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I had a great father son moment today at the car wash. I have the feeling that, as I age, moments like today will be the ones I remember.

These days some see fatherhood as more of a friendship roll. As a father I look at my roll as more of a teaching one This is true even in the simplest tasks, like washing a car.

Whether it’s was telling him to not let the drying towel touch the ground or letting him know you save water and soap by washing the top first, all those things help me believe that he will grow into a smart and productive young man. As I type this it sounds very silly, but it still feel likes it’s my duty.

I love you son, today was very special for me. I hope it was for you too.

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Michael Jackson…most popular Album: Thriller

Track #1 “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” (Ed McMahon: always started out the Tonight show)
Track #6 “Billie Jean (Billy Mays: A Billy that always wears a Jean colored shirt)
Track #8 “PYT: Pretty Young Thing” (Farah Faucet: a pretty young thing)

Who is next?

Beat it (Judge Rinehold: Fast Time at Ridgemont High)
Beat it (George Michael: bathroom)
Human Nature (from the Band with the same name: Andrew or Michael Tierney,Toby Allen, Phil Burton)

I have been searching for new wheels and tires for the Clubman.  Every day I drive around on these Continental all-season tires thinking…”these thing are going to be bald by the time Winter gets here”.  I day dream of getting some new rims and putting come phat Summer rubber on them.  Storing the all-seasons away for Winter. Some options I have:

• buy new all-seasons before Winter [$1000]
• buy a set of snow tires and mount them on my old Black S-lights from my ‘06 [$1000]
• buy some Summer tires and save the all-seasons for Winter [$1000]
• buy some new rims and Summer tires, then sell the Crown Spokes and put the all-seasons on the black s-lights for Winter. [$1600-$500=$1100]
• buy some new rims and Summer tires, then sell the S-Lights and save the crown spokes and all-seasons for Winter. [$1600-$400=$1200]

OR:  Steal these rims and Summer tires from a guy on Craigslist today for $1000.  Sell the Crown Spokes for $500. Keep the Black S-Lights with the all-seasons for Winter.  Netting two near new sets of rims and tires for $500 out of pocket.  AWESOME! This was a great deal.  The wheels and tires I purchased recently sold on NAM for $1800.  Yes folks, Craiglist is your friend.  They were posted on June 9th, and I called him today, still had them…WTF?  I ran to the bank and ran over to his house.

I put Viper Stripes on the Clubman yesterday.  They turned out really good.  The few little air bubbles should heat up and go away.

Saturday morning I tackled installing the NM Lowering Springs on the Clubman.  The job in itself was not too tough.  I did a couple of things twice.  On the drivers side I ended up pulling the shock/coil out twice.  I forgot the to put in the second steel washer under the bearings/top mount.  Luckily I saw the washer while removing the passenger side.

If we ignore that minor mishap, the install went pretty easy.  I have had a number of vehicles apart in the garage, but never a Clubman.  I have to admit I was a little scared.  The Clubman only has about 5000 miles on it.

The total install only took about 2 hours. After the install I put the car back on the ground and really didn’t notice any difference.  So I took it out for a test drive.  The hadnling is amazing.  The documented Clubman Wheel Hop is now not as noticeable.  I only noticed the lowered stance after taking it out for a good long drive.  It’s not slammed, but it sure ads a lot to the look of this car.  What do you think?

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