Meet My Project Mini Cooper S R53
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2019
- Hi everyone,
Thank you so much for coming and viewing my video, it means a lot!
In this video (the first of my new TH-cam series) I will be introducing my new project R53. In my next videos I will be showing what fixes I need to do to get her shipshape so please stay tuned - I promise I will get better with each video haha!
We haven't got a name for her yet so feel free to drop that in the comments. We hope you like our video - hopefully one or two of you will subscribe as well! :-)
Mim xx - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I've just bought an electric blue r53 but I love the black and chrome. My 1st car was a black and chrome leyland mini do I've kinda gone full circle. Anyway had my car for 3 weeks and timing chain went. £900 later and it's up and running nicely. It's in amazing condition for its age. Never known a car to have so many mixed feelings for but it's a joy to drive. I wish there were more mini guys like you based in South devon
Hi Dan, Great to hear you have a mini but sorry to hear about your chain! Glad you have managed to sort it though! Hopefully we can meet at a show one day! Thanks so much for watching! Miriam xx
That’s the last. I’ve officially binge watched all your mini playlist. In reverse order. Thank for sharing. Looking forward to more videos. Thank you both.
Just stumbled across this channel and I LOVE it! I'm just going through exactly the same with my R53. Decided to spend on it rather than scrap. Starting with a Milltek cat back system being fitted on Thursday. Got loads more planned, definitely worth doing on such a classic car! New subscriber. Keep 'em coming.
Let us know how you get on :) if you need a hand with parts get in touch on our site www.modamini.co.uk
Nice project I love these little mini's.
They are great cars, loads to do modification wise, pretty easy to work on and theybstill look great on the roads! Best part is they are proper cheap at the moment :) thanks so much for watching! Miriam xx
Well done Mim I can't wait to meet the car xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thinking about getting this as a project as well! I drove a standard mini Cooper 1.6, 116 hp, and it was a blast! Now I want to get this supercharged S R53 and do some mods to it...you're an inspiration...subbed!
They are such awesome cars, I love them!! Good fun to play with, great fun to drive and not tooooo expensive to mod up either! 😊
Another great video I love the content and explanation on everything you do
Thank you so much! It's nice to have some positive feedback for once hahahah :) thank you so much for watching, Miriam xx
I will allways be watching its my favourite channel
I love these cars, they handle great and you can rag them silly and feel like a hero behind the wheel. That said, the worst job I have done any vehicle is a clutch change on one of these, like the videos and keep up the good work ! 👍
They are great aren't they! They are so amazing through the corners and handle sooo well! Please don't say that :( that's a job I have to do in the next month :( thanks so much for commenting and watching the content, Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage mate, you've got to take the whole front end of the car apart, drop the subframe... It's just a pig if a job !! Would if killed for a 4 poster lift rather than axle stands in the drive way hahaha The best of luck with it ! 👍
Thank you so much!! Maybe I'll use a lift for this one hahaha although I see that as cheating :) regards, Miriam xx
Smiling from the window!! Hilarious haha!!
I think you are the first person to notice hahahahaha, Jon will be so happy! We did it on purpose, thanks for watching and noticing, Miriam xx
👏🏾👏🏾new project lets go!!
For the rims, ChrisFix has a video on how to fix them. I’d love to see how yours turn out. I need to fix the rims on my 04 R53. Unfortunately I can’t seem to get mine running at the moment. Found that the alternator was bad, but also that there was low pressure in one of the valves. So tomorrow I am changing the piston ring on the third cylinder. Actually found your video on changing the gaskets quite useful as I figured I’d do that as well considering the circumstances. I appreciate the hard work you put into making sure your videos are informative; as you do when you add in text and audio after recording.
What year is your mini?
Ours is 2005 :) I'm so pleased you found our videos useful :) makes me so happy to know that we are helping others! We need to do an engine rebuild on our track mini so we will be doing the piston rings on that at some point so let me know if you have any tips!! Thank so much for getting in touch :) Miriam xx
Love it!
Thank you so much :) sorry for the wind!! Hahaha Miriam xx
Oil leaks are common on the r53 the main culprits are the rear crank seal oil (change when renewing clutch) front crank oil seal in the oil pump cover . oil filter housing to block. crank sensor (front bottom side of the engine block) rocker cover gasket. sump gasket . if your removing the engine best way is to take it out in one unit with the gearbox this way you don't have to remove the subframe
.if you need any advise im happy to help a fellow r53 owner out .
thank you so much! although you may regret that offer when im messaging at all hours about a weird rattle or noise i can't diagnose hahahah!!
That oil leak will be the rocker cover gasket. Common fault along with the knock sensor oring, oil housing seal, oil cooler seals and sump gasket. Anyway. Good luck. Subbed 👍
eurgh tell me about it haha! there was leaks from pretty much every gasket!! did you watch my other oil gasket video? :)
Mod A Mini Garage nope. Not yet. Playing catch-up at the mo. Enjoying your content. You’re braver than me. Planning to do the supercharger service next year. Need to watch your video a couple more times to give me some confidence 👍
you can pull those rims off, sand those rough edges smooth and repaint them and they will look pretty good although not quite as good as just new wheels
I did actually record a video of me doing all that, but they didn't come out very good hahaha so never edited it all up, but your right they were soooo much better than they were! Used them for around 6 months before chopping them in :) thank you so much for watching! Mirian xx
My daughter is looking one just like this for her 21st birthday. She accidentally on purpose sent me the link to this channel 😂 Not knowing an awful lot about the “ new” minis can I ask is this standard body styling on the R53 or is it an aftermarket body kit ?? Looks stunning ...... sorely tempted to buy one for myself !! Thank you 👍🏼
This is kind of standard... The cooper S came with a slightly different body kit to the R50, ours however has the JCW Aero kit, which is essentially a front and rear bumper and side skirts... The parts are getting rarer now so arent cheap you will pay around £5-600 for the lot, but it is worth it :) also a lot of cars have it so look for one with the kit fitted :) if you need a hand with anything drop us an email on contact@modamini.co.uk and we can talk you through what to look for :) all the best, Miriam xx
Mod A Mini Garage Thank you Miriam, that’s very kind of you. Greatly appreciated.
