Hey guys are there any good shops that can help with mods in PA? Also is there any clubs or groups in PA? looking to join

 

Where in PA?

 

York pa

 

no clubs that i know of for minis. Im in york and the only place i know of anywere that works on mods is cbrd speed factory. they used to sell midly modified mini's. mostly work on evo's and subarus now though. moving to york?

 

Yes in may just got a job up there.

 

Are there any clubs up in the maryland area? or DC?

 

We are in Maryland - just south of Baltimore. I don't think that is too long of a drive. What types of things are you looking to mod on your MINI?

Oh, and I'll put my sound system up against yours!! You won't believe what we fit in a convertible....

-Rick

 

Welcome...follow the links to some MINI Clubs near York in PA and MD.

http://www.carlislemini.org/

To the east... http://www.phillymini.org/wp/

To the west... http://www.pittstopmini.org/

To the south... http://www.meetup.com/Central-Maryland-MINI-Motorists & http://www.dcmetrominis.org/

Most have free forums for your questions...good luck!

 

What did you fit in a convertible? looking forward to it. The first major mods that i will be doing in june in suspension overhauling. Coilovers, control arms, sway bar.

Thanks for the links rawk

 

York PA, eh? My condolences! Hehe. I moved away a decade ago, but only got as far as Philadelphia. I still find myself sucked back into York county at least twice a year though - there's no escape!

Okay, that and I've got some really good friends & family out there who are worth the two-hours-each-way drive :p

York's not a bad home base kinda town. You're only about an hour or two from Baltimore, Philly, DC, and I'd often driven out to NYC for shows. No shortage of fun little country roads if you drive 15 miles off any main drag, too

 

Thats great news about the little country roads. Love to wild. And agree about the short drive to major cities. Really looking forward to it.

 

Come to see us in Philly

 

Do yall do any installments?

 

I did a semester at York College a few years ago. Definitely some fun roads out there. Watch out for one police officer in particular. Guy gives a ticket for everything!

Definitely join the PhillyMini forum. I just got on there not too long ago. Great collection of members from around the area. I'm about 2 hours outside of York, but if you need any help with the suspension work, let me know! Just installed Megan coilovers not too long ago and loving every second of being low. New head/cam/intake manifold coming at the end of March!

 

I have my radar detector so that will help with that some. How do you like the megan coilover, i was planning on getting those. and i might hit you up on that cause i wanna do all the parts myself, just need an alignment machine to finish it off which i dont have lol

 

We do everything from air filters to motor swaps: check out our retail store, installation facility, and dyno facility.

 

I love the Megans so far. Car sits well and is incredibly easy to adjust. Tight handling. And with 32 different dampening settings, you really cant go wrong with the ride comfort. Only issue I've had so far is the top nut coming loose on the front driver side, just tightened it back down and was good to go. Check ebay out, that's where I found the best price.

 

I cant buy from ebay they dicked me over to many times. And I cant wait to get my set.

 

If you want, send me a pm and I'll give you the name of the eBay member that I bought my Megan coilovers from. They worked with me on getting the right package and all. They're definitely easy to deal with.

 

Might hit you up on that, I have to get out of school before I start blowing my pay checks lol

 

I'm a student myself so I know the feeling. Can't wait to graduate. Thankfully a decent summer job and some strict saving has allowed the modifications to stay alive.

 

3 months lets goo

 

I'm done after the fall of 2012. Can't come soon enough. When do you make the move up this way?

 

Probably Mid May after graduation

 

Although it's been a while, back when I lived there I had a radar detector - but they only use radar on 83 (the interstate highway to Baltimore, a road you will come to know very well), and there were so many false positives that it wasn't worth it.

Funnily enough, when I got rid of the radar detector, I stopped getting speeding tickets