I had a 2010 justa for almost 6 years with nearly 200k when I traded it in. Had several cars since then but recently a 2005 r53 6 speed caught my eye. I appreciate all the buyer/faq info that was compiled. Has anyone recently purchased a 2005 or 2006 r53 manual?

 

Here is mine up for sale




This is cross posted in the for sale section but wanted to put it here too.


2004 r53 MC40 177k
Rust free example from Washington State. Purchased in North Dakota and brought back to Wisconsin. Does not see service in snow or rain. Garaged when the first yearly salt is applied to roads. Put back into service after several hard rains wash away salt.
All service work done by me as a retired Master Level tech from Ford Blue oval Certified. All bushings in car have been replaced with either power flex or stock where applicable that stock is better.
Koni red FSD on all four corners with less than 1k on their service life.
Wilwood 6pk 13” Rotors on the front.
Wilwood 2ph and 12” rotors with mechanical parking brakes in the rear.
Hankook rs4 on all 4 corners
Engine was rebuilt from ground up 20k ago. Pistons used where designed by the original engineer for Chrysler.
Sold by RMW/Mahle 77.5 ceramic coated crowns/dish
Molnar Rods as included arp2000 hardware
Mini genuine Mains and Rod bearings.
Crank was lightened and purchased from Tim Estep.
Rotating assembly was balanced and machine work per slug was done. Meaning p2w or ring gap was done per bore per slug not all just done to the same spec and musical pistons/bore played. So after balancing and p2w was set piston 1 had ring gap set and was installed into bore 1 so on so forth.
Brand new factory purchased from Mini Oil pump and all ancillary timing components guides chain tensioner etc.
Factory new oil pan was machine washed and all casting flaws removed to prevent and scale or flake issues.
Brand new oil filter housing.
All gasket top to bottom where from mini and new nothing re used.
Pack of 50 crush washers were obtained for the in sump oil temp sensor.
New power steering pump and fan installed.
New Power steering lines hard and soft with all factory new hardware installed as well. Clamps etc.
RMW BVH aka Jesus part Deux. Not the original design but also not the big big big SIGH Stage 2 head either But the common rmw head everyone gets.
Catcam 469 camshaft but 464 included with car.
Tvs 900 blower with 53 55 60 65 and 70 mm pulleys included. 2% and 4% RMW ati Shells included. 4% installed. Current setup of 53mm and 4% produces 24psi threw the RMW bvh CATCAM high lift setup. SO it flows baby OH YEEEEEAH!
CNC ported RMW intake Manifold that has been heat treat coated. Delron Phelonic intake spacer.
1000CC FIC MINI R52/R53 FUEL INJECTOR CLINIC INJECTOR SET (HIGH-Z) Running at base pressure of 45 psi.
Currently DW 65 with Kenne bell Boost a pump for fuel delivery. -6 Ptfe Braided lines installed from back to front. Dw400 pump being installed shortly with return line setup -8 ptfe.
Ford Flex fuel sensor in play mounted in cabin to handle the e85 duties. -6 ptfe line from sensor to rail as well.
DDM intake box with true 3” feed and a 6” Velocity stack inside the box.
Aquamist Meth injection system installed HFS 3. Using factory headlight washer tank. Pump and all components installed inside the air box under the Velocity stack. Setup for 50/50 mix. Various jets included.
Pro Alloy Silver intercooler installed. AT full tilt 24psi 1-3wot pulls with aquamist running intake temps rarely see above 20 over ambient. Most times under ambient with condensation forming on intercooler.
Link g4 with various safety features in play and sensors oil intake fuel pressure true digital Can Lambda etc.
Aim Strada Dash.
RMW Street header With Miltek Catback
I am sure I am forgetting some other crap and likely something major as well lol. Aasking 17k OBO. Not going to field stupid questions or break the car for parts. 338whp and 265 ftlbs trq. Dyno sheets avail and live Dyno pull arranged when a client shows up with cash in hand. Until then I am not playing who has the bigger **** with the Mini Community. Folks that know me know my skillset and my talent for building high quality cars.
Obv well over 17k into it. Yes I know we never get it back. But as a person who has been building for 30 years I Am aware. Also aware that you still couldn’t build this setup for less than 17. But again feel free to ***** moan and measure your internet ***** with each other.

RMW FMIC kit included must loose AC to use.

Car has lived its entire life on Driven Dt40 and will include a 50 gallon drum of dt40 and a 54 gallon drum of VP M1


Located in Western WI near twin cities.





pics in the mc40 thread
This car was featued in this thread with my previous NAM Handle.

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post4626533

 

I bought a 2005 R52S this year, does that count? It's a 6-speed manual with 65k miles. I LOVE it soo much, it's so fun to drive. It needs a LOT of work tho, so currently repairing/ upgrading it.

 

Very impressive!! I also bought a dw400 to install but I have a few questions. When do you plan on installing yours?