I have had many rubber parts disintegrate and my car has not seen any sun or rain or wheels in three years and some of the rubber stuff has got holes in. It has been up in the air in a garage for three years!!
wire harness from them also had problems with some of the crimping being loose or coming out of the connectors. had to go threw them all and redo a few,
Stunning mini van. My first car was a grey mini van, that I bought for £30! I also happen to be a wheelchair user too now. I remember the rear door would unlatch if I went over a bump or similar, and then you could hear the exhaust and the lovely over run…although it would also slowly fill with fumes. A previous owner had put a bench seat in the back of it. Did a lot of miles in that car and it was a huge amount of fun. It was bought cheap because the rear subframe was broken, but we copied a Monte Carlo trick, where we rolled the van over, not into a snow drift as they did on the rally, but onto a pile of loose straw. Also put a Cooper engine in it eventually (friend wrote his Cooper off, and we managed to do an engine swap before it was scrapped…but we never changed the speedo…
Nice to see you back Toony, your vans looking great, I saw you on Keith Millers Bingly Hall video having a look at Marks Madgewick . Take Care Stay Safe Everyone Regards Dave 👍😎🏴🇺🇦
Nice to see you're back and in good health. The van is looking good. With regards to the paint I would have applied more coats than needed then 'knocked it back' but you seem to have solved the problem now. BTW that is what we used to do when using solid coulors on custom cars. Anyway thanks Alex for the update and a brief video of the show would be great. I know from experience that filming a video can be time consuming and you don't then get to see what you went there for so bear that in mind. Take care. 👍
Good to see you back!! I've missed the weekly videos. Glad you are happy with it again, you can enjoy it! The cleanliness of that engine makes me want to get mine all stripped out, cleaned and refitted but I don't have the know-how (yet). Dad and I will be at Bingley Hall so will look out for you.
Well...I won't see you in person at the show (it's a long trip) but I would certainly appreciate a virtual walk around at the show. We're still a couple of months away from our show season, so anything like this is an appetizer for me. Cheers!
Good to see you back online again. I’m gutted as I’m prebooked for something else Same time as Bingley. Got my tickets booked for the NEC following week though 😃 Defo a Bingley vid, show me what I missed 😂
Good to see you again Alex, if you are willing it would be nice if you showed us a list of any shows that you are considering attending this season as I’m sure a lot of your subscribers would love to know. Stay blessed young man! 🙏
Feckin brilliant to see the mini van in the spot light again, looking mint as usual! Be great to see more van video's and a Bingley Hall video too! I'd be along to Bingley myself but I'm in Australia.. I definitely hear what you are saying with repro parts! Especially annoying when they break within days of fitting them, after waiting weeks for them to arrive! I'm the proud owner of a '77 Mini clubman van among several other British Leyland products and folk can say what they like about BL's reliability issues of their time but I find the original components last longer than the modern counterparts and if the originals can be repaired they'll often replace the replacements!
To me, being old enough to remember them from new, it needs original raised style reflective number plates. Nothing after 1970 had black number plates and it just looks wrong! Everything else you do is spot on and you are so right about crap new parts
@@classicminidetails8887 Try them! Leaving aside the correctness I think a splash of colour front and black will really lift it and look good, but they need to be the raised letter sort ideally aluminium which are more difficult to find. The modern totally flat sort would be wrong! Some of the guys with MK1 golfs are fitting the reflective raised sort, they were used until the early 80s
Cars pre 1973 could use black number plates. My 1972 Mini 1000 was one of the last to have these fitted as standard. I could have paid more foe reflective plates but realised that the black plates would become a less common sight on the road.
