Classic Mini Mk1 Conversion - New floor panels fitted - Part 27

In this Classic Mini Mk1 Conversion episode we take a look at the new parts to be fitted, carry on with fabricating some new panels and prepare the new floor panels to be fitted. The shell is really beginning to be something solid again now.
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[@stevewright6783]

Lovely to watch a father & son team working together. Clearly he can show you a thing or two on the fashion front too "BillaBong Pops". I recall back in the 80s when I had my first Mini, keeping the rust at bay was a nightmare even then and that was 40 years ago! Love your attention to detail. Keep up the excellent work boys!

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that 👍👍 Haha he just turned 80 last week too, he likes to stay young. Wow 40 years ago, that’s a long time ago, I don’t think we’ll be ever taking this one out in the rain haha. Cheers 👍👍

[@NeilPickering-kd4cx]

Superb Well done to the son u picked up well off your dad Can't beat learning off the old generation proper tradesmen Pride in there work nice to see 😁👍

[@harveysmith100]

I think there has been a lot of positivety because you are doing it properly. I was going to mention "Belt and Braces" but forget the belt, more than enough braces. Excellent job. I have a feeling this Mini will be finished before Binky!

[@upbuild4397]

Haha! Cheers 👍👍

[@Jesse-B]

You fellows deserve every bit of praise, you're restoring an important piece of history, and doing it exactly as it should be done, the little dear will be better than factory after you've both worked your magic. My brother did a ground up rebuild on an old 850 with sliding windows, converting it in the process to a Morris Cooper S replica, repowering it with a salvaged 1275 Cooper S unit, even going so far as to carefully mark and cut a hole on the right-hand hip to add the second fuel tank... and installed the later model windup doors of course. Subscribed.

[@upbuild4397]

HI! Thank you very much for watching and subscribing 👍👍 Really appreciate your comment. I’d really like to do the same and have the two tank filler necks on either side to replicate the Cooper S like your brother did. Thanks again.

[@Jesse-B]

@@upbuild4397 My father was the sales manager at a BMC dealership in Melbourne AU in the 60s, I more or less grew up with Austins, Morrisses, and MGBs, dad would bring various cars home and take mum and the boys for drives; my favourite was always the brand new Cooper S (even above the MGB) dad brought home one night, and took us for a rip, I was about 11 or 12 at the time, boys never forget stuff like that, and I suppose that was what inspired my brother to do his magic on the old 850 in the 70s, after dad had passed away. I will be watching your work with great interest.

[@paulriggs42]

Excellent progress, that overspill was hiding some tin worm !

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 yeah definitely a few years rot concealed under those sills haha.

[@ferraridinoman]

Great work Guys!! (Love your Dad! They aren't around forever!) x

[@upbuild4397]

Cheers thank you 👍👍

[@ThePorridgeGobbler]

A nice clean tidy organised workshop is a prerequisite for a tidy job, well done. You and your Dad work well as a team I wish I'd been able to with mine.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍 yeah we try to keep it tidy but it’s not easy in such a small work space with so many tool haha.

[@alantorrance6153]

Very interesting to see how the vehicle is constructed -- with layers of previous repairs of greater or lesser sophistication and worth.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! I know exactly what you mean, it a really interesting little car to work on. 👍

[@pthomson9736]

Stunning work. Great camera views.

[@simonmercer9530]

Loving this series. Better than the Haynes manuals !

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Cheers, I’m glad you’re enjoying it 👍👍

[@logotrikes]

Good to see father and son working well together. I have a similar relationship with both our lads...

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Great seeing you keep this car from the recycler.

[@keescuperus4810]

Great that you are doing this together with your dad. 👍

[@alexbrown1995]

Really enjoying this, guys. Your persistence is remarkable. And welding outside on a windy day - I bet you'd love BAD's workshop, eh?

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 ah man we would love a garage like that, it would be great having the extra space undercover. Maybe one day 😁

[@l9jjp]

Fantastic .. really enjoyable watching your mini mk1 conversion. Great to watch a father and son working together me and my dad did a lot of resto work and kit cars together but that was before the internet But I do have some cool old photos to look back on . Good work lads can wait for the next one ! .

