Classic Mini Mk1 Conversion - Back to Work on the Mini - Part 26

[@krekautofunilaria8730]

Bom trabalho já pintou

[@harvymckiernan93]

Absolutely lovely, first rate craftmanship and lovely to see your dad involved too. But when those panels started to be cut off, I couldn't help thinking you might as well have started ground up fresh with just new panels. Some how "Triggers broom" in only fools & horses came to mind. Joking aside, from an ex-panel beater, brilliant workmanship and I look forward to the next chapter. Thank you for sharing

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Ah thank you very much 👍👍. Yeah we would really of liked to gone for full new panels but just couldn’t afford it at the moment, we’re having fun though haha. 👍👍

[@davidgarston3353]

Great to see Dad and son have such a great relationship whatever the project x

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you for that 👍👍 it’s been good fun.

[@tomdixon1213]

This guy is a wizard with metal and welding. His work is amazing and clever.

[@logotrikes]

I like the way you added temporary metal props to keep the shell square....

[@upbuild4397]

Cheers 👍👍

[@Kai77884]

Hello a great job and a very very nice Video 👍👍👍👍and your father is simply very cool 😎 😎😎😎Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋Kai

[@upbuild4397]

Hi Kai Thank you very much 👍👍 it’s great that we are able to get back to work on it again.

[@Cortinaman63]

Hi I am restoring a 1974 FORD CORTINA MK.3 (an Ex Ford Promotional Car) so unique & a very rare model version, so I "LOVE the work you are putting into this little Mini, I adore my Fords but admire all other classic cars, and appreciate the dedication other classic car owners put in to their cars, KZbin had your video from (June 27) = Time-laps, on the main home page, so I watched it. and then this one, and enjoyed "Both" so gave them a "like" and have (SUBSCRIBED), the work your putting in to this you deserve the support, If your interested or get the time to watch my channel, the rust my car had will surprise you, (car had sat unused 12 years on damp ground outside), but after a huge amount of work the shell is now solid and at the paint stage, after 40 plus new panels, and super high quality anti rust prep on all internal areas, I will look forward to seeing your project continue, all the best from Keith (Cortinaman63)

[@upbuild4397]

Hi Kieth, thank you very much for that, and for watching and subscribing, really appreciate it 👍👍 I’ll definitely take a look at your build on you channel, I really like the classic fords 👍👍

[@markharris7662]

Great to see more work on the mini.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@adrianstephens56]

Great craftsmanship. Just shows what you can do with relatively simple tools, time and skill.

[@billywhizz98]

Great welding and fabrication skills it’s coming along nicely

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍

[@becko1969]

Great to see yourself and dad back on the mini 👍🏻

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@deangaryjames]

Nice to see you both back, enjoyed the video

[@slimbrammers6224]

Guys like you keep me sane cause I can't do my own project yet living in a mid terrace with no drive or garage so thanks 👍🏽

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍

[@billysargent3459]

Nice work lads, love it! I’m sure it will work out a lot cheaper than a MK1 shell. Had 20 odd years racing a classic mini. Now my son is building his own.👍

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Ah that fantastic, 20yr of racing, I bet you had some great times there 👍. Yeah £12,000 for a new mk1 shell haha! All the best with your sons build 👍

[@iancrawford2822]

Nice work guys, another car saved and improved. Keep up the good work!

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@rockatansky1305]

You two lads are doin a grand job. Keep it up, well done !

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@johnlogan1333]

Epic job lads!!!!!

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@funkyuk1]

Fabulous work lads, with Project Binky-esque levels of fabrication madness👍🏼. Keep up the excellent work and have an excellent week 😃

[@upbuild4397]

Wow! That’s high praise, thank you very much, really appreciate that 👍👍 I would love to have some of the skills of the project binky guys one day, I’m still learning though.

[@alexbrown1995]

@@upbuild4397 The Shropshire lads have a roof over their heads.....

[@TheDaf95xf]

It's fantastic with your Dad involved hehe 😂 If British Leland would treated the cars the same way as your doing how much rust would of been prevented 🙄 Great stuff cheers Stevie 😎

[@dennman8832]

This is a great series of videos on the mini rescue. I've owned a '69 and a '73. Wish I still had the '69. Will be watching with interest.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much, I really appreciate that 👍👍

[@patadamson4005]

Another great video. I just got my boot floor in after several months of not doing much. It’s very satisfying to see a job ticked off the list.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍. That’s a good job done getting the boot floor replaced 👍.

