Have we covered all of the bases when upgrading the suspension on my mate Neil Burgess’s 2007 BMW Mini Cooper S rally car. Good question. It has taken ages but is going well. Having improved the front by adding some increased caster bushes, adjustable camber strut tops and a pair off adjustable Ohlins shock absorbers we then had to modify our freshly refurbished subframe to make it all fit! With that all done and ready for setting up, this week we continue with the rear suspension and finish off making the rear toe and camber adjustable. Having successfully swapped out the trailing arm’s metalastic bush for a spherical bearing we have now got to the fun part; bolting on all of the shiny new parts…
2007 R56 BMW Mini Cooper S Rear Rally car Suspension Upgrade, Part 5 – Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Ep18
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The story so far:
BMW Mini Cooper S Suspension Upgrade Part 1 (Front): https://youtu.be/owJfm4D459E
BMW Mini Cooper S Suspension Upgrade Part 2 (Front): https://youtu.be/0PHtiSluB2c
BMW Mini Cooper S Suspension Upgrade Part 3 (Rear): https://youtu.be/FJXRRufo_Js
BMW Mini Cooper S Suspension Upgrade Part 4 (Rear): https://youtu.be/rUYGgKuSpkk
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21 Comments
la traduccion al español se pierde!!!!
Can't wait to see how you fix this one Edd!
Hey Edd, great name and really glad to be able to see new content from you again. Super unfortunate about the end of this and must just be bad luck. I did the rear struts on my wife's Mini R56 using a similar torque spec without issue. I've always enjoyed working on cars as a hobby but watching you work always inspires me to get out and take on bigger or more complicated repairs – please keep doing what you do and look forward to watching you solve this one!
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165NM that must be wrong!
Awesome video Edd..
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Wow Ed, I can't believe that thread! Was a high torque tho😂. Great video, you and Neil work well together👍
Not sure if Edd mentioned this in any of the videos, I was wondering about those little magnetic lamps they are using…. Does anyone have a link to those? Thanks.
You actually pronunced "Öhlins" correct 🙂
When is the update to this series coming Edd??
Its hard to believe there are 75 viewers that don't like this.
why not use aluminum anti-seize compound? great channel edd. subscribed.
Stripping threads is one of the worst feelings, second to breaking bolts. #MilwaukeeChristmas
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#MilwaukeeChristmas that is not good news. Love this line!
Hard working with great results… that's how the job is done. #MilwaukeeChristmas
Love this show! I learned so many things, two of them to get the job done is cleaning and good tools! #MilwaukeeChristmas #drive_way_garage
Edd, after so many years of watching your amazing work, I can't believe you get all those rusty dirty things back on the rear axle. Please say it will be cleaned. I would also like to know if you have adjusted the tightening torques of the bolts because the threads have been lubricated.
Oh my God, what a bad luck you have at the end of this chapter! I hope you fix it right.
Also, I'd like to see you having the chance of repairing cars fueled with water, hydrogen or solar energies to show us how they work in motion, few vehicles of this kind must exist around the world. Thre questions for you: Could you name us some famous experimental vehicles? Are they someone really energetically efficient? Could your ice van have been moved by solar panels?
I'm enyoing every chapter you do, very thank you for your videos. And I'm learning a lot of english, too.
I really like this kind of content, is highly didactical and realistic. Authentic science!