Its time for change with the Cooper S
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- In this video i fit some genuine S parts back on the car.
Originality is the aim of the game with just a few performance upgrades.
Any questions please do feel free to contact me on here or on Instagram
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A metric nut on a cooper s ahhhhhhhh my head has fallen off
I know 😭
HI,just stumbled across your vids ...subscribed! enjoyed latest one first/ I was puzzled that you said cooper was a,65 "D" reg was 1966 but you said something about it coming from USA. Fantastic condition also your mini van. I went to Rome in 1965 via sth France and Switzerland with 3 mates in standard mini .had boot lid down all the way to make more space for camping gear. WE blew head gasket near Rome and broke rear suspension/roof rack came loose/ we got them fixed and got back home,,what a holiday. I was only 20years old then, I bought an old minivan for £40 in late 1960s good fun. My college friend bought a new one in 1963... only about £360 then hard to believe now, Saloon was only about £450. You wondered what symbol at bottom of wood steering wheel was It looks like 2 L,s stood for Les Leston, he sold lots of car parts in 1960s. I,m Ford person now ,got a new Mustang ,envious of your nice wide garage and nice door..Chat again with you when I've watched the rest of your vids .Bye for now.
Hi John, yes it really bugs me being on a D plate. I am going to ask the DVLA why thats the case..... Sounds like some great adventures you have had mate
@@classicminidetails8887 I've had 3 mk1s all built 65 but registered D.
They built a lot of 1275s in 65 for homologation reasons . This and the high insurance rate left many unsold and stood around till 66 and were registered often over a year after being built.
I love your builds mate, honestly your strive for perfection is admirable. Well done pal
Thanks Mate, its actually enjoyable for me hunting these parts down. With the van i bought everything new so its nice to so something different
Hi Alex, your Cooper S is such a rare and beautiful car. Thank goodness it has come to a clever and caring person such as yourself, so should now be preserved safe and well for the next fifty years at least. Bless you buddy, stay safe and well! 🙏
Thanks Phil! It certainly is a rare car mate as there's plenty of not to legitimate ones out there being sold as genuine cars when in fact they have an 850 shell. Its only the real perverts that car spot it and people are getting ripped off. Thanks for watching mate! You keep safe to buddy
Car is stunning!
Totally agree with your choice of the stickers, it makes the car look much more original👍love the new fuel caps as well! haven't seen them on a mini before.
Stay safe
Yeah these fuel caps are very rare now as alot of people swapped them back in the 70s for locking ones
Awesome lovely little car! Hope you have some fun and safe miles to drive with it!
I own a classic mini Leyland from 1979, in full restoration proces now :)
Awesome cars !! keep up the filming, love to watch them
Greetings from belgium
Charly & Maurice the Mini
Thankyou! I hope all goes well with the restoration!
Love this car Alex, nice job again.
Thanks Vince
Looking good Alex, the detail man 👍👍
All about the details!
Sheer perfection. Definitely better without the mirrors for that clean uncluttered look. Cars gotta be a keeper.
Looks much cleaner without them, cars definitely a keeper mate. I waited over 18 months to find this one
Really looking forward to rona buggering off so we can take this mini out for a drive.. I'm really enjoying the edited shots your added to your latest videos.
Summer 2021 is going to be madness
Locking caps were never factory, until circa 1977.
Whilst the mirrors were not original either, they did look period, by which I mean an accessory of the era.
I'm sure they are in fact likely modern, but do look right.
I thought that about the fuel caps! The mirror's are definitely new one no question about it
@@classicminidetails8887 Got to say it looks 100% better without the racing numbers too.
She is beautiful!
For the petrol caps, be sure they are vented and that the vent holes are clear. Or, no worry if the tank has a vent line (later mini had these). Otherwise your fuel pump will not be able to draw sufficient fuel after a while of running.
Thanks mate, they are vented just checked 👍
So glad that you took off those terrible numbers. Locking fuel caps were a factory fitted option, if you have it, the Heratige certificate will tell you if yours came supplied with them. My certificate states that mine always had them.
Thanks Tony, my heritage states it had the extra tank optioned but nothing about fuel caps? My car was before the factory twin tanks came in
I’m after a classic at some stage and I’m torn between a beetle or a mini for my first one, and your videos are making my decision harder! Such good little cars
Thanks Jacob, minis are great cars!
@@classicminidetails8887 Out of interest, what would you look for when buying one as a project?
Nice one, it's the little details that count
Sure is corn beef 👌
Hi Alex
Looks waaaay better without the roundels in my view. I would also remove the boot lamp, fill it with steel, lead load it and have it painted. Should be no problem to match the colour, as you say, if it was only painted a few months ago. I’d be interested in buying the door mirrors if you want to sell them... as far as the fuel caps are concerned the early ones were painted body colour, but later ones were chromed and then stainless: can’t remember when the changes were made.
