Blimey delinquent in posting…
It’s been an incredibly busy summer…. and I’ve gotten WAAAAAY behind in posting about it. I’ll catch up over the next few days… have a lot to talk about: Blimey’s Tour of Terror II RMW Tune Schroth...
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Blimey Engine Bay Makeover
While I had made a few mods to the look of the engine bay (wires, intake hose, scoop decal, painted a few accents, air diverter plate, etc.), I really wanted to do something to make it different, and...
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Voltage Scoop and Cool Blue Rings
OK… I’m gonna start catching up on posts… really, I am… First… what I just finished… well, almost finished… still gotta wetsand and polish after the paint cures a bit more… Dale at Voltage Products is...
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Blimey’s Meth Lab
One of the MINI’s biggest challenges is the heat produced by the Eaton M45 supercharger. This is a relatively inefficient supercharger design, that has the double whammy of both heating up air as a...
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Blimey gets more tail
I’ve been tragically delinquent in posting this year. Been crazy busy. I’m going to post some stuff to catch up. Really. In the meantime, here’s Blimey’s latest mod – GP Rear Trim, and matching exhaust...
View ArticleI’m Back
Hey, who ever said I’d post more than once every 5 years or so? Anyway, apologies. Lots of twists and turns since that last post… where do I begin? I don’t think I’ll even try. Instead, let’s just...
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GP0769
The GP arrived Saturday morning. Normally, these salvage cars get forklifted onto a hauler, and forklifted off at the destination. Not so awesome, when there’s all kinds of skirts and underbody panels...
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How to spend a lot on a donor car
Several folks have asked, “How on earth did you find, and buy, a MINI GP in Ohio?” Some dumb luck, and some research, and learning a whole lot about the salvage auction business in a few short days. I...
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FrankenGP – Weekend 1
Long weekend, I probably put in close to 20 hours on the car. Made much progress. The GP is pretty much everything I hoped for. Even had the docs in the glovebox! On the outside, everything from the...
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I posted this a couple of weeks ago on Motoring Alliance, and thought I’d copy it here for completeness. I’ll state the obvious. If you are thinking about transmogrifying your MCS automatic into a...
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Hanging the Stroker
So some expert who shall remain nameless (Colin) said “Why would you put all the stuff on it first. What a pain that would be going back in.” It took me 10 MINUTES to hang the engine, with all the...
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Ready to run
Lots of progress in the last few days… Finished getting the engine hooked up. Installed Greene Performance uprated clutch slave while things were apart. Old OEM slave was starting to seep. This one is...
View ArticleSeriously Strokin’
Day one review: Drove about 80 break-in miles today. In my world, “break-in miles” do NOT equal “easy miles”. I drive it like I stole it…. I just keep it below 6000 RPM as much as possible. This motor...
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Aquamist install
Reinstalled my X-brace, found and fixed an exhaust squeak, and lubed my rear suspension. Then got started on the Howerton Aquamist install… The star of the show for this system is the custom 3 gallon...
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So, this happened
So, this happened. Not exactly what I had in mind today. But stuff happens. I’m not going to go into a lot of details. Skidded on a corner, dropped a wheel in a ditch with an embankment beside it, and...
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The Aftermath
Back in the garage and on the lift, for preliminary damage assessment. Obviously, it needs a new body. When you throw a Mini through the air onto this corner… this happens. Hard to see above, but there...
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Aliens Did It
“Unable to determine rate of speed at this time.” Officer got everything right except what happened after the primary impact… I flew the car upside down for 28 feet and impacted the left rear corner,...
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The diagnosis and tear-down
After a couple of days off to ride coasters at Cedar Point (yes, with a concussion!) and visit Wellzy… I’m back home and back to work. Today’s task: More engine diagnosis. Pull remnants of bumper and...
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To be continued…
This concludes the story of the Blimey Cabrio. The saga of the GP Roadster continues, at GPRoadster.com
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