1980 Mini Convertible - First start in over 10 years

One very, very rusty mini. We bought this little car for spares. The previous owner had carried out all the work to get it back on the road, over 10 years ago - including a full conversion to make it a convertible. Then, he left the car outside and didn't touch it until we towed it away. The fuel lines are ruined - so the fuel had to be literally fed into the engine!

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[elhion]

a mini with rust it's not rare, it's their disease.

[MO3MINI]

@elhion I know, I have three Mini's all of which have rust, this is a bad car. The shell I have is much better. Just needs one floor pan and a spare wheel well.... just is a big issue. Watch some production videos. No rust protection at all. Places that you couldn't see didn't even get painted. terrible really. But at the time that was budget motoring

[LethalLeo93]

y u putting fuel in top of carb, where the oil for dashpot goes, and did u get the mini started.

[MO3MINI]

@LethalLeo93 it might look like that. But we was pouring the petrol into the air intake. Yes the engine did run towards the end of the video.

[1994fury]

wats that grining sound when the starter turns

[MO3MINI]

@1994fury each time the engine fired the start dog disengaged so that is the sound of the start spinning without being engaged the the flywheel on the engine........ its a normal sound when that sort of thing happens

[slimjim119]

that is a SU type carb u put gas where the oil damper is gas goes down the throat of carb ok lol

[MrRider1405]

electrostarter problem

[elhion]

or it's not in states i'm wrong?

[Spotty1125]

@coolbluelights Every classic Mini that has the original factory engine has a side radiator. I guess it is one of the ways the designers of the car used to save space, since the Mini was all about saving space.