eventually hauled Micra back to my place this Thursday. Wrenched on for a bit...

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Quick status update: exhaust done, needs leak testing and heat wrap. Front brakes installed, track rod ends replaced, picked up modded dizzy and hi-pres power steering line. Coolant hoses sorted out, need clamps. Fabricated the intake manifold all by myself. Cut the pipes to size, hammered them...

So much stuff going on recently, I hardly have time to post an update, so this will have to do for now. Calipers fully refurbished, got a set of TRW disks and pads to go in the front, also bought/ordered all the bits I need to finish her enough to be MOTable and capable of participating in a...

Oh boy, 2 liter turbo in a Micra is gonna be scary fast. Nice score with the coilies too. Looking forward to new updates.

Yeah, I'm from Poland. Would be a bit of a drive for me to meet up, sadly. Unless we chose a spot halfway. Like Nürbürgring perhaps? :) Made some good progress since last post. Had the front hub bearings replaced, painted a bunch of stuff, installed some more parts, including the K11 brake...

With the amount of experience you have it shouldn't take too much time to open it up and inspect the damage. Once you yank the whole thing out that is. I'm not too familiar with that though, only watched my friend take one apart and put it back together a few times, not really rocket science...

Okay, this pic sold me on the idea to paint the spare gauge cluster and steering column panels I picked up some time ago black. It actually looks better than I imagined and will go sweet with the black 100NX wheel I have.

Shame about the sills, though I guess that's rather inevitable sooner or later, given our climates and the cars' age. Really interested in the Rover 25 shocks and how the whole deal goes together.

Yeah, I did some more digging around and pretty much got the fuel system figured out in my head. Also, some more progress happened. Fabricated upper radiator brackets, completed the hybrid steering column, cleaned and painted up a few bits and bobs, put some of the coolant hoses in place, etc...

Friend of mine paid about £150 for a Swift GTi cylinder bore to take Honda pistons here in Poland, so I imagine a bore and 5mm skim could be in that range, that's quite a bit of material to take off. Then again, I'm no expert.

Yesss, my thread finally got noticed by Pork! :D Also, just spend some time doing research and found generic pumps intended for replacing the mechanical ones in old cars. 95 l/h, 0.2 bar (3 psi), 15£ incl. delivery. I think I'll bite. Assuming I can install it in the bay, since this is where...

Right, guess it's about time to post an update on what happened since the last one. First and most important, as it caused a major delay. Mistakes were made in regards to the engine bay repaint. Turns out, if you want to protect your new paintjob from being scratched by the bonnet being laid on...

About 25cm between the closest part of the firewall (where the heater hoses go) and the surface where the intake manifold attaches. Give or take 1cm, your mileage may vary ;)

It's nice to know the car found a good home and an owner that would treat it with due care.

I have no idea about the ET, but I run 185/55/R14 on my K10 with -35mm springs and it's fine, unless the back is loaded heavily (2+ people or a lot of junk in the trunk). I think you should be fine with those. They're only 1cm wider and with the lower profile they most likely have the same outer...