This really takes me back. My first car was a 14 year old 1959 Austin Seven Mini. I then got a 7 year old 1967 Austin Mini. This was total luxury with a carpet! I wish I still had it.
I am s o o o o jealous. I had a 62 Mini Cooper. 10" dunlops: SU downdraft carbs: used Castrol as mfg suggested but burned oil so switched to Quaker State and never used oil again: drums front and rear. What a fun drive. T boned at a light in Gravenhurst Ontario and it wound up a golf cart. Sad end to my very first new car. Funny story: we were camping and needed firewood. Guy said that thing couldn't hold much wood so 50 cents pls. So I dropped the lid, filled the boot AND the lid. Had many fires and a great value. Happy memories.
It’s like going back in time to when I had my first car which was a Triumph Herald 1200 and I learned how to do all the jobs you just did except for the vacuum pump of course, still it was a much simpler time back then and no stupid sensors etc!!!
Steve: ‘There’s nothing special about this car’ Really? It’s beautiful! Love the colour combination, keeps your mind of all the unreachable stuff in the engine bay 😉
Yes, and not just that - its a Super - the rarest of all Mini,s - less than 80 left - and thats worldwide. This colour combo is the most disireble of all the ones BMC offered.
@@Levi-xu1fw From the Super registre in UK, the registra has been collecting info on Super,s from all over the world, and spend several decades on it, I think 83 is found/confirmed worldwide now = www.minicooper.org/mini-super-register/
Beautifully restored Steve and rare in Fiesta Yellow. This was not a popular colour back when it was new, but for me it’s one of the nicest. When I do the bottom hose on mine, I use a mini-ratchet with a bunch of extension pieces and the correct sized socket. It won’t slip off like a screwdriver and get the job done fast. Interesting that you say the gearbox under engine was a design flaw - this was one of the things that revolutionised Issigonis’ design and allowed the car to be compact with so much room inside. More Mini videos please!! ❤️ from the 🇬🇧
Hi Steve, as you might remember I'm a Brit living in France. Whoever did the resto-mod on this Mini did a stunningly beautiful job. Not just a renovation but she'll pull better with the bigger motor and DISC BRAKES !!!!! Just a fantastic job - reminds me of all the Minis I used to see when growing up.
Nice car! For bleeding brakes, I've been using the gravity method recently and it works very well. Just keep the reservoir topped as you did in this video. Open the bleeder valve at a wheel with a bit of hose attached, running into a catch bottle. Let it drip, drip, drip away. You can move on to the other wheels while one is dripping. Close the valve once fluid gets cleaner. You're done. Takes longer, yes, but no special tools needed. Also, like vacuum bleeding, you do not need to pump the brake pedal. That can actually be bad for older cars, as it forces the master cylinder piston deeper in to the bore than normal, where all the rough/nasty old fluid and crude lives. This can damage the master cylinder piston seals.
Great video, Steve. Thanks for keeping the exterior/interior as original as possible. I learned a lot today from you. I have a 1974 Innocenti mini and love it!
That's a great Mini. While RUclips is filled people showing off their Italian and German super cars, I'd rather watch you wrench on affordable, fun old cars.
That’s a beautiful car. I love those old colour schemes. I had a few minis in my early days of driving as did most of my friends. We were well practised at pulling the radiator out to get at the bottom hose. There was a trick to doing it and it didn’t take long.
I like your Maurice Mini - ten years ago, I had 1965 Maurice Mini Mk1 with 850cc and 'Magic Wand' shifter, non runner, needed resto. Yeah, love these Morris Minis.
Steve - great car, but it is not a base model, but a Fiesta Yellow, Morris Mini Minor Super - the rarest variant of the Mk 1. This is not the same as a Super Deluxe, which was the follow on model from Oct 1962 onwards. The Super was only available from Sept 61 - Sept 62. It was essentially an 850cc Cooper, as it shared the two tone body, interior and boot boards. VERY rare car. Also still retains the unique Super grille.
