Well my R53 wasnt going to be upstaged by my classic in the refresh/reboot department....ill have pics up shortly but this is what is happening or has happened: Exteriorhappening this coming up week) JCW Aero Kit with painted arches all body color (liquid yellow)/repainted hood/repainted roof/scoop redone/spoiler as well and stripes removed new front bumper fogs headlights refinished Brakes: entire brake system is being gutted out and replaced with a full front and rear set of R56 "S" brakes...they have been painted JCW red and have WMW stainless lines/EBC Red Stuff Pads/Motul RBF600 DOT4/ Suspension: New Strut mounts Engine: All new sensors throughout the engine bay replacement core support Mishimoto Aluminum Radiator complete fluid flush both PS lines replaced full tune up Interior: 05 3 spoke wheel more vinyl wrapped pieces(flat black) JVC Head Unit Alpine Digital Amp Alpine Type X front compnents Infinity Ref rear speakers rear seat delete kit new headliner ...my plan is to keep her...especially since she will be officially mine title in hand as of Dec 1st and i plan to drive her into the dirt...get a new mini...and turn her into a dedicated track car ...coming next year....full RMW Grand-Am Engine Loadout
this wasnt an idle would i if i could thread...the refresh starts NOW! before...as ive known her for many years now... now... less than 24hrs later....she is already torn down and they are starting work tonight(the owner and his workers are night owls) bumpers you have served me well and survived many incidents no ma...no more stripes! here is a rundown on what is going to happen.... R53 Aero Kit with body matched fender arches M7 Aero grilles redone hood scoop (satin black) redone hood(no more rock chips and no more stripes) roof repainted and repaired center section of my spoiler clearcoated
to give you an idea on the finished product will resemble here are a few pics of my mini and my friend Bob's mini taken back in 07 in front of Qualcomm Stadium during a race legal drag race event
here are a few pics i snapped last night....the shop is prepping the side parts of the wing for paint and they should start on the black parts (roof/wing/scoop/intercooler diverter) by tomorrow with the rest of the kit and install coming this weekend here are the arches and the scoop slick sanded and sprayed with an adhesion promoter to ensure the paint will not come off or chip off the arches close up of the scoop and the hood....it was sanded down and 6 dents were taken out and all of the rock chips and bullseyes knocked out and filled in
after much prep work the color is finally being laid down...all of the black is done...cept for the scoop they accidently painted it gloss instead of satin....here is a snap of the roof...more to come...should be done this weekend the paint used is Lexus BF202...a nice deep black
so after long last and much work...its a XMAS MIRACLE! sexy backside what lurks in the shadows a few things need to get done once i get back like a good wet sand and buff and finish up the satin finish on the scoop but im happy to have her back! ill get a few better pics in daylight
Looks fantastic! Saw your Mini at the Dragon and loved it then. Hope you make it back out in its current state.
here is a daytime shot i took while on my way home to my parents house and the plan is to take her to the dragon this for the 10 anniv
Now going down the list of parts....FEDEX just dropped off my newest toy... this is the Stratmosphere MK-1 Flashpoint exhaust to replace my magnaflow this a completely stainless exhaust with chromed dual welded tips....this thing is built so well i swear it borders on car part porn pretty good welds on this...cant believe that this is less than a Milltek...should flow nicely looked inside the resonator...they build vortex chambers and grooves in there...that is some anal retentive engineering after the install next on the docket is the RMW Vi-PEC EMS