What a build. Darren is a genius and seems to be a really genuine guy that I am sure I could spend hours and hours just talking cars with him. This series makes me think I sold my JCW in haste. I had always thought of converting my wing mirrors to carbon to match my bonnet scoop. I am not so sure about the rear aero but it may look better with the roof down so I will hold judgement until it is complete. Really looking forward to completion and the exhaust routing to either side is on point.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Cheers John 👍
@MrMini127511 ай бұрын
I have owned a few R53/2 with JCW kits. The best intercooler was the M7 style directing the air over the top / across the engine rather than down into it. I also had a M7 Air Gain System induction kit. It shortened the distance to the intake and the sound was amazing. You may be able to track one down.
@DarrenJMHughes11 ай бұрын
This build is something else and the attention to detail looks right up there.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Wait till you see the interior 😜👍
@philedwards717411 ай бұрын
Brilliant. What a fantastic project. Can't wait to see that rear end.
@PetrolPed10 ай бұрын
Me too 👍
@stevie00711 ай бұрын
Darren !!!!!! mad as they come but a truly top guy👌👌👌👌
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Oh yes 🙌
@watchcommander201211 ай бұрын
It’s looking absolutely fantastic and look forward to seeing the finished project
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Us too 👍
@DM-MayBee11 ай бұрын
Fantastic update, very well done Darren & PP. Exciting project and exiting times ahead, cannot wait. Cheers guys
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@coltoncleveringa800411 ай бұрын
What a great update video of this project and series!! It’s coming along great and it looks awesome so far. So glad to hear it run!!!
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
It’s gonna be awesome 👍
@dangreasley793411 ай бұрын
Love seeing proper car engineering. Brilliant.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
👍
@michaelschneider-10 ай бұрын
@dangreasley ... +1. . Agreed. . Old sckol Tuner Engineering is often hard to find,,, but when found impressive.
@robertd-dh8qm11 ай бұрын
I'm loving it. can't wait to see it finished 👍🇬🇧
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Me too 👍
@Yorkshiremadmick11 ай бұрын
Darren is working magic with this car. Will look good for a mini that’s for sure ✔️
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Let’s hope so 👍
@Yorkshiremadmick11 ай бұрын
I’m looking forward to seeing the interior magic too.
@TimWilliamsHD11 ай бұрын
Love these videos Pete, plenty of info and great banter 😅
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Cheers Legend 👊
@timphillips414711 ай бұрын
Looks sublime Pete, your video with a first look of the finished article is going to blow the utube universe apart 🎉
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Let’s hope so 👍
@timphillips414711 ай бұрын
@@PetrolPed 👍💯%
@paulitomusica694910 ай бұрын
This episode has given me ideas which I need to have a word with Darren 😎👍😎
@PetrolPed10 ай бұрын
Tell him I said hi 😜👍
@DamoDrives11 ай бұрын
It’s a nice build, more than anything it looks like it’s a professional build. Love the side vent bits , would go well on my Mini
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
They sure would 👍
@markhomer635711 ай бұрын
Looking great , continued success,, the white one in the back looks mint
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Oh yes. It’s epic. Just wait till it has its livery on it. Video coming soon 👍
@robertd236311 ай бұрын
Coming on nicely 😀
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Thanks 😁
@Russell_G11 ай бұрын
Loving this project!
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏻
@jackleonard208811 ай бұрын
Always worth the wait! It’s really coming along.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
👍
@Anthonys4111 ай бұрын
It’s really loving this build , can’t wait for the next one
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
👍
@1BLUEMEANIE11 ай бұрын
Love this Pete some trick bits can’t wait to see it hit the road👍😎
@mrfochs11 ай бұрын
Would love to see the research on the scuttle scoops as there are designs that have the scoops facing forward (like in this video) and others with the scoops pointed towards the windscreen. There are conflicting conversations about if there is air forced in (the setup on this car) vs sucked in due to the negative pressure zone created off the windscreen turbulence (the reversed set up with the scoop pointing back)..
@themulgariwizard11 ай бұрын
This alteration is more about what happens to the air once it has passed through the scoop, since this is a forced induction engine it doesn't need to be 'scooped' in but the air charge does need to have as little turbulence as possible hence having it drawn through a narrow opening into a void in the scuttle before entering the filter and intake pipe reduces the disruption in the air charge before the supercharger takes over.
@mackemc302111 ай бұрын
Great build so far can’t wait to see the finished article. Makes me think that mine needs to go back to Mulgari to have some more done….any ideas Darren for what’s next on mine???
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Go for it!
@kevincross920611 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see the finished product, it will be worth the wait 👏🏼👏🏼
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Us too 👍
@footey767011 ай бұрын
It’s going to be epic but just not sure on that blue roof …. quality work !!! 👍🏻🇨🇦
@thomasstratton22889 ай бұрын
Really want to see the finished article! Great channel!
@PetrolPed8 ай бұрын
Coming soon I promise 👍
@luc1as11 ай бұрын
Looks like a bit of a MiTo splitter. Great addition to the Mini's face.
@trev859111 ай бұрын
Love the wheels you've chosen. Darren is mad as a box of frogs and mucho funo. PP is going to be one special motor, Pete, just don't drive on the roads around me or you'll have no bumpers!
