I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING DONT LISTEN TO ME. Ie trumpets/velocity stacks. Yep! I have just heard em referred to as trumpets in a few publications of the 70's and it just sounds better! And besides. If I called em velocity stacks how could I fit the mini head in an organ vid 😂, Now time to start filling the piggy bank for a kad 16v 😂 to pick up the next bunch of wood! audio fuel ratio//// if you've watched my videos long enough you'll know i have a loose grasp on words at the best of times. the connection between my noggin and mouth is not complete at the best of times. watch the hands. don't listen to the mouth :D

@greatestytcommentator

9 ай бұрын

I inherited a 1.4 16v Metro GTA when I rented a scabby house.. Dodgy provenance... but damn was I upset when the missus laid it off onto the Gyp.... er.. scrapman.. for £40 while I was out at work DOH!

@JamesTK

9 ай бұрын

I liked audio fuel ratio better. Especially since the sensor listens to the exhaust 🙂

@tweakrr99

9 ай бұрын

High revving engine with velocity stacks sounds better than any trumpet!

@MrMoon1ight

9 ай бұрын

тебе срочно надо завести маленькую дикую грузовую табуретку для перевозки всяких не больших штук ) на 300-400кг :)

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

@@tweakrr99 but they are 🎺 🎺🎺🎺

It might be the only video in existence where someone works on a car and a church organ in the same video. :D Good job!

@olik136

9 ай бұрын

don't forget the fixer upper part with the door frame 😂

@adzy31

9 ай бұрын

And random Fred Dibnah!

@adzy31

9 ай бұрын

And random Fred Dibnah!

@zf1615

6 ай бұрын

check out maximus ironthumper he also did some cool stuff with vehicles and an organ as well this reminded me of him

I love how this channel just gets new semi-random topics added...modular synths...organs....analogue telephone exchange tech...classic mini mechanics. You're a nerd of legend, Sam

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

Yeah sorry 😂

@Jonathan_Doe_

9 ай бұрын

It’s actually a vaguely logical progression. Engine tuning does involve resonant frequencies and standing waves etc. when you really get into it.

@jeanbonnefoy1377

9 ай бұрын

Yep and you forgot Furbies taming and Teletubbies training

@Lucien86

8 ай бұрын

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Yeah and the real nightmare - the mini engine almosts sounds better than the organ..

Where else on KZread am I going to see: a Mini engine head replacement, carburetor adjustments, 54mm plywood, flanges, door frame "modifications", and a church organ. Keep doing what you do, Sam

I was like: "Let's just watch this dude fix his church organ for a few minutes and go to sleep." And here I am a few hours later at the bottom of a baroque rabbit hole listening to Purcell on repeat crying. Thanks a lot mister "Look Mum No Computer", I'll send you the bill for my therapist.

You can tell it's a serious musical instrument when it starts with an engine modification.

Hey Sam, quick tip for 3D printing - you can export STEP files from Onshape instead of STL and it keeps the information about curves (which is lost when converting to a triangulated mesh). The slicer can then put arc commands in the gcode and the part will come out perfectly round instead of a low-poly faceted prism.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@irgendeintyp

9 ай бұрын

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER the slicer will also just turn it into a 3mf/stl file internally, but at a much higher resolution. Most slicers can’t do arc commands, even if the 3d printer might technically support it. You probably just have the resolution of your stl export set way too low.

@nickwallette6201

9 ай бұрын

Now you tell me! Although I use FreeCAD and export to STL to order from Shapeways. Sooo... I guess we'll find out if all those round things I just ordered, are actually round. :-D

@mfx1

9 ай бұрын

Arcs are never true arcs unless you have a rotary axis like a lathe and it's very unlikely the slicer will convert to arcs.

@merseyviking

9 ай бұрын

At some point in the chain it's line segments. Prusa Slicer will take STEPs but it triangulates on input. Some firmware can handle the spline g-code command, but internally it will do a linear approximation because stepper motors move in, well, steps. Whenever I can, I model in Blender and create clean topology because CAD triangulators tend to produce nasty triangles.

You realise that once you have the organ tuned and miced up, you _are_ going to have to do an amped-up version of _Toccata in D Minor_ using both Joan's Organ and the analogue synth stack together.

