A Mini Adventure, to JCW GP...

[DanielJames]

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Never seen a velvet blue E92

Goes to google. Wasn't that the colour of your E46 M3? Loved that colour.

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Never seen a velvet blue E92

Goes to google. Wasn't that the colour of your E46 M3? Loved that colour.

This is the only one ive ever seen as well!! On the herospec 18's also.

But yeah, my e46 was Velvet Blue, now residing in Hong Kong as it happens ...

 

[DanielJames]

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You what!!

I thought it was cool when I saw my old Corsa 1.2 in Tesco the other night.

Did you just keep in touch with the guy who bought it?

I need em fwee.

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Did you just keep in touch with the guy who bought it?

Yeah, was a student who bought it, he went back last June, but he couldnt get the car shipped until January.

It arrived in HK the other day so he sent me some pictures

He bought an e36 as well whilst he was here .... mint!!!

 

[Gally]

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Lols at buying and E36 aswell, playing full out baller.

Oh and have you sold that Mini yet!

 

[Scrooge]

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WOW, that E36!

 

[_Tom]

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I wonder if we shipped it..whats the chaps name?

 

[DanielJames]

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Omg, Dakar Yellow M3. So much want!

Dave they never did an E46 in Dakar did they? Or is it that with BMW you can have pretty much any colour you want (it would seem that way at least!)

Keep seeing a Dakar E46 on my way to work.

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Omg, Dakar Yellow M3. So much want!

Dave they never did an E46 in Dakar did they? Or is it that with BMW you can have pretty much any colour you want (it would seem that way at least!)

Keep seeing a Dakar E46 on my way to work.

Individual Yo. Nom.

 

[DanielJames]

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fuarkkkkk

Looks good even on the 18's!

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[Wick]

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<3 Velvet Blue

Not sold on those mini wheels Dave!

 

[Budgie]

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Dakar and Phoenix can suck my balls.

Horrible pikey colours.

 

[Gally]

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Yeah not a fan of Dakar at all! Washed out crap!

Guy local has an E92 M3 in Dakar Black wheel chav spec, special edition thing. Just cheapens the whole thing!

 

[Ian_182]

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And so the house sits on the back burner for another while...lol

 

[Bubbles]

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That Dakar is mint... saw it at the weekend!

 

[Sir_Dave]

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That Dakar is mint... saw it at the weekend!

Oh rly. What were you doing in the vicinity of M cars .... ?

And so the house sits on the back burner for another while...lol

Oh dont worry, thats sorted now lol. March was particularly fruitful at work.

Although i'll still be selling one of the cars at some point ...

 

[Bubbles]

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Oh rly. What were you doing in the vicinity of M cars .... ?

​Spot of window shopping as you do!

 

[Jamie86]

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Let me know when you do sell this Dave

 

[DanielJames]

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Dave you know ages ago when you showed me a Estoril M3 you helped some guy buy, it had Alcantara half leathers, had he just fitted them from a CS? I really want those seats when I get an M.

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Dave you know ages ago when you showed me a Estoril M3 you helped some guy buy, it had Alcantara half leathers, had he just fitted them from a CS? I really want those seats when I get an M.

Nah, half leather was a no-cost option on all e46 M3's from memory. Most people wanted the full however so they are pretty rare!!

 

[_Tom]

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I prefer the half leather in all BMW's tbh..

 

[DanielJames]

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Nah, half leather was a no-cost option on all e46 M3's from memory. Most people wanted the full however so they are pretty rare!!

Full leather is minging IMO

Love the Alcantara we had on the 320d.

Might go billy big b****cks and get a CS.

Will give you a shout nearer the time for some help finding one if thats okay (dunno why Im asking we all know you love that s**t )

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Little update.

Sold the coilovers as its scrapes all the way to work as it is, & well, I couldn't be bothered to fit them. Also JDM yo wheels have gone as I wasn't so sure on them, simply not OEM enough for me these days. Finally bought some new gloss black mirror caps on eGay (to get rid of the current homo ones), but the seller seems to have sold them to someone else as well. I should have guessed by his awesome spelling & grammar, but c'est la vie. Paypal claim time.

