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Power Flex yellow engine mounts are awesome....a little NVH in the first 300 miles or so but does go away. For the bottom mount I injected windshield silicone into the voids only. That particular mount if too rigid can transmit vibrations to the engines oil pan increasing likelihood of early oil pan gasket leakage.

Thank you for sharing that Awesome rebuild. Mahalo & Aloha from the Bigisland of Hawaii

that cracked alternator though...

where did the engine removal go? you pull the trans too?

hi Track Driven, i want ths intercooler bay pls i ned link for thats

Those axle stands are really scary! Buy some less wobbly ones!

Is it just me getting anxiety about those stands?

TIL: the r53 mini cooper S is a single cam engine, I completely forgot and would have sworn it was DOHC. Love that motor

Such a neat project. Gives me a slight glimmer of hope that I could do that. Very slight.

Do you know how to remove stuck hydraulic tappets in the r53 rocker arm.

I appreciate the simplicity of the details you share in the video. Very helpful! 🙂

Awesome build. Expensive brakes! I have the Willwoods front and rear, but couldn't justify pulling the trigger for Brembos. During Covid I did the same project to my 2005 R50 (owned it since new); I pulled the subframes, ground off all the rust and repainted them with POR-15, upgraded all the bushings, control arms, sway bar, R56 aluminum trailing arms, Vorschlag camber plates, etc., etc. It was great to have everything out on the garage floor to clean and assess, and reassemble better than new. The car is rattle free and handles like a dream. I put Bilstein PSS-10s (the adjustable ones) on my wife's F30 and would like to put them on my R50 (it currently has FSD dampers with 30mm lowering springs, which work great, but just lack adjustment).

Thanks for the video! After a slow rebuild I forgot where each bracket goes and this was super super helpful!

so helpfull for my project thanks a lot!!

That's hilarious you made your own tool for the belt tensioner 😂😂 i used a long screw driver and a pry bar, and my dad to put an Alan key in the hole 🤪

Currently rebuilding my engine and you saved my ass because I forgot where some of the electrical goes 😅

Great video, thanks! I was worried I would need to drop the fuel tank to get the subframe out.

Around how much did a rebuild cost ya

15:13 when your torque wrench plays the intro to sandstorm.

more updates on this car

This is to the creator... Keep up the content, you have done great work so far, and you are gaining some traction, keep at it and you will be able to find success

Beautiful! Where's the parts list?

Nice video, it would’ve been nice if you to put attachments for the parts you put on, but well done🙏🏻👍👿👎💯💥

2 questions?? What process did you use to get the inlet manifold looking so good, and what make of torque wrench did you use??

That is incredible.

Hi, great job. Where did you buy batery protection?

Have you got fill troy headers into a straight thru pipe to muffler

I'm sure you did but if you didn't notice the alternator body was badly fractured and will eventually die.

So easy, when it isn’t in the mini.

Looks like the car is a little wobbly on those jack stands. I'd go with stands with a bigger base

Love how beautifully detailed and clean the engine is. Inspired to do something similar to my own

Donde se puede conseguir el material de repuesto que le vas a montar en el eje trasero? Un saludo desde España y gracias 🙏 por el vídeo.

Y que paso con la parte 6

This was so satisfying to watch, thanks

What's happened, is the car OK? Why didn't you upload any more videos bud?

great video and great work with the build. Very satisfying.

Any updates?

ASMR engine builds... love it. Also, love that you're updating all the hardware to hex heads.

Sandstorm 15:13

Gotta love finding a hidden gem of a video series like this on CZcams. Well done guys!!

Bro I wish I had you in Los Angeles California swear keep up the great work I have a 04 r53

Wow, good job! 😍

Why i love this engine?so simple and nicely made

So fucking relaxing to watch. Love your Videos and Mini. Greetings from Bavaria.

Great rebuild. What car are the front calipers from? Or are they part of a big brake kit? Would love to fit them on my race car!!

Love the videos. What process did you use for cleaning, prepping and painting the block please?

I noticed the wiring harness was completely separate from the car, where does the harness plug into the car at?

Bilstein PSS9's are not good coilovers those went bad on my mini in a very short period of time. Great videos BTW!

every gen ones dream to have time/money to throw at it. i envy you...nice work.

can't get the rear thermostat housing bolt off for the life of me.... hehe great build here!