As seen on Instagram. Follow donburnside for more. A common problem with some of the early generation MINIs was that of spark plugs popping out of the cylinder. I say common, more like something that was heard of every now and again. Mostly with the R53s, the threads in the cylinder head where the plugs …
Category Archives: Project: Roxy
What Was Old, Can Be New
What you are seeing above is a comparison of headlights. The shot on the top is pre-polish. The shot below is post. As you can see in the top shot, my headlights were looking a little worse for wear. And they worked about as good as they looked. So, a little splurge today. Twice actually. …
Bushings and Mounts
Big day for Roxy today. Let’s start with this. I tried to catch it at 254,000 on the dot, but I was moving. Safety first! This happened almost immediately after I picked her up from a visit to Jerry over at Eurotechs. Today he replaced the passenger-side axle and motor mounts. I say mounts because …
More repairs this week
It may seem like it’s been pretty quiet around here, but that is far from the truth. Last weekend, as you already know, we celebrated the 6th year & 400th episode of The World Famous White Roof Radio!. Before that I got the chance to spend an entire day in the MotoringFile Countryman. You can …
New State, New Service
Getting ready to head back to California for the holiday. Of course I’ll be driving. More because I need a car when I’m there, less because I’m afraid of being groped by a rogue TSA agent. Before I leave, Roxy needed a little work to ensure that she would stop when I asked her too. …