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  • čas přidán 15. 08. 2024

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  • @StrongEnough78
    @StrongEnough78 Před 6 lety +9

    I usually don't like small cars but I would love to own a classic Mini!! The mean, aggressive sound that comes out of that cute little car is actually pretty cool!!

  • @MJMgreen0303
    @MJMgreen0303 Před 5 lety +2

    As a Brit had many Mini's over the years..... still have a 65 Mini Countryman, (Woody), 66 Saloon and for my 65th Birthday obtained a 1969 Morris Mini Cooper. Have enough spare parts/New old stock to build nearly 2 cars..... love the little things.....

  • @DanjaBis
    @DanjaBis Před 8 lety +4

    This makes such a great noise, this follows the old alfa school of thought where its more about the act of driving than the actual straight line speed :D

    • @StrongEnough78
      @StrongEnough78 Před 6 lety +2

      Danja Bis i like that it has that deep growl to it. Not that high pitched annoying sound all the rice burners here in California have

  • @SHEARMINATOR
    @SHEARMINATOR Před 3 lety +1

    We were storming the mini here in the UK all through the 1990s the older mini's we did them up. The famous run we meet up London to Brighton. 10 inch steering wheel nightmare if you hit a curb

  • @africanhoopoetours
    @africanhoopoetours Před 6 lety +3

    what a thrill to hear that engine and watch the road handling of the car, great stuff.i got a 1275 i am getting to the end of its restoration and am excited to drive it soon.They say the previous owner sooped up the engine a bit.

  • @michaelggriffiths
    @michaelggriffiths Před 8 lety +53

    In England we used to soup these up as kids. and race them. I don't think they are suited that well for American roads..you need lots of bends roundabouts and county roads for these cars to come into their own..nothing like throwing one of them around a roundabout! those were the days..
    from memory the ones we drove seemed much much faster than this one..

    • @Bulletguy07
      @Bulletguy07 Před 7 lety +12

      +Michael Griffiths....yep country B roads but safest time to drive being at night so you can see lights of any oncoming car.....daytime is way too dangerous. But day or night if you hit a Badger you'll do a fair bit of damage!! Our country B roads would baffle Americans.....they'd think they were a path and wonder where the road is!!

    • @michaelggriffiths
      @michaelggriffiths Před 7 lety

      Bulletguy07 exactly, i remember those days, you're right night driving wss the key.
      what did you drive?

    • @Bulletguy07
      @Bulletguy07 Před 7 lety +2

      Michael Griffiths I was a Mini "fiddler fanatic" having owned endless from the humble 850 to Cooper 'S' and even an original Innocenti at one time. Most prized Mini though was a 1964 Mk1 i rescued from a chaps garden just in the nick of time. Buried in years of undergrowth he was having it scrapped the week i spotted it. I paid him what the scrapper had offered....£50!! I got a pal to tow me back home and set to work on it. Six months later it was back on the road and i had no end of pleasure from that car. By then Mk1 Mini's were more rare than Coopers because owners treated them as "just another Mini" so lots of Mk1's went to the scrapyard.
      Where i used to work, i was lucky in that 90% of my commute was country B road which i knew like the back of my hand. It was rare to meet another car even during the day but quite common to get so far along and find one of the farmers moving his cattle across the road to another field so it wasn't a clever idea to belt it down in the day! Safer at night for a fast drive.....the worst that could happen then would be hitting a Badger in which case you'd probably be walking home!

    • @hondacivic8378
      @hondacivic8378 Před 6 lety

      Wait you had a drivers license AS A KID!?!?!?

    • @adrianrainbow4106
      @adrianrainbow4106 Před 6 lety +1

      B' Road beasty!

  • @eeezee7000
    @eeezee7000 Před 7 lety +1

    Damn, I got tears in my eyes after watching this, thats one characteristic little mini!

  • @likleandy1
    @likleandy1 Před 10 lety +2

    OK It's official; I love you guys!!! I mentioned how to youtube videos, magazine etc.
    Now I'm saying you guys need to bring all the outstanding work you do to TV. Yeah that's it, A reality TV show about classic MINI's...

