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Old May 8, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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new stickers

Replaced the cabin filter. Ordered a third brake light pulser. Also ordered Ian Cull window board & the InvisiLens kit for the gauge faces.

Put the new stickers on the back window this morning.


With the new sticker and given the UK heritage of the car I guess I'll have to start calling it a "Wee Beastie" instead of a "Li'l Blue Beastie" now.
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Bimjo
Replaced the cabin filter. Ordered a third brake light pulser. Also ordered Ian Cull window board & the InvisiLens kit for the gauge faces.

Put the new stickers on the back window this morning.


With the new sticker and given the UK heritage of the car I guess I'll have to start calling it a "Wee Beastie" instead of a "Li'l Blue Beastie" now.
NICE Wee Beastie!! L@VE the new additions!!
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Wash, claybar, two coats of liquid polish, and liquid wax. First oil change at 1000 mile.
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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did a quick wash, wax, and cleaned wheels. nothing fancy but used my random orbital buffer. also, redid the beltline black out with weatherproof tape



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Old May 8, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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3rd day of motoring, 1st punctured run-flat, subsequently 1st patched run-flat. +150 miles on the odometer!
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mattdaemon
3rd day of motoring, 1st punctured run-flat, subsequently 1st patched run-flat. +150 miles on the odometer!
Way to get it out of the way quick!
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Can't wash my car and the pollen is terrible. We're still under restricted water usage due to the floods....so I'm officially driving a PW/B with yellow powdery glaze.
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DooBahDoo
Can't wash my car and the pollen is terrible. We're still under restricted water usage due to the floods....so I'm officially driving a PW/B with yellow powdery glaze.
+1 on the yellow powdery glaze. I also have a nice layer of bug guts on the windshield and grill. Would've been cleaned up today if it weren't for the puncture. Getting its 1st wash tomorrow...
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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just finish today!
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dosomething

just finish today!
Hawtnesssss!
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Beast had his first bath today, he was covered in bug guts and pollen. Put another 200 miles on the odometer and found some sweet twisties in the new neighborhood.
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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thanks mattdaemon!
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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put on hella 500 and hella 500ff on the alta light bar. had to do a little modification so i could aim them properly. They're a little bouncy still, but well worth it to be able to see further down the backroads at night and dusk (the deer around me are EVERYWHERE).
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Old May 9, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Tighten them down! I went with the same light bar with solid 500s (2 white driving 2 amber fog, no FF series) and the reason I went with it was I was looking for something more solid and the ALTA bar is stable!!!!
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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Got my Outmotoring blackout belt line on and extended my rally stripes onto the bumpers. Need to get some pics.
 
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:46 AM
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Bout to install NM eng end links and these h sport control arms.
 
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Old May 10, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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did not do it today but in the last month, i have plasti diped headlight rings, belt line, hood scoop, and the hatch handle. next will be the grill. and in the mail as of yesterday rubber mats from out motoring, light brackets from mini madness, Hids for the fogs from ddm tuning (6k) hopefully they will match the headlights.
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Thorough hand washing and 2 coats of wax.
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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Well, I'm not doing it, but I suppose I'm responsible for making sure the work is done:

New convertible top.
New driver's seat frame.
New supercharger belt.
New cabin filter. (I'm doing this one.)
Removed front Mini emblem.
Black paint on headlight trim.
Remove "CooperS" from back.
Peel chrome from door handles and have them painted body color.
Buy standard Mini side marker light grills and have them painted body color.

That's what's been done very, very recently or is being done right now.

 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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Just recently I added a set of 16'' Enkei EDR9 wheels in silver, I have floor mats and sunroof shades on the way, but today I fiddled with a factory ipod adapter.
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mini stig
Just recently I added a set of 16'' Enkei EDR9 wheels in silver, I have floor mats and sunroof shades on the way, but today I fiddled with a factory ipod adapter.
MiniStig would you post a pic. of your New Wheels...Please??!! I will be putting those on Molly come October 2010 and was hoping I could actually see them on a MINI before I place my order.

Thanks in advance!!
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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RJKimbell, I will be glad to, I haven't had a chance to take a picture since I got them as the weather has been awful but I plan on giving it a good washing tomorrow and I'll take a picture.
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mini stig
RJKimbell, I will be glad to, I haven't had a chance to take a picture since I got them as the weather has been awful but I plan on giving it a good washing tomorrow and I'll take a picture.
Thanks...PM me if you want!!
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Drove in first torrential rainstorm, cracked 1K on the odometer.
 
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Old May 13, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Bought tires today. Toyo Extensa HP 215/45/17 and arranged to have my Flame Spokes powder coated. Holla!
 
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