Goodness me my first car was a mini in that colour too , i totalled it due brake failure, and the GT6 next to it, i had a puncture going around a bend and the back wheel tucked in rolling the car again it was a total wreck strange to see them side by side, i survived both cars ! I enjoy your channel. Regards from Cheshire UK
Where did you get that little pocket rocket from ? It's mint ! And an aluminium head . You love your British cars. At 7.52 you're bottom hose clamp . If you have the screw head facing upwards you can get to it with a long reach screw driver. I still have my "snap on" fifty years after l specifically bought it for that purpose. Stopped doing mini 's 35years back and have only used that screwdriver 2 or 3 times since ! I've not seen the mini before and you have a GT6 parked next to it . Steve , you have a museum that many would love to visit. This is a Morris Mini Super which in standard form came with the Cooper bumpers and the oval binnacle. The only puzzle for me were the boot shelf brackets . I thought only the Cooper "s" had spot welded shelf brackets to accommodate the "s" wheels. Don't tell me . You have a flat floor , external bonnet lock , 3.8 O.T. R and F.H.C. hidden away somewhere ! 😂😂 Thanks Steve.
And a 1962 would have a starter button on the floor, floor mounted dip switch too. A basic Mini would not have opening side windows, no oil pressure and temp gauges too. Anyway, a nice car. Coincidentally, I have a 62 Mini fitted with a 1275 engine, owned it from 1968.
@@Radfordperson The Mini is a Super model (not a Super deluxe, which was the model that superseded it), which came with key start, and was the extra gauges. It was essentially a Cooper spec body and interior, but with the 850 engine still
Lovely car, great leaving it in original understated appearance, Fiesta Yellow was a new colour for 1962, looks so period, my favourite car of all time !.
It was innovative in its day with the transverse engine and front wheel drive! Most cars are now made this way! Beautifuly restoed though and well done! The only thing I would suggest is a set of silver on black registration plates. The yellow ones didn't appear till 1973.
Fiesta yellow is quite a sight! lovely car. Still sorting my OEW/BLK Morris 1071S. 10 year project with original red/gold brocade as well. Please wish me luck ;)
I believe that it is not a base model car but probably a Super Deluxe model .My base model had no chrome in window surrounds or bumper over riders .on each corner. . Well done for for the rebuild in Primrose Yellow.
@@ThisWeekWithCars - PLEASE 😍 Pretty please 😉😉 I'd really enjoy seeing some Triumph content - especially as I own two myself (a 2500S saloon and a Stag) and I love the GT6! Any time you feel the need to add some Triumph content, you will get no complaints from me - I've seen a few in your shop and heard the TR4 run and am dead keen to see more about them all......but please start with the GT6 as she looks to be a little beauty in the making.
Yes the GT6. I also noticed it in the background all dusty. Helped a friend 15 years ago restore his '68 Wedgewood blue. Was a full frame off. Took a few years but it was a blast. He still drives it. Now I have to do my '69 MK3 Spitfire so my daughters can enjoy it.
@This Week With Cars, Steve, LOVE your videos! Always informative and you have some truly unique and amazing vehicles! One quibble, I was always taught (with a negative ground vehicle) to attach the positive lead first and then the ground, in order to avoid even the possibility of a hydrogen explosion. (ask me how I know) Keep up the GREAT videos and yeah, that GT6 needs some air time!!
Very nice rebuild. In 1970 I had a 1959 mini. First year. Eventually I built a 1390 block but decided to offset the bores as the wall thickness to cooling water gallery was so small. How did you overcome that risk ? A couple of thoughts. The blue seat color was likely the original paint color. The rear position gear shift can be achieved by using the Morris 1100 gear shift Assembly. I can’t remember mine being positive earth. I also took the rear subframe out and built a simple tube axel with motorcycle shocks and coil over spring with trailing arm set up with panard rod location. Great fun in its time.
Steve. Beautiful example of a British classic. Notice you kept up with the nationality of the car by opening the 'bonnet', not the 'hood', and going to the 'fuel station' not the 'gas station'. Talk about attention to detail!. Well done, keep up the good work.
