Haha it was rather amusing 😂 they slapped on 3mm metal on top of the existing rust without removing it. My mini uses 0.8mm thick metal...and not only that but they didn't even weld around it fully 😂
Hi, great vlog. FYI the sills are bead welded in the factory (so no spot welds as such), so is the roof and the seams on the four corners of the car. The bead weld is a semi continuous weld and a right pain. Also MIG stands for metal inert gas, TIG is tungsten inert gas. Any inert gas will work, some are better than others. Gonna watch your other vlogs now. 👍
@gramjones9584 Thank you! The next video coming out will be about coming 2nd in RedBull Soap box. Then after that and one art comission video, there will be another interesting mini video 👀 I'm about 6 videos ahead of myself.
This MPI mini looks like a good first project car, doesn't seem too far gone and lots of chance to put your own personality in to it! I will make one suggestion, disconnect the battery, unplug the ecu in the engine bay and maybe the srs modules under the back seat, some people say its possible welding can damage them electrically.
@ClassicMinishorts And yes that is exactly the reason behind starting with this mini. I've learnt so much from it already. I'm excited to learn more and hopefully take some something slightly more ambitious afterwards
@@Lauras.workshop honestly, absolutely no pressure, I hope you really enjoy it first and formost! That's what makes good content, don't let viewers cause you stress!
YES PLEASE! I Was hoping I'd get tips from the community. I'm 7 videos ahead of myself so my mini is further along than you currently see it. But I'm still not sure what mods to make!
@@Lauras.workshop ok so here is what I would , its just advice and nearly everything can be done at a later date as well. If you take the engine out I would highly recommend changing the camshaft (unless your engine is allready fitted with a MG Metro camshaft as standard) A modern camshaft like a Swiftune SW5 will give your engine torque from idle to top revs making it a blast do drive and overtake. With engine out a lighter flywheel would also be a great upgrade if funds allow that. A tuned cilinderhead can be to expensive for most, but any decent engine shop can do a 3 angle grind on the valves, this will make them flow better and boost performance. This is a really cheap modification. Any Mini will benefit from a decent sports exhaust, so I will allways recommend that. The best part of the Mini is the handling. A small investment in making front and rear geometry fully adjustable is a great investment. Also the rubber cones are often neglected, replacing them will make the car slightly more comfortable. Enjoy the process!
i didnt realise the old inner sill welding was quite that bad 🤣great video!
Haha it was rather amusing 😂 they slapped on 3mm metal on top of the existing rust without removing it. My mini uses 0.8mm thick metal...and not only that but they didn't even weld around it fully 😂
@@Lauras.workshop ... really didnt realise it was that horrendous 🤣
Hi, great vlog.
FYI the sills are bead welded in the factory (so no spot welds as such), so is the roof and the seams on the four corners of the car. The bead weld is a semi continuous weld and a right pain.
Also MIG stands for metal inert gas, TIG is tungsten inert gas. Any inert gas will work, some are better than others.
Gonna watch your other vlogs now. 👍
I have the same MIG welder and love it. With the variable voltage it’s very easy to adjust for the thin metal on the mini
@@Conor.Twomey It's amazing. The TIG welder is even more impressive I must admit
Omg! Love love this video, go girl power!!
Thank you 🎉🎉🎉
Great intuitive episode! Cant wait for the next video
Thank you Justin! I'm glad you found it interesting 🎉🎉
Great video, very interesting and I’m already looking forward to the next part 😊
Thank you Sy 🎉
@@Lauras.workshop always love your videos
Good video, facts and detail. Will be following along on this adventure, keep up the good work 😊👍
@@jockedanielsson64 Thank you. Appreciate the feedback 😁🥳
Mad skills ❤
Thank you Titus!
Well done, great work
@@classicminiworkshop Thank you!
Love the facts and detail, especially the difference of welding processes MIG? TIG?
@gramjones9584 Thank you! The next video coming out will be about coming 2nd in RedBull Soap box. Then after that and one art comission video, there will be another interesting mini video 👀 I'm about 6 videos ahead of myself.
This MPI mini looks like a good first project car, doesn't seem too far gone and lots of chance to put your own personality in to it! I will make one suggestion, disconnect the battery, unplug the ecu in the engine bay and maybe the srs modules under the back seat, some people say its possible welding can damage them electrically.
@ClassicMinishorts That's really great advice. Thank you for that. The battery is disconnected 👍🏻 I will do the same with the srs and ecu
@ClassicMinishorts And yes that is exactly the reason behind starting with this mini. I've learnt so much from it already. I'm excited to learn more and hopefully take some something slightly more ambitious afterwards
@@Lauras.workshop good luck with it, subbed to see what ideas you come up with 👍
@@ClassicMinishorts no pressure 😂
@@Lauras.workshop honestly, absolutely no pressure, I hope you really enjoy it first and formost! That's what makes good content, don't let viewers cause you stress!
The Mini is one of the greatest driving cars. Great choise. Any interest in a small list of little mods that will greatly improve your car?
YES PLEASE! I Was hoping I'd get tips from the community. I'm 7 videos ahead of myself so my mini is further along than you currently see it. But I'm still not sure what mods to make!
@@Lauras.workshop do you have a SPI/MPI?
@@Lauras.workshop are you planning to, or have taken your engine out?
@@GTE_Channel yes I think taking the engine out would be beneficial for my learning
@@Lauras.workshop ok so here is what I would , its just advice and nearly everything can be done at a later date as well.
If you take the engine out I would highly recommend changing the camshaft (unless your engine is allready fitted with a MG Metro camshaft as standard) A modern camshaft like a Swiftune SW5 will give your engine torque from idle to top revs making it a blast do drive and overtake. With engine out a lighter flywheel would also be a great upgrade if funds allow that.
A tuned cilinderhead can be to expensive for most, but any decent engine shop can do a 3 angle grind on the valves, this will make them flow better and boost performance. This is a really cheap modification.
Any Mini will benefit from a decent sports exhaust, so I will allways recommend that.
The best part of the Mini is the handling. A small investment in making front and rear geometry fully adjustable is a great investment. Also the rubber cones are often neglected, replacing them will make the car slightly more comfortable.
Enjoy the process!
Good info on the welding
Thank you. Hopefully made it clear enough for any newbies to understand 😂
@@Lauras.workshop for me enough to start with welding
always interesting watching a Mini vlog. Nice one!
Thank you! I watched so many before starting 😂