In the sixties and seventies, the standard response to the hydrolastic suspenders was to whip them out and put in dry units with hi-los. It was easily reversible if you kept the hydro units, although nobody worried about originality in those days. The hydrolastics were always considered a pain: very comfortable on the 1100s and 1300s for which they were developed, but gave rise to dreadful pitching on the mini, and then would start to sag at one side, or burst completely. Getting them pumped back up became a chore. Dry is definitely the way to stay.
Lat thing: I worry about you running a car in a closed garage for half an hour. Carbon monoxide poisoning will put you to sleep before killing you, especially dangerous for someone in a chair. A standing person will fall over and drop to where the concentration is lower, near the floor, although they may well die too: blood LOVES carbon monoxide, and it’s quite difficult for the body to get rid of it and replace it with oxygen. A bit of large bore hose plumbed to outside is worthwhile if it’s too cold to open the door. Take care, mate, really don’t want a video of you passing out or worse....
Thanks mate, i have a book coming that will tell me pretty much everything about cooper S's. The boot lid is already underway mate and i will upload a video on it when its done explaining why i have dome it the way i have. The dry suspension is certainly a must for me, part of me does want to put it back how it should be but then i think am i just doing it for the sake of it? End of the day early cars came dry so its not that bad i suppose. I dont know how hard it was to see in the video but the bottom section of my garage door was open about 3ft mate 👍 dont worry those fumes are absolutely deadly.
Taking the number roundalls off improved the look no end and I'd leave the "Speedwell" studs on cos they're period correct and a little hint at what it can do. Can't wait to see the rims on it, like the rose petals but IMO steels will look better. Lockdown's a pain, I can't get out to look for a daily motor because of it, months saving money then the virus knacks it.....ugh! Still though, better than catching the virus. Stay safe mate 👍
Yeah thats what i thought about the speedwell buttons. Its a nice subtle touch. I am probably going to get the wheels done over Christmas as i want to try video the process. Lockdown is a pain mate luckily its keeping me mega busy
@@classicminidetails8887 Ha I've been on holiday this week, needed the break but I certainly didn't expect to be in lockdown. Back tomorrow though so I'll soon be distracted by patients, staff and no doubt newer more stringent Covid rules 🤣
The car looks better without the roundels on it, nice update Alex 👍
Cheers Paul
Whether 5 or 50mins I'd watch the posts, your cars are absolutely immaculate with little side projects. The one project I'd deffo give the swerve would be the reverse lamp, I understand why you want to do it, but won't it open up a can of worms for you re the hole left in the boot lid and then the colour matching when you've dealt with it or am I over complicating things. Anyway Alex, keep safe and keep the vids coming however long or short 👍❤✌
Thanks mate! I have a few options in mind about the reverse lamp. I am very aware of not opening a can of worms.... I got that with the van 😂
Nice update Alex..
Hard to see on my phone but looked like you put the front visor clip in the cant rail, it should be the Y shaped one for there.
Nick
I did! Will swap them around tonight!
This is a mint mini love it
Thanks mate
Wing mirrors 👍
Another quality video mate classicminiprojectpowell
Thanks Andrew
Looking fantastic! I wasn't sure about the vinyl stickers coming off but once they were off, it still looks great. I thought the reverse lamps were on them at that time? or perhaps it was on the rally Mini's. I've been wondering about what fuel cap to put on mine, that style could even be a contender. Looking good, already looking forward to your next video on this!!
I was exactly the same about the stickers mate, the reverse lamps i think were a very common period modification. Rally minis had them but from factory they didn't have any lamps on the back
Hi Alex,
Is it not fear your paint the boot lid when removing the rear fog light then end up doing the whole Mini again! Lol
Andy ;)
Stumbled on your channel, cracking collection of cars and your videos are brilliant. I have a mini Clubman GT. Random question but car related lol how much did your garage cost if you don't mind me asking, It looks like a recent build and I want a double garage so hoping to get started in spring.
Looks mint! 🙂
Cheers mate
Hi Alex. Just been on ebay . Have you seen that equinox 1594miles for sale £13,500 . Don't know if you'd be interested . It does look pretty damn mint. I have the ebay item number and mobile . I had a look at Longstone Tyres , nothing doing . Very disappointing . Call me a smart ass but l pointed those mirrors out to you when you first showed the car.
Thanks au
Just a Beautiful thing love it
Thanks mate
@@classicminidetails8887 no bruv fank you just got me a Cooper s side walk it ain’t a mini really but it still makes me smile
Be very careful when over taking with no wing mirror. I tried it and quickly attached an overtaking mirror soon after.
