{"id":135394,"date":"2025-07-31T16:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135394"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:11:27","slug":"project-binky-episode-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135394","title":{"rendered":"Project Binky Episode 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135399\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135399\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"135399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135399\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 41 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 41&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 41\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bracket building duo called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BadObsessionMotorsport\">Bad Obsession Motorsport<\/a> returns with an update on their Project Binky. For those unfamiliar with the project, the team built a custom Mini with a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4 AWD powertrain. In the previous video they used a CNC machine, lathe, 3D printer, and inkjet printer to build custom gauges. In this update they complete building the gauges and installing them in the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L2Zc_XncBV4?si=k1P7XLgWVoL_NIvc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BadObsessionMotorsport\">Bad Obsession Motorsport<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bracket building duo called Bad Obsession Motorsport returns with an update on their Project Binky. For those unfamiliar with the project, the team built a custom Mini with a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4 AWD powertrain. In the previous video they used a CNC machine, lathe, 3D printer, and inkjet printer to build custom gauges.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135394\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Binky Episode 41<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":135399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mini"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-41-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131105,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=131105","url_meta":{"origin":135394,"position":0},"title":"Project Binky Episode 40","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bad Obsession Motorsport returns with another update on their Project Binky custom Mini with a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4 AWD powertrain. 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