Last year we shared the RWD Mini Hatch (R56) being built by EDM Racing in Bicester, England. Since then they have made a lot of progress on the project. The team finished fabricating the custom floor and transmission tunnel which covers a 4.0 L S65 V8 and M-DCT seven-speed transmission from a BMW E92 M3. … Read more
This Mini is for sale in Portland, Oregon for $14,500. The car was restored after being imported from the UK in 2005. Under the hood sits a 1.5 L Peugeot TUD5 diesel inline-four with a Greasecar vegetable fuel system conversion. The engine sends power to the 13-inch aluminum wheels through a five-speed manual transmission. The … Read more
Bad Obsession Motorsport are starting your week off right with a Project Binky update. The team has made a lot of progress building their incredibly modified Mini using a Toyota Celica GT-Four powertrain. In this update the team works on the wiring harness, washer bottle, clutch master cylinder, and plenty of brackets. Source: Bad Obsession … Read more
This unique Mini was built by owner Ollie Scull in the UK. The orange little monster is powered by a turbocharged Honda B16A inline-four that makes 358 horsepower and 217 lb-ft of torque. The engine features a sleeved block, Wiseco pistons, Skunk2 Block Guard and valve springs, Brian Crower rods, titanium retainers, and Garrett GT3076R … Read more
Dario from The House of Boost is back with an update on his 1977 Austin Mini project. For those who are unfamiliar with the build, he plans to build a burnout machine with a supercharged 4.8 L LSx V8 running on methanol. In this video Dario explains why he selected the 4.8 L V8 and … Read more
Dario from The House of Boost is back with an update on his 1977 Austin Mini project. For those who are unfamiliar with the build, he plans to build a burnout machine with a supercharged 4.8 L LSx V8 running on methanol. In this video Dario shows the work completed since the last update and … Read more