Technical Forums» General news and info» New member- Canberra
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since:  Posts:  |
New member- Canberra |
Mon 14 Mar 2011 08:21:29 PM |
|
Hi all,
I have been signed up on here for a while, used to have a red super S, loved it but had to sell to buy my main fun car- datsun 1600 sr20det. But when we needed another daily a micra was the only car on the list :) Picked up this LX for $1700 and have thoroughly enjoyed it so far as a daily/backup trackday, hillclimb, motorkhana car. In the future I want to get some coilovers and whiteline gear under it, but for now its awesome with just a set of R-spec tyres. Old superS  The datsun:  Micra :)   |
||
|
|
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 14 Mar 2011 08:49:31 PM |
|
Hey tyrie,
Good to see you on here, all ready for this wk end? Datsun or k11? Joel |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 15 Mar 2011 11:41:10 AM |
|
Yep all ready :) Will be hillclimbing the micra, should stay in class 1/2 as the only mod will be wheels and tyres (road legal semi slicks). Would love to get a 55 :)
Datsun could be entered, but it has two bent tie rods from a ripple strip at wakey and shudders a bit under brakes, also has 15yo 175/65 street tyres that light up at 100km/h lol Are you entering the motorkhana on 3rd April joel? Entries are open now :) |
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 15 Mar 2011 12:57:15 PM |
|
cool, ill be in type 3, i cant bring myself to run with the full interior! Im really keen to see how all the susp. mods ive done feel on the track. 55 with semis should be doable, but you might get carsick with all the body roll :)
got a link for the mororkhana? ive never done one but id like to! |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 15 Mar 2011 01:29:13 PM |
|
send me an email to tstarrs72@hotmail.com and I'll forward you the entry form/supp regs. They are awesome fun, one wheel spinning start to finish and more sideways than the drift boys :D
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 18 Mar 2011 12:31:28 PM |
|
Considering pulling seats out for this weekend, but not sure if its worth it. I put the kumhos on last night and drove it to car wash, definitely less plough understeer lol
wheels are 14x6 globes off a gemini that I picked up on ebay, I had tried several sets of 4x100 wheels previously (all from aw11 mr2) and the centre bores were too small.  |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 18 Mar 2011 01:27:57 PM |
|
These would have been nice :)
 |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 20 Mar 2011 06:35:56 PM |
|
Couple of pics from today's hillclimb :) Got a new pb by 3 seconds.
      |
||
|
LonePhantom » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 20 Mar 2011 07:30:07 PM |
|
Looking good!
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 02 May 2011 01:20:45 PM |
|
The missus entered this in the nissan datsun nationals last weekend, had a ball and beat a few cars :D Ended up with a 1:27 on the long track at Wakefield.
Here's a pic of a little spin with cold tyres on the short circuit :D  |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 22 May 2011 08:26:38 PM |
|
Had a hillclimb today, got a new PB of 55.08, would have had a solid 54 on the last run but got 1st instead of 3rd on the top straight, and still got a 55.5...
 skids video: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDO4czeIVbY |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 27 Jun 2011 08:57:05 AM |
|
Sold the datsun last week, was looking at a clio sport to replace it but have decided to pay off my hecs instead.
I installed the coilovers Kovert was selling last week, took a whole half an hour lol total of 10 bolts to complete the job. No sooner had I done that then the front right outer CV started making horrible noises off-throttle. It has had a split CV boot for as long as I can remember and I've been too lazy to install the new axle I've had sitting around. Ended up being a really easy job and it now has a whole new RH front axle with CVs :) Currently on the lookout for any k11 whiteline gear if anyone has any bits they want to sell ;) |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sat 02 Jul 2011 10:21:07 PM |
 |
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 03 Jul 2011 05:51:47 PM |
|
cool shot tye!
looking forward to seeing your suspension goodies |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 04 Jul 2011 04:11:46 PM |
|
Came 5th outright at the khanacross, hooray for not WD-ing!
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVlkp0cXQ8Y&feature=youtu.be |
||
|
woohoomobile » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 04 Jul 2011 06:37:48 PM |
|
Great job!
get that white line gear in stat! before you push any harder and roll her, |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 05 Jul 2011 11:33:57 AM |
|
haha yeah dead keen for some swaybars. Ebay dude reckons 3weeks lead time to get them made then extra for shipping/handling... fk that! Got a mate who is a local supplier for whiteline bushes who reckons he can have them to me in under a week... just gotta find some coin!
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 10:19:50 AM |
|
Just ordered and paid for whiteline 22mm front and rear swaybars, camber kit and caster kit :)
Have also ordered some strut braces from japan which may be here in the next 6 months lol. Currently looking at some 14x6.5 28P volk TE37s and hankook slicks from tirerack :D |
||
|
mycra » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 10:47:56 AM |
|
nice...what brand strut u getting from japan?
