/ Retired as of June 2018, sold to get into something RWD…

2013 Mini Cooper Build:

• Midnight Black
• White Roof, side mirrors, stripes
• 6 Speed Manual
• Sport Seats + Cloth
• Seat Heaters
• Xenon Lights & White Turn Signals
• Front and rear fogs
• JCW CF Dash
• Base suspension
• 15″ Holies + All seasons
• DTC/EDLC
• Rubber Mats

Modifications:

• Craven Dipstick
• JCW Strut Tower Brace
• XPEL Ultimate Clear Bra
• JCW Springs F&R (Matched to VIN)
• JCW FSB
• Bilstein Sport Struts
• Bilstein Custom Valving – valved @ Fat Cat Motorsports
• Aftermarket Bumpstops
• HSport Competition RSB (rate increase of +226%, +294%, or +383%)
• Enkei RPF1’s – 16×7 ET43
• Current tires: Bridgestone RE71Rs
• Schroth Quick Fit Harness
• Llumar Window Tint

So far, I’m really enjoying my new ’13 Cooper over my old ’08. There are a number of little updates they’ve made, but most of all I enjoy not having that dual panoramic sunroof. There’s about an inch more headroom in the car, which really helps for wearing helmets, and of course the weight saved up top is pretty huge (~60lbs). The car also has EDLC, which has proved unintrusive to say the least. Check the blog to see the latest on what’s going on with the car!