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you very much 👍👍 I’ve always wanted to build a kit car of some kind. Maybe a future project.

[@kevinedmonds6467]

Keep it up gents, great work, looking forward to more updates

[@davidfraser7977]

Another great video and so good to see you are all well and back cracking on with the build. Keep it up.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much and thank you for watching 👍👍

[@markdavis2475]

Nice upbeat episodes, good to see in these strange times! Love old Minis had 5 at one time! Stay safe and well! Greetings from Estonia!

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍 stay safe too.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Excellent work, well done you two.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you very much 👍👍

[@stevewhaley997]

Hi, I also remember, if you ever see a cooper with a vinyl roof and a small zip in the roof lining, the mini was most likely a ex-Merseyside police car. The vinyl roof was to cover the hole for the blue light. Regards Steve

[@upbuild4397]

Haha! That’s really interesting, I wonder if there’s still may about.

[@loftyRST]

Love the work guys, it’s a pleasure watching how much fun you get out of it and being Father & Son makes it more special 👍🏻👍🏻

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍 really pleased you’d enjoyed it 👍

[@royboydanny1415]

Hi Boy's , I can tell you're really enjoy it now. Your dad is in his element . It's hard work I know as I have said before I have rebuilt several. You're at the smiling stage now . Glad to see you have the template for the rear. ✌️👍🇬🇧. Great video and job. Oh for the love of angle grinders.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 Yeah it feels like we’re staying to get somewhere now, looking forward to seeing the shell all solid again.

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

I am new to the channel and I am really enjoying watching you and your dad work together this mini is truly a labour of love has taken a lot of work to save it alot of work most people would have scrapped it but nice to see you are saving it my mate has four and I like helping out and doing a bit atleast I can fix them no electronics just basic mechanics he also has about 12 Morris minors in various stages of work

[@upbuild4397]

Hi thank you very much 👍👍

[@markstone3938]

Well done lads 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@julieblackwell6751]

Fantastic work chaps

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@jacquesmartin9460]

Good job from Canada

[@johnfletcher371]

Great seeing you guys working alongside each other and no arguments. Keep up the good work.

[@jamesbarrie2965]

Another great watch, more progress👍

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@geraldmeli7696]

Great Job !!

[@brunswick3057]

Love watching your project progress. We have just gone into a 6 week lockdown in Melbourne Australia so really appreciate your videos as I have a few hours to fill in. Great work

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for watching. 👍 👍 Sorry to hear you’re in lockdown at the moment. Stay safe.

[@anthonybrown7959]

Outstanding work again. I only wish i bought the full repair panel. Went for singles as I wasn't aware that you could such a replacement. Father and son team...Team work at its best 👌

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much! It’s fantastic what panels are available for the mini, I keep discovering new panels myself. 👍 👍

[@robertsmith5919]

Great stuff guys looking great 👍

[@TheDaf95xf]

Absolutely fantastic team work 😁 It looks as rotten as a pear 🍐 underneath that over sill 🙄 It'll be top notch when you've finished this floor 👍🏻 Loving this rebuilt Keep the good work up cheers Stevie 😎

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much! 👍👍 It was definitely in need of some new metal haha.

[@Juzzy520]

no guard on grinder.... watch your fingers💪💪

[@upbuild4397]

Haha! I know I know 😉 I usually always have my gauntlets on though.

[@gigglemugproject9207]

Hey guys, thanks for the detailed run down on how you're doing the floors. I have a Mk3 that is in need of the same repair and had been bodged with the over sill in the same way. Being that I live in the US people aren't as familiar with repairing these lovely little cars and this let me know a couple of things I'll be sure to do right on mine.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Ah that’s great that you found it helpful, thank you very for letting us know 👍👍 hope it goes well with the mk3 for you 👍

[@laihunglam6238]

雖不明他們的語言，惟他俩精湛的手功，值得一讚，好。

[@upbuild4397]

感谢您观看我的视频 👍👍

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Great work , thx from Denmark

[@dennispowell7719]

Amazing job mate really enjoy watching the build

[@barrybadass3481]

Great work guys.

