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My Cooper is back with a new tranny anda new power steering pump from the recall. Unfortunately My S just went in to the dealer with its SES light stuck on....MORE money

 

Had a little free time this morning at the shop and did a earl and earl filter change....

Was getting in the high 3k miles since the last earl change...

Close E Nuff....

 

I had some 10.5 pound BBS wheels on my Miata I used for street and track. The lower unsprung weight does make a difference. Much more composure over bumps.

Just be careful not to buy lighter wheels and heavier tires, or they can cancel each other out.

CD

 

Nothing going on today, but tomorrow I need to do a little minor detailing. My MINI will be hanging out with Porsches, Lambos and Ferraris on Sunday at a Kaboom Town party at RAC Performance, so it needs to be presentable. RAC is right across the street from Addison Airport, where they do a killer fireworks show on July 3 every year.

CD

 

I wanted to get some Toyo Proxes R1R's and they're a pretty hard to get tire apparently. So, seeing that Good Year and I aren't seeing eye to eye at the moment I got my old fail-safe, BFG Sport Comp-2's. They're lighter then the Proxes at least And less expensive!

 

Nice wheels, and a a good price, too. I paid about what you paid for four wheels, for each of mine. :cryin:

But dey looked goooooood.



CD

 

Those look good bud, BBS? I wanted some affordable light-ish wheels that were black From what I've read they're a good wheel so I pulled the trigger. They'll be in tuesday, Wed the tires come in and they get put on! :cornut:

 

Yep, BBS. When I bought that car, it was filthy. It looked aweful, so i got it dirt cheap (pardon the pun). It had the Billstien package and the Torsen limited slip from the factory, and low miles, so a snapped it up. The low purchase price left me lots of budget for upgrades. The BBS wheels were a bit of an indulgence... but 10.5 pounds? Worth it.

You won't find 17-inch wheels at that weight. Anything under twenty pounds on a 17X7 is really good.

With your wheel tire selection, how much unsprung weight are you dropping?

CD

 

Ah, I looked at a set of BBS I liked them but they were barely 2 lbs less and were $550 per wheel... The weight of the tires is the same as the PSS's I had on the factory wheels so no weight loss tire wise but I did trim down 20lbs. of wheel weight.

These are the BBS wheels I liked-http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=RG712HDBK&wheelMake=BBS&wheelModel=RGR&wheelFinish=Diamond%20Black%20Painted&showRear=no&autoMake=MINI&autoModel=Hardtop&autoYear=2012&autoModClar=Cooper+S

 

Hope you saved that oil for those who like to run it 10,000 miles. Hey Jim!

 

Spare tire cleanup.. Got a bit rusty sitting under the car.

 

I'm coming to grips with a recent and very tough decision to sell my R53... As such I gave it a dusting and a pat on the roof.

 

Say it ain't so! [emoji26]


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I was looking at getting those Sparco's for Nines as well. They look good


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Being TDY and living out of a hotel sucks, but good news is i got confirmation that the new hatch and passenger rear quarter panel was delivered to my place in Utah. The current bits are rusted beyond repair so i got some from a pick and pull yard with no damage or rust. Not the right colour but i'm wrapping Nines this winter anyway.


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In the pic you can actually see some of the bubbling from the rust on the rear hatch, just left of the Mini emblem.


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MINI won't cover it with the extended rust warranty on the FL cars? It's 12 years so you should still be good on time.

 

Got my S back today..dealer replaced the defective rotors that went bad at MOTD...for free. a good day!

 

A local KC Club member is having a quarter panel replaced on his 2006 JCW for rust.......