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I had always assumed it wouldn’t be that difficult to build a brand new car like this from replacement panels. In reality, it isn’t, it’s just spot welding. But, the hard part is making it look good and getting everything to line up properly. There’s not many have that skill. Bravo 👏🏻
Paul . The dogs ! Your spot welder certainly earns it's keep ! And by definition , these panels can never be guaranteed to simply fit. It takes skill , patience and more of both ! .......do me a favour and wear ear defenders from time to time .........I SAID !!!! 😅 Terrific stuff ! I cringe when l remember deseaming and enlarging the rear window aperture on a 1960 model ......but that was back in the early '70's ....hind sight is a wonderful thing .....thanks Paul
The years of experience you must have to know off the top of your head that this hole needs to be filled and this needs to be cut and fitted and this needs to be raised is priceless that experience that ranges from 1959 to 2000 of the classic mini? That is truly amazing and you can’t put a price on it a person that buys a mini body from you . Will have a car that was better made than any mini that was ever rolled out of the many factory that produced minis ..
After having many Mini's in my younger days ,it was a delight to come to your channel & see it come together from nothing. Great work guys. Subbed. Steve.
This is really inspirational work. You have much knowledge and skill. Who are you training to hand down this knowledge and skill? It’s important to consider this. It’s a tall order and requires the right person to be willing to carry this forward. So much craft, knowledge and skill too pass on. Consider it. It would be impactful to the Mini community. Total respect and admiration.
Passing on the skills is something I really want to do - it's just working out how to do it without having too much impact on my productivity that is awkward
Thanks Andy. Yes, I've had my eye on the Frosts one for a while, I'll be getting one at some point. The jaws are starting to wear on the current one so probably sooner rather than later
What fantastic build, love the attention to detail. Hoever the muzak was so annoying I had to turn volume right down, and found I was missing your commentary. Pity.
They were always the cheap alternative just to keep your car roadworthy, so I don't know why anyone would have expected a good fit, but, Magnum are stepping up their game massively and reviewing all their products which was the objective of this project. Much of the problem with fitment though, is that the cars had huge tolerances during production and varied wildly so reverse engineering is hard to do, plus as I have found, much of the issue is down to the skill of the fitter
Paul - great video, incredible skills in putting this shell together. Thank you! Do you know how Magnum will address their older stock panels still out there compared to their new improved panels ? Is there some identifying mark to differentiate later versions, etc?
These panels are not really any different to what is/was available. the toe panel just has nicer trimming on the edges, the bulkhead crossmember end flanges are a better angle but other than that nothing has changed and they fit generally well. Much of the fitment issue is down to the skill of the fitter I'm afraid to say
Excellent work. Does this work out cheaper than buying a ready built and primed shell? Just cost of panels I mean, not assembly. The only downside is how will it be painted? Unless it's dipped in primer the cavities and seams will rust like hell. 👍👍
@@SalvageMasterEssex usually I'd use weld through primer and paint inside the cavities but I was asked not to on this one. It is cheaper and more dated accurate this way
Whilst I appreciate the company's that reproduce classic panels, I'm surprised by how often they get details wrong. Great vid, shows it's not a job for an amateur.
Reverse engineering a panel is very difficult if the panels weren't great in the first place and are now 50+ years old. Magnum specifically wanted me to assess their products and be critical so that they can improve them
Love watching these videos. I didn't see how you attached the inner A panel. I noticed on the opening shot that it has a large flange which I assume is spot welded to the bulkhead but is there another flange which is spot welded to the wheel arch flange? After my last question about carbs I remember seeing photos of the Richard Longman crossflow car which ran Webers and which had a dirty great airbox on the bonnet, not as elegant as your solution!
From working on them for 35 years basically. I trained at Aston Martin and spent nearly 30 years restoring them with Mini being my hobby, now I've turned my hobby into my living
No, this is how they were originally made by BMC. the A panel was only a seperate panel on long wheel base models, on Saloons the whole side panel was a single pressing
Very nice work - I know this is being built as a race car and hence it doesn't matter, but what's the legal status of the competed vehicle? Presumably it would be considered a 2024 new build and hence would have to comply with the current motor vehicle construction and use regulation - which I'm going to hazard a guess that a 1:1 recreation of a Mk1 Mini wouldn't, and hence it couldn't be registered as a road vehicle at all? Or is there some way you could legally do a "Ship of Theseus" on it and rebuild an existing vehicle using 100% new panels while maintaining the same legal identity?
@@TrimeshSZ I have no idea and it's none of my concern to be honest. New shells are reproduced by British Motor Heritage for many different models so presumably it is still ok to reshell an existing car
@@PWCV-YT Thanks - actually, after asking the question I did some research of my own and it turns out you can - on a monocoque design like the mini you can replace the entire body shell and it's still considered the same vehicle as long as at least two out of engine, transmission, axles, steering and suspension are from the original car.
