TIME TO GET CUTTING - Classic Mini Mayfair Restoration

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  • Опубліковано 19 січ 2025

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  • @martingibbs9277
    @martingibbs9277 Рік тому +1

    Getting there slowly but surely 👍👍

  • @velmathemini
    @velmathemini Рік тому +2

    Those oversills certainly made a mess. Great to see its getting done properly now 👍. Another mini being saved 😀 👍.

  • @CooperSTraveller
    @CooperSTraveller Рік тому +1

    Great to see the Mayfair works videos back again and great to see that motivation and drive back with you again too. Great progress again bud.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому +1

      Cheers buddy this one needs to go off for paint in the new year then I can crack back on with my cars. Loads to do so thanks for supporting the channel!

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 Рік тому +1

    Wow the damage those oversills caused is horrendous! You are making great progress on the old girl! Great video fella.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Thanks buddy they aren’t a nice thing for sure. But hopefully I can get that floor in soon.

  • @lonmar2645
    @lonmar2645 Рік тому +1

    Nice to see the driveway in action again. Fair amount of rot on the floor before you cut it all out.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Yeah it’s a little odd as well aha but yes the rust should be gone soon and some fresh still in there..

  • @WilfulWestie
    @WilfulWestie Рік тому +1

    Hi Marc, thanks for a great episode. Simple but still interesting and enjoyable for both the content and your sincere personality. Please keep faith in yourself, well done!

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Thanks buddy i appreciate the comment. More to come on this one 👍

  • @carlharvey7098
    @carlharvey7098 Рік тому +1

    I weirdly love you being back on the drive mate! Seems more homely (pardon the pun)!

  • @sfraser12
    @sfraser12 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant to see this type of video again Marc. Loved it. I'm going to be doing a similar job on my one so looking forward to seeing the next installment! Happy days!

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Well there is plenty of that coming! Thanks for watching 👍

  • @123jrh1
    @123jrh1 Рік тому +1

    very nostalgic back on the driveway love it , people should be slapped to that think oversills are an answer on a mini,

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Yes very aha also odd as well.
      The poor old thing has definitely had some repairs in its life but it’s time to chop it all out and start again now. Cheers 👍

  • @graemew7001
    @graemew7001 Рік тому +1

    I get the short term benefit of oversills but really speaking it just means you have to do the job twice, I wouldn't have bothered and done it right first time. I bet James is looking forward to next summer, getting some B road blasts in again.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому +1

      Yea for sure the short term benefit is that the car didn’t get scrapped and has been enjoyed ever since so it sort of has saved the car but they are a right pain to deal with. More coming soon. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @johndaly2180
    @johndaly2180 Рік тому +1

    Great video Marc nice to see the OG workshop again .. I've done that same repair on my 87 . The panel I had came with the inner and outer cill with it made the job so much easier

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому +1

      Thanks buddy yes you can get it with the sill attached. The only reason I haven’t done this is we already have the sills.

    • @johndaly2180
      @johndaly2180 Рік тому +1

      @@SimpsonsClassics I might need it for the mpi so I'm not complaining 😂 minimine might be getting a call soon as the Irish suppliers have dried up

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому +1

      @@johndaly2180 aha no worries buddy. Panels should be available to you all in the new year 😉

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 Рік тому +1

    Marc, great to see you working from home on this one although I appreciate it must be pretty rough during the winter. James’s Mayfair is gaining strength every video now! (Were they all 1275s?)

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Yes it’s like being back in the old days now. That’s the plan to keep adding some fresh steel into this car and then it will be back to how it should be once again. All SPI minis where 1275’s yes so after 92 all minis where. Cheers

  • @surfbodi.0015
    @surfbodi.0015 Рік тому +1

    My mini has oversills. Ive owned the car 2 years and it has been great in every other aspect but I know I need to get them removed and replaced with proper vented sills asap. Im dreading the cost of it. Quite honestly I didnt know what an oversill was when I bought it. Well I do now 🙈😄

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому +1

      It’s definitely something that’s worth having removed if you can. The costs can be expensive for sure. If the car isn’t showing rust issues then you can run it until the time suits you to sort it. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @peterobrien3539
    @peterobrien3539 Рік тому +1

    Great content and workmanship as always Marc, is your preference to reinstate jacking points? Will be a lovely Mini, Pete’s a lucky chap.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      Thanks Peter. No I don’t tend to put them back in it doesn’t take away from strength and 80% of mini owners don’t ever Jack up from there away but obviously it’s a personal preference. 👍

  • @gamerwhipup
    @gamerwhipup Рік тому +2

    At what point is it would you reshell a mini in stead of welding it?

    • @Philhuggett
      @Philhuggett Рік тому

      At the point where money is no object!

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      That’s up to the owner and whoever is doing the work. This is just typical mini problems. Also a new shell is over 10 thousand pounds so you try to save what you have.

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      This being James’s first car it’s worth saving new shells aren’t cheap

    • @gamerwhipup
      @gamerwhipup Рік тому +1

      @@SimpsonsClassics i didnt know shells costed so much thanks for the response

    • @SimpsonsClassics
      @SimpsonsClassics  Рік тому

      @gamerwhipup yes unfortunately they really aren’t cheap 😞