Project Binky - Episode 37 - Austin Mini GT-Four - Turbocharged 4WD Mini

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • In episode 37 of Project Binky we add more parts, run the engine up to temp, go to a show, break things, fix things and generally get annoyed.
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  • @Stu_2112
    @Stu_2112 2 года назад +1649

    Watching that bolt on the alternator assembly backing out while the engine runs.... 😱

    • @kill-nine
      @kill-nine 2 года назад +111

      Ok, I wasn't imagining it at @11:42 or so.

    • @tyranneous
      @tyranneous 2 года назад +32

      @@kill-nine Also, I think it can be seen again at 36:34 too! ruclips.net/video/qk8t__6k1D4/видео.html

    • @philipgmartin
      @philipgmartin 2 года назад +35

      That was stressing me out!

    • @harezy
      @harezy 2 года назад +33

      Yeh lets hope they see this 🤣

    • @Lord_Swede
      @Lord_Swede 2 года назад +14

      that got my heart racing, do hope they see it 😧

  • @mightycarmods
    @mightycarmods 2 года назад +1820

    So epic. Well done fellas all the way from down under!

    • @BadObsessionMotorsport
      @BadObsessionMotorsport  2 года назад +242

      Thanks boys. Much love from here in Blighty.

    • @L3aRn2Th1nK
      @L3aRn2Th1nK 2 года назад +112

      @@BadObsessionMotorsport This is a collab I dream to watch! =)

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 2 года назад +24

      @@L3aRn2Th1nK they said they wanted one years ago, but it's a bit difficult with all the continents and all. New Pangaea just can't come quickly enough!

    • @reggiedixon2
      @reggiedixon2 2 года назад +35

      @@L3aRn2Th1nK How about putting an RX7 gearbox in a Mini? . . . . Too soon?

    • @breakshot7451
      @breakshot7451 2 года назад +3

      there are other channels out there, were the box of shame would be the contend of 3 successful episodes, love the guys

  • @Juikula
    @Juikula 2 года назад +1302

    I was going to say that poor Nik's aged almost ten years in the making of this, but then I checked when the first episode was posted again. Mm yeah, do carry on chaps, fantastic work.

    • @malcolmjcullen
      @malcolmjcullen 2 года назад +77

      Rex Hamilton's been dead for 35 years!

    • @ShaunHensley
      @ShaunHensley 2 года назад +53

      Yeah we all aged ten years

    • @mikehipperson
      @mikehipperson 2 года назад +7

      @@malcolmjcullen He's there in 'spirit'!

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 2 года назад +54

      I for one enjoy getting old with all of you, as we watch something old become new.

    • @firefly8464
      @firefly8464 2 года назад +14

      I watched a couple of the first episodes a few months ago… they looked like babies back then!! 🤣🤣

  • @BrentWolff
    @BrentWolff 2 года назад +453

    "We are only 18 months behind where we wanted to be 3 years ago." Truer words have never been spoken.

    • @mylor1066
      @mylor1066 2 года назад

      Best quote!

    • @agentcrm
      @agentcrm 2 года назад +1

      Yep, slowly but surely it's come a long way since I saw it at Goodwood FOS in 2016

    • @rhkavli
      @rhkavli 2 года назад

      At least not since the last development report from the Crossrail project.

    • @joyoptimal6286
      @joyoptimal6286 2 года назад +1

      Been waiting 6 months sometimes for an upload from them. I wonder what they do for a living during regular days.

  • @okaminekokami4930
    @okaminekokami4930 Год назад +113

    This series has motivated me to have kids so that my offspring might one day witness the completion of this vehicle after I die 60 years from now.

    • @DansAm76
      @DansAm76 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @darkranger7359
    @darkranger7359 2 года назад +362

    I think the most impressive thing out of this whole project is that they have managed to remain friends and not kill each other.

    • @Leon300idas
      @Leon300idas 2 года назад +40

      i think they got over that after being driver and co driver in races

    • @hrhodes2768
      @hrhodes2768 2 года назад +5

      @@Leon300idas good point

    • @BoostAlmighty
      @BoostAlmighty 2 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @curtisk6419
      @curtisk6419 2 года назад +1

      They just make brackets and tea when they get upset

    • @1mawesomel1kethat
      @1mawesomel1kethat Год назад

      you might be thinking they have 2020 COVID brain but nah

  • @SnydeX9
    @SnydeX9 2 года назад +391

    Holy... If someone ever asks why Binky episodes take so long, "the box of shame" is the perfect visual representation.
    Insane job, lads.

    • @allothernamesbutthis
      @allothernamesbutthis 2 года назад +15

      Who knows, maybe they will get the funk out and time lapse of all the non working revisions as bonus content after Binky is complete.

    • @MegaDirtyberty
      @MegaDirtyberty 2 года назад +5

      @@allothernamesbutthis It is complete, the videos are behind.

    • @mooneyes2k478
      @mooneyes2k478 2 года назад +9

      @@MegaDirtyberty Or not. As noted by BOM themselves on Twitter just a couple of days ago:
      "Amongst the doom and gloom of the relentless news cycle, there will always be Binky. Mainly because we just can't seem to finish the damn thing. "

    • @Fizz-Pop
      @Fizz-Pop 2 года назад +2

      @@MegaDirtyberty Waaay behind.

