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Nov 16, 20222 min read

Mini F56 JCW Wide

Updated: Feb 21, 2023

Well we can honestly say the wait has been well worth it and we are so happy to finally release our all new Mini F56 JCW and this is a very special build as we have added everything you possibly want in an overhaul.

It’s taken us about 12 months to find the right F series JCW as most had either a bad spec, to many miles, to many owners or just over the top expensive, but luckily our patience paid off and we found a little beauty.

Base colour is Thunder grey which we absolutely love, but unfortunately it has the rather terrible red roof, mirrors, grill surrounds and side logs, which is the only part of the standard car we dislike.

 
 

The good thing is we had a plan to get rid of all the red, the thing is we didn’t stop at the red, we decided to wrap the complete car and the main reason for that was because we hadn’t got the Matt Black out of our system from our last Cooper SD build and we wanted to protect the immaculate paintwork, so decided that we would kill two birds with one stone and also have a matt black flared JCW which is the first of its kind in Europe.


With the flares fitted and the matt black wrap applied by the amazing talents of our in-house specialist Wayne from Smiffy’s UK it was time to choose a wheel and we wanted a wheel that would not only fit he flares to perfection but also a nice deep concave front and rear which wasn’t available, let’s just say we found the perfect design and made it fit our specification an application and this wheel will be available in our F series drive in drive out programme, these are sized at 9.5x18 & 10.5x18 fitted with Yokohama 245/35r18 front and 255/35r18 rear which fill out the flares to absolute perfection.


Smiffy’s further enhanced this build with their black pack de-chrome for the, beltline, front and rear light bezels, and carbon front and rear number plate plinths and JCW front rear and side badges all wrapped in carbon, with our signature rear union jack black and smoke rear LED lights.


These isn’t much left to do on this build for the outside apart from fit the rear high level wing that we have been working on and then switch our attention to the interior which we will add our carbon seats and our rear seat delete, so keep tuning in for the upgrades on this rather special JCW.

 
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Nov 11, 20223 min read

SEMA 2022

So SEMA 2022 comes to a close and although we weren’t there in person this year we were as a brand, so let’s look at how we were represented this year.

If you’re into the Scene most people know that we work with our good friend Iby distributing his Speedwells Mk4 Supra wide body aero kit all over the world and this year we were approached by the Throtl boys and what a build that has been, Its seems that Rickie Fernandez was the crew member that brought the kit to the attention of the others for the SEMA build and we are so happy he did as the end result is mind blowing.

 
 

If you haven’t seen the Videos of this build we suggest you grab your favourite beverage sit down and enjoy the 4 week process of this Toyota Supra being turned into a modern day 1200BHP road and drag strip beauty with a throwback to the Fast & Furious world famous Supra and they did themselves proud, nothing was left out of this build and the levels of sponsorship was insane, you name it and the brands were lining up to supply the best goods the market has to offer, the added bonus is watching Micky, Ricky, Quinn & Will have the banter putting this car together, absolute professionals and such a joy to watch, guys you did us proud and we are so happy we got to watch how you went about this build, you built an absolute stunner.


Here is a quick link to the Supra build straight from their YouTube Channel

 

Another build to represent us was our good friend Faruk Kugay and his DevSpeed Porsche 997 GT3 R13 EJ Subaru powered GT3R, but this engine has had a fully tuning overhaul with its full custom exhaust system, BorgWarner turbocharger, Vibrant Performance intercooler, and a comprehensive fuel system upgrade courtesy of Deatschwerks and Nuke Performance, this gives a heathy 550 hp. Which is some 170 pounds less than the original Mezger 997 engine, all this in a RWD GT3 chassis mated to a Subaru gearbox, makes for a very lively package.

 

We love how this has all come together, the livery is sublime and the wheel choice of the Rotiform 917 Which is a modern take and such an iconic Porsche wheel design makes it a bit more special, we just love the nostalgic when old meets new vibe.

 

he last to fly the VAD flag at SEMA and the one that tugged on our heart strings mainly because it’s so deserved is our good Friend Chris Phan and his amazing GTR that has gone from paper vison to a full reality GTR GT3 Street car, Chris even drove his car from California to Vegas rather than the usual option of trailering, we love this guy and we just adore the build so much.

We have posted about Chris’s beautiful build a few times but for SEMA 2022 his GT3 had the most Beautiful wrap make over which JUST blew us away, gone was the Blue Motul Livery that always had our mouth-watering, replaced by the traditional red, black and white Motul Nismo race livery and it looks bloody sensational, gone are the gold L97 Forged centre locks and in their place a set of Yokohama Advan Racing TC4’S which have transformed the look of this car.

All 3 of these builds have been amazing to follow as well as supply our parts to and watch the builds come to life, even tho Chris built his 12 months ago it was like a fresh new build when he launched his newly wrapped GTR to the world, we are super proud to be associated with all of these epic show stoppers … roll on SEMA 2023


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Sep 9, 20221 min read

Mini R60 Countryman Wider Flares

This one has been a long time coming but we are so happy to finally release our MinFlares for the R60 countryman chassis and boy was it worth the wait.


The R60 has always been on the list of Minis for us to do, I guess it’s the one that no one seems to modify and after seeing the Prodrive WRC Countryman we were hooked, it just had to be done, not as a rally look but just a more meaningful 4 door crossover mini and we think its mission accomplished.

 
 

So we decided to go slightly wider than the Gen 2 R series and the Gen 3 F series as the countryman does need a bit more help, so we decided on 40mm front and rear and it really does transform the R60 chassis into something a lot more aggressive to look at, which is helped by the 30mm H&R lowering springs, the 10x18 forged concave multispoke wheels fitted with 265/40R18 tyres front and rear.


Our demo countryman also spent time at our partners SmifysUK having all of the windows tinted, full de-chroming to include front and rear light surrounds, front grill surround, beltline and a chameleon front screen.

The flares are now available from stock and as with our Gen 2 & Gen 3 flares we are happy to ship globally.

can also be purchased through our sister company, www.miniflares.com



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