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Northstar Cafe

Right off 4th and Lincoln there is the area where the Italian Festival main tent gets setup. Good view of the fireworks over 670 so long as you get the back side of the lot, not near the trees.

 

Easy access to 670/71 to get out of dodge afterwards.

The oil pan gasket is somewhat common. So is a leak from the crank seal that appears to be an oil pan gasket leak. Both can be fixed with motor in car. You'll need to go into service mode.

 

How To for Crank Sensor Seal

 

H/K system amps fry. No real way to test them. Expensive to replace and hard to find.

 

18" Wheels on a 1st gen MINI in Columbus is a bad idea. Go back to a 17" with a 215/45.

 

It's quite normal for there to be a bit of negative camber in the rears. However if lowered then a set of adjustable control arms are a good idea. Only need two in the lower positions, no need for all 4.

 

Columbus has a fairly active MINI community. Mid-Ohio Motoring using Motoring Alliance for its forum space. I own Motoring Alliance.

 

Mid-Ohio Motoring area on Motoring Alliance.

 

You'll find us a friendly lot with a penchant for donuts.

Streetwerkz http://streetwerkz.com/

 

They do great work. I've seen quite a bit of it first hand.

Thanks for the reminder, I'd not have known about this show..

 

My photos http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/photos-video/18267-timmayfest-2013-photos.html#axzz2VjFNvlLC

try canned air?

 

Yeah, didn't work. Thanks though.

Thanks for the replies. I did see the contacts on the old home page for Progressive and have written them as well. Was looking to other options if there are any.

 

The unit powers up, it's having issues with skipping and often not seeing there is even a CD in place. I could pop the cover but I'd have no idea of what I'm looking at, electronics are not my thing at all.

Now that Progressive Audio is closed of course I have an issue with a Rega Apollo CD player. Anyplace in the Columbus area where I can turn to now for sales and service of quality High End Audio stuff?

Maybe I just left to early..

 

Oh well..

 

Here's to next year.

2 Espada's and Urraco at the Italian Gathering.

 

http://crashton.smugmug.com/Other/9-2-2012-Italian-car-show/i-Vcv4TkH/0/XL/eDSC6056-XL.jpg

Was a good turnout, much better than last year. However the purple Diablo with the prancing dolphin seascape on the sides was not there again this year. What a shame, it's the epitome of horrid looking.

 

Our little non judged parking section...

 

http://crashton.smugmug.com/Other/9-2-2012-Italian-car-show/i-93PTCP5/0/XL/eDSC6118-XL.jpg

 

Pictures from the show, not mine.

Hey...thats me..

 

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/Carsaugust1.jpg

Welcome home, thanks for your service. :thumbup:

That was fun, not a ton of cars but those that were there for mart part were very nice.

 

Nit-pics. Signage from one area to the other sucked. Being I've been to the Mall area there like never I did not know where I was going from one set of cars to the other.

 

Full Pic dump

 

Some selected pics with commentary

Great...thanks.

Where in Easton is the show?

Thanks!

Who brings a Starion to a German car show?

 

 

It was the kissing cousin, badged as a Conquest.

 

There was Lotus and a Camry in the mix too, thought it was a bit odd.

Popped by the German Auto Bash. Decent showing there. Quite the mix of new, old, clean and ratty.

 

My little Photo Set

Grabbed a pic of it coming into the Arthritis Show

 

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=840&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motoringalliance.com%2Fforums%2Fphotos-video%2F14022-dublin-oh-show-2012-a.html%23post141365&v=1&libid=1341780446746&out=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-EpdniVwzbQk%2FT_mbnnRRpjI%2FAAAAAAAAICU%2FfAfbsUMauiw%2Fs0-d%2FDSC_1254.JPG&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motoringalliance.com%2Fforums%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearchid%3D705644&title=Dublin%2C%20OH%20Show%20-%202012%20-%20Motoring%20Alliance%20%3A%3A%20MINI%20Cooper%20Forums&txt=This%20image%20has%20been%20resized.%20Click%20this%20bar%20to%20view%20the%20full%20image.%20The%20original%20image%20is%20sized%20%251%252.&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13417805055151

 

More pics from the Dublin Show.

Link doesn't work. Try http://www.stevegermain.com/careers.aspx instead.

Whats the Bolt Circle please.

Somewhat curious and OT: what software/hardware do you have?

 

 

Software is called Bytetronik MINIFlash FullAccess. It's for 1st generation MINIs only (02-06 all + 07 convertibles). The company is moving on from the MINI world to Hyundai/Kia so this software is about to be orphaned. It's locked to my ECU/Laptop combo so going to another tuners software is darn near impossible.

 

Hardware is just a basic laptop and all the cables to connect.

 

If curious I have a pdf of the manual on a site I run. Link to PDF post.

I'm tired of these tunes over the phone with emailed files. It's slow, the tuner doesn't do half the stuff requested and well, expensive for the all the dyno time thats wasted sitting and waiting on emails.

 

I have the hardware and software that works with the MINI ECU. I lack the skills to use it properly.

 

Where in the Columbus area is there a reputable shop that's not going to blow up my rebuilt engine?

 

Thanks..

I thought you were only allowed to drive trucks in Texas.

 

Welcome.

 

 

 

Mini pfffftttt

 

 

And now you know why I left...