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Posts posted by TGGRRR (Ali)
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Last week Craig showed me how to put the Seafoam in Tigger. There was no smoke, we both found this odd and figured next time we'll let it sit a few mins in the engine before starting the car up. He put about half in the engine and the rest in the gas tank.
The next day I noticed that Tigger was driving just a bit smoother and I was surprised. I have a tendency to check my average speed and gas mileage fairly regularly so I know what it normally is for mid week driving. Gas mileage for city is usually just under my average speed so if I average 20 mph I get like 18 mpg. After a few days I noticed it climbing a bit. I'm now averaging 22 mpg with an average speed of 20 mph. I'm in shock! I have never seen my city mileage this high. Even when we drove all highways to MOTD it just barely made it to 30mpg.
I don't think the new pulley would give me better gas mileage and that's the only other thing I've done.
Can't wait to try it again and see if we get some smoke and any other changes.
Ali
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I was googling and found some site where a sign shop was talking about removing the ghosting after taking lettering off of a truck. They said I need a good polisher and not to use a compound. So I wrote Prima customer service and asked for a recommendation on a product.
If I can't get rid of them, maybe I can at least make it less obvious.
In the meantime, Tigger has an amazing shine from the Epic. My husband did his Silver 99 Acura and it looks amazing.
I must buy myself a random orbital buffer, I love power tools!
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Not what I wanted to hear
When I had my Celica it was red and got really faded. I took it to a detailer and they compounded it so that the paint looked brighter and almost new. I figured I could do something like that again, but maybe the paint will never match back up. Or maybe I can just blur the edges a bit so the old stripes aren't so obvious.
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I'll go look
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After the old bonnet stripes were removed from Tigger I had some ghosting where the paint is not faded where the stripes were.
I just finished washing and waxing with Prima's Epic, I used Craig's random orbital buffer and the car looks amazing, but the ghosting is still there. I think I need something grittier to get rid if it and maybe a professional.
What do you guys think? If I need a pro, who would you recommend?
Ali
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I just read this on the Motoring Alliance site
http://blog.roadandtrack.com/u-s-interstate-129-dragon-tamer/
Ali
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Laura (club president) has a ton of them, she can send them to you.
I've literally stalked people in a parking lot so that I could hand them a card in person and tell them about the club. So far everyone has been very friendly but I have no idea if any of them have actually joined.
I love tagging MINI's!:itsme:
Now to just get more of them to wave
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You're so grrrr baby!!
Can't wait to see them
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not much under the bonnet other than cleaning, really ... etc., etc. ...
I said the same thing, then I drove Craig's Kooper. Oy! now I am planning my next engine mods, and I thought I would just decorate him.
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Did you see photographers when you were out? Maybe they don't have all of their pics up yet.
I hate the interface on all of the sites, it's very cumbersome and was making me nuts.
Ali
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Brian some of the pics I bought have shots of you in them. It's from the run with You, me, Craig and Marty
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I ordered some electronic pics and the CD came fast. I've already uploaded them to Facebook. I love the quality of the pics, very sharp and in focus and great color.
Ali
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ahhh that's good to know.
OK, so are we going to caravan from VA to Towson?
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Isn't Towson north of Baltimore? I was hoping maybe we could get a group to run from down here.
Ali
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Marty
I still can't believe the dealer would miss that. It took Way all of a few seconds to see it.
the windshield graphic looks great!
Ali
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It is the same building style as Passport MINI. I like the black, it looks mean!
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At the panoramic photo, I heard Ali telling someone that she drove Kooper back down the Dragon and after that, she had to get a pulley put on Tigger... Now it's being blamed on Edge!
Hey Craig you still get credit for the final push to get the pulley. OK, before I drove Kooper I had no intention of doing any engine mods at all, it really is all your fault.
Edge is now just baiting me to get more, more, more.....
Just wait till Tigger hits the Dragon next year :motor:
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It's not like anyone ever wants to sit in the back anyway. My dogs are the only ones comfortable back there.
Ali
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What about shock tower plates? Do you have any?
I don't even know what a shock tower plate is. Last time I got into car engines was in the early 80's and engines were very different back then.
It's going to take me years to get Tigger all fast and modded up, I plan to enjoy each and every step of it. I was thinking Cold Air Intake next or exhaust because I love the sounds of some of the beefier exhausts.
Ali
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Hopefully Scoopie can come next year and get some presents
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I'm so confused, I don't even know which to do next...
I guess that could be a whole other thread.
Exhaust, cold air intake, suspension, brakes..... oh and I can't forget the sway bar
Ali
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...and now technically you're ahead of Ali since you already have intake and exhaust.
However, enough can not be said about the fact that brakes and suspension are just as (if not more) important!
Ooooh how you bait me. I'll catch up, just give me some time
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Brian got his pulley installed because he saw Tigger getting a pulley. Way told Brian that Tigger was going to be faster and suddenly Brian was the next in line.
I got the pulley and the flames :-)
Tigger's first mod :rock:
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I saw you Alan, and Daniel and Celia and wolftoy
There were a ton of us there, good pics too
I found pics of me driving Tigger up the Dragon and Koop coming down the Dragon.
Ali
Made reservations for 2011
in MOTD 8 (2010)
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I just made our reservations for 2011. We have a cabin in Fontana
They opened up registration this morning at 9:00 for people that weren't there this year. I was on the phone first thing. They sound like they still have a fair amount of cabins left.
Ali