    • @Gnrnrvids
      @Gnrnrvids 2 года назад +10

      The box of shame nearly made me spit out my whiskey. That was piss funny.

  • @SKYWURX
    @SKYWURX 2 года назад +421

    That flexible drive is undoubtedly one of the most glorious 'DIY' solutions to a problem I've ever had the privilege to witness.

    • @flamewiseify
      @flamewiseify 2 года назад +35

      Honestly, the helicopter part you put in broke and the best solution you came up with was.... hand crafting an improved version? FOR A MINI!!?? Your next project better not be making a whole helicopter because, say, you need something to move the mini around. I'm so in awe of this massive display of overengineering.

    • @landrover791
      @landrover791 2 года назад +13

      @@flamewiseify they already have another video series on making a car transporter for the mini

    • @jeremywilliams5107
      @jeremywilliams5107 2 года назад +10

      @@landrover791 But now they're adding a rotor assembly to the roof.

    • @juztyn00
      @juztyn00 2 года назад +37

      I like how they found out that a $500 part is basically the same as a weed eater drive.

    • @Littleshedjoinery
      @Littleshedjoinery 2 года назад +1

      There are no words 😶

  • @ancientrenegade9243
    @ancientrenegade9243 Год назад +2

    I think your average engine swap guru can't appreciate the level of skill, planning and complexity of squeezing a gt4 Celica into a mini. You blokes are a amazing car builders.

  • @heikkianttila6296
    @heikkianttila6296 2 года назад +1

    TV/cable network shows could never offer this. Too much quality and too much actual substance. Superb work. I hope the car will deliver the grins to match the effort.

  • @TomsTurboGarage
    @TomsTurboGarage 2 года назад +359

    ❤️ Binky Lovers Unite! ❤️

  • @Missed_Apex_GT
    @Missed_Apex_GT 2 года назад +567

    Last year I was diagnosed with cancer…I’ve been watching Binky since the very beginning….and the ONLY thing that really upset me was thinking I’d never get to see Binky finished…actually made my 48 year old self cry…after treatment earlier this year (2.5 weeks of radio therapy every day) thankfully I’m cancer free at the moment…anyway…great content guys,much love and I cannot wait to see it truly finished now ❤️❤️ Merry Christmas everyone

    • @Stu_2112
      @Stu_2112 2 года назад +24

      Keep fighting it buddy!

    • @Missed_Apex_GT
      @Missed_Apex_GT 2 года назад +12

      @@Stu_2112 thanks Stu,I will 🙂 have a great Christmas bud

    • @The1NdNly
      @The1NdNly 2 года назад +11

      You got this bro!

    • @Missed_Apex_GT
      @Missed_Apex_GT 2 года назад +6

      @@The1NdNly thx man ❤️

    • @mmazz30
      @mmazz30 2 года назад +12

      Merry Xmas to you too and more to come for you!

  • @scheelerracing
    @scheelerracing 2 года назад +47

    OMG! Moving bolt at 11:47! You forgot to tighten that! Tighten that!

  • @EricGoesToShopClass
    @EricGoesToShopClass 2 года назад +167

    This is maybe the most comprehensive guide to solving incredibly silly self-induced problems ever on youtube.
    Well done Gents! I remain gobsmacked at your ability not to kill each other and actually solve said problems.

  • @YensR
    @YensR Год назад +44

    I'm rooting for a release of episode 38 one year after this! Let's go!

    • @TheVeyron623
      @TheVeyron623 Год назад +6

      Well, it's been a year, and... no. Not quite.

    • @procta2343
      @procta2343 Год назад +1

      @@TheVeyron623 its been that long i practically forgot about this, Only happened to be unsubscribing to a couple of channels, and i came across their channel, i was bloody hell, its been a very long time since i saw, another video on the car, and nothing on the Escart project. Do have the Bell icon enabled too, so i am thinking that the two projects have been mothballed for some reason.

    • @TheVeyron623
      @TheVeyron623 Год назад +3

      @@procta2343 I don't know exactly what's going on with Escargot, might be that they're waiting on parts, maybe just focusing on finishing Binky off before anything else.
      With Binky, however, they tried 3D printing their own circuit board for the instrument cluster. This is what's been taking so long, and it's _still_ not done, in that they've decided to put that aside and put the focus of the next episode, whenever that is, on something entirely different, just to get _something_ out.

  • @thegingerpowerranger
    @thegingerpowerranger 2 года назад +46

    The one RUclips series that I will wait until my kids are asleep and watch it fully with all my attention. Noting that I didn't have any kids when I first started to watch it!!

    • @izzyplusplusplus1004
      @izzyplusplusplus1004 2 года назад +1

      Husband: "I'm gonna go watch project Binky."
      Good wife: "Would you like a sandwich?"

    • @MrMairu555
      @MrMairu555 2 года назад +5

      They'll probably have driving licenses and Minis of their own by the time the last video comes out! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @chrisestill8825
      @chrisestill8825 2 года назад +1

      I’m in the exact same situation. I started watching Binky alone in my apartment. Now I wait until kids and wife are in bed. Then I watch it twice.

