I've never seen any mention here of Project Binky:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg

A thouroughly well documented and onging project to make a 4WD Mini (the
classic "Issigonis" type with a transplanted Toyota drivetrain).

If you have ever tried welding AND/OR ever owned an old Mini then this
is a must see.

I had 6 Minis in my time and when I flogged the last one I vowed never
again.

Vortex11 wrote:
I've never seen any mention here of Project Binky:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg

A thouroughly well documented and onging project to make a 4WD Mini (the
classic "Issigonis" type with a transplanted Toyota drivetrain).

If you have ever tried welding AND/OR ever owned an old Mini then this is a must see.

I had 6 Minis in my time and when I flogged the last one I vowed never again.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm often amazed by what other folk are capable
of. Excellent production too.

Tim

"Vortex11" wrote in message
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I've never seen any mention here of Project Binky:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg

A thouroughly well documented and onging project to make a 4WD Mini (the
classic "Issigonis" type with a transplanted Toyota drivetrain).

If you have ever tried welding AND/OR ever owned an old Mini then this is
a must see.

I had 6 Minis in my time and when I flogged the last one I vowed never
again.

Years ago (1970s?) I saw a mini with two complete mini engine/drive systems
front and rear.
ISTR the rear one was an automatic.
The car was an estate so enclosing the rear engime.
Not much room for passengers.
So nothing new.

Also you can buy DIY plug in hybrid conversion kits.
Saw one recently. It was a Ford Ka.
The none driven wheels are substituted by in hub electric motor wheels
leaving the petrol bit as standard.
Gets round all the complex drive system normally needed.
So again nothing new.

On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:44:05 +0100, harryagain wrote:

"Vortex11" wrote in message
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I've never seen any mention here of Project Binky:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg

A thouroughly well documented and onging project to make a 4WD Mini
(the classic "Issigonis" type with a transplanted Toyota drivetrain).

If you have ever tried welding AND/OR ever owned an old Mini then this
is a must see.

I had 6 Minis in my time and when I flogged the last one I vowed never
again.

Years ago (1970s?) I saw a mini with two complete mini engine/drive
systems front and rear.
ISTR the rear one was an automatic.
The car was an estate so enclosing the rear engime.
Not much room for passengers.
So nothing new.

They called it the 'Twini' I believe.

There's a good book called "The Mini Story" which covers practically
every variant, and the design issues, such as why they put the engine THT
way round despite having to have an extra cog to get the rotation right.

Hard book to find (I have one somewhere) and there are a couple of much
newer imitations (at least, I think they're different). You want one
published before 1980 at least.




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On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:21:53 +0000, Bob Eager wrote:

On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:44:05 +0100, harryagain wrote:

"Vortex11" wrote in message
...
I've never seen any mention here of Project Binky:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHv...B7NyU5tIiEZHBg

A thouroughly well documented and onging project to make a 4WD Mini
(the classic "Issigonis" type with a transplanted Toyota drivetrain).

If you have ever tried welding AND/OR ever owned an old Mini then this
is a must see.

I had 6 Minis in my time and when I flogged the last one I vowed never
again.

Years ago (1970s?) I saw a mini with two complete mini engine/drive
systems front and rear.
ISTR the rear one was an automatic.
The car was an estate so enclosing the rear engime.
Not much room for passengers.
So nothing new.

They called it the 'Twini' I believe.

There's a good book called "The Mini Story" which covers practically
every variant, and the design issues, such as why they put the engine
THT way round despite having to have an extra cog to get the rotation
right.

Hard book to find (I have one somewhere) and there are a couple of much
newer imitations (at least, I think they're different). You want one
published before 1980 at least.

Ah, here we are. "The Mini Story", by Laurence Pomeroy. 1964!!!



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In article ,
Bob Eager wrote:
There's a good book called "The Mini Story" which covers practically
every variant, and the design issues, such as why they put the engine
THT way round despite having to have an extra cog to get the rotation
right.

They basically swapped carb icing for a soggy distributor. ;-)

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On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:21:27 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Bob Eager wrote:
There's a good book called "The Mini Story" which covers practically
every variant, and the design issues, such as why they put the engine
THT way round despite having to have an extra cog to get the rotation
right.

They basically swapped carb icing for a soggy distributor. ;-)

Exactly. But that was easier to fix.



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