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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Weekend Update -- A big win was scored in Mini satisfaction last night with the replacement of LH and RH rear hub assemblies. I ordered a kit...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Mar 27, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Thanks for the kind words guys. ...Just ordered kit from ECS to replace rear hubs with new. Believe the somewhat loud roar we've had since we...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Mar 20, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    So long time – no update. Like most of us here, life sometimes gets in the way of meaningful shop time. But in past five weeks or so, I’ve...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Mar 19, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    The Phoenix - The GP Roadster Project

    My kind of guy --- can plumb a kegorator and sew! ...if I wasn't already married. Nice work, really. The tonneau is the finishing touch.
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 16, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    The Phoenix - The GP Roadster Project

    Good build threads are 1) hard to come by and 2) are like a good book... You just can't put it down till you've read it cover to cover. I was...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 15, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Appreciate you checking in... Need to update some details on this past wknd's progress report - hopefully tomorrow. The good news is she runs...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 15, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    So, to fill in a few blanks on other work completed and "issues" up to this point in time..., here's the rest of the story: New NGK plugs and...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 10, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Finally had some free time to spend in the shop and get some forward progress on this Sidewalk maintenance project – my first MINI job…...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 10, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Thanks. Pulley is under consideration... Cannot believe that due to previous ice storm, work commitments, and travel schedule (24 Hr of Daytona,...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Feb 4, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Small update tonite with the arrival of 3 FedEx packages from the vendor. Everything arrived just fine despite a box that appeared as if fallen...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Jan 14, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Paul, Nathan, and Ian -- Excellent links and good advice that I'll use to guide me along here. Appreciate it very much. And, I'll gladly buy...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Jan 11, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Thanks fellas! Appreciate the hello and warm wishes here. I DEFINITELY like the advice on what to do so she may have many uneventful miles...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Jan 10, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    Sidewalk S - refresh & update a pre-loved convertible

    Greetings from NC and a new member here on MA. I have been a very brief visitor here having just discovered the MA forums after beginning some...
    Thread by: ToySnakePMC, Jan 10, 2016, 31 replies, in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments
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    The Phoenix - The GP Roadster Project

    Thanks. That's kind of you to say. Building our toys up is a lot of fun. Your intense build(s) and willingness to play with all the Mini BCM,...
    Post by: ToySnakePMC, Jan 8, 2016 in forum: Car Builds, Projects, Idea's Experiments