The Escargot - RV/Camper Car Transporter Conversion - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- In part one of our side project, we take a 34 year old ex-library bus and begin its transformation into what we hope will be a hotel on wheels with the added bonus of being able to transport any of our vehicles at the same time. The venerable truck needs to go on a diet, so out come the power tools...
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20:23 "it's old and defunct, so it's going".
So we could possibly say that you're "getting the defunct out"?
Not sure whether to laugh or cry at that comment... 😁
@@BadObsessionMotorsport i cringed so hard i squeezed out a tear.
That deserves a free mug
GROOOOOOAN!!!
I liked it.
"But will I still like to watch Nik and Richard work on a vehicle, even if it isn't Binky?"
Turns out the answer is yes.
Thanks Dan.
I think that goes for all of us :)
It's a sickness, and we all suffer from it - BOMitis
I would even watch if BOM did dismantle a lawnmower. Or an electric toothbrush. But I definitely love this funny but serious side-project!
I think those few people who pressed thumbs down, live in Australia.
I’m a simple man, I spend 20 mins watching two blokes remove bolts and I hit the like button.
So this is the 6L mid engined rwd classic Ford you were talking about
I was right. They just have to put a Ford Barra engine in it. :-p
@@iamtsooj would have been a good choice as they are tourqe monsters
Hi guy's
The vehicle was built by Locomotors in Andover Hampshire, I used to work there and we were a vehicle body specialist, ranging from post office vehicles to armoured vehicles and fire engines as well. It was a great place to work and we did pride ourselves on our workmanship!
That’s really cool! What are your suggestions they could try for further weight saving (myself maybe I’d try next the lighting system in the roof‽ )
@@Simon78 just a guess - they're gonna go for the walls and ceiling material, replacing metal with composite or cloth. And mb chassis, with some ingeneering instead of simple metal beams.
From the first weigh bridge read... oh no they're not going to get to about 4.5ton just from stripping the excess.
2nd read... yep going to have to rebuild it.
You fellas built it well. Still running all these years later.
If they're making a "camper" why would ya bin the heating
Now if Nick can make a rotating jig for this i will be very impressed
Don't give him more ideas :D
Waiting for the "Hold my beer." comment from Nick..
@@PHUSII I believe you mean "hold my tea"
😂😂
Dear family, bad obsession motor sport have started a 2nd project. See you all in 8 years
I've got an '86 Cargo 813 here that you're welcome to if you need it. The motor is like brand new & was used as a Motocross race truck, but the GRP body is rotten. Located in Reading.
Commenting just to say you are a good bloke. Very nice gesture 👍
I agree.
Great gesture.
Very kind & helpful.
So please take up the offer, & use that engine.
Well shit I guess I'll start another 8 year journey on a you tube project.
I expect it'll go a lot more quickly than that. It seems to me that Binky takes a long time because the size constraints. Other than the rear door, I expect they won't have to re-engineer many iterations due to space.
@@roboticus3647 hope so, I only watch because my friend in 94 had a 90 Celica all trac in the USA (and incredibly rare here only like 3,500 total for that generation imported here if i remember right).....it was fun, but way before 2 fast 2 furious so we didn't truly realize how good it was. I pushed him to run it to redline on day one, unfortunately we were on a hill so it sat at like 7k or better too long....blew the bearings. His dad was crazy rich...fixed in a week. Fun car.
@@roboticus3647 I thought so too until 33:14. Expect to see the rear box go and an alloy frame and panelling go on. It's only 380kgs they need to lose.
@@cunning-stunt Yeah, I suspect the whole thing will go. Couldn't they just get a box trailer for the car and tow it? Seems it's what a lot of teams do.
@@RandomPlaceHolderName Where is the fun in that? If he gets really radical he might even chop the cab up and make his own cab, one that is more integrated with the body. But most likely not, The living quarters will be up front so the front axle loading will be pretty low, most of the weight is going to be on the rear axle and there is a set limit as to what that can be. He might chop the rear chassis rails and make the rear end ramped to make loading a car in easier. The stock car guys do this on old buses and coaches all the time. He could also add a second axle at the back to increase the gross vehicle weight.
He's not a real friend. If he was he would've brake checked you when you were standing in the back. It's mandatory.
Not a single bracket was fabricated. Is Nick okay?
They haven't gotten that far, yet...
Making Project Binky a House, Episode 1 😁
“Sounds like the hinge on your wallet”...
I died.
