We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running ...

In the 2nd episode of Project Binky, we start to get down to the nitty gritty of the build. We strip out the front bu...

Project Binky: A Toyota Celica GT-Four engine, gearbox and running gear is being shoe-horned into a 1980 Mini 1000. I...

Project Binky: A Toyota Celica GT-Four engine, gearbox and running gear is being shoe-horned into a 1980 Mini 1000. I...

In episode 5 of Bad Obsession Motorsport's Project Binky, we finally manage to get the front bulkhead finished and ma...

Bad Obsession Motorsport's mental project to shoehorn the entire running gear from a Toyota Celica GT-Four into a Min...

In episode 7 of Project Binky, the Mini gets most of the chassis fabrication completed, the radiator gets sorted and ...

The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues.... In Episode 8, we get a pair of nice doors, Nik ge...

Yes it's taken a long time, but episode 9 is finally here. The shell is complete along with a few extra flourishes. W...

The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues... In episode 10 of Project Binky, we mainly concentr...

The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues... In episode 11 of Project Binky, we grapple with bu...

In episode 12 of Project Binky, we get to grips with the exhaust after finishing off a lot of the bits left earlier o...

In episode 13 of Project Binky, the Mini gets a new fuel tank, we finish off the parcel shelf, complete the firewall ...

In episode 14 of Project Binky, we crack on with figuring out the arches, not helped by a faulty part. We come up wit...

In episode 15 of Project Binky, we wrestle with brake lines and fuel lines, make a couple of reasonably nice braces f...

In this installment of our seemingly never ending quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's, we wrestle with t...

In episode 17 of Project Binky, we get down and dirty with finishing off the custom HVAC unit for the Mini. It's a lo...

In episode 18 of Project Binky, we wrestle with the wiper system, add another superfluous modification, tackle some t...

In episode 19 of Project Binky, we make a start on the vehicle's electrical system, make a few brackets and drink ple...

In episode 20 of Project Binky, we continue working on the mini's electrical system and solve (we hope) the ancillary...

In episode 21 of Project Binky, we work on the interior of the car building a centre console and some door cards amon...

In episode 22 of Project Binky we fit some nice speakers, a custom stereo, an ECU and we wire up everything in the bo...

In episode 23 of Project Binky we fix a hole in the sump, modify a radiator, finish a lot of the wiring and make a br...

In episode 24 of Project Binky we take a close look at the radiator pack and somehow squeeze a quart into a pint pot ...

In episode 25, we get to making brackets for some sensors, do some more wiring, sort a jump post, fix the clutch mast...

In episode 26, we continue with the myriad little jobs needing sorting. There's brackets, tea, an exhaust manifold, a...

In episode 27, we continue with the myriad little jobs needing sorting. We're so close to stripping it down for paint...

In episode 28 we work on the panel gaps, finish off a few little jobs and actually, finally, totally strip the car do...

In episode 29 we have an absolute tonne of stuff to re-furbish and make good. There's powdercoating, painting, stripp...

In episode 30 of Project Binky we take a look at the power under the bonnet: the engine. It needs a cambelt, and oil ...

We break out the TIG welder again for some more fab work as there's a turbo that needs fitting! Things get cleaned an...

In episode 32 of Project Binky we finish off the engine build with more brackets, sensors, wiring and a shed load of ...

In episode 33 of Project Binky we finally get some colour on the Mini! As usual, nothing is straightforward and the p...

In episode 34 of Project Binky we start the reassembly. But before it gets too exciting, we need some sound deadening...

In episode 35 of Project Binky we really make some progress on getting the mini started for the first time. Lots of s...

In episode 36 of Project Binky we carry on where we left off at the cliffhanger ending of episode 35. There's a lot m...

In episode 37 of Project Binky we add more parts, run the engine up to temp, go to a show, break things, fix things a...

In episode 38 of Project Binky we continue the final assembly, but on the way there's still time and opportunity to f...

In episode 39 of Project Binky - the one that nearly killed us - we encounter some problems with the quick and easy w...

In episode 40 of Project Binky we "complete" the installation of the dashboard clocks and gauges. Not everything went...

In episode 41 of Project Binky we aimed to finish the interior of the car starting with completing the dashboard area...

In episode 42 of Project Binky - we drive the mini out of the shed! Finished it is not, but it's not far off now.