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NCA 2008 Report

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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engine install question
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engine install question

    Created by: BRG Mini
Orig. Posting Date User Name Edit Date Msg No.
May-07-2008 06:13AM BRG Mini   838613
May-07-2008 04:47AM Spitz   838602
May-06-2008 11:32PM BRG Mini   838577
May-06-2008 09:01PM dr. jinG   838570
May-06-2008 08:32PM Spitz   838568
May-06-2008 06:05AM BRG Mini   838393
May-06-2008 05:04AM Spitz   838370
May-05-2008 10:44PM BRG Mini   838340
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Posted: May-07-2008 06:13AM Reply

Spitz, that's dr. jinG's car.

Here's mine.

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Posted: May-07-2008 04:47AM Reply
oh...thats a different car than I thought you had.  I thought you had a later (mkV) car...my bad

A FATHER CARRIES PICTURES WHERE HIS MONEY USED TO BE 

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Posted: May-06-2008 11:32PM Reply

It's even easier, Spitz?  Cool.  I wasn't planning on removing the MC for the removal, I need to bleed the brakes becuse I disconnected the brake lines when I dropped the subframe out.  I read your post a bit fast and thought you removed the booster, but if I don't need to, that's two more nuts I don't have to remove!

And Jon, let everyone see a picture of your mini in 2006.

It looks pretty much the same today except the addition of a few dead bugs and lots of dust. 

willy

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Posted: May-06-2008 09:01PM Reply
Willy, don't get too crazy about getting your engine back in.  You've got a few years, yet, before it "needs" to be in.  Just relax, have a beverage, think on it a bit, find other projects that take higher priority...  Oh, wait, um, er...  

**Dr. jinG**

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Posted: May-06-2008 08:32PM Reply
What I'm saying willy is I didn't actually disconnect the booster.....just detached it from the firewall and pedal and lifted it along with the lines out of the way onto the fender...tied it off there.  Then when engine was back in..booster can be pulled back in...no lines disconnected, no need to bleed etc.
This is the booster I was dealing with.  

A FATHER CARRIES PICTURES WHERE HIS MONEY USED TO BE 

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Posted: May-06-2008 06:05AM Reply

Great!  So I can go bleed the brakes, remove the booster, push the mini outside to get washed in anticipation of the rebuilt engine!

willy

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Posted: May-06-2008 05:04AM Reply

Willy,

When we pulled mine, we unbolted the booster at the pedal box etc., placed a towel on the fender....and just carefully lifted and pulled the whole unit over top of the fender.  The lines flex just fine.
I ended up putting the motor back in, and having to pull it again...so the brake unit was moved 4 times..the lines weathered it well.  No bleeding of the system needed.

A FATHER CARRIES PICTURES WHERE HIS MONEY USED TO BE 

1130cc, 12g295, SW5 cam, LCB, HIF38, CA spec.

BRG Mini
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Posted: May-05-2008 10:44PM Reply

So I've pulled my engine to have it rebuilt and in the meantime, I've been cleaning up the engine compartment, etc.  I dropped the entire subframe and engine out under the car when removing it, and plan to install the engine from the top.  Is this possible with a late brake booster in place?  Or would removing the brake booster and leaving the MC alone (can be pushed aside a bit this way) give me enough room?  I'd hate to take the time to bleed all the brake lines now just to have to remove the MC when I reinstall the engine.

I do have a load leveler that I can angle the engine side to side.

willy

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