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  1. BlimeyCabrio

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    #717 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 12, 2015
    Great minds. I already traded emails with Jan today about that radiator. Only makes sense to do it now. I have a NIB OEM spare radiator, but no reason to use it.
     
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    #719 Goldsmithy, Aug 12, 2015

    OK...so what did you do in the afternoon? :)
     
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    #723 TheModFather, Aug 12, 2015
    As long as he beats my timeline for the build. [emoji12]
     
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    #725 TheModFather, Aug 12, 2015
    Congrats! [emoji2]
     
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    #733 mattc85, Aug 13, 2015
    This is gonna be cool.
     
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    #738 cct1, Aug 13, 2015
    It's actually a PT Cruiser.
     
  7. BlimeyCabrio

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    #754 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 17, 2015
    Definitely I'd like to see some good, strong, light, tubular control arms.

    But I've never seen the OEM ball joint fail catastrophically, maybe others have. This is the first tie rod I've seen broken (in person). But nothing is designed to drive down ditches like this...
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    During which you hit rock piles like this...
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    Shredding your car like this, as you go...
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    It really was pretty much the worst case of what you can do to a suspension, without another car involved.
     
  8. ScottinBend

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    #755 ScottinBend, Aug 17, 2015
    I thought the tubular arms were a MINI-Madness failure?
     
  9. BlimeyCabrio

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    #759 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 17, 2015
    Just use more zip ties
     
  10. BlimeyCabrio

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    #762 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 17, 2015
    Chris... little birdie told me that your car might be done this week... whatever "done" means... that's not part of my vocabulary.
     
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    #763 TheModFather, Aug 17, 2015
    Do ne? Don E? Dooo neee? I dont get the concept.
     
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    #765 Jan, Aug 17, 2015
    for fun I showed the pics of your car to the engine builder today........he's amazed the engine survived the acrobatics............lol
     
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    #767 Jan, Aug 17, 2015
    yeah but he didn't know the Mini has a cutoff on the battery in case of aero stunts..........lol
     
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    #770 RallyMini370, Aug 18, 2015
    Wow I was doing about 100mph when I rolled....you did a better job than me. I don't think the guy in CR can beat those panels out.
     
  15. BlimeyCabrio

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    #771 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 18, 2015
    But rolling is what rally cars do....
     
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    #773 vetsvette, Aug 18, 2015
    Have to go with Gerald Ford on this one. Like the former POTUS, the "Flying Cabrio" did not stick the landing.
     
  17. BlimeyCabrio

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    #777 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 21, 2015
    Got a ton done today.

    Spent most of the day under the car. Which isn't so bad, with the car on a 4' lift and me on a padded TailBone seat. I'm soooooo happy I have the lift, to do all this stuff. It would REALLY suck on jack stands and a creeper.

    I never met a fan I didn't like. But this radiator did.
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    Anyway, removed the remaining side skirt, all the rear suspension / brakes stuff, under-body braces, exhaust, heat shields, EVAP system... lots of stuff.
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    Not many surprises, but a few. One was... the front swaybar moved enough to pinch off a wire on a nearly-new O2 sensor. Drat. Might try to repair it.
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    While I was under there, I did all the under-the-car engine removal stuff. Then, was like, "no big deal to go ahead and pull the engine"... so I did.
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    Healthy heart harvested from the corpse, ready to transplant into a healthy body.

    Sad.... this old friend of mine will never carry a motor or passenger again. Headed to the shredder very soon.
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    Only about a day's work left to finish stripping it. That will probably happen sometime next week, after the new body goes to the fabricator.

    Parts continue to arrive. Excellent, clean used left Xenon...
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    Also received the tapless adapter for my oil pressure sensor.

    Tomorrow... trip to SC to pickup the new shell! Probably no updates until Sunday.
     
  18. Firebro17

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    #778 Firebro17, Aug 21, 2015
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    I love the stack of tires you've got strategically placed to stabilize the rear of the car whilst on the lift. :D

    Two Thumbs Up for the folks at Rennline!
     
  19. BlimeyCabrio

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    #779 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 21, 2015
    Those are my little go-kart wheels
     
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    #785 _iD, Aug 22, 2015
    Hah, those won't shear off.
     
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