Classic mini sat 25 years will it run & drive
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2023
- So guys i was given this classic mini for free, it has been sat for almost 25 years outside and I'm wondering if I can get it to run and drive.
The body work is absolute rotten and not worth saving but if i can get it to run and drive surely it's worth something to someone for a re shell.
It was interesting to say the least
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Lol. That was entertaining. Can’t believe you’ve never driven or worked on a mini. A-Series engine and minis is all we had to play with back in the day at college. Did make me laugh when you said “Oh it’s light” - yeah it’s because only 30% of body is still there 😂
Hey b-ry glad you liked the video 👍 yep never played with one at all.. haha full weight reduction made it easier to push I did find revers the following day and it worked 😂
Add big Coby muffler
Still worth the best part of a grand as a complete original tagged car for reshelling. There's place by me that builds as new Minis for clients from their own self built new shells - this sort of car is ideal for their rebuild stock. Runs sweet too - nice work! 👍👍
Hey Byron thank you mate 👍 it runs really good it definitely wanted to get up and go. I’m sure whoever buys it will give it some love.
amazing you got it running so quickly, nice one! That's crazy rusty even for a Mini, so wholesome seeing it want to come back to life though. They're great cars
Thank you appreciate that 👍 yes it literally wanted the points cleaning, fresh fuel and a battery. I enjoyed playing with it and the new owner is collecting it on Tuesday and has big plans.
Mate I literally watched this with a big smile on my face, I had a couple when I passed my test and think their such fun little cars, very nostalgic 👌
Hey mate that is awesome glad the video was enjoyable, I really enjoyed playing with the mini. I havnt ever owned or driven one before this and I can definitely see the appeal 👍
Greetings from Florida in the states. I saw the mini and had to watch the video. I am a huge vice grip fan and laughed when you mentioned it. My mother is from Waterford. Thanks for the laughs.
Hey bud glad you clicked on the video 👍 I’m catching up on Dereks videos he is an absolute geezer I really enjoy his sense of humour. Really appreciate your comment thank you 👍
Saw your instagram reel, been wanting to buy one for a project, cant wait to see you fully restore it
Thanks mate glad the Instagram videos are doing as intended appreciate that 👍
Loved to watch it running! 😊👍
Hey Sam thanks I enjoyed playing with this to 👍
My neighbour took one out of a ditch that was just about being held together by strands of rust and completely rebuilt it! Inspirational to say the least, I'd love to find one myself sometime, very hard to find like everything else these days!
Hey bud yes your right most projects get snapped up so fast nowadays, well done to your neighbour 👍
Well done for getting that going. Clutch slave cylinders will always seize when not used for a while. Without doubt the rustiest Mini I have seen outside of a scrapyard.
Thank you mate 👍 appreciate that, my friend pinch said they get stuck but abit of squirt and some leverage managed to get it moving. It’s the worst I’ve seen for sure. Run really well considering it looks like it’s been dragged out of the sea.
Thank you for the video Nathan. It's a shame the shell is so rotten as it could be really fun project for you. A series engines are so tuneable.
Hey Karl thank you mate 👍 it is so bad for being sat outside so long. I’ve never played with these engine but I was surprised how well it run.
can't wait to see this one progress mate, work your magic on this badboy!!
Hey bud thank you it definitely needs some love 👍
Brilliant well done on persevering I use to own a mini clubman years ago it use to shake my fillings out
Thank you Micheal appreciate that I’m sure someone else will be full of enthusiasm to do something with it. Haha I nearly lost a tooth driving down the estate let alone a filling 😂
Wicked cars, new you would get it running, it's almost a Flintstone car lol. Great video as always mate 👍
Hey pove thanks mate 👍 it is very close to flinstones I reckon if someone larger got in it they would go through the floor.
Great video" Enjoy watching it" nice see got old mini back life again" keep up good work mate"👌😎
Hey Kyle thank you mate appreciate that, it’s going to it’s new owner in a few days I’ll mention it in the next video 👍
Absolutely Loved it there should be a super like button for videos like this smiling my head off.
Hey Dominick thank you so much really appreciate your comment 👍👍
Great watch thank you, never owned one but been in a couple, really good fun, peace.
Hey Simon thank you for always watching and commenting, they have never appealed to me but this one was interesting and enjoyable 👍
Poorly bumper, it looked like it was in a coma 😮😮😮 love the mini ❤ another great video Nathan, I don't seem to be watching in the right order 😂😂
Hey Steve thank you this one was abit poorly 🤒, I enjoyed the mini to. I did put the videos in folders but maybe not very well 🙈
@@YTDTETV I don't mind not in order, I suffer from PTSD so they probably make sense jumbled up. Loving the videos, many thanks for sharing your amazing talents 👍
Awesome long video Nathan, strange to see you out your comfort zone on this old mini, had loads of them in the day, please tell me you got you falling over on camera 😂, hope you do well out of the old mini, knew it would start, those old A series engine were awesome in their day.
Hey Nigel thank you mate 👍 yep carbs and points are slightly older than me but I’ve watched a fair few programs and I listen so had half an idea. Oh man pushing that mini made my legs go wobbly no camera footage of the stack I’m afraid 😂. I’m not greedy so whatever it sells for will do. My friend pinch is a big fan of minis and he absolutely loves a A series.
Great little video,willing it to work,your very talented
Hey Julian thank you mate appreciate that, I definitely wanted to get some life back in the old girl 👍
That motor wanted to live again 🤣 it sounded sweet as a nut 🥜. Made a good video. 👍
Hey Phillip thank you mate 👍 it definitely wanted to go again. If I had just gone straight in for cleaning the points then it would have fired straight up absolutely brilliant.
This is a 88/89 Mini city. Engine is a 998cc A+. I think the colour is nimbus grey. Interior trim is sawtooth fabric and vinyl in grey
Hey Jenny thank you for the information 👍 I knew absolutely nothing about it so appreciate that.
“Gear in the sparkplugs” haha go on son! Decent watch better than anything on telly. Bravo
Gota get a bit of gear in the sparkalaters, thank you mate 👍
Loved this video! Smiled the entire time, wish i had enough land to drive my MK1 Nova around for abit when i did a will it start and got it started after 26years of being off road abandoned only managed to reverse it on my garden once and cant forget the blue MK2 ASTRA behind the fence to the left at 47:17!
Hey bud thank you 👍 I am lucky to have abit of space to test things like this, ooo I had a mk1 nova many years ago to 👍. Yes there’s a guy up the other end of the estate that has a few old motors laying about.
@@YTDTETV gotta love the old school! Restoring the nova on my channel along with my brothers cavalier 4x4 GSI2000 and a calibra B204 conversion, pretty much an old vauxhall channel😂😂
@@SincerelyYoursOfficial I don’t mind an older Vauxhall but the newer stuff is pants, I’ll check out your channel 👍
Perfect Sunday morning entertainment mate nice one 👍🏻
Right I'm off out to work on the t4 😊
Hey bud glad you enjoyed the video, perfect day here for tinkering on something vehicle related. Hope the weather is good for you 👍
I was with ya all the way
,i was laughing my bits of when you were pushing the 12 point turn
Its like that car christine its fixing itself
I reckon its a reshell for ya next job 😉arhh yeah
Hey bud thank you oh mate that was the hardest I’ve worked in a while 😂 I did find reverse the day after filiming. It would make good content on a re shell. Thank you for the comment 👍👍
If this was a mini channel it would be the best mini channel out there :)
Hey polecat thank you really appreciate that 😊👍
Looks so fun to drive, can’t believe it runs 😂
Haha it was alright actually bro 👍
It can be fixed definitely,well put it this way you drove it and didn't fall through the floor also you can buy every panel for that car except the roof skin and it runs and drive well done nice freebie thanks sforza sharing 👍
Hey Stuart thank you mate appreciate that, hopefully someone gives it a new lease of life 👍
@DTE TV no problem I'm sure they will
BMH do roof skins
@@natnclare69 happy days 🙂
Nathan this kind of video shows the years of genius collected in your brain
Hey Christina thank you I take notice when I see something so had to rustle in the brain for some older knowledge on this one 👍👍
Brilliant video got a few giggles
Hey mick thank you mate I try a little with the humour, I say to the mrs I’m funny she says no your funny looking 😂
You could drop the two subframes out, weld them together with a few bits of box section in the middle as a space frame/roll cage, race seat and harness - she’s a off-road buggy!
If I had some land or a small field if definitely keep it for a laugh and the boy to learn in 👍
Yeah land would be nice, it’s too valuable around here though unfortunately. Any field will soon have a couple of hundred houses on it
I restored an old Mini, a lot of years ago. Originally it had a clubman front end but I fitted new inner wings, new front panel and outer wings, floor pans, rear panel and boot floor. That old Mini Clubman became a beautiful Mini 850. Later, I managed to get hold of a 1275 engine and fitted that ....
Hey John your a mini guy then this is the first one I’ve played with, sounds like a nice car you built 👍
Quality mate 👍👏👏👏👏
Thank you mate appreciate that 👍👍
Brilliant video mate 😂😂👍
Thank you very much mate appreciate that 👍👍
thats a shame for that mini bud, cracking vid as per usual bud
Hey bud thank you and ye almost 25 years outside is just to much. I think the engine and running gear should see the road again thow 👍
@@YTDTETV well would make a wicked project, only worth it if you kept it as you would never see your money back, I mean the engine and gearbox ETC could be sold and given a new lease of life though for a tidy profit towards a more suitable project
Great video and content, by the way......a new bodyshell isn't £4k.......they were £10,620 the last time I looked 👍
Hey bud thank you appreciate the comment 👍 oh man I know your right I googled it the day after uploading the video 🙈 bit late now. Your the only one that spotted it shhh.
No F##king way did you drive that!! "Its a bit poorly" hahaha. Such a good video keep it up mate!!
Hey bud really appreciate that 👍 I was surprised myself actually the old girl wanted to live again.
@@YTDTETV "its fixing itself" 🤣🤣 cant belive the engine didnt twist out. You should look in to doing more of these.
@@Geflipz hey mat thank you 👍 I did enjoy this one to. It definitely started to work abit more after use 😂
I had to laugh when you said "we'll try and tow start it" I had visions of you ending up dragging an A Series Engine on a subframe whist the rest of the shell went for a ball of chalk
Haha I did half think of that when I said it, there wernt anywhere decent to tow it from 😂😂
Brill video mate love this sort of content, it's a like from me!
Hey Mike thank you mate appreciate that 👍 picking a new project up tomorrow that spares or repairs and plan to drive it home so will make a video on that.
Ho man I love your stuff 😮😅👍
Hey Tony thank you mate really appreciate that 👍
Keep it, nothing to lose. Teach your boy some things with it
Definitely a good candidate to get the boy working 👍
That's how you make a video well done chaps🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Hey Brendan thank you mate appreciate that 👍👍
Good luck with her
Thank you brandon appreciate that 👍
The eBay description is class 😂
Haha thanks Ashley 👍
What ever you decide, I'm really happy 😊 but it's only a little job for a master craftsman like you, thanking you for all the contents you provided for your followers and 💯 percent respect
Hey Nigel thank you really appreciate the kind words, glad you enjoy the videos 👍
You should be a classic mini expert, it's written all over you!
Hey Micheal thank you really appreciate the comment 👍👍
Love a good old mini
Hey bud it was definitely interesting driving it about I enjoyed it.
Well funny that boys entertaining just goes to show what's out there
Hey thank you there is some old gems out there 👍
Quality video mate something bit different!!
Thank you David appreciate that mate 👍
"A little Peter" 😂😂
👍 thanks Wez 😂
Very entertaining vid
Hey Terry thank you appreciate that 👍
Would loved to of bought that. My all time favourite car
Hey bud a few people said similar it went to a good home 👍
@@YTDTETV so happy it did mate. Been binge watching ur videos as there the best 👍🏼👏🏻
problem be the dizzy cap that makes spark i’m sure 👌 what a motor
Hey bud 👍 it definitely needs some love but the engine runs sweet.
@@YTDTETV needing ur advice mate is anyway for me to contact u many thanks Jamie
@@jcstuningltd I’ve got a page on Facebook mate DTE TV 👍
@@YTDTETV swing u a pm just now mate thank you
Think it needs some new wiper blades as well!!👍
Your right definitely top of the list 👍
Peter file 😂 love it
Haha thank you 👍
I’m sure you don’t take it apart and we shall yourself and then sell it. You get more money for it. We shall do what you would as it is.