Likewise :D
I snorked very loudly XD
What do ya'll think of the hoonigans modifying another Cosworth escort after destroying the last one?
Cracking line
pinfarmer good news if you already own one...
Oh shit, there goes the next 5 yrs of my life glued to the screen watching this project. Bring it on fellas! I'll start eating vitamins and exercising so I can make it!
i watched it and (as usual) i want another one instantly
Exercise? Vitamins? No no no no no , tea and biscuits , plus a few brackets over engineered to prop up any failing bodywork and you'll be fine
@@crasherz1425 I like the way you think good sir. Of course we'll be drilling holes to add lightness!
@@BruceBusby Hang on, it's yellow, 300kg overweight and they might have to drill holes to lighten it. Name change time..... it's Fromage!
@@andywakeman3395 so true!
Replace the OEM springs with air bags and use them to level the body when parked. You get a much better ride and no additional weight for levelling when parked.
For the love of god use some hearing protection please!
Love your channel guys👍🏻👍🏻
WHAT! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Am I really watching half an hour of you two adding lightness to a library?
LOL!
everyones answer is yes, and definitely worth it!!!!!
Ah! My mum always said if I went to the library I would be enlightened!
not just that but half an hour of them hitting metal with hammers with *no ear protection*.
They had to buy the wheels separately - when they went to collect it, it was up on books.
I'm waiting to see the size of the cardboard templates for this one... big they will be!
Gonna need some refrigerator boxes for this one!
Those are not templates, CAD cardboard aided design
just think off the size off the brackets on this one!!
James May knows where to get boxes big enough for a whole car....contact him asap. Lol
@@Darwinpasta And AC, driven by the engine.
Should have left it as a Library and stocked it with Haynes manuals :D !!!
Actually a mobile library full of Haynes manuals and tools sound like a really cool mobile workshop for people that don’t have access to one
One for each model of car that's donated parts to Binky.
For a second I thought that you two were crazy enough to turn a Nissan S-Cargo into a hauler type. . .
Imagine the incredible number of fabricated brackets you could fit in a lorry this size, glorious.
And I'm sure there'll far many more than they really need too....lol.
Excellent start to a new series. A couple of points, I'm guessing the Escargo won't fit the big blue jig and second, I'm really hoping in a few months to see a recreated Knight Rider/Italian job scene with Binky leaving and entering on the move.
Months? My kids have been conceived, raised and are now going to college since Binky was started, you mean decades.
no one move i've got a plan...lol
Why do I feel like I know whats coming now? Its the "Bigger Blue Jig (TM)"
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
“In a few months”
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Just think of all the brackets they have to make for the EsCargo.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 Exactly!..in 7 years time this project will be 34% done..
Class!!!! I can't wait to see this get built 😊
This just turned into a 34 minute sit on the toilet 🚽
RIP feet.
Currently watching on the pan as well...
Snap🏴😎
Hello hemoroids! 😂
HAHAHA "sounds like the hinges of your wallet" xD that made my day, possibly my year!
Skookum as frig!! One of my favorite RUclipsrs referencing one of my other favorites!
Another ref at 4.48 ;o)
@@yeldawg907 unless you watch AvE!
Yesterday MCM mentioned binky, imagine ave reviewing the binky and the evo!
Keep yer dik inna vise.
@@dsloop3907 beat me to it! Lol 😁👍
A power wash of the underside would probably remove close to a tonne of dried road gunge!
I was just going to say that!
Poor Richard 😂 Looking fwd to the new project gents!
Advantage of old machine: You can redo anything!
Disadvantage of old machine: You have to redo everything :(
Edit: Good luck for the 380kg to take off. Challenge: 400kg Expert Mode: 450kg less.
I've sunk my hard earned (NZ) dollars into Makita 18v and Milwaukee 12v battery tools. It's a relief to see a couple of discerning pros rocking the same gear. Skookum as frig as some say.
Sam Danzer makita and Milwaukee are great
"You complete and utter toss-pot"
"Sorry"
"No, I meant the useless tool"
"Christ man, I said sorry"
The banter between these guys is incredible
Stay tuned for part 2 when Nick decides on the 24 cyl Napier Sabre engine...
I'll bet he's one of the only people to be able to get one of those running again. Hopefully one will run and perhaps be put in an airworthy Tempest or Typhoon.
