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  1. TheModFather

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    #488 TheModFather, Aug 22, 2014
    Anybody know what the black trim pieces for these bumpers is made out of? Hard plastic? Bumper urethane?
     
  2. Dave.0

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    #489 Dave.0, Aug 22, 2014
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    HARD ABS plastic.
    I found it was easy to cut and shape with a dremel.
    I used to custom fit peoples lower aero grills so they would sit flush with the stock OEM S bumper.

    The bumper itself is urethane.
     
  3. TheModFather

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    #490 TheModFather, Aug 22, 2014
    I'm talking the trim pieces that where going to be chrome... The urethane trim like the bottom of the bumper can be a pain to paint because it needs a flex agent which makes it harder to sand out. I am hoping they are the same hard plastic as the chrome pieces with a black coating.
     
  4. TheModFather

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    #497 TheModFather, Aug 25, 2014
    Bumpers are painted...

    Reassembly after work, then new pics. :)
     
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    #504 GokartPilot, Aug 26, 2014
    I like the position of the vanity plate, looks like it needs a few lengths of barbed wire to keep it in place.

    [​IMG]
     
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    #505 RallyMini370, Aug 30, 2014
    I like the number plate grill....nice idea.
     
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    #510 rum4, Sep 1, 2014
    TheModFather car is looking good'
     
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    #521 old81, Sep 15, 2014
    This one is making it around the web, Dick I thought you might do this engine swap versus the Stroker. :)

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFAY6br9Dbc#t=24"]MINI DRAG CAR HD 720p - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #526 R53Junkie, Sep 24, 2014
    I see a laughing ghost driver too...
     
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    #527 Code3_Mini, Sep 24, 2014
    I absolutely love this car! Such a cool build.
     
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    #531 Code3_Mini, Sep 24, 2014
    Very tempting! There's some "hidden" gems here, as well. Perhaps we will have to do a rotation or two.
     
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    #534 MCS02, Sep 25, 2014
    Shiny stuff on your mini? :sosp::D
     
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    #537 R53Junkie, Sep 29, 2014
    So you're using Meth injection, pre-charger style?? What kind of set-up are using, and how hard is it to get it all hooked up? It's looking really nice, mate. I love that pic of the meth hook-up with the rear of the MINI in the background. Looks beast, especially the exhaust. And the contrast of shiny engine+nasty car is striking and, I dare say, pretty. XD
     
  14. TheModFather

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    #541 TheModFather, Oct 6, 2014
    NICE!
     
  15. TheModFather

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    #545 TheModFather, Oct 6, 2014
    Well the passenger side rear corner of the new2me hood I salvaged sat about 1/4" low, and I wasnt OK with it being that far off... So I had to pull the hinge on that side and cut the mounting holes for the hinge a bit lower in order to raise that corner. When I was reinstalling the hood it slid across the bulge in the cowl... Now it has a 1/8" wide by 2"+ long gouge thats down to the steel... Also not fine by me!

    So I am going to have to try to match the rust color, fill it with the paint, blend it with a little candy pearl, and re clear that side of the cowl. Hopefully I can make it barely noticeable, but if it doesn't totally match I am ok with it.

    I still haven't heard back from Jan on all the gaskets and stuff I need, and I need them like yesterday! So looks like if I still don't hear from him tomorrow, I will be searching through eMINIparts to get everything ordered.

    Any time you want to come up to Thornton, just send me a PM, its not very often that I am away from the house in order to save some more money for the project. :)
     
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    #546 R53Junkie, Oct 6, 2014
    Haha. That's a little more like it. XD

    Aye, fair enough. When's it going in?

    I go up to Denver once a week to see the girlfriend, so in the next month or so (And after I get the MINI), I'll come up to say hello. Hopefully you'll have an engine in, and we could go for a quick spin around town. :Thumbsup:
     
  17. TheModFather

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    #547 TheModFather, Oct 6, 2014
    Once the engine goes in, I wont even be able to start it until I get a ViPEC ECU... My original has been BricKtroniK'ed. :(
     
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    #548 R53Junkie, Oct 6, 2014
    Well then, to be SUPER cliche right now, GET 'ER DONE!!
     
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    #551 R53Junkie, Oct 8, 2014
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    Dear me, that scratch is a bit deeper than I first expected. Way to keep on keepin' on with this car! I like it more and more with each post.
     
  20. TheModFather

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    #552 TheModFather, Oct 8, 2014
    Told you it was a pretty bad gouge!
     
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