OMG do you remember these Minis

[Scottie]

Thanks to Angus I was having a look through his webshots link on another thread and found a few pics of my Zeemax Mini:frown::frown::frown:

Way to go spend a load of dosh and ruin a car.

Complete interior re done - big brakes upgrade - complete leda suspension - 260 odd bhp upgrade what was already a JCW Mini (worst thing I ever done was that conversion ruined the car) - several alloys - several exhaust and a flake paint job and a few other things. What was I thinking mid life crisis me thinks.:blush:


http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/26/27/1/50/10/287515010HTEZCa_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1287515010038501851HTEZCa)


http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/16/17/4/39/71/269443971SdYioA_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1269443971038501851SdYioA)

http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/42/43/6/78/22/289167822eCIwKJ_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1289167822038501851eCIwKJ)

[Scottie]

My Cabrio. Like those alloys crombers.;)


http://thumb11.webshots.net/s/thumb4/5/21/79/216552179txfWrG_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1216552179038501851txfWrG)

[Forbes]

Was before my time. But that must have cost a fair amount. Is it still about?

[Scottie]

Was before my time. But that must have cost a fair amount. Is it still about?



been seen a few times round Glasgow way not that long after I sold it not heard of any sightings in the past 3 / 4 years.

It's was crap to go on a mini run with that car.:argh::argh:

[Scottie]

I remember : I had that much trimmed in leather inside the car everything kept falling off.:laugh:

[Scottie]

the interior the dash later got trimmed in grey alcantara to cover the wood:blush: then the seats were replaced by sparco ones and trimmed in leather


http://thumb11.webshots.net/s/thumb4/2/20/50/159022050juKqog_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1159022050038501851juKqog)

[Ivano]

Did you do a Magazine feature years ago with the Zeemax MINI??.

I remember seeing a feature in GO MINI magazine. (GO MINI was a brill Magazine so much better than Modern MINI)

[N12 JLK]

Yes it was in Go-Mini, To be honest I thought the soul had be taken out the car, too much done to it, sorry Fiona.

[Craig]

aye, I remember that car at the Scottish MINI Weekend when Jude's Cooper was there and also my sis had her aero kitted cooper with the AC Schnitzer exhaust on it... ;) That would have been back in 2004 I think...:thumbs up:

[Scottie]

Yes it was in Go-Mini, To be honest I thought the soul had be taken out the car, too much done to it, sorry Fiona.


don't be sorry I agree.:yes nod: Hated that car should just have kept it as standard jcw but no no had to mod:frown::frown:

[AeroJonny]

Why was it so bad to take on runs?

To be honest, with the exception of the interior/exterior colours and all the chrome bits stuck on it I think it's quite nice. You used to mod cars really nicely Fi :) (your taste has mellowed a bit tho hehe)

[Scottie]

Why was it so bad to take on runs?

To be honest, with the exception of the interior/exterior colours and all the chrome bits stuck on it I think it's quite nice. You used to mod cars really nicely Fi :) (your taste has mellowed a bit tho hehe)

with the Zeemax kit on it would often ground over a certain type of bump on the road.

The five stud conversion affected it eventually went back to four stud

Not being the best of or fastest type driver and more the smooth relaxed type the engine upgrade ruined the smoothness of the car.

Waste of money and I will never ever ever mod any car to that extent again.

[The Bull]

Here's a few more photos I took back in 04 in Arbroath.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Forum%20Images/2004_0703_093642AA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Forum%20Images/2004_0703_105135AA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Forum%20Images/2004_0703_105200AA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Forum%20Images/2004_0703_105212AA.jpg

[AndyP & Lenore]

I remember seeing that car for the first time and thinking.. "here we go, I bet a teenage lad steps out of this thing.":rolleyes:

Imagine my surprise to see you and Allan in it. I even wondered if "Mum" had borrowed her sons car to go on the run.:laugh:

A.:D

[Gismo]

For what it's worth, i actually liked the zeemax kit, not for everyone, but, loweing it as well was probably not the best option.

