* THE FIRST START UP * Classic mini van Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2020
- Huge thanks to Paul Jeffries for helping get the van started.
You can contact Paul below for all build enquiries and his youtube channel is below.
jeffriesperformance.com
/ rocoupe
My Instagram for daily content
@alextoon94 - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
First! Paul Jeffries makes really wonderful engine builds. That "YES" when it was running. I know that feeling all too well. Congrats!
wait..... Mr Classic mini DIY actually watches my videos 👀🤣
I hear you loud & clear in regards to how new Mini parts are - original / NOS is the best to use.
Congrats on a very nice job/car :)
Thanks mate
Seeing this van made up my mind to get myself one ....... you’re a git Toony !! Gonna cost me thousands ya bugger 🤣🤣 Health to enjoy & drive 💎
Vespa Morelli TH-cam is expensive 😂
Not long until it's back on the road again now. The look on you're face when it fired up was priceless 👍
Good job Toonie and great to see the master engine builder feature on your video 😀
Your face bro when it lit up for the first time ...bloody brilliant , cracking mate well done 👍
Its such a great feeling mate
Alex, Paul, The smile on your face reminds me of the time Sean & myself got Tom Shorrocks car running for the first time Priceless lol, Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave, the sense of relief when it starts is a huge weight of your shoulders
We thought you were gonna go running out the door when it coughed! The look on your face was a classic😄
🤣🤣 The relief was epic, been worried since day 1 about getting it running again
New subscriber here. Great video. Very informative if I ever get a Mini. They are a bit few and far between this side of the pond.
Hi Michael thank you mate appreciate it! I have a mate over the pond classic mini diy
Runs as good as it looks, excellent!
Thanks Mate
reminds me the first start up of mine after 8 years sitting. the problem was that i didnt let the fuel hose open until i see fuel coming. after that and 3 hours wondering it started.
🤣 Its easily done mate
Congrats my man... Well worth the wait.. 🤙🤙
100% mate
Alex your like the cat who's got the cream 😂😂, really happy for you buddy 👍
Sure am mate i am a very happy bunny right now
We had that coil issue on an engine we were checking before we pulled it out. The original was knackered but so was the new one.....wish we'd had Paul that day cos we chased our tails for hours trying to figure it out. A mate had an electrical checker device, checked both, knackered, got another coil and first turn of the key it ran......days like that stick in your head 😂. Not be long before the van is back on the road.
What made it worse was when we tested the coil iy actually registered it had power 🤔 hoping to have it on the road by end of August
@@classicminidetails8887 It was amazing to hear both of the engines running. Ours hadn't ran for maybe 10 years so we wanted to see if it did so we could decide whether to go with that or get another. You should have heard the whoops when it sprung into life 😂. End of August is doable, good luck mate 👍🏻
Thanks mate, i still need to route all the ECU in for the clutch and loads of small jobs before its ready. I am considering sending the Cooper S off to be done while i finish the van
Another great video! Stay safe!
Thanks mate 👍
Nice one mate, chuffed
Sure am mate, huge relief
Boooooom...... Love it.... Look at the smile on your face haha
That vice is about 20x bigger than the last lol 😂
Pretty upset Paul didn't approve of my baby vice 😕
@@classicminidetails8887 it's not the size... it's what you do with it! Well so I'm told!!
Size has always been an issue for me 😂
@@classicminidetails8887 girly vice belongs in the bin!
“Sweet as a nut” learnt some thing new about bedding in the head gasket!
Midland lad!
It may only be the bk54 head gasket you do that just make sure first mate
Classic Mini Details Taj k you for your reply I’ll check it out.
@@ravisidhu1667 no your welcome mate! Thanks for watching
Its a runner! 😊
Finally!
It's not just Mini parts, a lot of "New" parts not up to par with what they should be,take for example my 98 Subaru,"New" water pump seal let go with about1000 miles,then only a couple hundred miles later the thermostat seizes up,that was also a "New"thermostat".
You probably said before, what is it you do for work Alex?
I work in sales mate
Buy parts from a motor factors sod the so called mini specialist lol well done to you both 👍👍
Think i may start now mate, it took Paul and myself over an hour to figure out why it stopped
Yep i know what you mean you don't expect new parts to be faulty
Man I was on pins and needles with your first start up. Nothing more annoying than the mini stuff these days being shite...absolute shite. That coil should not have been defective. Can’t wait to see your first shake down...have a friend follow you for your first breakdown as well, lol!
Oh am ready for a breakdown, wouldn't be a restoration if it didn't break 😂