@OrbvsTomarvm

9 ай бұрын

liar!!!

IT'S GONNA LOOK BLUDDY AWESOME AND IT'S GONNA MAKE A BLEEDIN RACKET. Pretty much describes everything that Sam does lives and breathes. Beware, Genius at work.

The organ rebuild is coming along nicely. My "pipe" dream would be for you to have Anna Lapwood (Organist at the Royal Albert Hall) come over and check it out and play a song or two after you have it completed.

Yet one more step to this channel becoming 'look mum no EFI'

@robinclayton8284

9 ай бұрын

don't fear the EFI. where would we be if we did not have the beat step pro.

@deadprivacy

9 ай бұрын

Wait til he discovers variable length intake runners and speeduinos.

A 7 port head was an unattainable dream back when I had minis. Your mini is one of the highlights of the channel for me, such a fantastic little car 👍

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

yeah! it goes 16v, 8 port, then 7 port if i had to buy it new for the price i would have doubled down and saved more to go 16v, but its just so much bloody money! this came up for less than i budgeted to do the supercharger, which was always a second choice to a crossflow head, but really wanted webers. si when this turned up in a good state i jumped at it! im surprised it wasnt grabbed up before i saw it tbh. seemed like a decent price.

@dysamoria

2 ай бұрын

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER I kind of love it when the nerd speak goes from one language to another... pipe organs, electronics, analog synths, car engines... I can follow most of this stuff, but the engine stuff is where my eyes are at risk of a glaze-over 😀

"When you don't have the right tools for the job, just use the wrong tools but don't tell anyone". That's my philosophy, lol

I thought it was going to be part of the organ, and it even started to kind of make sense that they would use engine parts.

@gerardvila4685

9 ай бұрын

So did I think it was going in the organ, but I was suspending disbelief.

Sam is truly a Renaissance Man. Auto mechanic, musician, cabinet builder, voiceover artist. Is there anything he can't do? Fun sidequest and great progress on Jean's organ! I would love to be in that room with her going full-blast. It's on my list for future cross-pond travels. Thanks for sharing!

I love how the solution to Mini problems is to take half the engine apart and that's the easy way. Honestly seem like real fun cars.

I love how you always seem to have to fix up a car so you can pick up some gear or materials, which requires more work. And in the end it goes from broken junk to something that's kinda-mostly working, and there's always more work to do (which you almost always get around to). In this case it was already working, but now you've made it better. Or at least it will be better once all the little fix-up jobs are done. Because the most important part is the journey. Of course the end result matters, but the journey shapes the end result, and more importantly, how much you enjoy both the process and end result. And I certainly enjoy watching your journey, with all its twists and turns and detours. So keep up the great work!

The effort you put into this organ and your videos is insane and your patience and perseverance with the stuff is truly incredible Great work!

Those windchests look so much better on that riser! Very nice job.

Sam, just wanted to say i love everything you do, it’s absolute entertainment, and now you add a little bit of automotive stuff to it, it’s just absolutely amazing content!! Thank you!

That has to be one of your most epic videos! You are incredibly hardworking and have such an amazing ambition and attitude, it’s so wonderful to watch. Totally inspiring as ever in all that you do!

4:59 tape around and grinder. Best and only way to do it right. Keep the tape on until the very last moment. Good idea to put the fitting into a vise as well, so you can push in one go. BUT, put a rail between carbies, not a T fitting. edit: also, when you do your jets, be sure to always rotate them backwards until the thread skips (without putting too much pressure on it) then rotate it properly to thread them in. With these fine threads, you're always one wrong twist away from chucking the whole in the garbage. The threads are very weak (not through the fault of the manufacturer). Skipping the thread allows you always position the start of the thread where it needs to be. Good idea for wood, where you reinsert a screw, aluminium, brass, anything soft, even with harder stuff.

