Just bought a ‘92 1.3i Cooper.. drove it back 120 miles from the seller in the rain with no heater.. man I loved it.. but christ I appreciate my Audi A5 on long runs now 👍
This is a truly fantastic video Tom. I've followed the project for its the entire length and my comment still stands on your very first video on this channel with the orange mini. Ive been a subscriber ever since then and i have to say its a truly amazing feeling to see her on the road after so long. She looks gorgeous. Your videos have got me through so much and ive enjoyed them ever since the beginning. Me and my grandparents (my mamar and grandad) used to sit on there sofa and watch your videos. Last year however my mamar was diagnosed with cancer and fort long and hard with it. For months she battled (in and out hospital) until she was hospitalised for good. Even in her deteriorating state she still watched your videos with me on her hospital bed. Ive loved cars ever since i was 2 and ive always wanted a classic mini. My mamar always told me i could do anything i want and eventually i would get a mini. As im doing my GCSEs the reality is becoming ever closer. However as much as she wanted to she would never see your finished car. It breaks my heat as it was so near completion. I will never forget what my mamar did for me and your videos and she will be forever remembered. One of the last things she ever said to me before she passed away was 'when im gone ill give you a little helping hand in getting that mini'. And what she left me certainly will. I was incredibly sad after she passed afew months ago and my parents and grandad have been struggling to but at the end of the day the thing that cheers me and my grandad up are your videos Tom. We wonder what my mamar would think to the finished car and she will be missed. Thanks tom for your videos... :)
ByteGuy Gaming dude! This comment really touches my heart! I’m sorry for your loss! And I can’t believe my videos have this sort of impact on people’s lives... I sometimes fail to see the bigger picture when I’m editing in my room 😂 honestly though dude! Keep you chin up and thankyou and all your family for the support 🤘🏻💪🏻
Tom what are you doing driving that beautiful car in the rain! Oh right you live in England so if you waited for a dry day to take your Mini out you may never get out. :) You have done yourself proud......it's a beautifully restored Mini. Cheers, Midge
I love old mini's. All of them. I wish i knew if my dads old austin mini was still on the road, the number plate started with yud. Cant remember the rest. It was in the 90's he had it, got it for £50 and welded all the rotting frames back up
Absolute perfection Tom! Watching the Mini come from a shell on wheels to this masterpiece is amazing! Never doubted you for a second it would turn out this good, Top job!👌 Cheers Torran.
Hi Tom, Just got my May edition of MiniWorld Magazine in the mail over here in Canada and wanted to congratulate you on your Mini story on pages 64-70. I followed your restoration on the internet so it was kind of neat to see it in print. Cheers, Midge
Midge Lambert hey! That’s so awesome dude! Thanks a bunch for following it and I hope I can keep you interested in the upcoming episodes 👌🏻 also another story will be being published in practice classics 👌🏻
Common thing, speedo's/rev counters don't work after new dash put in, i found my fault was there was no earth screw in the circuit board piece (only took me a few months guessing), which i forgot to put in. maybe worth a check see if same problem and also check the black and white cable is connected up correctly from the ignition coil as this connects to your rev counter and then everything else all connects up, possible bad earth connection i recon though same as i had, however your mini is ACE!
Nice to see you out in your Mini. Your enthusiasm is contagious and it makes me want to work on my 1965 Mk1 Mini even more. Keep up the videos, your cinematography is fantastic and you could have your own spot on the Velocity channel.
ProjectAir no way! Thanks for your comment dude! I’ve just realised we have a similar size following do you fancy coming up with some. Sort of RUclips collaboration?
Nice vid, Tom, and lovely Mini. Modern, retro but tasteful at the same time. Where are you from? You have twangs similar to mine and the scenery looks like the Pennines. I'm from Bury/Bolton originally, but now live down in the French Pyrenees where I'm lucky enough to have some magical, perfect Mini (and bike ;o)) roads. I've had a few over the years, and am of the generation who learnt to drive in one, then had one as my first car, a bog-standard '84 City... more recently a Webber-equipped 1430 that was a beast, and impossible to drive anywhere slowly. Nowadays I have a '72 Innocenti Cooper (LHD for the roads over here) which allows me to fulfill my Italian Job fantasies on the windy, snow-capped passes on my doorstep. I've always been more of a bike man, but absolutely love Minis, and always return to them for 4 wheeled antics. Gets plenty of looks over here too! Anyway, keep up the good work and best of luck with your northern show...
