Stopped by the body shop [Lafata Auto Body] this morning to confirm the final paint color choice. There are parts of my car all over the shop. Both doors are off, the bumpers are in the corner recovering from their shaving.
I’ve been having dreams about the color, and seeing the book and color options again has confirmed that the color I picked months ago is still the best one. Painting begins tomorrow, the 13th!
Category: Asthetics
Visual enhancements to my MINI
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Final Paint Prep
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MINI at Paint
Body work has begun in earnest now! The front and rear bumpers have been shaved; backup crap off the rear bumper, and plate surrounds from the front. Filling in dent spots and the like.
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Bumper Fitting
Fitting the Hamann bumper and getting prepped for paint! What what! So excited, just talked to Chad at Detroit Tuned regarding the final paint choices.
And now its off to paint. This is going to be awesome!
Seems like its been forever waiting on that damn bumper. Hmm looks like my image alignments are screwy. Nice job wordpress.
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Hamann bumper is in!
After 3 months of impatiently waiting, the Hamann front bumper has finally arrived at Detroit Tuned!
Start the clock!
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Front end tear down
Looks like Matt and the Detroit Tuned gang have been busy, the front end is torn down and getting cleaned and ready for fresh paint and powder coated goodness. I’m not sure if I’m more excited for the exterior paint, or to see the engine components finally match.
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And it begins!
Detroit Tuned has started tearing bits off to prep the car! The bumper has been created, and is somewhere between Germany and here.
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Chakik 2.0
We will rebuild him, making better, stronger, faster.
Sometimes things turn out better than expected, I believe this is one of those times. Since the MINI is going to be at Detroit Tuned for a while as we wait for the Hamann bumper to be built, I decided now is the time to do the rest of the tweaks I’ve wanted to do.
This series will track the progress of the car as the boys at Detroit Tuned work diligently to put it back together. -
Black Chrome
For years I’ve wanted to get all the shiny bits under the hood to match. Dark/Black chrome like the M7 strut brace.
With the car in the shop I finally have that opportunity!
Hoping I can get the following plated:
CAI, strut cover, strut tower brace, catch can, back panels, oil cap, coolant tank, steering tank, air diverter, dip stick, spark plug covers, wiper fluid covers, and anything else that isnt a contact surface that is plate-able! -
Garage of the Day at Motoring Alliance!
Beep Beep! Just found out Chakik was elected Garage of the Day over at motoringalliance.com
Wait till they see v2.0!!
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New Winter Rims
Picked up my new winter rims today. Very cool very cool. I think I like them a bit more than the last ones with the red, that are for sale if interested.
