Alright. That's fine. We can jostle for parking space in Candia. LOL What time works best for you, Ryan?

 

Whenever really. sometime after 6ish. What time do people plan on getting to the Irving?

 

Rick suggested that earlier is better at the Irving, but we can always walk a little ways. Dave, what time can you be in ManchVegas?

 

Tell you what, decide on a time to meet in manch and we'll go from there.

 

No one likes you. LOL 6 is fine with me. We'll deal with whatever the Irving gives us after that.

 

Me? teehee... Awesome... I don't have many friends.

 

HAHAHA So for anyone else in the Manchester area - meet us at the McDonald's on Brown Avenue at 6 PM Thursday evening so that we can go check out some sweet rides at the Irving gas station in Candia, NH.

CruisnTimes
McDonalds - Brown Ave

And when we get done nosing around out there - we'll head over to Billy's Sports Bar and Grill

 

What time do you think you all will be making it to Billy's for food and drinks? I won't be in the Manch area until around 7ish. Might be later if I have to stay late at work.

 

I would assume that we'd be in Candia for more than an hour lookin at rides, so it'll probably be closer to 8. Maybe a little after. We can update you Mike so that you can update the folks that are just heading over to Billy's. Sound good?

 

That works for me.

 

Im outat 5 home by 545 so i can be there whenever

 

See you all at Irving if I get there early I'll try and block a spot..as far as my tint and stickers....We shall see ... Just roll windows down when need be...If And when I get hassled I will peal it off...Enkies are holding up well...

 

Awesome on all accounts.

 

Would the ALTA blow off valve spring be worth the $26?

 

Spend the extra $40 and get the WMW diverter valve. I just put mine in over a week ago and i'm very happy with it! Stay away from Alta.

 

I think I would rather not replace a spring. I'm planning on ordering the BSH OCC, NM Turbo Heat Shield, and the Cravenspeed Dipstick. So I'll add the WMW diverter to the list.

I would like to find a silicone hose to replace the crappy oem fresh air hose to the air box. Does anyone offer one?

 

Fastmini.net had the best deal on the BSH OCC when I bought two of them. WMW was going to charge me $24 to ship both. The valve went it smoothly. No problems at all.

 

I'll check them out. There is so much stuff I want to do but not enough funds :(

 

You and probably everyone else here, including me.

 

One mod at a time.

The noise maker delete. Is there a DIY on that instead of buying a $30 kit?

 

I need to PMS for a moment. I know most of you have not done suspension work to your cars. Avoid at all cost. Mini failed miserable on their design. The bolt that goes through the bottom of the shock to the trailing arm is a self tapping bolt that is thinner than the hole in the shock. Therefore the moment you apply more pressure to the bolt i.e. stiffer suspension the bolt bounces and strips out the thread in the trailing arm. They changed from a nut and bolt to this a few years ago and when u look at it. Its assanine. Driving home last night that bolt slid out because it had grinded out the thread in the trailing arm. So needless to say. I wont be around tonight as i now have to jerry rig my car together in order to be able to drive it.

 

That's terrible. I noticed when I installed my rear sway bar that the bolts were designed similar to a compression fitting or something like the lug bolt design with a tapered fit at the head of the bolt. I never noticed that the bolt was self tapping. Did the threads cross when the coilovers were installed? When I put my rear suspension back together I never seized the bolts and went just a bit extra on the torque settings due to the never seize.

 

I may have cross threaded bolts? I have no idea. I just know that i had put everything back to it was as tight as possible i had used red threadlock. And then last night i heard a rattle. When i got home i could spin the washer on the bolt head the the car on the ground. That taper at the top is what mini considered self tapping. Idk maybe im not meant to touch mechanical items

 

I don't know if the red loctite could have damaged the threads. I've always been under the impression that red (heavy strenth) is generally used on a permanent application.

 

Yep, red is mostly used for permanent applications, so if you've got something backing out with red locktite, you have a problem (Not that I needed to tell you that, as you've already found it). Sorry that you're not going to be joining us tonight, and even more sorry that your shiny 2012 is buckin you so much...

PMS away. LOL