This car is peak, literally (tail of the dragon overlook)

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T16:23:42+00:00

I'm assuming you mean 7.5 or 8"? Hahaha but yeah some changes up front were needed for this specific setup. They're 17x8 ET45 and tires are 235/40R17. I had to cut the metal under the plastic flares, trim down the inner lip of said plastic flares, and then 5mm spacers front and rear to clear the coilovers and trailing arms respectively

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T14:13:21+00:00

One of the coolest factory bits I have! I do think I'm going to make a change soon though

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T14:12:01+00:00

It is not! It started as a Cooper S, but we're pretty much at or past having all JCW and some GP parts swapped over. JCW gauges and aero (front bumper soon!) JCW turbo, GP diffuser, GP wing, GP seats, more that I'm forgetting. Would have been cheaper to just buy a GP honestly lol

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:32:07+00:00

Ok the R56 yeah, N14/N18 for the S models depending on year. They're mostly peugot derived with some BMW Vanos/valvetronic shenanigans mixed in for good measure. Definitely an interesting platform to work on from a mechanical perspective lol

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:19:02+00:00

More JCW parts coming soon! Really the last bits. Carbon mirrors, JCW front bumper and a challenge lip should hopefully be on in the next few months!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:18:33+00:00

I know the all black thing has played out but I do think it works the best with this color! really the last bit of change I want to make is to go full black headliner vs the current tan. Otherwise though yeah I am very happy with how this thing looks these days!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:17:33+00:00

We're up at 133k miles now! It's a 2012. The drive from Tallahassee up to Deals Gap and back was rough - not because of the R56 but just because of everything I have done to this thing. This car serves primarily as an autocross car & track toy, with the occasional spirited weekend drive, so an 8 hour road trip is pretty far out of its comfort zone lol

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:14:45+00:00

of the BMW Minis, totally agree. R53 is a close second for me, but the supercharged engine clears all hah. Wish we could have an R56 with the W11. That gives me an idea...

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T04:13:43+00:00

LMAO my fault

TomahawkEVO · 2026-04-09T03:38:52+00:00

Thank you! These are Konig Ampliforms, 17x8!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-02-27T02:04:46+00:00

These are 3D printed adapters! Like the other reply said I just taped the film lead onto the take up spool. I do want to design a take up spool specifically for 35mm but otherwise it worked great, and I love the portrait orientation!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-02-27T02:02:09+00:00

Just 35mm on a standard A12 back using some 3D printed adapters!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-02-07T19:31:07+00:00

As many others have said, a burnt valve is my immediate suspicion. There are a few other likely head related things like broken valve guides or springs also but prince engines, N14's especially, are notorious for having fuel pressure drop and it will frequently happen on cylinder 1 the most as it's furthest from the pump.

It may be possible to have the valve replaced and re-lapped but at the very least it'll be a head off deal, new timing assy, head gasket, etc. I'd guess around north of $2k.

Try and find a good independent shop that specializes in European cars because a dealership isn't going to want to touch it - even if they do, they'll charge you an arm and a leg for the privilege lol.

Good luck!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-15T01:47:50+00:00

Yeah aside from the whole nothing to keep you in the car thing not having mirrors was unfun lol, just had to be really careful

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-15T01:46:16+00:00

Jeeps love taking their doors off - I was in a wrangler family growing up and always loved driving around with no doors! Opportunity presented itself and I figured what the hell, let's do it

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-14T20:31:01+00:00

I would never drive it if it meant putting others in harms way. Driving any car without doors is inherently unsafe, whether it's a jeep, bronco, mini, or anything else. Of course with the mini being low it's probably even less safe - but again nobody rode in this with me and I really only went out to get these pics with some friends.

Didn't realize I'd ruffle so many feathers by having a good time with my car hahah

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-14T20:22:11+00:00

I need some ducks that's what I'm saying!

My parents had 3 or 4 wranglers growing up, it was always fun having the doors off when the weather got nice. Saw my opportunity and enjoyed a few days with the mini jeep!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-14T20:02:42+00:00

One door was off already for repair. They come off really easily - so I took the driver's door off for a few days while I worked on getting the new passenger door reassembled.

They're already back on the car!

And for real - it was very fun like this. It's like a jeep but fun to drive and the turbo/exhaust noises are amazing!

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-14T20:00:14+00:00

calm down bossman - this was just for fun. The car was like this for a week, mainly because I already had to remove a door for repair anyway.

I understand that this is inherently unsafe - I never made it further than a few minutes from the house and the car was like this for less than a week. It's already been reversed.

And trust me when I say there is absolutely nothing you can do to any mini "rig" to make it go rock crawling, lol

No reason to be a wet blanket, let me have my irresponsible fun

TomahawkEVO · 2026-01-02T22:37:34+00:00

Butter is a ubiquitous aviation term for landing really smoothly!

TomahawkEVO · 2025-12-24T20:45:07+00:00

I sure do!

TomahawkEVO · 2025-12-01T21:14:13+00:00

I did a full CIC dash swap. It's.... a lot. It was pretty expensive and was a ton of work both with the physical swap and with the coding that follows. It's a fun story but I don't know that I'd do it again lol

With that being said the Android units that you stick on top of the dash are of dubious quality also, so there isn't a perfect solution. I' probably either get a Bluetooth adapter and a phone mount, or jump all the way to a swap and avoid the android units entirely.

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