This will probably be one of my most invisible mods lol. I had this done for my evo, and LOVED it. Looks like it’ll look just as clear on black as it did on white. I went to a local clear bra specialty shop here, and the film they used was XPEL Ultimate. This film…
First mod! Cravenspeed Dipstick! I, like many others apparently, have had a difficult time reading the oil dipstick – however, my number one reason for purchasing this dipstick was because I heard the OEM dipstick can actually break – a bit of a nightmare apparently. So, decided to go ahead with this new Cravenspeed dipstick,…
Bought a brand new 2013 MINI Cooper built to order to replace my 2008 MINI Cooper for the 2014 autocross season! The main reason for doing this was to have the car spec’ed exactly the way I wanted it, and particularly so that it could have a chance at being competitive at SOLO. The old…
9/27/2013 signed the papers 9/30/2013 on order Mini Lounge 10/1/2013 Scheduled for Production 10/7 – vehicle is in body shop 10/8 – vehicle is in paint shop, estimated completion today 10/9 – vehicle released to carrier, awaiting transportation to port of exit (awaiting transport) 10/10 – vehicle is being transported to the port of exit…
Decided to swap to stock FMIC to run in STU & also to save weight. Autox doesn’t really pick up too much heat – you get a lot of time between runs to cool things down and spray things down, so an upgraded intercooler doesn’t do too much.
Waxed a bunch of the bolts on the bottom of the car to prevent rust. Noticed a lot of high end OEM cars come with this lately, including some on the Mini as well:
How-To: Overfill the Evo 8/9 MR (6 Speed) Transmission This is a walk-through on over-filling the transmission on the Evo 8/9. If you are uncomfortable with doing your own work, please consult a professional. Tools: 10mm allen wrench Heavy-duty Jack & stands 2.5 quarts of GL4 75w85 (I use Red Line GL4 75w85 – specially made…
Been trying to think of a few ways to ensure my Ohlins don’t rust for whatever reason. Getting dirty is impossible to avoid, but there are a few things I’ve been using to spray to prevent rust – namely, Boeshield T9. I basically sprayed and wiped everything down with WD40, let it dry, and hit…
These are some of the first few mods I did for the Evo. JDM rear bumper, STM rear crash beam, JDM taillights (only recently found out they’re Evo 8 taillights and not Evo 9 taillights), and a Buschur SCCA legal exhaust with mil.spec high flow cat that would fit the JDM rear bumper.
Another carry over from my old Evo, the Buschur Racing harness bar & Schroth harnesses. While I was looking for solutions to stiffen the Evo chassis, one thing that came up was a removable harness bar – as the inside of the chassis itself is the weakest, so a harness bar helps some there, while…
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