Re: A Mini Adventure ...
Havent really done much with the mini over the past few weeks, took it down to Cornwall for the Easter weekend to see the family and as per usual, had a right giggle. Especially with the roof back & the tunes pumping on the way back. Rollin like a homo
The long drive really accentuated a couple of things really, how bad the brakes are, & how slow it is as standard, when not ragging the t1ts off it. Its also developed a couple of blooming irritating rattles from both doorcards, for which i blame Surrey's terrible roads for. Pothole central between Weybridge & Hampton at the moment!!!
So, whilst i still havent managed to get the Haldex controller/coilovers off the R32 so that i can actually advertise it properly (rain all day Saturday put paid to that :dapprove
, i've slowly been stock piling bits to fit to the mini at some point. Not to modify it of course, but simply to make it safer lol.
R56S calipers & carriers, been painted red with the 'Works' stickers - they're nigh on the same as the R53 JCW calipers anyway, so its ok to mimic the proper ones irc. Just need some R56 braided lines, 294mm discs & pads at some point to get them fitted. Should improve stopping performance by at least 1 million percept!!!
Then the Meister R coilovers, not to lower it as such, just to improve the ride quality (when combined with non-RF tyres!!):
Also been looking into the 'Hobo' airbox mod, which is effectly creating a copy of the 'Dave F' but using bits of old B&Q drain and a dremel.
Finally, wheels & more importantly, non-RF tyres. Bought these recently off a chap on MT/CS, but am very much unsure as to whether i'll be fitting them or not. Imho they dont scream modified like a set of Pro Race 1.2's, but they're still a bit 'tuner' for me i think.
