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General MINI TalkShared experiences, motoring minutes, and other general MINI-related discussion that applies to all MINIs, regardless of model, year or trim.
Got hit in the driver's side door right under the mirror in the parking lot, saw it as I approached my car, whom ever was backing out of there spot made to sharp of a turn.
I realized the shop has not been setting the balance machine up right when they did my wheels, you have to tell the machine where the weights are going to go, I think they leave it on the clamp on weight setting all the time, I have them use stick on, on the lips
They also had one wheel with offsetting weights, I removed equal amounts from both sides and now it balances.
One more tip most tire techs DONT KNOW...
The yellow / white dots on the side walls of tires should be aligned with the valve stem on both steel and aluminum wheels. It the lighest end of the tire, this will help minimize the amount of weight needed to balance a tire = Less weights needed on wheel.
Clayed and waxed for the first time after having bought it back in march.
In the next few days I'll restore the black trims using Meguiars products, the ten years start being visible on these parts..
Bought a second engine.
Got some good aftermarket parts with it, that were unknown at the time of purchase.
Plans - Porting the cylinder head and intake manifold, larger valves. Seeing if there is anything that can be done to the blower transfer tubes. Possibly a slightly hotter cam if possible in good ol California.
I had one of those mornings, I grabbed the key to the car I wanted to drive this morning and when I got out to my drive way and pressed the remote button I was surprised when the car I was looking at was not the one that unlocked, I stood dumbfounded. I returned to my pub table (where I keep my keys) and swapped my keys out and returned to the driveway, once again I pressed the remote and .... again the wrong car unlocked. I softly began laughing at myself. Oh, Well I'll just drive this one.
Very nice project indeed! I always wondered if mine would be as nice if dechromed, but I have the fully chromed front grill and lightning blue doesn't Mach as well with black as BRG does, IMHO..
Very nice project indeed! I always wondered if mine would be as nice if dechromed, but I have the fully chromed front grill and lightning blue doesn't Mach as well with black as BRG does, IMHO..
I have to disagree, the lightning blue blacked out ( not with plastideep) will look very sharp.
Ben
08-22-2018, 08:30 AM