Woww nice car , clean interior and out side , 1380 cc damm powerfull engine for such a small car , my 1275 GT Sport easily can touch 120 mph , this car i believe can touch 150 mph ...! regards from kuala lumpur the city of mini coopers lovers in 60s ..., i were just born , n my first car oso mini morris cooper s 1275cc still keep it till now but a bit paint depect due to getting old just like me hehehe. Tq
3 small issues I picked up on..... Bottom radiator hose clamp is alot easier to Acess if the head of the stud faces towards the bonnet. I use an assortment of extensions linked to a ratchet to loosen the clamp. Fuel inlet hose at the carb end didn't seem to have a hose clamp on it, this would fail an MOT inspection in the UK. Also DO NOT DIP THE CLUTCH DURING START UP! you will cost yourself money way before you need to as you'll ruin the crankshaft thrust washers. Other than those two things a good little video
Perfect restauration with upgrades, nicely explained and I love the tricks and useful helps, I knew you were into Triumphs and GT6 of course. Looks a nice Mark 3 and original dust and paint.. Question.. Do you know how long fuel lasts in a fueltank? I have a car standing still for more then one year now, fuel still smells fuel but unsure to try, startup expected in three months...
I've had my Triumph Stag parked in my garage for 18 months now and fire it up about once a month. Fuel smelled fine up until this month where it now smells a bit old, so I have gone to the gas station and picked up another gallon or so to put in the tank to dilute it for the next start, The car should be returning to the road within a month so I am hopeful I won't have the same scenario again, but I can at least report that the fuel started the engine and it still ran and idled well on fuel that was put in it in April 2019.....even if it did smell a bit.
Enjoyed the video and how you showed the process of changing the fluids. A true sleeper car. I noticed on the front disc brakes the bleeder was on top, is it possible the calipers could be switched to have the bleeder on the bottom?
Steve, would you recommend pursuing auto restoration as a career? I'm a graduating mechanical engineer going into an industry job, but I've always loved restoring cars and motorcycles. I figure I may eventually want to pivot my career towards restorations but I'm unsure what kind of market exists for it. Thoughts?
Oooohhh, nice GT6 there, let's see more about that; looks like a Mk 3? Re the Mini, have you ever had to change the little water hose that connects the head to the pump? Think it's called the bypass hose...Now that's a job...
The cleanest filthy oil I've ever seen, but I've never seen engine oil run through a transmission before either. If you centrifuged out all the crud I bet the oil would still meet specification.
Looks like a Super..... Rare car now, Cooper Brocade trim and extra vertical strips on Grill. Do you have the original motor? Maybe contact Super registrar at Mini Cooper Register in UK....
i would not have driven it in the snow - run to the service station with the old shop car with a couple of 5 gal cans - fill up with non corn syrup premium and add a bit of staybil
Not all Minis had Hydrolastic suspension and not one this early. They used if for a few years 1967-69?? and went back to rubber suspension. Hydrolastic uses a special fluid, not oil, but distilled water and antifreeze works fine.
@@johnquilter7620 Thanks for that. Had an Austin 1100 when I was a kid and really liked it. Cornered really fast and you could push start it (if necessary) in a couple of feet. Long time ago.
@@lefturn99 In Eugene Oregon I'm still driving my pristine Austin America (aka Austin 1300) I purchased in 1971 in California. It uses the Hydrolastic suspension as do all the ADO16 cars.
Hydrolastic introduced in 1964. Fabulous ride quality, but problems with pitching under hard braking and acceleration, so Coopers needed telescopic dampers as well. Eventually they went back to dry cones. Note that the hydro system uses water-based fluid, not oil. Viscosity is very important, oil is too viscous.
@@ThisWeekWithCars Ah. Valid. One of the few reasons we can't argue with. Thanks for the reply. Can't wait to hear it, but not on salty roads. Beautifull resoration. Thanks for all the videos of everything. I'm currently restoring a Reliant Scimiter.
@@jjmac3561 I meant on a day when it was not snowing or raining, which it did all that week. I have still not put new fuel in it yet or even moved it from that spot because of the bad weather. Snowed again this morning.
My buddy used to disconnect the same hose but from the top and use a long tube with a fluid pumper to suck the fluid out from the top. kinda like the one in the video below 👍 ruclips.net/video/eJK92UFEIu4/видео.html
I also love the fact that you use the word bonnet which is obviously the correct terminology 😁🇬🇧
This really takes me back. My first car was a 14 year old 1959 Austin Seven Mini. I then got a 7 year old 1967 Austin Mini. This was total luxury with a carpet! I wish I still had it.
I am s o o o o jealous. I had a 62 Mini Cooper.
10" dunlops: SU downdraft carbs: used Castrol as mfg suggested but burned oil so switched to Quaker State and never used oil again: drums front and rear.
