Phil's classic mini on studded tires (VLOG)

[@mike444c3]

Great fun on that road. Hats off to you for going for it. I would have bottled it. Shame it ended that way but that's classic mini personality for you!

[@TheGentlemensMotorRacingTeam]

Gentleman rallying on snow is on my all time bucket list - I loved this video thank you

[@matthewjenkins1161]

And all because you forgot the legendary Marigold rubber glove and cable ties to protect the distributor from damp. That is how the works team Minis completed and won the Monte Carlo Rallies. Cut the tips off the fingers of a rubber glove, pass the HT leads through the fingers to the dizzy, slide the glove down over the dizzy and use cable ties around the finger tips to seal off. With the distributor cap right behind the front grille this has always been a problem.

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Matthew Jenkins I have seen it done before but because the pertronix distributor is weather sealed from factory I don’t think it was the issue, time will tell though

[@C.I...]

@@Stevestonmotorco So what did time tell?

[@RichardMichaelOwen]

Loved the rally footage. Those roads up near Whistler look great.

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Cheers Richard! Glad you enjoyed

[@TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer]

put a plastic cover from the rocker until the distributor. had the same problem on Rain. after i put that everything was fine. love the wheel tyres ❤️

[@jhandy59]

So What Killed it? Are you running Points? COndensor? Cap and Rotor intact? Electronic Distributor module die? (pertronix) Do a ' complete vid on troubleshooting ( you did no spark) DIagnosis of the bad part= then repair.

[@AllThingsAlex]

Where you listening Justin. He clearly said he was running electronic ignition. Have no faith in them. When they fail, they fail. Points require a little more attention but you can normally tell when they're starting to play up.

[@thelefticus1]

@@AllThingsAlex oints are simple enough but they give up in heavy rain. Even with a splash guard. Yes you can try and waterproof your dizzy with plastic bags and such. But a decent electronic set up is way more reliable in my humble opinion. No fear of oints bounce and drive through any down pour!

[@austennaeve]

too bad but im sure you had fun while it lasted. maybe look into some distributorless spark options. Im working on converting an old distributor into a cam sensor for a EFI system with wasted spark. using an thru beam photo eye with a home made single trigger wheel.

[@jeep2003]

my brother did that with an arduino to a vw. theres a video on my channel somewhere about it

[@billdeanscoutermoose9430]

I was looking for 12 inch Mini winters, do you have a source? I'm trying to keep mine a daily.

[@Awakenedkarolina]

Absolutely loved it!

[@b_mb4948]

This video is unbelievably creative! *:O* Good stuff.

[@Italofranke63]

Don't worry it's a Classic Mini. Know what I'm talking about. Mini since '85

[@FirstLast-ox5ls]

Same here since 89

[@alienfac32]

so when is the installation video of a front tow hook coming?

[@RobinTheMini]

Rubber glove wraping the distributtor is a must under the rain

[@ajb73]

Minis and cinematic video. What’s not to love.

[@LoneStarMini]

If guys get bored and/or have not covered it already in another video, please consider a 'road side' check list when you break down.. thanks gents

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Good idea! By road side check list do you mean more of a diagnosis logic tree, or tools and parts to keep in the car?

[@LoneStarMini]

Stevestonmotorco more of a how to check for the various simplistic problems, fire & fuel. Perhaps the basic tools. Thanks for considering

[@Radfordperson]

That gear lever is longer than I have seen before, perhaps the extra leverage contributed to failure? My 1962 Mini was fitted with a 1968 gearbox in 1968 (remote change), to this day no problems with gear lever.

[@Stevestonmotorco]

It was likely because a stronger detent spring was installed. Selecting the reverse gear takes more force than usual.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Granted we don`t have a great need for studded tyres in the UK but they are illegal here. Health and safety I imagine.

[@ech0brav0]

For the record, this may be the only time where you'd have me considering moving to the frozen north. LOL! One question: why does Peter look like a bad guy from a Jason Bourne movie?

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Eugene Budnik hahah, it has its benefits when you want to do stuff like this. Haha cuz he is! 😉

[@C.I...]

After this incident/adventure, would you recommend keeping a mechanical distributor?

[@matthewjenkins1161]

It is a known vulnerability caused by location behind the front grille. Easy solution is a rubber glove over it with HT leads fed through the fingers. That tow truck could have been totally avoided using that trick, but even then the dizzy cap could have been removed and damp driven out with a squirt of WD40. The hi tec solutions are what will leave you really stuck if and when they fail.

[@C.I...]

Good to know. I'll bear it in mind if I ever get a mini.

[@Stevestonmotorco]

I have my old points dizzy that I usually bring along with me, of course the one time I don’t....

[@Banom7a]

should've kept the canadian bumper for the mini :)

[@BiscuitAdvisory]

ok what... you have a cup holder?! whered you get that!?

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Gifted from a friend. It was in a mini from Japan.

[@benjam55]

Where did you get the roof rack from? Is it a specific design?

[@Stevestonmotorco]

It's a rack by Mini Maruyama in Japan

[@benjam55]

Excellent, thanks!

[@meanyu]

What tires do you use for the adventure?

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Those are hand studded

[@meanyu]

@@Stevestonmotorco Figure that out, but I was wondering what model of tires, manufacturer?

[@mauriciobasualto7603]

Hi, do you have manual instructions of Mini? Thanks!

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Sorry, not sure what you mean. Explain more?

[@franktaylor7617]

😎👍

[@Richz2]

What seats do you have in your Mini?

[@joseeduardocosta4430]

same question xD

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Kirkey historic low backs, they are awesome

[@Richz2]

Stevestonmotorco they do look great😀

[@sixone7478]

That brings up memories when I used to drive (or should i say race xD) on snow...still missing it.

[@morrismrc]

can you do a video on how to fix this because im not getting sparks and I think its either the dizzy or timing? complete video on troubleshooting and how to solve it step by step would be awesome. The car has been out of action months!

[@Stevestonmotorco]

We'll see what we can do. Good luck!

[@gregmaton4767]

Anyone know what seats these are??

[@Stevestonmotorco]

Kirkey vintage class bucket 41V

[@gregmaton4767]

Stevestonmotorco Thankyou! Love your content, keep it up!

[@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv]

Bummer

[@timmononen8492]

No hammer?!?!?!

[@Stevestonmotorco]

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