Episode Guide - Bad Obsession Motorsport

PROJECT BINKY EPISODE GUIDE

By Alexander Assmann

A very dedicated fan – Alexander – has taken the time to collate as much information as possible and produced a comprehensive episode guide along with click through links to the relevant parts of each video. It’s quite a resource. We’ll be updating it as we go along.

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• To see the full episode, click on the Episode #
• To find a specific part, search for a keyword using Ctrl+F. Then click on the link.

Episode #	Release Date (YouTube)	Name	Description	Guide with timestamped YouTube links
Special	14. June 2013	The Trailer	The first installment of Project Binky. Can two basket cases from Shropshire create one serious Mini?	Nik and Richard in a field with cows giving an overview of the planned project
Special	28. June 2013	The Outtakes	These are some of the outtakes from the shooting of the trailer for Project Binky. Those of a nervous disposition should not watch this video.	In a shed in a country far, far away…
Episode 1	17. Aug 2013	A Case of Tinworm (The rotten shell)	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.	Previously on project Binky Taking measurements of the two cars Stripping down the Mini Introducing the Big Blue Jig Introducing the Grinding Scare Crow Continuing stripping down the Mini Things learned from stripping down the Mini Beginning of rust repair Adding temporary bracing, replacing the door steps, A- posts, floor Adding strengthening tube in the sill void Strengthening the inner sill and welding in the floor, door steps, A-posts and sills Removing the front end and comparing the Celica running gear to the Mini
Episode 2	18. Oct 2013	Strutting Your Stuff (Suspension and disbelief)	In the 2nd episode of Project Binky, we start to get down to the nitty gritty of the build. We strip out the front bulkhead, make all new suspension mounting points and drink a lot of tea. We also travel to Goodwood for a cheeky track day. The project to fit all of the running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT- Four into a Mini 1000 without widening or lengthening it, really starts to take shape.	Previously on project Binky Making new A-posts and cutting out the bulkhead A bit of history about Nik and Rich racing Why tea breaks are important Starting to set up the running gear About negative front suspension mounting jig thingy Making front bottom arm mounts Making front strut tower tops Figuring out the position of the front suspension in the Mini body Welding front strut towers, bottom arm mounts and chassis rails into position
Episode 3	24. Dec 2013	Stop! Hammer Time (The larch)	In episode 3, the turbocharged 3SGTE engine gets put aside as we concentrate on getting the rear suspension and sub-frame mounted in the back of the Mini. Silliness abounds in this monster project.	Coming up on project Binky Things done since the last episode Starting with the rear suspension Adding temporary bracing before cutting out the rear panels Removing the rear seatback Removing the boot floor Making the negative rear suspension mounting jig thingy Richard actually does nothing on the project Detailed view of the finished rear suspension mounting jig thingy Setting the rear suspension in the correct position Making rear chassis rails Making rear cross member Connecting rear subframe rear mounting points to chassis rails Difficulty of connecting rear subframe front mounting points Making the bracket for rear trailing arm Connecting rear subframe front mounting points Making rear strut towers Some more fabrication on the rear chassis rails Rear end overview Installing the rear suspension and drivetrain for the first time
Special	13. Jan 2014	Unplugged – Q&A Session	Recorded on New Years Day after a heavy night of Jack Daniel’s, here’s the two of us from Bad Obsession Motorsport, hungover answering a bunch of eclectic questions from you lot on the build of Project Binky.	First three episodes of project Binky have created a number of questions. Some of them get answered here.