What a fun drive. T boned at a light in Gravenhurst Ontario and it wound up a golf cart. Sad end to my very first new car. Funny story: we were camping and needed firewood. Guy said that thing couldn't hold much wood so 50 cents pls. So I dropped the lid, filled the boot AND the lid. Had many fires and a great value.
Happy memories.
I was waiting for the trip to the gas station so I could hear the 1380!
Me too
It’s like going back in time to when I had my first car which was a Triumph Herald 1200 and I learned how to do all the jobs you just did except for the vacuum pump of course, still it was a much simpler time back then and no stupid sensors etc!!!
Steve: ‘There’s nothing special about this car’ Really? It’s beautiful! Love the colour combination, keeps your mind of all the unreachable stuff in the engine bay 😉
Yes, and not just that - its a Super - the rarest of all Mini,s - less than 80 left - and thats worldwide.
This colour combo is the most disireble of all the ones BMC offered.
@@Levi-xu1fw From the Super registre in UK, the registra has been collecting info on Super,s from all over the world, and spend several decades on it, I think 83 is found/confirmed worldwide now = www.minicooper.org/mini-super-register/
Thats nice @@Levi-xu1fw you should contact Garry Dickens and tell him about this car, he would love to hear from you.
Beautifully restored Steve and rare in Fiesta Yellow. This was not a popular colour back when it was new, but for me it’s one of the nicest. When I do the bottom hose on mine, I use a mini-ratchet with a bunch of extension pieces and the correct sized socket. It won’t slip off like a screwdriver and get the job done fast. Interesting that you say the gearbox under engine was a design flaw - this was one of the things that revolutionised Issigonis’ design and allowed the car to be compact with so much room inside. More Mini videos please!! ❤️ from the 🇬🇧
Hi Steve, as you might remember I'm a Brit living in France. Whoever did the resto-mod on this Mini did a stunningly beautiful job. Not just a renovation but she'll pull better with the bigger motor and DISC BRAKES !!!!! Just a fantastic job - reminds me of all the Minis I used to see when growing up.
Always enjoy my Saturday afternoon when TWWC arrives .
Would you show us how to change the oil in a Sprite please? M.
Lovely restored example and nicely enhanced without ruining the overall historic look and feel of the car.
Nice car!
For bleeding brakes, I've been using the gravity method recently and it works very well. Just keep the reservoir topped as you did in this video. Open the bleeder valve at a wheel with a bit of hose attached, running into a catch bottle. Let it drip, drip, drip away. You can move on to the other wheels while one is dripping. Close the valve once fluid gets cleaner. You're done. Takes longer, yes, but no special tools needed. Also, like vacuum bleeding, you do not need to pump the brake pedal. That can actually be bad for older cars, as it forces the master cylinder piston deeper in to the bore than normal, where all the rough/nasty old fluid and crude lives. This can damage the master cylinder piston seals.
Great video, Steve. Thanks for keeping the exterior/interior as original as possible. I learned a lot today from you. I have a 1974 Innocenti mini and love it!
That's a great Mini. While RUclips is filled people showing off their Italian and German super cars, I'd rather watch you wrench on affordable, fun old cars.
That’s a beautiful car. I love those old colour schemes. I had a few minis in my early days of driving as did most of my friends. We were well practised at pulling the radiator out to get at the bottom hose. There was a trick to doing it and it didn’t take long.
I like your Maurice Mini - ten years ago, I had 1965 Maurice Mini Mk1 with 850cc and 'Magic Wand' shifter, non runner, needed resto. Yeah, love these Morris Minis.
I had a barn find one of those about 15 years ago, I wish I still had it. Such a gorgeous little thing.
Steve - great car, but it is not a base model, but a Fiesta Yellow, Morris Mini Minor Super - the rarest variant of the Mk 1. This is not the same as a Super Deluxe, which was the follow on model from Oct 1962 onwards. The Super was only available from Sept 61 - Sept 62. It was essentially an 850cc Cooper, as it shared the two tone body, interior and boot boards. VERY rare car. Also still retains the unique Super grille.
