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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since:  Posts:  |
my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 06:26:37 AM |
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not entrily finished...
  the front end is built up now..will get pics tomorrow |
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Campbell » CMF Member sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 07:27:43 AM |
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yeah wicked!
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LonePhantom » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 07:29:45 AM |
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That is pretty cool. Let's see some good quality pics when you are finished. :)
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 08:18:07 AM |
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yearh will do, need to buy a couple more cans tho lol. need to do the drivers wing and door and the other half of the bonnet. so far the re-spray has cost me around £20. thats 12tins. :)
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deNs » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 09:57:06 AM |
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Haha not bad. One thing though - get rid of that decal on the hatch :P Would look heaps better without it. Oh, and pre-facelift it!
Some non-shaky images of it when you're done would be good. If you could manage some macro shots of the finish on it it'd be awesome. ---dens |
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tris » CMF Member sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 11:49:43 AM |
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looks nice man!! like the white wheels with black car!!
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 11:54:27 AM |
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haha, awesome! wonder if it will last??
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crumpets » CMF Member Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 12:30:24 PM |
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Smidge, your K10 would look crazy mean in that colour haha
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deNs » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 05:18:10 PM |
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crumpets WROTE: "Smidge, your K10 would look crazy mean in that colour haha" That may be the case, but for someone to do that to such a rare car (down here at least) he would almost certainly be shunned for eterinty :P Could work well with a K10 if you wanted to go with a rat rod type theme methinks... ---dens |
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 19 Aug 2008 10:39:05 PM |
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i've got a spare k11 in the garage... satin black would be awesome :D
thinking a full strip down anyway to nothing but a shell and paint it good and proper |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 03:00:33 AM |
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got abit more done...
   to show the quility  |
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frank2 » CMF Member birmingham United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 03:10:47 AM |
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looking good SP !, i would try wizzing over any dry patches with a red scotch pad (wet), to even up the finish
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LonePhantom » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 07:24:55 AM |
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Very cool.
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 08:44:10 AM |
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that came up pretty bloody good! how did you prep it? any specific kind of paint you used?
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deNs » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 01:07:26 PM |
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smidge WROTE: "that came up pretty bloody good! how did you prep it? any specific kind of paint you used?" Smidge are you looking for a way to spray that shell? ;) Btw squarepants: Looking good! Thanks for the images. ---dens |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 07:29:33 PM |
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i used 600 wet and dry, wiped it over with a dry cloth and strated painting lol. not bad for about £30 (dont know what that would be in doller) to do all the outside.
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littlebear » CMF Member Adelaide Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 08:07:58 PM |
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Great result for the money—needs lowering to complete the look.
I painted a car with a brush and cheap white interior house paint once—needless to say that every time it rained and I drove off there'd be a white halo on the ground :D |
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Micra_King » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 20 Aug 2008 08:25:44 PM |
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I sprayed my first car with house paint too. I have thought of doing my car in matte black too.
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Thu 21 Aug 2008 06:21:27 AM |
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yearh need pull my finger out and get my gas shocks and lowering springs off the other micra..will get my gtir calipers and uprated discs off it aswell!
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 23 Aug 2008 07:49:34 AM |
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brought 5 more tins today hopefully i wont need anymore! so need to do a door and wing...then will go over the bonnet and any imperfections. if i have any cans leaft over. more pics to follow.
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 26 Aug 2008 09:10:16 AM |
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fitted my smoked indictors and fitted black indictor bulbs in the head lights ;)
   smoked rear lights, rear tints oh and a front splitter coming next :p |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:03:13 AM |
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fitted some honda delsol/EG civic side skirts today well just the one other one will be done tomorrow ;)
  deffo needs a front splitter now! and my other wheels!!! |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:50:54 PM |
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done some more stuff yesterday and today...
painted my front bumper support bar, (as you can see it through my bumper holes) so did it white to go with the wheels.. also did my toe eyes front and rear, my panhard rod, and strut brace ends...also painted my dodgey alloy as the paint had cracked lol...i was gonna do more white under the engine bay, but wouldve looked OTT!      also whipped my pads out, they where down to the metal and fell to bits as i took them out! so just found some old ones in the shed, witch are close to metal...only temp until i can put some fresh ones in.  |
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fred » CMF Member Murwillumbah Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 07:34:32 AM |
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what about some chrome hilights?
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turbo march-rolling shell » CMF Member brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 10:05:48 AM |
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what about bringing it closer to the ground?
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Micra_King » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 12:19:53 PM |
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wow you really farked thoses pads. The rotors must be farked after that.