    • @thegingerpowerranger
      @thegingerpowerranger 2 года назад +1

      And 12 hours later the kids are finally in bed so I can return to my normal programming!

  • @ScuzzySera
    @ScuzzySera 2 года назад +19

    @11:43 bolt spinning!

  • @Saebb
    @Saebb 2 года назад +151

    Totally fascinated by the flexible drive. But I hope you saw the bolt getting lose at 11:39 in the video. 😃 Can’t express enough how much I admire your work and how much I love the progress. It’s the mother of all ‘engine swaps’.

    • @ChrispyNut
      @ChrispyNut 2 года назад +4

      11:41 even :P

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 2 года назад +11

      I don't know what you'revon about, that's a self adjusting bolt 😄

    • @tesicnr
      @tesicnr 2 года назад +4

      Starter alternator would be 100 times simpler

    • @richardschofield2201
      @richardschofield2201 2 года назад +3

      @@tesicnr do you mean those giant things that hybrids use and funny voltages?
      If so it won't work or fit.

    • @34Kuro
      @34Kuro 2 года назад +5

      I was about to mention the same thing, I was hoping this have been noticed

  • @nicstroud
    @nicstroud 2 года назад +2

    Them's the _brakes_ might be the best one liner of Project Binky.
    Bravo sir.

  • @nrml76
    @nrml76 2 года назад

    The machining of tooling and fabrication of the replacement flex-drive is worthy of a video of its own.

  • @SuperfastMatt
    @SuperfastMatt 2 года назад +447

    Excellent use of Cardboard Aided Design!

    • @fatunicorn6933
      @fatunicorn6933 2 года назад +9

      At least your Jag is "driving"

    • @c.j.1089
      @c.j.1089 2 года назад +5

      I think Matt follows me around to every channel.

    • @CraigHair
      @CraigHair 2 года назад +6

      Watched this in my SuperFastMatt algorithm Tshirt while sipping tea from my BOM motorsport mug .

    • @louwrentius
      @louwrentius 2 года назад

      Could help with your projects too 😘

    • @joshhayes3433
      @joshhayes3433 2 года назад +5

      SuperfastMatt AND MCM replied on the same video? I'm definitely in the right place!

  • @robertwanless2025
    @robertwanless2025 2 года назад +150

    The engineering in this build and the comedy are absolutely brilliant.
    One of the best if not “the best” builds on RUclips.

    • @johndavies2396
      @johndavies2396 2 года назад +6

      The best!!

    • @ddd228
      @ddd228 2 года назад

      @@johndavies2396 As good or GOODER than a fact-tree build! Bracket man! You 2 will beat the crap out of that car. Just make all mounts solid. Done.

  • @Tropicarna
    @Tropicarna 2 года назад +205

    11:43 shows the alternator bracket wasn't tightened completely, you can see the bolt turning from vibration . Apart from that another brilliant video, good on you boys!

    • @SergeyPRKL
      @SergeyPRKL 2 года назад +17

      Yeah, came for this here :D Specially when it is the flexible shaft, so... well it flexes.

    • @xil_ef8829
      @xil_ef8829 2 года назад +6

      Hopefully they see this

    • @emlyntilley
      @emlyntilley 2 года назад +4

      Same here, hopefully have been tightened up

    • @trev471
      @trev471 2 года назад +6

      Yep.. I spotted it too... I was quietly chuckling to myself with anxiety... they've got to of noticed it! It was center of the shot almost... im sure at one point it glistened in the light too.. 😄 haha

    • @jinbee2627
      @jinbee2627 2 года назад +4

      I thought I saw it, came back to check and you've beaten me too it.

  • @edumaker-alexgibson
    @edumaker-alexgibson 2 года назад +30

    “Simplify, then add lightness” - Colin Chapman.
    "We're going to need a cup of tea and a bigger bracket" - Project Binky

  • @EpimethiusInPerpituity
    @EpimethiusInPerpituity Год назад +4

    The thirst for a new video has made me rewatch the entire series for the 10th time. Wish you guys the best, hopefully it's going okay on your side of the pond!

  • @Danger_mouse
    @Danger_mouse 2 года назад +171

    That final line rings a bell for all project car builders everywhere!
    'I'm only 18 months behind where I thought I'd be 3 years ago ' 🤣
    💙

    • @chopperhehehe
      @chopperhehehe 2 года назад +4

      I thought that was a briliant comment
      So I second this comment to
      👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌

  • @Sailor_Greg
    @Sailor_Greg 2 года назад +60

    11:42 Bracket support bold is rapidly spinning off! Amazing work guys! You're commitment on this project is EPIC!!

    • @camob650
      @camob650 2 года назад +2

      Noticed this straight away

  • @HomeBuiltByJeff
    @HomeBuiltByJeff 2 года назад +509

    Some absolutely brilliant problem solving there with the clutch and flex drive cables. Fantastically thought out and executed. I feel sad Binky is so close to the finish line.

    • @BadObsessionMotorsport
      @BadObsessionMotorsport  2 года назад +43

      Thanks Jeff!

