Classic Mini, Part 4 the interior changes and test ride

[@kmc7355]

Such a clean example of a classic Mini. It looks fun to drive.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, it is one hell of a little car to drive.. In fact I prefer it over yhe MGB GT V8

[@johnbaker4915]

Were you a teacher in another life, your instructions are so clear and you are so pleasant to listen to.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, no I am a electronics design engineer and had over all the years to explain new approached and methods to the junior engineers and management staff . Often complex stuff poured in to understandable langue... I guess that us ge reason

[@GTE_Channel]

998s are so rev happy, I always enjoyed them!

[@D3Sshooter]

Yes they are!

[@Reman1975]

Its nice to see a "Homage" classic mini that's NOT a Paddy Hopkirk or Italian job replica. :D It look's really good like this. Very presentable.......... I'm annoyingly jealous. :(

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Reman

[@stuartkynoch7289]

Car looks and sounds great! The black trim stuff on the pinch weld is called welting FYI ;)

[@superduty4556]

We always called it windlace.

[@stuartkynoch7289]

@@superduty4556 I've heard it called that too. ;)

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, so welting or windlace.... I learned some thing new here. In fact in Flemish, I don't eve know the name shame on me lol

[@superduty4556]

@@D3Sshooter don't feel too bad, I know absolutely zero Flemish!

[@xavicamp1385]

The car sounds good.... Great job

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@davros517]

Great to see a proper Mini in action, they ARE great fun. Enjoy........

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@romario11star]

The MINI is a cute and fun car, isn't it? I am riding a MINI in Japan. I liked to see other people's MINI and visited.

[@D3Sshooter]

Yes indeed, I just love it

[@stevek3036]

Very Nice - once you have it all sorted can we witness some 5000RPM footage - that car is make for hill climbing and forest rallying!!

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, wow that is something else

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Steve. It looks bloody brilliant 👍🏻

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Stevie

[@JEROMEGORDINI]

Awesome video like always

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@divarachelenvy]

lovely work, all come together nicely... reminds me of when I had a mini... cheers...

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Rachel,

[@slawnski]

Looks awesome. Looking forward to the rest of the videos on the Mini.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Jim

[@nickhill3362]

Mini looks very smart 👍 I would have the back seat fitted as I am sure my family would enjoy short journeys in it steve

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Nick, In my case the kids ( 3 girls) are out the house... Its only me and the girlfriend... and the rear seats were a bit tacky

[@bendude6748]

Looks very nice, I like the interior panels you made it looks a bit more modern and tidy looking to me.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, that was the idea

[@vayabroder729]

Sweet little car! Came out great.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Ricardo

[@logik100.0]

Great job on the mini. Really enjoy the vids.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@melvinalfredo20]

Would have loved if you have included on how you installed the mats and sound dampener. Great video anyway...

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Alfredo, I was thinking of it , but that is all so simple that I considered it as not really worth shooting. Maybe I was wrong

[@blackbirdcycles]

Nice job

[@D3Sshooter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ericvandomselaar8420]

I love the show you on.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@sonyhk3824]

Well done, nice. 👍💯

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Sony

[@andrewb3497]

A better soundproofing solution is a closed cell foam (ie not water absorbent) with a facing of high density mass loaded vinyl.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, good tip

[@TornadoCAN99]

Do you have link or product name for sound proofing felt or foam w. mass loaded vinyl? I'm looking to do my Mini....already has Dynamat asphalt vibration on the floors but no foam/underlayment for the carpets.

[@andrewb3497]

@@TornadoCAN99 I am in Australia so got my product from Carbuilders but do a Google search for "Mass Loaded Vinyl Soundproofing for Cars" and see what is in your local area. As you already have the Dynamat you may only need the closed cell foam so search for "closed cell foam car soundproofing". In North America try : www.secondskinaudio.com/ - both their sound blocking and sound absorbing products seem equivalent to what I used.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Well done with it

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@henryostman5740]

The aluminium panels on the dash might look nicer if machine turned, always liked that finish myself.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Henry, I have one car with machined turned alu, but I like the smooth panel better... I guess its all a matter of personal taste... and mine changes often...

[@franktaylor7617]

😎👍

[@ClassicCarCave]

Steve, The mini looks great love the attention to detail, On my Race/Track day mini i fitted the the same sill covers on to the corners. If you get a chance take a look and let me know what you think of the 95% finished product lol, Cheers Dave

[@D3Sshooter]

Hi Dave, I will have a look tonight as I know that you do great work with your mini's.... P.S love your channel

[@ClassicCarCave]

Steve, Thanks, glad you like the channel, Cheers Dave

[@drewpierce2273]

I hope you give a little detail how the A/F gauge is helping your engine efficiency. I notice your Cooper is left hand drive as here in the USA. Odd for a British racing Cooper, even a recreation. But, cool for sure.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Drew, I will have a full video on the AFR install , use and logging soon.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

The Mini is coming up great, we can see you put in a lot of hard work. Are you intending to use it for racing?

