So nice that father and son are making memories together. I do hope he got himself a mini cooper and you enjoy a road trip together. I am 65 and enjoy my 53 reg brg mini cooper every time I drive her. I also owned 2 original Mini's one a 1275 gt in the 70s and one in early 90s. They are an iconic good looking fun little car. Best Wishes 2U.
it's shows like this that made me regret buying a 2004 GTI 1.8t 5M (in 2004) and not buying a 2004 MCS. Had the GTI for 15 yrs. But driving a MCS after buying the GTI gave me huge buyers remorse....would the MCS have lasted just as long? Probably. It was the go-kart I was after. 2nd choice was a NB Miata, followed by a Legacy GT Spec-B. 2004-2005 was a great year for cars....... 🏁
Really good to meet you at last Tom, after watching all your videos. Didnt get to see you at the show, but enjoyed our chat at the Master Builders Hotel. What a beautiful place. Good luck with your minis.
Great to see you are doin alright and to know the grey mini still exists, been a while, almost worried you went to offroading fulltime and ditched the Mini xD congrats on the blue one
Nice chatting to you on the day, I've only just stumbled on this video now lol, I'm the owner of the one with the small momo steering wheel (y3cka) . The wheel is a "momo millenium evolution " 👌👌
Can you let me know when the one is please everyone going have drop theirs jaw when they see my mini it's completely a one off too much done to it out standing.
Nice to see Sussex Road Race Motorsport on side of your car Kevins a top bloke, you missed so many other good cars on the stand at other end to where you parked in footage
I ran the TD's before on other cars and yep they're extremely lightweight and make a huge difference! I love 'em! I've got a few sets of wheels but set with these ones for now.
Julian Goulbourne0 seconds ago Is it possible to discharge the ac radiator by yourself if you want to replace the ac radiator I know there are two ports of the left hand side of the mini r53/r52/passanger side.. I wanted to change the ac radiator.
It is illegal (in the UK at least, probably also in EU) to release air con gasses into the atmosphere, they are extremely powerful greenhouse gases. Garages need a licence to work with them and they use equipment to capture it on extraction.
how much you reckon the whole K swap has cost if you don’t mind me asking bud, really want to put a K20 in my R50 instead of buying an R53 but not sure if it’ll cost too much
@@tomburnet sorted mate ill look out for that & hopefully it’s not too much money haha would love a k series engine in one of these little cars such a great chassis let down by the potential of the engine
Ha the sound of all those stage 2 fans at 9mins!
So nice that father and son are making memories together. I do hope he got himself a mini cooper and you enjoy a road trip together. I am 65 and enjoy my 53 reg brg mini cooper every time I drive her. I also owned 2 original Mini's one a 1275 gt in the 70s and one in early 90s. They are an iconic good looking fun little car. Best Wishes 2U.
ou can hear all the fans runnin in the R53 section hahaha
15:11 Must be so tricky driving that on the roads with all the potholes 🕳 and speed bumps 😮
Great to meet you Tom! It was a great day at Beaulieu.
Best of luck with the Mini’s and look forward to hearing more
Great video, .. I would love to have gone there myself ... Will have to wait till the next one now! Thanks for sharing.
it's shows like this that made me regret buying a 2004 GTI 1.8t 5M (in 2004) and not buying a 2004 MCS. Had the GTI for 15 yrs. But driving a MCS after buying the GTI gave me huge buyers remorse....would the MCS have lasted just as long? Probably. It was the go-kart I was after. 2nd choice was a NB Miata, followed by a Legacy GT Spec-B. 2004-2005 was a great year for cars....... 🏁
Really good to meet you at last Tom, after watching all your videos. Didnt get to see you at the show, but enjoyed our chat at the Master Builders Hotel. What a beautiful place. Good luck with your minis.
Hey Richard, great to meet you too. Your 53 is spectacular! Look forward to meeting up again soon
mini cooper
Man I miss my r53 but back in the UK for the summer and currently negotiating an r52 jcw.... Looking forward to a topless summer 😁
dude where did u get the blackend side scuttle light housing the bulbs i got but the S black frame to hold the light I cant find anything like that.
what road is this ? at 4:00 i live in the area and would love to drive it
Where was this im so upset I didn't know about this
Great to see you are doin alright and to know the grey mini still exists, been a while, almost worried you went to offroading fulltime and ditched the Mini xD congrats on the blue one
Between moving house and sorting work out getting time to push the kswap has been a premium! But all good here thank you 😁
@@tomburnet and all that with the crappiest year in our lifetime :D hope all is sorted! Excited to see what new vids this year brings
Mini cooper s r 53 😎💣💣😍
R53 ya pas mieux
Guys when see mini you be shocked to see many upgrades and much more done to it
Nice chatting to you on the day, I've only just stumbled on this video now lol, I'm the owner of the one with the small momo steering wheel (y3cka) .
The wheel is a "momo millenium evolution " 👌👌
Your mini is 👌🏼 thanks for the mind words Carl, hopefully catch up with you soon.
Thanks for the tasty comment mate on my bep r53 😉😂
Whats the best reasonably loud exhaust systems for r53 ... Too many to choose from.
Can you let me know when the one is please everyone going have drop theirs jaw when they see my mini it's completely a one off too much done to it out standing.
Nice to see Sussex Road Race Motorsport on side of your car Kevins a top bloke, you missed so many other good cars on the stand at other end to where you parked in footage
I'll try to get them all in next time mate. Thanks for stopping & watching 😁
how are you finding the TD 1.2’s? Day/night difference over OEM imo!
I ran the TD's before on other cars and yep they're extremely lightweight and make a huge difference! I love 'em! I've got a few sets of wheels but set with these ones for now.
What seats have you put in that? I'm too big to fit in the standard R53 seats
The seats are BB6 seats from a company called BB7 - you can find them mostly on Ebay. Really nice seat!
Hey bud, good video, I can’t remember if we got to chat the day was bit of a blur 🙈
We spoke momentarily but hopefully catch up properly soon Tim 👌🏼
@@tomburnet yeah definitely man, be good to have a chat over a beer at a meet in the hotel night before :)
Julian Goulbourne0 seconds ago
Is it possible to discharge the ac radiator by yourself if you want to replace the ac radiator I know there are two ports of the left hand side of the mini r53/r52/passanger side.. I wanted to change the ac radiator.
It is possible sure but I'd recommend a garage doing it. The gases released are toxic and there's a ton of pressure in the system too.
It is illegal (in the UK at least, probably also in EU) to release air con gasses into the atmosphere, they are extremely powerful greenhouse gases. Garages need a licence to work with them and they use equipment to capture it on extraction.
What hotel did you stay at? I might do this and stay over next year.
We stayed at 'The Master Builders', it was great..the food was unreal. We'll be booking it again for next years show.
Hello mate, what seats are these? Thanks
They're BB6 seats, you can find them on eBay 😁
@@tomburnet cool thanks man, did you have to make your own seat rails?
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how much you reckon the whole K swap has cost if you don’t mind me asking bud, really want to put a K20 in my R50 instead of buying an R53 but not sure if it’ll cost too much
Hey mate, I'll be going through a whole costings video over the next couple of weeks. It's a fair chunk of change if I'm honest.
@@tomburnet sorted mate ill look out for that & hopefully it’s not too much money haha would love a k series engine in one of these little cars such a great chassis let down by the potential of the engine