Now thats a very cool setup for the Mini, I've always called those trumpets velocity stacks. 🤘

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

Just been going off vizard book on that 😂. But yeah. But if I called em velocity stacks I wouldn't be able to squeeze the mini in an organ video 😂😂

“When you don’t have the right tools for the job, you just use the wrong tools, but don’t tell anyone” is my new favorite quote and life philosophy. 5:15

I had to laugh - my petrol-head friends at school waaay back in the day were always waxing on about "twin-choke Webers". Id love to see their faces if they saw this video. Thanks for dredging up happy memories from my past Sam! 😀

No you are pretty accurate in your description. And its why the 78 7B mazda lemans car sounds so phenomenal as itvhas variable length intakes that are linked to the throttle bodies making the engine resonate across the whole rev range. The manouver to turbos killed this tech outside of motorcycles. I love how you called the air fuel ratio sensor an audiobfuel sensor. If you want tips on carb balancing? Check out tyrells workshop, you can do it by ear no need for vac guages even. And if you want to learn efi ? Grab a speeduino, you will learn it in no time. The route i would gave gone is acsetip off a modern sportsbike that has the variable trumpets. You could quite literally have it play songs.... Oh no... What did i do...

Impressed by the heel and toe while wearing doc martens especially with that small pedal box. Lovely happy content 👍

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

its definitely clumsier! haha but by the time i have remembered i dont have the best shoes on, im already half way down the road haha

"It's not fast, but it feels fast". Hell yeah, those types of cars are the most fun.

The intake port resonance actually primarily consists of the pressure wave (traveling at the speed of sound) that gets created when the intake valve closes, the pressure wave travels up the intake, when reaching the intake plenum (or open air in your case), a pressure wave gets sent back down the port, then it bounces off the closed valve again and goes up the intake. and so on, diminishing a bit every time. Then if you tune it right, the positive pressure wave traveling from the intake plenum towards the intake valve will arrive at the valve at the exact time the valve begins to open, this way it "kickstarts" the intake cycle. Same thing happens in the exhaust system, if you tune everything right and time everything perfectly, you can get more air into the engine than the cylinders can hold. The max achievable value is around 130% air filling, which is related to the maximum vacuum that the cylinders can make which is around 0.7bar absolute pressure, inverse of that being ~150% but the reflected wave will loose some bit of that. That said, you would need to do a ton of research and engineering to get even above 100% (Volumetric Efficiency it's called) on a Mini head. Also those resonances aren't tuned to the first pressure wave ever, because that would create an extremely high Q resonance, which would mean you would have very good power across like 100rpm and then horrible power everywhere else. So instead 3rd, 4th, or 5th harmonic tuning is the norm. Also you can get clever with it, because the pressure waves would keep lingering on for long, you can tune the intake so the pressure waves of previous intake cycles combine with the current ones to amplify the (Ram tuning is another name for it), to achieve a broader power band, having power over a very wide range instead of just a couple hundred rpms You could go mad trying to calculate all of that, or you can tune the lengths on a dyno.

Twin Weber’s! What a beautiful sound 😍

An engine rebuild would be a fabulous video series

Fred Dibnah, what a legend.

@greatestytcommentator

9 ай бұрын

That is weird.. my missus said only this morning.. that she would love to watch Sam and Guy Martin have a cup of TEA or 6 and talk about stuff. Guy Martin is the spirtual successor to our Fred i'ntee?

@Jonathan_Doe_

9 ай бұрын

Legendary steeplejack, but unfortunately also a product of his time when it came to wifebeating, misogyny, and homophobia.

@user-sd3ik9rt6d

9 ай бұрын

Always the right Fred

@greatestytcommentator

9 ай бұрын

@Jonathan_Doe_ No need for that, is there.

Twin webber!???!!! That thing is going to breathe like a sprinting Trumpeter .What a beassst.

Air/Fuel ratio sensor/gauge setup is the best/easiest way to properly tune a carb. A small car feeling fast and fun while not landing you in prison is the best kind to have for daily fun. My supercharged 1UZ E31 BMW (4.0L Toyota DOHC 32v V8 swap into what I got as a roller no engine is the most reliable BMW I've ever owned) is proper fun, but my little turbocharged Honda Fit Sport, Scions, and ST204 homemade/poor man's GT-Four project are proper fun that I can go through the revs without hitting prison territory too fast.

Loving the Purcell approx 17 mins in - made me wonder if there was bad news coming 🤣

Beautiful paperweight, Sam!