@@julianneale6128 But I'm sure Nick could have some fun putting one in a car to 'test' it
@@psk1w1 haha I'll bet he'd have a couple of simple ideas, all the rest would be horrendously complicated but highly impressive...
it'll require 14 episodes of custom brackets and cable drives, to make a cuppa, not power the caravan.
hooptiej bring it on!
Did we just see the unholy remains of THE celica ST185?
Loving this project ♥️
If the box is made of hardwood as well it's properly wet. Even on a family camping trailer that can be as much as 100kilos extra and has been the cause of many campers to fail MOT here.
Put a dehumidifier in it and see what happens.
15 thumbs down, how miserable are those people? This is one of the best RUclips channels. Keep it coming boys!
So true! Who would click a thumbs down for this? Sad.
60 now but agreed. it's astonishing how some people like to be negative for no good reason. it's not like there's miss information or opinions being tossed about here, good quality video, 2 fun fellas, I mean come on people.
Probably people that work for hearing protection companies. Using an air wrench underneath a truck is bad for your ear drums.
It’s the age of entitlement, people click thumbs down because “it’s not Binky, waaah 😭” and they think they deserve something from a RUclips channel. I loved this episode so much but it needed moar funk 😃
@@lordcaptain73 yeah it's stupid they said they are waiting for parts for binky it's not like they can magic them into existence lmao, and I think another reason 69 people disliked is because camper builds are a bit over saturated on YT so people are a bit fed up with them BUT this is bad obsessions build they'll make it the maddest camper build in RUclips history ; )
At first I thought you were going to mod a Nissan S-Cargo into an RV. I am so relieved I was wrong, but after Binky, I wouldn't put it past either one of you.
Maybe one day...
Well, it'll be a part of Binky though...
If Jafro comments, you know it's legit.
What a mission, lol. You could turn 1/2 into a flatbed for extra weight savings.
How about a full flat bed and just stick a tent to the back it's a win win XD
@@DatBoiOrly sounds like something Richard Hammond would which makes it a silly idea 😂😂.
Except they are in the UK where it rains all the time. Having an enclosed area means they could work on the car in comfort
If they would have access to 240vac they could get a portable spray booth which is inflatable. Only trouble with that is anchoring it down and putting it away afterwards.
Brilliant as always
What, What !?!, a BOM upload without a bracket, getting the funky out or even a solitary cup of tea?
I saw cups, so they're holding out on us.
And nary a “make the noise.”
Don't worry, it's about to get complicated, they said so themselves.
Patience my friend.. first tear down, thén bracket up!
The Essex county council library bus!! Glad to see this things still alive and being kept going, even if it's getting frankenstein'd!
Bookworms to Rustworms...What a retirement! Baby...Lets hope she can sit for 3 years! ;p
I remember that library bus coming round while I was in primary school. The Mrs remembers it as well.
And when it broke down, there was a book lack in Ongar ! ©PrivateEye
Geezus,...this truck was built,..... as you chaps said there near the end. The guys who previously built this one up, sure didn't seem to spare the materials.
Now,...how to get rid of another 800 plus kilos? Ah well, I'll be here to cheer you two on in Part 2.....
Thanks for this one!
Keep `em comin guys, love watchin`em!
This interrupted watching NHL hockey payoffs. And I'm Canadian, so that's saying something.
Shouldn't you be apologizing whilst commenting your comment?
As another Canadian Sorry for my countrymen's lack of apology
@@annonymous7440 Sorry about that.
@@ricka3856 I'm sorry I put you in the position where you had to apologize.
What the puck? ;-)
Glad that you paid homage to the people who did all those mods way back in the day. I was thinking as you took it all out that there was a lot of careful good work and engineering had gone into that build. Not to mention a large barrowful of shekels.....
This was a great vid, thank you guys!
Very entertaining, informative and inspiring.
Sounds like a brilliant idea. Can't take that long to fix. Just a bracket or two need to be made
...and captive nuts!!!
don't forget the grinder... and the press..
And I'm sure they can find a way to use the "make the noise" level.
Noooo don't get rid of the doors. Those are the best bit!
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I know they'll never finish this project, but I still come back and watch these videos every so often just for content 😂
Brilliant project i am glued to seeing this unfold nice work lads.
As much as i love the production value of binky videos, i love these raw lost footage style videos too, please keep making videos like this along with the more frequent uploads
Howdy from Texas
...another overcomplicated project, showing your modestly persevering audience waaay too much detail of your strangely satisfying craftsmanship?
*I hate to love it!*
Love watching these guys work.