Episode 4	19. Feb 2014	Light at the End of the Tunnel (A bad dream)	In episode 4, the Mini finally gets an engine. All the running gear gets installed and there’s a miracle propshaft situation. It finally dawns on us that it just might be possible to get the 3SGTE engine in the car and the project might just work!	A horrible announcement Coming up on project Binky Trying to fit the engine Positioning the steering rack mounting plate Bolting in the steering rack and mounting the anti-roll bar Trying to fit the engine again Stripping the engine of unnecessary parts Trying to fit the engine yet again Problems with the engine in Modifying the front suspension bottom arm mount, front chassis legs and steering rack mount Installing the front drivetrain and fitting the engine Checking for front drivetrain clearance issues Making and installing engine mounts Cutting out the old propshaft tunnel The propshaft conundrum and fitting the new propshaft Making the new propshaft tunnel Fixing the propshaft center bearing into place Finishing off the rear floor Connecting the two different rear floor levels, finishing off the inner sills, connecting the propshaft tunnel to rear floor Overview of the rear floor Strengthening the connection between rear subframe front mounts Overview of the rear floor continued Making new seat boxes Running gear checklist
Episode 5	19. Apr 2014	Binky: A Warning from History (The fabrication nation)	In episode 5 of Bad Obsession Motorsport’s Project Binky, we finally manage to get the front bulkhead finished and make a start on making good the rear end. The quest to build one of the world’s fastest Austin Minis continues.	Coming up in episode 5 Nik has a lovely bunch of coconuts Things done since the last episode Fixing the steering rack mount into position Connecting the chassis rails to the A-posts Tying in the front bottom arm mounts Cutting and extending the front anti-roll bar mounts Modifying the front bottom arm mounts to clear the anti-roll bar Finishing front floor Making lower bulkhead panel Connecting the propshaft tunnel to lower bulkhead Making the main bulkhead panel Making the upper bulkhead panel Overview of the finished bulkhead Fitting the rear seatback back in Repositioning the rear anti-roll bar Making a support plate for the seatback Skinning rear strut towers Replacing the rear inner wheel arches Episode overview
Episode 6	13. June 2014	Sense and Senility (Bad luck and hard love)	Bad Obsession Motorsport’s mental project to shoehorn the entire running gear from a Toyota Celica GT-Four into a Mini without lengthening or widening it continues in episode 6. The shell fabrication is nearly complete.	Coming up in episode 6 Connecting the strut towers to the window rails and parcel shelf Putting the rear seatback back in and welding it Making a box section between the seatback and parcel shelf Cutting out the rear quarter panels and rust repair Strengthening the rear quarter panel area Half-tubbing the rear wheel arches Widening the inner rear wheel arches Putting outer skins on rear strut towers Fitting new rear quarter panels Cutting out the rear body panels Mounting new rear valance Making the boot floor Mounting the back panel Overview of the Mini shell this far Finishing the ends of rear chassis rails, finishing the rear subframe front mounting boxes, modifying the companion boxes Fitting roll cage spacer plates Making a new rear seat base Showing off the tilting function of the Big Blue Jig Cleaning up and welding the rear underside
Episode 7	26. Sept 2014	The Padded Cell (The cooling conundrum)	In episode 7 of Project Binky, the Mini gets most of the chassis fabrication completed, the radiator gets sorted and the car gets electric windows and central locking. Oh, and Nik has a birthday party. The quest to build one of the world’s fastest Mini’s continues….	Coming up in episode 7 Things done since the last episode Comments about Rich’s wife Connecting the front and rear chassis rails Finishing the rear wheel arch area Showing off the Big Blue Jig once more Lack of room for the radiator and solving that problem Making the front chassis legs removable and crashable Making the lower front crossbeam drop plates Bolting in the lower front crossbeam Mounting the radiators Plans with the doors Removing the rusted-on door hinges Electric window modification to the doors Central locking modification to the doors
Episode 8	24. Dec 2014	Je T’Adoor (A trip up to Boot hill)	In Episode 8, we get a pair of nice doors, Nik gets annoyed with the boot lid and we both flip out over the front end panel work.	Coming up in episode 8 Things done since the last episode Removing the old door skin Rust repair on the door bottom Adding the side impact protection bar to the door Adding wiring loom keepers to the inside of the doors Overview of the inside of the modified door Adding drain holes to the door bottoms Modifications to the new door skins Putting on new door skins Fitting the doors on the car and checking panel gaps Central locking modification to the boot lid Fitting the new front body panels Removable front end discussion Making the flip front frame Fixing the A-panel Continuing the flip front frame Making and mounting the flip front catches Fitting new bonnet hinges Making the flip front hinge
Episode 9	17. Apr 2015	Out Of My Cold, Dead Hands (The butler did it)	Yes it’s taken a long time, but episode 9 is finally here. The shell is complete along with a few extra flourishes. We start on the interior and the BOM family grows by two. Oh, and Nik gets a haircut.	Coming up in episode 9 Things done since the last episode Flip front catch re-design A-post modification for the flip-front Flip-front slider on A-post Fitting the front-end panels for good Stamping vent holes into the scuttle panel Educational lesson on the A-panel and front wing seam Continuing fitting the front panels Making rain gutters on the front wings Attaching the front panel to the frame Half-tubbing the front wheel arches Finalizing the radiator positions Fixing radiator tops in place Showing off the electronically actuated flip front vol.1 Explaining the electronically actuated flip front vol.1 Choosing seats Positioning and installing the driver’s seat Trying to fit the dashboard Starting with the pedals
Special	10. May 2015	The Outtakes Part 2	We make many mistakes, we shoot many takes, we swear – a lot. These are some of the outtakes from filming the first eight episodes of Project Binky. Hopefully it’ll give you a better insight into what we go through to bring you Project Binky. There’s very strong language from the start.	It seems to have gone a bit limp. Bollocks.
