A Mini adventure - supercharged content!!
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hi guys
Been a while since I posted so I thought I would update my content.
I still have the daily C6 RS6 which is an absolute dream and has needed nothing in 3 years except oil and tyres!
I've always fancied a supercharged R53 Mini Cooper S and so 18 months ago I bought a late model 55 plate in Hyper Blue.
Here is the initial picture of it sitting on later model alloys and aero black grill - other than that standard
These are great for customising to your own taste and so I got the bit between my teeth and entered the world of Minis!!
First job was to start dechroming so I bought some belt line black tape as well as a can of plastic dip and got to work on the headlights and chrome line around the windows. At the same time I came across a set of MG ZR Straights 17 inch on ebay for 100 quid and transformed them with some rattle cans!
These cars are supposed to handle amazingly but to be honest I found everything a bit lose.
A 40mm drop on some H&R springs sorted this out and now it handles like a go kart. The addition of some checker vinyl added at least 40 HP!
Next up came another set of wheels - this time very rare 18 inch Mini split rims which I think totally transformed the car. i put these on an left the car for 6 months as is, just enjoying it!
I got bored during lockdown and needed some more garage time so set about some bigger mods.
First thing was to rattle can the split rims - for a home refurb I am delighted - I left the outers in silver and did the insides in anthracite. looks great!
But these things dont stop........
I then started looking for some Aero side skirts and found a set in red on ebay. Getting very confident in my rattle can spraying I set about changing the colour to Hyper blue and then spent the morning fitting them:
Old skirts off
New ones on:
Much much better I think! And makes the car look lower!
At some point I coloured coded the brake calipers yellow too and added some yellow details around the car!
Next came some more blacking out - took the headlights and rears apart and dechromed them (for some reason called a "Joey Mod" in Mini circles!!
Before
After
Then it was time to tackle the interior!
First were the awful standard seats - although they were leather they were terrible so I invested in some nice buckets which I adapted to use the standard Mini runners! Totally transformed the car inside:
Couldnt rest there so proceeded to spray the inside of the dash with more rattle cans and also remove the rear seats and fabricate a rear seat delete!
Everything was then topped off by a larger intercooler and a trip to 1320 Mini for 17% reduction on the supercharger pulley and she now puts out around 200 BHP, up from the standard 170.
That brings me up to date - I think she looks great. Only thing left to fit this weekend is a centre strip down the bonnet in matt black with yellow accents!
Hope you like it!
Been a while since I posted so I thought I would update my content.
I still have the daily C6 RS6 which is an absolute dream and has needed nothing in 3 years except oil and tyres!
I've always fancied a supercharged R53 Mini Cooper S and so 18 months ago I bought a late model 55 plate in Hyper Blue.
Here is the initial picture of it sitting on later model alloys and aero black grill - other than that standard
These are great for customising to your own taste and so I got the bit between my teeth and entered the world of Minis!!
First job was to start dechroming so I bought some belt line black tape as well as a can of plastic dip and got to work on the headlights and chrome line around the windows. At the same time I came across a set of MG ZR Straights 17 inch on ebay for 100 quid and transformed them with some rattle cans!
These cars are supposed to handle amazingly but to be honest I found everything a bit lose.
A 40mm drop on some H&R springs sorted this out and now it handles like a go kart. The addition of some checker vinyl added at least 40 HP!
Next up came another set of wheels - this time very rare 18 inch Mini split rims which I think totally transformed the car. i put these on an left the car for 6 months as is, just enjoying it!
I got bored during lockdown and needed some more garage time so set about some bigger mods.
First thing was to rattle can the split rims - for a home refurb I am delighted - I left the outers in silver and did the insides in anthracite. looks great!
But these things dont stop........
I then started looking for some Aero side skirts and found a set in red on ebay. Getting very confident in my rattle can spraying I set about changing the colour to Hyper blue and then spent the morning fitting them:
Old skirts off
New ones on:
Much much better I think! And makes the car look lower!
At some point I coloured coded the brake calipers yellow too and added some yellow details around the car!
Next came some more blacking out - took the headlights and rears apart and dechromed them (for some reason called a "Joey Mod" in Mini circles!!
Before
After
Then it was time to tackle the interior!
First were the awful standard seats - although they were leather they were terrible so I invested in some nice buckets which I adapted to use the standard Mini runners! Totally transformed the car inside:
Couldnt rest there so proceeded to spray the inside of the dash with more rattle cans and also remove the rear seats and fabricate a rear seat delete!
Everything was then topped off by a larger intercooler and a trip to 1320 Mini for 17% reduction on the supercharger pulley and she now puts out around 200 BHP, up from the standard 170.
That brings me up to date - I think she looks great. Only thing left to fit this weekend is a centre strip down the bonnet in matt black with yellow accents!
Hope you like it!
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