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  1. TheModFather

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    #117 TheModFather, Sep 25, 2014
    Even when mine was 100% stock (for that week) it made me smile as much as I did with the '05 EVO I had to get rid of... The first MINI (an '05 Justa) I had was fun, but nowhere near the car I wanted...
     
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    #118 R53Junkie, Sep 25, 2014
    I know a friend with a stock '83 Camaro, and he keeps telling me what a sissy car the MINI is. But considering his car has 13 less horsepower and weighs right at 1,000 lbs more, he really has no room to talk. People underestimate these beauties so badly. And their potential, especially with a low budget, is through the roof.
     
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    #121 TheModFather, Sep 26, 2014
    Yup, if you do a MINI, do it right!
     
  4. Savvy

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    #127 Savvy, Sep 29, 2014
    If it is a classic... and you put neon lighting on it.... you'd better hide. There will be a lynch mob hot on your tail.
     
  5. Code3_Mini

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    #129 Code3_Mini, Sep 30, 2014
    Lol...wow...so this is what it feel a like to be so flabbergasted that I literally have no smart a$$ remark. I don't like it!
     
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    #132 R53Junkie, Sep 30, 2014
    Haha. You'd like to see me do what? Good ol' steroids. Every girl but your wife loves 'em. XD
     
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    #151 Crashton, Oct 1, 2014
    Please post a picture of that.

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    #165 Code3_Mini, Oct 8, 2014
    What? Can't be kinky?! What kind of straight pipe silliness have I signed up for??
     
  9. TheModFather

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    #170 TheModFather, Oct 8, 2014
    The kink in the JCW exhaust was put there to accommodate the extra bracing for the convertibles. They squished the pipe down to make the braces fit.

    I will be using my shorty for a little while, but I dont mind holding on to it for a little while when it gets changed out. ;)
     
  10. R53Junkie

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    #173 R53Junkie, Nov 1, 2014
    Oh, and the current owner doesn't even know that mods (Beyond the exhaust) have been done. So she's not too helpful in that area. She just knows she wants to sell it for something else and that it goes fast. Haha. I'll try and drag the ModFather down with me so he can tell me what's been done, but no way of knowing quite yet. At least CAI and exhaust, wheels and tires, cc'd headlights, Aero grille, and then possibly a JCW body kit (If it's not legit a JCW). BTW, if this is a JCW, I almost don't want to know, so I don't have to feel bad trying to buy it at normal R53 prices (Looking to get for 8k). Hahaha.
    Cheers. :)
     
  11. Savvy

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    #174 Savvy, Nov 1, 2014
    WTF kind of hacked up intake is on that poor thing? Plus the price seems a little steep. Quickest and easiest way to tell if it is a Checkmate is to lookup the VIN Decoder link that Nathan posted on here somewhere and run the VIN. If it was ordered as a checkmate, it will show up in the package coding.
     
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    #180 MCS02, Nov 1, 2014
    I smell danger. I would look it over very good!
     
  13. R53Junkie

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    #189 R53Junkie, Nov 1, 2014
    I'm a fan/ Very simple and classy. I'm thinking de-chrome and throw in a splash of red with a GP wing. XD

    Sir, yes sir. It shall be done. Let it happen as you have said.

    Alright, we'll see how she responds to that. I want it bad. XD
     
  14. TheModFather

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    #190 TheModFather, Nov 1, 2014
    Let me know when you want to go look at it. I have a couple pieces of my intake box to paint in the morning, and a couch to yank out of the basement and put in the garage (makes all those hours of looking at my car more comfortable) but outside of that I'm pretty free.

    As the others have said, ditch that MSD coil (new OEM is around $100) and see what is up with that intake... It says its an AFE, but it looks kinda beat to hell and cobbled back together to me. There really isn't an easy way to tell if its a JCW without checking the VIN and service records. (The JCW kits where dealer installed prior to delivery on R53's)

    Outside of that, the car looks pretty clean for an 8 year old car. I would start an offer at $7K and go up depending on their response... It is a modified car, and the owner knows little to nothing about it... It needs "fixed" is your bargaining chip here. ;)
     
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    #215 Savvy, Nov 4, 2014
    I ain't killing anyone for anybody unless you are related by blood.
     
  16. R53Junkie

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    #15 R53Junkie, Sep 22, 2014
    Oh that's not bad at all! Do you have an automated release into the engine, or manual? Which is better?
     
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    #21 R53Junkie, Sep 22, 2014
    Oh we could totally start one! Hahaha. I LOVE neon green with purple.... Lol.

    Thanks for the welcome!
     
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    #22 Code3_Mini, Sep 22, 2014
    I have to admit, when the first F&F movie came out, I was driving an Integra with blue underbody lights, ginormous and clearly non-functional airplane wing spoiler, and hideous graphics (good for an extra 20+ hp!), but through years of not-so-painful rehab and professional mentoring, I have mended my ways...kinda.
     
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    #24 Code3_Mini, Sep 22, 2014
    Oh wow...really?! C'mon bro, you KNOW those rims are way too small!!! And where's the graphics? Gotta have the graphics! Kudos for the widebody and spoiler though. I don't see myself rolling to Cars and Coffee in this anytime soon. What is that...British Racing Bling?
     
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    #25 R53Junkie, Sep 22, 2014
    Oh, that's easy to explain. You ran out of money for the rest of those performance mods halfway through. ;) Toooooooooo funny.
     
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