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Old 02-17-2016, 04:36 PM
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Do I have a problem?

July 2015, no Mini.

Now, six months later...


 
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Old 02-17-2016, 05:05 PM
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Did one of the Minis get wet and made other Minis like in the movie "Gremlins" !
 
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The problem is your not sending me cool parts
 
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Yea, you do. None of them are drop heads.
 
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Yes. I want your garage.....
 
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Old 02-17-2016, 11:08 PM
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So you have started collecting pepper white R53s. No big deal; everyone should have a hobby...
 
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Yes. I want your garage.....
This
 
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I think you need more drivers

great shop btw... and what's that camper? EDIT: nevermind, I found it (Starcraft RV Comet Hardside)
 

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Old 02-18-2016, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by joshua stowe
The problem is your not sending me cool parts
So far, I stole an Invidia exhaust and an Alta cold air intake off one of the cars. I will be taking and repairing/painting an OEM aero bumper that will go on my car. I will also be swapping the 05 transmission with mine as it has the better ratio's and factory LSD. The donor car also has the really cool seats with the extra stitching and piping so after I repair the one seat, I will hopefully swap those into my car.
 
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Old 02-18-2016, 07:33 AM
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So you have started collecting pepper white R53s. No big deal; everyone should have a hobby...
I lucked out with all three cars being pepper white. It's much easier to paint what's being swapped.
 
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Old 02-18-2016, 07:38 AM
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I think you need more drivers

great shop btw... and what's that camper? EDIT: nevermind, I found it (Starcraft RV Comet Hardside)
The Starcraft is just a side project that I'm doing for a friend. That was a camped in once camper that was rear ended and totaled on the way home after the first trip. He just didn't have room to fix it at his shop so here it is in mine.
 
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I'm just very impressed with your garage set up! I want it! Are you keeping all three or are you fixing some up to sell?
 
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I'm just very impressed with your garage set up! I want it! Are you keeping all three or are you fixing some up to sell?
The car on the right lift is a parts car. Most of the airbags have blown from what looks to be a left front to curb at high speed impact. The only sheet metal damage is behind the tire. It's too bad that it has to be a parts car. It's an automatic with 80,000 miles and it would have been an easy fix but airbags and New York State happen to be an expensive ordeal and a deal breaker. Everything else in the car is intact. This car will fix the other two cars. These just came up as projects to fix up over the winter and I will be selling them once done. I pretty much have them sold already so hopefully they won't take me too long.
 
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Originally Posted by Wertles
July 2015, no Mini.

Now, six months later...


No problem, the garage just became more fun.
 
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That one doesn't match, that might be the only problem.
 
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lol, one is red , thats allot of pepper white.
 
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