Love your 1380cc Mini ,I also have one 1380cc race tuned Mini mine is Called Baby Blue I could send you a photo of her been to lots of drives and shows this year
Just got ahold of a 63 classic mini, right hand drive, 4 speed carb. Looks similar to yours but it’s blue. Gotta do a little upkeep like new tires, plugs wires, and batteries. Any advice?
Great work! I am thinking about doing my own restauration, the only thing is the money. How much do you think a full restauration will cost me? Thanks and keep up the brew
first drives are always exciting, looks like it was successful and you were confident, or you wouldn't be headed up woodhead ! Whats next? rolling road session to get the best out of it once you've done a few more miles?
@@TomShorrock If my memory serves as its thirty years ago at least for me. Jack engine on that side and release mounting, undo all the bolts on the housing, sure you need a puller to get the wheel off, can't remember if you can make one. Clutch dust area?? Suggest check the web for video evidence, consider a replacement wheel £30 ish, so you can replace in a day, a pro light one i see costs £280. I got my local engineer shop to lighten and balance mine. My last one started life as an M reg 1275 GT clubman, I put a piper cam in with Tuliped valves, polished ports, block offset bored to 1340, competition rods and pistons, lightened flywheel and super strong wheel studs for the mental torque and a oil cooler in the hope I'd not need to open the window and put the heater on, it only delayed it. I lived in hilly Devon and don't like slowing down for hills, luckily it was only on reaching the top I'd have to ease off. Spax gas shocks and alloy wheels meant it cornered like a train. All that valve and port work plus the over lightning of my flywheel meant duel fuel tanks as fuel use flat out was 12mpg, but with the windows wide open and the heater on full, I could hold off 3 litre Ford Capri's on the motorway whilst watching the fuel go down.
Nico indianico. Optimise automotive dude, search my channel there is 4 videos on the interior being ordered created and manufactured, they also ship international 👌🏻
binnys aint minis... bmw bought rover for the mini design rights, then put the mini out of production. not interested in any event that supports the binny scene. it aint a mini
No matter how bad your day has been , when you get behind the wheel of a Mini it all fades away and the "mini smile " appears! 😁
Love it!! 😎😎😎
Rich Weston you know it dude! Thanks 😂👌🏻
That interior is mint.
I love Mini's - I love video editing - Double BOOM - Great video Great shots - Love the cinematic bars
Andy Bowman - DadBodJogVlog thank you sir! Really appreciate it 👌🏻
All I can say is thank you Tom that made my day what a video what a car, this is what's driving is all about
2 yrs.......pffffffff! after waiting 9 yrs d'ya think i'm gonna mess my seat? certainly. Looks n sounds unreal Tom, well done!
I love the A series Engine noise of my mini to it’s so addictive 👍
Just bought a ‘92 1.3i Cooper.. drove it back 120 miles from the seller in the rain with no heater.. man I loved it.. but christ I appreciate my Audi A5 on long runs now 👍
totally agree
Hats off, boy. That "littel" thing always turns on my deepest petrolhead dreams. Greetings from Italy.
This is a truly fantastic video Tom. I've followed the project for its the entire length and my comment still stands on your very first video on this channel with the orange mini. Ive been a subscriber ever since then and i have to say its a truly amazing feeling to see her on the road after so long. She looks gorgeous. Your videos have got me through so much and ive enjoyed them ever since the beginning.
Me and my grandparents (my mamar and grandad) used to sit on there sofa and watch your videos. Last year however my mamar was diagnosed with cancer and fort long and hard with it. For months she battled (in and out hospital) until she was hospitalised for good. Even in her deteriorating state she still watched your videos with me on her hospital bed. Ive loved cars ever since i was 2 and ive always wanted a classic mini. My mamar always told me i could do anything i want and eventually i would get a mini. As im doing my GCSEs the reality is becoming ever closer. However as much as she wanted to she would never see your finished car. It breaks my heat as it was so near completion. I will never forget what my mamar did for me and your videos and she will be forever remembered. One of the last things she ever said to me before she passed away was 'when im gone ill give you a little helping hand in getting that mini'. And what she left me certainly will.
