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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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going once, twice, three times before ebay auction
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going once, twice, three times before ebay auction

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May-15-2008 01:55AM Isleblue65   840067
May-15-2008 01:19AM helpmymini   840065
May-15-2008 01:15AM Alex   840064
May-14-2008 09:43PM Cheese~   840046
May-14-2008 07:28PM partsguy1   840030
May-14-2008 07:15PM pologround   840027
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Isleblue65
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Posted: May-15-2008 01:55AM Reply

If one was so inclined, the pits could be filled with a metal filled epoxy such as Devcon and then sanded for hours and hours.  Devcon can be used to fill pitting in Diesel cylinders and then honed, and it lasts 100,000 miles.  It would certainly work here.

I have seen the alloy wheel repair guys that dealerships hire to fix curb rash and dings hide some pretty horrible gouges with epoxy filler and an air brush.  

However, if you don't do it yourself it won't be worth the cost, and if you do it yourself it probably won't be worth your time for the money you might get for them. 

My 2cents 

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

helpmymini
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Posted: May-15-2008 01:19AM Reply
I'm sure the time and money isn't worth it, but could the pitting be filled somehow?

Someone will buy them I'm sure. Good Luck to you.

Mark Looman, Ada Michigan 1967 Austin Cooper S

Alex
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Posted: May-15-2008 01:15AM Reply
To get "proper" money for them, I'd expect the very visible dings and bends in the rims to have been knocked out before they were painted...

An anally retentive concours nutter would also probably want paint instead of powdercoat, which has a tendency to sheet off if chipped.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.

Cheese~
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Posted: May-14-2008 09:43PM Reply
The corrosion seems bad enough that the tire wouldn't seat against the wheel well enough to hold air. 

Prez, Mini Owners of America, Los Angeles

We just added a block of extra rooms at our special rate for MMW!  If you still haven't booked your room or sent in your registration, you are running out of time!

Mini Meet West 2008, Irvine California, June 26-29

For info, please visit us at

www.minimeetwest2008.com or at www.moalachat.com. Hope to see you in 08!

partsguy1
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Posted: May-14-2008 07:28PM Reply

Sorry Polo, but with that kind of corrosion on the bead, and curb damage that it shows up in digital pics......... I wouldn't offer more than $200. Sorry, again. I guess I'm jaded.

But hey, you asked. 

Terry 

Everything goes better with beer.

pologround
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Posted: May-14-2008 07:15PM Reply

for sale: vintage austin morris mk1 cooper 's' 3.5" steel wheels (lp882 inscribed)

...sunblasted and powder coated white. so, how much?

 

herman

 

 

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