@@TrimeshSZ as far as I'm concerned a part is a part, whether it's a door, a brake disk or a body shell, they all degrade over time and need replacement
What a shame you've gone to all that trouble to keep it as original as possible, and you've done a great job but you're going to use it as a race car. What a shame what a real shame. 😢 You could have used any old mini for racing.
@@regd.2263 please read the description on the video to understand what this project was about. It's better to use this for racing than an original pre 1966 Cooper S thqt could be restored back to factory condition
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Fantastic craftsmanship. Welding without gloves! 😊
Great to see Magnum raising their game. Keeping the cars we love on the road.
I had always assumed it wouldn’t be that difficult to build a brand new car like this from replacement panels. In reality, it isn’t, it’s just spot welding. But, the hard part is making it look good and getting everything to line up properly. There’s not many have that skill. Bravo 👏🏻
You're right, it's not difficult, the details can be tricky and a jig for alignment is a must
Rear screen surround panels...a work of art!
Beautiful, skilful, patient work! Needless to say, much better than any factory-built Mini!
Paul . The dogs ! Your spot welder certainly earns it's keep ! And by definition , these panels can never be guaranteed to simply fit. It takes skill , patience and more of both ! .......do me a favour and wear ear defenders from time to time .........I SAID !!!! 😅 Terrific stuff ! I cringe when l remember deseaming and enlarging the rear window aperture on a 1960 model ......but that was back in the early '70's ....hind sight is a wonderful thing .....thanks Paul
I made 1744 spotwelds on this one - I was asked to count them😂. I do often wear ear defenders👍
Awesome to see and you make it look far easier than it is 💪🏼
Great job, nicely done quality workmanship
The years of experience you must have to know off the top of your head that this hole needs to be filled and this needs to be cut and fitted and this needs to be raised is priceless that experience that ranges from 1959 to 2000 of the classic mini? That is truly amazing and you can’t put a price on it a person that buys a mini body from you . Will have a car that was better made than any mini that was ever rolled out of the many factory that produced minis ..
It's from enjoying 35 years of working on these cars
Absolutely fantastic. Wow, hat off to you. 👏 👏
After having many Mini's in my younger days ,it was a delight to come to your channel & see it come together from nothing. Great work guys. Subbed.
Steve.
Gee. the more that I watch you work, I appreciate the BMC product knowledge and the skill and thought you have invested in the assembly jig.
35 years of playing with these little cars and I still learn new things about them regularly
This is really inspirational work. You have much knowledge and skill. Who are you training to hand down this knowledge and skill? It’s important to consider this. It’s a tall order and requires the right person to be willing to carry this forward. So much craft, knowledge and skill too pass on. Consider it. It would be impactful to the Mini community. Total respect and admiration.
Passing on the skills is something I really want to do - it's just working out how to do it without having too much impact on my productivity that is awkward
As always, Great Work, magnum Panels must be pleased with your feed back. Regards Doug.
They seem to be. They're happy about the positive feedback on here and my socials
It makes their panels better
As always, great work. Thanks a lot for sharing your skills 👌
Greetings from France
Attention to detail amazing work great to see you know what you’re doing 👏🏻👏🏻
Brilliant. Always learn so much from watching these!
Great skills, great detail, great job, just greaaaaaaat.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Absolute genius. Outstanding professionalism.
Nice work Paul. You need a foot operated shrinker/stretcher! I bought one from Frosts and it works amazingly well. Keep going!
Thanks Andy. Yes, I've had my eye on the Frosts one for a while, I'll be getting one at some point. The jaws are starting to wear on the current one so probably sooner rather than later
Incredible workmanship 😎👍
Amazing artistry. You’re in the same league as Da Vinci.
Really nice job 👍🏾
Great work Paul.
Outstanding work Paul.. Keeping the Mk l's going. Lets hope the owner/driver doesn't end up in the middle of the track on it's roof 😅
Fantastic work paul 💪 💪👌👌
love it ,just amazing workmanship
What fantastic build, love the attention to detail.
Hoever the muzak was so annoying I had to turn volume right down, and found I was missing your commentary.
Pity.
A couple of people have whined about the music but I listen to loud heavy metal while I work, it has to be drowned out in the editing.
I actually liked the music, filled the times you didn't comment. Would have happily listed to a bit of HM though
@@GPZ_Biker Unfortunately UA-cam would Copyright it and take the video down
amzing work
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤OMG 😮how beautiful 😍
Well done,,,, keep it up ❤❤🙏🙏
Lovely work Paul. Don't suppose you have the part number for the top dash rail panel?
