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Message: <blockquote data-quote="micra man" data-source="post: 57286" data-attributes="member: 21">Next disaster struck in February through my stupidity really, not checking the oil the engine blew up!!! I was stranded at the side of the dual carriageway and had to ring my dad for him to come and rescue me. However to get the car towed we had to take off the grille and bumper as there was no tow rope and tie it to the frame of the front of the car. It was quite a scary ride home as I couldn't see anything and I was trying to brake to slow us down and stop me from going into the back of him. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Not a happy time!!! Eventually we got home safely, and luckily I still had my own car so I got insured on that for a few weeks while me and my dad set about replacing the engine with a rebuilt one that I got off Kev with the car.We fitted this and within a week I was back on the road in the beast again. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite20" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I had also learnt my lesson and regularly check my oil now!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> For a while I didn't do much with the car as show season had started, so I took it down to my first year at Donny, and absolutely loved it!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite20" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I also attended JAE that year and attended many local meets and cruises, and loved the reactions to the car that ultimately Kev had created.However, I felt that there was still alot that could be done to improve the looks of the car, as there were parts that I didn't feel matched the rest of the car, and I also wanted to add my own unique touch to the car. This started with the MA12 transplant, which made an instant difference to the power. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I had now had the car for a year and a half, and after getting rid of the awful brown carpet in the car and replacing it with a black one, adding a new set of blue bucket seats and harnesses, and making a custom centre console and a few other bits, I felt it was time to work on the exterior and add a few bits on and make a few changes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Here are some pics from NE meets and other changes I made. (Will upload these later as aint on the computer at the moment.)<img src="http://www.freewebs.com/micraman/pic13.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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