Goodness me my first car was a mini in that colour too , i totalled it due brake failure, and the GT6 next to it, i had a puncture going around a bend and the back wheel tucked in rolling the car again it was a total wreck strange to see them side by side, i survived both cars ! I enjoy your channel. Regards from Cheshire UK
Would be great to see a video on the GT6
Where did you get that little pocket rocket from ? It's mint ! And an aluminium head . You love your British cars. At 7.52 you're bottom hose clamp . If you have the screw head facing upwards you can get to it with a long reach screw driver. I still have my "snap on" fifty years after l specifically bought it for that purpose. Stopped doing mini 's 35years back and have only used that screwdriver 2 or 3 times since ! I've not seen the mini before and you have a GT6 parked next to it . Steve , you have a museum that many would love to visit. This is a Morris Mini Super which in standard form came with the Cooper bumpers and the oval binnacle. The only puzzle for me were the boot shelf brackets . I thought only the Cooper "s" had spot welded shelf brackets to accommodate the "s" wheels. Don't tell me . You have a flat floor , external bonnet lock , 3.8 O.T. R and F.H.C. hidden away somewhere ! 😂😂 Thanks Steve.
looks like you found your match in Steve, John....
And a 1962 would have a starter button on the floor, floor mounted dip switch too. A basic Mini would not have opening side windows, no oil pressure and temp gauges too. Anyway, a nice car. Coincidentally, I have a 62 Mini fitted with a 1275 engine, owned it from 1968.
@@Radfordperson It is in Super deluxe spec.
@@Radfordperson The Mini is a Super model (not a Super deluxe, which was the model that superseded it), which came with key start, and was the extra gauges. It was essentially a Cooper spec body and interior, but with the 850 engine still
This is a trick I've used on a lot of cars where the radiator "drain" is the lower hose!
Lovely car, great leaving it in original understated appearance, Fiesta Yellow was a new colour for 1962, looks so period, my favourite car of all time !.
You make it look so easy...nice restoration job as well! I really enjoy your channel.
I love watching these episodes before bed
Had a few minis in my youth. Never had to drain the engine oil, keeping the bloody thing topped up was the normal issue. Loved them though.
Thanks Steve, nice car great vid.
Love this car Steve not seen it before. You have done a great job on it.
It was innovative in its day with the transverse engine and front wheel drive! Most cars are now made this way! Beautifuly restoed though and well done! The only thing I would suggest is a set of silver on black registration plates. The yellow ones didn't appear till 1973.
Another incredible car , your collection is amazing.
I love the mini.ive never seen one in person living in michigan but its still one of my favorites.
What a tidy little engine and bonnet.
Steve, just love your channel - most informative and entertaining.
Fiesta yellow is quite a sight! lovely car.
Still sorting my OEW/BLK Morris 1071S.
10 year project with original red/gold brocade as well.
Please wish me luck ;)
Enjoyed! Thanks Steve
Great compact packaging from Alec Issigonis but you need hard knuckles to work on those compact engine bays! Lovely vehicle 🚗
I like the colour combination. Green outside, blue inside.
I was thinking the same thing. I've seen a baby blue exterior with a grey and red interior.
Remember to top up the SU Carburetor Dash Pot OIL.
Oh Man!
I was hoping we'd go for a ride :(
Great Video
Love your mini my mum had a 72 mini 1000
Yes more videos like this. Do one on your Series Landy🏁
Great content fabulous old Mini
wow, she really sounded grunty, very nice
I believe that it is not a base model car but probably a Super Deluxe model .My base model had no chrome in window surrounds or bumper over riders .on each corner. . Well done for for the rebuild in Primrose Yellow.
Video on your GT6 when?
Maybe if enough people say something about it I will do a video.
@@ThisWeekWithCars go ahead with the gt6 video. Not many of them about here in the UK as they always rotted away.
@@ThisWeekWithCars . yes please, one of the prettiest 60's Brit sports cars around.
@@ThisWeekWithCars - PLEASE 😍 Pretty please 😉😉 I'd really enjoy seeing some Triumph content - especially as I own two myself (a 2500S saloon and a Stag) and I love the GT6! Any time you feel the need to add some Triumph content, you will get no complaints from me - I've seen a few in your shop and heard the TR4 run and am dead keen to see more about them all......but please start with the GT6 as she looks to be a little beauty in the making.
Yes the GT6. I also noticed it in the background all dusty. Helped a friend 15 years ago restore his '68 Wedgewood blue. Was a full frame off. Took a few years but it was a blast. He still drives it. Now I have to do my '69 MK3 Spitfire so my daughters can enjoy it.