You've done an absolutely fantastic job Sam! To me you should leave the diapason chest without LEDs to kinda show how it was before and how it is now. For tuning it's just a matter of learning the diatonic layout hahah. C D E F# G# A# on the right side and C# D# F G A B on the left side for your case. Of course this repeats for all 61 notes. (Correct me if I'm wrong btw! I'm still learning a lot of stuff as I started to absolutely love organs from 2/3 years now hahah)

Sam is one of the few people who tunes his engine with a guitar tuner! A romantic pretentious genius! 8:07 WOW look at that camera shake!

It already sounds amazing! what you don't get on the videos are the vibrations as you play it. I had a crack at the World in action theme, and come away with a huge grin, I love the bloody thing!😁

Sam, your roadside tuning had me in stitches…. You have no fear which is so refreshing for an ultra cautious ex. aerospace nerd.

Amazing the amount of energy these produce in well, pushing air. The lower notes are just like single note sub woofers, and if you know anything about subs, they require a huge amount of power to produce their notes. Love this stuff, thx for the upload.

Now to start of the organ **Insert engine sound**

Sam, for future reference an angle grinder is the best tool for cutting braided hose, wrap it in electrical tape first to hold the ends of the braids and it will go in to the fittings much more easily.

SAM... CLASSY FELLA. Requiem for a Queen.. Good timing.. Very little acknowledgement on the Yootoobs today.... God Save the Queen.

I think that I've learnt more about webbers in the last 12 minutes than I ever knew before.

22:48 “some” Implying Multiple and thus *Binaural/Ambisonic Organ Music?!?* Either way i am HYPED with how this project is going, keep up the great work!

Love that Sam is all about electrical stuff on here, yet wants to keep his car analog. Makes Sam sense.

The Cooper Mini Synth... ☮🔥

You just have to reach the equilibrium point with old cars. It's difficult to figure it out, because quite a few old cars are either modified to suit their owner's taste or knowledge or other reasons, BUT, and it's a big but, when you figure out the exact dial "tone" they start working like a charm. A lot of people give up and either go extreme (swaps) or they chuck the car to the next feller. An old friend of mine had an equation on this whole affair, i've long since forgotten it, but it does account for factors like owner's patience, owner's pockets, owners time and of course, just how bad the cat's bag is. Some years ago i still had a Mini, and until i figured out the equilibrium point, i thought the car was really hopeless and i genuinely did not understand why people loved them. But i did and they're genuinely great little cars. I got older and my needs from a car changed, so i sold it, but that's not a slight against it.

Was that “Come Sweet Death” in the background for a bit. So funny.

"It's not fast. but it feels fast." Perfection.

That sign in the background trolling the entire video. That is pure gold.

A buddy of mine and I just started a 1985 Toyota Celica Supra project. It's not about speed or reliability, it's about cool and fun!

There’s really nothing like the sound of a little four-banger with carburetors. 🤘🔥🤘

Sounds like a go-kart! Had all that fun, stripping carbs on the side of the road, with my kit car.

What a great series, thank you for taking us along for the journey. This reminded me of the fun moving a spinet piano down a narrow hall and into a bedroom, all by myself. Ended up setting it on its end, placed on a moving blanket. Interestingly, able to laugh. Cheers, Adriel

Hearing Funeral for Queen Mary always reminds me of A Clockwork Orange.....Indeed !

there is nothing like your own experiences , your brain organizes knowledge way better than trying to translate it from another person who interprets it differently

These vids are so awesome, can't wait to see it finished!!

I like the random redefinitions, the AFR one was particularly amusing 🙂

As someone who is spending too much time tinkering weird custom vintage Finnish synthesizers and my mk2 Ford Fiesta I can't express enough how much I appreciate the turn this channel is taking!

@ringsystemmusic

9 ай бұрын

Oh that’s a fascinating life

. The biggest thing is overcoming the confusion. BUT, this is fantastic. I do eventually get it and really get in to what you're doing. . I always stop at your thumbnails and watch when you're working on the organ. Luvit.

My eyes interpreted this Title as "Fitting A Twin WEBER 7 Port Mini Head, To My Church Organ." Now I can picture a Mini with a Church organ Exhaust system !!

Gah the hymns are all short by one, but I have come to expect that given the amounts of love you’ve given.

This video reminds me why I stopped rebuilding old cars. :P I mean I love it but holy heck I love not having to be working on the side of a motorway at peak hour because I forgot something!