I was incredibly sad after she passed afew months ago and my parents and grandad have been struggling to but at the end of the day the thing that cheers me and my grandad up are your videos Tom. We wonder what my mamar would think to the finished car and she will be missed.
Thanks tom for your videos... :)
ByteGuy Gaming dude! This comment really touches my heart! I’m sorry for your loss! And I can’t believe my videos have this sort of impact on people’s lives... I sometimes fail to see the bigger picture when I’m editing in my room 😂 honestly though dude! Keep you chin up and thankyou and all your family for the support 🤘🏻💪🏻
Tom what are you doing driving that beautiful car in the rain! Oh right you live in England so if you waited for a dry day to take your Mini out you may never get out. :) You have done yourself proud......it's a beautifully restored Mini. Cheers, Midge
Beautiful work done on your car.
I love old mini's. All of them. I wish i knew if my dads old austin mini was still on the road, the number plate started with yud. Cant remember the rest. It was in the 90's he had it, got it for £50 and welded all the rotting frames back up
You made a very nice job of that, respect.
Thankyou
Another great video delivered in style Tom 👍
Absolute perfection Tom! Watching the Mini come from a shell on wheels to this masterpiece is amazing! Never doubted you for a second it would turn out this good, Top job!👌 Cheers Torran.
Thanks dude! Really appreciate this :)
Hi Tom, Just got my May edition of MiniWorld Magazine in the mail over here in Canada and wanted to congratulate you on your Mini story on pages 64-70. I followed your restoration on the internet so it was kind of neat to see it in print. Cheers, Midge
Midge Lambert hey! That’s so awesome dude! Thanks a bunch for following it and I hope I can keep you interested in the upcoming episodes 👌🏻 also another story will be being published in practice classics 👌🏻
Common thing, speedo's/rev counters don't work after new dash put in, i found my fault was there was no earth screw in the circuit board piece (only took me a few months guessing), which i forgot to put in. maybe worth a check see if same problem and also check the black and white cable is connected up correctly from the ignition coil as this connects to your rev counter and then everything else all connects up, possible bad earth connection i recon though same as i had, however your mini is ACE!
Nice to see you out in your Mini. Your enthusiasm is contagious and it makes me want to work on my 1965 Mk1 Mini even more. Keep up the videos, your cinematography is fantastic and you could have your own spot on the Velocity channel.
haha! thanks Randy! I hope you're right and maybe one day I could make something out of this! glad I can inspire :)
Fantastic buddy just sorted rear subframe feel achieved
Love the look of your mini, I really want to buy one and work on it but I can't find one that's ULEZ exempt
Thank you, you need a historic one, they are tax & MOT exempt, look for something 40 years old and over
Awesome dude! I was watching thinking those roads look familiar, and then realised they're super close to me. Cool story I know.
ProjectAir no way! Thanks for your comment dude! I’ve just realised we have a similar size following do you fancy coming up with some. Sort of RUclips collaboration?
@@TomShorrock I noticed that too. That would be fun, might be able to ☺️ Stay in touch and we could figure something out sometime.
ProjectAir will do dude have you got Instagram?
@@TomShorrock Yep, just search for 'James Whomsley'. 👍 Cheers!
Tom, Your spot on all the blood sweat & tears is worth it in the end when your driving with a permeant grin on your face! Cheers Dave
Cheers dave! your not wrong mate! its a great feeling
A bit late as catching up with what you've done. STUNNING! Amazing, mate. Big Love to the Missus, see you Friday live for the Clubman.
Cheers dude
That thing is beautiful! So difficult finding one in Canada.. :'(
Good luck!
Stunning work 👍
What a sound !!!!
Camsty 1 haha! Thanks dude 👌🏻👌🏻
Total Car Reviews no problem buddy been watching from the start !
Nice vid, Tom, and lovely Mini. Modern, retro but tasteful at the same time. Where are you from? You have twangs similar to mine and the scenery looks like the Pennines. I'm from Bury/Bolton originally, but now live down in the French Pyrenees where I'm lucky enough to have some magical, perfect Mini (and bike ;o)) roads. I've had a few over the years, and am of the generation who learnt to drive in one, then had one as my first car, a bog-standard '84 City... more recently a Webber-equipped 1430 that was a beast, and impossible to drive anywhere slowly. Nowadays I have a '72 Innocenti Cooper (LHD for the roads over here) which allows me to fulfill my Italian Job fantasies on the windy, snow-capped passes on my doorstep. I've always been more of a bike man, but absolutely love Minis, and always return to them for 4 wheeled antics. Gets plenty of looks over here too! Anyway, keep up the good work and best of luck with your northern show...
