Great idea. I think I am going to have to give this a try. I always worry about the skirts getting damaged whenever mine goes up on a lift.
Soooooo true, Chris. And, for those with the patience to watch 100+ hours of labor, over 6 weeks, compressed into 15 minutes, I bring you the GPR build time lapse! This begins after the shell was stripped, caged, painted. I missed shooting video of a few things (like the clutch swap), and I spared you a lot of the fiddly stuff, but it's complete enough to be interesting. Many times, you will say "WTF is he doing?" or "why is he taking the suspension apart for the fourth time, now?" or something like that. But it's a pretty honest view of the process. Lots of trial and error is required. Enjoy. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHygccp4sts"]MINI GPR Build Timelapse - YouTube[/ame]
Paul...truly amazing. I'll be in your area next week. Can we rebuild my engine and covert from auto to 6 sp. over lunch.
Paul very well done. You need to fly over to Jolly Olde England & give those guys with Project Binky a hand. They are so slow.
Excellent! They say there is a fine line between genius and madness. After all that I would say its true!
BTW, love the puck idea. Our shop terminology for the those jacking points has coincidentally been 'jacking pucks'. Mediocre minds think alike.
Thanks, Eric. Only issue with the new puck setup is I don't recommend attempting to use them with the OEM screw jack - nothing for the jack to engage, and that thing is unstable when used with the factory jack points. I bought a proper Torin scissor jack with a large base and flat top, $18 at Walmart. For those rare roadside emergencies. I always take a floor jack to the track, and usually to MOTD.
Yea Walmart!! "The previous comment was a paid advertisement from the good people at Wally World. We now return you to previous programming"
Luckily, the interweb will bring the joy to you.... www.peopleofwalmart.com. Other than getting to see your local Walmartians in person, you are missing nothing.
Summer sandals came! Because, January. Complete with idiot stickers. Kosei K4R in dark gray, 16x7.5, shod in Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Specs, 225/45R16 I like how they look in person, even more than how they looked in pics. More aggressive than I expected. And tons of clearance for brakes and struts, when used with 10mm spacers up front. Could probably get away with 7mm. Ride height isn't set for them here, and I didn't settle the suspension. Just dropped the lift a bit to get an idea of how they will look. And, light. So here's the full collection of wheels for the GP Roadster: GP 18" wheels w/ 225/18R40 Michelin Pilot Sports for winter, the K4R / Star Specs for Summer, and 949 Racing 6UL 15x8 with Nitto NT01 225/45R15 for the track. The GP wheel / tire combo is 6 pounds per corner heavier than the summers: And the track combo is 4 pounds per corner lighter! And the rest of my Mini Fini hitch arrived. This is nice stuff. My old car had a MiniDoMore hitch. I never really paid attention to how the Mini Fini stuff attached. It's really well thought out. I cut down and re-drilled the drawbar from my old hitch, to minimize extension.