The van looks fantastic, I look forward to seeing it in person at Bingley! Might even be parked near you as I got a call asking to display my Mini in the Pride of Ownership too :)
Sadly many of the UK Mini parts suppliers are happy to peddle low quality components without bothering to mention it or even indicating where this rubbish is actually made. During my recent restoration I had trouble with several items from Mini Spares but their stock response seems to be to blame the customer. "Nobody else is having trouble with this part, Sir." The worst problems have been with rubber components - window seals and suspension cones in particular. They either don't fit, are too stiff, too inconsistent or deteriorate far too quickly. That's my little rant over! Hope to see you and the van at Bingley Hall. Oh, and if it helps, my engine has an oil leak despite changing all the seals and gaskets...
no need to remove the engine to do the diff side seals mine had a alloy housing that unbolted from the side of the diff with a seal in it had 4 bolts holding it on behind the driveshaft yolk
Great catch up, the van looks immaculate, credit to you. Loving the Cooper boot as wall art. I know what you mean about oil leaks, my MX5 has a leak, but engine out fix not worth the aggro, does not affect oil level & does not leak if used daily, so tin foil drip tray with wood pellet cat litter & I try not to kick it !
Thanks mate, yeah if the leaks aint to bad live with them 😂 all my minis leak a little oil and two of them have engines rebuilt by very well known companies so if they can't stop them leaking nobody can 😂
It certainly looks very smart and you've done a really great job. However personally I certainly wouldn't have fitted that newer speedo binnacle, it looks so wrong on a van. It should have just the speedo,? a white one and I wouldn't ever consider anything but the standard engine, however each to his own after all it's your vehicle. Just one comment re that rattling bonnet, the spring on the fastener is adjustable so that you can lstop this.
Hi Alex . Guessed you were busy .....as usual ! But it's good to see you . I've just noticed this van is on facebook as we speak ! Are you sure that oil leak isn't from the filter ? ...you should know ! That is very annoying with substandard parts .....we all know the prices aren't !!!! Well the van looks positively immaculate ! Would love to see you at the show but S.Devon is just too far !! Well , take care !
Definitely the diff housing mate we had it up on the ramp. I'll live with it until I decide what to do with the van. It doesn't leak while it's running
My first car was an 850 Mini van, it was not quite as good as this one, but it was alright, they are surprisingly roomy inside, not much grunt from the 850, it did not really want to go over 50mph, Poor breathing on the engine does not help!, good fuel economy. British cars/motorbikes ( older ones ) always leave their little calling card on the ground, ha ha. Nice tidy van! Change your valve seats for unleaded fuel, if you have not already, so you do not gradually loss compression.
Hi Alex! Very nice looking Van you got there! I am currently restoring my Van and really like the color of yours. Could you tell me what color (code) it is?
I am posting this in addition to my previous comment. I just wanted to say The Consumer Rights Act is a very important and useful piece of legislation to have when complaining. If more people knew their rights then companies could not just shrug their shoulders. Forums can help, if enough people say 'this item is junk' then that can boost your case although hearsay will not stand up in court a Judge will take it into account. There are sources of information online Citizens advice for example. You shouldn't be rude when complaining just state your case. One more point only use official sites and not someone's opinion. Hope that isn't too boring but some companies seem to think the law doesn't apply to them.👍
DJ has already asked if I'm at Bingley but I've no holidays left and I don't fancy a 300 mile treck then work the next day ☹. We both going to the HubNut Social near Leeds in April though. I'll get shot for this but Marc Simpson's wife Liz can do a hell of a good job with a head liner, did you see the job she did on the Budget Clubman?
@@classicminidetails8887 It's on Saturday 16th April on Easter weekend at a place called The Motorist near Leeds. Was a good event last year but this year should be even better because he's got the whole place this time, last year he shared it with a JDM event.
I’ve got poor quality parts from every mini supplier. What makes them a good supplier is when they fix up mistakes and take your feedback and improve their parts
I've spoke to minispares and therw not interested because it's electrical. Its fine because I'll take my business elsewhere I've had some good recommendations
Mini's small cars garage size 4 car garage of a jaguar size car side by side.. When I had my little cheap mini my garage had my spitfire and mini nearly side by side no space.. I think when you love cars like yourself you do need work space as much as storage space..
I had to look twice, seeing you in your chair, beside your van, your head above the van roof. It was like an optical illusion or your van had shrunk. Definitely put hubcaps on the van. No one wants to see your old rusty nuts. 👀
Let me know if you have had any problems with new mini parts!
