["Garage day"]

Well, my MINI buddy, Ali, picked up the belt tension tool from Beau and if the pulley arrives tomorrow, I will be ready to rock & roll :top:

 

If not, I will be there to help out

[Belt tension tool needed]

Got the tool dropped off with Ali so you should be good to go.

Cheers! Hopefully I'll be able to make it by on Sunday.

Beau

 

Hey Beau,

 

Hopefully you can make it on Sunday. Gute Fahrt wants to meet his Hyper Blue brother Alice

 

If you every need help, I have some experience working on my 05 MCS :top:

 

See ya soon, Brian

[Belt tension tool needed]

Thanks to Ali and Beau meeting up today, I will have a belt tension tool for Sunday :rock:

 

Now I hope that USPS delivers my Priority package tomorrow.

["Garage day"]

I'm good on oil but I've got some misc tinkering that I've been needing to do. I wouldn't mind having a driveway to do it in as my condo gets cranky with me tearing my car apart in the parking garage.

 

Could also bring along the belt tensioner tool for Brian.

 

Just saw this and it would be great if you made it to Craig's "garage day"

[Belt tension tool needed]

I've got one. . .i'm located in Rosslyn.

I am located in Chantilly and work near Dulles. Need to check my schedule for Saturday and see if I can meetup with you.

 

Thanks for the offer :top:

[Belt tension tool needed]

Does anyone have a belt tension tool that I can borrow:questionmark: :questionmark:

 

I will be replacing my crank pulley within the next week or so and need one to remove the supercharger belt.

[HR MINI Fundraiser Benefitting the American Cancer Society]

Since the event is close enough to drive home afterwards, I am just going to make it a day event.

 

Plus by not getting a room, I will have more MINI mod money

[Who's Going?]

I'm in.

 

Who will be driving down on Wednesday?

 

Hey Roomie, I am heading down either Sunday or Monday for the week. I am so ready for some vacation!

[Free '06 exhaust]

I still have my 05 MCS exhaust if anyone is interested :top:

[Track-daze HPDE, VIR]

I took a Phil Wicks driving class when I first bought my MINI and ohhhh what fun it was :rock:

Sure wish I could afford more track time on road courses

Going to give Autocross :motor: a try this year since the cost is minimal :top:

[Switching Mechanics]

Based on the comments from your mechanic, I would switch shops too! Changing the oil and brakes is not difficult. You just need to be patient!

 

I agree 100% with switching mechanics. :top:

 

I have done both jobs and there is nothing to difficult especially if you are a mechanic in shop.

[How to remove the front bumper?]

This looks like a good article on the front bumper removal -

 

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/55-BODY-Front_Bumper_Removal/55-BODY-Front_Bumper_Removal.htm

 

I hope this helps :top:

[How to remove the front bumper?]

I removed the bumper skin and bumper on my 05 Cooper S when I installed my lights. It is a pain at first but it is do-able.

 

I actually ended up removing the skin 3-4 times because I needed to adjust the bracket I installed. :top:

 

If you have worked on cars before I am sure you won't have any problems plus you would save some $ for more mods.

[DCMM MOTD T-Shirts!]

As she's the only club member (and probably only person?) who has been to every MOTD since it started, it seemed a tribute was fitting.

 

That was my exact thought and I agree with it 100% :rock:

 

Very nice tribute from the DCMM crew :top:

[DCMM MOTD T-Shirts!]

The MINI on the shirt sure looks familiar with the 4 auxilliray lights

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

Great! Only 2 spots left!!!

 

Right now it is 7 MINI's vs. 7 BMW's

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

7 spots filled. 9 to go! Somehow an M3 found a way to register. :banghead:

 

Looks like a Z3 got in also

 

Lets get the final 8 spots filled with MINI's so we can embarrass the BMW's :embarassed:

[Who's Going?]

One thing I surely want to do is go back to The Filling Station Deli (http://www.thefillingstationdeli.com/) for a Cuban sandwich :eating:

[Who's Going?]

:eating:I plan on leaving/arriving on Sunday. :rock:

Will be crashing on a friend's couch for a few days and then staying at C3M's cabin the rest of the week.

 

I signed up for the welcome dinner and the brewswap :beer::beer:.

Will be helping with some group drives :motor: and whatever else I want to do :biggrin:

 

I just had Barry add me to the farewell dinner :eating::eating:

[Wanted: Black rims for '10 Convertible]

You might check out the marketplace listing for the 16inch rims.

 

Here is the link. http://dcmetrominis.org/forum/topic/1730-brand-new-wheels-and-tires/

 

Not my rims so I do not know if they are TPMS compatible.

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

How long does it take to get a BMWCCA member number? I have to join BMWCCA first.

 

once you are sign up, your BMWCCA number is included in you email receipt :top:

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

I had no issues with the registration at 8 this morning. :top:

 

But I just checked the attendee list and there are still only 4 people showing as registered. There must be something wrong with their server.

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

Craig, you should shoot Etherpool an email and see if he can resolve the registration problems.

[BMWNCC Auto Cross School - MINIs/Minis ONLY!]

We are the first 4 to register :rock:

[56 Days!]

All registered :rock:

I signed up for the welcome :eating: and the :beerglass:swap :biggrin:

 

:party: