Quite of bit of time, in fact! Dexter has had a lot going on, so let me fill you in on some of the highlights. June 25: Dexter’s longest trip to date (approximately 100 miles round trip!) It included nice twisty-turney mountainous roads. Lots of fun, and Dexter is alsoContinue Reading
Dexter had his first bath yesterday. I was going to go to the DIY wash place, but these lovely young ladies wanted to wash him for me (everyone just loves Dexter…) Then we went over to my parent’s, where I shined up his bonnet, fenders, roof and boot lid (didn’tContinue Reading
Dexter is back on the road, after a brief battle with the ignition system. I thought I was being clever and inspecting the condition of Dexter’s ignition wires, but one of them was so corroded that the contacts remained in the distributor cap. This happened Sunday morning. Parts ordered MondayContinue Reading
Here are a couple of recent pictures of Dexter. This was taken on Dexter’s first day in San Jose. This was taken last night, just to show off Dexter’s first California number plate.Continue Reading
Dexter is now a legal resident of California, with a shiny new California number plate (5NIH550). To celebrate, I gave Dexter a new set of spark plugs. He was going to get a new voltage regulator, but I’m a bit under supplied in the tool department (my one phillips headContinue Reading
Dexter is sick again. This time it’s his electrical system. It first started Friday night when the horn wouldn’t work. Then on Saturday the turn indicators and the brake lamps wouldn’t activate (though the brake lamps did work as running lights with the headlights on.) On Sunday, there was moreContinue Reading
Everyone in the apartment complex thinks that Dexter’s a neat little car. As does it seem that the kids in the neighborhood get a kick seeing him running about. People who lived abroad years ago come out to say that they used to ride around in a Mini like DexterContinue Reading
Dexter’s brake surgery went well, though it went a bit longer than expected. Now he’s up and running – and stopping! Funny thing happened while driving about this evening: My parents, who had yet to actually meet Dexter, were on the opposite side of an intersection from us making aContinue Reading
I knew that Dexter was going to require some attention upon arrival (as all new arrivals do…) but I wasn’t expecting to have to do major work to the bake system quite so soon. This is one of the hazards of acquiring pre-owned – or, in this case, classic –Continue Reading
Unfortunately, Dexter has to stay home in bed for a few days. His braking system needs attention, and we have to order the parts. Luckily the nice people at MiniMania sell the parts. If I am lucky, Dexter will be up and rolling by the weekend.Continue Reading