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I got pretty much everything, and if I don't we have a pretty sweet auto hobby shop at the bottom of the hill

It was our pleasure to host. thank you every one for coming out and braving the heat and making it a fun time.

:top: Your hired

Time for that friendly reminder charge you radios, fill you tanks, and look forward to seeing everyone in the morning. Also I am looking for a sweeper for tomorrow.

Did someone say pie and punch!!!!

Nice, it will be interesting to see it in place.

Is the install drill and mount, and high strength 3M?

R53NERD has nailed it all. you can definitely change a vcg if you own a socket set and know lefty loosy, righty tighty. I would say look closely at were the vacuum line comes off the valve cover (left rear) the oil leak is often at the molded neck, and them just following around the bottom of the cover and looks like a bad gasket. Fingers crossed it is just the valve gasket.

I'm glad you did too[emoji39]

Overheating and coolant loss on that year is usually a bad thermostat. It is molded into the housing and needs to be replaced as I whole unit. If the ticking is on the left side as you are facing it. It is a tell tale sign of the dreaded timing chain.

I will be there right around 6:30:top:

2008 R56, thermostat is molded into the housing and tends to go bad. the whole thing housing with thermostat has to be replace. It is one of those right of passage fixes on a Gen2, like timing chain, and water pump. I would say there is a 90 percent chance that is what it is. Who many miles?

Alex, I do have electrical tape in the garage and we could knock it out.

We are trying to keep it classy, SOOOOO!!

I think a rubber duck Hawaiian shirt would be perfect.

If anyone is interested here is a link to basically all the cruise-ins in NOVA and some Maryland ones. http://www.capitalcruisin.com/cruisein.html

I picked up out race packets today, there are still spots available if anyone wants to join.

Electrical tape works really well on gen2. I agree with Laura, I tape off the car which was a pain. I am going the remove and spray next time.

Vinyl cutter, the wheels are now turning.

I never let facts get in the way of a good story.

That makes sense, I figured I mess something up. Thanks

Fun fact, if you edit an event it wipes out all the RSVPs. Please RSVP for the event and the run if you are doing both. If you show up at the house before the run (1030 ETA) the teenagers at the house. I ignore most of what I have taught them so I am sure they will let a stranger in.:top:

Updated route sheet here route sheet.pdf route sheet.pdf

I was there the weekend of Ali, I recall an Ice Blue cabrio zipping out of there, with a tiara dawn brunette behind the wheel, another brunette half hanging out of the MINI with trying to take a selfie with a road rashed iphone, and a elderly woman in the back dropping F-bombs while giving a double one finger salute. Thing Thelma and Louise, but replace Brad Pitt with Betty White dressed in orange.:top:

I will test run today and find an alternate start point in the same general area. I will up date on the run thread this evening