Long time Bmw owner, and I just bought my first Mini. 05 R53 MCS 6 speed. Just wanted to say hi.

 

Did my first mod today. Installed a Bmw e46 zcp shifter.

 

Condolences on the LA part (I'm a baby boomer refugee from SoCal) but welcome and congrats!

Gorgeous BMW sedan that is but of course we want to know about the '05 MCS. Details, please...

 

Thanks, it’s a well maintain 2005 MCS with 170 k miles and bone stock.

 

Yas Marina blue M3, Best color!!!! Congrats on on the mini, looks pretty clean!

 

Welcome! And congrats

 

Thanks

 

Installed a boost pressure gauge last week and I also did straight pipe exhaust.

 

Those are some nice looking welds. Also dropped a lot of weight there! How loud is it??

About your boost gauge... I would guess that most people don't mount gauges there due to the airbag behind the A pillar. I really know nothing about the subject so this is a question not criticism, what happens to that gauge/pillar in the event the airbag deploys??

 

Thanks, the exhaust sounds great, I am a little surprise by the amount of exhaust run offs it has. I am not that worried about the air bags, for how cheap the car was, if something was to happen to it I probably wouldn’t be repairing it. Or I might relocate it.

 

Fabulous. I live in LA too. If I meet you on the road, I'll wave.

 

Sparco steering wheel installed.

 

Loving the stance with my H&R springs installed, the ride is better than I expected.

 

Did you have to modify anything to get the new shift **** to fit?

 

there’s a plastic tube on the rod, where the **** sit. I had to cut some off to make room for the new ****.

 

New wheels Enkei Nt03 17 by 7.