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 11:34:47 AM |
|
These are what I've ordered, not sure of brands although the front upper is Summit?
    |
||
|
mycra » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 01:50:47 PM |
|
oh nice... the rears they cusco?
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 01:52:46 PM |
|
could be (reference to the blue?), to be honest I was more interested in finding cheap ones than brand name ones. They have some really sweet setups that link the rear strut tops to the rear seatbelt mounts but couldnt justify the coin for it when it would make it impossible to fit tyres in the back!
|
||
|
mycra » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 02:01:47 PM |
|
pm you mate.
|
||
|
kovert.k11 » CMF Member onjomama Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 03:38:59 PM |
|
that rear pillar and strut brace aren't cusco - they are some "no name" parts - not to say that they are no good though... got one of those rear pillar bars myself
|
||
|
mycra » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 13 Jul 2011 04:05:19 PM |
|
i want the two in the boot...
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 15 Jul 2011 02:20:24 PM |
|
Just got my swaybars, camber and caster kits :D
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 18 Jul 2011 09:30:33 AM |
|
Whiteline gear installed, feels awesome now! Gonna see about some 205/55R14 Hankook full slicks for track days and hillclimbs, have a set of 13" Gemini SLX mags with rally tyres that need some dremel work to fit but will make it happen :)
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 12:10:18 PM |
|
The four strut braces are installed and it now has 205/50R15 Dunlop DZ03G tyres :D
 |
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 12:41:47 PM |
|
Tyrie WROTE: "These are what I've ordered, not sure of brands although the front upper is Summit? "How you get that rear strut brace to fit up there above the speaker? |
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 12:43:10 PM |
|
Tyrie WROTE: "The four strut braces are installed and it now has 205/50R15 Dunlop DZ03G tyres :D "4 strut brace? Location please? :P |
||
|
niiCk » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 01:00:19 PM |
|
you got alot of wheels lol
btw mimz, thats called a c-pillar bar.. it attaches to the seatbelt bolts |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 01:04:24 PM |
|
yep to seatbelt bolts, IMO the bar is a little short for the job.
Other bars are front and rear strut tops and between the LCA pivots at the front (not a strut brace so to speak). |
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 01:04:58 PM |
|
1. Front strut brace
2. Rear strut brace 3. C-pillar bar.. wonder where u get it from? 4.??? where the forth? mid car? behind driver seat and passenger seat same as "do luck" brace on skyline? |
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 01:06:14 PM |
|
"between the LCA pivots at the front (not a strut brace so to speak)." picture please interest to know
cheers |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 01:48:47 PM |
|
Dont have a pic sorry, google micra lower front brace, whiteline make them or used to...
|
||
|
RBLUV » CMF Member Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 01 Aug 2011 07:49:59 PM |
|
mimz its pretty much an undercar strut brace, google R32 tension rod bar for your skyline, virtually the same thing
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 02 Aug 2011 08:22:21 AM |
|
like this but sits closer to the rail:
 |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Thu 04 Aug 2011 08:59:44 AM |
|
Picking a set of these up today for $50, might get a set of Advan A050 in 175/60R13 for them :D
 |
||
|
niiCk » CMF Member Sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Thu 04 Aug 2011 10:46:13 AM |
|
WTHeck! where do you find all these wheels:(
can you find me some! |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Thu 04 Aug 2011 10:53:28 AM |
|
haha they are out there, need to be looking for gemini or e30 bmw wheels.
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 05 Aug 2011 10:28:47 AM |
|
Picked up the wheels last night, they are straight and seem pretty light (have 205/65R13 tyres on them though), and are made in italy :)
|
||
|
RBLUV » CMF Member Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 07 Aug 2011 08:30:53 PM |
|
$50 bargain of the century!
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 09 Aug 2011 07:38:07 PM |
|
IMO thats what 13" alloys should cost. e.g.
[ur]http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1//1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5337873294&icep_item=110726085923 |
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 09 Aug 2011 10:02:33 PM |
|
Tyrie WROTE: "IMO thats what 13" alloys should cost. e.g. [ur]http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1//1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5337873294&icep_item=110726085923 href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1//1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5337873294&icep_item=110726085923" target=_blank>http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1//1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5337873294&icep_item=110726085923" Reackon they would fit a micra? If so ill go check it out |
||
|
Mickb » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 09 Aug 2011 10:16:40 PM |
|
Reackon they would fit a micra? If so ill go check it out" Mimz - I sent you a PM, check your junk mate |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 08:46:20 AM |
|
Reackon they would fit a micra? If so ill go check it out" Certainly should, the centre bore looks big enough (the main problem with micra fitment is the large centre bore requirement). I notice they have been pulled off ebay, did you buy them? |
||
|
1300cc » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 09:33:40 AM |
|
Tyrie WROTE: "Picking a set of these up today for $50, might get a set of Advan A050 in 175/60R13 for them :D "do you have any pics of this fitted into your car...want to see how it looks, coz i believed this have an offset of 20p |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 09:39:54 AM |
|
I have trial fitted one to the front, need a tiny bit of dremel work to open the hubs out, but they will fit pretty much the same as the globes pictured above (same width and roughly same offset, just 13" instead of 14")
|
||
|
1300cc » CMF Member melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 09:53:39 AM |
|
is this 13x7?, are u selling it?