You make my day great! thanks
A C-1E licence covers a 7.5 ton with a trailer, you could reduce axle weight by using a trailer to carry the kettle and tea bags, you're welcome, glad i could help
That'll need to be one mother of a trailer!
And a welder should a BOM mug decides to break again
They should have gone with a Mitsubishi/Fuso Canter since most of them have a 3-4ton load capacity but still rated for 7,5ton (C1)
where are the spare angle grinders going to be stored
i must be missing something, why are they so worried about the weight? even at 5000 they could load a any small car and a shitton of parts and still be below 7500?
Skookum as frig. Great project gents!
aVe term.
@@ddd228 Yes, an excellent descriptor of quality, such as that present in a Cockford Ollie tool.
Skookum indeed
Somebody tell uncle Bumblefuck!
Thank you very much for your video , enjoying it 👍😉
Great new project..looking forward to this one.
I was an HGV engineer back in the '80s and'90s, the era of the Ford Cargo, and I've worked on hundreds of those things, including many applications similar to yours, so I confess I laughed heartily and mercilessly when I saw the fixed cab - those Dover engines are designed to be worked on from the top and the sides, so we had a special hatred for coachbuilders who fixed the cabs down. Even routine maintenance can be a nightmare, and anything serious like changing a head gasket becomes nigh impossible. Still, I suppose for what you're doing, it will be a good choice body-wise.
One thing that springs to mind - as I recall, they had a tendency to seize the kingpins, so make sure you grease them religiously. Also, the gearstick linkages flop around like a fish in a bucket and wear out pretty badly, so plenty of spray grease on it (if you can get to the underside with that fixed cab...).
Oh, and I believe someone mentioned open ended ratchet spanners - I don't know if they still do them, but I have a set of Snap On open ended ratchet spanners in my toolbox, I kid you not. I imagine you can still get them.
I look forward to seeing what you do with this - a real trip down memory lane for me, a good project and I don't have to work on it, an added bonus :-)
I have some open ended that are shaped to kind of rachet...still available in my local shop...
Any good news? It's a Ford Library Book Truck.. With added horse shit... I'd get under there with a wire brush in a heartbeat..
Why they can't get the local police to fight off volunteers is beyond me!
Make it a tilt-up... cab, box, everything.
a distinct lack of funk on this episode I notice....still bang on though i must say
I like the music, it's different from Binky. This Box Van is more rock. I don't know if the boys meant to do it but I like the idea of different Types of music for different projects
Michael Morgan I really liked the guitar playing in this episode.
But yes. Go the funk.
Trucks are heavy metal...
Funk is for fabrication
didn't see it coming....love it
I love the new project and glad to see you guys are expanding in keeping the channel going strong !!!!
High performance Mini, converted buss to transport it in, Thinking of a trip to Italy?
that'll blow the bloody doors off!
not with your roads lol
hang on lads, I've got a great idea...
♫♪♫♪ This is a self preservation, Society! ♪♫♪♫
They're still two Minis short for that I guess...
I am a HGV mechanic and this is my every day, I feel for you!
As always, positively delightful.
This project is going to be amazing!
Ready? yarp
Simon Pegg would be proud
From reading the title I was really hoping this would be a Nissan S-Cargo with a fold-out tent and a diesel swap so it'd have enough torque to pull a trailer with Binky in it.
Great vid guys, like your nod to Ave.
This is going to be fantastic to see progress.
Love the verbal lubrication directed at the rusty and difficult parts.
That strip-out needed a gas axe or plasma torch.
It will look lovely in four years
I love it already men! Cant wait for more!
Best thing I’ve seen on RUclips all week, thanks guys 👍🏻👍🏻
sandblasting the frame will remove many many kilos of dead rusted weight
But wouldn't that remove the essence which makes it a Ford?
@@yorickhunt3371 Well if it was a Chevy, (or anything Brit, or Italian) it'd not be there any longer to sandblast, having succumb to the metal termites long ago, so at least it still has essence (~_^)
Even just pressure-cleaning underneath would've removed quite a few kilos!
@@jpkalishek4586 nonsense, if it was British (and the owner always topped up the engine oil) then there'd be a nice healthy layer of oil on everything
@@hairyneil May well be so, for where they are at . . . but I live in the land of Road Salt. Up here, the stuff might have a decent engine and tranny, with a pumpkin well soaked, and everything else looking like it is returning to the ore from whence it came.
