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• Mar. 18, 2006 - Still up on blocks

Recap from the attempt to get her ready for autox.  It was a no-go.  The attempt to get calipers in time failed.  As a result the old girl missed her fourth autox of the season.  Its not looking good for placing this year.  In order to get some seat time I pulled out L'til Chili, the MINI.  She's a good autoxer and last year I managed a 2nd-place finish in B Class in the Houston BMW-CCA autox series.  It was nice to be out on the track again but my times weren't impressive and I couldn't seem to get through the course without hitting cones.  Not running for 3 months will do that to you I guess.

 

Happy Face will probably not be ready for at least a few more weeks.  I'm going to go ahead with the complte brake system rebuild (well, almost complete).  I'll order up new calipers and a master cylinder today and hope to get them for next weekend when I'll install the whole thing.  This weekend I'm going to replace the crappy old headlights with some new ones and at least get that out of the way.  I'll also start the brake rebuild by taking off the old rear brake cylinders (they are welded in rust).

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• Mar. 24, 2006 - Chin up Dave!

Posted by bluetex
The 2002 will be a fabulous treat on the AutoX track after your loving upgrades/rebuilds are complete.

I don't know if you heard, but I sold my Bimmers -- yes both. I'm now the proud owner of a 2005 Mini Cooper S - HyperBlue/Grey Leather with (get this) an Automatic Tranny. Though I do get the paddle shifters to move the steptronic around. It's a hoot and I'm loving it.
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Five or so years ago I bought an old BMW 2002. I have spent the past few years bringing this old car back to life. It is way past any kind of a 'budget' but I won't give until she is a reliable, fun car to drive. It turns out I'm having a lot of fun in the process! post script: Restoration completed, Dec-2007

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