My name is Patrick, I spend my days doing a variety of different style of projects, everything from campervan builds, home diy, auto restorations and repairs with a dash of travel to top it off. My background is in construction but I've been obsessed with cars and motorcycles since I was a baby. Stay with me as I work my way through the thought process right through to the completion of many different types of projects and fixes. Links to my instagram accounts below. Don’t forget to like and subscribe! Thank you for watching.
@@CHILLSEEKERSPATRICKDOWD if you ever have the chance I would advice to check what's in there. The low peak hp RPM indicates you could have a stock camshaft, in that case you could benefit from a more modern design. But 60 at the wheels makes more sense. Enjoy your great car!
@@GTE_ChannelI’d love to know what my cam is but I don’t want to start taking it apart again. 😂 than you for the advice. I’ll let you know if I find out.
@@CHILLSEEKERSPATRICKDOWD yeah that's a job for when you really have to. But by the sound of it your engine runs really sweet, do just enjoy it as is. Out of curiosity, what is the max this engine revs?
I like it so far, time will tell I suppose. I wouldn’t have used the blow torch if it was uniformly colored. It needed a bit of extra work. I’m sure if you used it before it faded so much it would keep it nice.
My son in law, coincidentally a RU-vidr has a 1960 (january) Mini that started out as an 850 and became a rally car, gaining all the good bits en route. It is still a rally car, albeit lovingly restored, but definitely a cool thing to drive. (I also learned to drive in my sisters 1977 mini 1000 which I had many good moments in after passing my test, some of which didn't involve driving)
Say no more about the many good non driving moments 😉🤣. Id love to check out his channel, can you share it with me? That sounds like a great mini. Driving these cars is just something else! I see why the production of them ran for soooooo long.
That’s absolutely awesome. Congrats on the works so far, looks amazing. Working my way through your other videos and have used them to help me with my MK1 build so thanks for sharing the trials and tribulations.
I installed this very electric anode and it seems to be doing the job. I used my impact wrench to losen the original anode rod. I even registered this new product on their web site, for warranty purposes. One funny thing is the green LED on the power adapter, this LED is so bright it lights up my garage
I was pretty surprised at how fast it worked. It’s amazing how little led lights can be so bright, I have one on the dash of my vw van that’s too bright driving at night.
Question the locking strip for the front and rear screens why don’t you put the chrome locking strips it would look way better they came from factory like that or do you just like the black car looks good 👍
Hi, in one of my previous videos I was an installing the glass and cracked my windscreen. The car is actually away right now getting a new front screen installed and the rear screen will also be removed to fit some of the headlining. I agree, on this car the chrome strip looks great, it will be in there for sure.
I had a 1966 1275 S for many years, my favourite car ever. You used to be able to buy a roll of the bright chromed flexible plastic strip that fitted into the front and rear rubber screen surrounds and cut it to fit. Is this still made? It does complete the look of the car. Another thing: the original bumpers are ridiculously frail. You can dent them with your knuckles. People used to replace them with the *rear* bumpers of the later ugly box-fronted Mini Clubman, which were stronger and fitted both front and rear mountings on a standard Mini .Overrriders for these were available, but not the funny little top corner tubes which anyway were so weak as to be absolutely useless. You need a front Austin Cooper badge, a modest little item, probably vanishingly rare now. If you could find an original on someone else's car you could maybe get it scanned and a copy 3D printed and chromed.
@@RalphHancock great to hear from you! I’ve got you covered! I have the locking strips in the windscreens now, I have the front badges on a shelf waiting for the car to come back from paint for touch up. As for the bumpers, I went with the stainless bumpers, they don’t seem too weak. Maybe they improved? Mine are new. This car has rapidly become my favorite! Absolutely love it!
Agree with the others, the removal of the factory anode is usually a PITA; but easier going forward. Fun to watch you from a socket driver, to a breaker bar, to an impact wrench! Question for others - should penetrating oil (WD40, Liquid Wrench) be used? My thought was some of it gets on the threads (where it's supposed to be working) and drips down into the tank when the bolt head is removed, and you've contaminated the tank. Even if just a little - would you ever get it completely out? No smell from my HWH. But when it's time to change the anode, I'd consider going with this one, just so I can hopefully get ~20 years lifetime out of it, vs having to replace a standard rod one every few years. [I have a Rheem heat pump HWH, so I'd need to disassemble and remove the upper shell to get to the anode.]
All the rubber seal!! Installing new rubber on a old car is odly satisfying. I did that on my brother 510 wagon on att he doors and hatch, it was so satisfying to close the doors haha.
FYI: The LED on the wall wart power unit will ONLY illuminate if there is a current flow from the powered anode rod through the water to the inside of the tank, (ground)....
Only just stumbled across your channel, love your attention to detail - I have been a mini enthusiast since the 1960's when they were at the height of their popularity here in the UK, at the time I owned a 1963 model which I re-shelled in the early 1970's complete with a 1275 engine, the underside was painted with red lead paint (now outlawed being a health hazard) all cavities were injected with Dinitrol rust preventative fluid. All these measures must have been of value as I still own this mini and it is in remarkable condition considering its age having never been restored or welded, the only problem is that the paintwork has become shabby and in need of stripping and repainting. I will keep an eye on your progress, best wishes.
Thank you for reaching out. Sounds like you hit on the right rust prevention combination. That’s amazing you still have that car. I’m getting close to getting this one back on the road very shortly.