Top man cracking stuff... love the mini
Beautiful car!!!! Love the seats and the steering wheel, where are they from?! Also the dash clocks 😍
Optimise Automotive in stafford dude! Thanks Mate really appreciate it
Fabulous wow factor in a classic mini...
Thank you so Much!
Very nice...and goes to show you can have fun in a mini regardless of power or engine size.
Thankls dude! very true! however a supercharger will be coming at some point :)
That'd be interesting to see...looking at that option currently myself.
Look killer. There's always a few ( dozen lol) things that come up on frame ups . I recheck all bolts after couple drives I had issues once .
Thanks Lawrence I really appreciate this
That car is soooo good - nice job
Need to change engine badge morris on the hood Austin on the rocker cover
Fantastic video sir, 2 things - 1. I need to get myself a drone and 2. I need to come to your car show :) - keep up the good work
thanks Kev! you need to come up for a weekend first and teach me your epic welding skills so we can video collab like propper ''RUclipsrs'' hahah! :)
you can count on it :)@@TomShorrock
Love your 1380cc Mini ,I also have one 1380cc race tuned Mini mine is Called Baby Blue I could send you a photo of her been to lots of drives and shows this year
Looking good, can’t wait to finish mine and give it a blast 👍🏻
thanks dude :)
Just got ahold of a 63 classic mini, right hand drive, 4 speed carb. Looks similar to yours but it’s blue. Gotta do a little upkeep like new tires, plugs wires, and batteries. Any advice?
What kind of RIMS u use.. where did u find them.. Ty a lot.. and btw.. U own a great mini.. gj
JBW wheels
Looking good fella 👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome looking Mini. Working on some finishing touches to mine at the minute. Not an obvious question - but what steering wheel have you got in it?
I think it’s 12 inch dude! And Thankyou!
Lovely looking mini. Good work, Dude.
thanks dude :)
Love ya car bro
.I'm not a lover of the new ones there not really a mini to me and shit to work on to
Lovely mini bud, what arches are on it?
Cheers dude! Group 6 from Huddersfield spares
Superb video, Tom! Hope to catch you at L2B this year, so you can see my mini in real life, which you featured on your channel back in August.
Certainyl should! and cant wait dude :)
nice car .I'm a mini fan for life
Junior Qilson thanks dude! I appreciate it 👌🏻
Great work! I am thinking about doing my own restauration, the only thing is the money. How much do you think a full restauration will cost me?
Thanks and keep up the brew
It depends, just do it as and when you can afford it
Sounds mint wish I still had my 12.75 gt clubman
thanks Michael
Welcome to mini world Tom
Thankyou!!!
first drives are always exciting, looks like it was successful and you were confident, or you wouldn't be headed up woodhead ! Whats next? rolling road session to get the best out of it once you've done a few more miles?
thanks Rich, Its already had a rolling road at mini spares prior to this video :)
A nice wee HOON around the countryside, the 2nd to 3rd is a bit long eh.
hahah! you know it dougggg!
Your mini is awesome dude
Ever thought of a dual carb conversion or itbs
thanks dude! and Im thinking of a super charger :)
was about time for this video!!!
Looks great! Great video
Thanks dude :)
I got my first mini city when I was 10
Hello, spectacular car, what model of wheel pass do you have installed? and what model are the circles? I thank you in advance.
First drive smug face, excellent 😆
hahah" You know it! and the leather didnt mealt so we should be good to go :)
I want it 😍😍
make an offer haha!
Nice vid mini looks stunning
Thanks Dan
will you allow old MG`s at your event ?
Are black and white plates legal as I’m wanting to put some on mine?
998 with a stage 1 kit......Y????? 1380 SCCR on HIF44 call Steve Harris Engineering...
Top video Tom
Thanks Dude :) really appreciate this
you did a great job on that mate, just not sure about the halos though.
thanks dude :)
I'm riding too, but it's a cool mini!
thankyou!
