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My Photo Whoring Mini Cooper

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Not so Recent pics:


New Wheels by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr


New Wheels by MartijnKoevoets, on Flickr



Mods:

Engine
- Cooper S engine conversion
- NGK BCR8ES spark plugs
- DIY dave.f style intake
- Kavs 17% pulley
- GRS Motorsport intercooler
- 380cc JCW injectors
- OBX manifold
- R56 N18 backbox
- Newman PH2 cam
- FL JCW ECU
- Rooster Racing uprated BPV

Interior
- Momo Mod. 07 steering wheel
- OMP hub
- VDO oil temp gauge in 3D printed vent mount
- VDO oil pressure gauge in 3D printed vent mount
- ScanGauge II
- JCW carbon dash
- Cravenspeed/TomTom iPhone mount
- chrome Cooper S pedals + footrest
- red floor mats
- Coolerworx shifter
- Porsche 917 style knob
- JCW carbon/Alcantara handbrake
- black Alcantara handbrake boot with silver stitching
- black Alcantara dash top with silver stitching
- JCW shiftlight covered in black alcantara
- black Alcantara down tubes with silver stitching
- black Alcantara a-pillars with silver stitching
- black door cards with carbon handle
- black Alcantara armrests with silver stitching
- Corbeau Club Sport seats
- GP-replica gauge faces with chrome trim rings
- black door sill strips
- all other silver trim painted black
- GP2 rear seat delete
- carbon rear strut
- red cargo net
- LRS rear half cage

Exterior
- Cooper S bonnet
- Cooper S front bumper
- Cooper S rear bumper
- Orranje GP rear bumper inserts
- GP rear bumper trim
- JCW Aero sideskirts
- JCW Aero grill with surround color coded
- facelift xenon headlights with Philips 6000K bulbs
- angle eye parking lights with Immers-LED-rings
- projector fog lights with Nokya 3000K bulbs
- Joey modded red/white taillights
- Honda S2000 antenna
- Bosch Aerotwin wipers
- side marker lights
- color coded Orciari cowl vents
- rear wiper delete with glass bung from gecleant.de
- GP boot handle
- color coded headlight rings
- Ford Escort RS Turbo bonnet vents
- Triple R Composites front splitter
- Orranje G-Wing
- black door handle covers

Suspension
- KW V1 coilovers
- Eibach fixed camber plates
- SPC/Eibach camber arms
- Whiteline 20mm rear sway bar
- Rally Design stud conversion
- V-Maxx adjustable endlinks
- Powerflex wishbone bushes

Wheels
- 16x8 ET35
- Federal 595 RS-R in 205/50-16

Brakes
- BMW Z4 M master cilinder
- front R56S brakes with Mintex D1144 pads
- rear new OEM parts
- Goodridge braided brake hoses
- Motul RBF600 fluid