Hey Ian thank you for the comment I think the new owner is using the engine and running gear for his clean shell 👍
Well done, those little engines are virtually indestructible.
Certainly wouldn't want to go to far in it.
Titanic has got less rust. 😂
Give it a clean and sell it on spares or repair. 🤔
Hey bud thank you 👍 a few people have said they are good engines it’s my first experience with them but I was impressed. Haha it did have some rust. Some guys has brought it as he has a clean shell needing an engine.
" cracking "! Mate- Colorado
Hey Anthony thank you mate appreciate that 👍
Good video! Keep it up! 💯
Colorado
Mini good fun car mini is a hard ride
Hey George it definitely shook me about driving up and down my bumpy estate 👍
Im a fabricator /welder, this sort of thing is my bread and butter. Am semi retired and would love to crack on with the restoration of one of those.
Hey Andy I play around with welding fabricating I do like abit of metal 👍, sounds like you need a project sometime soon.
@@YTDTETV if i cant buy the parts i fabricate them, trouble is that it can be very expensive..good video bud.
@@andywells397 I’ve always taken a liking to panel making, English wheels etc but I don’t have the room to have been machines like that, maybe one day. Thank you 👍
weight reduction 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love it👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Haha if it had 4 good wheels on it would be abit faster than another similar mini cos it definitely had some weight reduction going on 😂👍
@@YTDTETV 😂😂😂😂 reverse is lift up by the way 👍👍👍
@@grantssmartrepairs I found it the day after filming 😂😂 the pull up part was sticky so had to proper pull it up. It worked aswel
57k watchers (to date) are like - go on Nate get the thing started
The channel is starting to pick up speed, thank you for noticing 🙏👍
Get it built mate will take time but well worth it
Hey Dave thank you mate appreciate that 👍👍
My first motor 850 black brilliant motor 🇬🇧
Hey bud it’s my first experience with a mini and I thoroughly enjoyed it 👍
Great laugh
Thanks Stefan 👍👍
Might want to check the sparkilators and lightening maker happener
Haha I definitely got some fuel down the fuelmakithapener.. I’m sat watching VGG now he is brilliant
Did you end up selling this.. great vid btw ha
Hey Joseph yes sold it to an older gentleman and he is using all the running gear and engine in a clean shell. Thank you 🙏
Lol , I've got a John Cooper1275, it's 32 years old , spotless. Own it 20 years .
Prefer my caddy
Hey Dave very nice I know the cooper ones are the best ones 👍 I absolutely love my caddy but I definitely would have a mint mini to thrash about now and again as they are brilliantly simple fun little Cars. Thank you for the comment 👍
@@YTDTETV it's up for sale pal.
Divorce to pay for , still got my house an stepson
what a gem
I was going to start the video with what a peach I have today but nope 😂👍 runs absolutely mint with a new water pump it would be ready to go. Bit of gaffer tape here and there.
@@YTDTETV 😂😂😂😂😂 excellent 👌
Mini is the best
Hey Gary I did enjoy playing with this one 👍
Anymore on the mini 😊
Hi Joey the mini went to the new owner he’s using it for parts, I may have another one coming very soon 👍
my first car was an old mini 1000 from 1977 bought it in 1987 for £450
Hey George that’s awesome 👍 as I mentioned I’ve not had a mini before but I enjoyed playing with this one.
1342 shortest lead goes from cap to no 1 cylinder
Do it up, think you may get the Mini bug?
Just chuck a handbrake cable on and have some fun with it
Haha if I had a small plot of land or field I’d keep it for a laugh and the boy to learn driving 👍
To put the gear in reverse, you need to pull the lever up and put it in fourth gear.
Hi bud sorry for the delay, I did don’t reverse in the end but after I finished filming 😂
Oh, OK
sorry for the inconvenience.good rest of the day😊
I really like this type of content!! Make more videos about the mini
I’ll start the bidding
Haha you wouldn’t get your horse gear in the back of that 😂
I’ll have a good go 😂
No brakes, don't know how to get reverse - Let's go for a longer run 😄
Haha thank you sir 👍 was a bone rattler but it wanted to go.
Do a re shell project
Hey Sean I’m not the biggest fan of minis so even thow it would make good content my heart wouldn’t be in it. I’ll stick it on eBay and someone else can have a go.
