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[BiMU]

Cheers guys. I thought I'd also post up things that interest me car wise, so you have an idea how I think. Here's a great picture via Speedhunters.com



B e a u t i f u l



And something crazy mad!

Edited by BiMU, 03 June 2010 - 12:29 PM.

[sazal]

Nice Mini!

[BiMU]

Nice Mini!

Cheers dude!

Oh before going to Ace Cafe last night I saw this on my desk and thought:



It'd make an interesting satnav.

[mighty mini jack]

Haha, love that!

[Surfbluegarage]

yes mate they do stickers and shirts.. stickers are bout 5 notes i think.. really sound bunch.

[LuckyThe1275]

Bumping this up.

Massive (new) love for this look!

MK2 lights and a slightly-different-from-the-norm reversing lamp definitely!

[BiMU]

Bumping this up.

Massive (new) love for this look!

MK2 lights and a slightly-different-from-the-norm reversing lamp definitely!

Thanks Lucky. I actually forgot about this, well lets see what have I done since June:

Firstly got my MOT done and after going for the first test and bursting a brake pipe, getting towed home, replacing the brake pipe it passed!



I guess this is where a removable bonnet really came in handy, really can't recommend one enough!



Waited an hour for the AA man



Had to take off the light lenses just in case I got done for them!

Speaking of lenses I found some Mk2 rear light clusters at Minis by the Sea for £15





I tried them out and they fit nice, well I tried one, only thing is there was a bad earth somewhere as when I press the brakes (with the lights off) the front beams come on. I also still like the idea of a reverse light so once I get some motivation I'll probably try this:



Not the convertible, but more the fog light and reverse light under the rear bumper! Next year I'll probably also colour code the arches.

I also found this at Castle Combe:





(Its the one on the bottom right in the top picture!) An 11inch steering wheel for £10. My mate said I'd love it, then again he's 6ft 3 or something and huge so he has no problem turning the wheel. It's a bit difficult parking... but boy is it fun! I'll keep the old wheel as I may use it again one day.

Castle Combe also gave me a chance to play with my new camera Nikon d5000 (wooooohoooo) and the glide track I made for video shots:



Click the link below to see it in action alongside some other footage on the day:

Vimeo Video

Next year I hope to go to most of the shows and make video's like the one above. So if you see me with a weird contraption, pose and I'll stick you in the video!

Last week I also finally fitted a mechanical oil pressure gauge. Just need to stick a light in the back for night cruising:





Lastly I just got this last week but its a super duper lowering bracket. I have to take out the old one first but hopefully this should solve all those wiggly problems!



I think that's all I've done or collected for now. It's kinda cold now so the I'll just be doing little jobs here and there. Hopefully I'll remember to update this when I do.

EDIT = Oh and made it onto the Speedhunters site: Speedhunters

Edited by BiMU, 25 October 2010 - 05:21 PM.

[Pending]

loving the mini, but more impressed with the video, stunning shots love it

[olds_kool_lews]

if your head lights flash when you press the brake, it means you got a wrong bulb in the brake light bulb holder, you need the double element type, and youll prob find its got a single element bulb in, i had the same problem and tracked it down to this! lovely looking car though mate!

[Racer_Pete]

Hey mate, mini is looking great as usual , I saw it parked up down some little road in Isleworth a couple weeks ago, but you wasn't in it, you at ace cafe next month?

[BiMU]

loving the mini, but more impressed with the video, stunning shots love it

Cheers dude, was a pleasure to make.

if your head lights flash when you press the brake, it means you got a wrong bulb in the brake light bulb holder, you need the double element type, and youll prob find its got a single element bulb in, i had the same problem and tracked it down to this! lovely looking car though mate!

Ohhh I'll have a quick look when the weather perks up! Thanks for the comment.

Hey mate, mini is looking great as usual , I saw it parked up down some little road in Isleworth a couple weeks ago, but you wasn't in it, you at ace cafe next month?

Hey Pete! Hmmm Isleworth... what was I doing there?!?! I can't remember! Ace is next week right? I guess I'll find out on the Tuesday. I'll PM you and let you know, hopefully Monkey will be up and running too!

[DanielBDavies]

Love this car and thread.

My original plan was just to go with a retro Mk 1/2 look, now i've changed my mind. I'm going for a similar look to yours Alternativeretrorat style?
Awesome!

[crazycoleman118]

Beautiful car,

A quick question about the camera, i've got a Nikon D5000 as well, and whenever i seem to take video and upload it to the computer it becomes very pixilated, is there a setting I have wrong

[benbarnes]

I thought it's about time I put together a little project thread as I'm always doing little things here and there and also getting stuck on little things. So the short story goes that BiMU used to be called Grover and was previously owned by a few people on the this forum. MattPink was the man that turned it from a Mini City to the Sportspack looky-likey around 5 years ago now.

Here is how BiMU looked before mattpink changed a few things:





BiMU was then turned into this beautiful thannngggg:









So basically it was owned by someone else on the forum for around a year and I spotted it on ebay. It didn't sell and I basically loved the colour, it was either a Beetle or a Mini and I went with the Mini thinking that I would benefit more from a car that had a heater (which I hardly use!) My dad actually traveled all the way up to Middlesborough to view the Mini and then he returned a couple of weeks later to pick it up, at the time I didn't go with him as I had some crazy girlfriend from Canada staying over (long story!) The Mini which I then named BiMU (because of the number plate) became in-separable (wasn't the cause of ex's and I's break-up) and I probably learned the most about the Mini woes and Mini 'yays' within the first year of motoring, which included:

- Breaking down upon entering a massive round-about and having to push it 3/4 around it for my exit, while it was pooring with rain and my hazards not working
- Gearbox giving way 10 miles from home (luckily AA pick-up is free within a 10 mile radius)
- Breaking down in random places
- Fixing one thing and creating another problem
- The massive hole in my pocket from purchasing new parts



So anyhoo... after a year of non-modifying and going to several shows I set out on making it my Mini and adding things which I think represent myself and now BiMU. Pretty much the easiest thing I thought of doing was cutting out some vinyl shaped as paint splats over parts of BiMU which included over the Cooper stickers as I felt that he wasn't a real Cooper more of a City Cooper:





I also went with white stone guards and a pink badge!



After a 2 years I decided that I really didn't like the Sportspack wheels and felt that 10's were the way to go. At the time also didn't have a lot of money (still don't) and found a set of Cooper Replica's that fit over the 8.4 discs (thanks Hayley!) I also took off the Cooper stickers and vinyl.



Now I felt I was getting somewhere and decided on the retro look so off I went finding bits that would make it look older like some European lens covers:



I also craved a roof rack as I really like the Beetle California look, so I found one on ebay and set about putting random things on it for shows:



I didn't like the rack and gave it to a friend. I found another one on ebay and found some other stuff to put on it:









Ah and here's a picture at L2B last year with my local wickedy wicked club The Middlesex Mini Club!



To be continued...

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ROOF RACK FROM?!!? I NEED ONE! HAHA
I've tryed ebay but they only had an original monty carlo one which is far too expensive for me.
What is yours called? Stlye/Brand etc
How much did you pay if you dont mind me asking?

Help me I want one! haha.

[MiniLandy]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ROOF RACK FROM?!!? I NEED ONE! HAHA
I've tryed ebay but they only had an original monty carlo one which is far too expensive for me.
What is yours called? Stlye/Brand etc
How much did you pay if you dont mind me asking?

Help me I want one! haha.

I've got one for sale? It's been in the for sale section for ages, and this is the second time i've posted it up...

Linky

PM me.