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Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
What can transform a peaceful sylvan lawn in Gold Country into a carnival overnight? The annual Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party of course! Those who were there got to see first hand all the eye candy, but for those who were not, the Mini's ranged from an electric Moke to a VTEC powered Classic, to Randy Steven's tricked out CVT to Robert Holt’s Purple Haze convertible to three full on Mini race cars: my sprint car, Jacques Andres' enduro car and Eric and Colin Herricks's rally car, and many in between.
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Race Report -USTCC

Infineon Raceway, April 11, 2008.
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
My Mini has a new setup for this race. Speed parts from my sponsor Mini Mania have been added by my sponsor Bay Bridge Motors and USTCC sponsor Nitto has provided four brand new NT 01 tires. This will be my first official race with the US Touring Car Championship and I look forward to hitting the grid with more horsepower and quicker lap times.
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MINI Clubman Review

Published: 21st April 2008
The new MINI was launched in 2001, to much acclaim. Although bigger than the original Mini, what it lacked in rear legroom, it made up for in unusual styling and a vast array of personalisation elements, much loved by a local estate agent.

The MINI Clubman has the same raft of options but its main benefit is the extra length, which should make rear passengers happier.
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.002 Ball joint shims available?
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.002 Ball joint shims available?

    Created by: tmsmith
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Apr-29-2008 05:46PM declanm   837370
Apr-29-2008 05:40PM declanm   837367
Apr-29-2008 05:37PM zip-tph   837365
Apr-29-2008 05:10PM tmsmith   837362
Apr-29-2008 04:37PM Cup Cake   837356
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declanm
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Posted: Apr-29-2008 05:46PM Reply
did you know that some sources list .003 shims ????  The difference between .002 and .003 should not even matter.  Some purists even lap these ball joint parts by putting the spherical part in a drill and holding an abrasive to it or by pressing it into its seat and spinning it with lapping paste.  As Larry sez, "get 'er done".

declanm
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Posted: Apr-29-2008 05:40PM Reply

can't you just "sand" the conical cap that fits over the spherical bit and use a thicker shim?  Either that or try lubing the conical piece and shim before tightening it down ?  I don't know the thickness of the shims you need vs. those you have.

 

Sanding on the CV nut works a treat when trying to get the cotter pin holes to line up. 

zip-tph
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Posted: Apr-29-2008 05:37PM Reply

I've heard it mentioned that you could take the dome nut and "burnish" a bit off the bottom using a piece of glass with emory paper attached...

No personal experience but might be worth a try to get away from needing a "tweener" shim.

 

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Posted: Apr-29-2008 05:10PM Reply
I think I might have posted this before and I think that was the conclusion last time around.

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Posted: Apr-29-2008 04:37PM Reply
I just 'verniered' the thinnest piece of brass shim stock from a package of assorted thicknesses that I have at 0.001 - 0.002". Maybe make your own?

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Posted: Apr-29-2008 02:10PM Reply
It seems that whenever I adjust the ball joints I need a .002 shim to get things right. It appears they are no longer available separately and I have not had any in a kit the last few times. Are they still available? Did not find them in a search here.

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