[@upbuild4397]

Cheers 👍👍

[@Ralph2]

I've become hooked on your videos! Great work, and I think you will rival the Binky project for most amount of metal replaced on a shell by the time you're done. :) There's something tremendously satisfying about seeing manky old rusty metal removed and replaced with new. It gives me a cosy warm fuzzy feeling which sounds weird but I doubt I'm alone...

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that. Woah, high praise comparing us to project binky. There’s is an epic project, would love to do something similar to that one day. Feels great getting rid of all of the rust out of our shell. Thanks again 👍👍

[@ianskinner1619]

great job guys.. i don't comment on all the vids, but be assured I am watching

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! That’s great 👍 thank you for the comment 👍

[@peterdennehy4659]

Fantastic work lads.well done to ye

[@simoncarney9944]

I caught the video, from recommendation, where you were filling in the top of the door and I was pleased to see your attention to detail! So I subscribed and watched from the beginning and have just got to this point of the build and I’m impressed, not only with your detailed work and skills but with the relationship with your dad! I’ll be following your progress with interest. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that comment, I really appreciate it. We’re having a lot of fun on it, it feels like it’s starting to come together, the shell at least haha. Thank you for subscribing, lots more to come. 👍👍

[@jdmcarcollection7263]

great work, stumbled onto it by accident, but now subscribed.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 and cheers for subscribing 👍

[@peterralph2909]

Nice one 👍

[@yusefali3906]

I just found you on KZbin watch One of your episodes find it very interesting will continue to watch More thanks for doing it.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! That’s great, thank you very much for watching, really pleased you have enjoyed it 👍👍

[@pasha12343]

Great work 🙂👍

[@billywhizz98]

Great video and nice to see you replacing and explaining the panels processes

[@markharris7662]

Really good going. It's so good seeing how you two get along. I do like your dad he makes me smile. God bless him.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@myounges]

Great job.!!!

[@robertbills4290]

Me and my son's work together and it's great having 3 idea's to work out any problems or better ways to get things done. I came across your channel by chance and subscribed straight away we repair and customize cars and at the moment are building a large food trailer to take to car shows etc great content both keep doing what you do nothing like ya Dad to spend time with and having a laugh along the way cheers both Rob

[@upbuild4397]

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

[@albabmg]

Fantastic rebuild great work. Love that you can do this with your dad.

[@CoolDog000]

👍Thumbs up for dad👍 You guys made that look too easy! I know you do a fantastic job of any task, so can't wait to watch the journey. 👍

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thanks for the thumbs up, dad will be pleased 👍👍.

[@davecooke914]

Great work as always keep up great videos

[@justinsmith9948]

One of the best channels on you tube, great content, great crack 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ShedTV]

In the 70s and 80s my dad (also a Geordie) and I were the fellas who stuck sill over sill on our rot-box family Mini to get it through the MOT every year. I was a nine year old lad pushing down with a bar against a bit of plate while me dad brazed it on with an old buzz-box welder. Times change eh?

[@upbuild4397]

Haha, I know what you mean, sometimes it’s just what was needed at the time to get it back on the road. 👍👍

[@andyfry1970]

Hi, plenty of bracing to keep everything square there hey! Sorting the heel board for the rear subframe looked a bit tricky imo, like you said it needs to be spot on... Great stuff 😊

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Yeah it seam solid what we did but I’m sure there’s probably other and better ways of doing it. Thank you 👍👍

[@markdolman4954]

It’s looking good I had a mk 1 in the 80’s it was really good fun to drive. I remember how much rust it had . Keep up the good work and keep your dad well stocked with the bud 😀

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍 it’ll get the beer in 👍

[@pda49184]

Just found you on here.. Very nostalgic and takes me back to the mid 1990's when I rebuilt a Mk ll Cooper S ... Excellent work you're doing ..Looking forward to the next video..