Episode 10	31. July 2015	A Substantial Gift (The broken promise)	In episode 10 of Project Binky, we mainly concentrate on getting the controls sorted. There’s pedal box and steering action along with a fight with some major bump steer.	Coming up in episode 10 Cutting a hole in the bulkhead for the pedals Figuring out how to mount the pedal box Making pedal box mounting brackets Mounting the dash rail support bar Modifying the pedals Making a covering plate for the pedal box hole Mounting the loud pedal Choosing, modifying and mounting the steering column Testing the steering Making a dust cover for the steering column hole in the bulkhead Modifying and mounting the dash rail Making a 5/8 UNF to M14x1.5 adapter Attaching spherical bearing rod ends to the trackrods Some changes to the drivetrain setup Front driveshafts, adding camber adjustment, adjustable anti-roll bar drop links. Eliminating bump steer Replacing the drive flanges/ wheel hubs
Episode 11	4. Dec 2015	Out of Controls (Give it some stick)	In episode 11 of Project Binky, we grapple with bump steer and Ackermann angles, we wrestle with the gear-shift mechanism, sort out the passenger seat and fit the handbrake. And we drink tea of course.	Coming up in episode 11 Repositioning the trackrod end Reengineering the front chassis rails Problems to come Making new steering arm mounts Explaining new steering arm mounts Final bump steer results Ackermann steering Checking the steering clearance Steering lock reducers Mounting the passenger seat Explaining the gear selection Mounting the gear stick Modifying the shift linkage Continuing installing the gear stick Mounting the handbrake Installing the steering lock
Episode 12	8. Apr 2016	Silencing The Lambs (The salmon moose)	In episode 12 of Project Binky, we get to grips with the exhaust after finishing off a lot of the bits left earlier on in the build. The quest to build one of the world’s fastest Minis continues…	Coming up in episode 12 Areas to revisit and to finish off Finishing off the chassis tube and A-post area Showing off another feature of the Big Blue Jig Mounting the front anti-roll bar brackets Finishing off the floorpan and propshaft tunnel meeting area Remaking the propshaft center bearing carrier Routing the handbrake cables Explaining and starting on the exhaust Making the exhaust Making the exhaust hangers Overview of the finished exhaust Finishing the rear seat base and seatback for the exhaust
Episode 13	22. July 2016	No More Fuelling Around (Tanks of the memories)	In episode 13 of Project Binky, the Mini gets a new fuel tank, we finish off the parcel shelf, complete the firewall and take a look at the wheel situation. There’s homemade contraptions, MIG welding, TIG welding and a shed load of grinding action! And tea, lots of tea.	Coming up in episode 13 Problem with fuel tank Designing the fuel tank Making the fuel tank Mounting the fuel tank Making and connecting the filler neck Explanation on mounting the fuel tank Making the parcel shelf into a firewall Stiffening the C-posts Welding in the scuttle panel Mini standing on the wheels for the first time Problem with the wheels sticking out Widening the rims
Episode 14	25. Nov 2016	The Overarching Solution (Houses of the holy)	In episode 14 of Project Binky, we crack on with figuring out the arches, not helped by a faulty part. We come up with a new technology – LRP – and we start to plumb the fuel lines in. There’s most of the usual stuff including tea obviously!	Nik felt the disturbance in the force Coming up in episode 14 Explaining the wheel arches Mounting the wheel arch extensions Test fitting the new wheel arch extensions Widening the wheel arch extensions Fixing the side repeater hole in the fender Continuing widening the wheel arch extensions Overview of the widened wheel arches How to make the fuel lines Taking the fuel lines through the boot floor Making the fuel lines from the tank to the boot floor Mounting the braided fuel lines Welding in roll cage support plates
Episode 15	17. March 2017	Bro’s Before Hose (The man with two legs)	In episode 15 of Project Binky, we wrestle with brake lines and fuel lines, make a couple of reasonably nice braces for under the car, argue over P clips and drink a bunch of tea. There’s also a biscuit dunking incident.	Coming up in episode 15 Explaining the lower suspension arm brace situation Making a new lower suspension arm brace Explaining the crossmember situation Making a new crossmember Making front engine mount and bracket to connect to the crossmember Continuing making the crossmember and transverse brace Old vs. new braces Fuel line material choice Making brackets for fuel and brake lines Mounting fuel and brake line brackets Making and mounting the fuel lines Making and mounting the rear brake lines Installing bulkhead fittings for clutch and brake master cylinders Making and mounting the clutch and front brake lines Plumbing the clutch and brake master cylinders Explaining the brake fluid reservoir situation Making and mounting the brake fluid reservoir
Special	1. Apr 17	How to fix a mug with a TIG welder	After a major disaster smashing one of our tea mugs, we thought it might be fun to attempt to TIG weld the thing back together. Here’s how it went down…	A man can do almost anything when armed with a carbide burr, welding gauntlet, cable tie, vise, acetone, rag, AC pulse much amps TIG welder, belt sander, some sharpies, special polish and polisher and with his tongue sticking out.