See you at Bingley 👊
Rubbers boots on track Rod ends perishing within months, points falling apart while fitting, leaking heater valves/ falling apart...
I have had many rubber parts disintegrate and my car has not seen any sun or rain or wheels in three years and some of the rubber stuff has got holes in. It has been up in the air in a garage for three years!!
wire harness from them also had problems with some of the crimping being loose or coming out of the connectors. had to go threw them all and redo a few,
Stunning mini van. My first car was a grey mini van, that I bought for £30! I also happen to be a wheelchair user too now. I remember the rear door would unlatch if I went over a bump or similar, and then you could hear the exhaust and the lovely over run…although it would also slowly fill with fumes. A previous owner had put a bench seat in the back of it. Did a lot of miles in that car and it was a huge amount of fun. It was bought cheap because the rear subframe was broken, but we copied a Monte Carlo trick, where we rolled the van over, not into a snow drift as they did on the rally, but onto a pile of loose straw. Also put a Cooper engine in it eventually (friend wrote his Cooper off, and we managed to do an engine swap before it was scrapped…but we never changed the speedo…
I wish I got mine for 30 quid 🤣
Nice to see you back Toony, your vans looking great, I saw you on Keith Millers Bingly Hall video having a look at Marks Madgewick .
Take Care Stay Safe Everyone Regards Dave 👍😎🏴🇺🇦
Nice to see you're back and in good health. The van is looking good. With regards to the paint I would have applied more coats than needed then 'knocked it back' but you seem to have solved the problem now. BTW that is what we used to do when using solid coulors on custom cars. Anyway thanks Alex for the update and a brief video of the show would be great. I know from experience that filming a video can be time consuming and you don't then get to see what you went there for so bear that in mind. Take care. 👍
Hiya Alex it's Dave Fielding. Enjoyed the video. Look forward to seeing you a week on Sunday at Bingley.
Glad you found your love back for the Van! It's a beauty!
Thanks mate
Good to see you back!! I've missed the weekly videos. Glad you are happy with it again, you can enjoy it! The cleanliness of that engine makes me want to get mine all stripped out, cleaned and refitted but I don't have the know-how (yet). Dad and I will be at Bingley Hall so will look out for you.
Hopefully see you there mate
Great VAN👌 and yes please a Bingley Hall video 💪
Finally! It took a rant to get a video from you!
I've been slacking 😂
Yes to the Bingley hall video , good to see you back
I'll take my camera!
Beautiful car and that engine bay is prettier than the Crown Jewels.
Mate that looks unreal, see u at bingley
Thanks mate look forward to seeing you
Thanks for video Alex, the van is immaculate in every respect.
Take care jbd
Thanks Jay
The van is looking great Alex 👌
Thanks Sean
Well...I won't see you in person at the show (it's a long trip) but I would certainly appreciate a virtual walk around at the show. We're still a couple of months away from our show season, so anything like this is an appetizer for me.
Cheers!
Definitely will do a pre show tour with my mate while it's quiet
@@classicminidetails8887 Thank you!
Enjoyed the video Alex hope you are all keeping well
We are all good mate hope you and the family are well
Good to see you back online again. I’m gutted as I’m prebooked for something else Same time as Bingley. Got my tickets booked for the NEC following week though 😃
Defo a Bingley vid, show me what I missed 😂
Bingley video it is!
Good to see you again Alex, if you are willing it would be nice if you showed us a list of any shows that you are considering attending this season as I’m sure a lot of your subscribers would love to know. Stay blessed young man! 🙏
Thank Phil! Yes I will mention the shows I'm going to well in advance in future! Keep safe mate
Feckin brilliant to see the mini van in the spot light again, looking mint as usual! Be great to see more van video's and a Bingley Hall video too! I'd be along to Bingley myself but I'm in Australia..
I definitely hear what you are saying with repro parts! Especially annoying when they break within days of fitting them, after waiting weeks for them to arrive! I'm the proud owner of a '77 Mini clubman van among several other British Leyland products and folk can say what they like about BL's reliability issues of their time but I find the original components last longer than the modern counterparts and if the originals can be repaired they'll often replace the replacements!
Totally agree!
To me, being old enough to remember them from new, it needs original raised style reflective number plates. Nothing after 1970 had black number plates and it just looks wrong! Everything else you do is spot on and you are so right about crap new parts
Yeah I've seen those style plates. I just can't see it working with the grey so I stuck with black. I know my Mk3 S plates should be that style
@@classicminidetails8887 Try them! Leaving aside the correctness I think a splash of colour front and black will really lift it and look good, but they need to be the raised letter sort ideally aluminium which are more difficult to find. The modern totally flat sort would be wrong! Some of the guys with MK1 golfs are fitting the reflective raised sort, they were used until the early 80s
Cars pre 1973 could use black number plates. My 1972 Mini 1000 was one of the last to have these fitted as standard. I could have paid more foe reflective plates but realised that the black plates would become a less common sight on the road.
Great vid mate and 100% yes for a Bingley video! Show us what we’re missing we can’t make it
Onit.
LOVE THE VAN....
As always yer cars are mint , lovely 😎
Thanks mate
I'd love to say it was my first car, but it was my second..... Loved sleeping in the back after a party away from home...
The back can be useful!
Lovely van, mini goals!
It would be great to see a video from Bingley as I haven’t been and I don’t think I’m going to make it this year. 👍
Will get one up for you mate
Looking forward to seeing the van at Bingley mate. It’s a Credit to you
Thanks Ben hopefully catch you there
Hopefully will see yourself and Mr Hart at Bingley. I’ve just got some of them dsn handles for the spaceframe .. doh !
Definitely mate 👌
The van looks fantastic, I look forward to seeing it in person at Bingley! Might even be parked near you as I got a call asking to display my Mini in the Pride of Ownership too :)
Oh nice! 60s or 70s mate?
@@classicminidetails8887 will be with the '60s cars as mine is a '65
@@bodgewell nice ill come have a nosey mate 👍
Big fan I love minis just as much as you
Just found your channel, loving it! Where did you get those rubber BMC floor mats from?
Classic minis Japan mate
If you manage to make a video on Bingley Hall I'd love to see it!
It's happening hopefully mate
Sadly many of the UK Mini parts suppliers are happy to peddle low quality components without bothering to mention it or even indicating where this rubbish is actually made. During my recent restoration I had trouble with several items from Mini Spares but their stock response seems to be to blame the customer. "Nobody else is having trouble with this part, Sir." The worst problems have been with rubber components - window seals and suspension cones in particular. They either don't fit, are too stiff, too inconsistent or deteriorate far too quickly. That's my little rant over! Hope to see you and the van at Bingley Hall. Oh, and if it helps, my engine has an oil leak despite changing all the seals and gaskets...
Rubber parts are frankly awful mate
The van looks great and I love the mats, where did you get them from? Please
Classic minis Japan mate, be aware they ain't cheap by the time you pay import tax. Works out like 220
no need to remove the engine to do the diff side seals mine had a alloy housing that unbolted from the side of the diff with a seal in it had 4 bolts holding it on behind the driveshaft yolk
Great catch up, the van looks immaculate, credit to you. Loving the Cooper boot as wall art. I know what you mean about oil leaks, my MX5 has a leak, but engine out fix not worth the aggro, does not affect oil level & does not leak if used daily, so tin foil drip tray with wood pellet cat litter & I try not to kick it !
Thanks mate, yeah if the leaks aint to bad live with them 😂 all my minis leak a little oil and two of them have engines rebuilt by very well known companies so if they can't stop them leaking nobody can 😂
Hi Alex, if you fit a 1380 or an S engine is the temptation not to add S steel wheels and other Mk1 S goodies to the van!😂 Andrew
You are reading my mind 👀 slowly but surely some S bits will be added
@@classicminidetails8887 Maybe the MK3 wheels?
It certainly looks very smart and you've done a really great job. However personally I certainly wouldn't have fitted that newer speedo binnacle, it looks so wrong on a van. It should have just the speedo,? a white one and I wouldn't ever consider anything but the standard engine, however each to his own after all it's your vehicle. Just one comment re that rattling bonnet, the spring on the fastener is adjustable so that you can lstop this.