The bodging skills are strong with this one 🍻

This is just such an amazing and impressive project. I can't wait to see how this will look and hear how it will sound, when it's all done. Keep up the excellent work.

Puts the head scratching and fiddling about with midi cables in my studio into perspective somewhat.

Funeral of Queen Mary is one of my favourite pieces ever :-) lovin it

That is the most rowdy induction noise I've heard from a mini. I love how you haven't moved the car content to a different channel, but it's all mashed together here!

Twin carbs on a mini that takes me back 40+ years. Those were the days.

Nice Mini, I love the Clubman style. Love the sound of a straight cut box too.

Nice to bump into you as you were tweaking stuff on the mini by the roundabout! Can't wait to visit the museum again

This video reminds me of my old friend Tim P, also had a mini.. I think he had this same build as you on your mini. I remember the sound and the sound of the gearing. He was also a bit of a musician. Again, awesome content. Subscribed to watch more!

Haha, "if in doubt, get the hammer out". Literally had to do that one week ago (after you published this video but before I watched it). Had to take out a door because something just didn't fit through it. Ah well, want a sliding door there anyway, it's an awkward corner and a sliding door will actually fit into the wall right behind that doorway. Long story short, our storage room now has a door without holes (no, I didn't use it as a table :P), our bedroom has a massive door instead of a hollow one and the game room/gym has no door at all... for now.

The Mini sounds awesome with that setup on it. What a ripper!

Love the british "My Summer Car" vibes!

Love the random Fred Dibnah appearance, wasn't expecting that in an already pretty eclectic video!

If anything the 7-port conversion is worth it just for that glorious racket you get from the intake... makes those little A series engines sing! This, coming from someone who's not really a fan of the sound of a 4-cylinder engine :)

Id be so keen to hear some snippets from interstellar midi programmed into that organ!

The carb / church organ crossover is an instasub moment. Amazing.

You are raving mad bonkers genius ! That cylinder head looks like the mutt’s nuts with those side draft Webers !!

I love the way you are going from working on a classic mini to a bit of wood working and playing an organ.

Sam, it's great to see that you're making fantastic progress on the organ project. Keep up the excellent work! Greetings from the other side of the planet (Canada) 😁

Amazing sam, I'm glad you're having fun tinkering with the 7 port. Love watching your updates and crazy videos 📹 😜.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

9 ай бұрын

ye4ah lots of fun dude! cheers!! been a learning curve. and thats what makes it fun! hope your new setup is working out!!!

@mini__mayhem2281

9 ай бұрын

Cheers, mate, as with everything, mini, it's never straightforward. I think I need to do a video update soon, before the weather turns. 🤔

Been asking for more car videos for ages! Over the world that you are now. But to be honest this is the best sounds you’ve made in any of your videos. (Via the car) Cheers Florida USA

Looking great, sounds wicked too! Looks like you need to find an assistant or henchman to help you lug stuff around. An Igor to your Dr. Frankenstein

Sam! You are never a romantic pretentious plonker! Barking Mad, yes, but in the best possible way! Only you could make a video combining rebuilding a mini engine and restoring an Organ! Keep up the good work mate! ❤

Another awesome video. Love the mini and the organ. Thanks for sharing with us.

11:47 the organ tips go WOO WOO

excellent excellent excellent. I just have to come by and see all this madness.

“Wait, I thought it was, ‘Measure once, cut twice!’” Good to know I’m not the only one who believes in getting it done, then making adjustments!!

Your content is so inspiring, relatable, and fun. Keep it up mate.

You are boiled!!! Congratulations from Barcelona, ​​you are inspiring.

Beautiful organ upgrade.

Longer intake pipe tries to combat the airflow backing up when the valve slams shut. A longer pipe causes the incoming air to push in halted air into the cylinder as soon as the valve opens, pushing with somewhat of a charge if you get the tuning right. American drag racers would mount the carburetors atop 24" tall intake tubes. Search Bob Glidden's 351 Ford for insight.

This was fun to watch. Been watching since you picked up the organ, and this is so satisfying to see!

Wooohooo, those twin carbs sound amazing!

That induction noise is fabulous! What a gorgeous carb setup!

You are a f#@#kin legend!! Love it!! Can't wait to see the museum!!❤