What did you do to your mini today?
5th Gear
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Phoenix, AZ
I'm afraid not - I can post pics of my old rusted lines... one of them disintegrated as I was pulling it out - the most rust was, strangely, where the lines pass up above/next to the gas tank. But that's not where the line failed - it failed after the long run under the passenger compartment - in the corner as it turns up vertical. I'm just happy to have a car again the week before Holy Week (church musician), so I wasn't thinking about pics.
5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Formerly "Glacial" ME, now FL, USA
Sorry, did not see this! 
Outer ball joints were probably an hour tops. That includes lifting the car and setting it back down.
Lower control arm bushings probably took me about 4 hours... but now that I have completed that task and are more comfortable with it, maybe 3 or under.
Outer ball joints were probably an hour tops. That includes lifting the car and setting it back down.
Lower control arm bushings probably took me about 4 hours... but now that I have completed that task and are more comfortable with it, maybe 3 or under.
5th Gear
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Phoenix, AZ
That is my second driver... I like tinkering with our cars and to keep them in shape. Secondary, is the money saved as opposed to taking it to the stealership and getting abused.
3rd Gear
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: New England
Im the same way with my 2000 4runner... the money you save goes into buying better quality or performance parts.
5th Gear
Joined: Oct 2010
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Installed a rebuilt RevMax valve body in my 2008 Cooper. Just waiting for the trans to learn the proper behavior. They say 200 miles of city driving. I am at 60 miles so far. It is getting better, nowhere near perfect yet, but far better than when I first put it in. I have to say this, the tech support there is awesome. They told me after it learns after 200 miles, they will work with me to adjust the solenoids to make it perfect. I cannot wait!!!
Installed a rebuilt RevMax valve body in my 2008 Cooper. Just waiting for the trans to learn the proper behavior. They say 200 miles of city driving. I am at 60 miles so far. It is getting better, nowhere near perfect yet, but far better than when I first put it in. I have to say this, the tech support there is awesome. They told me after it learns after 200 miles, they will work with me to adjust the solenoids to make it perfect. I cannot wait!!!
A separate thread will make it easier for people to find AT rebuild answers in the future.
2nd Gear
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Central Florida
Filed insurance claim for a cracked windshield. Lower right corner into the center. No chip, no impact mark. No idea what happened, but I think it is just a stress crack.
This car is cursed.
This car is cursed.
Spent most of the afternoon laying in the dirt swearing at rusty exhaust fasteners. Lol, busted the shifter already. Found the pelican article on the linkage system. Gotta love the internet. Tempted to bust out the sawsall and fabricate myself a racing exhaust so I can access the linkage box.
After washing a cleaning the wife's Clubbie yesterday she drove us to Church in the rain. Didn't want to ride in My Toyota Tacoma Prerunner so I had park in the street so she could get the lone occupant Mini out of the Garage.