    • @nothingsurprisesmeanymore
      @nothingsurprisesmeanymore 2 года назад +143

      @@BadObsessionMotorsport I'm quite happy you still have Escargot to finish so I can watch from my retirement home. But I'm 44 so you best crack on.

    • @ricardcano4164
      @ricardcano4164 2 года назад +3

      También había un tornillo flojo..se aprecia en el video

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 2 года назад +15

      I think I have a vague idea of what's going on there, but it's very vague. I wish someone qualified would explain the clutch linkage to us! Maybe Howie.

    • @SquireDAF
      @SquireDAF 2 года назад +2

      @@SianaGearz Magic is what it is!

  • @rickydenton1982
    @rickydenton1982 2 года назад +157

    The engineering skills you guys have is just phenomenal, not just coming up with the solutions, but actually the depth of understanding you have of the issues is a pleasure to watch.

  • @CharlesG28
    @CharlesG28 2 года назад

    I CANNOT believe that I've been following this build for 9 years. When this started, I was a snot nosed kid in secondary school (high school). I'm a grown ass man with a wife and kid now.

  • @jesterspawn
    @jesterspawn 2 года назад +90

    I cannot repeat the words that sprang to mind when the finished clutch pedal solution was revealed, but suffice it to say I am impressed. It is a thing of beauty.

    • @joseywales3789
      @joseywales3789 2 года назад +7

      It deserves a place in the Museum of Modern Art, Spectacular!

    • @mediocrefunkybeat
      @mediocrefunkybeat 2 года назад +1

      I laughed out loud so much my other half told me I was disrupting her evening...

  • @portaltwo
    @portaltwo 2 года назад +164

    This has to be the most carefully assembled automobile in the entire history of the planet. Awesome! 🤩👍

  • @Denuto
    @Denuto 2 года назад +32

    Watching that bolt back itself out at 11:45 was unnerving!

    • @mark3863
      @mark3863 2 года назад +2

      Yeah I saw that and was going to write about it but you have made a note which I hope they looked into.

  • @HotboiEngineering
    @HotboiEngineering 2 года назад

    God that clutch pedal assembly is honestly the most elegant solution to a problem that has plagued many a driveline swap projects.

  • @Hunting4MadV
    @Hunting4MadV 5 месяцев назад

    45:23 we have been patently waiting for 10 years... and this video is 2 years old. love you guys. :)

  • @SWAB737800
    @SWAB737800 2 года назад +119

    If Nik doesn't have several doctorates in engineering, he should.

    • @zoidberg444
      @zoidberg444 2 года назад +32

      Yeah - I reckon his nearest local university should probably make him an honorary doctor of automotive engineering or something.
      He has come up with some clever stuff over the last 8 years on Binky!

    • @criticalthought7527
      @criticalthought7527 2 года назад +9

      He has a doctorate in stubbornness! :-)

    • @paulroper8649
      @paulroper8649 2 года назад +18

      @@zoidberg444 With a 1st Class Major in Brackets

    • @STAG162
      @STAG162 2 года назад +11

      I feel an honorary Doctorate would be warranted, with a High Distinction in Bracketry and Gussetry.

    • @vanstechcorral
      @vanstechcorral 2 года назад +3

      Those who can't do, teach!

  • @lukeb5657
    @lukeb5657 2 года назад +89

    It's a 45 minute Christmas miracle! That's nearly 60 minutes! Well done and happy holidays!

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 2 года назад

      That broken flexi needs hitting in the face with a toaster though!

    • @G0KAD
      @G0KAD 2 года назад

      45 minutes is one brew short of an hour.

  • @ChrispyNut
    @ChrispyNut 2 года назад +83

    "Only 18 months behind where we wanted to be 3 years ago".
    Yep, that's Binky in a nutshell. Makes for a great YT series anyway :-D

    • @holdenblack6276
      @holdenblack6276 2 года назад +1

      such an awesome quote

    • @Celician83
      @Celician83 2 года назад +3

      At this point, you wonder if they are milking it a bit, til you see "the box of shame"

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 2 года назад +1

      this will end up young and bold levels of long.

  • @kshepthedrummer
    @kshepthedrummer 2 года назад +64

    19:15 "we need a proper bracket...."
    everyone watching: "WOOOOOO LETS GOOOO BRACKET TIME!!!!"
    Also, there's been a very rare amount of instances where a youtube video left me mind blown, but that pedal creation made me audibly say "holy shit" lol

  • @rickjames5021
    @rickjames5021 2 года назад +20

    That Clutch ratio-modding, convoluted masterpiece of bracketry quite literally blew. my. mind!

  • @OriginalMomo
    @OriginalMomo 2 года назад +61

    “We’re only 18 months behind where we wanted to be 3 years ago”….. Binky in a nutshell lol…. Still well worth the wait.

    • @91fisher
      @91fisher 2 года назад

      i hope they never finish it. then what will i watch years to come =O?

    • @jeremywilliams5107
      @jeremywilliams5107 2 года назад

      And always will be!

