Well this is coming a bit late but better than never. I attended the Dragon this year and was asked a few times to post the car and the suppliers on what had been done on my car. Surely I'll miss a few things as this is a on going process.

I have owned my MINI S since new. August 2003. My how time flies and quite a bit has happened since then in a personal way but it still seems like I purchased my car yesterday. Over the years the MINI has been really close to trouble free (knock on wood!) and did not have the "common" ills I have heard about other MINI's (ex. YoYo effect). I've been in for the services, a glovebox latch issue when I first picked it up and a TSB. That's it. I have always done my own service and work and includes all oil and gearbox oil changes. I intended to drive the car year round and keep the Elise as the "baby" when it arrived almost two years later. Yep....I pre planned.

So here it goes.

Original Spec:

Dark Silver, Dark Silver roof. 16" runflats, cold weather package, fog lamps, Space cloth and Harmon Kardon Sound system.

I pretty much had "vision" how I wanted the car to appear eventually so no sun roof (have a car that the top comes off) and minimal options since I wanted a pretty "simple car" and this kept the price low.

Exterior:

18" PIAA FRS......Private Source
215/35/18 Yokohama Parada Spec II...........Tire Rack
Chrome mirror caps......Dragon 06
Billit "stubby" antenna (first thing to replace!).........Moss
05' smooth chrome surround (matches better with headlamp trim)...DT
White tail lamps........Private Source
Rear fog option.........Dealer
7" PIAA pencil beam lamps..........Private Source
Stenenbach Front Splitter (CF).......Bimmer Performance CA
Angle Eye turn indicators.........Moss
CF intercooler intake..........Moss
Smoke tinted headlamps and 7" rounds..........Luminex
CF license plate "Eye brow"...........Dealer
PIAA H7 High intensity bulbs........Amazon
BMW folding tow hook. (different from the current Moss offering..Purchased in 04)
Blacked out grill bars......3M vinyl Tape
Tinted marker lamps........Outmotoring
Tinted windows all around..........Local source
PIAA blade wipers (both 19" no clearance issues)...Tire Rack
Blue indicator (side) bulbs.....Local Auto store
Uber rear wing extension (yeah the over priced but I bought on sale)
4" CF and Stainless exhaust tip......Private source
LED lighting mounted on bottom of mirrors tied in to courtesy lighting..Omnitza
M7 underhood divertor.........M7

Interior:

Alacantra cover (ebony) down tubes and door handles..Private source
Blue LED ambient lighting in foot wells, door pockets and over head (the latter being on a switched circuit) Omnitza
Stewart Warner 2 5/8 boost gauge.....
SPA dual Oil Pressure and Temperature mounted in center passenger vent.Pegasus racing
iPod hook up
Craven Speed quick shifter
Craven Speed shift plate (silver to match HK speaker grill finish)
Bavarian Autosport Aluminum shift ****.....Bavarian Autosport
Aluminum Hand brake handle...........Moss
Leather hand brake boot with silver stitching...........Moss
Recaro Sportster CS Silver and black........Supreme Performance CA
Rear Pilo cross bar....Outmotoring
Aluminum cross brace Colbolt........Moss

Mechanical:

Alta Reduction Pully.....Randy Webb
Alta Intake with intake tube...........DT
Alta 2.0 Diverter...........Ebay
Alta rear sway bar 22mm...........Alta
Alta swaybar links.............Alta
Ireland engine mounts (upper and lower)
Ireland fixed camber plates
Koni Yellow dampers............Shox.com
H-Sport springs............Private source
Helix rear suspension arms (lower adj).........Outmotoring
Colbot urethane upper suspension arms...........Moss
Wilwood BBK 12.2 kit with SS line all around......TCE
Alta cross drilled rear.......Alta
Custom Exhuast (Borla race muffler, Magnaflow resonator, SS 2.5 tubing single exit 4" CF, SS tip........Private source
Steering motor shield...........Moss
LDG ECU remap (tune)
M7 OCC (plumbed to catch oil).............M7

Fluids:

Voll Synthese 5W/30 or 40 (OE filter)
Redline MTL
ATE Super Blue Racing brake Fluid
BMW coolant (blue)


I'm sure I forgot something! Future plans are:

Piston engine damper
LED underhood and tailgate lighting
Partial seat eliminator
Schroth seat belt
Rear lower red reflectors
May bail on the Koni's and go for Coil Overs.

Well, that it! I'm close to "completion" of what I was looking for, although I'm sure I can figure out something. However, I do have the Elise to mess with so I think that will be next!

-C



A PhotoShop image I did last spring before the Dragon illustrating the look I was going for. I think I came close!


At the Dragon.


Dragon




Dragon

I don't know of the next series of images will appear. They are hosted another site and they did not come up before. I hear the issue was resolved but you never know. I can see them but there are issues I'll find out and send images to NAM gallery.


Cranbrook MI


Cranbrook MI


Cranbrook MI


Cranbrook MI


Cranbrook MI (with a friend)


Night shot Birmingham MI


Night Shot Birmingham MI


LED night lighting


LED exterior mirror lighting


Cranbrook MI (fun with PS)

 

aside from the Gigantic exhaust tip (it rides the ricer line) and the extra fogs (just not my taste), that is one freaking nice looking car!! Great job

 

+1 on what slickfast said

 

Thanks! The tip is not as large as it looks in person as it does in photos. Besides... I may like a little rice! Driving lamps (not fogs) are easily removable...But I liked the proportion of them to the main beams rather then the little 5" inch ones that fit to the Bonnet above the bumper and the "rack of lights" i.e Atla's light bar that covers the lower intake opening. They are great for for dark roads though!

Just personal preference!