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Wednesday drove to Golden Gate Canyon State Park for hike.

 

They make plenty of it here...

$25 every two years, and among the highest registration fees.

Luckily I've got a second house in a non emissions controlled county... Where do I register the MINI?

 

Drove it on down to the VBAC dinner meeting tonight and then six if us tested out our driving skills at the newly opened MB2 indoor karting track.

Had a blast to say the least!

 

The grease had pecans in it. Looked good so I ate it. Buttered Pecan. :drool

 

I got my dents fixed.

 

FYI guys that break into cars and steal stereos love those stickers. :idea:

They are called "target deacals" for a reason......:idea:

I know they looks cool but you may want to remove them or you may attract the wrong people.

 

Took my MINI out today to run around and pick up a few things including a birthday cards for Danny.

http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/off-topic-general/22295-need-lil-help-here.html#axzz382rtTkoi

 

Everyone should buy a card or two for Danny this week. I have a soft spot in my heart sick children. (yes I have a heart)

No child should ever have to be sick and suffer from cancer they should just have fun being a kid.

Help Danny's wish come true and take 10-15 min out of your day and buy a card and mail it to bring a smile to this kids face.

http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/off-topic-general/22295-need-lil-help-here.html#axzz383FEIaRw

 

Dusted off my car today and took it out for a good run to get all my hairs on my head cut.

Got home and heard a odd sound from under the hood. :mad2:

Another tensioner bites the dust :nonod: after a year and a half that's not bad.
Oh well Amazon $ 78.00 and a new belt just because it will be good as new again in no time soon.

 

Went out to check if the new bumper covers are finally holding their form... For once they didnt try to spread back out when I popped the hardware loose.

Another week locked in the heat, and I can start working on doing the mods I want to do, and finally paint them.

 

I took my MINI out today, even with a jacked up tensioner, and picked up a toilet repair kit. Why are all new toilet parts all cheap ass plastic? I did find a good metal ballcock replacement kit that should last longer then the cheap plastic parts.

 

Bonneville..........

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:cornut:

 

First oil change at ~4600 miles.

 

I used 3/4 MDF and made speaker rings that I could mount speakers to.
Then I mounted the MDF rings to the door.

The wood will sound insulate and hold the screws better than the door metal.

Also it would be a good idea add some "type of" Dynamat sound deadening material to the inner and outer doors. This will keep your doors solid and not rattle and make the speaker sound even better.

 

I've done LOTS of big audio...

Spent highschool competing in db-DRAG (SPL competition, research Team QUAD term-pro still has some of our stuff archived) owned the CO state SPL record for a couple weeks... Shattered 3 windshields in a week just with sound pressure.
After that I joined the army built some good systems for friends, and moved into the SQ world... My last system I built had 1400 watts of power running 14 speakers in my CRX... Pop the hatch and open the doors at a car show, and they would mysteriously turn the music over the PA off... It was fun, but getting out of all that noise has saved me lots of money! Now I dont even care to have the radio on running around town.

 

My MINI has just the OE non Harmon Cardboard speakers in the doors, and the standard headunit that plays these things called CD's... I was going to take it all out, but I hear that these "CD's" are going to be replacing iPODs soon...