22-Year Dormant John Cooper Conversion Engine Roars to Life! - Classic Mini Workshop Part. 91

[@classicminiworkshop]

Reviving the original engine was a bit of a labour of love. What do you think, was it worth it to have a matching numbers car?

[@paulrobinson3528]

The only numbers i can see are 1-3-4-2 or is it 4-2-1-3. I prefer suck-squeeze-BANG-blow 🤣

[@scottsuter3451]

Yes without any doubt.

[@Goose_from_Norway]

Yes, always 😊 Happy to see another video, too😀 Great work, Keith👍

[@richrowley8355]

Looks stunning Keith

[@andymurdoch1346]

Well done, a major milestone ticked off. I have Minisport roller rockers on my engine and an original MG Metro ribbed alloy cover. Everything clears fine. I also used the MS silicone gasket which us reusable and works well. 👍

[@rbirdi900]

Keith - well done - 91 episodes and the engine sounds great...we are all waiting for the first test drive video. Excellent

[@nicholascox2577]

High Keith, Definitely done the right thing with matching numbers on the original engine. I did same on my MGB some years ago. Excellent job by the way. Cheers Nic

[@simonmercer9530]

Lovely lovely! Great to see her up and running again. Hopefully in a few months I will doing the same. I’m 4 years in just got mine back from paint after being in a family friend’s body shop for 10 months awaiting paint. On the fun part now reassembly

[@classicminiworkshop]

Best of luck!

[@stuartwillson2263]

Congratulations on getting it running again, Keith. Nice to see another Mini back on the road!

[@BillHollingsworth-lz7tl]

Well done in getting the engine finally running! I had the same issue with the rocker cover and got round it by using engineers blue on the inside of the cover and a Dremel to remove the excess metal. A bit time consuming but you get there in the end.

[@KavanOBrien]

Wow you must be very proud of yourself , amazing workmanship.

[@Mrtallguy76]

That engine with those twin carbs looks absolutely superb 🤩 and I want a garage the size of yours !

[@classicminiworkshop]

They sound amazing too!

[@peterdemetriou2263]

Great to see the engine back in, you can’t beat twin carbs on a mini ! Maybe you can get someone to machine out the inside of the mg rocker cover. Would be nice to have the original style cover back in 👍

[@recreativesigns4571]

It was only in the last video comments that we said there’s always an ever growing list of extra parts required for a classic Mini. The spend just goes on. But they’re worth it. Nice to hear it run. Look forward to seeing it out.

[@paulrobinson3528]

If i can't be first, didn't finish work till 7pm, i'll be first in the pinned comments🤣🤣

[@recreativesigns4571]

@ it’s the taking part that counts, surely.

[@paulrobinson3528]

@@recreativesigns4571 Sure is my friend, sure is.

[@forward160]

Great Work, Keith. I believe MED recommend one of their own Rocker covers to match their Rockers .. Pain really if your going for the original look

[@classicminiworkshop]

Thanks, I've bought an MED rocker cover for now

[@philkitson3563]

Well done Keith, give yourself a pat on the back mate

[@classicminiworkshop]

Thanks Phil

[@hevray1]

You could try two rocker cover gaskets glued together to give more height

[@MiniMattTV]

Awesome job mate! Really buzzing for you, couple little jobs then perfection 👌🏻 might still have an original metro rocker cover if you’re looking but Paul said you’d ordered something already 👀 haha fantastic mate such a beautiful car

[@classicminiworkshop]

Thanks mate

[@neilpye6089]

Great job

[@andrewlitchfield4843]

Hi Keith, if you wanted to keep a standard look maybe get a space plate made up for the rocker cover?🤔 Andy

[@classicminiworkshop]

That' not a bad idea, the cover needs to come up a few mm and back a few mm. A spacer plate would work!

[@dnf1903]

Hiya Keith-definitely the right idea to keep the matching numbers block. So good to finally see RG running. It's a credit to you Keith. Keep well.

[@maverick4177]

Bag O spanner’s 😂

[@classicminiworkshop]

🤣

[@velmathemini]

Was the two tone engine like that originally? The blue & yellow? If not it looks beautiful. Sounds nice as well. Paul has done an excellent job with in 👍.

[@classicminiworkshop]

Yes, the John Cooper conversion heads were blue.

[@velmathemini]

@@classicminiworkshop it definitely looks good 👍.

[@paulrobinson3528]

What type of the dreaded bypass hose did you fit?

[@classicminiworkshop]

A flash silicone one

[@paulrobinson3528]

@@classicminiworkshop Good to hear & along with some nice stainless Jubilee clips or did you recycle the old one's? 🤣

[@classicminiworkshop]

@@paulrobinson3528 I used some cable ties, they don't rust 😁 (Only joking, some nice new stainless Jubilee clips)

[@paulrobinson3528]

@@classicminiworkshop I've got some stainless steel cable ties, would have worked a treat lol

[@stephenstokes8318]

Great to see orginal engine back in, is that the original colours of head and block it looks like the ukraine flag

[@pauljeffries]

1st 👍

[@classicminiworkshop]

Winner winner! I set it up today, mixture and timing, and it's running sweet. Pulling like a train too!

[@ST-op6iv]

Pozdrowienia z Polski

[@classicminiworkshop]

Hiya, I hope you are well

[@ST-op6iv]

@@classicminiworkshop why are you asking this?

[@classicminiworkshop]

@@ST-op6iv its just a common English greeting to ask if you are well 👍

[@ST-op6iv]

@@classicminiworkshop oki super 👍👍👍👍

[@ST-op6iv]

@@classicminiworkshop I've been building this mini for 3 years, 1100 cm, 1982