They look like Minty's replicas or from A-Line wheels.

In South Africa these are work horses that don't have to be treated well. So They get stolen daily.

Sheering Locks that are fixed to the ignition key just require a screw driver. A solid whack into the ignition barrel and then you turn it. Bye bye bakkie.

Currently it has central locking, Auto alarm and soon a gearlock.
Depending if I go EFI or GA16. I will do something to the spark or fuel system as an additional measure.

So 2 Nissan 1400s in my area have these.
https://www.facebook.com/0733770436carpadallocks/

It has been awhile.
Seats are in and comfortable.

6 months ago I did a carburettor service and replaced all the gaskets. Fast-ward 5 months later and the gaskets are leaking and the accelerator pump 'boot' has perished.
So I weighed up replacing the carb with another Chineses copy or popping on the VW carb I had fresh in a box from my first car.

Swapped out the carbs and to make a custom accelerator cable bracket.
After a 120km road trip to work I was happy with going the VW carb route

I also have these babes to put on.


Still researching my tire options.
180/60/R13
175/70/R13

I Also need to replace the shocks as I am scraping the exhaust when going over speed humps.


Next is the installation of a gearlock so I can go to the shops with it.

Let me know if I need to re-upload the photos.

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That is interesting. Keeping the French out the USA.
These small cars in South Africa are very common.
This is an example of the car the seats would of came out of.
https://zcw.co.za/listings/2017-renault-kwid-1-0-dynamic/

This weekend I plan on welding the studs for the drivers seat.

Images re uploaded to previous post.
This weekend I plan on bolting in the seats and sorting out the cabin.
Next on the list is to do the glove box fuse box mod. I have already moved the fuse box from right hand side to the left side.

Update! Its been awhile.

Swapping out bench seat for two Renault Kwid seats.




The adjustable rails had to go. The seats were too high with them in place. So I had to strip the seats down to the brackets.
I still keep the reclining function though.





I was able to use the existing bolts and holes in the chassis to bolt my frame in.


Moved the handbrake to the middle so I can stop impaling my leg every time I get into the cab.



Next on the to do list is swapping out the Chinese carburettor for a VW carb.
I am using a 5mm aluminium plate to fabricate the adapter for the carburettor.

I came across a nice set of 13 inch rims to give the bee some style.

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With the new plugs, new HT leads and carb cleaned.
I have managed to get the engine to now idle at 10 degrees @ 900rpm. Decent throttle response.
Once battery has been replaced I would be able to take it on the open road and play.

Road test is highway and driving up over the hill near me.

After going over some photos from previous work done on the little yellow cabby. I realised we had wired up the distributor leaded back to front. 3 and 2 were backwards.
Datsun1200 Ignition timing
Now to get it to start up smoothly and not like a diesel.

A few weeks ago I heard a ticking noise coming from the distributor. I took the cap off and cleaned it out and the cleaned some dust in the distributor.
I put everything together and took the cabby for a drive. No problems other than sluggish.

I hooked up the timing light to check the markings and it was idling @ 20 degrees. So I adjusted the timing to 10 degrees. took it for a drive and I had less power. I tried advancing the timing to see if I could correct it. No joy.

Long story short.
In the past few weeks I have serviced the carb(china mall carb). This was mainly due to the fact that the idle screw had no effect on the engine's behaviour.
Replaced the (electronic) distributor leads after they fell part after I removed them from the distributor cap.
Tested the ignition coil.
Redid the timing a dozen times. Using the timing marks all over the crank pulley.
Tried setting the timing with the tappet cover off to make sure I am in compression stroke.

What am I missing with this process?

I have gone through the wiki and used the best practices on the wiki.
I have Youtubed this thing to the point I dont want to see another engine bay.

This simple engine will not start regardless of what I do.

Any dyno figures after installing the EFI?

I am going this route. I am looking at the Hyundai Accent throttle body.
The adaptor I am looking at importing from the UK.

If I can find a complete MP9 VW kit I would go that route with some modification to the runners.