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, maybe classic racing

[@mi4deorosrenault475]

Muy lindo.felicitaciones

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@jackiscrazy550]

Love the videos as always Steve! Do you happen to have any details on the taco you’ve installed? And how you did it ? Or will that be in the next video? I want to add one to my mini now ! Thanks

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments JSquire.. Well I did not consider it , but if that is of interest I could. Anyhow , this is a VDO 100mm electronic Rev counter (RPM). The only thing you need to connect is the +12V, a ground , and the sense wire which needs to go to your High Voltage Coil, the side that connects to your distributor braking points.. and of course two bulbs inside meter, connected to your running lights. That is it, you should drill a whole of 100mm and then fit it... Once all that is done , you will need to set the cylinders, through 3 toggle switches... and in this case to a 4 cylinder... here is a link vdo-webshop.nl/nl/toerentellers/1272-vdo-cockpit-international-toerenteller-8000-rpm-52mm-12v-4103590925350.html

[@jackiscrazy550]

D3Sshooter Steve you always provide such good information. I really do appreciate you going to the time to write that out! And of course for linking the product. I understand if you’re too busy to film a video on this though, you already spoil us too much with your content !

[@scattkiwiman]

if you remove backseats and rear seatbelts you are allowed to have fixed front seats

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Scatt, Good to know

[@PatHaskell]

Nice work. Do the 4 extra driving lights affect cooling at all?

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Pat, I have not seen any effect of it so far... Remember that the engine is cooled on the side.. However it might have an effect as its blocking to some extend...

[@453421abcdefg12345]

That looks very nice, a fun car to drive, it is a pity we are burdened with so many pointless and silly regulations, I think that in most European countries the wheel spacers are no legal, wheels you may get away with if they are fitted as factory standard on later cars, even a full race seat harness is not road legal in UK? Although if it is good enough for extreme racing that would seem odd? Stay safe! Chris B.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, and indeed Chris lots of silly rules that make no sense . But what can we expect from politicians, not a lot of logic... as we all know. Same here for the spacers, they need to go off for the MOT... and guess what we all do, put then back after it.... so why not accepting approved / marked spacers ? That would be at least some thing wise... Same for the harnas. You might recall the super seven ( blue car -dax) , that had no wipers , so it failed on the MOT... Nobody will drive this im the rain as it is a fully open car... never the less I need them. I did not install them , I took of the windscreen, and no windscreen no wipers... It passed ... figure that out..... big flies and debris that hits your eyes, or heavy wind that obscures your vision while driving is NO issue, yet a windscreen without wipers.... that is an issue

[@MrHBSoftware]

@@D3Sshooter ahah tahts nothing...i live in Portugal and have a work van that always passed with a cracked chassis, but when i welded it they failed it because welds are not allowed in structural members of the car...solution was to aplly underseal to disguise the weld....other stupid things include: doesnt matter if shock absobers are blown, they only measure the difference between left and right shocks so if both are equally bad, than thats OK... lowering springs and any aftermarket part is prohibited etc etc etc... its the stone age

[@sheep1ewe]

Awsome! ha ha

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@sheep1ewe]

@@D3Sshooter You clearly deserve Your own TV show!

[@mikedoblo4782]

looking good. can you look in you mot test book in a library? you can england. there was a lot of things in ours when i use to be mot tester that you would not think that was a pass but it is. like you only needed one seat belt in the rear of car. but it has more than one fitted and one of them is faulty its a fail. not sure it its still the same been a while since i have done it

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments Mike , I have the regulations and rules on what they should inspect, what is allowed and what is not. But often , the inspectors have their own views and interpretation.. I always have the regulation with me for a MOT and I have had instances that I had to point out that they were not to inspect certain elements on Old -timers.. In the odd case , I needed to call his supervisor out, at the end they had to admit . Using a cheap excuse " the regulations change so quickly that we often can't follows "

[@mikedoblo4782]

@@D3Sshooter yea the rules are in my (the testers opinion) so it comes back to the tester if you pass something that causes an accident. but when i passed my tester exam they said i was working for the government in an unofficial way. also was told to try keep my failure rate under 50%

[@D3Sshooter]

@@mikedoblo4782 thanks Mike , and as a tester you are always the bad guy. Although you follow the regulations, in many cases the regulations don't make sense... and yet you need to adhere to it... Its kind of strange that there is an advice on the failure rate ... What does that mean, bad cars can pass ? See that is something I never get from governments and regulations. Obsolete rules and besides to point , created by politicians, and other vital aspects that are not checked or regulated ... Instead of a proper technical guidance with acceptance of variations as long as it is safe..and no 50% rules...

[@mikedoblo4782]

@@D3Sshooter i think the 50% is so you just do not fail every car and make money from repairing it, my fail rate was above 50 for along time and i had a few visits from vosa but i think i was just unlucky with the cars i tested. most cars i failed was due to coil spring being broken. There is a lot silly rules. i did like the dirt rule. if a vehicle is to dirty you can refuse to test it witch i did on a few land rovers customers were not happy but i said i can not check brake pipes, chassis etc when its covered in mud

[@m.b.smoshitoa8325]

flemish, i would like to see electrinic ignition and tuning. what i learned is only that mat that you said it absorbes noise. i did not know that

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, That video is coming on electronic tuning

[@markuspetter5469]

You live in Belgium ?!

[@Fosgen]

I built mini. Let show me its features.

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@francinebilodeau2542]

How thick is the aluminium that you use?

[@D3Sshooter]

1mm

[@mi4deorosrenault475]

Gracias, por favor un regalo coloca sudtitulos en spañol, hay mucha pero mucha informacion perdiendose. disculpa gracias

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments

[@williamcollins306]

please please what about old rusty

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments, awaiting parts for the solex carburettor.. As soon as I have them we will try the engine

[@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv]

They call that THING A "Bailey channel "

[@D3Sshooter]

Thanks for the comments