Going through my work computer and found some images that I hadn’t uploaded yet. So here they are. Makes me wish for warmer weather and the cabrio.
Category: MINI
All things MINI
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Misc Photos
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First Gen Items for Sale
Finally getting around to selling stuff again. All parts for first Gen unless noted.
[button color=”red”] SOLD[/button] Leather 3 Piece Dash: Dyed black leather was originally red. It has a very cool shimmer quality to it.
[button color=”red”] SOLD[/button] Tow Hook. Red, no brand
[button color=”red”] $42[/button] 5 switch toggle panel (ASC, so I assume this was from an 06) bought to install foglights but never used it
[button color=”red”] SOLD[/button] MINI branded shoulder belt pads, pair, brand new
[button color=”red”] $75[/button] Set of 4 TPMS These were removed from a set of wheels I bought to put winter tires on.
[button color=”red”] SOLD[/button] Ashtray insert, brand new
[button color=”red”] $30[/button] Vent Gauge Insert (one available). These replace the vents in the dash and can hold extra gauges. Because Racecar.
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Rocketman and Superleggera MINIs may make production
According to an Automobile Magazine article, the Superleggera concept may actually see production as well as the Rocketman, now rebranded as the MINI Minor. Both look amazing and I want them.
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MINI Dragon Poster
Made a MINI poster about the dragon, not to be confused or associated with MOTD. Long story. Anyway if you’d like one you can get it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/766288829/the-dragon-us129-mini-cooper-limited-print-poster If we cover costs I will donate to the food bank at the dragon.
I’m in contact with the printer to see if I can do a smaller run of the Matte 11x17s, this is what is driving the current printing cost up. -
R53 Poster Print
Finally finished my poster design for an R53 ‘schematic’ design. Posted it up to Redbubble here. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, the colors were reworked to match some existing art in our home. Unfortunately they don’t offer a standard movie poster size (27×40) so I need to put it up somewhere else, but wanted to get it out there. Also I did NOT add the squirrel, that is there on the Redbubble site 🙂
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Orciari Cowl Scoops
A recent thread on LXM was looking for the cowl scoops that I’ve had for a while so I thought I’d post them here.
They were made by Orciari years ago but are no longer available from them. eBay has them once in a while, the key search terms are “Mini Cowl Scoops”. They are usually listed for around $200, so they aren’t cheap. They seem to be going up as more people with R53s are looking for them and they aren’t being made new anymore. If you find them cheaper, buy them and resell them! 😉
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Out for the Season
Dropped off at Detroit Tuned yesterday for the winter.
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Winter Storage
Drove the convertible with the top down today, most likely the last day before it goes into storage at Detroit Tuned for the winter.
Next up is getting some winter tires for Rocket. You’d think I’d have kept the set I had on Chakik, but I didn’t really plan on having 3 MINIs when I sold those wheels. Rims are waiting, just need to pick out the tires.
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Clean
I felt guilty after Amy cleaned both of the hard tops today, so Chakik got a bath as well. I did a test and didn’t dry it, to see if it would get spots. It did. So dry your matte paint people.
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Blacked out center cluster
Finally, finally finally! I’ve been wanting to black out the center gauge cluster for YEARS, Detroit Tuned tinted the glass on it to help, but I finally found a spare online so I felt comfortable enough to paint the face. Left only min/max markings on it. Looks amazing!
