i got kinda bored, so here is a little time line of my car and its transformation.

When i first got her home



She was so young

Along with the cracked windshield, misfire, bad alternator, and broken exhaust, the visual reason for me getting the car for $1000


She "backed into a truck going 6 MPH"
First things first, had to replace that exhaust. This is how it sounded when i got it home.

Purchased a TechTonics Tuning 2.25" with a Dynomax muffler and it now sounded like this

Next came dent repair. The scoop got sprayed while it was in the shop


The original plan for the wheels, but they were thrashed.

Next came suspension and wheels



Her first show after some work was done

Now some smoked E-Codes



I sold the first set, sprayed a set of Snowflakes bronze and made my way to the New England Dustoff 2006

Got some new 17s


Next came the badgeless grill and grill spoiler


Her Most recent milestone, shes getting old

The time I have spent with her has been fun, but our time together is coming close to an end. I see about 6 months left before she gets replaced with...




Enjoy

 

hey that looks like a fun project.

 

I'm guessing the scoop is for the air intake? I also notice the driving/parking lights on the bumper come and go in the transformation.

The 17's really helped fill the wells and looked the best.

 

no that scoop is for his pet bird so he can come home after dark.

 

how did you know about my pet bird???

it is for the intake, the filter sits right below the scoop. it actually helps keep everything very cool too. i can run the car HARD, open the hood and grab the intake manifold. even the lower manifold (two piece design) where it connects to the head is significantly cooler than stock. as for the driving lights, those are a dummie panel VW put in to cover where the tow hook attaches to. the problem is the little clips on the turn signals break and they can't clip into the bumper anymore. its just a poor design.

here is the filter poking up to say hi

STR Motorsports was my brother-in-law's old shop

 

as for the Volvo C30, some of the specs compared to the Mini:
Volvo
218 HP, 236 lb-ft. of torque
167.4" Long, 70.3"wide, 57" tall, 103.9" wheel base
~3100 Lbs


R56 Cooper
172 HP, 177 lb-ft. of torque
146.2" Long, 66.3" wide, 55.4" Tall
~2668 Lbs

 

so with almost 500lbs lighter, the 177lbs/ft would still make the car
accelerate as fast as the volvo?

 

Your home is cute but it's kind of smallish, don't you think ?

 

it is small, but i feng shui-ed the interior to give it good flow and make it feel much larger
in the background is the sunbird i drove before the Jetta and the Le Baron i got to drive the summer before i got the Jetta. that was a pimpin summer

 

^ Ahhhhhhhhh... you've been watching the Home and Garden Channel, haven't you.

 

^^ i thought you were making fun of his car.