i always like a car that someone really likes and puts a lot of effort into it regardless of what car ir is. well done its a very clean example from the pics

 

Does she have the SR20De engine. What bhp did she make?

 

Yes it is indeed the Sr20

It made 146.6bhp on the dyno thats with no modifications at all bar a K&N panel filter

Judging it was 143 from the factory i was delighted with that result..

This car was never modified / tracked / boy raced.... I am the second owner from New

 

My mother in law has a Primera Sri with the Sr20De engine in it. Its a very torquy engine, great low power and quick too. Ive heard most of them have more than the stated figures. They are light enough too. I love driving it, as standard it comes with front and rear strut braces too so it handles well for what it is.

 

QUOTE (paddy_cl @ Jul 25 2011, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i always like a car that someone really likes and puts a lot of effort into it regardless of what car ir is. well done its a very clean example from the pics

+1. Jap cars wouldn't really be to my taste, but it looks like a great well minded example... well wear!

 

Cheersn Lads.. Much appreciated

Yea there is serious torque in it.. The almera is such a light car.. what every gear your in it pulls strong.... factory figured state 0-60mph in 7.9 seconds and 140mph... they can be made far quicker buy 4 brnach decat etc but to be honest it's fast / lively / handles well and returns 35 miles per gallon while driving reponsibly so i have no intedtion of changing it

 

Primera Sri returns the same and if you drive it like a granny shes even seen over 40.
Well wear!

 

Same as the almera i went to galway 2 months ago.. took it over... got 385 miles to a tank

Plus too i love the sound of the SR20 under load and on the way to 7k RPM

 

Wow thats mint. Im a bit of a jap head so i like it alot

 

I love what you did to the engine bay, massive difference! I think the Gti grille is nicer though. Lovely car, I have way more respect for these over the Vzr's.

 

had a few almera's before all 1.4 twin cam . quick as well , but if I had the money i'd buy a nice vzr n1 red top almera with 198 bhp from a naturally aspired 1.6 engine . they are a bit rare as well

 

lovely car! its a credit to both of its owners! very clean! as above IMO the GTI grill is nicer!

 

QUOTE (tommy1980 @ Jul 26 2011, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>had a few almera's before all 1.4 twin cam . quick as well , but if I had the money i'd buy a nice vzr n1 red top almera with 198 bhp from a naturally aspired 1.6 engine . they are a bit rare as well
a friend of mine has one of these in white,mint car and quick. he had a black one before this he imported them himself

 

QUOTE (Mk3Tdi @ Jul 26 2011, 06:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I love what you did to the engine bay, massive difference! I think the Gti grille is nicer though. Lovely car, I have way more respect for these over the Vzr's.

Cheers Pal... the engine bay was a bit of work alrite

More tedious than anything.. but soon i will take the rocker cover off and polish it properly

QUOTE (tommy1980 @ Jul 26 2011, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>had a few almera's before all 1.4 twin cam . quick as well , but if I had the money i'd buy a nice vzr n1 red top almera with 198 bhp from a naturally aspired 1.6 engine . they are a bit rare as well

Oh yes.. the N1's are super super rare.. hard to find a good one.. and if you do expect to pay round the 5k mark.. and 8 - 10k for N1 Version 2

QUOTE (jetta91 @ Jul 26 2011, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>lovely car! its a credit to both of its owners! very clean! as above IMO the GTI grill is nicer!

Cheer's for the comment.

Yea the Gti Grill is nice alrite.. i have two or 3 grills for it.. so just tricking around with different ones

 

QUOTE (audi b6 tdi @ Jul 26 2011, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>a friend of mine has one of these in white,mint car and quick. he had a black one before this he imported them himself

Is it a fella called paul by any chance from laois... If there imports from japan.. they's be Pulsar VZR'S this is a UK Almera GTI

 

QUOTE (tommy1980 @ Jul 26 2011, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>had a few almera's before all 1.4 twin cam . quick as well , but if I had the money i'd buy a nice vzr n1 red top almera with 198 bhp from a naturally aspired 1.6 engine . they are a bit rare as well
a friend of mine has one of these in white,mint car and quick. he had a black one before this he imported them himself

 

nice, wheels not to my taste, something with chunky spokes like te37s i think would suit it better, looks very clean

 

Cheers for the reply's lads.. Much appreciated..

@ tango: Yea.. i like the te37's too.. but there too boy racer-ish.. the honda lads with the burberry hats sitting in carparks with there civic's lowered on te37's and for that reason i woulddn't get them.. but cheers for the opinion

If i do change wheels they'l be xxr's

 

Heatwave 2011

 

QUOTE (StevenL @ Jul 25 2011, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My mother in law has a Primera Sri with the Sr20De engine in it. Its a very torquy engine, great low power and quick too. Ive heard most of them have more than the stated figures. They are light enough too. I love driving it, as standard it comes with front and rear strut braces too so it handles well for what it is.
Is that the black one that would always be outside mass in Granard on a Sunday morning?

 

stunning car. has bumper been taken off at some stage panel gap seems more on rhs compared left

paul

 

QUOTE (kadett 244 @ Aug 23 2011, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Is that the black one that would always be outside mass in Granard on a Sunday morning?

No it lives in Sligo bud. Sometimes down here but mainly sligo.

 

QUOTE (theredfox @ Aug 24 2011, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>stunning car. has bumper been taken off at some stage panel gap seems more on rhs compared left

paul

Yep.. i had the front bumper off 2 weeks ago wire brushed down the front panel and painted it with hammerite... was very hard lining it back up.. But done it to the best of my ability... Fair play for spotting...

 

Bit of an update here.... Got the car undersealed

Got it done with a company in dublin

Excellent work... and a five year warranty... So all ready for the winters ahead... Much to my suprise there was only surface rust on the body which was cleaned down / treated / undersealed and he also put cavity wax into the rear struts too... he said that the surface wouldn't have been another 2 - 3 years beacuse it would be a problem. So overall very Happy

Here's a few pics of the work..

Front Arch

Tow Hook

Rear Arch

Rear Axel

Passenger chassis rail

Sorry the pics look a bit shi*e... the flash doesnt do any favours.... The pics dont do it justice really...

 

what was the cost of the work involved should make a big difference in protection of underside of car

paul