I dont really drink anymore... Think I might of had a 6'er since the new year! 2015 is going to be a good one for me I hope... No more smoking, no more binge drinking, and I finally get to drive my R53 again!
hahahahahahahh I love that photo! I cut back on the drinking too! I don't start now until after mid day. when I'm woking I have to wait until at least 6pm but it's 5 o'clock somewhere by then
Good for you! I don't have time to make my own, so I buy my smoke, when working on the electrical system.
It should go back together easy... As long as I can find all my nuts. (Unfortunately that is a common problem) then its just hoping everything else still works! I should be taking the Porker up to Grand Junction soon to get the ViPEC so I can actually start and drive it!
Wow, great pic. My car gets sent to Jan tomorrow. That picture just made me feel a helluva lot better not doing what I'm having done here....
It's really not that bad, minus having axle shafts seised into the hubs, the starter is a TOTAL PITA to remove and the shift cables can be a little tricky... Only took 5 hours with minimal use of air tools, even with the 1/2 hour spent trying to knock the Driver Side axle out. Too bad it's not like my old Samurai... 1 1/2 hours to remove the complete drivetrain minus the axles! Most of that was spent letting the engine cool down first.
Looks like the total damage was minimal... No scaring on the crank or rod from the spun bearing! Probably could have got away with stuffing in a new rod bearing set from MINI ($350.00 fix), but it also looks like I was about to pop the head gasket on #2... Now its off to the tool store for the right socket to get the clutch off.
Well if the weather holds out, there will be a working engine in the Rat-MINI by the end of the week! Then its an 800 mile round trip drive one day to pick up the ViPEC before I can see if everything is going to work. Thats not the end of the project though... Still lots to do! I need all the clips that hold the trim on, still have a few things to paint if there is time, and still have to go through everything to make sure it still works. All of that has to get done before I leave for the Dragon on April 24th, wish me luck, I'm gonna need it!