Building a brand new 1965 Mk1 Classic Mini Bodyshell From New Old Stock BMC original panels Ep.1/2

To think I trusted a tin box like his with my life for years. It was fun though.

Alex would be proud of you .

That’s a subscription from me. Excellent work! Can’t wait to watch the rest of your videos.

I'm just staring at the start end of welding on a classic (1960) Mini and this terrific video has given me so many insights into how the panels are connected. Huge thanks to you for such an enormously useful video

lovely work paul

Hi paul i did the same on that floor. I just couldn't leave it as it whas.
Also i had the same with the sidepanels of an original 66 cooper s right side whas 9mm longer in the door position than the left side. I pressed an hammerd it 9 mm out. Whas a big challenge. But it worked out really nice. Now the ( original doors fit really snug with allmost to nice of openings around can't remember how it's called😂)

Keep up the nice work. It's allways nice watching a tallented person at work.

Greets from germany🤙

Absolutely smashing work Paul (again).. I have the popcorn ready for next episode 🙂 How do you find all the periodic details.. ?

love your channel and work Paul but please wear some ear plugs when grinding away in the shop.....last thing we viewers want is finding out later on you can't do your job anymore cause you got tinnitus....i wear ear plugs at concerts so i can keep going to concerts in my later years....keep up the epic workmanship...so easy to watch and understand as you apply the KISS policy :P cheers from Sydney Oz 🤜🤛🍻🍻🍻

Paul , you do outstanding work, this video is a great example of even if you have new body panels there is still a lot of test fitting and shaping and refining that goes in to the job , get the door gaps corrected is a job in it self …

Great job. Are you going to sprinkle rust dust on it to make it look period. They were awful in their day.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nice work absolutely love seeing these shells come together, also love the attention to detail. Nice work 👍

Great work and fascinating to watch.. 👍 how many hours work?

Excellent video. Well explained. I’ve subscribed.

Properly done - a pleasure to watch and learn. Thank you

Mythbusters proved that hitting one hammer with another simply does zero damage or harm, but we all were told not to. lol.

Great stuff thanks for sharing.

More mole grips ! 😉
Great work ..true craftsman 👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧

Hi mate lovery work mate 😂is

Its the best axe i ever owned .. had 3 new heads and 4 shafts ! 😂

Fantastic work and attention to detail Paul.. Looking forward to seeing the finished bodyshell.

Very interesting, I do like your attention to detail, spot on !!

I just love watching you work your magic on fitting and fettling. Also, where in the hell did all those NOS panels come from, looking forward to next episode

Awesome work 👌👌💪💪👍

Top drawer Paul, you make it look too easy, I think anyone of us could do that! 😂 top drawer again pal..

Factory build tolerance for BMC bodyshells was 3/8 " so your bracket measurements are correct. This may help you but I was told at Longbridge 40 years ago when on a course their, Panels that they couldn't fit on the line because they were bad pressings were collected up and sent to parts dispatch for the dealer network ! So some poor panel beater had to make them fit a crash damaged car somehow.

You really know your mini's Paul . So what floor would you fit ? or would you have to modify another makers floor to suit the year in a similar fashion . Thank Paul .

An enjoyable channel. The knowledge and skill is a delight. Fascinated by the variation in bracket positioning left vis right. I recall a tuning company mentioned left and right sides varied in length which made body kit manufacturing complicated. 1960 car assembly was approximate. It is very clever how these are accommodated in the new/old built process. Thanks for an insight into your clever work.

You’ve clearly done this before Paul! 😁👍🇬🇧

Excellent work! Nothing nicer than a brand spanking new mini, or a brand spanking new Mk1 Escort. Had both back in the day, happy memories. 👍🇬🇧

Excellent work! Nothing nicer than a brand spanking new mini, or a brand spanking new Mk1 Escort. Had both back in the day, happy memories. 👍🇬🇧

L & R fuel tank brackets? (Are you building a 65 S then?)

wowsers

Absolutely brilliant attention to detail ! 😊

GREAT .....another "fake" mini to hit the market soon !!!... 😏

There is no substitute for a really good and proper job, from a mini builder, great to see, Regards Doug.

Thanks really good job and good music!

If you make those doors fit it will be better than factory. :)

Hey Paul I checked my 1960 Austin and the bonnet hinge mounts are like you described not the same distance from cross member.

Craftsmanship with a big "C"! Beautiful and informative to watch this coming together with skill, precision and intimate product knowledge! Like you, I would have split the decision on the hinge brackets as any misalignment would balance out as equal across the shut line. Obviously not the way the factory saw it

Again, fantastic attention to little details, a master at his work 👏

Absolutely fantastic work, I could watch this all day long. I'm not sure about the music though 😊

Fantastic work as always

Great to watch a master a work. Love the videos thanks for producing.

Regarding the bonnet hinge brackets, all I can say is the jig must have been out on the spot welder. I worked on the machine producing the front dash panel and crossmember for the last few years of production. The brackets were slotted into a jig and spot welded. There wasn't much play in the jig.

Mind blown

Bet you had lots of Airfix kits as a child!!

Brilliant work Paul 😊

Just a new subscriber asking what might be an obvious answer, is the MIG welding more controllable than the electric arc welding of old, i remember doing some work on a Morris minor many years ago and remember it was very easy to blow a hole straight through. Thanks.

Real fussiness that goes to the far end of a fart you’re a man after my own heart ❤❤ 🔧🔧🔧🔧