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[joakwin]

1525332_10152164000696684_1001570218_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

top view of 9.5 inch rotor with wilwood 4 piston calipers and steel braided brake lines

[joakwin]

mini apart by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

itb motor and trans on a moving cart, pulled the motor to clean up the firewall a bit and cut a firewall box for stock d16 automatic set up, I made the box extra large

 

Failed front brakes by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

I crashed my 03 R53 when the master cylinder when out and I came to a dead end road and had to put it in the water gutter

 

mini firewall by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

my firewall hole I cut

Edited by joakwin, 23 September 2017 - 08:33 PM.

[joakwin]

21415046_10155614683176684_2480772798108105520_o by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

half way done with my firewall box

 

21432924_10155625595016684_6713275661532891710_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

firewall box painted and bed lined 

Edited by joakwin, 23 September 2017 - 08:22 PM.

[joakwin]

i started to strip the paint off the shell because i want to repaint it

the old paint has been on the car since Sept 2013

 

i figure with changing the drivetrain out to automatic, i should repaint it as well

 

 

I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it the same almond white color or paint it o.d. green

 

 

but I have a ton of time to figure it out

I can only work on this car when my hips don't hurt to much, which is all the time

 

13336116_10154198575531684_6465963889239848846_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

drove out to San Diego for this show, it was 425 miles each way 

 

385066_10151189778656684_1699603312_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

189220_10151189779036684_713274740_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

smooth out the rear and shaved the bumper and its mount

 

386805_10151113062031684_1703586441_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

this is the green that I'm thinking of changing my car to

[joakwin]

16807456_10154977932316684_4195011696546693898_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

part of the amp rack for the garage system, over 5k watts in this picture

 

13924958_10154350715156684_1925464140485363609_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

rdx 410cc injectors with obd1 adapters

 

10628796_10152901818581684_3057559597750512358_o by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

my old red lodge house with my car on jackstands from June 2009

right after I got my mini

 

16142370_10154901949806684_7580130941496280635_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

R53 mini and lhd mini at my parents house in San Diego 

 

18664469_10155285586836684_5393453491912290085_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

R53 and my classic in my drive way in Tucson

 

16425920_10154912784986684_4783093770290858846_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

I was hand building a metal intercooler thingy for the R53

 

17264329_10155034327916684_7008501905239785353_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

getting close to being done

this part never was installed on my R53 because I  totaled the car before I was done with the small project

[joakwin]

18010498_10155165042266684_7675947803912179087_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

the last mini show I went to in the UK, I have this poster in my garage

[joakwin]

21762083_10155664378896684_8066477651279340168_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

 

drive train almost ready to come out

[joakwin]

motor out by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

drivetrain out from the del slow

 

I changed the left side mount to the eg style over the 3 bolt style it had, 

my poly billet mounts are for eg style

 

I installed a gates timing belt kit

and a oem Honda water pump into the motor when it was out

[joakwin]

right side subframe by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

I had to start over with my subframe because the automatic gearbox is so much bigger then the manual

I had to move the engine out 2 inches so that the gearbox would clear the steering rack and the upper control arm mount on the suspension tower

and I didn't want to build custom upper control arms

i'll be fine because I have a clubby front clip

 

I ended up using 1.25 seamless tube to build my subframe

 

I still need to brace it up

[joakwin]

mini engine mount by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

my rear engine mount bracket with poly billet mount

 

I made this last night

[joakwin]

rear motor mount that I worked on last night

 

motor rear mount by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

[joakwin]

automatic motor by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

 

bent some 1.25 inch dom tube for the left side of the subframe

 

I just need to make the center crossover tube

but I ran out of tube today so I need to go and buy somemore tomorrow

 

metal place is closed on sundays

 

and I plan to use 3 inch triangles 3/16 thick to brace up everything on the subframe

 

I should have the subframe done this week and pull the engine from it and pull the subframe from the car

to do finally welding and paint it black

 

I still need to make the tie rod mounts but that wont take to much time

but I need to get the car on its wheels before I can make those

[joakwin]

mini frame by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

[Magneto]

Thanks for posting this, you're the first one I've seen put a Honda D series in a Mini with an Auto trans. I was wondering whether it could be made to fit as I drive an auto also 2009 Clubman S - due to age and bad knees in my case. My current classic is a stick, but I'm planning a project with an Ecoboost 3 cyl, with an auto trans.

 

I was at the MMW in Sandy Eggo too, wonder if we talked there?

[cooperS]

1525332_10152164000696684_1001570218_n by joaquinn lopez, on Flickr

 

top view of 9.5 inch rotor with wilwood 4 piston calipers and steel braided brake lines

hi, can you please give me the callipers/disc and drive flange part numbers??? are those callipers direct firment???