I remember being parked next to it at Arbroath

[Mini Me]

the interior the dash later got trimmed in grey alcantara to cover the wood:blush: then the seats were replaced by sparco ones and trimmed in leather


http://thumb11.webshots.net/s/thumb4/2/20/50/159022050juKqog_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1159022050038501851juKqog)

and i used it for week when you traded it in an pure torchured it to death, ssssssuperb. Was a tad fast too:shut up:

[zimbo]

and i used it for week when you traded it in an pure torchured it to death, ssssssuperb. Was a tad fast too:shut up:

:thud: OMG look who has turned up!!!, first long lost Angus re-appears and now Mini Me... :lol:

Fiona there is nothing wrong with modding your cars and you do seem to do a great job at it ...now

you said yourself you made a mistake and as people always say, you learn from your mistakes and look like you have since that one so dont give yourself a hard time over the Zeemax. I'm sure I have a picture or two of a couple of your cars I liked, will see if I can find them and put them on here :thumbs up:

[Scottie]

For what it's worth, i actually liked the zeemax kit, not for everyone, but, loweing it as well was probably not the best option.

I remember being parked next to it at Arbroath


Alan it wasn't lowered:eek::eek: actually in the end we put the adjustable Leda suspension on so it could be raised a bit:eek:

[Scottie]

:thud: OMG look who has turned up!!!, first long lost Angus re-appears and now Mini Me... :lol:

Fiona there is nothing wrong with modding your cars and you do seem to do a great job at it ...now

you said yourself you made a mistake and as people always say, you learn from your mistakes and look like you have since that one so dont give yourself a hard time over the Zeemax. I'm sure I have a picture or two of a couple of your cars I liked, will see if I can find them and put them on here :thumbs up:

Thanks Zimbo but for me our Zeemax Mini represents how not to mod a car ( the fact it sat so low to ground was a pain the the bum) plus all the other stuff and the nail in coffin for us was after the visit to minispeed for the engine upgrade the car was just so harsh. Ended up harsh to look at, harsh to drive.

[Scottie]

and i used it for week when you traded it in an pure torchured it to death, ssssssuperb. Was a tad fast too:shut up:

aye remember you tourchured it to get away after the trade price you gave us for that car and to think how much did I spend on the Cooper S I traded it for was it not one of the most expensive Minis you sold.??? :p:p

[Stewart]

Wow that was a lot of work to be unhappy about it……To be fair it’s seriously not my cup of tea. If you had pulled up beside me at the time in my Honda in its standard form I’d have thought – “Ooooo Very nice JWC” instead I’d have thought “Dear lord what were they thinking” :D

A guy a knew was a fantastically talented spray painter and used to buy really nice cars and re-spray them to look absolutely stunning then a few months later he would turn up with this car that looked like it had every Halfords accessory on it. An example was a mint Golf GTI with stunning paint job and next time I seen it had all the windows blacked out, an exhaust the size of a paint pot and the most silly under car lights and massive stickers saying Koni up the side.

It was depressing to see. :sad:

[Smitty]

Not to my tastes that one!

Was your next one the silver JCW with all the carbon fiber goodies? I loved that car!!

[illegalhunter]

I like it Fi

[KenL]

A perfect example of why I do not like non-oem mods!

[Crombers]

My Cabrio. Like those alloys crombers.;)


http://thumb11.webshots.net/s/thumb4/5/21/79/216552179txfWrG_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1216552179038501851txfWrG)


Stunning 'boots' :thumbs up:

I've liked all your cars & the sound that Zeemax had was suuuperb.
That run up to Rannoch Station in 04 was fun (& fast), good to see those photo's again.

[The Bull]

For what it's worth, i actually liked the zeemax kit, not for everyone, but, loweing it as well was probably not the best option.

I remember being parked next to it at Arbroath

I liked yours a lot Gismo, classy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_101859AA_1.jpg

[Scottie]

Nice wheels Gismo can you remember what the make is?

and a very clean Mini.LOL


changed the title of thread so we can all posts up pictures of our previous minis:thumbs up:

[The Bull]

Here are a few others from that day that some might recognise.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_101925AA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_103916AA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_104020AA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_103936AA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_103952AA.jpg

[Smitty]

Here are a few others from that day that some might recognise.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Picklehammer/Mini%20Cooper%20S/2004_0703_101925AA.jpg





O dear.....who's was this and what's with the bull bar things? :frown: :argh:

I hope i've not just offended a die hard member :popcorn::Whistle::thud: