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Took the GP on its first road trip. Took in the sights of the annual cherry blossom festival. Car said I did it averaging 44mpg, whether it's accurate or it was fun telling friends with much more "economical" cars the numbers. Manage to eek out some solid photos too.

 

More dragon prep:
- DS axle replacement (100k, it's time, did PS last fall)
- Fluids/filers
- PRW crank damper & new belt
- all new engine mounts and poly inserts (trans mount sagged >1/2"!)
- track down and eradicate a few rattles
- clean up a winter's worth of slop

To Do:
- have to fix JCW exhaust rattle (resonator innards - yucch)
- Clean up the sticky-tire wheels, apply to Mini
- pack n go

 

Ordered R56 rear trailing arms and left brake pipe line. Spent a ton of time messaging and on the phone. Almost had a stroke trying to get the hardware for the rear trailing arms. Still haven't solved that one.

All this, and my MINI is 2,054 miles away.

 

Just installed the passenger side seat mat emulator, buckle chime defeat, and resistors in the airbag socket to get ready for the latest mod. :ihih:

On that note, if anyone is in need of a seat mat emulator... let me know. Because I'm a dumb@$$... I ordered two. Not realizing I only needed one for the passenger seat only. If you are heading to the dragon, i'll have the extra one with me.

 

Give him a break, he probably owns a Prius.

 

Got to hand it to the Prius... They even make Fiat's look better!

 

Got the car back from the shop also.......and did I say I love those Koni Yellow's?!

Wow.

 

Yanked a pos blaupunkt deck from the j dub.
Replaced it with a fancy alpine.
Much more gooder now.

 

You should just plan to mainline it regardless

 

^^^ Very Nice Savvy.

I took my car out for a morning shakedown run and had no issues.

Came home and did quick wash, stripped all the wax and sealant then clayed the car front to rear, rocker to rocker. Maybe tomorrow I will start the polishing process then add 1 layer of sealant.

 

Got an e-mail from Chuck at mini-stuff today saying that my new cup holder is going out Monday and that I'll likely have it by Wednesday or Thursday! Talk about good customer service! Looks like I won't have to set up the IV caffeine drip after all!

 

Those mirror caps are pretty cool.

 

Fixed it for you DneprDave...

 

Picked up a boot full of libations for the Dragon[emoji2]

 

I got to finish testing my aero experiment. I made temporary side skirts out of cove base molding and added small vortex generators on the top just tuck under the wing.

Last week, on our run, my buddy said I was picking up all kinds of stuff. I was lifting the water off the road as we went over it. I noticed increased stability in the handling, better grip, and reduced air time on the rises.

The vortex generators bring the air back down to then reduce the drag. In the rain yesterday, once I was up to speed on the highway my rear window never got wet. It did with just the skirting.

Now I'll look for a better looking solution.

 

Ok I need to see this at the Dragon.

Oh one question do they generate enough force to blow cyclist off the road when you pass them at a safe distance? :lol::lol:

 

Zipped around a ramp enjoying the grip level of summer tires for the first time since like Oct.

 

For some parts like special filters, wheels bearings, coils it's always better use OEM over aftermarket stuff.

Glad everything got worked out.