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Back then i went to pepboys and the guy had me use royal purple w75. You can shop at rmeuropen.com and get manual trans fliud. Probably cheaper and more oem than royal purple
Hi VincePrince!
Congrats on all of you progress and thanks for the pix.
Here is a thorough tranny application guide that details the exact type and quantity of fluid needed. Any questions, please let us know!
LOL. 10mm deep socket + electrical tape. Lined up perfectly.
New clutch is in and gearbox is buttoned up. The rig I used helped greatly with lining everything up.
Started putting everything back together and replacing a lot of stuff while the nose was off - oil feed lines, oil filter housing gasket, that stupid plastic water line between the pump and thermostat, downpipe gaskets, and other things.
Well dang... don't you just hate it when this happens? I just finished putting everything back together and I'm left with these and I already forgot where they go. LOL!
There's a pair on that goes on each side. From how I organized everything when I took the car apart, these go to the body or trim somewhere. Any ideas?
the nut is for the exhaust down pipe where it mounts to the block...the other screw is for your fender behind the plastic piece. ive done these a million times by now lol
the nut is for the exhaust down pipe where it mounts to the block...the other screw is for your fender behind the plastic piece. ive done these a million times by now lol
Happy New Year, Vince! I am up the hill a bit from you, in Aguanga. Love my 2011 MCS. Maybe we could go for a cruise sometime up here on my twisty mountain roads! The roads here are the reason I bought a MINI! My wife loved my car so much that we just bought her a 2013 R57 Justa. She loves it!
Great job on the Stripes i recently removed my standard stripes and Plastidip my own racing stripes you might consider lowering your stripes to the bottom on the front IMO. welcome aboard great post Enjoy the mini they are the best.
Sooooo.... the R56 is gone. Lol. Stalker code 2885 has reared its ugly head and didn't want to deal with that issue. Thanks for letting me part of this awesome community! I'll try to help out as much as I can. Love working with the R56!
May not have the Mini but can't seem to get away from working on them!
One of the CEO's of our company took notice and asked if I can work on his mellow yellow. It comes with a JCW tuning kit and a whole lot of chrome. I hate chrome. LOL
After going through his shopping list, started tearing it apart and he would always come by to drop off new parts.
Few engine mods like bigger intercooler, alta hot pipe, AEM CAI, WMW DV, and Sprintbooster went in.
Alta rear sway bar and AEM front sway bar also went in
New brakes went in and he wanted the calipers painted yellow. YELLOW. Oh well, his car... lol
And of course went with dual racing stripes, plastidipped all that nasty chrome, and installed all that checkered stuff he could find for the car. LMAO
Here are the before and after shots
Absolutely love working on these kit cars. Will try to be around to help out with the community. If you're in the SoCal area and need help with something let me know!
