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Washed my car today. Yes, it was 33 degrees out.

 

I haven't done anything with my MINI in at least a month, other than drive it and put gas in it. I think I've only put gas in it once. But, at least my MINI has spent its downtime in my garage, and not parked at DFW Airport, like almost all of December.

That little turbocharged engine does enjoy those 32-degree mornings.

CD

 

All that we've done with the family MINI is drive it to add more miles & coat it with salt. Tomorrow it's supposed to go up to 40 & rain. Guess I'll park it outside for a mother nature warsh.

The GTI sits in the warm dry garage all clean & shiny.

 

Very nice Rims Teddy

 

Luckily after 14 years my mods are finished! I just tweak, maintain and re-install or remove mods as needed for the event.

 

Plus your time if’n you’re doing your own wrenching.

 

Drove to work and back in the snow.

 

I bet it fouls the brake calliope. These dount spare wheels need to be test fitted before one needs them in a pinch. I had a MINI one & it saved me in deepest darkest Iowa one night.

Looking forward to the rest of the story beken. Glad you survived.

 

The guy who bought the car brought it to his local dealer, and they offered to fix it under warranty for him.

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RMW axles, custom suspension, OS Giken super locker LSD, light rims and super sticky tires. Also, to make it stop I already has a JCW full BBK with G-Lock pads on the car now. I currently have all the components now and they are bought and paid for. My car is currently already 130+ bhp over OEM 170 bhp rating and I am putting 270 WHP to the ground now.

The RMW 1.62 motor that is going in next fall has already been broken in and only has 1,500 miles on it since 1000 mile break in was done and it was dynoed at 464 WHP with a Turbo. (I am not going turbo)

The motor is fully Forged, rods,pistons with custom rings for a perfect seal, balanced crank, king tri-metal bearings, all ARP fasteners with RMW oil baffle,

Topped off with my current RMW BVH after a refresh valve job, RMW my Grand AM CAM and a TVS 900 with electric water pump.

 

Did some painting today, got out two big steaks and I am chilling out waiting on the Daytona 500.

Happy Daytona Day

 

Sounds like a good time to me. Lots of fun roads to get lost on.

 

Sorry about your pooch. Hope he gets well soon.

Yes you need struts front & rear. Yours are very old with lots n lots of miles. As far as the squeaking goes, hard to tell. Might be the struts or something else.

 

I gave you a rear set of dampers. Damp it all anywho justa call Chad & have him send you a set. He will know what you need. To further cornfuse things I'd call the rear ones coil over shocks & the front struts, but what they are called does not matter.

Fronts cost more than rears......

 

Changed the fuel filter in my April 07 R56 S
75000kms. Filter was pretty putrid......
I would just like to say that getting that fuel tank gasket back in is not a job that I look forward to doing again anytime soon!
Like anything I guess, easy when you know how... and with the power of hindsight, first time was always going to be a BiTc# I guess.
Maintenance is a learning process [emoji106]



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Greased up the RSB bushings last night so she don't bind up and break. Remember, if you're dry they're dry..... Every 6 months or so.... Also, The H-Sport grease zerks are garbage and will be replaced in 6 months.

 

Pretty fortunate that you didn't have a big hot turbo fire. Should be an easy fix for you.