The Ultimate Mk1/2 Classic mini upgrade by BeCooper.
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2021
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OMG how the Bloody Hell can you improve on the Perfection that is your little Van.
It's Bleeding Gorgeous..!
This Ex Mini Owner is 'Green with Envy..!'
I had to let mine go For Family Needs and have always regretted it..! But wife n 2 kids were always Bitching.
They are Grown and the Wife is Now Ex.
But in Australia even a Wreck, Non Runner is 5k up..!
Thx for this Video, it's nice to See one, So Beautiful..!!
Cheers kim in Oz. 😎
Thanks mate, get yourself another one!
top quality ....wish they made a better quality one for the rear sliding windows on the clubman estate.
It's certainly worth asking them mate
Great find.. I paid a fortune for NOS original chrome latches, but want another set for my pickup. I will definitely check them out!! Thanks for sharing Alex
They are certainly worth it mate! NOS ones must have cost an absolute fortune!!!!
Thank you Alex for your amazing review !
My father and I have been working on this project for such a long time, and we are really happy you liked our sliding window catches :)
Cheers mate !
Archie
Was a pleasure, thank you for such a great product. In all my years do these cars this is the ONLY reproduction part that is good quality and works.
I had these on my 62 mini .
Yep would be factory on yours mate.
@@classicminidetails8887 scrapped the car ,should have kept the catches !
Hi Alex . WOW ! Can't believe how much these cost. ....And how many were simply thrown away over the years ! All the early Mini's had the chrome over brass catches regardless of the model . I know, l scrapped a '63 van back in 1970 with those fittings .....if only l knew then !!😨😨😨 The new catches are of better quality all round . You could just black out the gaskets with a black "sharpie" pen or stick on insulation tape just to compare or decide . Blimey ! You were working late ! Take care.
Yeah they ain't cheap but the quality shows why they cost so much. I haven't ever come across a new mini part that's actually better than an original before!
Very nice.
They are great!
Window catches with white gaskets, don't worry you have white sign writing. I do see that they may fade over time but you could make-up some new gaskets. Keep up the good work 🤛
They are growing on me now, just a big change to what I was ust to I think
Yes! The van is back! The other two are great but I'll always have a soft spot for vans.
I've been thinking of upgrading my plastic window catches for a while but I've been struggling to justify the cost. These look great though so you may have persuaded me to finally break open the piggy bank. I think I'd prefer black gaskets too, it seems a less noticeable colour from the outside.
I hope you get the issues with the Mk1 sorted soon, you must be itching to take your first drive in it.
It's certainly worth it mate, I have wanted to do it for years too but honestly they are well worth the price tag mate! The quality is brilliant.
@@classicminidetails8887 they should last a lifetime too whereas the plastic catches will inevitably crack again.
💎 Brilliant job and the music is better this time.🤣
😂 Music is always something I struggle with as I am super limited to what I can use.
Its amazing how such a small part can make such a big difference. They look top quality, you can't beat a bit of chrome! 👍
Definitely! Little jobs make the big difference
It's almost been there since it came out of the factory! Nice job!
I don’t think there is any issue with fitting an earlier part to a later car. Back in the day I’m sure there were people who spotted that there were nicer bits they could find and fit to their cars. If they fit, and especially if it’s a reversible modification, then it’s all good. In a way, you’re preserving the plastic ones for the future. They might wear out or break if you use them.
Yeah I really like the period mods, not a fan of modern modifications personally but it's whatever makes you happy for me!
Nice one Alex
Thanks Tony
Alex, The new window catches look great, and the white gaskets look good with the white wheels. It really is the little details that matter. Your Van looks showroom condition! All of your Minis look great. You put a lot of Love into them, and it shows.
Thanks Brian, yeah these cars are my babies 😂 I spend way to much time and money on them
Beautiful van !
Thanks mate
nice job bro
Thanks Stu 👍
Are you suffering problems with electrical noise on the Cooper Alex? From my experience of old (with car hi-fi issues in classic cars) the main things that will make a difference are the HT leads. If you have old school copper HT leads you need to substitute either carbon conductor type, or copper with a ballast resistor on each lead. They’ll give a cleaner and less messy (in terms of RFI) spark. Also, if you add a little inductor (say two milli henries) to the power supply side of the sensor causing you problems. That will help prevent the ignition noise being injected into the sensor circuits.
I think it's that fact it's on points mate. I have sent an electronic ignition kit over for it in the hope that helps it be less irratic
@@classicminidetails8887 - Is that just a ‘breakerless’ type ignition kit that fits inside the distributor? If so, it’s much better for keeping the car running sweet between services without spoiling the original appearance (old fashioned contact breaker points are just terrible) but won’t really help that much with noise. The problem occurs between the coil and the spark plug electrodes. You wanna add some suppressed leads too if you don’t have them. If you shop around you can probably get some made up that look pretty original in terms of colour. There are people around (on eBay for example) who will make them to length on order. You’ll still have some noise regardless. Once the spark interference/noise has been created in the ignition system it sort of radiates around the whole wiring loom. Some inductance (something like this)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DURITE-0-563-00-CHOKE-IN-LINE-RADIO-TYPE-BLACK-NS-/322254307132?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
In series, in the dc supply to the clutch control unit that powers the sensors etc. might help to filter the RF out. Watch out for current ratings etc though. There are higher current types than that available.
Hi Alex! good to see you mate, (neat haircut buddy) loving the van video, dear to my heart because my dear late dad taught me how to drive in his fern green van back in 1971 and I passed first time. We also stopped at the odd pub for a shandy as Mum wasn’t with us ha ha! Happy days….Live long and prosper young man! (And don’t forget what I said about doing some technical talks at college etc etc - you won’t look back, I’m sure…) 😊
Thanks Phil! Can't beat a cheeky stop at the pub on the way home 👌 take care mate thanks for watching again 👍
Bought. Thanks for the code. Van looks mint.
Fantastic. You won't be disappointed in them!
Hey Alex, (sorry I don't want to hog this comments) you could tell the nasayers that the van is a 'Sleeper' 🤣
Yep this van for me is perfect and that's all what matters! 850s and 998s are good but you can't beat a 1275 certainly in a van!
Those window catches look great. I say get some for the mk1 and just keep the original catches safe so you can reinstate if you wanted to. As for the cars, they’re your cars so you do what you like with them.
That van brings back memories of the early 80s, my friend had one and he was the first out of us lot to pass his test so we all used to ride in the back. One of our parents was kicking out and old sofa so we got the cushions to sit on. Had loads of fun.
I think I'm going to leave the mk1 mate and pick the best 4 plastic catches out of the 8 I now have and clean them up 👍
Can't beat a bit of bling. Where did you get the overtaking mirror from.
I got it from P&L minis mate
Very nice! I fitted an original set of chrome catches to my own '65, very much aware that they're unoriginal to the year of car, but they look and feel much nicer than the old plastic ones they replaced. At the end of the day, they're not exactly tricky to switch back if you wanted to enter a concours or something like that which warrants 100% factory originality, just keep your plastic ones aside as spares and you're good to go.
I have till the 4th to decide 🤣
They look great. Very tempted.
Do it! You won't be disappointed
It's the little details like this that matter, great job.
It's all in the details mate that's for sure!
They look like a quality product Alex, on the gasket subject I think the white goes well with the signwriting and the wheels
They are fantastic mate. First time I have ever used a new mini part and been happy with it! Certainly worth the price tag in my opinion.
hey alex cracking little van reminds me of the van in heartbeat.
Alot of people say that to me, I have never watched it 😂
Looking great, your attention to detail is out this world.
What about a clear silicon type gasket behind your new catches, catches look amazing keep up the great content.
Thanks Stuart, I am going to stick with the White ones mate as they will change colour slightly over time
Is the Mk1 Cooper S wired positive earth? They might be assuming it’s negative earth and trying to take a signal from the wrong side of the coil. Can’t see how a new coil will make any difference.
I'm not 100% mate. The coil didn't work so now we are onto electronic ignition to see it this helps! Fingers crossed
I only remember the plastic latches on the Mk1, so this was interesting to know.
Alot of people don't know much about these type and what's right and wrong so hopefully this will help some people out
I was just about to say about white gaskets when you mentioned it, i'm sure company could offer black or grey gaskets at little effort?
Great vid mate thank you
Yeah maybe it's something they can add 👌
Almost didn't want to watch, your views were at 998 😂
😂
I was thinking myself that they'd look better with black gaskets but if white was original then white it is. Museum pieces need to be right, anything outside of amuseum can have alterations done to it.....sod the haters!!
I think the white gasket will grow on me eventually. It's probably because I am so ust to seeing black ones
Attention to detail, you made correct decision on these Alex.
Thanks mate, I definitely think the same. Modern reliability with the correct period look for me is a winner.
Got some original ones on my van!
Nice! Look after them!
6:00 The buttons pointed towards the back of the car??
I think they are but ad these are chrome you may not have noticed 🤔
@@stephenricketts7764 My mk1 are all pointing rearwards
They are like that so you push the button as you shove the back window forward and pull the button in as you pull the front window back 👍
@@classicminidetails8887 I know what your saying but from the factory the buttons pointed to the rear of the car.
@@paulrobinson3528 Paul do you have any proof of this? I would be interested in looking
I think originality is overrated, specially on parts a new owner can easily replace.
I would definitely buy these if I had a sliding window Mini. The plastic ones feel so flimsy
I think it depends on the car personally, I like both modified minis and standard ones! Thanks for watching mate
I have points in my Mini .998 engine. I wants to replace with Electronic distributor setup, I can’t seem to find the right setup. What would you recommend?
I would ask minispares they will be able to tell you 👍