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  1. ScottinBend

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    #28 ScottinBend, Jun 28, 2014
    What.....no more "roller coaster arms in the air" fun ! ! !?
     
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    #29 Ujin, Jun 28, 2014
    Looks really great! Should be good fun.
     
  3. BlimeyCabrio

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    #31 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 4, 2014
    Step 10 - Details, details.

    Finishing up a bunch of odds and ends today.

    Rennline tow hooks (yes Dave, I know my car is filthy)
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    Overflow catch bottle for my RMW coolant tank
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    Dye the spare tire cover, and install new cargo net. The wheel is clamped down using the hold-down rod... it's just hidden inside the cover. :biggrin5:
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    Thomas & Betts metal locking all-weather zip ties for the roll bar padding (thanks Dave.O for the tip)
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    Bundle up the excess harness straps so they don't flap in the wind.
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  4. BlimeyCabrio

    BlimeyCabrio Oscar Goldman of MINIs
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    #36 BlimeyCabrio, Jul 5, 2014
    Yeah, heresy.

    There are still a few... But way fewer than there have been...
     
  5. TheModFather

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    #38 TheModFather, Jul 5, 2014
    That looks like one tough piece of aluminum!
    You did good with the Sawsmost though... :D
     
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    #45 CHKMINI, Jul 13, 2014

    True that!
     
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    #47 colejd, Jul 14, 2014
    Blimey 2.0 is looking great. Love to see how quick you could do a Dragon run once all mods are complete.
     
  8. Shifter

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    #56 Shifter, Jul 21, 2014
    After driving 2013 JCW's at the Miles Ahead MINI Performance Motoring School last Fall I knew I had to do something with the brakes. I put the Brembos on the front a few months ago and I just did this same mod to the rear of my R52 last week.

    What torque specs did you use? I used 48 and 22 ft/lbs for 'carrier to hub' and 'caliper to carrier', respectively; only because my Bentley manual only goes up to 2006.

    Did you upgrade to S/S lines too, or had you already done that? ; the stopping power now es muy bueno, even with only Hawk ceramics front and rear. A little less bite, but incredible modulation.
     
  9. ScottinBend

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    #59 ScottinBend, Aug 12, 2014
    WOW.....quite the ride. You had a better response than I would have had.
     
  10. GreyLens

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    #62 GreyLens, Aug 12, 2014
    Yes...a good run going. I did the same thing but had lots of open space, no grass and no barriers...so no ding. You're right...driving on the edge for any length of time will always lead to finding out what happens at just over the edge...no other way to learn what that means.

    Good driving.
     
  11. Dave.0

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    #65 Dave.0, Aug 12, 2014
    ^^^^ That's not bad and at least you had a run off unlike Tim did at the Dragon a few years ago.
     

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    #68 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 12, 2014
    Yep, I expect that. Everything's a trade-off.
     
  13. BlimeyCabrio

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    #76 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 12, 2014
    Yeah, I've looked at that trailer... if it weren't $$$ I'd be all over it. It's awesome, though.
     
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    #78 Nathan, Aug 12, 2014
    Care to share please?
     
  15. BlimeyCabrio

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    #79 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 12, 2014
    THIS

    Dan's Mini Trailers

    If I was going to have him build one, I think I'd want to add some additional length in front of the bed for a wheel rack and storage box...
     
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    #80 cct1, Aug 12, 2014
    There's a used one for sale, if I had the room I'd already have bought it. I'm thinking about renting storage. I'm getting to the point where I'm avoiding far away places, I've already had to limp the car home once because of a torn IC boot.
     
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    #86 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 13, 2014
    REALLY good counsel.

    Yeah, from looking at the telemetry from the good lap, I was carrying 60 mph around that particular apex and was typically at 70ish at the point where I lost it. I suspect you're dead accurate regarding the dynamics of the car, but I still believe in this particular case, at the speed and grip I was carrying, my #1 offense this time was not giving it the right steering input (unwind) as I throttled up. Traction circle violation... My instructor is a Mini owner also... so he gets it.
     
  18. BlimeyCabrio

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    #93 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 14, 2014
    No dents! :Thumbsup:
     
  19. BlimeyCabrio

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    #98 BlimeyCabrio, Aug 14, 2014
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    The Schroth Quick-Fits are good enough for most folks, if you haven't tried those.

    My setup only works if you have a roll bar or cage with built in harness bars, or a dedicated structural harness bar installed for mounting the shoulder straps. Rear strut braces don't count. You also need a seat with an anti-sub strap slot. If you have all that stuff, read on...

    You can order a Profi-II ASM FE plus optional double ant-sub strab and just call it a day. Or if you'd rather have the Hybrid-style anti-sub straps, you get a Hybrid-II, and purchase an extra 3" ASM shoulder strap and FE buckle to convert it to a street safe/legal setup.
     
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    #99 paulharmo, Aug 14, 2014
    I have a plan that involves getting a roll bar and seats with an anti-sub slot in them. I've had the Quik-Fits, but any 4-point is frowned upon for an HPDE car, and PCA will usually flat out fail you for tech.

    Anything wrong with getting the ASM FE and adding the anti-sub straps (for HPDE days, not club racing)? It would be freaking awesome to just unclip the anti-sub, pull it under the seat, and drive away. (OK, not counting wheel and pad swap)

    What's the huge attraction to the Hybrid setup - less "nut hug"? :biggrin5:
     
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