K11 first car project

Nothing happened with it for a while, i started learning to drive and i really couldnt fault the way it drove. I began what is now a bit of an addiction of collecting parts by heading to euros to get a prefacelift front bumper in plain textured black. The reason being i wanted a prefacelift car in the first place but i was struggling to find nice examples that werent too far away so i decided id simply install all the prefacelift parts onto my car. I then acquired the ever sought after super s clocks…



…and was promptly informed by everyone on facebook that they wouldnt work in my car as its a facelift and all the connections are different, curse word. I them bought these prefacelift brake lights and they're so much nicer than the ones that were on there.







They were an absolute curse word to get working with the whole bulb holder needing to be rewired. But, in the end it was definitely worth it, only a small change but still nice nonetheless. Somehwere around this time i mocked up the wheels trims off my fathers newly acquired ‘95 punto (also 37k miles coincidentally) and new that the crusty old steelies had to go sooner or later.

As soon as i came back to wales, inspired by the silver march i ordered a set of prosport corsa b coilovers and a Gizfab panhard rod







The panhard rod was really nicely made and i was even surprised by how not rubbish looking the coilovers seemed considering they were £240 all in.

A day or two after this i recieved a very exciting delivery.



WHEELS! finally the micra was going to look like less of an old banger. They’re JBW revolites (revolution 4 spoke reps) in 13x6 et16 with 175, 50s. I reslly didnt want to run reps on this and even though the real deal was pretty much the same price i couldnt find them in 4x100. Anyway, i really believe this is the perfect size for a k11 they tuck just the right amount on the back and have a tiny bit of poke on the front. People like to run the dull 13x7 et -7 rims and even though some of you might not want to hear this, they do not fit. they're too wide and it looks curse word. Needs to be made illegal (techincally it is now i think of it).


It was at this point i knew exactly what direction i wanted to take this build in. Ive always had an obsession with classic minis and i was inspired by how they're modified in japan, and considering my cars japanese, quite small and 4 spoke wheels look at home on both minis and old J cars it seemed natural that i should aim to mirror the style of both the mini and the kyusha scenes for this build. Still following? Well i know what i mean anyway.







The wheels went on with little issue, my father folded in the rear arches to about a 45 degree angle just so we could be sure they woouldnt rub (they don't thankfully) and since the front arch lips were so much smaller we didnt bother to roll them. We didnt have an arch roller we used the rubber handle of a hammer and smacked it with a deadblow hammer. Worked a charm.

That pretty much brings us up to the present, ive managed to source a prefacelift rear bumper so ive thrown that on (might put the red back on for now til i do the front end swap), found a phase 1 preface grill, got a headlight and another one on order, and bought an rgb interior bulb with a remote for it. Alot of guys in japan put strobe lights on their rear parcel shelf (don't ask why i havent got a clue) but i thought that woukd be a bit over the top so this bulb does the same thing but more subtly.










Took the car to chepstow for a show just a day or two ago and it didnt miss a beat, what a great little motor. Need to fix the sunroof as it opens fine but struggles to close but other than that its going to be slow progress for a while as i need to start saving money up for insurance once i pass my test. Hope this has been an interesting read so far, ill try and keep this updated as often as i can. feel free to chip in any ideas for mods its always appreciated and if youve got some red prefacelift panels to sell to me do get in touch. 

Thanks man appreciate it, great little cars

Love the prefacelift k11's. Looking really good so far 👌👌

Love it! Perfect first car these days, the styling has aged well.

Helped a friend buy her first car and guided her to a 1994 k11. Went and test drove it and was shocked at how well it drove for a little car. Cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, excellent reliability but it was rot behind the rear arches that got it in the end. Absolutely agree that it's a great first car (or a secondary runabout) and light years ahead of something like a Yaris in terms of fun and aging well.

I prefer the phase 1 look too. Keep it up!

To be honest I never liked these cars. However my sons girlfriend wanted one for her first car and they grow on you really fast. Jobs so far have been simple to do and she absolutely loves the thing.i got her a parcel shelf with speakers in and it turns out the wiring is already in the car for it despite hers being what I can only assume is the lowest spec variant there is. I currently have a rear bumper indoors for it, how hard is that to replace?. Love the way this car sits lowered, makes hers look like a gasser in comparison 🤣😂. Will be following this thread, will see if I can get her onto this page too. looking forward to updates. Nice work so far, car looks great 👍