Updates
- 15/02/12 JCW steering wheel
- 23/02/12 Alcantara parts
- 25/02/12 Alcantara dash top
- 30/03/12 Facelift xenon
- 08/04/12 destriped and removed Seven-decals
- 11/04/12 JCW Sparco drivers seat
- 06/05/12 Alcantara/carbon facelift door cards
- 07/05/12 Finished interior
- 19/05/12 Whiteline 20mm rear ARB and SPC control arms
- 31/05/12 Black mirror caps
- 20/07/12 Orciari scoops
- 25/07/12 Cooper S rear bumper
- 05/08/12 Cooper S front bumper
- 12/08/12 Rear wiper delete
- 15/08/12 Cooper S side skirts
- 17/08/12 Black door sills
- 24/09/12 Borbet A's
- 02/10/12 Broken drive shaft
- 09/11/12 Stud conversion
- 19/11/12 Passed 150k KM's
- 26/11/12 Winter wheels with army green Plastidip
- 17/12/12 R56 rear trailing arms
- 25/03/13 Seaside pics
- 03/04/13 Brakes + endlinks
- 26/04/13 New summer wheels + tyres, black beltine, cc'd headlight rings
- 16/05/13 GP undertrays + Powerflex lower engine mounterflex lower engine mount
- 02/06/13 Joey mod taillights
- 08/06/13 Tinted reverse light
- 28/06/13 Upper Eibach/SPC adjustable control arms
- 08/07/13 Roadtrip to Scotland
- 01/04/14 No more daily-driving duties
- 20/04/14 Cooper S engine conversion
- 20/04/14 Rear seat delete
- 12/06/15 Newman PH2 camshaft + OBX manifold + GP rear trim
- 14/06/15 Eibach camber plates + R56S brakes
- 15/06/15 R56 N18 exhaust
- 20/06/15 Cobra Suzuka Pro seat
- 25/06/15 OMP Targa 330mm steering wheel + JCW Aero side skirts
- 08/07/15 Low again
- 25/07/15 New Pioneer radio
- 01/08/15 E46 M3 handle covers
- 02/09/15 New boot floor
- 21/10/15 Custom map at Beek Auto Racing
- 09/11/15 GoGarage37 decals + Rennline door pulls
- 24/11/15 Yokohama AD08R
- 16/12/15 Ford Escort RS Turbo bonnet vents
- 19/03/16 Black 3rd brake light
- 05/05/16 Momo Mod. 07 350mm steering wheel
- 04/06/16 TRC splitter, GP2 diffuser, Orange G-Wing, JCW FL ECU
- 27/04/17 New battery
- 13/05/17 Uprated BPV + 3D printed gauge vent
- 27/09/17 Coolerworx shifter
- 29/09/17 VDO oil temp gauge + BMW Z4 M master brake cilinder
- 11/11/17 LRS Rear Half Cage
- 22/11/17 Corbeau Clubsport Seats
- 16/02/18 Porsche 917 style knob
 
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#60 ·
I stumbled upon some of my flashes, so I decided to put them to good use:


Since I started making videos for a living, I hardly do any photography...

Not a lot of news, I had the oil changed and a fellow Dutch NewMiniClub-member got some Aero-parts for his Cooper S, so I'll be fitting his stock parts (i.e. side skirts). Also got a JCW Sparco drivers seat, though I havn't fitted it yet.
 
#64 ·
So a month or so ago the windscreen washer stopped working. I had a look at all the lines, but they seemed fine. I could hear the pump working, but I read that it could still be shot. I wasn't looking forward to replacing it, but it's mandatory for the annual inspection over here.

So yesterday evening I demonstrate this behaviour (pump whizzing, but no spray) to my g/f, and it suddenly starts working again... :D

 
#73 ·
Some more pics without bonnet stripes/Seven-decals:







I like how you can better see the low bonnet shape of the JustaCooper:



Also finally fitted my seat, really enhances the driving experience! :cool:









Now I just have to find a second seat...

Also had a windscreen stone chip repaired and fitted 4 new spark plugs, that should be enough for now! :D
 
#74 ·
Today I finally started on the door cards. Decided to start with the right one, so I could still drive the car normally if something went wrong... :D All went well, the swap took me 15 mins.

Changes:
- facelift door cards (different shape of the inner part, larger arm rest)
- painted als silver strips and the speaker grills satin black
- had the handle laminated by a German with the same carbon as the JCW dash
- armrest in black Alcantara with silver stitching
- chrome door opener from a Cooper S
- white reflector
- stuck Dynamat Extreme on the back side

Didn't expect it to go so well, so I only had my phone with me for some pics. That's why they're so shitty... :tongue_smilie:

Before:


During:


After:


With flash:


During a very local earth quake:


In car:


Great impression of the carbon:


Before/after:



I'll do the other side tomorrow or so, and grab some pics where you can actually see something... :D
 
#76 ·
Thanks! :)

I also order some stuff from 1320/fleabay/stealer to enhance the handling:
- SuperFlex control arm bushes
- SuperFlex rack & pinion bush
- PowerFlex front ARB bushes
- OMP strutbrace in black
- cabrio braces
- R56 JCW rear ARB (18.5mm) + new bushes
- ARB connecting rods
- Eibach camber arms

Will be fitting all that together with Daveke... :cools:
 
#89 ·
Couldn't get my hands on a JCW-ARB, so went with a 20mm Whiteline instead. I also got both inner/outer ball joints and both steering joints, figured I might as well change those while I'm at it. :)
 
#86 ·
Im currently working on mine! Doesnt take too long and is really easy if you take your time and dont rush! Headliner pops out once everything is removed from it, and im spraying everything else satin black...starting to look lovely :)
 
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