  • @dancinglizard3080
    @dancinglizard3080 Před 3 lety +3

    Engine is so loud you can't even hear the straight cut gears whining lmfao

  • @rogbrown1458
    @rogbrown1458 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome sound.had a mini cooper in the 60 s.rog brown. Pacific sunset records

  • @johnbaker4915
    @johnbaker4915 Před 3 lety +3

    That is insane. Makes me think twice about a VTEC.

  • @ubeurban6160
    @ubeurban6160 Před 6 lety +1

    These are amazing! Fixed my ignition system via over email and ship the necessary parts to get me back on the road!

  • @jeffdeathstar4283
    @jeffdeathstar4283 Před 8 lety +20

    Thats the best 4 cyl. Ive ever heard

    • @ndoboalan1596
      @ndoboalan1596 Před 6 lety +2

      U need to listen to a Vtec

    • @Hai_da
      @Hai_da Před 6 lety +2

      Alan Ndobo a series with itbs has no equal.

    • @aaronkearins9585
      @aaronkearins9585 Před 4 lety +2

      Vtec < modified a series.
      Any day of the week

    • @_DrSPAM
      @_DrSPAM Před 3 lety +1

      A series ftw!!!

  • @SA-vo9ei
    @SA-vo9ei Před 8 lety +30

    This cars not made for the American roads , you need quick turns and country roads to see this shine

    • @evanjones2539
      @evanjones2539 Před 4 lety +1

      And roundabouts........... the sounds of my youth.
      Bloody steering wheel is on the wrong side...!!

  • @Doopsiedawg
    @Doopsiedawg Před 9 lety +4

    I take it the speedometer is as accurate as all mini speedometers. Lol sounds great.

  • @brockandalisha
    @brockandalisha Před 10 lety

    That is sweet!! I can't stop watching it. Please make more videos like this one.

  • @frankfitzpatrick5300
    @frankfitzpatrick5300 Před 5 lety +1

    I'll bet that felt
    Exhilarating !!!!

  • @christopherward5065
    @christopherward5065 Před rokem

    Grin inducing little monster. Excellent!!

  • @998cooper
    @998cooper Před 3 lety +1

    I so love this video

  • @houseoutsidelight8705
    @houseoutsidelight8705 Před 3 lety +1

    Why is it hard to find a 1977 1978 1979 mini cooper with stock slim wheels

  • @thomasignacioceballos9274

    Jajjajaja..."hit 90 in a 25, hope we don't get busted...". Nice! Great car, and very nice where you live. You can enjoy very much your cars there!!!

  • @DiHandley
    @DiHandley Před 9 lety +1

    Yeah baby yeah! That brings back some great memories. I hab a lot of fun in my first car, a Mini Cooper S 1310. Loved it to pieces. Thanks for sharing.

  • @geofbrit59
    @geofbrit59 Před 10 lety

    Wow! I could listen all day. Raul has the bitchin'est mini in the valley!

  • @user-iz8ts
    @user-iz8ts Před 2 lety

    Loved the no bullshit straight up racing

  • @scalezi
    @scalezi Před 4 lety +1

    this beats my old bugger.

  • @678ktm
    @678ktm Před 5 lety

    Good on you mate, driving old cars is fun.

  • @ricardomurray4340
    @ricardomurray4340 Před 8 lety

    Wow takes me back over 40 years WoW

  • @chinos099
    @chinos099 Před 10 lety +1

    It's beautiful!!!!! That's maybe my favorite car... Every classic mini cooper has that engine?

  • @BossAutomotriz
    @BossAutomotriz Před 5 lety +3

    Urgent! needing a close ratio gearbox.

  • @vizcat
    @vizcat Před 9 lety

    Damn. Made the hairs on my arm stand up.

  • @TheoXydias_PerlaCoffeeTrailer

    i think the minispares hose in the radiator is upside down :p love the gearbox sound

    • @JETMotors
      @JETMotors  Před 4 lety +1

      good eye! yes unfortunatly thats where they printed the logo

  • @sam._.buswell8181
    @sam._.buswell8181 Před 4 lety +1

    Fuckin hell mate she flies

    • @JETMotors
      @JETMotors  Před 4 lety

      thanks man!

    • @sam._.buswell8181
      @sam._.buswell8181 Před 4 lety +1

      Jet Motors if you can make an Austin a series sound like that mate I need your secrets

  • @thevinwijesiriwardena2992
    @thevinwijesiriwardena2992 Před 9 měsíci

    This is built for British roads not American but good on you for having one

  • @charlesstevens6328
    @charlesstevens6328 Před 8 lety

    FairPlay that is beast.

  • @merrylmurphy2099
    @merrylmurphy2099 Před 6 lety +2

    It's so cute!

  • @kevinantoniomorrison2415
    @kevinantoniomorrison2415 Před 5 lety +2

    Why didnt you run that mini with straight cut gears 1:1 ratio with drop gears.

  • @toast2657
    @toast2657 Před 6 lety +1

    Let's go see Raul

  • @christopherward5065
    @christopherward5065 Před 4 lety

    They’re all about cornering speed. On British roads and race tracks they cornered fast and gained advantage on twisting and turning sections. Bigger cars fern were longer legged on the straights and could catch up or break away. The average speed in the Mini was often higher and the manoeuvring skill was what let them beat AC Cobras, Mustangs and Ford Falcons.
    Your engine looked really cool and that little blast around the neighbourhood looked fun.
    It’ll corner faster than you let it and would be even more of a blast to drive.

  • @tz6414
    @tz6414 Před 4 lety

    All that noise and its doing about 60. Sounds like fun.

  • @anguscuthbert6974
    @anguscuthbert6974 Před 9 lety +2

    How much bhp is it running ?

  • @deemdoubleu
    @deemdoubleu Před 8 lety

    Good fun when you're that close to the floor. Did Manchester to London M6/M1 once in a bored out Mini before they ruined the Mways

  • @dalegray4549
    @dalegray4549 Před 2 lety

    What an amazing car

  • @carot2003
    @carot2003 Před 3 lety +1

    Love it..

  • @ady-bdavid1173
    @ady-bdavid1173 Před 8 lety

    What gearbox is that??? It doesn't whine like a mini gearbox

  • @jafxdwg
    @jafxdwg Před 9 lety

    And Raul was just minding his business, cruising home at a relaxed pace when he got gang stopped by the whole detachment of State Troopers.! ...Just sayin' ...
    The Mini appeared to drive very smoothly on the road. Any comments on that ?

  • @andrewmckenna4563
    @andrewmckenna4563 Před 4 lety +1

    And like all quick British cars it goes around corners correctly, even when the steering wheel is on the wrong side!

    • @elemar5
      @elemar5 Před rokem

      We never put the wheel on the wrong side, it's where it's supposed to be. :)

    • @andrewmckenna4563
      @andrewmckenna4563 Před rokem

      @@elemar5 The mini was designed by Sir Alec so that it handled optimally when the driver was sat on the right, not the left!

    • @elemar5
      @elemar5 Před rokem

      @@andrewmckenna4563 Did I disagree?

  • @televisionandcheese
    @televisionandcheese Před 5 lety +2

    Judging by the speedo , yours takes as long as my stock 98 mini to get to 70 , haha, someone's is a little off , probably both

  • @Overlander-wk2zk
    @Overlander-wk2zk Před 6 lety +3

    engine sounds so evil. yeah! definitely so much fun driving it

  • @minioner5080
    @minioner5080 Před rokem

    90 in a 25 = I enjoyed it 💪🏻

  • @gabrielvieira6529
    @gabrielvieira6529 Před 6 lety +4

    Sounds like gonna explode

  • @metalwright
    @metalwright Před 7 lety

    OH MAN this thing is bad... Plus I love that dash!

  • @evelynkinson5524
    @evelynkinson5524 Před rokem

    To call this car 'boy racer' is a disservice to Sir issigonis, John Cooper and everyone who ever raced one of these excellent cars. You want boy racer? Find yourself a corsa d and chuck it round asda car park for a while 😄

  • @sk7172
    @sk7172 Před 7 lety

    How is the straight cut gearbox so quiet?

  • @MrBerty1988
    @MrBerty1988 Před 8 lety

    No oil pressure!?

  • @jaggass
    @jaggass Před 5 lety

    Mr Bean's Mini has an evil twin.

  • @garyrowe58
    @garyrowe58 Před 6 lety

    I miss the whine of straight-cut drop gears, and hard to believe the gears are so long for a 5-speed. Also, why the blip on the throttle between gears when changing up?

    • @geofo60
      @geofo60 Před 5 lety

      Gary Rowe
      Double clutching ?

    • @591desperado
      @591desperado Před 5 lety

      The blip on the throttle in combination with double clutching only makes sense on downshifts - unless you are very slow on changing the gears ;-) @@geofo60

  • @mbushell10
    @mbushell10 Před 8 lety

    how much hp did this produce?

  • @davidthompson6834
    @davidthompson6834 Před 7 lety +2

    Giant killer

  • @monobiteme6014
    @monobiteme6014 Před 5 lety +1

    Why its sounds like an AE86???

  • @SilverShux
    @SilverShux Před 8 lety +1

    feels like the gear ratio is a bit long?

  • @joeobrien6998
    @joeobrien6998 Před 7 lety

    I have a 1989 mini and getting up to 100mph on uk roads with no tax insurance or Mot/ road worthy test for you Americans is the must fun for less that £1000.

  • @Offshorekite
    @Offshorekite Před 6 lety

    My brother used to build these for a living... czcams.com/video/Iokf6aefjIg/video.html today is the 6 year anniversary of his passing to leukaemia - shame we didn't crate his shells and spares to the US... might have made more than selling them on eBay... your video made me smile!

  • @halethewhale
    @halethewhale Před 7 lety +2

    Minis have gone up so much in value in the last couple years I bought my last one in 2011 for £1000 I could sell it for 4 times that now

    • @johnshaw8327
      @johnshaw8327 Před 4 lety +1

      Just paid $37,000 for one here in Australia.

  • @TorutheRedFox
    @TorutheRedFox Před 8 lety +2

    It doesn't sound like it has a straight cut transmission to me.

    • @glass-man-2527
      @glass-man-2527 Před 8 lety

      Me either. Straight cut gears typically wine really loud

    • @TorutheRedFox
      @TorutheRedFox Před 8 lety

      Glass-Man-252 Yup. It might be because they lowered the volume because the engine is really loud.

    • @roverzilla
      @roverzilla Před 5 lety

      exactly. i didn't hear the gear whine

  • @JonnyValleyBoy
    @JonnyValleyBoy Před 7 lety

    Needs a bigger cam in that...

  • @gisellejamieson2956
    @gisellejamieson2956 Před 5 lety

    Love it

  • @12matcool
    @12matcool Před 8 lety

    Could you tell me the base engine model and all the modifications-parts you added to it? And also, what model is the tachometer and how do you install it? Would really appreciate it. BTW nice MINI!

    • @JETMotors
      @JETMotors  Před 8 lety +1

      click this link with all the details.......
      facebook.com/jetmotorsmini/posts/832427860146271

    • @12matcool
      @12matcool Před 8 lety

      +Jet Motors Thanks so much, btw is the car still for sale? I don't thinks so lol

    • @JETMotors
      @JETMotors  Před 8 lety

      no it sold immediately after we placed the ad.

    • @12matcool
      @12matcool Před 8 lety

      +Jet Motors hahaha I would imagine, I'm currently working on a austin mini city e with a mg metro engine inside. If I have any questions I will go on your facebook. Thanks for the replies!

    • @ricardoyfz450r
      @ricardoyfz450r Před 3 lety

      @@JETMotors watch my 7port😉
      czcams.com/video/qtSa5KTLo4g/video.html

  • @neiljohn2894
    @neiljohn2894 Před 5 lety

    Aside from all the correct comments about driving dangerously re speed, remember this is a tiny motored, tiny classic car. See how they fare in classic racing.

  • @RUBBER_BULLET
    @RUBBER_BULLET Před 4 lety

    Duh, you put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

  • @corneel6554
    @corneel6554 Před 9 lety +5

    How many horsepower?

  • @Dabber422
    @Dabber422 Před 10 lety

    More! More! More! Why do I only see 21 video's?

  • @MARCOSPAULO-ub5dm
    @MARCOSPAULO-ub5dm Před 2 měsíci

    MR BEAN

  • @WHATSUPWATSON
    @WHATSUPWATSON Před 10 lety

    Wow

  • @Phoil2003
    @Phoil2003 Před 6 lety

    Sounds like a Honda

  • @maxtheSax8
    @maxtheSax8 Před 6 lety

    not much of the noise is turned into speed.

  • @fivedotsdave9723
    @fivedotsdave9723 Před 5 lety

    No air filter leads to premature death.....I won't be getting my mini checked over by this joint if it's going to get thrashed like this one did.....

  • @carlostn
    @carlostn Před 9 lety

    Im moving to UK soon and i want to buy a mini. How much should i expect to pay for one ?(i dont mind ugly, functional matters) and how much should i expect to pay to make it FAST!! hayabusa fast!!

    • @123jamesiscool
      @123jamesiscool Před 9 lety

      £15,000 with hayabusa good condition

    • @carlostn
      @carlostn Před 9 lety

      how much you reckon would cost to swap and make it all work? after buying the car etc...

    • @JETMotors
      @JETMotors  Před 9 lety

      Hi Horde, I would expect to spend around $15K. Thank you my friend! Jeremy

    • @Obeseblackman27
      @Obeseblackman27 Před 9 lety +2

      You could buy a classic mini for under £5000. It might already be upgraded in some aspects for that price.

    • @BobsBikingAdventures
      @BobsBikingAdventures Před 8 lety +1

      +Horde Hunter Hope you found one! $15k is a bit steep. You can get a perfectly decent late 80s Cooper for £2000-£5000

  • @mikeh2006
    @mikeh2006 Před 9 měsíci

    Probably no quicker than a standard 1.3 in reality.

  • @sdungworth
    @sdungworth Před 2 lety

    Great Mini shame it's driven on the wrong side of the road 😂👍

  • @welshboyuk7651
    @welshboyuk7651 Před 9 lety +10

    So many places where a kid could run out onto road from behind something

  • @maliklindo10
    @maliklindo10 Před 8 lety

    i want one\

  • @cartman668222
    @cartman668222 Před 8 lety +2

    wow it can top 50mph my old scooter was faster than that? at what point did you hit 90?????

    • @geofo60
      @geofo60 Před 5 lety

      monkeybollox66
      Downhill with the wind behind is the way we used to do it back in the Olde Days.

  • @Happytylermovieproducction

    You are driving mr.bean car

  • @rikilambevski
    @rikilambevski Před 5 lety

    Which is the highest speed for mini cooper(1969)?if u tell me i will like your video and subscribe on ur channel

  • @Big_man746
    @Big_man746 Před 7 lety

    All sound and no go... gotta stick with the trusty vtec mate

  • @tesstickle7267
    @tesstickle7267 Před 7 lety

    It doesn't seem all that fast,maybe it's the American roads? or a dodgy speedo? sounds mental. With what's been done it should really shift. my old 998 was insanely fast,4 people with only half throttle and a 1293cc couldn't out run me ,they were like what do you have under the bonnet lol they looked pissed off when i said 998 hahaha something like 30 or 40mph in 1st, 60/70 ish in 2nd and so on...110 ish mph top speed though . didn't rev it's face off at 70 motor way speeds either

  • @NoGrip
    @NoGrip Před 7 lety +4

    I don't wish to take away from this car, but calling it "Insanely Fast" is just clickbait. I have a Mini on my channel with 260hp, not with barely 100-110.

    • @JonnyValleyBoy
      @JonnyValleyBoy Před 7 lety +1

      89bhp at the wheels is not at all impressive... #lol

    • @NoGrip
      @NoGrip Před 7 lety

      Scott Chegg I also wouldnt call a mk2 golf insanely fast. Nippy, fun, quickish maybe. I have been in 250-300hp Minis. This video doesn't deserve the title that's all

    • @JonnyValleyBoy
      @JonnyValleyBoy Před 7 lety +3

      I don't dispute that at all Scott, but you're taliking about gearing the car, I was talking about whp, I've personally built a 1430cc Mini engine that was 140+bhp (@flywheel), without the need for a reversed head conversion, ( Full Race Head, All Steel, L+B, Cross Drilled crank, with a 300+ Full Race cam and a Vernier Conv. running on a single 48 Weber) I ran that on a Jack Knight 4spd S/C Dog Box, can't remember what the F/D was tbh, I was 19, more than 25yrs ago lol but to 90mph there wasn't much on the road at the time that could touch it...