[@ClassicCarCave]

Good to see the mini back but i watch all your videos, It‘s very hard to keep viewers happy when they have come to watch just the mini build, I have found that in the past with my Jaguar & Mini videos you just can‘t please everyone, Nice job on the seal plate repair as you need the double thickness for the seal to grip on, The videos have captured a lot of viewers as we would all like a reasonable priced Mk1 mini, Cheers Dave

[@upbuild4397]

Hi Dave Really appreciate that thank you very much 👍👍

[@ronbean7243]

Well done, be patient and keep going...

[@daibennett9224]

Just come across this channel,love classic cars

[@michaelatejnorova5044]

Nice job.

[@SL-pn1wg]

Really enjoying watching fellas, keep it going, can’t wait to see the finished project.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@theoriginalwallace]

The mk1 2 piece roof liner will fit in... I had one in my C20XE mk3 (Miniworld mag, Jan '03 issue). Cheers. Leigh.

[@upbuild4397]

Thanks for the tip on the head liner 👍

[@MrMoscowrus]

Very nice job 💪🏻

[@pasha12343]

Nice neat work 👍

[@acl6573]

Big thumbs up

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@johndoolan7024]

Great video. Thank you

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Thanks, enjoyed the clip. Just one suggestion, we see you using the sprays and chemicals on the build - etch primer, paint, etc. But what are they and what brand? It would be good if you could make a short clip and showed us all of these sprays and chemicals and why you prefer them etc. Also, another clip on the tools and equipment you are using on the build. These information will come handy for others wanting to carry out such a build. Thank you.

[@upbuild4397]

That a really good point, I will definitely add this clip on materials and equipment into one of the videos 👍👍 Really appreciate that suggestion, it really helps with making the videos more interesting and informative. 👍

[@jamesbarrie2965]

Nice work as always👍

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much really appreciate it 👍👍

[@ianskinner1619]

just found this channel, my son is 13 getting into fabrication and along with project binky he is 100% absorbed in watching you guys, but being canadian, he sometimes can't understand your accent lol

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! This is fantastic to hear 👍 say hi to your son from us at UPbuild 👍

[@multa765]

These gentlemen are from the North East of England and their accent is very common over a wide area. When I say wide area I do not mean by Canadian standards. If that was the case, then most of Holland and Ireland would also speak English like this. There is a wonderful array of accents in the UK and I'm sorry if you're occasionally struggling with this one, you're lucky they're not from Glasgow or Sheffield, though. My great uncle Joe was from Sheffield and my mum and only understood about a third of what he said. Look up broad Yorkshire.

[@alexbrown1995]

My first 'decent' car was an 850, which I bought in 1970. It was only 5 years old and the doors were already rusting - and this was in Australia. I had no idea it was a classic.....

[@kevw2072]

Another good (+++) video. Thanks.

[@lawrencebaker2797]

Loving the content. I would love to do a project like yours. At the moment have not got the time. Maybe one day.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you very much 👍👍. I’m sure the time will come buddy 👍

[@garyp4693]

I'm having a mini restored at the moment!! Also white and BRG

[@theoriginalwallace]

Don't worry about tiny pinholes... epoxy primer fills & seals them perfectly whilst preventing future rust issues. Cheers. Leigh. PS: Followed you on Instagram (I'm @vauxfordturbo).

[@upbuild4397]

That’s good about the epoxy primer, would you recommend any particular brand?

[@theoriginalwallace]

@@upbuild4397 ppg is always good, as is eastwood.

[@upbuild4397]

Ah that’s great, I’ll definitely look them up and maybe give them a go. I’m always try to see what others are using to see what gives good results, so thanks for the recommendation on these. 👍

[@Svera339]

me encanta el trabajo y supongo que será tu padre , la mejor compañía

[@upbuild4397]

gracias. Realmente disfruto trabajar con mi padre. Cuídate

[@franciscomelendez3894]

Great team Job! What about a MIni-Sprint conversión?

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍 yeah I like the idea of the Mini sprint theme👍

[@BIBIWCICC]

Yeah can you imagine living next door with that racket. Think you boys should do it inside your garage.

