26 replies to this topic

[Turbo Nick]

not bad bud! could do with the windows being darker tho what did you use to spray it,rattle cans or proper spray gun? also off topic but i see thats a turbo, how was it with the intercooler where youve put it? just thinking about mine and i want as short pipework as pos to reduce lag.

I rattle canned it, just to get it all one colour because i couldn't afford a proper paint job years ago.

Wherever you put an intercooler on a mini you're not going to get enough piping to make any noticeable difference to lag, just try to avoid too many sharp 90 degree bends.

[baker_boy]

not bad bud! could do with the windows being darker tho what did you use to spray it,rattle cans or proper spray gun? also off topic but i see thats a turbo, how was it with the intercooler where youve put it? just thinking about mine and i want as short pipework as pos to reduce lag.

I rattle canned it, just to get it all one colour because i couldn't afford a proper paint job years ago.

Wherever you put an intercooler on a mini you're not going to get enough piping to make any noticeable difference to lag, just try to avoid too many sharp 90 degree bends.

looks a pretty good job in the pics mate! and thanks for the info/advice ill keep that in mind when i come round to doing it

[Chris C]

[joakwin]

mine is almost 100% murdered out, my fuel tank cap has some chrome on it
im in the middle of re-doing the interior to a flat black also right now

Edited by joakwin, 13 August 2010 - 08:35 PM.

[baker_boy]

good job joakwin! limo tint would finish that off i reckon.. wellers looking good aswell. you do the paint job yourself or paintshop?

[joakwin]

i have a extra set of back/side windows already tinted, im just waiting to put them in because i need to get a black headliner for it still
and im in the middle of de-seaming the car, and i just got a green tint front window at mini in the park

ive done all the work so far on the car myself, all the welding to body work to paint, to rebuilding the suspension
currently the car has no engine, but im getting parts together for a honda d16 vtec swap

[project mini chris]

sounds good mate, really like this

[rogue]

When I bought my car the previous owner had taken it to the paint/body shop and had them paint EVERYTHING black. Windows trim, bumpers, emblems, even the euro plate... Crappy paint job too.



Looked like crap in my opinion. The whole "blacked out" thing has gotten real old here in Los Angeles so I started bringing back some of the brightwork and trim.

Now with pro-motive R1 swap as well

Went to the beach today and detailed the car. Figured I'd post up some pix.




















My dog Ralphy sitting shotgun (hes only 10 weeks lol)

[streetandtrackjames]

Massive fan of murdered out cars and murdered out + Mini = massive win!

[jbj]

When I bought my car the previous owner had taken it to the paint/body shop and had them paint EVERYTHING black. Windows trim, bumpers, emblems, even the euro plate... Crappy paint job too.



Looked like crap in my opinion. The whole "blacked out" thing has gotten real old here in Los Angeles so I started bringing back some of the brightwork and trim.

Now with pro-motive R1 swap as well

Went to the beach today and detailed the car. Figured I'd post up some pix.




















My dog Ralphy sitting shotgun (hes only 10 weeks lol)

Wow, car looks great and the spec sounds even better! So much better than all this 'murdered out' crap.

Edited by jbj, 23 November 2010 - 11:17 PM.

[Green-Chameleon]

When I bought my car the previous owner had taken it to the paint/body shop and had them paint EVERYTHING black. Windows trim, bumpers, emblems, even the euro plate... Crappy paint job too.



Looked like crap in my opinion. The whole "blacked out" thing has gotten real old here in Los Angeles so I started bringing back some of the brightwork and trim.

Now with pro-motive R1 swap as well

Went to the beach today and detailed the car. Figured I'd post up some pix.




















My dog Ralphy sitting shotgun (hes only 10 weeks lol)

That mini is just too damn Beautiful.

[Juju]

rogue I am in love with your car. Head over heels. Completely.

Please may I have his/her hand in marriage?

I think you resurrected him/her brilliantly from the dead & I would be tempted to call him Lazarus. If he's a him. He may be a her of course, and then we'd all be rather confused & embarrassed. Or I will, anyway...

Edited by Juju, 26 November 2010 - 04:31 PM.