I figured since I FINALLY got my molded parts from Aesthetic Creations I figured I would wash my car and post some pics.
'04 Pure Silver MCS
Mods include: CAI, OBX Header, One ball exhaust, ALTA 15% s/c pulley, Detroit Tubed Bypass Valve, H&R sport springs, 17" ASA AR1 wheels, Aero grills, blacked out; headlight rings, door handles, gas cap, belt line, emblems, tail lights, and corner lights, yellow low beams, retro fitted factory front and rear fog lights, Ian Cull auto up windows, factory AUX input, boost and volt gauges, plus some other little things.

 

Shiny!!!! I like the stripes up front

 

mike,
looks great!!!
how do you like the one ball, i am close.
also, did you do the grill kit, if so was it hard to do?
thanks
boxcars

 

The one ball is nice, It gives the car a nice tone under accel. and decel Not loud at all. Sounds close to stock at idle. A few people have told me that it sounds like a nice aftermarket exhaust.
I did the grill. The upper was pretty straight forward. The lower I had to cut slits in the bumper to match the grill's different ones. It wasn't hard.

 

Love the stripe lines and the tow hook! Whered ya get it?

 

i like the stripes and the grill is my next mod good to know the lower isnt all to bad.

as for the one ball mod i wonder how it would sound with headers.

i am considering headers and keeping the stock cat back.

 

Love those stripes!

 

Is thera DIY on how to remove the front grill? I'm more concerned about the lower one; does it requires removing the bumper? My car is an '06 MCS.

 

I didnt have to take off my bumper to do it. If I remember right, I think part of it snapped on and the other was 2 sided taped on.

The tow hook is the factory one. I dipped it in red plasti-dip

 

Thanks!

BTW, car looks great. Any plan for lowered suspension?

 

beautiful Mini. Would look loads better with a drop. BTW where did you get that boost guage and volt meter? and the casing? I really like it.

 

The car has H&R sport springs on it. I got the gauges at the local auto parts store and the mount from out motoring.

 

How much is the drop with H&R sports? I got my '06 MCS recently and I think the gap between tire and fender is a good 2-2 1/4 inches. From your pics it look like maybe 1" drop?

 

need to lower it, or lower it some more

 

It's a little over 1.5 inches. I know it will look way better lower but I have had some super low cars and hated driving them. I want this car to be a littel more practical than my old cars.


My old honda^

 

I understand man, wasn't trying to tease you at all. I had my 335 pretty low and the aero lip scrape everywhere unless I took a crazy 45 degree angle through the driveways. :(

I have the sport pckg 17" wheels in my car and they look pretty close to the fender. Still haven't found what is the offset on those, but it looks like it will rub during aggressive driving it I lower it too much. Do you have a side view pic of your car? Would love to see a pic from a distance to help me decide. Thanks!

 

I wanna see these type of stripes on a black car.

 

Hey MikeD,
Was woundering what you boosting with the ALTA 15% s/c pulley? Did you have the gauge when it was stock? just woundering what stock boost was. Nice R53!!

 

And Nice Old Honda :D you make good looking cars.

 

factory boost was 9psi. with the 15% pulley it is 14-15psi.

 

Where are you in Cinci?

-Cody

 

where did you order the stripes?
Looks very nice..

 

I live on the east side in Amelia.

I did the striped myself. I pulled the factory ones off and they left some noticeable paint differences so I went to the local auto parts store and bought some 1/4 inch pinstripe tape for a few bucks and put them along the edges left by the old ones to break it up. They came out better than I had thought they would

 

Great looking '04!
Now, how about some pics of the Spitfire! :-)

 

The first pic has the current wheels installed.