Great vid..... mini sounds amazing
Thanks MArtin :)
Great work tom
MINI TOM cheers matey 👌🏻👌🏻
Thats snakes pass from manchester to sheffield?
Hey bud. Love the video. How much did it cost you to restore the car?
Circa £17k
Here he is, he is alive
hahaha! certainly am dude :)
Sounds great Tom what exhaust you running ..
WTF, he said he would tell us the exhaust name but he never did...
Any engine mods coming?
What is your opinion of the KAD quickshifter now that you have road tested the mini ?
I like it :) took a while to bed in but its worth the money :)
The belt buckles on the bonnet are a horrendous overkill.
Opinions are like Bum holes... Everyone has one...
❤️
FACT : Driving a Mini makes you happy!
100% agree!
may i know what engine is that? it sounds so sweet!!!
Would love a mini how are they with speed bumps we have lots here.
Was wondering how you installed your dash, did you make brackets or did u buy some. Don't think u showed it in your interior videos
Love the car btw
It comes with brakcets dude that you just spin wingnuts on, Its really straight forward :)
Total Car Reviews thanks was going to buy a new one for mine and wasn’t sure
My car hasn't moved in years.. kids take up all my cash😅
That’s a shame dude, always try and make time for yourself, maybe you could let them help?
What colour red is it please?
What exhaust system you got on the mini ???
Fletcher 3 Inch dude :)
Hey mate, what happened with the leather under the bonnet?
It didnt mealt so I will be getting it for the bonnet :)
The flywheel needs lightning, not to much, just enough to give it some low down zip.
+spex357 thanks dude! Is it possible to do with the engine in? Or is it and engine out job ?
@@TomShorrock I'm sure I had mine out with the engine in but check on here first. It's behind the clutch housing.
@@TomShorrock If my memory serves as its thirty years ago at least for me. Jack engine on that side and release mounting, undo all the bolts on the housing, sure you need a puller to get the wheel off, can't remember if you can make one. Clutch dust area??
Suggest check the web for video evidence, consider a replacement wheel £30 ish, so you can replace in a day, a pro light one i see costs £280.
I got my local engineer shop to lighten and balance mine.
My last one started life as an M reg 1275 GT clubman, I put a piper cam in with Tuliped valves, polished ports, block offset bored to 1340, competition rods and pistons, lightened flywheel and super strong wheel studs for the mental torque and a oil cooler in the hope I'd not need to open the window and put the heater on, it only delayed it. I lived in hilly Devon and don't like slowing down for hills, luckily it was only on reaching the top I'd have to ease off.
Spax gas shocks and alloy wheels meant it cornered like a train.
All that valve and port work plus the over lightning of my flywheel meant duel fuel tanks as fuel use flat out was 12mpg, but with the windows wide open and the heater on full, I could hold off 3 litre Ford Capri's on the motorway whilst watching the fuel go down.
So, What's the horsepower of this mini ????
I ain't watched it yet but liked the vid
Mini Man cheers dude 👌🏻
What wheels are these?
13x7 alley cats :)
Total Car Reviews Thank youuuuuu!
Bellissima mini , i sedili dove li hai trovati ?
Nico indianico. Optimise automotive dude, search my channel there is 4 videos on the interior being ordered created and manufactured, they also ship international 👌🏻
Clicked so fast! What size is the exhaust bud? Sounds really good!
Mini Matt TV haha! Cheers dude! 3 inch fletcher 👌🏻👌🏻
Total Car Reviews and I was worried my 2.25” would be too loud!
I'm building a 106 in a shed
Amazing Head light , damage$$$?
+kolo la hi dude! They are £100 on my website. Www.totalcarreviews.com/shop
How much did it all cost I want to know this because I want to do this myself
Camsty 1 it’s a 5 figure build dude 😬
Total Car Reviews worth it tho !!!
But did it melt!?
I can confirm It did not ;)
@@TomShorrock I'd love to do black leather under the bonnet, but the turbo kicks out way too much heat 😞
Welcome to another episode of why is this in my recommendations
Whenever i see a classic mini i think of mr bean
I think of a world-beating rally and circuit car loved by all
Autoroom21 ❤️
Haha! Tell me about it
binnys aint minis... bmw bought rover for the mini design rights, then put the mini out of production. not interested in any event that supports the binny scene. it aint a mini
Wish there would be more drive videos of the classic mini here in RUclips