Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: GNAT - The Resurrection

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  1. Justa Jim

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    #25 Justa Jim, Feb 26, 2012
    Very cool. Nathan might not want the MINI back after a few weeks with that beauty, Dave. :lol:

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    #27 CHKMINI, Feb 26, 2012
    The Hubbard Grille is only two blocks from your front door....yum-yum:drool
     
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    #28 Crashton, Feb 26, 2012
    Love it!!!

    Dad owned one like that back in the 50's. We always called it the rocket car. :eek:ut: For the styling not the performance.

    Nathan if needed I'm sure the MoM shuttle is still circulating around. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #29 SNEEEZY - Erika, Feb 26, 2012
    Damn, Nathan...sorry to hear about the engine problems again!

    Fingers crossed that you'll be up & running in plenty of time for the Dragon!
     
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    #30 Jason Montague, Feb 26, 2012
    :cornut: Nathan, Please keep us up dated as DT tears into and fixes your MINI. I mean, we all really want to know and it's good press for DT.:Thumbsup:

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    #31 Nathan, Feb 28, 2012
    1st Update from Chad....

    The Freon has been removed from the A/C system in preparation of engine removal.

    Woohoo!!! Progress....yeah buddy!
     
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    #33 Minidave, Feb 28, 2012
    By this time this car is back on the road this thread will be of epic proportions! :Thumbsup:

    Can't wait for some pics to start showing up of what happened....
     
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    #34 Redbeard, Feb 28, 2012
    Is Chad documenting (taking pictures) of the work or is he just rippin' and wrenchin'?
     
  9. Nathan

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    #35 Nathan, Feb 28, 2012
    In theory Chad will be feeding me pictures and other info as the job goes on.

    We'll see...
     
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    #38 Redbeard, Feb 28, 2012
    Agreed and +10 points for using the word "dearth" in an automotive thread. :Thumbsup:
     
  11. Nathan

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    #39 Nathan, Feb 29, 2012
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    Need to clean the patient to get things underway. MINI being washed in 30 degree temps when it's raining out too...

    After the drive up from Columbus with a bit of snow in the air and lots of salt on the ground it was one dirty MINI.

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    #40 Nathan, Feb 29, 2012
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    Making friends in the shop

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    Yes, that is Sids MsFitToy too....
     
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    #41 Doggybags, Feb 29, 2012
    Nice to see two of the original "set-the-standard" MINI's together.
     
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    #42 Crashton, Feb 29, 2012
    Oh now I get it you are scamming Chad out of a free carwash. Bet you get a new pine tree air freshener too. :wink: Nice to see Gnat has made it to treeoz. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #43 agranger, Feb 29, 2012
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    LOL! They will match the JCW injectors that came out of Gnat and went into Jango a few years back during a tuning weekend in Dallas. Are you going to drop back to the IE Engineering fixed front camber plates that I sold with the springs? Those were solid as a rock and were made after the design change to a beefier setup. I pressed some fresh grease into the bearings before I sold 'em... if you have 'em, be careful: that grease is the stickiest stuff known to man!

    PS: Only the rear springs are betas. They sit a bit lower (1/4 inch to 1/2 inch) than the final production version of the TSW springs. The beta springs I had on the front were hand-turned and a flaw caused one of 'em to snap when I hit a small bump down near John's Cafe one morning. TSW replaced 'em with a new set of production-run front springs, which is what you now have in your posession. I thought that Jeremy sold those to someone else in MM.org. I wonder how many hands these things saw?

    This pic was taken with the springs and stock struts, if you want an idea of drop:

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    And a pic of the springs themselves! Those poor parts were removed over a year ago and must be very lonely by now!
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    #45 Jason Montague, Feb 29, 2012
    :cornut: After all that she's been through, Gnatster still looks great.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
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    #46 Nathan, Mar 1, 2012
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    The results of the Compression and Leak down tests are in...

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    Compression Test

    Cylinder 1 - 150 lbs
    Cylinder 2 - 90 lbs
    Cylinder 3 - 130 lbs
    Cylinder 4 - 100 lbs

    Leak Down Test

    Cylinder 1 - 25% Low - Suspect Rings
    Cylinder 2 - 90% Low - Suspect Intake Valves and Rings
    Cylinder 3 - 60% Low - Suspect Exhaust Valves and Rings
    Cylinder 4 - 75% Low - Suspect Rings
     
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    #47 Doggybags, Mar 1, 2012
    BOOOOOOOOOOO. Hopefully this time it will be sorted all out, but something's gotta be wonky for this to happen to you again.
     
  19. Nathan

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    #48 Nathan, Mar 1, 2012
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    The tear down has begun...

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    #49 Crashton, Mar 1, 2012
    Good to know that a can of motor medic wasn't going to fix it. :smilewinkgrin:
     
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