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  1. Firebro17

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    #9350 Firebro17, Mar 17, 2015
    I treated my R53 to a little DoDo Juice.
     
  2. CHKMINI

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    #9356 CHKMINI, Mar 18, 2015

    Sorry to hear that Rick. Join us at MoM and experience the un-club.
     
  3. Savvy

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    #9359 Savvy, Mar 18, 2015
    Dafuq did I miss!? All the same, sorry to hear this, Rick. But know exactly what you mean.
     
  4. wmwny

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    #9378 wmwny, Mar 18, 2015
    I know EXACTLY what you mean and are feeling, Rick. After that snafu with my local club at the Vintage races at Mid Ohio, I have disassociated myself from them...completely. But I have some good friends here in M/A! The good ones, I can count upon and they can count upon me.

    I'm 3-deep in MINIs here and all are paid for. I'm not going anywhere. Crashton has hooked me up with a good mechanic in C-bus, besides the dealer [with whom I have had some crap happen lately and with whom I am less than enthralled now].

    That said, I hope you can fall in love with your MINI again. Besides, it is YOUR car, and it is a member of YOUR family there, in SC, and the one you are a part of on here, on M/A. You can do without your local club, as I am doing without mine. I have no regrets and neither should you.
     
  5. Dave.0

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    #9393 Dave.0, Mar 18, 2015

    Here is a 3 step process for you to follow.

    1. Order your parts and pick up RTV and dielectrics gel.
    2. Get them in you hands
    3. Stop over my house. ( I have the tools and Beer)

    Done
     
  6. Kenny kustom

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    #9396 Kenny kustom, Mar 19, 2015
    Played around with what seems to be a never ending stereo install.
    Got some sound deadener in and finished running the wiring.
    Also big news! I found a wire I could sacrifice for my door led. There's a small led that lights up the door pull. Since I have installed the rs door pulls, that light is not needed. ( nor did it work ) found it on the car side. Boom. Light up cross overs.

    [​IMG]

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    Found a nice little spot for my eq/line driver. [​IMG]

    Car is going to the dealer for the cruise next week.
    Couldn't pass up the deal. They wanted $300 to code cruise in, and an extra $200 to install the harness. Pfft let them do it for that!!!
     
  7. Dave.0

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    #9397 Dave.0, Mar 19, 2015
    I took mine out for it's first Spring run with Summer tires on. :Thumbsup:
    It's nice to have traction again.
     
  8. Dave.0

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    #9399 Dave.0, Mar 19, 2015
    Nope no driving it tomorrow or for the next week. I have to go to Atlanta for the week for work and get to beat the crap out of a rental. :lol:
     
  9. Whales

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    #9400 Whales, Mar 19, 2015
    I'll be in Atlanta next week as well. Let me know if you want to meet for a beer!
     
  10. MCS02

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    #9414 MCS02, Mar 21, 2015
    Changed the oil, rotated the tires and changed the plugs. But I did a BAD BAD THING!

    The dealer gave me the wrong filter. I didn't look in the box like an idiot.:mad2: I always look in the box! They were closed so I had to use a Wix filter.
     
  11. mattc85

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    #9417 mattc85, Mar 21, 2015
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    [​IMG]
    I took mine on a run with the local club today.
     
  12. Crashton

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    #9419 Crashton, Mar 22, 2015
    Yep when things get bunched up in a bind up all kinds of things can happen. Even severe chaffing.

    Glad you finally tracked down your problems. You owe your DSW tires a good cleaning & an apology. :wink:
     
  13. MCS02

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    #9431 MCS02, Mar 23, 2015
    Wash in side and out! Fixed the hatch the body shop couldn't be bothered to adjust. And tried to fix the drivers side window.
     
  14. Whales

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    #9439 Whales, Mar 24, 2015
    I didn't know what Hydro Max was so I googled it.

    Surprised to find this...

    Home - Official Hydromax Pump

    Gives new meaning to "loving" your car.
     
  15. TheModFather

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    #9445 TheModFather, Mar 25, 2015

    Dont feel bad, I whacked a rabbit with the Porker on the way to work today. :(
    Wasn't even enough left to make a decent lunch. :(
     
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    #9447 MCS02, Mar 25, 2015
    Sorry Nathan, if never hit a buzzard but I had one almost get me.
    My older daughter and I went to an old school that had been closed for several years. As I walked in to a room from the out side I thought I heard something. As I rounded the corner a buzzard the size of Godzilla jumped out. It took flight and headed right for me! I dropped down into my cat stance and gave a karate yell, Godzilla rethought his attack. But for some reason my daughter thought I was yelling for my life, so she started running for hers. Once I ran down my daughter to tell her it was ok we returned to take pictures of Godzilla, who was still cowering just at the sight of me.
     
  17. TheModFather

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    #9451 TheModFather, Mar 26, 2015

    Thats a great quote, but in my case thats all it seems to do! :(
     
  18. Crashton

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    #9452 Crashton, Mar 26, 2015
    You have faux rust which is the sleepy kind. :wink:
     
  19. TheModFather

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    #9457 TheModFather, Mar 26, 2015
    Please put your pants back on! :p
     
  20. Dave.0

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    #9471 Dave.0, Mar 28, 2015
    Today I started up my MINI and let is warm up for a half hour so I could jump in and take it out for a nice run do some errands.

    Even went out a second time. :Thumbsup:

    It's nice being back home and able to drive my own car after being in Atlanta for a week beating on a base model VW Jetta.
     
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