It's been a bit of a long process, but the project has finally come together. I've finished shaving the rear reflectors and finishing off the pillars in the wood accent. I've also shaved the side reflectors in the arches as well as the rear badging, slowly moving towards the cleaner look.

The wood is a throwback to the classic mini woody estates where MINI designers pulled the unique contrasting c-pillars from. A nice retro flavoring in a new age design trait







Photos from the process of woodgraining after the reflectors had been shaved.





Golden undercoating so that it flips in color and matches the golden flake of the HC body paint.

 

cool.... You have to do something about that ride height though, that is still quite a gap between the bottom of the bumper and the ground

 

You sir have created the coolest MINI on the planet. Congrats

 

Meh, I beg to differ.

 

YOU ROCK!

 

I think it looks so awesome. The first picture is wicked!

 

Thanks Dustin, and thanks again for your help a while back. I managed to get it all fixed in time for the show.

 

Your Mini is sooo sexy. And I love you thread title. LOL

 

care to elaborate...?


i think it's a pretty good showing, rally.

 

Wow. Amazing. Very old school. Very clean and subtle.

I think I would be accurate by stating that you have less gap between your body and the ground, than most R56's have between the tires and the wheel wells.

 

I just don't like the look. I think the rims are a little flashy. I'd rather have a car that is drivable, then one that looks 'better' with no ground clearance. And too much rear camber, those tires are going to loose so many miles of potential wear. But, thats just my opinion, if Rally likes it, then there is no reason why he shouldn't rock it.

 

Hahahah probably. The jack points are just 1mm off the ground right now

It's totally drivable. I just clocked close to 2500 miles on it in the last two weeks driving it out east and then up and down the coast. Tires still look great too.

Keep in mind that the ride height, ride stiffness, and camber are all entirely adjustable at the flick of a switch. If I come upon a speedbump, *click*, raised ride height. If you want it to look good while cruising, *click*, slammed ride height. Same goes for ride comfort...entirely adjustable from the driver's cabin whether you want it soft for freeway driving or stiff for twisties.

 

LOL and that's why I love air ride.

 

Nice look. Wonder how it would look on a Pepper White or Racing Green?

 

Swweeet.

 

looks amazing! I like the stealthiness of the "wood"
but at the same time I wonder how it would look with a more contrasting shade.

 

nicely played. not my style, but I appreciate the work that went into this.

 

oking Good

 

hot hot...

 

Amazing!

 

Okay, so the Mini can be lowered, conversely, can the Mini be raised?

 

I never heard of anyone doing an adjustable ride height on a Mini. That's radical imo. The wood isn't my style but it sure is a syle alright. Go for it dude.

 

No, I wasn't referring to an "adjustable height"! I just wanted to know if the mini could be raised an inch or two. I don't like "pushing" snow.

 

That's pretty f'ing hot!

 

It's air ride. You press a button and it goes down. Press another button and it goes up. It can be about as high or as low as you want..