[@jimbethpiggy]

I would rather live next door to them than you ..

[@simonbertioli4696]

Well done...l like the way you reuse original metal..l testored my LDV...and boy did l have some holes in the floor...so made a male and female mould to get the floor pattern...and welded and welded and welded...😓anyway it all came out ok...

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍 I never like to waist anything if we can help it. Good job on the LDV 👍

[@MrFlint51]

Are you planning to keep the original handbrake cables and quadrants? I recommend changing them for Bowden cables, as in the Morris Minor of the same vintage. They should fit fine, and are much more reliable.

[@upbuild4397]

We where probably putting the standard setup back on. That’s a great tip, I will make a note of that for when we get to it. 👍👍

[@billyreeves4360]

best restore on mini yet i have many cars mini,mga austin america this will help. great

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much, really appreciate that 👍👍

[@paulhotson5820]

Excellent job,can I ask what type or types of welder is needed to do these repairs.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍. Not a problem, we use a Mig welder, this is the best all purpose welder, ideal for working on car body work etc. Using it on gas makes so much difference, the gas Is an argon and co2 mix. You can buy small Mig welders and hobby gas bottles for quite cheep. The welder we’re using is a Sealey Supermig 180, I’d highly recommend it. Hope this helps, any questions just feel free to ask away 👍

[@paulhotson5820]

@@upbuild4397 Thank you so much 👍 there are so many on the market it's very confusing 😬

[@krekautofunilaria9730]

bom trabalho....

[@upbuild4397]

muito obrigado

[@davidhome4975]

Did you ever finish that mini? Would like to see it.

[@حيدرالنجفي-ط2خ]

Vare good car

[@chooiseah1377]

how good is the spray primer after applied onto bare metal? Does it really prevent rusts?

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! I usually put a coat of Kurust on first and then the etch primer, it definitely helps with the bonding to the bare metal.

[@dereksmith710]

Not from to videos I’m watching lad ?

[@upbuild4397]

I don’t film every bit, so it will have been done just not always on camera.

[@karlhoyle321]

Just found your channel, loving it! Who do you use for your panels, and are they a good fit? I'm almost finished with a 1973 Beetle and the repair panels available range from ok to dire! Always fancied doing a Mini.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you for watching 👍. We’re using a mixture of Magnum, M-machine and Heritage. I find the Magnum panels need the most work and adjustment to fit well. 👍👍

[@CesarRamirez-pb4rn]

Do you guys have a shell in decent shape to sell or know some one that have one?? In 1980 I bought my first car, a gold 1971 Mini Cooper, have lots of fun with it, but I moved to the States I have to sell it, big regret. I am 59 now, own a 2006 Mini Cooper S Supercharged (not quite the same as the original thought) but it's the closest to a Mini that I can have for now...

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! We just have this one at the moment but I’m sure there’s plenty out there still to get hold of. I’ve never had one of the new Mini’s but I’ve always fancied one, especially the supercharged Cooper S 👍👍

[@Rau27869]

I only watch What is 👍 good therefor you going to my list.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Haha that’s awesome, well we’re very grateful to be in your list 👍👍 thank you very much from me and my Dad 👍👍.

[@harveysmith100]

Is that the Aquasteel being used? Can you do me a favour, make sure you video your dad's first drive when it's done.

[@upbuild4397]

It’s still just the kurust but I’ve got I’d in mind to get some Aquasteel ordered 👍👍. Looking forward to the first drive, I’ll definitely video it 👍

[@del9936]

Your making it look good the end product , unfortunately I hope your never in an accident with it because it will fold around you ,patching the way you are has not got the structural strength it should have , if anybody has the same opinion please comment cheers

[@garyrhodes7089]

IMHO get rid of the cheap welding screen and buy a low end 3M you can actually see what your welding before you strike the arc you will not go back to your far eastern screen good project by the way

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Definitely would like one of those, I’ll have to add it to my list, it keeps getting longer haha cheers 👍👍

[@bobhead665]

great video but the music is off putting.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍. Music is a different one, Just trying to find something everyone would listen too, thank you for feedback though.

[@tomdixon1213]

I speak English. This guy does too but I can barely pick it up with his rapid speed. Please slow down when you talk.

[@mark261166]

The dreadful music ruins this video.