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      08-17-2021, 04:25 PM   #23
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Cute. As to your first picture, does it fit in the rear of the SAV?
Haha, yes it does.
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      08-17-2021, 07:59 PM   #24
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Fun cars! Just wait until you really need to get in there for some more serious work…
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Fun cars! Just wait until you really need to get in there for some more serious work…
Looks like you are having fun, what are you replacing?
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Looks like you are having fun, what are you replacing?
That’s from a couple years back. Work included:
motor mounts
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Injectors and Tune

And probably more. Wound up selling it, though I kind of wish I’d held on to it!
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Nice @ TwoTonic, I don't mind the work. These are some of my projects and work, I could find.
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I had a non S 2005 in the exact same colour combo as the OP.
Loved it, but wish I had bought the S...
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Installed a boost pressure gauge.
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Nice! Had a r56 that car was such a blast.
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Did a after cat straight pipe exhaust setup yesterday, have to say I was pretty suppressed by the exhaust burble with just a muffler delete.
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Have one F56... really fun to drive...
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Got tired looking at the clear coat on my hood, so I wrapped it in carbon fiber .
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My Cooper S - a 2002 drove it home from the dealer back in Sept 2002. Has a built motor now after 210,000 miles.
Nice, it stall looks clean . The seats looks nice, any pictures of the interior, and if you don't mind shearing suspension set up and wheels spec? Thanks
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I remember test driving the mini R53 and R56 back to back and the R53 definitely put more of a smile on my face.

The interior was a bit of a dumpster fire on the earlier model but I secretly regret not buying it.

Hope yours brings many smiles per mile.
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I had to search to find an interior pic lol.

Suspension is Bilsteins with Swift springs, wheel are Enkei RF-1's 16x8, et 37 iirc. I'll check later today.


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Nice, it stall looks clean . The seats looks nice, any pictures of the interior, and if you don't mind shearing suspension set up and wheels spec? Thanks
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I remember test driving the mini R53 and R56 back to back and the R53 definitely put more of a smile on my face.

The interior was a bit of a dumpster fire on the earlier model but I secretly regret not buying it.

Hope yours brings many smiles per mile.
Thanks, it's been great so far .
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@WolfGTI love it. I am doing a similar, but slow build. Just got my new steering wheels and got some H&R springs and intake on the way. Next up %15 pulley.
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New Steering wheel installed.
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I believe so, I put it on so long ago I forgot which company I bought it from.


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Give the Mini a little drop over the weekend, installed some H&R springs.
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