  • @MrBuyerman
    @MrBuyerman 2 года назад +64

    I said to my small son when the first Project Binky episode aired, "One day you'll be old enough to drive one like this". He's just passed his test and Binky is still on wheel stands....for now. Excellent series, attention to detail second to none and engineering solutions to problems of your own making world class. 👏👏👏

    • @kamoke1
      @kamoke1 2 года назад +5

      Hahaha problems of your own making 😁

  • @Biggspeed
    @Biggspeed 2 года назад +74

    That clutch assembly is a feat of engineering that matches the car, Binky wouldn’t have it any other way.

    • @paulroper8649
      @paulroper8649 2 года назад +8

      The New Mechanism needs a Howie didit Ep of its own

    • @Aheitchoo
      @Aheitchoo 2 года назад

      How does it change the mech advantage from the initial solution?

    • @mentals555
      @mentals555 2 года назад +1

      @@Aheitchoo my guess is it is changing the leverage on the pedal through some complicated mechanism needed due to the space constraints.

    • @Biggspeed
      @Biggspeed 2 года назад +2

      @@Aheitchoo leverage.

    • @mmazz30
      @mmazz30 2 года назад +1

      When i saw the linkage set up, i immediately thought of Honda's pro-link set up on just about every rear shock/suspension linkage of motorbikes in the last 30 years.

  • @tomoakhill8825
    @tomoakhill8825 2 года назад

    I saw Binky in a video of the rally. So, like a fool, I leapt to the conclusion, "It's done!" But No! An incredible heart felt Thank You to Nik and Richard. The shear genius of the concept, and of ultra-genius of the execution is a testament to how humanity got to the level of technology we are at now. I watch this and keep thinking "this is the people who had the culture that led them to invent the Industrial Revolution." Obviously Nik and Richard think this is just a lark, that they do in their spare time; a way to challenge themselves. But it displays the depth of industrialization existent in England today, and how the English culture produced so much of the knowledge that underlies our scientific and industrial world.

  • @427060
    @427060 2 года назад +9

    Today I realized that I've been watching Project Binky long enough to start and finish my engineering degree and work three years after that. Love it!

    • @rhkavli
      @rhkavli 2 года назад +3

      Before this project is finished, you'll have added retirement to the list.

  • @davejennings5140
    @davejennings5140 2 года назад +13

    Just genius. Watching Binky has inspired me to get braver about the parts of my build that I attempt myself. The most important part of that has been the willingness to try and fail, over and over, and to look on that as a learning experience and a chance to make the car work better. Your honesty about the million small failures that have made Binky such a triumph says so much about you both and, I suspect, has a lot to do with the ferocious, lunatic loyalty of your audience. Thank You.

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen 2 года назад +3

      Anyone (with the wallet for it) can raid a performance parts catalogue. It takes some hair on your chest to throw 40 hours of prototype straight in the art bin. It also takes a special (but adorable) kind of idiotic optimism to tell yourself that the next prototype will fix the last problem... and not just uncover a new one :P

  • @mattswallowuk
    @mattswallowuk 2 года назад +16

    Man hours alone on this project nets more than a super car. This car belongs on show as art… after a quick hoon of course.

  • @xzombiex19x
    @xzombiex19x 2 года назад +275

    The clutch linkage solution is insane. how much did this change the original ratio? Incredible work guys.

    • @craigdavies8099
      @craigdavies8099 2 года назад +17

      Looks like the rear suspension linkage on a motorbike.

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis 2 года назад +11

      @@craigdavies8099 Monoshock linkage was the very first thing I thought when I saw it. Amazing that Nick managed to fit it in the space available.

    • @tvs5862
      @tvs5862 2 года назад +3

      Roughly 3.3:1

    • @ADBBuild
      @ADBBuild 2 года назад +1

      @@craigdavies8099 I was thinking it looked like bolt cutters.

    • @valde3336
      @valde3336 2 года назад +5

      Helper spring would allow some reduction of force needed but would have kept the biting point where it was. And no I'm not suggesting that it would have been better option just simpler (probably).

  • @dwarvinicus
    @dwarvinicus 2 года назад +7

    That clutchpedal disengagement bracketry is the absolute pinnacle of “we’ll make it work any means necessary” and i absolutely love it. What an absolute masterpiece. I think this car belongs in a museum because nobody on this planet will have as much love for this thing as you guys!

  • @SimonPetrikovy
    @SimonPetrikovy 2 года назад +1

    Your exellent problem solving skills are making me lightheaded.

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage 2 года назад +27

    Well I think that clutch pedal trial and error as well as the flexishaft explain the 4 month gap. Well worth the wait as always!

  • @Chr15py_
    @Chr15py_ 2 года назад +14

    I watch each episode and enjoy it completely until that moment you realise that in 2 minutes time, that’s it for four more months 😂😂😂
    Nick and Richard…epic work as per the norm!

  • @Team6Loves
    @Team6Loves 2 года назад +35

    11:43 I'm watching a Bolt back itself out.
    Do you see this?
    Top Middle of the screen!
    Anyone else seeing this?
    I'm hoping that they found this.
    I'm so excited to see Binky again!! Seeing it start was Emotional for some of us who have been in n here since the beginning 👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸

    • @thenotoriuosbg7372
      @thenotoriuosbg7372 2 года назад +1

      First thing I seen when they cut to this clip.