Special	8. June 2017	Crossthreaded Podcast 23	Richard and Nik appear on “Crossthreaded Podcast“, which is a homemade car show by, of, and for the people. Helping you have the most fun for your dollar in cars since 2016. Hosts: Meghann and Jim Hodgson.	General discussion about Nick and Richard racing, projects, YouTube and of course Binky. No links, open the podcast* and skip on the timeline.* 4.50 7.45 8.30 12.45 16.45 22.00 26.20 28.40 32.20 48.50 55.20 Rich – What is the appeal of being a navigator? Nik – How did You end up in the driver’s seat? About rallying in the US & UK Peugeot 206 How project Binky became to be The Jigs The MIG pop question The MIG pop answer About Youtube and car projects When will Binky be finished Projects waiting in the wings
Special	24. June 2017	The Outtakes Part 3	We make many mistakes, we shoot many takes, we swear – a lot. These are some of the outtakes from filming episodes of Project Binky. There’s very strong language from the start.	You can wipe all the first 25 takes of this….
Special	11. Aug 2017	AskEdd 6 (Edd’s Bad Obsession session)	The three guys had a great day and at the end the conversation descended into tangents and irrelevance… …is space a donut or a boomerang? (Beware, contains mature themes, like swearing… and swearing!)	This video is on Edd China’s channel and is basically BOM guys asking Edd some questions and then discussing black holes.
Episode 16	13. Oct 2017	Smoke Me A Kipper (A box for all seasons)	In this installment of our seemingly never ending quest to build one of the world’s fastest Mini’s, we wrestle with the power steering, make a minor adjustment to the flip front mechanism and think about how to get some heating in the car.	Coming up in episode 16 Making a pattern for the power steering high pressure pipe Explaining the power steering pump situation Remaking the front chassis legs and the crossmember Showing off the electronically actuated flip front vol.2 (with the linear actuator) Mounting the power steering pump Continuing plumbing the power steering Explaining the HVAC situation Designing the heater box Making the heater box
Special	16. Dec 2017	The Outtakes Part 4	We make many mistakes, we shoot many takes, we swear – a lot. These are some of the outtakes from filming episodes of Project Binky. There’s very strong language from the start and a guest appearance from Edd China!	Mr. Flibble IS gonna be very cross.
Special	30. Jan 2018	Unplugged – Q&A Session Volume 2	Here’s another Q&A video; the second installment. Shot in a freezing cold workshop, we hope this explains some of the burning questions you might have. There’s plenty of questions unanswered, so we might shoot another one, time willing. Don’t worry, work continues on the Mini… Hope you enjoy it!	Nik and Richard answer an enormous amount of questions, which were submitted by fans via the BOM Facebook page.
