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On Dec 30th, I bought an ugly but seemingly mechanically sound R53.
It has had a bad repaint, there are a number of dents plus I don't like the headlights. But it came with a nice stack of maintenance records and the guy I bought from is BMW guy with a nice workshop.
My plan is to get it ready to run autocross this year in hopefully D Street class. However the issue is that it has an aftermarket supercharger pulley. I have reached out to Way Motor Works to see about getting a stock one put back on.
Just order a large order with ECS and Rockauto for maintenance parts.Going to do the water pump, supercharger oil, timing chain tensioner, belt, coolant, thermostat. Needs a new clutch slave and master cylinder. Is it worth buying an aluminum coolant tank? Also should I swap to silicone coolant hoses?
Need to get some tires, a big rear swaybar and some struts.
At some point, what to do some minor appearance mods exterior and interior to lean into retro look.
Az R53 MINI új tulajdonosaként sok kérdés felmerül a karbantartásról és a vezetési élményről. Jó tanács a fokozatos ismerkedés, mert ahogy az autóknál, úgy az online casino világában is érdemes óvatosan kezdeni.
Last edited by AdolphParr; Jan 25, 2026 at 09:54 PM.
