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Great content and keep up the good work. Are you looking to take paying customer vehicles on ?

I don't own a Mini, but always fancied one. Especially the R53. Great video 👍🏻 Also, don't be afraid to ditch the crap royalty free YT music. Just having the sounds of you work on it, and the dialogue is enough.

Really enjoying these videos - keep up the great work. Just to confirm, my 2006 Checkmate doesn't have the plate under the driver's seat.👍

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Hey, great video, I will be doing mostly all that same work soon on my 2006 R53. for the decals on the rear bumper, you can use "3M adhesive remover". I've got a container here, been using it on stickers and decals for more than 5 years and it removes everything and anything with no damage to the paint. I just brush it on, give it a few minutes then use a plastic scraper and scrape the decal off. I follow that with a wash of warm soapy water to get rid of any remaining adhesive remover solution.

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Mini R52 content. Yes please 🙏

'Yes' on some R52 content!

Personally, I'd say it's definitely a "fixer upper" !!

Amazing work !

Just went through this with an 05. Ended up going down the blasting to clean metal then bilt hamber atom-mac down the inside to kill anything I can't get at. hydrate 80, electrox primer and then the epoxy mastic followed by dynax s50 and UC wax before building it back up. The epoxy mastic is much harder wearing than regular paints or plastic coatings so hopefully it lasts

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Great videos. Especially as you’re doing this on your drive. Nicely explained and edited making it easy to follow

When the Germans got together around the design table they worked hard to incorporate aspects of the original mini into their new design. High on the list of priorities were both front and rear subframes that rusted faster than the Titanic.

My R53 is an Australian car. Full JCW. This rust is horrendous and couldn't cope with that. My underbody is like new mostly because I clean it. No rust. Lucky to be well away from salt air and no snow and salt issues. I did my own 100000 mile service nearly a year ago even though still hasn't reached that yet. A lot of leaks...almost did not get a pink slip...MOT? Because of leaks....crank sensor, sump, power steering, radiator...you name it. Did supercharger service and all. After all that..only leak left was oil filter housing. Was leaking bad and had to be sorted. Decided its time. Took a week off work. Had a few other things to tackle but oil filter housing was priority. I did it all from the top mostly. Had to drop housing with cooler and hoses still connected through the bottom. Couldn't get it out without taking a bolt out of the sway bar link and moving that aside. An absolute nightmare but I did it. Goes in same way but you need someone to hold it around about in place to get a bolt in. Thanks son! As much as this was a nightmare I can never understand when someone goes to the trouble to take cars apart to this extent.,,why not clean up the parts and repaint if necessary? My mini is almost 22 years old and like new inside, out and underneath. If you have the time....clean..repaint if required before putting back together. I acknowledge that living in places where a car gets a lot of salt sucks, especially if you love your car.

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I'm impressed you're doing this on a domestic drive on jack stands - not the easiest or most comfortable way to have to do it. I've done my wife's R56 but with everything in situ using wire brush, Kurust and then a Lanoguard spray - but not as thorough as taking it all apart. 😇

Now that’s what I call dedication. Top work, sir 👍

My 2005 R50 spent the first decade of its life in Canada, and the subframes were quite rusty (surface rust). During Covid I learned how to do all the work on my car, and I found pulling and restoring the subframes to be quite therapeutic! Ground off all the rust, painted them inside and out with POR-15, new Powerflex purple bushings, new power steering pump and hoses, new upper and lower ball joints... everything like new. I hope this video encourages others to do the same!

Very good.

Looks like a good project car, and nice to see it hasn't been modified. My 2005 wasn't as rusty underneath, but during Covid I completely restored the subframes, added aluminum trailing arms and new suspension, big brakes, all new bushings, etc. This car just needs some TLC to undo the ravages of time. It's rare and definitely worth keeping; in 10 years you'll be kicking yourself if you let it go.

Great video. Im not a mechanic but did replace the front os suspension and wing on my wifes car after a minor crash and when i finally got it back together i vowed never to do it again so this is another level. At least the weather is on your side as well.

So it’s practice to shove new CPS in while dragging oil and everything else in it? Clean that mate. WOW.

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Quality content mate. Really enjoyed both parts and look forward to the next. The only I would say is bin the music. Other than that it’s spot on

Like a trip down my Mini ownership, I remember doing all those jobs.

Excellent content, unbelievable, how you remember where everything goes beats me. No matter how cheap I'll probably never buy one now. Thanks for sharing

I assume the fragments of timing chain mechanism were the result of a previous failure which has previously been replaced? In other words, there is no problem with the current chain?

Just Great 🤩

Brilliant video! I used to own a R53 checkmate, and watching this reminds me of that super charger service and how important it is. Looking forward to more on this car

"...just needs a little love and attention....like most of us do..." Truth. Looking forward to the progress on the project!

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What sort of mileage is it ?

Rare car, I reckon worth restoring. On the positive side, the oil leak(s) on the front look like they've kept the front subframe rust free. 😀

Good luck 👍

You know Minis so you know all you’ve shared is quite normal for one of this spec and age. Only question to ask is do you want to keep it, because addressing all the normal stuff makes it unviable to sell for a profit. I did 99% of the same to mine in 10 years of ownership.

Definitely a “fixer-upper” and keep.

Fix and keep. I'm not seeing anything that would make me think about parting it out.

Good looking car with some rare jcw options! I would say, do it up and make it nice again.

And I would say £260

"I'm Waiting." "I'm Waiting."

I have what I think are very similar coilovers on both of my R53's .... being Bilstein B16's. I don't know if GP2's had perhaps B14's - but certainly this has been a very good watch. I wonder if Bilstein themselves would actually provide spares - but from my experience they are not at all interested in helping the little man. I think as you say - better to contact someone who might be able to help in the UK. If you want I can find the agent who sold mine to me - he was quite helpful and knowledgeable about things Bilstein - but I don't think they (Bilstein) do after market support.... sadly!