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 04:46:42 PM |
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yep :P discs are nackered aswell...there all warpped.
iam getting the front lowered, the suspension is on another car and i have to swap over, but i need a impact gun. so i can put some uprated spings on standard shocks to go on the other car. as for chrome,i dont like it ;)rather it be black and stealth! |
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fred » CMF Member Murwillumbah Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 13 Sep 2008 06:04:34 PM |
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hay, its cool anyhow
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sun 14 Sep 2008 03:18:21 AM |
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cheers :)
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sarge3uk » CMF Member sheffield United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 17 Sep 2008 05:54:53 AM |
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im loving it how were the side skirts to fit i fancy something totally different but look standard
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smidge » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Wed 17 Sep 2008 03:00:53 PM |
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impact gun is worth every cent working on suspension, absolutely shit sucky ass job without one
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Thu 18 Sep 2008 05:27:52 AM |
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to fit the side skirts i just drilled the sills, then put some screws through them!
lol the drivers side skirt needs re-fitting as it doesnt sit right at the rear 1/4 plus it needs a sill re-pair! but the side skirts hide it :S |
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DaniloHummer » CMF Member La Spezia-Turin Italy Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Fri 24 Oct 2008 07:38:27 AM |
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Have you pain your micra with spray paint or professional paint? You are the other first drive of Matt Black Micra that i know.
Bye |
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DeepFraught » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 25 Oct 2008 12:51:28 AM |
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Looks like some aviation ideas there, stealth black to beat speeding radar ;)
The K&N breathing in all the hot air past the radiator and exhaust manifold will wipe out the heat signature too =D |
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Sat 25 Oct 2008 10:09:13 AM |
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smidge WROTE: "impact gun is worth every cent working on suspension, absolutely shit sucky ass job without one" on a micra you can make do quite easily without them you woman. :P |
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Amy » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Mon 27 Oct 2008 11:02:03 PM |
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no sexist comments please!
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deNs » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 12:14:46 AM |
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Amy WROTE: "no sexist comments please!" With 4 posts to your username, I don't think Yom's going to take much notice.. especially since what he said was quite obviously in jest. ---dens |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 09:05:09 AM |
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thought i would update lol, now has tinted prefacelift rear lights..re-lowered the front with kyb gas shocks and g-max springs. also fitted a facelift facelift 2001+ k11 rear wiper motor and arm, makes the rear look so much tidier!
also got a heat warped janspeed 4-branch manifold and cat back 2.5" stianless mandrell bend system with custom made thicker flanges, and 4" slash cut back box also. hopefully should be here next week!    and yes i need a new bonnet as its wrecked due to fitting bonnet pins as i miss drilled the screw holes :S also a front splitter wouldnt go a miss :) |
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Micra_King » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 10:25:48 AM |
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Just bog them up mate. its not like you have a fancy paint job you cant redo easy :)
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 10:28:12 AM |
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yearh but i still want it to look half decent lol, i mess aswell get a new bonnet otherwise it will never get done, lol i wouldnt be able to drive it knowing its a mess :P
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deNs » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 10:53:18 AM |
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Just tack a bit of plate behind and bog it up :P For something that simple I can't imagine why you'd go and get a whole new bonnet - it's not like it's deformed or anything.
Maybe it's just because parts are a bit harder to come by down here and are less likely to just want to throw things out ;) ---dens |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 11:12:51 AM |
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i carnt really bog it up as the bent metal goes upwards and would be lumpy if i fillered etc and what not lol. parts are quite easy to get over here tho. theres loads of micras in the scrapyards..just wish there where marchs tho, very rarely that we get any in the scarpyards! and when we do someone nicks all the parts off them before i get there! lol
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Amy » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 28 Oct 2008 09:31:11 PM |
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deNs WROTE: " With 4 posts to your username, I don't think Yom's going to take much notice.. especially since what he said was quite obviously in jest. ---dens" This wasn't meant to be a big deal, and to be honest having only a few posts is irrelevant. That doesn't excuse someone for making sexist comments and they're not the only one. Of course being male you're bound to be biased... That's all. I know it was innocent but when you've learnt as much as I have on the subject it's hard to let it slide. Sorry everyone else, ignore. |
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squarepants » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: my now matte black micra |
Tue 04 Nov 2008 10:13:59 AM |
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fitted my new exhaust...
 its a stainless steel 2.5" mandrell bend system, with a universal 4" slash cut back box..it used to have a silancer in, buts its been removed and had a mild steel 3" pipe welded in :S...its quite loud and has rasp to it. not much diffrnace over my old system tho. still need to pick up my manifold, then it will have only the back back, so should be raspy and really loud just the way i like it! also did i spur of the moment thing and painted a spare rear veiw mirror with chrome effect paint...sadly looks nothing like chrome lol...  |
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