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Great video 👍

This was perfect! You should do the same for 2025

Just stumbled across your channel and looking forward to catching up on Paddington (by the way, Paddington Bear was one of my favorite characters growing up). Do you have any videos of your motorcycle projects? My channel is also classic car/motorcycle related, but the production quality isn't as good as yours.

Just subbed! Great quality videos!

Just found this channel by chance. Restoring a Saab myself, but love seeing what others are up to. Nice work, subscribing now of course!

Absolutely love all these videos compiled together! Learned alot watching the restoration! Great job laura and keep up the fantastic work.

Awesome! Well done Laura

Well done Laura! All the great videos in one place, perfect for viewers who have been following the adventures of Paddington 😊

Love it 👌

Just cover everything inside the car when welding. You won't make the burns disappear from the seats, windshield...

Good work ☝️

Interesting experience. Any need for a mask. Not sure I would want to work like that all day. Risk assessment. It looks like there is an extractor fan at the back.

If you zinc coated the sub-frames before power coating you will end up with a top protection for years to come.

Currently doing a full Mini rebuild on my channel to! Hopefully dropping the engine in the next month.

Great short video, looking forward to seeing more progress. All the best from Christchurch, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Excellent video laura! I am learning so much from these! Keep it up

Nice one Laura keep on spannering 👍🏽

How did I miss a video from you? So glad that for this ❤

Awesome video and can’t wait to see the sand blasting video

Interesting video. Never seen a mini subframe taken off before. Wait for sandblasting and powder coating.

Great video. I always liked sandblasting. Can't wait

Great video, wish they were longer

Great video Laura 🎉 I’ll drop my car off for you to do the cambelt on next week 😂😂 looking forward to seeing the progress on the Mini 👍🏻

I'm currently working on a 1978 mini 1000 that i bought for my 9 year old granddaughter to practise mig welding on. She has picked it up really quickly.

Your killin it laura! Love these videos! ❤

Go Laura!

i thought i was gonna watch a video on how to make cream puffs 😢

Keep going Laura! Good suggestions. Good video. I just finished swapping my SPI engine with an another freshly rebuilt SPI engine. This took me 20 days. Cleaning and repacking all CV & wheel bearings, hubs, replacing steering rack, exhaust downpipe. Basically refreshing everything. Do not powder coat. Use a 2 part industrial paint. This my only mode of transport. I think I am the only person in the world that is driving an old 30 year old car that has no backup. No spouse, no GF or BF or access to a car other than a rental.

Hey Laura, smashing it! Ive just removed the rear subframe on my channel. That was the easy bit. Im now putting it back together. Definitley hard work. How you finding the build?

Awesome. Would be better with a grease smudge and coveralls. 🤓

Absolutely amazing! More modelling work coming your way in the future

It looks siiick! Smashed it as usual!

Yer getting there with the mini Happy days 👍🏽

What year is your mini? Mines a 1998 Rover spi japanese import and it looked pretty much like that before it went into a panel beater! Except as with japanese rover minis mine has air-conditioning and its retro fitted with austin cooper badges and older style mirrors located towards the headlights! I say just restore it to how it came out of the factory(engine and body rebuild)! But with cooper sport or john cooper works spec maybe?

Great 👍

I have SW5 swiftune cam kit if your interested?

No sound in most of your videos

Hi laura, absolutely amazing videos, ive immediately subscribed :D Just wanted to say about the engine mods, John Cooper Garages do a Cooper Si pack for MPi minis. Its afew thousand but adds alot in resale value and gives you about 90hp ☺️

There is a factory lifting tool, and seems to be pretty common out there these days. In the '70's we borrowed the dealers lifting tool, and made a copy of it. It tilts the engine assembly so it lifts out easy, and then repositions to lift the engine off the gearbox.

The A Series engine responses well to head and cam. A stage 3 head, and Swiftune SW5 cam would be a great move. Strong back the centre main bearing, and balance the lightened flywheel and crank. If budget allows, a close ratio gear set, and LSD. Smiles per Mile.

yummie!!!!!!!!!!

Yay the engine is out xx perfect viewing while we have breakfast, keep on going Laura

Hey Laura, Firstly, definitely buying the appropriate lifting tool will ensure you limit the chances of it failing, slipping or damaging the engine (check my videos for tools from minisport). A mild camshaft is always a good mod along with oversized pistons, 040” would be suffice as a starting point. Moving onto head work is also a good option to let it breathe better, but as you add modifications, there will always be restrictions from such things as exhaust system, intake, fueling, ignition timing etc. always best to upgrade parts as you go to get the most out of it. But a cam shaft and pistons would be a great and easy start, plus it’ll give you a full breakdown of the engine internals and what condition they’re in. Hope this helps. Tomo

Once again excellent video laura!!! Cant wait to see the finalized product!!!!!

Enjoying this series of yours. Just doing a complete recommissioning of my Mini Cooper so looking forward to seeing how you get on with yours :)

Monster truck wheels and bouncing when the music's on

Great video Laura and some great advice there on how to remove a engine. I have a Mini similar age to yours but it’s not a copper. I’ve gone with some mods like twin exhaust and some alloy wheels that sit just proud of the standard arches. I’ve also fitted low back bucket seats and 4 spot lights

Wow, perfect timing! My engine is going out of the Mini tomorrow. 🎉