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! That great 👍👍 thank you for subscribing 👍

[@paulgreen6357]

Great content love the pair of you together what a team

[@stuartkynoch7289]

I love the work you're doing but I'm also enjoying the Geordie narration!

[@upbuild4397]

Haha thank you 👍👍

[@chrischallis4240]

Huge job...well done..

[@rockcrusher4636]

I love how you two get along, great stuff. Don't want to touch on a soft spot in case you bought the car from relatives, but whoever was fixing that car before was a butcher at best. Cheers guys.

[@upbuild4397]

Hahahaha! 👍👍You couldn’t of said it better, it was a bit of a mess 👍👍

[@loudnproud7794]

Love watching you work with your dad i used to work on minis with mine it brings back some great memories you cant beat father and son time no matter how old you are!!Its great to see how hands on your dad is and you really can see your both enjoying it.Keep up the good work im all for saving old skool cool👍👍(And blimey you must have good nieghbours doing all that on the front drive🤞🤞)

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that 👍👍 I really appreciate the opportunity we have to work together. Yeah we do have great neighbours, we’re always respectful too, not working too late etc. 👍👍

[@Sprintcup1]

Great to see the progress, again quality work👍. Keeping notifications on for the 205 as well😉. Regards Russ.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! that’s great, am pleased you’re enjoying the 205, still need to source a tube bender for the cage. Looking forward to getting back to it at some point. 👍👍

[@scottbrown1014]

Great update the mini is really coming together now.

[@upbuild4397]

Thank you 👍👍

[@christophemaxilari7678]

Very good job, Men. Bravo :-) Christophe from Normandy

[@molsky13]

Good work i had a mk1 back in the day dunno if i could go back to sliding door windows

[@douglassleigh2026]

Great project and very well explained thanks I am learning a lot

[@upbuild4397]

That’s fantastic thank you 👍👍

[@billyreeves4360]

i like your restore so much i watch them over and over also i ordered a work hat like yours from the uk keep it going bill

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! That’s great 👍👍 thank you for watching. It’s a good hat isn’t it 👍

[@Kai77884]

Hello a great video😄and a perfect job 👍👍👍👍👍 From Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋 Kai

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Kai, thanks 👍👍

[@Mr_Cholmondley_Warner]

Subbed. Just found the channel, looking forward to more videos. Keep it up. 👍

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! That’s great, thank you for subscribing 👍👍, we’ve got lost to come.

[@simonbertioli4696]

It's so much easier with 2 persons to battle...the bodywork..you both must be quite satisfied with all the effort put into the little car...and are becoming real body experts...good for you both.. For me, l see care and professionalism. How do you get on with the neighbor's in general 👍👍👏👍👍👍

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that, really appreciate that 👍👍 we’re having a great time building it and learning a lot too. The neighbours are really good, they quite like stopping for a chat and watching the progress, we’re respectful too, not working too late or making too much continuous noise.

[@simonbertioli4696]

Great..Glad the neighbor's are ok...some can be a bit acidic...Well, it seems to be working for you both...Keep making the videos...

[@ClassicCarCave]

Great work guys good to see the thought and detail in the fitting the replacement panels. I said at the start there would be a lot of interest in this build nice to be right for a change lol. Cheers Dave

[@upbuild4397]

Hi Dave, thank you very much, really appreciate that 👍👍. Yeah you were definitely right, it’s great that everyone finds it so interesting. The Mini been such an iconic car and seeing the differences from the very beginning with the Mk1 really seams to catch people’s attention, it did with me too. Looking forward to keep up with your race car build, it’s looking great, I need to catch up with the lsat couple of episodes, hopefully tomorrow. 👍

[@paulhotson5820]

This is how it's done properly people should take note. Question I have just had a restoration done and rear wheel on one side is sticking out 8/10mm further than the other. One of the shocks is not straight at the bottom. Brand new floor,subframes and parts any ideas lads.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 I’m not sure on the miss alignment issue as everything is new, I’ll ask my dad if he has any idea. I’d maybe start by jacking the car up and get it nice and level on some axle stand, then with the wheels off you could do some measurements to see if anything shows up.