Magnum panels never used to line up, sometimes not even close, last couple of years they have got a lot better
They were always the cheap alternative just to keep your car roadworthy, so I don't know why anyone would have expected a good fit, but, Magnum are stepping up their game massively and reviewing all their products which was the objective of this project. Much of the problem with fitment though, is that the cars had huge tolerances during production and varied wildly so reverse engineering is hard to do, plus as I have found, much of the issue is down to the skill of the fitter
Paul - great video, incredible skills in putting this shell together. Thank you! Do you know how Magnum will address their older stock panels still out there compared to their new improved panels ? Is there some identifying mark to differentiate later versions, etc?
These panels are not really any different to what is/was available. the toe panel just has nicer trimming on the edges, the bulkhead crossmember end flanges are a better angle but other than that nothing has changed and they fit generally well. Much of the fitment issue is down to the skill of the fitter I'm afraid to say
Quality work again. I take it the magnum wings matched up with the bonnet better than the heritage ones?
Excellent work. Does this work out cheaper than buying a ready built and primed shell? Just cost of panels I mean, not assembly. The only downside is how will it be painted? Unless it's dipped in primer the cavities and seams will rust like hell. 👍👍
@@SalvageMasterEssex usually I'd use weld through primer and paint inside the cavities but I was asked not to on this one. It is cheaper and more dated accurate this way
Whilst I appreciate the company's that reproduce classic panels, I'm surprised by how often they get details wrong.
Great vid, shows it's not a job for an amateur.
Reverse engineering a panel is very difficult if the panels weren't great in the first place and are now 50+ years old. Magnum specifically wanted me to assess their products and be critical so that they can improve them
Love watching these videos. I didn't see how you attached the inner A panel. I noticed on the opening shot that it has a large flange which I assume is spot welded to the bulkhead but is there another flange which is spot welded to the wheel arch flange?
After my last question about carbs I remember seeing photos of the Richard Longman crossflow car which ran Webers and which had a dirty great airbox on the bonnet, not as elegant as your solution!
The inner A panel attaches to the inner wing on that large flange as you say, it is also spotwelded down the vertical seam and around the wheelarch.
Brill
Paul,where did you get all your Mini knowledge and experience from!
From working on them for 35 years basically. I trained at Aston Martin and spent nearly 30 years restoring them with Mini being my hobby, now I've turned my hobby into my living
Do you have the plans or diagrams to build a jig ? I am about to start rebuilding a mark-one
Sorry, i don't
Another great video. Was the side panels mk1? because I thought the rear side windows and doors on a mk1 were smaller than the mk3 👍👍
Yes, they are Mk1 sides, Magnum Panels' new product. The rear quarter windows and door apertures are smaller than Mk3 on cars
I’m pretty sure the side panels were not pressed that way originally, the A panel sat on top othe the pillar and was brazed at the top edge?
No, this is how they were originally made by BMC. the A panel was only a seperate panel on long wheel base models, on Saloons the whole side panel was a single pressing
At 21.00 when you are panel beating, what are you using as a form underneath to give you the correct shape and hard lines?
A "V" block the same width as the swages
Very nice work - I know this is being built as a race car and hence it doesn't matter, but what's the legal status of the competed vehicle? Presumably it would be considered a 2024 new build and hence would have to comply with the current motor vehicle construction and use regulation - which I'm going to hazard a guess that a 1:1 recreation of a Mk1 Mini wouldn't, and hence it couldn't be registered as a road vehicle at all? Or is there some way you could legally do a "Ship of Theseus" on it and rebuild an existing vehicle using 100% new panels while maintaining the same legal identity?
@@TrimeshSZ I have no idea and it's none of my concern to be honest. New shells are reproduced by British Motor Heritage for many different models so presumably it is still ok to reshell an existing car
@@PWCV-YT Thanks - actually, after asking the question I did some research of my own and it turns out you can - on a monocoque design like the mini you can replace the entire body shell and it's still considered the same vehicle as long as at least two out of engine, transmission, axles, steering and suspension are from the original car.
@@TrimeshSZ as far as I'm concerned a part is a part, whether it's a door, a brake disk or a body shell, they all degrade over time and need replacement
Why work that hard ,you can buy a complete shell these days
If you actually watch the 2 videos you will find out the answer
What a shame you've gone to all that trouble to keep it as original as possible, and you've done a great job but you're going to use it as a race car. What a shame what a real shame. 😢 You could have used any old mini for racing.
@@regd.2263 please read the description on the video to understand what this project was about. It's better to use this for racing than an original pre 1966 Cooper S thqt could be restored back to factory condition
🗜_Absolutely fascinating_