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Old 11-26-2007, 07:21 PM
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Took a couple of shots of the car today. I'll take some more engine bay shots when I get my Alta Boost/Intake tubes.





 
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My MINI, winter tires on and rdy for Canada's worst. Going to make some rally car style front mud guards to save the paint this weekend.

 
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Nice work on the grill! That looks like it could've been sold that way stock!
 
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Old 11-27-2007, 07:33 PM
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My mini:
So far only the Checkmate mirrors, and Alta CAI. Getting the rest of the Alta stuff soon. American Flag on the way with checkmate S Side markers

Need to get a pic of the Alta CAI:
 
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Old 11-29-2007, 05:13 AM
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This thread needs to stay on page 1...

Here is Noot with a red belt line. It was just an experiment and I settled on black. The tape is cheap and available in many colors...

 
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Old 11-29-2007, 10:23 AM
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actually the red looks really sick...i like it a lot..
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 09:24 AM
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Nice contrast, is it Astro Black and White roof/mirrors? Nice rims, what model are they and what size tire do you have?
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by joshK
Took a couple of shots of the car today. I'll take some more engine bay shots when I get my Alta Boost/Intake tubes.

Love the engine bay pictures. How do you like the strut brace?
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 10:55 AM
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Love the engine bay pictures. How do you like the strut brace?
It's great. Noticeably stiffens up the front of the car.
 
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That strut brace looks great. Any idea if it clears the ALTA CAI?
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:46 AM
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What if you get hit by a car on the side? Does the strut brace have an effect the other site of the car too?
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:49 AM
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What if you get hit by a car on the side? Does the strut brace have an effect the other site of the car too?
I would imagine that an impact strong enough to shift your strut tower would result in a total anyways.
 
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The new arrival in Central Oregon
Here's a few shots of my sweetheart. Named her Gilda in honor of my childhood sweetheart, Rita Hayworth. Yeah, I know it kind of dates me! I picked the car up in Salt Lake City and had the most enjoyable ride of my life coming back to Bend, OR.
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by acmdude
Here's a few shots of my sweetheart. Named her Gilda in honor of my childhood sweetheart, Rita Hayworth. Yeah, I know it kind of dates me! I picked the car up in Salt Lake City and had the most enjoyable ride of my life coming back to Bend, OR.
How did you travel to the dealership?
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:29 PM
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How did you travel to the dealership?
Hi sancochojoe:

I flew from Bend to Portland and then a direct Southwest flight to Salt Lake City. The dealer picked me up at the airport.
 
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Old 11-30-2007, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chili_red07
That strut brace looks great. Any idea if it clears the ALTA CAI?
It's iffy - I've been checking out the pics of the engine bay quite a bit and it looks like it might fit (with a little bit of trimming on the rounded portion of the filter mount).

So far the Alta CAI looks like the winner to me of the ones I've seen so I'll most likely end up buying it and making whatever small modifications I need to do to make it fit perfectly (no rattling/etc.)

My boost/intake tubes are (hopefully) coming soon, so I'll have some updated pics once I get those on. I'll also be doing a baseline dyno of my car and subsequent dynos every time I add a mod :0)
 
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Old 12-01-2007, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by acmdude
Here's a few shots of my sweetheart. ... I picked the car up in Salt Lake City and had the most enjoyable ride of my life coming back to Bend, OR.
Congratulations. Gilda looks great and makes a nice addition to the Oregon Mini lineup.
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:45 AM
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here are my new stripes....and i painted all my chrome....door handles are to be wraped soon

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Old 12-02-2007, 09:00 AM
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looks great.
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 09:36 AM
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here are my new stripes....and i painted all my chrome....door handles are to be wraped soon

looks fantastic... great job w/ the stripes behind the B pillars....
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:01 PM
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Looks great/ very unique!
 
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:23 PM
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thank you yeah i photoshoped a couple of photos before i ordered mine and knew thats how i wanted to make it....i had the vinyls a week before i took delivery and just now got them on a couple days ago haha...i had to wait for mechanic to get a hold of his vinyl guy
 
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