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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 12:40 AM
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I motored in him and hit up the FedEx office - they had some Koni yellows there waiting.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 05:11 AM
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What Exit?*I'm a former Exit 88/83 area resident....*C ya,Dutch

If your headed south on the parkway near atlantic city there a powerplant on your right thats about were I hit ithe pot hole. Exit 88/83 thats cool im exit 63.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:12 AM
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stubby antenna install!

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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:34 AM
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The Kid's getting his summer wheels mounted and Koni yellows installed. I'm looking forward to this afternoon - I'm having them set at the middle setting for now. Curious to feel the difference from OEM Sport suspension shocks.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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Ordered my Forge Hot Side pipe
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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I had the summer shoes installed (pierelli P5) and am looking into someone local with a lift and welder to do the 'One Ball Mod' to get a throatier sound.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 02:30 PM
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GP2 shift ****! Great service and price from Sewellparts.com. Thanks Brandon! They are running an April discount special, check out the thread in the sponsor announcements section.

The install was a bit of a pain though. I opted to switch over both the **** AND the boot, so I had to remove the whole middle console, this required removing my armrest as well as the three screws holding the DSC and Sport buttons.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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changed my oil, going out the door to wash it a grill up some dinner!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 04:55 PM
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Just got my stripes installed!! Designed em up last week! How do ya like em??
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Sorry messed up. Here they are!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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Very cool big.mini.sam! Stripes are in the works for me as soon as this ****'ing snow melts.... Where did you get them? Cheers!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 05:33 PM
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We had our PDXMINI Club Tech day today so I installed a H-Sport 25.5mm sway bar, NM Engineering torque arm insert and did a brake flush with some ATE Super Blue. Very exciting day!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MinneMINI
Very cool big.mini.sam! Stripes are in the works for me as soon as this ****'ing snow melts.... Where did you get them? Cheers!
Thanks! Make sure to post some pictures! And i did them myself, my friend cut them for me though!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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Took it out for a photo shoot on this beautiful day.







 

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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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^^^ Nice photos. May I ask what that black thing is above the rear wheels?

big.mini.sam - the stripes look great!

Koni's are installed. Boy, the ride is noticeably different in a good way.



And washed him up...

 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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Thanks albie!!^^^
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Albiecrazy
^^^ Nice photos. May I ask what that black thing is above the rear wheels?

big.mini.sam - the stripes look great!

Koni's are installed. Boy, the ride is noticeably different in a good way.

And washed him up...
Looking good! Love the sideskirt! Did you diy? Painted?
 
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 10:24 PM
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Removed the air bag sticker on my passenger side visor. Doing the drivers side tomorrow.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 05:59 AM
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Helped a fellow Metroplex Mini member replace the leaking gaskets on a 2003 R53 oil filter unit. Our club had a DIY (Do It Yourself) day at Mini of Dallas yesterday. Cool deal, we're allowed to use the lifts at the dealership once a quarter, save some money, have some fun and learn some MINI maintenance!
 

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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 06:14 AM
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1. Installed a stub antenna.
2. Replaced the front emblem.
3. Hand washed the mini.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 06:38 AM
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Put my obx header on the other day then on my trip to PA to visit family my wheel bearing went out : (. Grinding and a dangerous amount of play. So ordered my new hub yesterday and going to pick it up andputting it in right now.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 07:05 AM
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What I did to my MINI today was traded her in for a013 BRG JCW ! Now that's a good day lol. Now I get to go to the MINI's to the point JCW style !
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kpeen931
Put my obx header on the other day then on my trip to PA to visit family my wheel bearing went out : (. Grinding and a dangerous amount of play. So ordered my new hub yesterday and going to pick it up andputting it in right now.
Dude that sucks! That ruined your trip huh...need help fixing it?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Mbroncosfan422
What I did to my MINI today was traded her in for a013 BRG JCW ! Now that's a good day lol. Now I get to go to the MINI's to the point JCW style !
Looks good man
 
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Old Apr 21, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by iminir56
Looking good! Love the sideskirt! Did you diy? Painted?
Those are the factory aero skirts - custom painted to continue the wheel arches. Same idea as the JCW skirts.

Originally Posted by Tex6 Hawkeye
Our club had a DIY (Do It Yourself) day at Mini of Dallas yesterday. Cool deal, we're allowed to use the lifts at the dealership once a quarter, save some money, have some fun and learn some MINI maintenance!
That's very cool. That sounds like my kind of dealership.

Originally Posted by Mbroncosfan422
What I did to my MINI today was traded her in for a013 BRG JCW ! Now that's a good day lol. Now I get to go to the MINI's to the point JCW style !
Whoa!! I think the MINI bug has hit you hard, bro. Can't wait to see it in person. I'm gonna miss that Black Jack sunroof, though.
 
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