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rtlkyuubi
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no problem at all mate  can hold them for a short while if need be? if you've decided on a different method of carboration / fuel injection no probs, just let me know and i'll see if another RRer wants them I get paid on the 27th so will have them off you then ;D nice pictures Cheers matey, still geting use to the dslr     they're awsome for night pics ;D |
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Aug 20, 2010 19:21:08 GMT
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Deal mate! consider them reserved nice pics too mate |
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Aug 22, 2010 14:38:10 GMT
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opps, I broke it ;D What I thought was a lowish curb turned out to be a not so low curb! This is the n/s bottom arm mount and how its supposed to look:  and this is the o/s one looking a bit bent:  Also found out a problem with lowering micras, the bottom arms hit the body! o: A bit of hammer action fixed it though ;D  |
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Aug 22, 2010 14:39:49 GMT
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Man, that's a bit gutting, is it an easy enough fix?
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rtlkyuubi
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Aug 22, 2010 14:52:01 GMT
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Man, that's a bit gutting, is it an easy enough fix? I hit it a bit with a hammer and bolted it all back up again and it drives fine, but I need to take it to work, get it up in the air and get a slide hammer on it. |
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Aug 22, 2010 18:37:21 GMT
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Probably worth beefing it up a bit too. You don't want that moving or suffering fatigue where its been bent like that - espcially with the additional load of the wide tyres / firm ride / soon to be new engine.
Really liking where this is headed - probably one of the coolest k10's ive ever seen.
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Aug 22, 2010 20:23:34 GMT
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Ouch. Not too bad of a job though, atleast you didnt knock the sump off!
I bet it made a right noise!
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Aug 22, 2010 21:14:36 GMT
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Micra's looking awesome ryan. This new engine should be awesome too, small revvy engines are loads of fun.
If it falls through with st182 then I've got a set of CBR600 carbs (34mm chokes) sat around. I'm sure I'll find a use for them sooner or later, so I'm not fussed about selling them, but if you need them then let me know and I can bring them up to A52 sometime.
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Sept 13, 2010 22:41:22 GMT
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Well it finally got some attention and had a mini overhall on the front suspension as the ammount of knocking noises it made got very annoying. The 1st thing I did was this:  Which ment I could get rid of these, they're the top cup bushes which were making the strut flap about :/  Now the strut bolts to the top of the cup, nice and solid Then I ripped all this off:  Big holeee  Here you can see the difference between the curse word mount and my new one:  All welded up and little strengthener plates welded in (both sides done)  Also got my plate to make my inlet and exhaust manifolds. The only problem is that the cheapest bends ive found for the exhaust manifold are £5.50 each and I need 9 :X  Will get some better pics soon! |
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Sept 13, 2010 23:50:55 GMT
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Looking good, that mount doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon.
So is there no bearing in the top mounts now? I'm not sure it's the ideal solution to ditch it entirely, as without a bearing when you steer you're trying to rotate the whole front springs. How about seeing if you can get polo ones to fit to match the coilovers? Or scirocco/mk1 gol top mounts attach in the same way as the micra ones, and chances are they'd bolt strait to the coilys, just depends if the 2 bolts to hold them to the shell are a similar distance apart.
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Sept 14, 2010 6:08:54 GMT
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The Rubber bit wasnt a bearing. The micra uses a small nylon washer inbetween the top mount and top cup, Though I do need to get my top cups machined so they sit on the washer properly
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Sept 14, 2010 8:27:41 GMT
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Ah, fair play, in that case then all's good.
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Sept 14, 2010 16:38:15 GMT
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H*ly curse word that is a thick plate for the flange, happy cutting!
(Isn't easier to go a shop with a laser cutter?)
Anyway keep the updates coming, they are always nice!
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Sept 14, 2010 16:48:38 GMT
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Hello chap.
I know that djivesp used weld together handrail (!) parts for his home made turbo manifold as they were beefy and cheep, but seeing as you're going NA it may be overkill.
I may have an XE manifold kicking about you could have a look at and see if you could make it work?
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Sept 14, 2010 19:01:53 GMT
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ettorebugatti: 10mm thick Perfect for mega welds and then a skim if need be. A laser cut plate would be awsome and alot easier but alot of money too! Been pricing up bits for that exhaust manifold and the 9 bends are gonna set me back £50, nvm the tubing aswell! colonelk: Wow, that stuff is really thick! and as you say, might be a tad overkill haha ;D I doubt an xe one is close to fitting (as they have oval ports) but it might be a good starting point. |
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Sept 14, 2010 19:10:25 GMT
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might be able to salvage some bits, but thinking about it, it might be too mad, as its not a 'low performing' 2.0 either. Hmmmmm. Need to do some research on exhaust runner length and diameter |
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Sept 14, 2010 19:17:23 GMT
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might be able to salvage some bits, but thinking about it, it might be too mad, as its not a 'low performing' 2.0 either. Hmmmmm. Need to do some research on exhaust runner length and diameter the exhast ports on this head are only 28mm and I'm not concerend about correct lengths and stuff, as it will be probably better than the standard micra item. |
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Sept 14, 2010 19:51:28 GMT
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Are you in a rush for bends? I'll have an mx5 manifold you can have to chop up sometime next month, it's all tubular and about 200 yards long so plenty to go at. Once I've got a 4-2-1 on you can have the curse word.
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Sept 15, 2010 12:57:18 GMT
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10mm looks always thinner in a CAD program than in real life ;-). It should be a good base, just a lot of work. The cost for laser cutting is in the tooling up and setting up the machine, materials costs are peanuts. So to manufacture one flange companies might charge you 100 pounds where a batch of 5 sets will cost only 20 pounds per flange. I'm sure you would sell these quite easily to grassers with a small profit, just a thought. The runners have diameter and length which compares to 3-1 exhausts for BL/BMC A-series. However the power gain is not in these dimensions (these are just to tune the revs for maximum torque/power), but in the better streamline of the exhaust system. There are some free calculators out there (=web), but it remains very theoretical. Although Pipemax seems to be a good program to calculate the exhaust dimensions. The stock system has a lot of backpressure (just search on project sausage PPC mag, or retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37307) so any reduction without losing gas speed brings power, IMHO. |
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can hold them for a short while if need be? if you've decided on a different method of carboration / fuel injection no probs, just let me know and i'll see if another RRer wants them 
