P***k OF THE WEEK AWARD
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I nominate myself for the first award. Feel free to add any embarressing stories.
Way back when I was having a Frank Spenser moment I parked my auto mini in front of the garage. I left the engine running and opened the garage doors. I went to climb back in but thought "My exhaust is noisy, is it blowing"? I had one leg in the car and revved the engine loudly to check the exhaust.
The handbrake was on but unfortunately I had left it in Drive and it shot into the garage by itself leaving me in a heap!

class!

way back when, i fitted an oil gauge to my first mini, started it up and it didnt move, thought fook!! maybe the gauge is fecked? kink in the pipe?? engien fooked?

so, turned it off and was trying to think of why it wasnt registering any pressure..

the bonnet was still up, so got out and saw oil all the way up the inside of the garage door, id forgot to put the warning light sender back in the end of the tee piece lol

at least the garage door wont get rusty!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Mate you are not the only one mate. only i did it to next door i opened it like a cat flap with my last mini.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

while the engine was on the engine stand, i thought i would rotate the block to have a look at the crank, forgetting that the head was just sitting on top of the block it went crashing to the floor just missing my foot! would have shattered it!

Theres more....Another thing I won't do again.
Sitting on the rear seat bench of my stripped out mini spraying the floor dark maroon. Bad light, dark colour so can't see. A brainwave.... dragged a halogen lamp into the car, now can see, continued spraying.......wooof- the whole floor of the car is on fire.
I'm still sat in the back but not for long.
Luckily the flames went out by themselves, no damage to the paint at all

I do many many stupid things, so many I don't remember.

One involving my Mini was when a group of mates and I drove to Tesco in Hayes late at night and thought it funny to park up along the doors. I thought it even funnier to drive through the bollards and down the centre pedestrian part, until I drove arch first into a bollard and wiped it clean off, 2 weeks after it had been sprayed. Didn't I feel abit stupid

Just went home later and fake cried to the ex about someone hitting my arch and it got repaired

before i fitted the first turbo engine, i spent 4 hours turning over by hand to get oil pressure, helps if you put oil in it..

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Once I loaded my mini on a trolley.
The trolley and car were parked downhill.
The trolley was articulated at the wheels axis.
I put some piles of wood in front of the wheels to stop the potential of movement of the mini time and again.
But when the mini reached the point of equilibrium, she ran over the piles of wood ending a few inches from the back of the car, with me in between and gas pouring down my parents alley and ruining it.

I don't know if it makes sense but it was a hell of a fright !

Rusty by nature

During an oil change on my old S14 - £50's worth of Mobil 1 - poured in the top, straight out the bottom all over the garage floor. Usually helps if you put the sump bolt back in.

Drop A Gear An Floor It