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
They are lovely aren’t they 👌
@paulvallins599411 ай бұрын
Enjoying this build P
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏻
@mikejf437710 ай бұрын
Looks awesome so far, very nicely done.
@PetrolPed10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@paulyoung-td4zx11 ай бұрын
Looks absolutely amazing. Looking forward to the next episode already. Definitely think we shouldn't have sold our JCW convertible😢😢. Would love to know what the budget is and who the lucky owner is!?
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
We will break that down at the end 👍
@robertnightingale410111 ай бұрын
So here's a curve ball. Could you hinge the boot lid from the top?? It would help protect the spoiler and you could ditch the exterior hinges, move the badge under the number plate to hide a new lock.??
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
That would be a big job 😬
@themulgariwizard11 ай бұрын
It has crossed my mind along with smoothing the number plate recess and locating it to the centre of the diffuser but time isn't my friend on this build so maybe a future update.....🤔
@robertnightingale410111 ай бұрын
@@themulgariwizard Thinking that if the spoiler had a metal bar in it, it could carry the boot lid, with pivot points to the side of the mini?
@garrymatthews443011 ай бұрын
Have to say love the wheels, any chance you might be getting a set?
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
I’d love some 👍
@lewishunter11 ай бұрын
Great update, but still no mention of red mud flaps? 🤔👍
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Work in progress 😜👍
@lewishunter11 ай бұрын
@@PetrolPed 😂😂
@jamespadbury430211 ай бұрын
That is looking amazing 👍
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@jamespadbury430211 ай бұрын
@@PetrolPed as a R52 owner I’m loving this giving me so many ideas, shame my pockets aren’t big enough for those ideas.
@gordonmackenzie451211 ай бұрын
Just to let you know it’s Winter 🥶 Just followed a gritter on my way back from Aldi. Roads being salted at sea level in November.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Oh wow!
@Yorkshiremadmick11 ай бұрын
Our roads were gritted last week in North Northumberland (sea level too)
@MrToppox10 ай бұрын
😈😈😈 ohh i see a great platform for the older model , running gear ! How fast will it go quater mile 😈😈😈
@AutisticCarEnthusiast11 ай бұрын
As much as I love this project I don’t see the need to claim a mass produced body kit ( CSR Automotive Mini R52 Cooper Kit ) as a one of one . I feel if the Guys at Mulgari wanted it to be truly unique they should have adapted the kit to fit the Cooper S Bumper instead of having to use Cooper bumpers . Don’t get me wrong I love the kit and I love the project and look forward to seeing it all come together
@ginggur179 ай бұрын
Evening driver, as the saying goes, if the vehicle is worth doing, spending the time etc will all pay off in the end 👍🇬🇧
@PetrolPed9 ай бұрын
Morning 😜
@iainshepherd850011 ай бұрын
Are the tips in line with the boot hinges?
@PetrolPed10 ай бұрын
It sure actually 😬
@ThorMotorWerks10 ай бұрын
I'd be changing that radiator - Looks like an EIS Euro Car Parts special - That'll be popping within a year. :)
@PetrolPed10 ай бұрын
That’s exactly what we said we would do 🤷♂️
@ThorMotorWerks10 ай бұрын
@@PetrolPed Didn't catch the Radiator comments. You were talking about the intercooler on top and replacing that with something custom, but not the actual cooling radiator itself. Apologies if I missed it, having rebuilt numerous R52 & R53s that radiator from ECP is rubbish and they rot out in no time compared to Nissens (As an example).
@themulgariwizard10 ай бұрын
The rad currently in the car is being for for running up to ensure ALL the contamination from the cooling system has been removed prior to final assembly.
@markwallington123311 ай бұрын
Nice except the rear spoiler, it doesn’t flow.
@robertbboyd200311 ай бұрын
Pete you have to 3 part that rear spoiler or you will have someone out.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@derekgb378011 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see the finished car.
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
👍
@charlesjefferis881211 ай бұрын
nice except get rid of the rear spoiler
@Alaktronification5 ай бұрын
You don’t want it to look ‘Carlos Fandango’.
@PetrolPed5 ай бұрын
Do worry. It won’t 👍
@willmapus-smith9064 ай бұрын
What’s wheels are they on this car Ped?
@PetrolPed4 ай бұрын
They are by Mulgari. Nice aren’t they 👍
@francoisg350011 ай бұрын
Evening all!
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋
@johnhutchinson63511 ай бұрын
I was thinking just delete the rear seats, why carry more weight and spoil the performance / handling
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
It will look awesome 😜👍
@johnhutchinson63511 ай бұрын
Takes me back to my friends and their original 1275gt minis with buckets and racing harness, no room for rear seats
@stevie00711 ай бұрын
Hi Peds
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋
@prakashnarismulu333211 ай бұрын
How many rebuild hours in this car so far
@themulgariwizard11 ай бұрын
More than I can count 😂
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
A lot 😂
@robertlloyd749311 ай бұрын
Hi
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋
@librtyhair11 ай бұрын
at last
@PetrolPed11 ай бұрын
I know 😬😂
@darrenwheeler342710 ай бұрын
I could half understand this project if it was a roofed car