MINI today? #2

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03-23-2016, 10:35 AM
37emeralds

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Pretty much all I need for the swap. Don't mind the two shifters. One is from a z3. It came with the gearbox.

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03-23-2016, 11:39 AM
az3579

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Originally Posted by 37emeralds

I've been doing some reading and it seems that people are saying the 5 speed is more reliable.

I must know where you saw this. The 6-speeds are rock solid.
BTW, you don't "need" a dual mass flywheel with the 6-speed. Plenty of folks have done a single mass conversion.
03-23-2016, 12:38 PM
ecrabb

What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

The ZHP is on stands in the garage, and the wheels are at the powder coater. Last night, I pulled the shifter/boot, park brake/boot, and steering wheel and sent a box off to Michael at Coby Wheel.

I've heard horror stories about getting the shift knob off, but mine was cake. The park brake handle was a huge pain in the ass, though. Must have taken me 15 minutes of pulling, rotating, yanking, and cursing. Got it, though.

My nasty dirty steering wheel is going to look so good!

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9842b469a5.jpg

It will be like a totally different car in 10 days or so!

SC
03-23-2016, 12:48 PM
ELCID86

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Originally Posted by 37emeralds

Started the auto to manual swap yesterday on my zhp. So far, took off the exhaust, (only one of the 4 exhaust bolts broke off the stud! Others came off hard after a few minutes of heating them up) also took off the driveshaft, heat shield, splash guard, drained the tranny fluid. Disconnected the shifter linkage. Hopefully today, I'll start pulling out the darn thing! So far so good. I hope the whole project will go as smooth as yesterday. Took me about half a year of researching/hunting for good deals on parts. The 5 speed is a ZF from a Z3.

Wow. Tranny swap on jack stands. Impressive. Good luck. Update your project thread.

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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
03-23-2016, 02:07 PM
Ssparrow

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Originally Posted by ecrabb

The ZHP is on stands in the garage, and the wheels are at the powder coater. Last night, I pulled the shifter/boot, park brake/boot, and steering wheel and sent a box off to Michael at Coby Wheel.

I've heard horror stories about getting the shift knob off, but mine was cake. The park brake handle was a huge pain in the ass, though. Must have taken me 15 minutes of pulling, rotating, yanking, and cursing. Got it, though.

My nasty dirty steering wheel is going to look so good!

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9842b469a5.jpg

It will be like a totally different car in 10 days or so!

SC

Nice! You definitely won't be disappointed. Mike does great work!
03-23-2016, 03:07 PM
az3579

Put on the summer wheels.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...a1aaad3ebe.jpg

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03-23-2016, 03:35 PM
Ssparrow

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Originally Posted by az3579

Put on the summer wheels.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...a1aaad3ebe.jpg

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Mmmmm so good!
03-23-2016, 04:50 PM
Karl Lazlo

Botond, I am jealous. You beat me.

Looking good!
03-23-2016, 05:21 PM
slater

looks good, BP! i love those wheels. but i'll settle for ARC-8s. :)
03-23-2016, 05:37 PM
cakM3

What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

I officially took my ///M out of winter hibernation tonight...still have my Style67s mounted...
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d65dff25e4.jpg

I will be installing my ARC-8's over this upcoming weekend [emoji1360]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...fa90380bfd.jpg
Until I get them mounted this weekend... this pic will have to suffice [emoji41]

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