Most liked posts in thread: What did you do with your MINI today?

Love my iPhone 6 Plus. Had it since they first came out. Every other iPhone seems "mini" now.

 

I lived in the south for 3 years with no A/C in my car... It's nothing windows can't handle once your body adapts. [emoji6]

 

I would go for the meth system. Car shows are fun, but all you will get is a trophy , IF they give trophies. I threw out over 100 plaques and trophies that I won at various air-cooled VW shows and events. I would drive the Rat to the show, not register, and watch all the people go nuts over it. After all, getting to the show is half the fun...

 

Yup and having XPEL applied to the whole hood and bumper.

 

Drove the Rat-MINI to work today. [emoji41]

 

Was waiting for everything to get finished before posting, but here goes:

SC Oil Service
Waterpump
Idler Pulley
Alternator
Tensioner
Crank Sensor
EBrake Cables
Helix Short Shifter
Powdercoated SC horns
GP Intercooler
Replaced the Bosch 02 sensor w/ OEM - finally got rid of that pesky CEL
Added resistors for my Sparco seats - no more airbag light!

Got it back on the road today - so happy!

 

Does Adam know your using up all his stuff? Your going to own him a six pack.:biggrin5:

 

Due to water restrictions, we're not allowed to water our lawns. However, we are allowed to wash our cars. So I parked the MINI on the lawn and washed my car.

 

Gave "Stella," some attitude. ....H&R Sport Springs. 1.4-1.4. Had sport suspension, but this setup is much more compliant and smoother with the H&R's, and Stock B6 Bilstein dampers ... No more unstable hop while in a turn, going over bumps. :wink:

 

I got rid of the faded nasty black plastic on the roof rack cross rails on the Porker.



Should look better now...

Still deciding if I want to color match the rails themselves to the body color.

[emoji41]

 

Cousins with their Countryman blew in for the weekend to do the Color Run 5K

 

Tomorrow I will earn another... [emoji12]

 

Mine got me an invitation to the party... [emoji30]

 

Reinstalled X-brace, fixed exhaust squeak, lubed swaybar and control arms.

Installed custom Howerton 3 gal meth fuel cell, with stainless braided AN lines.

 

ugh........glad you are ok

 

That's a damn shame..... but glad you're still here Paul.

 

Damn Paul..........you're apparently taking this a lot better than I would have. So glad to see that you are ok and totally bummed about the GPness. I am very impressed with the strength of the windshield frame as it appears that it is still in very good shape.

But on the bright side...( at least for those of us that enjoy living vicariously through your build thread).....now we get to enjoy another build thread!

 

We drove Walter down to the State Fair for some fair food and to see Cheap Trick and Peter Frampton. What a great concert.

Cheap Trick still puts on a great show even though the guys are in their 60's. Also they can still sing. Unlike some of the other older bands.

Peter Frampton is amazing. You could see it on his face that he was just enjoying playing and hanging out with the crowed. He went non-stop for almost 2 hours. If you ever get the chance to see him do so you won't regret it.

Yes I also ate the donut bacon cheese burger and once was enough.

 

Installed a new motor and regulator in the passenger door. It's amazing how much easier and quicker it went the second time around. Again..... remember there is a 5mm hex in the middle of those glass nuts. It makes the job so much eaiser. (Unless you have that special spanner wrench tool.)

 

Don't be too hard on yourself, Lee. It's one of those things you can't know until you've had them out. Unless of course, you bought new ones for some goofy reason to do the job. At any rate, it is a shallow hex. So, make sure you have the Allen wrench seated and square prior to "going for it." If the windows have never been out, they will be TIGHT. Just take it easy and watch your knuckles. Once they are loose the rest of it is easy-peasy.