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Last weekend the Mini got a fresh coat of wax and a good detail job on all the plastic trim and chrome. It looks really good. Unfortunately my pictures are too big and I can't post them.

-BP

Today the Ranger got new spark plugs. Not sure if there is any measurable difference, but the old ones did show some wear. Truck has 36666 miles on it. After the Vette is done, I'm going to have Bob raise the front end one inch and hopefully adjust the camber back to a stock location. It seems to ...

I decided out of sheer boredom to put spark plugs in the Mini. As it turns out, it's literally a job that takes less than 10 minutes. That is, of course, if you have a 14mm, 12pt, spark plug socket. Leave it to the German engineers to overcomplicate a spark plug...

-BP

Last night I was up in the air as to which car to drive, and out of laziness was about to get in the Ranger, but when I went in the garage and looked at the Mustang with the top down, I decided it really wanted to go because the weather was nice and the air was good. I was hoping the new coil packs ...

The Corvette went to Bob's last Thursday with the help of Kevin and his big car trailer. Hopefully the next 2-3 weeks will see it to driving completion. But I didn't set a deadline as I know he bounces around on some of his shop projects. I also ordered some John Deere counterweights this morning on ...

I need competition to beat. I'm usually the fastest in 2wd, so the more cars there are, the better off I am. In index 4.5, that one gets pretty competitive so there's no guarantee there. And I've been throwing my hat in the 4.0 index class cuz for some reason not a lot of people race in it, so I've ...

Last Sunday's dirt race was at the Medina County Fairgrounds. It was supposed to start time runs at 2pm and eliminations at 4pm. I got a phone call from Tony Reed who we race with in the dirt, as I was already on the fairgrounds telling me they were still doing tractor pulls at almost 2pm... Then ...

Does your Dragy allow you to set specific distances to get your times at, or are they present? Could you theoretically set it for 200' and know your time at that distance?

-BP

Car shows are very clicky. It's a very odd thing. I don't like to go to too many for the exact same reason. Local cruises can be the same way. But there are the exceptions and you can meet some like minded people out there. It always amazed me at how little some of the owners know how to work on ...

I shelled out $70 and got $50 back. Unfortunately the car count was super low and I only had one person to beat in both the 4.0 index for trucks, and the RWS classes. This only got me my money back. And you heard the story about the 4.5 index where I basically handed Andy the win. DOH!
I was in ...

The Mini got it's first drag racing action, most likely of it's life. I got two time runs in, one was a 15.44 and the next was a .32. I drew the bye run in the first round and went a 15.15 on a 15.30 dial. :shock: so I had to dial down obviously for round two. I put a 15.10 on the window and on the ...

Either way, the trip home will be easier. And not so much conversation.
I'll be there with the Mini Pooper.

-BP

Over the weekend the throttle cable got hooked up and seems to be functional at this point. I'm hoping the tiny little set screw is able to hold the cable in place during all the abuse. If not I think there's a backup way that should work.
Today I got a 1/4" tube nipple tig welded into my upper ...

Today it got it's new K&N drop in replacement filter, and a good exterior cleaning. At this point I think the only thing I have left to do is put some injector cleaner in it just for maintenance, but otherwise I just plan to drive it. It will get a coat of wax at some point this year too, but I have ...

The politically correct term is "vertically challenged". The Hobbits might find that offensive. But you make a good point...

-BP