As such, the car is now simply going to take a standard looks, naughty power route, so the Dave F is on, & this just turned up:

GRS Motorsport Version Intercooler, not essential for the 15% pulley that ill be fitting shortly, but will be required further down the line ...

 

[Sam@NP]

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What's that stuck under the bonnet Dave?

 

[LIL B]

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Cooler protection?

 

[_Tom]

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Nice work. I keep looking at minis..A tuned S/c one really appeals to me at the moment..

 

[Sir_Dave]

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What's that stuck under the bonnet Dave?

Divertor to push more air onto the intercooler from the scoop iirc.

 

[Sir_Dave]

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So with the R32 now sold, im free to tinker slightly with the Mini. Wahoo.

Last weekends bank holiday trip to Cornwall meant I could fit the GRS, bit of a fiddle, but only 30 mins or so. Noticeable benefits I think, not so much in power (as there generally isn't any) but throttle pickup seems better on the move. Diverter thingy is good as the air going in the scoop literally has nowhere to go onto than onto the intercooler, which as an aside, is bloody huge compared to the old one lol. I guess the I/c is more preventative as it keeps things nice & cool when you add a different pulley ...

Standard, baby cooler:

Big boy:

Next stop is to sort the brakes, they are woeful, so new braided lines, discs and pads (make tbc) will be purchased shortly to go with my R56S calipers. I also want another Continental Runflat to match the other three, my OCD doesn't like the 1 Pirelli I have atm. Yes, I know RF's are hard, but the mini's boot is tiny and I don't want to have to carry a spare wheel around on the backseat all the time ...

After that, a 15% pulley is definitely happening, im just not sure whether to spend the extra £750 or so and get a cam, 550's and map at the same time. The place I want to do it (1320) is a 160 mile round trip and im not sure if I can be bothered driving there twice

 

[C.J]

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That engine bay looks meaty now!

 

[welshname]

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100% do it all at once.

 

[Waitey]

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17% are for hero's.

15% are for finance faggots.

 

[mini_nick]

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Noticed that you have a standard air box, I had an Alta V2 intake, seemed to make a difference and sounded really good!

 

[Sir_Dave]

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Noticed that you have a standard air box

Its a Dave F. hybrid airbox, stealth modding FTW Re: the 15 vs 17% pulleys, ive been advised that 15 is better if you like to chase the revs for power, whereas 17 gives a big dump of power then tails off.

 

[LIL B]

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Means there's no bad 4 play

 

[Chris205]

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Stop being a pussy dave and get the 19%

Personally I'd go for the newman 1320 cam, 550 injectors, manifold, cat back and a map...with the new pulley ofcourse, the guy who bought my old MCS fitted a 15% pulley and it was a noticeable improvement throughout the range.

 

[joshclio999]

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Stop being a pussy dave and get the 19%

Personally I'd go for the newman 1320 cam, 550 injectors, manifold, cat back and a map...with the new pulley ofcourse, the guy who bought my old MCS fitted a 15% pulley and it was a noticeable improvement throughout the range.

This but 17% and a 1320 cat cam. Obx manifold, tomcat. Done.

 

[deer_dodger]

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ProRace 1.2 look great on Minis IMO. Here's my old R53 JCW with 1.2s albeit 15"

I'm enjoying watching your build

 

[mini_nick]

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ProRace 1.2 look great on Minis IMO. Here's my old R53 JCW with 1.2s albeit 15"

I'm enjoying watching your build

My old Mini with 17" Pro Race 1.2's and Eibachs (excuse the silly exhaust!)

 

[Chip-mk1]

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15% pulley is better for the charger at higher rpm than the bigger pecentage ones, I reckon go with that personally.

 

[deer_dodger]

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My old Mini with 17" Pro Race 1.2's and Eibachs (excuse the silly exhaust!)

I'm a fan of Parada Spec 2s too! Even though they get a bad name on many forums, in 4 years I've never had a moment with them yet.