"Toss Pot". Haven't heard that one before. Gonna have to work that one into my own everyday speech.
Cheers for that.
I LOVE IT! This gives a great direction for the channel, and looks like an awesome project!
Man you guys work hard. Looking forward to seeing this one progress.
Is the unladen weight African or European camper van?
European I guess; the african vans are bigger and can hold coconuts, but they aren't a migratory type of van.
Aha, i see you what did there!
Almost wet myself...oh nevermind...
Quite happy to watch other people wrestling rusting nuts...oh...that sounds totally inappropriate
haha, comment of the day. BTW where did you find the coconuts
Will this cut in to your semi-biannual yearly Project Binky episodes? That's how I keep track of leap years.......
Welcome back!! I have been looking forward to the next project.
You boys make stripping an old tug look interesting - well done..
And I didn't see a single tea break ??!!! You guys ok ...
0:46 "It's our side project to be worked on while the kettle is boiling." This whole endeavour IS a tea break.
@@M1sterF1sh 👍
this is instantly the 2nd best series on youtube after binky. Can't wait for episode 2
Ooh I dunno, I think Leo rebuilding Tally Ho is pretty up there
@@HandyC thanks for hinting me to this!
@@HandyC I see what you mean. Looks like it could be a lifetime watching that and I've already decided to use my lifetime watching .......Project Binky.....
I look forward to the rest of this project
Really looking forward to the next one keep them coming chaps
For the love of god, someone buy these fellas an oxy set.
Things you'll be reinstalling because you need them;
Rear bumper
Spare tire carrier
Heater
Cabinets
Leveling jacks
CARBON FIBER EVERYTHING
Rear door. Side door.
Nah...Just gotta get Binkie on a horse size diet.
Lol
All things that can be replaced with items much lighter than the 30 year old items tossed into the bonfire 🔥 or rubbish skip.
Keep it up guys, my fav car show online.
I moved to Ontario Canada in 1982. Bring a mechanic I very quickly learned to use an oxyacetylene torch. Otherwise known as the liquid wrench here in the snow/ rust belt. I have never had a car here that died before the chassis rotted away
Actually surprised you managed to pull nearly a ton out of it, looking forward to seeing what is next!
So good to see a British channel using metric system.
Britain has pretty much metricated, except (for some odd reason) road distances and speeds are still in miles. But petrol is sold by the litre so that must make calculating your fuel economy a "bit of a nuisance".
@@christopherbedford9897Not in the slightest; we use miles per gallon so we know how far we go on a gallon, rather than the continental system of how much fuel you use for 100km which is utterly bizarre :D
@@sl077766 Umm well (a) to use MPG you have to convert litres to gallons so yeah, bit of a nuisance and (b) it's only "utterly bizarre" because you're not used to it. My father called it something similar when we metricated in South Africa in the 70s (in the 70s! How far behind you are!!!) and he never converted - but then, he refused to use a calculator either, and insisted on doing all the calculations by long division. Yes, he was that reactionary.
I've been using l/100km since my first car in 1981 and when everyone uses the same measurement it makes perfect sense - after all, it's not the numbers that matter, it's how they compare to similar vehicles and to what your vehicle has been doing for the last "x" months or years.
@@sl077766
L/100km seems bizarre (ok. IS bizarre) but it's great for marketing. Better economy gives a smaller number at the front. We use it in Aus and I grew up with it, but it is really meaningless compared to km per litre.
@@mattjohns3394I've no prob using km/litres but at least do it the right way around ie how many km on a litre, l/100km is plain stupid (imho of course :D ) and sod the marketing!
This channel is just getting even better. Hats off boys!
THIS was a great idea! This is going to be brilliant! I cannot wait to see what you guys do with that thing.
Well isn't that a lovely colour.
Yes, it isnt.
Project Kinky?
Workin with your best friend on impossible (or maybe improbable) projects. My jealousy runneth over. You guys always look like you're having a blast and its a blast to watch!
😁
@@BadObsessionMotorsport have a full set of workshop manuals for the cargo if your interested, my dad was a ford truck and van mechanic. Drop me a reply. happy if they go to a good home.
You guys are great, and this looks like an interesting project. Good luck!
I love how the first few moments of time lapse at 29:30 ish are literally Rich drinking tea. This is sped up, so he spend actual measurable time enjoying tea - good man!
Great to see another project guys!
Great supporting project
Really cant wait to see where and how this all comes together.
Nice!! How exciting!!