Will do mate, if i end up putting one back on it will be the drivers side that clips to the seam strip
@@classicminidetails8887 hey - original - way to go - (please don't let it fall off like I did)
If you don't want the big grill buttons showing you can get T piece ones instead which aren't as 'in your face'
Thanks Mat will have a nosey
My Copper had hydrolastic suspension. It was OK, I don't think it's possible to get new displacer units for them now!
Your right to stick with the dry rubber
I know early S cars came with dry suspension and from what i have seen many S owners prefer it that way
Look nicer without the wing mirrors and if you do get any residue auto glim tar remover works well
Thanks mate, i have used auto finesse obliterate before when i took the front plate off. Might give auto glim a try
Love that car, had a few coopers in the seventies, wish I had one now, by the way yours is a '66 not '65.
65 built 66 registered still makes it a 65
I am going to speak with the DVLA and ask why is on a D plate
@@classicminidetails8887 It's a January 1966, but I am confused why DVLA say it's 1st registered with them it in 2018?
@@biggles145 the car was built on the 7th January 1965 and then sent over to the US. Probably when it was registered over there it was 66 but the car spec is certainly 65
Very good point about BMW indicators, why do they fit them?
😂 That my friend remains a mystery
I prefer with wing mirrors.
For anyone else removing wing mirrors it's much easier if you just slide the window open.... I've driven one of mine without the mirrors mate, didn't like it at all!!
Cheers 👍👍👍
All the best Sir 👍👍👍
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Looks great prefer no roundels.. How are you going to deal with the hole in boot lid once you remove the lamp .. ...
I have two options in mind mate not decided yet, either be welded up or replaced
Are you not worried about the paint not matching... maybe you may need to repaint the complete rear panel .. ..
@@forward160 the cars paint is less than 12 months old so hopefully it will be okay. Worst case i will just have to paint the rear end
Alex, my visors are really flimsy, that they have no inner support/structure. It’s like that are just an piece of fabric. Is there card board or a stiffer inner piece I’m missing? Thanks
Hi mate mine are exactly the same!
Stunning little car, much better without those awful stickers.
Why did you refit the locking fuel caps and mirrors when you started it "for the first time"? Oops!
Well i started up first but then thought hang on i will put that towards the end of the video to keep people watching 🤣 good spot mate! Its nice to see someone who pays attention and dont ask stupid questions when i have already covered it in the video! Keep safe mate
@@classicminidetails8887 Hope you didn't misunderstand, I wasn't having a go, I think you're doing a great job, it's just my ex-Scouse sense of humour!
I love it mate, i was hoping nobody spotted it as i noticed it when i was editing it together and thought nahh be alright nobody will notice 😂
Hi Alex, where did you get your number plates from?
Classic plates online mate
Hello Alex. I have a one question. It's possible to clean someone the engine without get out the engine in mini? With water and soap
And your minis..... They are sooo doopee!
Soaps always better mate
Leave one wing mirror on (driver’s side the top type)?
Car looks great.
I did think about maybe just a drivers one like my van has
what seats do you have in there? They don't look stock?
They are a factory option mate
@@classicminidetails8887 Is there someone who sells these now? Do you have a video with more interior shots. Love your work.
@@matthalsey387 Newton commercials do mate. I haven't really got into the interior yet its coming very soon
Cracking car. Love the vids! Looking for an original petrol cap for my 64 Cooper S if anyone has any info...
Ebay search mk1 mini parts or mk1 cooper S
How much did you buy the Cooper S for?
I haven't really gone into the price of the car on CZcams as i dont want to come across the wrong way so decided not to say anything even though i have been asked multiple times. If you look on car and classic at the matching number ones that would give you a rough idea mate 3
@@classicminidetails8887 hi mate any tips on how to improve performance on the mini 850? , oh and lovely mk1 mate always wanted one, I missed out as prices went crazy after..
@@JohnSmith-lb6ww replace the engine 👌🏽
Where are the wing mirrors you keep going on about? those are door mirrors!!
You have a point, i dont know why i refer to them as wing mirrors
@@classicminidetails8887 anyway love your vids. Miss my Mini, have to make do with my mobility scooter since I gave up driving!
For anyone else removing wing mirrors it's much easier if you just slide the window open.... I've driven one of mine without the mirrors mate, didn't like it at all!!
What mirrors do you use? I never use mirrors in a mini
@@classicminidetails8887 I have bullet mirrors on the race style brackets, I did have them in the glass like yours were but couldn't see shit.
@@MiniPerformance 🤣 the vibration make it impossible
@@classicminidetails8887 yep there's certain points when cruising they do get a bit buzzy, but I'm 99% of the time convoy leader when we go to shows as a club and i spend probably half the time watching the mirrors to ensure everyone is keeping up ok, parking at home is also very tight as well so i've just always felt more comfortable with them on squeezing through a tight gap :) Period mirrors seem to be those clip on ones, never tried them to see how good they are though.