    • @enlightendbel
      @enlightendbel 2 года назад +1

      It was on the alternator coupling, which they then completely reengineered due to another problem fucking them.
      So, I guess it's fine now. I hope.

    • @Team6Loves
      @Team6Loves 2 года назад

      @@enlightendbel Me too 👍🏼

  • @jackgraham5037
    @jackgraham5037 2 года назад +34

    I was rewatching one of the early episodes and burst out laughing when Nick said "this shed is going to be our home for the next few months." 😂 Love this show. Will be very sad if it finally and inevitably comes to an end.

    • @Matty.Hill_87
      @Matty.Hill_87 2 года назад +7

      There optimism in the beginning was hilarious when you know what actually happens 😂😂

  • @MyMGBJourney
    @MyMGBJourney 2 года назад

    This has to be the greatest automotive engineering project out there right now! Watching since the beginning has been amazing!

    • @danb.3397
      @danb.3397 2 года назад

      Along with Retropower.

  • @rohesilmnelohe
    @rohesilmnelohe 2 года назад +14

    "18 months behind of where we wanted to be three years ago"
    Knocked the wind out of me... this was quite literally, painfully funny.
    (because it is probably true)

  • @gryfandjane
    @gryfandjane 2 года назад +32

    Sending a big salute for that clutch linkage solution. That’s some clever engineering there.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 2 года назад

      Do you understand it? We're struggling. Is it a progressive linkage?

    • @OFallonChurchofChrist
      @OFallonChurchofChrist 2 года назад

      In essence, it provides two levers instead of one... and manages to pack it into a very limited space. Cool!

  • @robin_marriott
    @robin_marriott 2 года назад +64

    I let out an audible groan when you showed the calipers. Also, the car on the cover of the PPC magazine Richard is holding at the end of each episode since ep 10 belongs (or belonged) to Force Racing, it’s quite fitting that you used them for the wheels et al.

    • @02honeydew
      @02honeydew 2 года назад +10

      Impressive noticing that.

  • @david929190
    @david929190 2 года назад

    That clutch pedal mechanism is a thing of beauty. Reminds me of a motocross bikes rear suspension. Can't imagine having come up with such a complicated compact and elegant solution.

  • @nilspbs
    @nilspbs 2 года назад +4

    that feeling when you check on the channel and the last update was 9 months ago. : (

  • @milesmeyer7396
    @milesmeyer7396 2 года назад +7

    The level of fabrication and engineering prowess that the two of you so nonchalantly portray is astounding. Absolutely brilliant

  • @timocallaghan4408
    @timocallaghan4408 2 года назад +37

    That reimagined flexi drive is the most genius thing on the car, and that is really saying something. And almost all off the shelf stuff.. amazing

    • @PiffleMasterYT
      @PiffleMasterYT 2 года назад +2

      I have a huge concern about it overheating...

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen 2 года назад +7

      @@PiffleMasterYT There is still room for a flexi drive water to air cooling solution. I saw at least 10 cubic centimetres of space in the vicinity...

    • @sadie376
      @sadie376 2 года назад +1

      To be fair, these guys do have significantly more useful stuff available 'off the shelf' than pretty much anyone who's watching...

    • @timocallaghan4408
      @timocallaghan4408 2 года назад +1

      @@sadie376 True, but it's just braided line, AN line, and a husqvarna cable drive so fairly run of the mill stuff available for a few tenners on ebay!

    • @sadie376
      @sadie376 2 года назад +1

      @@timocallaghan4408 I don't have any of that on my shelf tho'... Plenty of bolts & bits to make brackets out of, probably more than most people do.
      Even if I did have that stuff around, I don't have a workshop (or the skills, LOL) to make something like that up...

  • @tavarish
    @tavarish 2 года назад +112

    I have a McLaren in need of some brackets.

  • @nateham92
    @nateham92 2 года назад +25

    Amazing episode gents, makes my day every time! btw anyone else notice the through bolt loosening itself at 11:42 on the flexi drive output mechanism?

  • @Crewsy
    @Crewsy 2 года назад +13

    “Only 18 months behind where you wanted to be 3 years ago.”
    Wow. That’s better than I thought.

  • @robertrishel3685
    @robertrishel3685 2 года назад +55

    “Well, we’ve sorted our most pressing issue…”. (Referring to the clutch pedal effort)
    Me: grinning ear to ear at the subtle genius of it all. PUNishment😉😂🙄

    • @smahmed1340
      @smahmed1340 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/_BTbpfCefig/видео.html

    • @TalonPro
      @TalonPro 2 года назад

      Well, they are British....

  • @Runoratsu
    @Runoratsu 2 года назад +18

    Omgomgomg a new episode of Binky?! I can‘t believe my eyes! Christmas seriously came early this year!

    • @Paul_VanGo
      @Paul_VanGo 2 года назад +1

      That's what a certain Mr Bond predicted years ago!

  • @benjones2161
    @benjones2161 2 года назад

    the subtlety of some of the gags, 12:50 with the drill bit multiplying in size, amazing stuff

  • @ianvenables1975
    @ianvenables1975 2 года назад +12

    just re-watched the entire series over the last 3 days, cant wait for the next installment of Project Binky

    • @funkytransport
      @funkytransport 2 года назад +2

      it'll never happen! :)

    • @rushdensoapboxracing2367
      @rushdensoapboxracing2367 2 года назад

      @@funkytransport it will and it'll be awesome, and knowing Nik there'll be a bracket for a bracket needed somewhere

  • @jingimundarson
    @jingimundarson 2 года назад +13

    These rims look absolutely incredible

  • @jaylittleton1
    @jaylittleton1 2 года назад +29

    Appreciating that BOM's Project Binky has more closing credits than a Marvel movie! Love Y'all.

  • @simonkirk3067
    @simonkirk3067 2 года назад +35

    Speaking as an ex mechanic/fabricator/welder, (worked on Alfasuds so loads of experience), it never ceases to amaze me at the level of problem solving and workmanship you guys display. The clutch solution was absolute genius. I wish you both well and look forward to a video of you driving it properly.

  • @ianhudson2193
    @ianhudson2193 2 года назад

    Amazong to see so many parts that, over the years have appeared in cardboard, tape, wobbly tin and bare metal; going back on looking like spanking original factory parts.......😯
    But that clutch mechanism is a work of art!👏👏👏

  • @tbaker71
    @tbaker71 2 года назад

    Bad Obsession Motorsports is such an appropriate name. Beautiful Overkill keeps running through my mind as well. Keep up the excellent work. That said, every time one of you mentions wrapping this object d'art around a tree, I get a genuine chill down my spine. However, I appreciate that this beast was made to race, not hang about a museum like a Picasso. Keep those fire extinguishers handy, just in case.

  • @skylined5534
    @skylined5534 2 года назад +7

    "The new flexi auxiliary drive has got a fifty/fifty chance of survival, but there's only a ten percent chance of that"
    Times suck badly right now for me and many others but your upload on what is arguably the most loved and talked about project car of the last decade made my night and no doubt countless others!
    Roll on 2022 for Nik, Richard and Binky!

  • @andersjjensen
    @andersjjensen 2 года назад +27

    I can't even begin to express the amount of respect I have for you guys. You could've sold out a long time ago and gone for a regular upload schedule and a steady viewership. But instead you've stuck to your guns and stayed true to your no-compromise insistence on over complicating things instead of going for the boring old "perfectly adequate" solution. Don't ever change. I've been here for, what, 8 years now? AND I'M NOT GOING AWAY! (Even if you ask me nicely!)

  • @badopinionsrighthere
    @badopinionsrighthere 2 года назад +24

    I was just thinking, all I want for Christmas is a new Binky episode. Christmas came early!

  • @trevorpogue5377
    @trevorpogue5377 2 года назад +2

    Only became aware of Project Binky a few days ago, so I have binge watched the lot in rapid succession. Pure genius! Entertaining, informative, just the right amount of science, and some outstandingly brilliant fabrication work! Plus plenty of tea, the perfect lubricant for the mind. Chapeau!!!

    • @TalonPro
      @TalonPro 2 года назад

      Ive watched them 3 times over so far. I consider it to be in my normal rotation of TV shows i normally rewatch.

  • @stellingbanjodude
    @stellingbanjodude Год назад +13

    I can’t believe it’s been a year since the last episode, you can only rewatch the series so many times before you need a new episode. I’m going into DT’s!

  • @akersjon278
    @akersjon278 2 года назад +49

    This is a thought I thought I'd never ever think: "WOW that's a sexy clutch pedal right there!". But at 32:25 in this video I did... So well done guys.👍

    • @andersjjensen
      @andersjjensen 2 года назад +1

      "Lever-and-linkage porn" is another word I never imagined I'd have to invent to describe my feelings! :P

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 2 года назад

      How does it even work and why is this helpful rather than... some sort of middle hole in the existing arrangement that they tried earlier and found unusable?

    • @akersjon278
      @akersjon278 2 года назад +2

      @@SianaGearz It's a truly ingenious way to increase the travel of the linkage going in to the clutch cylinder without increasing the angle of that linkage so much that it starts to bind up, whilst at the same time not requiring any more travel of the pedal as there is no room to do so, and in addition increasing the force multiplying effect of that short pedal travel so that the amount of pressure needed on it to actuate the clutch stays within a usable range for the driver. All this was achieved by using a very clever double lever action that was made so compact that it still could mount in the same position in the pedal assembly. As previously stated, a truly ingenious piece of kit (especially since it was engineered by two complete spanners in the middle of Shropshire😉)...

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 2 года назад +1

      @@akersjon278 I still don't understand it. If you must achieve some particular force at the end of the travel going into the cylinder, then the force required at the pedal should depend purely on the amount of pedal travel, no? Like you need 2000N, your piston travel overall is let's say 10mm, and your pedal travel is let's say 100mm, you're always going to apply 200N at the end of the travel on the pedal. Your minimum piston travel that you need to achieve is fixed. Your maximum pedal travel that you have room for in the vehicle is as well. The piston force that you need to be able to apply at the end of the travel is fixed as well.
      That is if the linkage is linear.
      But i can't decide whether it is or isn't linear, i can't really see where much nonlinearity would come from. A nonlinear linkage appears to be of advantage, since at first the clutch spring offers relatively little pushback, but more so as you push the cylinder further in. So you could have a different pedal ratio that at first provides a lot of piston movement for little pedal movement for little mechanical advantage, and then at the end of the travel little piston movement for a larger pedal movement a lot of mechanical advantage, which would allow you long piston travel and redistribute the force that you need to keep applying.

    • @akersjon278
      @akersjon278 2 года назад +1

      @@SianaGearz Well now, this escalated fast. The two lever actions that are now in place between the pedal and the linkage going in to the cylinder increases both linkage travel and force without requiring any more travel length of the actual pedal. I'm pretty sure this is not linear force though as levers require more pressure at the beginning of their travel then they do at the end, so you get more force for the same amount of pedal pressure near the end of its travel. I'm not (as is clearly evident by my posting here) a mechanical engineer, but I think that is how it works... And now I need to take an Aspirin.
      If any actual engineers read this, please feel free to jump in and tell me if I'm right or not... (but be nice about it, would you please...)😁

  • @evoTimer
    @evoTimer 2 года назад +27

    At 11:43 you can see the alternator’s flex shaft adapter vibrating loose.

    • @ZacBernasconi
      @ZacBernasconi 2 года назад

      Was hoping this was spotted by someone!

  • @UKsAssistant
    @UKsAssistant 2 года назад +6

    This must be the longest project thats active on RUclips. But also one of the best British humour

  • @OutcastBiff
    @OutcastBiff 2 года назад

    And that clutch solution (and the work to get there) is stupendous!

  • @Renesis97
    @Renesis97 2 года назад

    Guys…. Hats off to the clutch pedal mechanism. It’s a work of art😍😍😍

  • @spruce1509
    @spruce1509 2 года назад +15

    Also, that clutch mechanism is a thing of beauty

  • @gutsngorrrr
    @gutsngorrrr 2 года назад +5

    Re-doing that flexi linkage with just stuff you had was amazing and just goes to show what can be done when you're up against it. Great work.

  • @dozer1642
    @dozer1642 2 года назад +4

    This thing is so unbelievably beautiful. I hope my grandchildren truly appreciate it when it’s finished. ✌️

  • @rdubb2462
    @rdubb2462 2 года назад

    The brake clearance gives me heartburn. Hope it works out. one little pebble up in there.... lovely episode just the same the clutch mechanism is a piece of art.

  • @twasbrilligandthesli
    @twasbrilligandthesli 2 года назад +1

    Genius? Madness? British eccentricity? All of these, I think!😁 From Bendigo, Australia.

  • @iandalton3839
    @iandalton3839 2 года назад +7

    Never ceases to amaze me that, whatever engine you stick in a mini, it still sounds like a mini.

  • @steventolhoek1204
    @steventolhoek1204 2 года назад +4

    You guys should be knighted when Binky is finished! Marvelous job 👌👍👍

  • @joshnordin4043
    @joshnordin4043 2 года назад +7

    The amount of attention to detail in this build means it's going to last forever. Please don't crash binky.

  • @warpedthought3439
    @warpedthought3439 Год назад +4

    All I want for Christmas is....... episode 38 Staring Rex Hamilton as Santa. Come on Gents, 3 months was painfull but a year.. I am dying here.

  • @That_AMC_Guy
    @That_AMC_Guy 2 года назад +4

    As Ted Knight said near the end of "Caddyshack": WELL???? We're Waiting!!

  • @twotone3070
    @twotone3070 2 года назад +22

    Considering how many shoehorns that are required to get it all in, I suspect it'll be an engine out job just to change a wiper blade. Unbelievable doesn't come close.

  • @sparky4878
    @sparky4878 2 года назад +15

    Most impressed with all of Rex’s off camera work.

  • @justonemori
    @justonemori 2 года назад +20

    If I ever have a son that says he wants to engine swap something I'm going to make the boy sit down and watch this entire series.

    • @thecatofnineswords
      @thecatofnineswords 2 года назад +1

      and then he'll start muttering 'brackets' in his sleep and you'll lose him forever.

    • @DaveyGa
      @DaveyGa 2 года назад

      Mine has already uttered those words...

    • @Hybridesque
      @Hybridesque 2 года назад +1

      @@DaveyGa what about big gussets?

    • @Outsideville
      @Outsideville 2 года назад

      Are you implying this series will ever end?

    • @justonemori
      @justonemori 2 года назад

      @@thecatofnineswords I prefer to see it as gaining a bracket maker who'll work for room & board.

  • @pictsidhe6471
    @pictsidhe6471 2 года назад

    Your alternator drive issues are likely from torsional vibration. That one way clutch will eliminate it. But if the natural frequency is at any revs the engine spends any time at, it will wear out.
    I am stunned by your workmanship, it is epic.

  • @vogs72
    @vogs72 2 года назад

    Constantly amazed by the work carried out - they have essentially hand crafted a car with cardboard and brackets, whilst out engineering most car manufacturers. 😘

  • @IndianaTony
    @IndianaTony 2 года назад +23

    As frustrating as the re-engineering to the clutch and flex cable must have been, they're brilliant bits of work. 👍