Most liked posts in thread: 2005 JCW 210 Refresh - A diamond in the rough?

First thing on the agenda - front end repaint and a good machine polish









Some new rear aero kit decals - much better!





Chequer interior mirror cover

 

17" Bullets refurbished - Tyres were good when I bought the car, Pirelli P Zero runflats all round


Rear lights with clear indicator lenses - along with a Genuine R53 spec JCW rear badge.

The original owner didn't want the car badged up with the JCW badges so were never fitted. He must of wanted it to be a bit of a sleeper!



50/50


All done!


I found a JCW leather dash and downtimes, had to have those!







Next was to fix the mushroomed strut top mounts. Bought a MINI Value Line repair kit from work, it was cheaper than ordering the 2 strut tops on their own and booked it into the workshop. A lot of bashing later with a hammer and block of wood things were looking good. After an alignment check it was perfect. To keep things safe again I opted to fit a GTT strut brace which I had custom painted in Chili Red with Black II inlays and Aspen White badge.

Also see MINI convertible braces fitted





forgot to say, up to now car has had the following mechanical work done

Oil Service
Brake Fluid Service
Vehicle Health Check
New power steering pump - Warranty
New clutch fitted, old one was really heavy
Crack at exhaust flexi pipe was also welded up
Coolant change
Air Con regas

First owner also came into work and gave me the tuning certificate and original MINI Passport that he got with the car.

 

John Cooper signature on the bonnet, the same style as the WC50 R56s


For the launch of the F56 JCW my car was in the showroom to represent the R53 Works





JCW Leather / Alcantara steering wheel & JCW Leather / Carbon gear knob


Much nicer!



New front JCW Badge, number plate mount and lower grille as they had faded badly. When I had the front end repainted I had bought new top and lower aero grilles




Last week I treated the car to a private registration number - P21 JCW



Ive got a pair of JCW entry door sill strips to add and some Gen 1 JCW centre caps to go on the wheels.

My aim is to improve and enhance the car where possible but want it to remain original as there are so many modified R53s out there, the original cars are proving harder and harder to find. I don't plan on ever selling this car so keep an eye on future updates. Many thanks for looking and any suggestions / feedback / criticism is welcomed.

 

LOL All the MINIs I have had have been right hand drive! :idea::cornut: