miib14 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Might not make sense as its copy and pasted lolRight so after the sad demise of the EG, and selling the subaru.. a mysterious voiced whispered to me to go back to Nissan. Now having already built a Turbo N15 wasn't keen on a) doing another turbo N15 ;) driving a bog standard GTi. Was very close to buying a R34 GTT in white but then settled something a lil less good... Nissan Micra!!After reading about others rust problem with there Micra's, was determined to find a MINT shell which I knew would be hard considering these cars are the best part of 15years old.. But they say good things come to those who wait...If this goes well I'm hoping to do it for couple of other people as well.BeforeThe car is an ABSOLUTE mint shell.. its got a few, I mean a few dings and bumps nothing major! Theres one teeeeny weeeeny bit of rust, infact it aint even rust just starting to bubble, size of a sweetcorn.First thing was to get rid of all the crap sticker stuck anywhere and everywhere to hide the defects!And get rid of the rubbish interior! the seats felt you where leaning against a rock and don't even get me started on the steering wheelThis is where it begins boyssFirst thing first;De stickered -Engine y0Started collecting partsDonor car yessssss!!! - Almera GTiNew seats - RecaroGTiR fuel pump (it will fit had it on my turbo)Brake linesGot few whiteline bitsBrand new: Rear ARBPanhard rod:New clutch and lightened flywheelLSD FTW!!! (very rare to get for a almera gti)Jerrick @ MeisterR is doing me a massive favour so should have Zeta-R Coilovers from him in next 6-8 weeks cant wait. Price he gave me is unbeatable even almera's are more expensive lolSo all parts are here just need to get the shafts made, tomorrow engine should be out so off we go...Engine out of the micraEngine out of the Almera GTiWell firstly got the mounts lined up then welded them after a mock fitThe underbrace needed a little shavingEngine in perfect I thing :tt2:Engine out and welded properly ( need to neat it up a little)Sprayed the rear satin blackCustom shafts :smile: ( painted to see if any hair line cracks so far so good)Interior sprayed blackTreated the damn rust :no: ( will weld a patch on tomorrow)Recaro Seats fittedRaditor on with two slime line fansNismo Strut brace onBooked in Unique exhaust on thursday cause no exhaust atm... getting 2.5 mandrel bent system with either a SPOON N1 backbox or a Skyline R34 backboxWell thankfully everything is done...Had to get the passenger side shaft shortened cause of the lsdHad to make custom ARB brackets so it doesn't touch the shifterRear panhard and arb fittedAlso got the water pipe on the head custom made so I could mount the rad pipes properly.Half under sealedHad a go in it no problems at all :biggrin:Will sort and tidy up all tomorrow hopefullyCar is now completed, running sweetLong day today but well worth itWent today morning and finally got the exhaust done with SPOON backbox it sounds awesomeFew pics of Phil doing his magic he even fitted my lambda sensor in a new positionOn the way back whilst weighing the cat in I weighed my micra820kg with a sr20!!!!Then headed off to a dyno to see what it's pushingGot a nice surprise with just a stainless Mani/exhaust and blitz induction kitI got142bhp127 lbftFinally coilovers are herethe one and only MEISTER coilovers for micraSpecial thanks to Jerrick for sorting it outFitted JWT S3R camsWhich resulted in this lovely idleFitted the meisters coiles they are awesome :grinning:Fitted new some T1r's at the front for more grip... just needs tracking and camber sorted before i pay vist to santapod this weekendPolished and glowedWent to pod yesterdayBest time was 14.51 could do a lot better thoughMicra (14.97) Vs ScoobyMicraMicra doing 14.51 (missing 4th :frown:) his 1st go as wellMy best videoMov micra SR20 VS Dale Autech (217bhp)Epic race [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSsRXUYeXboMicra FTWlow 14's is easy achievable with a little practice not bad from a 142bhp micra ha Edited January 29, 2012 by miib14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ali_legend Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 wtf.!!! The work in this is actually sik.!! Nice motor man.! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 thanks bro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sam2kk8 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Some Amazing work been done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Want! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Considered doing this to my old micra, it was exactly the same as this lolImpresive pod times aswell, I bet that lsd helps loads The work involved reminds me so much of doing the 4age swap in my starlet. Goodwork man im very impressed!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Driver Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Been watching this on Civic Life, good stuff .... now turbo it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrkhan Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 lol my younger brother seen this in levenshulme a few weeks ago and came home n told me about it, as excitable 13year olds do. wna see it in the flesh! its tidy man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 wow! thats class!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the comments peopleMy bro always loved his Almera's GTi, had a turbo before. he went out did this crazy build took him about 6 weeks non stop...Car is crazy lol, he is going to rebuild in the winter and put a VVL engine in hoping to get around 190ish bhp (that would be scary)LSD is one of the best mod on the car 4.7FD will make it better! hehe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Your brother knows how to build some cars man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 tell me about it lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 This is awesome mate! keep it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 thanks mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 awesome effort Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 thats a cool little car. serious building skillz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R34GTt Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Very good craftmanship. You don't happen to know Kristian from Golborne do you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shahzad Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thats mental, great build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Little update,Sold the cams/sprockets and the current 2.5" exhaust system, will be upgrading to 3". Hoping to get it done for satI've got 3 choices of what to do now with micra 1. VE... 2. DE...3. Turbo To get the best power output out of a DE/VE will cost ££££ but it will be more fun and reliable, if i where to do it then it would have to be done properly. Id be aiming for atleast 210bhp... or go turbo which seems to be cheaper and can easily achieve 250+bhp and apart from the ecu/mapping i think it can be done under £1000.So got difficult decisons to make :sweatdrop: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Paid a vist to Unique Exhaust in stafford for a 3" Mandrel bent ExhaustHad few backboxes available to fit Super Dragger - Fuji Gike - 5zigen - Blitz Nur Spec -All of them where too big for the micra, the blitz was the only one that would fit but would stick out slightly.The plus side is the brand name would be view able lol...Old 2.5" Mandrel bent Spoon Exhaust New 3" SystemTook ages to customise the blitz back box, no room cause of the whiteline gear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 fucking hell thats loud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollie ryan Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 that exhaust looks awful!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miib14 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 that exhaust looks awful!!Thanks didnt know that...Most of the parts are here/got:Turbo - Garrett T28Intercooler + Pipe - Choice of two will go for the smaller one for less lagGauges - Nismo FPR - 3" downpipe - B & M short shifter - Poly mounts - Dumpvalve - ECU's - I will be going for nistune rather than link or dastek awaiting few parts then ready to go -Decided to go for a full gti interior loom...Fidanza fly and Gspec clutchNew shoesList of things to do:Change clutch - Gspec Stage 3 (Thanks ammar Do wiring Bushes - Front poly wishbones bushes, Shifter bushes and RTAShort shifter - B&M shifterWater lines - From the coolant hosesTensiomer gasket - New gasket as current one is leakingSound deadening - Remove it all!Seats - Need to weld the passenger sideGauges - Boost and oil pressureFit turbo / intercoolerFit standard grillStandard number plateMount rad furtherBonnet pins Wheels Front and rear mountsWeld extra plate on the jacking pointsFinally then spray the car JET Black Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 this thing is full of win. and not just your average win. EPIC win Quote Link to post Share on other sites
templar2007 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Best one I ever seen and the exhaust is so loud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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