MINI Pure Silver 2003 Cooper R50, engineering student build

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    #1 Tanner Stinson, May 17, 2018
    Hello! I am new to the forums and will be coming here on and off. I purchased a 2003 Pure Silver Cooper standard last summer for a car for college, right here in Phoenix, Arizona. There are a lot of fun plans for this car, but I will leave you with my "most fun" render;

    Cheers!

    -Tanner

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    #2 MCS02, May 17, 2018
    Welcome to MA. Nice it looks ready for the mountains.
     
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    #3 Tanner Stinson, May 17, 2018
    Just thought I would have a little bit of fun and get some practice with a different CAD program with rendering.

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    #4 Sully, May 21, 2018
    Which CAD program are you using. Regarding the rendering above, looks tough. I assume the 4 round blackish items above the brush guard are lights? What about dropping an LED light bar between the brushguard cross bar and the upper bar? The wheels remind me of the old style turbine wheels BMW's used to have.. Those were lightweight wheels.. also the design helped with cooling. :D
     
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    #5 Tanner Stinson, May 21, 2018
    This is with Autodesk Fusion 360, it's my go-to CAD program for anything involving rendering. SolidWorks isn't quite on par.

    And yeah, they are lights. For some reason LED bars irk me. I favor the look of the rounds, like old rally cars, over the bars. Of course, LED bars make more sense in today's world though!

    Thanks!

    -Tanner
     
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    #6 DneprDave, May 21, 2018
    I used to be an engineering student. I didn't have any money then though.
     
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    #7 Sully, May 21, 2018
    Agree - with the MINI I usually would say to go round... what about 4 smaller ones below the mid bar in front of what I assume is the skid or bumper bar?
     
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    #8 Tanner Stinson, May 22, 2018
    I am very very far from having the money to do anything, even, to my car. Still in the hunt for an internship for summer part time work.

    Yeah, bumper bar. I had another file with it drawn up already so I just adapted it to the Mini, it's a little bit excessive


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    #9 Sully, May 22, 2018
    Funny - helped two other folks this year get internships (software).. I worked all the way through college, but I didn't remember "internships" being the thing. That said, Tech has a program called Co-Op. In this program, your work a quarter/semester then go to school. Worked better on the quarter system. What type of industry are you looking for an internship in?
     
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    #10 Tanner Stinson, May 22, 2018
    Yeah, a Co-op is something that I was looking into. Instead I opted to do a 4+1 program to get my Masters of Engineering in 5 years, not 6.

    I'm looking to get into anything mechanical/automotive engineering related. Last fall I applied to all the automotive companies that had internship positions, as well as a bunch of mechanical engineering companies in the Phoenix Valley and Seattle. Mostly I was looking for something to keep me busy for the summer- I did construction the past two, not looking to go back. Good money but it's more of a sidestep than I am looking for.

    -Tanner
     
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    #11 DneprDave, May 22, 2018
    I worked in a shipyard in the summer. It paid well, I could make enough money to pay for the next year of college, if I got my taxes in as early as possible. I didn't have much money left over. I meant to go into automotive engineering, but after I finished school, I just continued with ships, because I already had a foot in the door in that industry. I'm glad I did.
     
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    #12 Tanner Stinson, May 22, 2018
    Funny enough I know someone who did the same thing, and by seeing your location tag I'd be guessing you are somewhere in the Puget Sound- he is at Bremerton.

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    #13 Sully, May 22, 2018
    Funny how we get to where we are - I started in Aeronautical, then ID (Car design)... but ended up in Software. :rolleyes:
     
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    #14 DneprDave, May 22, 2018
    Nah, I grew up in Portland Oregon and worked at the shipyard there. I live south of Tacoma Washington now, so you're right about the Puget Sound.
     
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    #15 Whine not Walnuts, May 24, 2018
    The best engineer I ever worked with was one that had worked in the field, he was a structural engineer. He had good common sense, something that I found many engineers and architects to lack. Most were egg headed idiots and don't even go into the ones that wore a bow tie.

    Never went to college, made ice cream cones during the summer and when I got out of High School I became a Mason, no not the black ball type. Considering everything, it was not until the end of my career that I think I was turned down for a position because I did not have a degree. Managed projects that included schools, apartments, office buildings and pharmaceutical. My largest project is below.
     

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