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 10:01:42 AM |
|
13x6, not selling no
|
||
|
Mimz » CMF Member Melbourne Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 05:53:07 PM |
|
Tyrie WROTE: " Reackon they would fit a micra? If so ill go check it out" Certainly should, the centre bore looks big enough (the main problem with micra fitment is the large centre bore requirement). I notice they have been pulled off ebay, did you buy them?" No i didnt buy them.. Mickeybbb-- sorry bro i didnt get pm could u please resent it to me cheers |
||
|
Mickb » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 10 Aug 2011 09:13:22 PM |
|
Mimz WROTE: Mickeybbb-- sorry bro i didnt get pm could u please resent it to me cheers" Resent, hopefully you receive it! |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 12 Aug 2011 09:15:14 AM |
|
Now with adjustable panhard rod and adjustable rear swaybar links installed, and wheel alignment complete :)
It had over 10mm total toe-in before, now has 1mm toe-out and feels very nice to drive |
||
|
nsm » CMF Member sydney Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 12 Aug 2011 09:37:35 AM |
|
Hey Tyrie...
Good to see you got the delivery and the difference it made... Nick... |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Fri 12 Aug 2011 09:45:20 AM |
|
Thanks Nick, good dealing with you :)
|
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 14 Aug 2011 11:23:13 AM |
|
how was the supersprint ty?
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sun 14 Aug 2011 06:22:59 PM |
|
It was really good, heaps of fun. Ended up with a 1:20
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 15 Aug 2011 08:56:13 AM |
|
Couple of pics from yesterday:
  |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Sat 20 Aug 2011 07:16:31 PM |
|
1300cc WROTE: " Tyrie WROTE: "Picking a set of these up today for $50, might get a set of Advan A050 in 175/60R13 for them :D "do you have any pics of this fitted into your car...want to see how it looks, coz i believed this have an offset of 20p"  Front balloon tyre extends just beyond the guard, but the rim itself is just inside the guard. I intend to replace the 205/65s with 175/60s so they should fit very neatly. Also have these, picked up seven of them all with gemini series rally tyres for free some weeks ago. Finally got around to opening them up with a dremel so they bolt up.  Also got a couple more pics from the supersprint:    |
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 22 Aug 2011 08:09:40 AM |
|
three wheeling much ty?
 |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 23 Aug 2011 09:10:26 AM |
|
haha nice pic!
Got a new pb by almost a second for the first lap :)  |
||
|
frank2 » CMF Member birmingham United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 23 Aug 2011 04:54:40 PM |
|
i,m surprised you,re not running with any camber on the front tyrie ?
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 24 Aug 2011 04:17:56 PM |
|
It's running the most camber that can be achieved with the whiteline cam bolts
|
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Mon 29 Aug 2011 10:25:28 PM |
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Tue 30 Aug 2011 10:22:12 AM |
|
haha awesome :D
|
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 12 Oct 2011 07:32:06 AM |
|
woohoomobile WROTE: "Great job! get that white line gear in stat! before you push any harder and roll her, " Turns out the Whiteline gear didn't help much lol  In other news, put a deposit on a replacement micra last night. It needs a bit of TLC after sitting in the sun for a year but it should come up nicely. I will be strapping it to a dyno on Saturday to make sure the A/F ratios are all good on the high boost setting before hillclimbing it on Sunday :D :D |
||
|
Greo » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 12 Oct 2011 08:08:07 AM |
|
You don't have a cage do you?
It seemed to hold up well to the roll over. Any injuries or was it just the cars body damaged? |
||
|
Tyrie » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 12 Oct 2011 08:24:52 AM |
|
Nah no cage, it didn't roll onto it's roof, just onto the side before spinning 180degrees and rolling back onto it's wheels. The driver suffered some minor glass cuts from the windscreen breaking and some bruising on the right shoulder but was otherwise fine.
The car was driven away and onto a tilt tray, mechanically it is fine but the shell is rooted. |
||
|
climberjoel » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: New member- Canberra |
Wed 12 Oct 2011 11:00:42 AM |
|
the high boost setting before hillclimbing it on Sunday :D :D" subtle! see you out there ty :) |
||