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Sounds like we may need a "Beezle Bing" party

Only have the driver and passenger door handles left on brandy's mini and all chrome gone:top:

That's the currency I work for as well

sure, and i will tell everyone its a hemi:rock:

Well as I see some yellow in the leaves, it was time to decide on my winter project. I picked up a 1098cc engine with a manual transmission a while back, as an upgrade from watson's current 998cc and automatic transmission. I broke it all the way down and it has been sitting in tubs under the work bench. I decided it would be a good winter project to rebuild. So here is what is looked like when i got it. So I started the prepping the block and head this weekend. bare block and head with 46 years of paint, grease, and grime After degreasing Now down for a two week molasses bath to get rid of all the surface rust and scaling in the water jackets. I swear there is a block and head in that oozs somewhere. Here is the link to all the photos to anyone interested further. http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/buckshot2191/library/Watson/1098cc%20rebuild

Thanks, are you thinking white or green

Anytime you are just around the corner.

I passed a few Minis on my 24 round trip to Jacksonville, NC and back. I will say when I see a MINIs driving 5 mph under the speed limit in the left lane, that Sarah Mclauklin song from the ASCA commercials plays in my head as I pass.

No I was agreeing with Laura comment of "bringing it", and ment Catilina wins every year so someone needs to beat her. Now I do have to take a double take at the screen name now that the both have beautiful BRG MINIs on the signatures. Ali I have Brandy to tell me what I am thinking I don't need you too:rofl:

One of us needs to knock Catalina down a peg:laugh:

I work for blue moon

I used Valspar's "the perfect finish" line. it is an interior/exterior paint with primer, but really just plain old rattle can. For the mirrors, handle, gas cap, and scoop I used the same paint, but also put a clear coat over. Also I wet sanded the base and clear coats.

you say that till the next day when you are washing a mist of oil off your car.:rofl:

Not a bad idea. I tend to lay back due to stopping distance more than keeping up, 7 inch drums don't stop quickly from 60mph compared to newer MINIs. We had a brake check last year on the woodrow wilson bridge, that had a lot of brake pumping once it reach celia and I at the back.:afraid:

Picture as requested, door handle beezles done also.

:bootyshake: to both steph and brandy. Dash all back in this morning and with an extra splash of color. Bonus I did not have any leftover screws at the end:rock::elephant:

There is a large parking lot out back that everyone parks in. I am sure one of the board members has a fancy map that shows the right parking lot they can post, I think they did last year.:top:

There is a large parking lot out back that everyone parks in. I am sure one of the board members has a fancy map that shows the right parking lot they can post, I think they did last year.:top:

Well I figured it out, all you have to do is take half the dashboard and borth a pillars out.:hmmmm:

Dun dun duuuun, is when she comes home to find half the dashboard out of the mini

Nope all the orange is paint. I had issues with the PD orange bleaching out in the sun. So it's permanent and brandy better like it

Raining day and no power due to base maintenance, so I decided to finally do something about the chrome door handles. also hit the mini badge and that red S needed to be orange of coarse. Sorry for the bad photos the sun is out front.

Has anyone removed the interior beezles (I.e. Around the gauges, vent, door pulls) on a gen 2. I have cracked the nut on the door pulls and the outer most vents. To have to take the whole pod off and slide them out the back. Good thing brandy wasn't home to see the whole side of the dashboard off. So now I am looking at the center vents and speedo. Anyone have a trick so I don't take the rest on the dashboard apart. Thanks all.

She has also been seen motoring topless

She has also been seen motoring topless