@@YTDTETV could always turn it bro a mini bbq or trailer lol but yeah worth a shot with eBay
@@seanharris3217 my friend has half a mini for a BBQ but he hasn’t got round to doing it yet
Reverso Gear lift the gearstick
I found reverse a few days later 😂👍
😄
If you squint she’s mint 😂😂😂
Haha I saw it on the internet somewhere and thought I’m using that 👍
Fcuk I'm looking forward to this!!!! A 50 minuter!!!!!!
Little bit long I’m sorry mate but it’s final send off 👍
@@YTDTETV so I'm guessing it goes to the sky? Oh cheers dobbo!! Lol 🖕🏼
@@richnorth3100 so I’m going to stick it on eBay and see what it’s worth, maybe someone will save it or maybe someone will re shell it I’m not sure 👍
I thought you ruined the video by telling me the car died! Awesome video mate, your a legend! Coil pack or points you made it oink! What a fella p.s haven't forgot about the stickers just been a madness this week bro
@@richnorth3100 haha I’ve only now just realised you hadn’t watched it when you first message but luckily I didn’t spoil it for ya 👍 no worries at all mate just whenever you get time I appreciate the help.
Give it a wash and clean up video for selling 👍🏼
Haha I was unsure weather to wash it as didn’t want anymore bits falling off 😂
@@YTDTETV Yeah true but got to get as much as possible 😂
@@AG-636 I suppose I could have just used a sponge as normally I blast everything with a pressure washer but I would have made alot more holes 😂
I’ve had a few ‘free’ minis.
They soon get very expensive.
Hey bud my friend pinch said bits can be pricey.
@@YTDTETV Good fun though
@@SkodaMart yes I’ve never been into them but maybe if I see a half tidy one come up I might have a go 👍
how much did it sell for on ebay in the end?
£500 👍
She's selling like hotcakes! Are people messaging about it or just random bids coming in?
A 52k good engine and gearbox has to be worth £500 I think, might be wrong, plus there’s lots of other little bits that might be valuable 🤷
Cap must be on to get spark through the lightning hoses
Also check the fuel make it happener to see of its seized
Brilliant someone else watches VGG I’m sat watching one of his vids now his terminology is top notch 👍👍
@@YTDTETV just remember to check the condition of the sparkulators
@@stefanallan6377 absolute brilliant 👍👍 there’s a small air leak on the fuel-make it-happener but we’ll just pretend we didn’t see that. Moses Sandles it runs well.
Well I'll be dipped
Great to see a bl car running
Hey Tim yes it definitely wants a second life it fires up and drives really good. I had to move it yesterday and it fired straight up.
Thats how they came out of the factory if they were made on a friday.
Hey Kevin haha I’ve had a couple of older friends say the exact same thing 👍
On the bright side, £20 for the Roof Rack?
Haha yep that will do 👍
I cant see the value in it. Ok the engine runs but sticking it into a new shell im not sure what that would be worth.
Hey bud sorry for the delay, when I first picked it up I thought the same as you but once running I did think the engine and gearbox was worth around £500 and it sold for just under that.
That is a new body Canadate there if the motor runs if not parts car
Hey Chris so the new owner has a clean shell ready to have all the bits off this one 👍
Don't knock the rust off. You won't have much car left.
Hey Jim 👍 that’s why I didn’t wash it 😂
@@YTDTETV Ha I like that!
Rust comes for free! 😂
Haha I should have used that one in the eBay add 😂
If it does run it'll shake itself apart.
Haha it nearly did 👍
Oh yh
Thanks mate 👍
Really enjoyed this from start to finish. Can remember the forklift or some older video you had of starting an abandoned vehicle. Really mesmerised. Great video sir.
mate i had a 1985 mini mayfare better ick than yours al good but subframes needed replacing they were twisted at £5.00
Hey Karl I think minis are prone for needing subframes 👍
@DTE TV oh I had kkh926p 1275 gt with a 1380 engine and single dcoe 40 weber a carbon 12 inch wheels with a mini Cooper s lcb headers and single welded muffler and was quick until started jumping 4th gear so could not see how fast it went.
Bit of t cut on that be right
Haha I was even scared to wash it just incase more fell of 😂, thanks for the comment 👍
I know someone who is after a car as he got a shel .
EBay link is in the description 👍