More Blimey Leather!
I’m still loving my Redline Goods custom shift and brake boots. They really helped bring the Union Jack color scheme inside the car. I recently replaced my OEM armrest with the MINI aftermarket armrest...
View ArticleAll Aboard the Blimey Train!
While some of the early MINIs had “anemic” horns, the horn in my 2006 just sounds… average. Average in every way. Volume, tone, resonance… it sounds pretty much like every “normal” car horn out there....
View ArticleImproved Foot / Car Interface
In specifying and modifying my MINI, I’ve paid a lot of attention to the man/machine interfaces: Spec’ed leather seats – because I like the way they feel. Ditched the rubber mats for coco mats –...
View ArticleI didn’t even know what a camber plate WAS two years ago….
… and now I have a pair! Yesterday I tore down Blimey and installed a pair of Koni FSD struts and Ireland Engineering fixed camber plates. I’ve been eyeing the Koni’s for a while, hoping to get a deal....
View ArticleBlimey’s Dyno Tune
Jan Brueggemann Rocks. There, I said it. Call me a fanboi. I don’t care. Thanks to Joe for arranging a tuning party at Speedwerks in Thomasville (right around the corner from Grassroots Garage)....
View ArticleRMW Cam and Header
I have two problems. Most of you haven’t noticed them. But I need to fess up. 1) I like to go FAST. 2) I like to mod my car. There. I said it. I feel so much better now that you all know my secret...
View ArticleBlimey Engine Bay Makeover
While I had made a few mods to the look of the engine bay (wires, intake hose, scoop decal, painted a few accents, air diverter plate, etc.), I really wanted to do something to make it different, and...
View ArticleVoltage Scoop and Cool Blue Rings
OK… I’m gonna start catching up on posts… really, I am… First… what I just finished… well, almost finished… still gotta wetsand and polish after the paint cures a bit more… Dale at Voltage Products is...
View ArticleBlimey’s Meth Lab
One of the MINI’s biggest challenges is the heat produced by the Eaton M45 supercharger. This is a relatively inefficient supercharger design, that has the double whammy of both heating up air as a...
View ArticleBlimey gets more tail
I’ve been tragically delinquent in posting this year. Been crazy busy. I’m going to post some stuff to catch up. Really. In the meantime, here’s Blimey’s latest mod – GP Rear Trim, and matching exhaust...
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