@This Week With Cars, Steve, LOVE your videos! Always informative and you have some truly unique and amazing vehicles! One quibble, I was always taught (with a negative ground vehicle) to attach the positive lead first and then the ground, in order to avoid even the possibility of a hydrogen explosion. (ask me how I know) Keep up the GREAT videos and yeah, that GT6 needs some air time!!
Yes, attach to the ground second. Even better to attach it away from the battery on an actual ground. Same with jump starting.
Very nice looking car
20W50 Mineral oil for manual classic Minis, always, as well as inorganic type coolant.
Looks your car is a Super Deluxe 😄
Would love a video showing it driving, I want to hear that 1380!
I couldn’t recognise the car to the left of the Mini, any ideas
Great video again, I look forward to your videos every Saturday 👍
TRiumph GT6 MkIII
Very nice rebuild. In 1970 I had a 1959 mini. First year. Eventually I built a 1390 block but decided to offset the bores as the wall thickness to cooling water gallery was so small. How did you overcome that risk ? A couple of thoughts. The blue seat color was likely the original paint color. The rear position gear shift can be achieved by using the Morris 1100 gear shift Assembly. I can’t remember mine being positive earth. I also took the rear subframe out and built a simple tube axel with motorcycle shocks and coil over spring with trailing arm set up with panard rod location. Great fun in its time.
Steve. Beautiful example of a British classic. Notice you kept up with the nationality of the car by opening the 'bonnet', not the 'hood', and going to the 'fuel station' not the 'gas station'. Talk about attention to detail!. Well done, keep up the good work.
I'm from NZ and we called it the 'petrol station'
Woww nice car , clean interior and out side , 1380 cc damm powerfull engine for such a small car , my 1275 GT Sport easily can touch 120 mph , this car i believe can touch 150 mph ...! regards from kuala lumpur the city of mini coopers lovers in 60s ..., i were just born , n my first car oso mini morris cooper s 1275cc still keep it till now but a bit paint depect due to getting old just like me hehehe. Tq
I had a 1425cc eng in an 82 mini,man that was a ROCKET..😁😁
Smashing little car... is the interior the correct colour ? Nice but clearly not green !
Can I just ask if you checked the dash-pot? That'll help enormously! :-)
3 small issues I picked up on..... Bottom radiator hose clamp is alot easier to Acess if the head of the stud faces towards the bonnet. I use an assortment of extensions linked to a ratchet to loosen the clamp. Fuel inlet hose at the carb end didn't seem to have a hose clamp on it, this would fail an MOT inspection in the UK. Also DO NOT DIP THE CLUTCH DURING START UP! you will cost yourself money way before you need to as you'll ruin the crankshaft thrust washers.
Other than those two things a good little video
As for the Mini, have a look at Bad Obsession Motorsport and their Project Binky
A Morris minor was my dads first car at 15 he’s about to turn 83
MORE! and what the barnacle said below . . .
total sleeper . well done
Perfect restauration with upgrades, nicely explained and I love the tricks and useful helps, I knew you were into Triumphs and GT6 of course. Looks a nice Mark 3 and original dust and paint.. Question.. Do you know how long fuel lasts in a fueltank? I have a car standing still for more then one year now, fuel still smells fuel but unsure to try, startup expected in three months...
My Sprite had two year old fuel. I had it replaced. I think it lasts for a year. M.
I've had my Triumph Stag parked in my garage for 18 months now and fire it up about once a month. Fuel smelled fine up until this month where it now smells a bit old, so I have gone to the gas station and picked up another gallon or so to put in the tank to dilute it for the next start, The car should be returning to the road within a month so I am hopeful I won't have the same scenario again, but I can at least report that the fuel started the engine and it still ran and idled well on fuel that was put in it in April 2019.....even if it did smell a bit.
@@KiwiStag74 Thanks good to know, time passes quickly and in these difficult times trips are postponed...
Oil pressure very high, relief valve may be stuck?
It looks like a self-propelled Granny Smith apple. (There's nothing wrong with that.)
Enjoyed the video and how you showed the process of changing the fluids. A true sleeper car. I noticed on the front disc brakes the bleeder was on top, is it possible the calipers could be switched to have the bleeder on the bottom?
You always want the bleeder on the top...
