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Old 09-20-2009, 04:04 AM
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Here is a recent one of mine. On some of England's finest roads.

Cool picture!
 
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Congrats on the mcs!

whats the best part about going from a mc to mcs? (besides the turbo)
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:20 AM
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Cool picture!
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SRTech has just arranged with Marshall Gauges to produce gauges custom made for the Mini Cooper. I changed my SCX gauges made by Marshall and installed an electric water temp and manual boost/vac gauge Here is a link to the thread https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...gauges-13.html

and a couple of shots of the gauges



 

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Old 09-20-2009, 04:50 PM
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Congrats on the mcs!

whats the best part about going from a mc to mcs? (besides the turbo)
not having to envy MCS' i see around town ha
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 07:38 PM
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My pride:




..the dirtyiness just shows how much fun it is to drive
 
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Too bad you couldnt take over the dealership next door. I would love to see a MINI take on that test course.
 
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who knows what they'll think up once AWD comes into the MINI line up
 
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Too bad you couldnt take over the dealership next door. I would love to see a MINI take on that test course.
aaaaaaaahhhh.... I once missed that dealer which lead me to one of the many loops in the area :P

and btw thats for the Jag/Range Rover dealer :D...


ps. if you were there recently, did they still have that lotus elise/exige on sale?
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 08:56 PM
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^ make sure you upload the picture and then paste the link

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aaaaaaaahhhh.... I once missed that dealer which lead me to one of the many loops in the area :P

and btw thats for the Jag/Range Rover dealer :D...


ps. if you were there recently, did they still have that lotus elise/exige on sale?
I was there last thursday for a small MINI birthday get-together and took snapshots around the bmw, mini, and jag dealer, i'm pretty sure there was not one.. as they are hard to miss
 

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ALTA SSK + CravenSpeed Shift Well Cover. It's how the car should have came from the factory. ALTA's directions were pretty bad, but it was well worth the struggle. The shifts are so short and smooth now it's incredible!!

I thought I would hate the **** since it's pretty ugly, but it fits my hand perfectly and I think it's a really good weight.

Please excuse the crappy pics and the dirty car.

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^^^^ Sweet looking. How hard was it for the install on the short shifter. Could an average person do it in the driveway?
 
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:55 PM
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^^^^ Sweet looking. How hard was it for the install on the short shifter. Could an average person do it in the driveway?
Thanks! I think if I could do it anyone could. I have really basic knowledge of this car stuff, and the whole thing only took me about 2 or 3 hours with a friend. There are a few annoying parts but it all went together smoothly and I'm really impressed with it.
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 12:04 AM
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Just got the MCS last month....found a good deal on a new set of flame rims and had them powder coated with a micro tech finish.
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by nkatsim
Just got the MCS last month....found a good deal on a new set of flame rims and had them powder coated with a micro tech finish.

what did it cost to get your flame spokes powder coated i was thinking of doing the same to mine
 
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:17 PM
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He wanted $500 but I got him down to $420...he hated me afterwords due to the original finish being very hard to remove. They had to media blast the rims, which took much more time than expected. Pc is the way to go but can be expensive.

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I love the flame rims! Haven't seen those before!
Are they an upgraded rim when you were configuring the car?
 
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Thnx!
I found them on craigslist for super cheap. They were pretty much brand new with conti sport tires and Tpms sensors.
 
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I know I have posted a picture in this thread before but I just came across this one. I have done the Joey Mod since this picture.

 
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sweet, the Rally lights look really cool on your car willsblackmini08
 
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Originally Posted by drewstermalloy
ALTA SSK + CravenSpeed Shift Well Cover. It's how the car should have came from the factory. ALTA's directions were pretty bad, but it was well worth the struggle. The shifts are so short and smooth now it's incredible!!

I thought I would hate the **** since it's pretty ugly, but it fits my hand perfectly and I think it's a really good weight.

Please excuse the crappy pics and the dirty car.



you have any more pictures from farther out
 
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Old 09-24-2009, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by KittyMini
I love the flame rims! Haven't seen those before!
Are they an upgraded rim when you were configuring the car?

I picked up my car off the lot so it had em when i bought it but yeah you can add em in the configurator
 
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Old 09-25-2009, 11:57 AM
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^^What is "ASC off"? Mine has "DSC" in that spot. Is that what the button says when you dont have the sport package or DSC? what does the ASC off do?
 
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Old 09-25-2009, 12:05 PM
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I think it's Automatic Stability Control. Like a weaker version of the DSC I think. I didn't get that or LSD when I ordered my car last year.

When it's off I can spin the tires a ton, and the handling is a lot more fun.
 


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