hey guys,

my car is being published in the next issue of mc2 magazine, see below for draft article..enjoy.

 

Very very nice - congratulations!

Cheers,

Charlie

 

Very nice. I see it's a sidewalk edition, are the wheels still around? I think those are one of my near favorite stock wheels.

 

Good for you!!!

 

Nice!

1st gen convertibles are the best.

 

Man that is one sweet looking MCS!

The front grill....did you have to modify or were you able to buy and "Plug n Play"?

 

Thanks for your kind comments.

The front grill and bumper and all is the factory Mini aero kit on a full JCW car. The only thing out of the ordinary on the front of the car is that the front emblem has been removed and the holes in the hood filled and the trim rings around the headlights have been painted black. Otherwise it's a factory JCW with factory installed aero kit.

There are a couple other details that you may or may not have picked up on. One is that the car does not now have the chrome side marker grill with the red 'S'. I bought the standard Mini grills (black plastic) and then had them painted body color. The other is that I bought an extra pair of door handles and one night at my garage workbench, I spend the evening actually peeling off the chrome. (Yes, it actually peels off once you get it started. 'Took a while, though.) Once I'd done that, I gave the white plastic underneath a light sanding, cleaned it with rubbing alchohol, masked where necessary and then had the body shop paint those body color as well. From the side, and ignoring the wheels and red brakes, the car is kinda stealthy. In the rear I simply removed the "Cooper S". It would have cost another 4 or 500 to remove the rear emblem and fill the holes and repaint the boot, so I decided to wait.

Cheers!

 

Amazing looking car Frank....congrats on the article

 

Nice! Best wheel set up I have ever seen on a Mini!

 

Sweet. Congrats. Very nicely done.