Your most welcome :) Miriam xx
I moved to Canada and had to give back my 2006 R53 to the dealership in Chelmsford. I would love to know how she's doing right now.
We are based in Chelmsford! Small world hey! If you join the R53 Owners Club on Facebook there is a good chance you could hunt it down if you remember the reg? Thanks so much for watching! Miriam xx
@@ModAMiniGarage That's awesome. I was in Springfield. It was the Mini dealership opposite Sainsbury. The reg of the Mini was RO06 TEJ. I don't have Facebook, would you mind please looking for me? Are you on Instagram/Twitter? If so, can we please connect there?
No problems at all! Our garage is just up the road from Springfield between there and chelmer village. I'll put a post up and see if anyone knows the car :)
Mod A Mini Garage thank you! I reached out to you on Instagram also.
I wonder what causes all of these minis to rust in the same place on the boot, and if anything can be done to prevent it?
We wondered the same thing... Depending on the mini it can be either side aswell... Most common seems to be the same as ours though, but have seen it both sides.... Would like to find out! The guy who paints the brakes we sell has offered to look into it if we give it to him to repair... But it's quite expensive to have done when a second hand bootlid is only £70ish... Might have a crack ourselves though!! Watch this space
I pretty much have this sussed out, having experienced a bloody annoying leak on my 06 R53.
What tends to happen is over time the clips that hold the belt line strip on the tailgate against the rear window go brittle and snap, often not to the point the trim comes off but enough so that water can get between the seal....it then just runs through the clip holes and into the tailgate cavity. The clips are actually a terrible design....they have a tiny foam gasket on them but this soon disappears when the clip breaks down.
The paint and rust protection that side of the boot isnt great so after (admittedly) quite a bit of time of persistently being wet the tailgate rots from the inside out.
On mine several clips from the middle (below the wiper arm) to the drivers side were completely busted....however as it was only the connection to the car and not the clip itself that was knackered (and that if replaced it'd no doubt happen again) I used some spray activated adhesive to glue the clips to the tailgate which both attached them to the car and also provided a weatherproof seal......I guess silicone could be used but it's a pig to work with and it takes time to dry.
Other weak points are the 3rd brake light and the tailgate handle gasket.....I replaced both of those first off but it was the belt line trim that was the problem.
I found with mine that my boot seal was getting wet and filling up from the water emptying out of the drain hole...also with the inner cover off I could see that one side of the covers felt soundproofing was hectic g soaked......thankfully not enough to get into the boot itself but I guess with bad enough weather it would have done.
Hope this helps someone as it's a bloody odd one to diagnose and had me pulling hair for a while!
Needs tvs 900 and RMW BVH
I would love to but we are saving that for our track car :) I am hoping that we may go down the turbo route for this one but not 100% sure yet :) thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
a woman can do everything a man can do..especially when her boyfriend knows cars and has his own workshop stocked full of tools and is supervising every step of the way.
Hahahaha exactly!! 😂 Everyone can start from knowing nothing to actually being able to work and diagnose on their own car and after a year of completely submersed in cars and the garage I can't believe how far I have come 👍🏻 thanks so much for watching, Miriam xx
If your main goal is showing other people that girls are as good as boys, your motives are all wrong. Not everything has to have a SJW meaning behind it. Do what you want to do because the journey and the accomplishment are what's fun. Not just to prove something that no men that I know believe, nor say. When I find out I'm good at something I don't affiliate it with anything other than, "cool, I'm good at this, I feel great 'bout that. Do people often go out of their way to tell you you can't do something or to put you down? Is it just guys who do it? When someone says something like that to me, I just choose not to associate with them. Anyways, I hope your endevors go well. 👍
aww no not at all - I fully believe in giving everything a go whether boys or girls! It's just that I am part of lots of groups where the girlfriends/wives don't show much interest and I want to prove that cars aren't as "boring" or "time wasting" as some (a lot!) girls think! almost all guys I have spoken to or meet have been as supportive and lovely as you - especially as it has been so much fun working together and i would love other couples to have that too!
@@ModAMiniGarage I gotcha. Just picked up an 06 Cooper S yesterday. JCW 17% reduction pully, JCW brakes, and a near mint interior. Fastest thing I've owned, not the fastest thing I've driven though. But damn is that thing quick.
thats so cool! they are so much fun!
@Jon smith You edited your comment and still couldn't come up with proper fucking english and grammar. Please, don't bother to read the short chat we had. Please, don't actually understand the conversation that took place months ago that didn't concern your misunderstood response then, nor does it now. What the fuck does being a mechanic have anything to do with what I addressed? How the fuck did you tie that to being a man? I'm above this, I'm only giving enough shits to help you understand that if you only see one piece of the whole puzzle that has been solved before you, (right in front of you), maybe you need to take your unintelligent responses elsewhere. Since you seem to not understand people when they articulate, and punctuate clearly. God I hate being comments angry
P.S. The parenthesised is just in case you didn't understand the puzzle before you is her and my chat that came to an end on neutral terms. Mooonths ago. 🤦♂️
@Jon smith Triple P.P.S, you missed the part where she liked both my fucking comments bitch. You are so fucking misunderstood.