1967 Austin Cooper S - Part 2 Installing the Brake Booster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- This Austin Mini Cooper S needs a new brake servo to I install the booster and then pump the hydrolastic suspension back up to the proper level.
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That is a nice Cooper S, that registration number will be worth something in the UK.
I was thinking the same although I am not a fan of removing plates from cars unless the car is a complete wreck/basket case. 👍
I love the fact you have a passion for British cars.
Love the registration number Steve . And just noticed the mk 2 rear lamps . In the day you'd fit those to update the car . And l love the 'if in doubt , give it a clout !" 😄Thanks Steve
This is a MkII and they had these lights as standard. Note there were no reverse lights as on MkIII onwards cars.
@@1chish l didn't think the mk2 arrived until 1968 . However it was announced at the motor show in October 1967. And this one has a mk1 front . Steve headlines it as a '67 . So it could be either !
@@johndavey72 I think many cars were imported into the US with incorrect production years because of a US law about age? Whatever the age its not far wrong.
My sister had one of those end of the 70s, but when I drove it I got hit from an Alfa on the front right. The car was bent out of shape, so sad. It was a fun car. It was the 1300 ccm engine, it drove well for cars in the days.
From the largest to the smallest of Steve’s amazing and eclectic collection of vehicles!
Good video Steve.. looking forward to more Mini Videos. We used to put just a smidgeon more in the drivers side to offset the drivers weight.
Good tip!
Can't beat a good smidgeon .......haven't heard that for ages !! 😆😆
Always happy to see more Mini videos
Always good to see more Mini content. Thanks Steve
Yes to more classic Mini videos :) Years ago a friend of mine raced those Minis and in at least one he made a hole in the firewall big enough for his arm to go through so he could adjust the carbs while he's driving.
Sweet ride. Don't know much about them despite growing up around them. My mom took her road test for her license in the family Mini (not a Cooper S though) and their live-long family friends had a Cooper S they both daily-drove AND raced on ice, drag raced and autocrossed. Their son is now restoring it, and despite being a NY car, it's in great shape. I'm interested in the differences between them and the others, like the Sprites and Midgets, considering some shared componentry, and the wildly different implementations, makes life interesting.
Yes! more classic MIni! Cheers
Been missing the repair vids, keep em coming.
Never would have guessed the oldies even had power brakes😺🤣🤣
THNX👍💪🍻🦅🦅🦅🦅
Several cars in the 20s had them and I’ve shown 50s booster rebuild videos before on this channel.
Very fond of these cars and in fact a mini is probably the first car I ever traveled in.
Nice work, Steve, I didn't know there was a pump for the Hydrolastic suspension!
Pumps are fairly easily available in England if you need one.
I made my own pump out of a master cylinder. It works a treat.
Yes, brought back memories. Those pumps were a fixture in BMC garages. Always one in the corner for pumping up the Minis and 1100s.
Love these little cars…AND your videos!
Good stuff, Steve. Would love to see more Mini Cooper S videos! (1964 1071 S owner)
Be great to see more on the mini thanks, nice little rigs, all the best to you and your loved ones
Yes I always love a classic Mini. You know where you are with one of these quite easy to work on although much better if you have access to a ramp. I wonder why they removed the brake booster? If it had failed then just replace it. It has to be a lot better for the heart ❤ with that installed 😁. Thanks for the video Steve 👍.
Nice work Steve! Cya on the next one!
great stuff thanks
Yes please! More more more
I learned was if you're painting the door, it's better to take off the mirror and belt molding (the trim at the bottom of the window) for a better paint job in the end. The mirror can get in the way, and if you're unlucky, the clear coat could stick in that gap between the door and the belt molding.
That was trick I like it
You needed a digital spirit level which will "make the noise"
Ah i see we have a BOM watcher with us ... 👍👍
Nice car! I think you mean “hydrolastic” which was the BMC/BL name for their suspension
Steve, is that the original registration plate? Quite remarkable bit of organisation if it is!
If it had been 'ADO 15' it would have been priceless on a Mini!
Although 'DO' was a Lincolnshire number.
@@1chish ADO 50 was the design number for the Mini Cooper.
@@Charlie4pants Blimey every day a school day. Thanks. I really should have known that.
I’m guessing it’s not original - it would have been issued in 1964, before Steve’s 1967 car was built, and I suspect that back in the sixties, the ADO project codes were much less well known than nowadays.
What fluid do you use in the suspension? Here in Scotland I used to use neat Antifreeze fluid in hydro-elastic suspensions.
Another great video👍👍
I'd like to see the linkage connecting the break peddle to the boater.
To the booster? It does not connect to the booster it is a remote brake servo.
@@ThisWeekWithCars lol I'm blaming spell check. Booster not boater.
Is this the Alfa alternative to the original Lockheed booster if so how does it perform? Also have you ever had luck rebuilding an original one?
Great vids!
Hi Steve nice video ! I was wondering as I'm a total amateur, how do you know that the left side of the car was already at the proper ride height and didn't need any air as well ?
I go over the whole process in this video.
th-cam.com/video/Ynt-jM3zCns/w-d-xo.html
Why not measure the height side to side instead of guessing?
With the modified wheel arches I wouldn't trust any measurements and it is more important that it looks right.
If you want to know about what the measurements are I think I covered that in my hydrolastic video: th-cam.com/video/Ynt-jM3zCns/w-d-xo.html
Yes, all the classics are fine. I really don't care about the new fords. They aint broke yet.
For half a minute I was wondering why it was the drivers side lower! Why must you Americans persist in driving on the wrong side of the road!
Everybody will be on the right side of the road shortly. In the UK, it will be done progressively - vehicles over 7.5 tonnes will move to the right side to start with and, if successful, cars will be moved across a week later.
@@Charlie4pants I thought it was the Folk in Ireland who were piloting that!
@@MrDunky48 In Ireland, it was a joke. In the UK these days... I'm not so sure 😂
@@Charlie4pants Absolutely. We are run by nutcases. Luckily the Civil service are still pretty reliable at stopping the most stupid ideas. In my case, when the politicians are younger than me, I wonder if they should have been let out of school to run the country
@@Charlie4pants If you count the number by countries then about 65% drive on the right but if you count by population then about 72% of people live in countries that drive on the left (but remember that, in many countries, left and right are relative terms!)