Hello guys, first of all sorry for my english, it's a bit rusty

my name is Daniele, I live in Verona, north-east, very beatiful area, with a lot of fantastic road to drive! unfortunately we are "equipped" with eagle-eye cops

here is my 4 years old r53 BRG cooperS:







As you can see I love the "Understatement Style"

INSIDE:

 

Very nice, Recaro seats, CF dash, jazzy.

 

Hello! ur English is excellant by the way, better then mine! ur cooper is Bellisimo!!! did i spell that right? lol, i always wanted to go to Italy, one day i will make there! and hopfully meet a hot Italy man!! HeHe
Becca

 

thanks becca you've just forgot an S , bellissimo

...new jersey, last july i've been at the giants standium for the springsteen concert

 

lol, almost got it right! Did u like NJ, u came all the way over for a Gaints game!! lol, wow u must be a big fan, have u been anywhere else in the US. I think Italy is ten times better then NJ, My Father went to Italy a coulpe of years ago to dig up the family history, he left us all behind! but he brought back pictures!
Becca

 

Just a holyday week in NYC, haven't traveled around the NJ , just the concert and half day spent in the woodbury common premium outlets .

 

Very Fun! NYC is a fun place sometimes, lol, i have never been to the Woodbury commons but i hear one can get some great deals there! WoW! my parents use to live in Seattle until the Volcano erupted, lol, long time ago i have never been to the west coast only the East and well Iowa,, i think i need to get out more,
Becca

 

Dear Daniele:

Greetings from Chicago.

Your English, and your Mini, are both great. Many thanks for your pictures.

This past summer I was in your beautiful country for a couple of weeks. Among various places, I traveled to Venice. You are very fortunate to live in Italy. Wonderful!!

I own a 07 yellow/black Mini S.

Happy New Year

Mike

 

thanks mike happy new year to you too

Verona is only 100km / 70mi far from Venice.

 

List of Upgrades

Outside

- Lower grille M7
- RH AQ maxilite rims 17x7 equipped with bridgestone potenza re050/A 205/45
- Calearo antenna better than the bmw style original shark fin (imho)
- Bosch aero twin wiper (audi style)

Inside

- Recaro seats from 2006 mini gp, the rear seats have been built by a craftsman toghether with the gear and handbrake.
- Dough Wahlen shift ****
- Alcantara/leather JCW steering wheel
- Carbon fibre JCW Dashboard

Audio

- Alpine 9835R (according to some experts, the last true alpine)
- Front speaker kit by coral (italian brand) evk165
- Rear kit by Tec
- Amplificator Steg 75x4 hidden in the rear side
following pictures

Eletronics

- Ian Cull's mini circuit
- Scangauge II

Mechanics

- 15% smaller pulley
- ecu remaps
- MSD Coil and Cables
- jcw airbox (at the momenti with the original paper filter)
- handmade exhaust manifolds with metallic kat 200cps
- exhaust by powerfull

- bilstein b8 kit with eibach prokit -3,5 cm
- JCW dome bar
- rear alta bigger sway bar
- ireland engineering fixed camber plates

- tyrol sport caliper stiffening kit
- front and rear ferodo ds2500
- metallic pipe
- shell donax UB


Future Upgrades

Group buy at the next Mini United in UK

Front Ap Racing big brake kit
Air/Air big intercooler kit by GRS
Quaife LSD
Helix heavy duty clutch kit

 

 

Welcome to NAM - from Southern California!

Donna

 

Welcome! I love your car, you have very tastefully modified it!

Keep up the good work, and glad to have you here at NAM.

 

Ciao Daniele, Welcome from North Carolina. Very nice Mini.

 

Nice ride, my daughter just spent two months in Breno, northern Italy. She wants me to send her back after high school, we will see.

 

Best wishes from San Francisco!!!! Love the seats and custom leather mods...Andiamo!!
Steve

 

Thanks to All again :-D