Hi Alex . Guessed you were busy .....as usual ! But it's good to see you . I've just noticed this van is on facebook as we speak ! Are you sure that oil leak isn't from the filter ? ...you should know ! That is very annoying with substandard parts .....we all know the prices aren't !!!! Well the van looks positively immaculate ! Would love to see you at the show but S.Devon is just too far !! Well , take care !
Definitely the diff housing mate we had it up on the ramp. I'll live with it until I decide what to do with the van. It doesn't leak while it's running
My first car was an 850 Mini van, it was not quite as good as this one, but it was alright, they are surprisingly roomy inside, not much grunt from the 850, it did not really want to go over 50mph, Poor breathing on the engine does not help!, good fuel economy.
British cars/motorbikes ( older ones ) always leave their little calling card on the ground,
ha ha. Nice tidy van! Change your valve seats for unleaded fuel, if you have not already, so you do not gradually loss compression.
I've had all the head done mate 👍 never drove an 850 it's on my bucket list
Hi Alex! Very nice looking Van you got there! I am currently restoring my Van and really like the color of yours. Could you tell me what color (code) it is?
It's Culumulus Grey I think it's GR-29
I am posting this in addition to my previous comment. I just wanted to say The Consumer Rights Act is a very important and useful piece of legislation to have when complaining. If more people knew their rights then companies could not just shrug their shoulders. Forums can help, if enough people say 'this item is junk' then that can boost your case although hearsay will not stand up in court a Judge will take it into account. There are sources of information online Citizens advice for example. You shouldn't be rude when complaining just state your case. One more point only use official sites and not someone's opinion. Hope that isn't too boring but some companies seem to think the law doesn't apply to them.👍
Thanks for that Stephen I'll look into it
DJ has already asked if I'm at Bingley but I've no holidays left and I don't fancy a 300 mile treck then work the next day ☹. We both going to the HubNut Social near Leeds in April though. I'll get shot for this but Marc Simpson's wife Liz can do a hell of a good job with a head liner, did you see the job she did on the Budget Clubman?
She certainly did do a good job! Alex told me earlier what date is it?
@@classicminidetails8887 It's on Saturday 16th April on Easter weekend at a place called The Motorist near Leeds. Was a good event last year but this year should be even better because he's got the whole place this time, last year he shared it with a JDM event.
I’ve got poor quality parts from every mini supplier. What makes them a good supplier is when they fix up mistakes and take your feedback and improve their parts
I've spoke to minispares and therw not interested because it's electrical. Its fine because I'll take my business elsewhere I've had some good recommendations
Mini's small cars garage size 4 car garage of a jaguar size car side by side..
When I had my little cheap mini my garage had my spitfire and mini nearly side by side no space..
I think when you love cars like yourself you do need work space as much as storage space..
Definitely! If I had more space id just buy more cars 🤣
Ugh didn't know you were going to Bingley Hall. I'm not going now
Didn't know a social media influencer like you watches my videos mate.
@@classicminidetails8887 they don't.... Cause I'm defo not one
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Can I get that carpet set from you if know one as asked as it should be in good condition
Newtons sell the carpets mate
@@classicminidetails8887 I would like to get you old carpet that you take out if it not too bad?
@@dru0pa yes mate It will be up for sale it's only 12 months old with next to no use.
Hi mate. let me know if you do decide to sell dsn handles. Could be interested for my pickup. Cheers
Hi mate are you going Bingley?
@@classicminidetails8887 I'm not but I'll see who is. Think Will Murfet might be heading that way, I'll ask him
New mini parts are shit from online specialists 80% of my parts come from my local factors in 6/7 yrs none of my rubber parts etc have failed
Glad its not just me who thinks this then!
I had to look twice, seeing you in your chair, beside your van, your head above the van roof. It was like an optical illusion or your van had shrunk.
Definitely put hubcaps on the van. No one wants to see your old rusty nuts. 👀
Hiya Alex it's Dave Fielding. Enjoyed the video. Look forward to seeing you at Bingley a week on Sunday.
see you on the 13th!