Episode 17	17. May 2018	A Suffusion Of Yellow (Hair conditioning)	In episode 17 of Project Binky, we get down and dirty with finishing off the custom HVAC unit for the Mini. It’s a long and involved process that took far more time than we possibly imagined, but now it’s done we move on to fix some other drawbacks of the mini in modern day motoring.	Coming up in episode 17 Fitting the heater box to the bulkhead Sourcing the heater matrix and A/C evaporator Modifying the heater matrix Overview of the finished heater matrix and testing for leaks Explaining the heater matrix coolant diverter valve Plumbing the heater matrix Modifying the A/C evaporator, plumbing the expansion valve and explaining the laws of thermodynamics Making the air inlet for the blower Making the screen vents Final finish, overview and assembly of the heater box Installing air vents and air ducting hose Overview of the finished ducting Testing the air circulation system Test-fitting the dashboard Installing the windscreen
Episode 18	31. July 2018	Greeks Bearing Gifts (Total wipeout)	In episode 18 of Project Binky, we wrestle with the wiper system, add another superfluous modification, tackle some trigonometry and sort of start on the electrical system. It’s all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world’s fastest Mini’s.	Coming up in episode 18 Having a look at the wipers Disassembling the old wiper system and starting on the new Making new wiper arms Making new wiper drive arms and calculating their length Finding a mounting point for the front wiper motor Making the front wiper bracket Showing off the front wiper assembly in operation Automatic wipers Showing off the automatic wipers in operation Overview of the rear wiper situation Making and installing the rear wiper assembly Showing the rear wiper in operation Overview of the battery situation
Episode 19	1. Oct 2018	It’s not my Volt (Wire in the Blood)	In episode 19 of Project Binky, we make a start on the vehicle’s electrical system, make a few brackets and drink plenty of tea. It’s all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world’s fastest Mini’s.	Coming up in episode 19 Relocating and mounting the battery Making and routing the battery cables Overview of the wiring loom situation Laying out and testing the wiring loom on the floor Removing unnecessary components from the wiring loom Relocating and mounting the fuse box and power distribution board Getting power from the power distribution board to the fuse box Wiring the ignition & column switches The alternator-crisis
Episode 20	1. Nov 2018	Lights at the end of the tunnel (Trouble looming)	In episode 20 of Project Binky, we continue working on the mini’s electrical system and solve (we hope) the ancillary drive conundrum. There’s an unbelievable amount of work in this one, far too much to show in one 30 minute episode without killing it dead, so there’ll be an additional machining video out in a couple of weeks for anyone who’d like to see more of the detail in the latter part of this episode. It’s all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world’s fastest Mini’s.	Coming up in episode 20 Modifying the transmission tunnel yet again for the wiring Sorting out the wiring loom for the front-end lighting Installing and wiring the front lights on the flip-front Mounting and wiring the rear lights Testing all the lights on the car Analyzing different suggestions to solve the alternator-problem Solution to the alternator-problem Short overview of sorting out the auxiliary drive driving end mounting and pulleys Short overview of sorting out the auxiliary drive driven end mounting and pulleys Showing off the completed auxiliary drive solution
Special	18. Nov 2018	Howie Did It – Machining the flexi-shaft auxiliary drive. Part 1	This is part one of how we made the flexi-shaft auxiliary drive system in episode 20 of Project Binky. There was far too much to show in the normal episode run-time, so we thought we’d make an additional series of videos going into a bit more detail of how we did it.	Making the new crank pulley Making the intermediate shaft drive pulley Making the intermediate shaft Making the intermediate shaft holder
Special	25. Nov 2018	Howie Did It – Machining the flexi-shaft auxiliary drive. Part 2	This is part two of how we made the flexi-shaft auxiliary drive system in episode 20 of Project Binky. In this part, we make the brackets to hold the alternator, a pulley, an adaptor and then put it all together. There was far too much to show in the normal episode run-time, so we thought we’d make an additional series of videos going into a bit more detail of how we did it. Hope you enjoy it.	Drilling and tapping the flexi-shaft Making the intermediate shaft holder mounting plate Making the mounting plates for the auxiliary drive driven end Making the “spider” Making the alternator pulley Making the alternator pulley adapter to join it to the flexi-shaft Cutting a keyway into the flexi-shaft Assembling the auxiliary drive
Episode 21	31. Dec 2018	The Consolation Prize (Department of the Interior)	In episode 21 of Project Binky, we work on the interior of the car building a centre console and some door cards among other bits and bobs. This is all just so we can crack on with the rest of the wiring. Honest…	Coming up in episode 21 Repositioning the gear stick Making an aluminium tray for the cables under the gear stick and around the seats It’s time for the center console Fabricating the frame and sides for the center console Fabricating the top panels and retaining brackets for the center console Overview of the finished center console Mounting the dashboard Making the panels to go under the dashboard Making the door cards Making the rear quarter guard panels Installing the rear seatback and base

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