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Blowin’ Cold

Comments Off Posted by Nics on August 6, 2011

My boys over at MoD hooked me up, and not in a “I’m a god damn moocher and don’t expect to pay anything” sense either. I needed to get an oil change done on my car like 2 months ago, but I didn’t want to have a heat stroke while doing it myself in my [...]

MINI Cooper S

MetroplexMINI’s Show and Shine v3

Comments Off Posted by Nics on June 13, 2011

I managed to show up to this year’s Show and Shine MetroplexMINI.org event, three years and running! It would have been great, if it were not 110 degrees outside. I was melting to say the least.

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b00sted

Comments Off Posted by Nics on June 10, 2011

Well I’ve been going on a rampage picking up parts for my car. My splurging period lasted for a good 2 weeks before I went broke. Loot wise, I got a set of used OEM R98′s, a free STRi X-Line Version1 boost gauge (+ shipping fees to get it to me), and a used Alta [...]

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Project R98: Part 1

Comments Off Posted by Nics on May 29, 2011

So I managed to pick up some OEM MINI wheels, R98′s made by Ronal to be exact, for a really good deal (ala Post Rapture Loot) Looks like the previous owner went curb surfing a little bit. So with the help of David, he stripped the clear coat off the lip for me. Here is [...]

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DIY R53 Serpentine Belt

Comments Off Posted by Nics on May 24, 2011

I changed blog hosts, and I thought I would move this file along with me since it’s one of my most popular google hits. Anyways, here is the DIY file that tells and shows you how to change the serpentine belt on your r53 MINI Cooper. I guess most people found it helpful because it [...]