@@ThisWeekWithCars Thanks I am never to old to learn.
And if that 100 psi oil pressure gauge is right, someone has screwed around with the pressure relief valve.
Yup. I have a Frogeye with 1300 and its about 65 on start-up, 45 when warm at idle.
Steve,lovely mini.What engine oil do you use on these A Series engines?A
Steve, would you recommend pursuing auto restoration as a career? I'm a graduating mechanical engineer going into an industry job, but I've always loved restoring cars and motorcycles. I figure I may eventually want to pivot my career towards restorations but I'm unsure what kind of market exists for it. Thoughts?
Hey Steve, great video! How many cars are in your collection and do you have any Lodi?
Yes I do.
Oooohhh, nice GT6 there, let's see more about that; looks like a Mk 3? Re the Mini, have you ever had to change the little water hose that connects the head to the pump? Think it's called the bypass hose...Now that's a job...
Where did the larger engine come from?
Me too!
The cleanest filthy oil I've ever seen, but I've never seen engine oil run through a transmission before either. If you centrifuged out all the crud I bet the oil would still meet specification.
The clamp on the lower hose has been put on upside down.That's why its difficult.
Could you vacuum the anti-freeze out
No, you could never get most of it out, only that in the upper radiator tank.
It's my birthday! Got any '62 models that need a good home? :)
Strange, bleeder has always been on the top on any car I've ever worked on. Normally it's impossible to get air out with it under the line.
What size are the front brakes you have fitted? are the wheel standard size as well?
Yes, standard 10 inch wheels with stock wheel covers.
Looks like a Super..... Rare car now, Cooper Brocade trim and extra vertical strips on Grill. Do you have the original motor? Maybe contact Super registrar at Mini Cooper Register in UK....
Super deluxe.
@@jjmac3561 Not a Super Deluxe, A Super model from 1961 to 1962.
i would not have driven it in the snow - run to the service station with the old shop car with a couple of 5 gal cans - fill up with non corn syrup premium and add a bit of staybil
Is there oil in the hydrostatic suspension?
Not all Minis had Hydrolastic suspension and not one this early. They used if for a few years 1967-69?? and went back to rubber suspension. Hydrolastic uses a special fluid, not oil, but distilled water and antifreeze works fine.
@@johnquilter7620 Thanks for that. Had an Austin 1100 when I was a kid and really liked it. Cornered really fast and you could push start it (if necessary) in a couple of feet. Long time ago.
@@lefturn99 In Eugene Oregon I'm still driving my pristine Austin America (aka Austin 1300) I purchased in 1971 in California. It uses the Hydrolastic suspension as do all the ADO16 cars.
Hydrolastic introduced in 1964. Fabulous ride quality, but problems with pitching under hard braking and acceleration, so Coopers needed telescopic dampers as well. Eventually they went back to dry cones. Note that the hydro system uses water-based fluid, not oil. Viscosity is very important, oil is too viscous.
@@willgrime interesting. I had an Austin 1100 as a kid. It handled great.
12:08 5/16" wrench
You forgot the dashpot oil
Your not supposed to start it with the clutch down it wears on the thrust bearings
They engineered it to be tough to work on
Sure,that is the only downside..makes me opt for a Morris minor instead
They're easy to work on
@@DavidKemp And the next size up BMC car, the 1100/1300 range, are much easier to work on and do have a radiator drain plug
@@johnquilter7620 I have a Mini. its easy
My first car was the 850 version of this
Devastated. No trip out in the car to hear the engine. How could you do that to us?????
Because it was snowing??
@@ThisWeekWithCars Ah. Valid. One of the few reasons we can't argue with. Thanks for the reply. Can't wait to hear it, but not on salty roads.
Beautifull resoration. Thanks for all the videos of everything.
I'm currently restoring a Reliant Scimiter.
Yes, he did say as it was running he could run down to the fuel station and get some fresh fuel in it. Must have meant drive something else.
@@jjmac3561 I meant on a day when it was not snowing or raining, which it did all that week. I have still not put new fuel in it yet or even moved it from that spot because of the bad weather. Snowed again this morning.
My buddy used to disconnect the same hose but from the top and use a long tube with a fluid pumper to suck the fluid out from the top. kinda like the one in the video below 👍
ruclips.net/video/eJK92UFEIu4/видео.html