I'd heard of people racing Nissan NX 100s in various Tarmac events, but I hadn't seen any rally examples until now.
The pictures are copyright protected on Flickr so I can't embed them, but there's a rally NX here, here and here. It looks like it's driven by João Luis Palma & Luis José Maldonado, and Joao seems to be a fairly frequent racer. Sadly I can't translate any of the reports...
Spookily enough I'd just been on a short holiday, and took the chance to do some rally driving in a Peugeot 205 - maybe someone is trying to tell me something!
Anyone else got any unusual NX motorsport pictures? Spotted one going ice-racing?
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Showing posts with label nx1600. Show all posts
Monday, 21 September 2009
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Replacing a flat battery on the Nissan 100NX
It seems like only yesterday that I was getting the alternator repaired on the Nissan, but last week when I turned the ignition key, nothing happened.
I assumed the alternator might have packed up again, but due to the winter evenings and an early start for work I charged and replaced the battery the night before I intended to use the car.
And when I sat in the NX the next morning, only the clock was faintly working.
So I had to assume the battery had died. Great timing! Luckily the Halfords website actually lists the Nissan 100NX in the list of batteries it carries, so I've picked up and fitted a Halfords Calcium Battery HCB005. I did turn down their kind offer to fit it for £4.99, thinking that even I can wield a 10mm spanner - and it'd cost me more to get the car there!
For the record, the steps are pretty easy to replace a battery - it's a five minute job.
Using a 10mm spanner, loosen the negative terminal first, remove the retaining metal bar, and remove the positive terminal last.
Take the battery out, put new one in.
Attach the positive terminal first, and the negative terminal last.
Job done.
(Disposing of a car battery means a trip to your local tip - although a sign in Halfords did say they also dispose of them. Best to be careful, bearing in mind they contain acid.)
I assumed the alternator might have packed up again, but due to the winter evenings and an early start for work I charged and replaced the battery the night before I intended to use the car.
And when I sat in the NX the next morning, only the clock was faintly working.
So I had to assume the battery had died. Great timing! Luckily the Halfords website actually lists the Nissan 100NX in the list of batteries it carries, so I've picked up and fitted a Halfords Calcium Battery HCB005. I did turn down their kind offer to fit it for £4.99, thinking that even I can wield a 10mm spanner - and it'd cost me more to get the car there!
For the record, the steps are pretty easy to replace a battery - it's a five minute job.
Using a 10mm spanner, loosen the negative terminal first, remove the retaining metal bar, and remove the positive terminal last.
Take the battery out, put new one in.
Attach the positive terminal first, and the negative terminal last.
Job done.
(Disposing of a car battery means a trip to your local tip - although a sign in Halfords did say they also dispose of them. Best to be careful, bearing in mind they contain acid.)
Monday, 19 May 2008
A leaking fuel hose - and a lost Nissan 100NX mudflap
Well, the joys of owning a 15-year-old, 1993 Nissan 100 NX have finally turned from the thrill of a new car, to the fun of keeping an automotive antique on the road.
Having completed a 300 mile round trip for work, I got home pretty late on Saturday, and had a bit of a sleepy start to Sunday. Which wasn't helped by the smell of petrol throughout the house, traced to the innocent-looking Nissan parked 2 yards from my front door.
Walking outside I couldn't miss the puddle of petrol, and flipping the bonnet showed a lovely hole in the fuel hose. So of course I took it off to fix it without taking the time to work out whether the fuel pump was gravity fed or not.
It is.
So I then added to the petrol lake, until I'd cut away the offending section and reattached the hose.
I've got some replacement fuel hose now to be fitted within the next day or so.
And then, as I was sweeping some dust around to soak up the excess fuel, I looked under the rear of the car to find that one of the branded 100 NX mudflaps had disappeared at some point. Ruddy typical.
Having completed a 300 mile round trip for work, I got home pretty late on Saturday, and had a bit of a sleepy start to Sunday. Which wasn't helped by the smell of petrol throughout the house, traced to the innocent-looking Nissan parked 2 yards from my front door.
Walking outside I couldn't miss the puddle of petrol, and flipping the bonnet showed a lovely hole in the fuel hose. So of course I took it off to fix it without taking the time to work out whether the fuel pump was gravity fed or not.
It is.
So I then added to the petrol lake, until I'd cut away the offending section and reattached the hose.
I've got some replacement fuel hose now to be fitted within the next day or so.
And then, as I was sweeping some dust around to soak up the excess fuel, I looked under the rear of the car to find that one of the branded 100 NX mudflaps had disappeared at some point. Ruddy typical.
Saturday, 19 April 2008
The start of Nissan NX World
Hello and welcome to the Nissan NX World website, blog and forum - dedicated to the Nissan range of NX cars.
The Nissan NX range was essentially a Nissan B13 Sentra or Sunny with a different bodyshella nd styling, resulting in the Nissan NX1600/2000 (America), the Nissan 100NX (Europe), and the NX Coupe (Japan).
And the reason for starting this resource? Just to compile all the information relating to my new car in one place, and find some like-minded Nissan NX owners. Ultimately building up the best reference for any Nissan NX owner.
And yes, you might have spotted that I'm the proud new owner of a 1993 Nissan 100NX, with the 1.6 carburetted engine, and T-bar roof. It's got a pretty interesting history I'll be sharing soon, along with plenty of pictures.
The Nissan NX range was essentially a Nissan B13 Sentra or Sunny with a different bodyshella nd styling, resulting in the Nissan NX1600/2000 (America), the Nissan 100NX (Europe), and the NX Coupe (Japan).
And the reason for starting this resource? Just to compile all the information relating to my new car in one place, and find some like-minded Nissan NX owners. Ultimately building up the best reference for any Nissan NX owner.
And yes, you might have spotted that I'm the proud new owner of a 1993 Nissan 100NX, with the 1.6 carburetted engine, and T-bar roof. It's got a pretty interesting history I'll be sharing soon, along with plenty of pictures.
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