Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[Gurgie]

Gave the Mini Cooper some attention today, new rear rotors & pads. Pain in the A$$ getting the old rotors off because of the torx screw holding the rotors on. Always strip easily, couldn't drill them out, in the end took the angle grinder to them. Oh & on top of that gotta nice afternoon shower, oh well done now.

 

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[Firm]

Nice! Few things are more annoying than weather issues when you're trying to get a tough job done though....Been there waaaay to many times.

[Gurgie]

Nice! Few things are more annoying than weather issues when you're trying to get a tough job done though....Been there waaaay to many times.

Thx! It took about 2hrs longer than it should have in between the rain & a trip to CDN Tire for a new drill bit.

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[BWII]

Are those legal to drive in AB?  Pretty sure here you'd get hauled off the road for no fenders.  That has to be one of the nicer looking rat rods, stance and everything is just right.  Love it!

[Railton]

Are those legal to drive in AB?  Pretty sure here you'd get hauled off the road for no fenders.  That has to be one of the nicer looking rat rods, stance and everything is just right.  Love it!

I wonder if at registration time the owner was told to wash the car before the cruise?
Railton

[mrthompson]

Rust never sleeps. 

Gave the Mini Cooper some attention today, new rear rotors & pads. Pain in the A$$ getting the old rotors off because of the torx screw holding the rotors on. Always strip easily, couldn't drill them out, in the end took the angle grinder to them. Oh & on top of that gotta nice afternoon shower, oh well done now.

[Fobroader]

Gave the Mini Cooper some attention today, new rear rotors & pads. Pain in the A$$ getting the old rotors off because of the torx screw holding the rotors on. Always strip easily, couldn't drill them out, in the end took the angle grinder to them. Oh & on top of that gotta nice afternoon shower, oh well done now.

 

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I don't get what the purpose of those stupid screws that hold discs on. Good job though, I hate working outside for the same reason, mother nature only cooperates in an a 1000x

[Gurgie]

Rust never sleeps. 

Gave the Mini Cooper some attention today, new rear rotors & pads. Pain in the A$$ getting the old rotors off because of the torx screw holding the rotors on. Always strip easily, couldn't drill them out, in the end took the angle grinder to them. Oh & on top of that gotta nice afternoon shower, oh well done now.

That rust is the right side muffler, the left side one was replaced before she bought the car & now that one is on it's way out & is rattling like crazy, wonder why     

[HeliDriver]

I don't get what the purpose of those stupid screws that hold discs on. Good job though, I hate working outside for the same reason, mother nature only cooperates in an a 1000x

I read somewhere that their only purpose is to hold the disc on while the car is moving down the assembly line before the wheels are installed.

The screws on my old Civic were a real PITA to remove. Just a Phillips head on those, so very easy to round out the head. You pretty much had to use an impact driver. I didn't bother with the screws when installing the new rotors and had zero issues.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Yeah. Philips head on a retaining screw of the Toyota pickup i had. The truck as a whole struggled with rust, but that stupid screw really pissed me off. It wasn't re-installed when I changed the rear shoes/drums.

[Arthur Dent]

Are those legal to drive in AB?  Pretty sure here you'd get hauled off the road for no fenders.  That has to be one of the nicer looking rat rods, stance and everything is just right.  Love it!

It is NOT legal here to drive without fenders. Many hot rod folks do. They have a set of fenders for initial inspection and then they "fall out" then "forget" to repair.

[draghon]

Ordered a new CV axle for my car as the old one has started clicking away... First time ordering parts from rockauto but it was half the cost of any local jobber. Hopefully it works out!

[carcrazed]

Ordered two each of cabin and engine air filters for the MDX from Rockauto. Hopefully those will be of same quality or better than the FRAM ones from CT.

[Gurgie]

Got some more pics from the track day on Friday. Courtesy of Photography by Rod Windover / www.rodwindover.ca 


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[KD]

Awesome photos!      You should have at least one of those framed!

[Firm]

Yeah, some of those are excellent! Very nice to have.

[Fobroader]

Front brakes and Bilsteins for the JK

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[rrocket]

No giant lift kit?

But...But....

[Bubba]

I warshed it.   

[johngenx]

Last Tuesday the kid took off in her Forester to Vancouver.  She left Vancouver today and drove to Vernon.  It's getting a lot of use now!!  She comes home on Wednesday with a couple stops on the way home planned.