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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 14 September 2013 - 09:15 AM

 

"In the first episode of Project Binky, we take a rotten old Austin Mini and strip it down to a bare shell. We then take an angle grinder to it and cut it to pieces. It's only then that the customised rebuilding process starts.
We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4. Or at least that's the plan. Whether it comes off or not is another matter. We're filming this as it happens so what you see is only a few weeks behind where we're actually at so we're not sure yet whether we can do it. That's kind of the fun though.
Stick with us through the highs and the lows of the project. Hopefully it'll be worth the agony and cash."

 



#2 Yoda

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Posted 14 September 2013 - 10:17 AM

I have said it befor and i will say it again, this should be taken up by a TV company and turned into an entertaining TV show, Its by far the best entertainment i have had for years. If we had a poll on all the motoring shows out there and include this as a possible contender, i know where my vote would be.

 

First time i saw it, i watched it at least three times in a row and laughed till my sides hurt each time. Thats got to say something!



#3 xrocketengineer

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 10:05 PM

They have a project thread here in TMF:

 

http://www.theminifo...9-monster-mini/



#4 mini_man_dan

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Posted 17 September 2013 - 03:16 PM

Thanks for posting this mab! Bloody funny and slightly informative, nice.

#5 BronkoMini

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Posted 22 September 2013 - 05:40 PM

Good post very entertaining



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Posted 30 June 2014 - 09:30 PM

I think this needs a bit of a bump - they are up to episode 6 now! We watched them in two batches, great engineering and a really watch-able pair of guys!



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Posted 30 June 2014 - 09:35 PM

Nice to see some skilled engineers , who ain't got their head up their asses

 

& they laugh at their mistakes

 

they would be natural for TV - put everyone else to shame



#8 Alex_B

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Posted 30 June 2014 - 09:36 PM

I think this needs a bit of a bump - they are up to episode 6 now! We watched them in two batches, great engineering and a really watch-able pair of guys!

Why does this need a bump? there is a thread started by these guys thats up to about 30 pages now I think that they update



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Posted 30 June 2014 - 09:42 PM

Really? Balls! Sorry! I did search for Binky and Celica and this came up first.

 

Edit:

Bah! Bloody thing's shown up in the search now and I've looked at that thread too! :mmkay:


Edited by Icey, 30 June 2014 - 09:47 PM.





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