I've been a member for some time following the threads looking for answers to questions I've had on my R53. This is my first - a Liquid Yellow R53 that I purchased from the original owner after the timing chain guides blew apart. I purchased a new engine directly from Mini and have done a bunch of work to it. The whole car is pretty much brand new (less thank 25K miles on the new engine, clutch and suspension), and I intentionally tried to keep it looking stock. Considering selling it for $8K (I have $10K into it) but wanted to get some comments from some folks who understand what I've done before I list it here.

Let me know what you think!