    • @TheThunderwars
      @TheThunderwars Před 6 lety +1

      No Grip Okay but it is probably not a A series engine that you're talking about. And so it's not really a classic mini.

  • @philhill7973
    @philhill7973 Před 3 lety

    Jesus those gear ratios are dreadful!!

  • @dougr5848
    @dougr5848 Před 7 lety

    haha,that was not fun,in my day we always had them sideways,not going down a boring straight road

  • @jjmac3561
    @jjmac3561 Před 9 lety +4

    Get some filters on it! Not the best way to demonstrate the performance of a car...around a built up area at 95 in a 25 zone is simply criminal!

    • @trevskiman
      @trevskiman Před 9 lety +1

      John McGill Speedo never passes 50...where's the 95 come from?

    • @jjmac3561
      @jjmac3561 Před 9 lety +2

      trevskiman That speedo is way out and it does actually show more than 50 in 3rd gear. Plus the comment at the end admitting the speed of 90 in a 25 zone and the concern about being booked via the internet. Hardly responsible driving. Lucky nobody stepped out in front of the car. Keep it for the track.

    • @LyranPleiadianQueen
      @LyranPleiadianQueen Před 9 lety +1

      John McGill Looks like the fun police are patrolling the internet again.

    • @jjmac3561
      @jjmac3561 Před 9 lety +2

      If you dont mind people driving at stupid speeds in your neighbourhood thats fine, untill one of your kids gets knocked down and killed or seriously injured, then your perspective will change. Clearly not responsible driving, save it for the track

    • @trevskiman
      @trevskiman Před 9 lety

      John McGill
      how do you know it is way out? And saying 95 and doing it are 2 different things. I could say 'I can run faster than Bolt" but it don't make it so!

  • @984francis
    @984francis Před 4 lety

    Seems slow to me.

  • @HEKTIC458
    @HEKTIC458 Před 8 lety

    Insanely fast? I wouldnt say "insanely"

    • @MrZekToR
      @MrZekToR Před 4 lety

      I agree. It's not fast judging by the speedometer. But I bet it feels fast. Small, interactive cars always feel fast. That's all that matters right?

  • @rover3500auto
    @rover3500auto Před 10 lety +6

    not responsible driving.

  • @ioannichols6485
    @ioannichols6485 Před 4 lety

    I find it funny when an American try’s to drive a British car, only revving it to 5000 and thinking its fast driving it in a straight line, Americans wouldn’t know a good road if it hit them in the face. Missed the old days when we used to thrash them down the B roads. And go on 2 wheels around every roundabout.

  • @tharpeaddy
    @tharpeaddy Před 5 lety

    You can’t drive...all on the road crossings

  • @iamthebattman
    @iamthebattman Před 7 lety +4

    You shouldn't drive like that past residential homes.

  • @nkhalmizahar
    @nkhalmizahar Před 6 lety +4

    grow up dude. if you really wanna test drive the car to its limit, go to the racing circuit.

  • @evanjones2539
    @evanjones2539 Před 2 lety

    Boring................... Mini is at home on country lanes with the passenger holding to the bottom of the seat.

  • @markrobinson8575
    @markrobinson8575 Před 3 lety

    Meh looks more noisy than fast

  • @njulianto167
    @njulianto167 Před 8 lety

    not even. KAD is better

    • @ascc6363
      @ascc6363 Před 6 lety

      Easy to say now. I and others who remember this vehicle fondly understand the necessity, brought about by not only limited funds but a lack of suitable donor engines, to work with the original equipment. I guess as long as you do the bulk of the spannering work yourself the satisfaction is greater and mechanical sympathy is enhanced.