[@stevewhaley997]

Hi, Will you be putting a round hole in the back seat panel. When they made the early mini,s, I think they manufacture them with a round tube rounding back to front. Then after the wheel were fit, they covered the hole up with a round panel on the rear seat panel and one behind the clock on the bulk head panel. I remember seeing a mini mounted this way similar to your frame, so the shell could be spun around. Regards Steve

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! If I can get hold of the plate for the back seat I may do that. It’s interesting seeing some of the old video footage of this in the factory watching them been made. 👍👍

[@chrisrhodes5464]

Do you guys watch project binky I hope you guys are able to get this mini back together faster than they are doing

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Yeah we watch project Binky, it’s a great project isn’t it? Not sure if we’ll beat their finish as they seem almost done, will be great to see their shell when it’s back in paint. I don’t feel that we come anywhere close to their level of skill but it’s definitely inspiring. Huge thanks for watching. 👍👍

[@michaelatejnorova5044]

Rust 👍

[@bikerboy7126]

👍

[@lawrencebaker2797]

Another fantastic video. I am so pleased I found your channel. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. I also have learned so much about the car I love. My first car back in 1978. Thanks guys.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much for that, really pleased you’ve enjoyed it 👍👍

[@kevinhill4012]

Loooovely stoff

[@kevinhamling1963]

Hey guys Kevin here from Australia. You guys work so well together whats your history in relation to your skills are you self taught or trained. And i had no idea you could get all these metal sections for a mini its great. Anyhoo stay safe and stay well. ✌ Peace guys.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! To you at the other side of the world haha 👍 we’re mostly self taught, my dad just turned 80 couple of days ago, so as you can imagine he had a lot of time to build the skills and pass them onto me. My dad mainly worked in car mechanics and heavy plant fitting. We’re having great fun on the Mini project though. Thanks for watching 👍👍

[@kevinhamling1963]

@@upbuild4397 the two of you must have a special bond as father and son i look forward to seeing many more videos. ✌ Peace guys.

[@CaptainChuckles]

Excellent progress and very enjoyable watching, Just one question how do you keep the neighbours happy ?

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

You'll no doubt hear but I for one would love neighbours like these - they don't seem to cause any annoyance at all to me !

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much 👍👍 The neighbours are really good, they quite like stopping for a chat and watching the progress, we’re always very respectful too, not working too late or making too much continuous noise.

[@rona1144]

👍 Texas

[@karlhoyle321]

Love the jig/datum thingy. Was there a reason you didn't just use the subframe as a jig and reference it from the other side?

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you very much! The main reason is just that we felt it would be more accurate and solid with the little jig welded on. 👍 👍

[@krekautofunilaria9730]

Bom dia já pintou..

[@watahyahknow]

its allmost like you only use the original body to be able to place the new panels in theire right place , doesnt seem to be mush left of the original sheetmetal when youre done with it man the rust on it , its like it was laying on the bottom of a lake for the past 3 years or so

[@upbuild4397]

It’s amazing how much it rusted, most of it was fairly well hidden too. Yeah your right about not much original left, probably just the roof and the bulkhead haha 👍👍

[@bigears4426]

Even though it's small there is plenty of work , is it hard to find a rust free mini in england , or you just wanted a challenge

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thank you 👍👍 yeah they do seam to attract the rust, even when they look solid there’s so many places the rust hides, plus there getting quite old now. We really wanted the challenges, we’re really enjoying it too. 👍

[@godofawsome03]

Wallace and Gromit

[@upbuild4397]

🤣

[@andrewkoenig5104]

Just found your channel, maybe the oversills saved her for you??

[@fadilxheka1232]

Could you rename your titles to p1, p2, p3, p4 etc... it's confusing to watch them in chronological order. More so for people like me who subscribed yesterday.

[@upbuild4397]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback 👍 That’s a good point, I’ve been considering doing that but no one had mentioned it, so I left it. I may still do it, but it can be trick because i can affect the analytics. I have a playlist for the Mini were you can watch in date order if it helps. Cheers

[@bobhead665]

Doing a great job ,well done.