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Here is my Cool Blue baby, soon to have Minilites, Cocomats and checkered mirror caps after this winter. Sorry about the thumbnails, I don't know how to post full sized pics.
here's a couple of our new silver hottie..we haven't named her yet...
top up
top down.
she's an 06 mcsc, pretty much loaded up. about hte only things she doesn't have are the xenons, navi (which i don't like how it looks in the dash anyway), power seats and front/rear fog lights. only aftermarket mod is exhaust, but i couldn't tell you which kind. and she's a 6spd!! yeah, she's fun!!
ty...the wife and son has just named her MoonStar. she's named after a necklace the boy bought to hang in the car. we are liking her more and more everyday. it's a car the wifey has wanted since they came stateside. my 04 silverado sacrificed it's life with us for MoonStar, my fault for taking her with me on a routine oil change, lol. (no regrets however, it's a friggin blast to drive!!)
now to her some new kicks and she'll be set for awhile.
Well, the painted arches on an aerokit are not standard by any means. (plus color matched aero grill surround) . . . and it seems to sit low (although that may just be angle of the photo) -- I wouldn't be surprised if there are some after-market springs on there.
My guess is you'll find some other non-OEM stuff. . . painted arches aren't usually the first mod. and if you have exhaust, the previous owner may very well have put in a reduction pulley.
Well, the painted arches on an aerokit are not standard by any means. (plus color matched aero grill surround) . . . and it seems to sit low (although that may just be angle of the photo) -- I wouldn't be surprised if there are some after-market springs on there.
My guess is you'll find some other non-OEM stuff. . . painted arches aren't usually the first mod. and if you have exhaust, the previous owner may very well have put in a reduction pulley.
well, i just looked, after reading the exhaust sticky in the drivetrain section, and it seems our exhaust is stock save for some different tips. but it has a nice "burble" note to it when one is shifting.
i forgot about the body kit being painted. we are the second owners of this 4800 mile (at time of purchase, currently sitting at just over 7k on the odo) beaut.
any tips on eyeballing other mods? i will get some better pics up when i can.
The wheels are a little bit dirty, but I was in the middle of a 3,000-mile road trip. In fact, the only reason the car's not dirtier is that the graphics were applied about 10 hours before these pictures were taken.
Tru Dat... in fact, those shots are making me rethink my previous decision to NOT do the aero kit... hmmm....
There have been some GREAT deals out there on the aero kits lately. I bought mine for $600 (the whole kit). I think it would look great on the Blimey MINI. Even adding just the side skirts would be cool, which was something I considered before finding the deal on the whole kit.
Nice weather today - and a still-clean car from yesterday's show... so drove around the country and shot some photos.... I like how these show some (but not all) of the very different looks of Cool Blue, depending on the light...
Lookin' sharp! I'm guessing that card under the bonnett lists all your mods? I smile every time I see that Union Jack on the bottom grill.
Thanks! Yeah, the spec card is a car show secret trick I learned from MiniMaybee... but now everyone will know it. Really helps draw attention, and keep people standing there reading for a minute or two, and helps them appreciate all the stuff they wouldn't otherwise notice... was good in this case because the judges knew almost NOTHING about MINIs...
Everyone does these differently - but mine lists all the factory features, then all the Union Jack theme stuff, the other interior mods, and the performance mods. Also has approximate factory HP and modified HP...
what exhaust do you have there on your convert?
did you need any mods to avoid the brace?
It's a custom setup I had done at a local shop. The installer lowered the brace by about 3/4" using spacers to clear the exhaust - it's pretty tight in there for 2.5" tubing.
Lookin good Blimey. I especially like the contrast from the nuclear stack. Actually the pics near the wood cabin look great. I lived in SC for a number years, and we used to have red clay which would stain everything and never come out. Is that a patch of it your parked on?
BTW, we make our way every other summer or so to Emerald Isle, only a few short hours from your local. Ever been? Great place to take a Mini.
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Thanks - yeah, been to Emerald Isle quite a few times.
Nah, that's just sandy soil I'm on in front of the old tobacco barns... but the bricks are at a brick factory nearby, and there they dig the clay right outta the ground... in our area we're right on the "border" between the coastal plain's sandy soil and the piedmont's clay... in some farm fields, you can actually see half sand and half clay...
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'05 MCSc Jet Black - "Magic 8 Ball" 
Even adding just the side skirts would be cool, which was something I considered before finding the deal on the whole kit.
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