and here we have one of RahXephon in his native environment

 

You were probably talking to Merrie, then. She's great.

I don't think I can make it to the rally, unfortunately.

 

i dont know how to post pics but you can check it out on facebook under baron bmw mini. craigsix project nasty cooper. only option is heated seats and dark tinted windows. going for a max effort bolton stock turbo for now.

 

Post the link to the Facebook page.

 

im not computer savvy.

 

Cross posted, don't care

MINI [Brenizer] by jasonwithers, on Flickr

 

Pic! Cross-posted from here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...e-radness.html
Currently 3 days old

 

That's the nicest White F56 I've seen. The roof rails and the spoiler are excellent choices. Black Cosmos are great. Have fun with it.

 

Very nice!!!

 

Thanks! It's a mirror of my old R53 (and as much as possible so was my R55). Next up springs and sway bar.

 

The profile shot of the ride makes the wheels look a lot smaller than they did initially in the angled shot you posted in the wheel thread. Are your coils maxed out in this shot? What's your ground clearance like in the front?

 

Yes, Somewhere over the pond another Mini is giving birth !!
to my baby blue boy!

Cant wait to adopt her or him haven't been told yet if its a boy or girl !

Where do you look too see? LOL

Im assuming its a boy being blue in all ...

 

Yeah I agree, the 17's look a little small in that shot. In person they look pretty good but they just don't fill the wheel wells quite as well as the 18's did.

The fronts are nowhere near maxed out, you could probably put it on the floor if you really wanted to. The rears are as low as you can go with the standard adjustments I think. You can adjust spring height and shock height independently on these but I can't figure out what adjusting the shock height would accomplish. Unless I misunderstand how this work it's the spring the really sets the height. I could drop it another half inch in the rear by removing the threaded collars from the springs.

Front clearance is about 3". I went over multiple speedbumps without making contact so it's still plenty practical for daily driving. I just wouldn't recommend straddling any road kill. I hit a dead squirrel the first day and it got hung up underneath. I cut some material off the little nubs under the front bumper but other than that clearance is fine.

The real issue is the lack of space in the front wheel well. I burned a good chunk of tire in the front when I first had it set up because it was rubbing on the spring. The adjustment collar was within a mm of making contact with the tire too, though as long as it clears it'll never hit. I've raised it up a good 1/2" from that point since the new arches are on (pic is showing height after it was raised). AND on top of that the wheels still poke a fair bit even though they're only 7.5" wide. It's a tight squeeze up there. I actually had to raise it up some more since this picture because it was still damaging the fender when hitting bumps while turning. I really need camber plates.

 

From germany

 

About 5 days in, still honeymooning

 

NINJA!

Really great look, derfuchs77!

 

Very stealth...what are your wheel specs? spacers? suspension?

 

KW Variante 1 Suspensions
Dotz Kendo Wheels 8x18 ET35
but its very close to the fenders

 

Step 2

 

gotta say, just became a big fan of the DOTZ wheels. i'm eyeing those thunders.

18x8 ET35 should be close BUT it clears from what i understand. i'm going this route as well.

nice job!

 

 

Daughter's first ride to kindergarten. Note the team support vehicle to the right.

 

Those wheels are pretty atrocious...

 

To each his own I guess. They're the right size for testing fitment, they're not replicas and they're nice and simple. Plus I've always like the 348 so it's fun to own a little piece of one.

 

^not for everyone, sure. MOST probably like it. I think they look awesome and enjoy seeing folks think outside the box when modding.