I really did think that lockdown would give an opportunity for the chaps to make leaps and bounds of progress with Binky and that we'd have an episode a week to help keep(?) us sane.
Presumably they are largely at the mercy of the paint shop and its ability to get supplies of rainbow paint etc, although there are some non-paint things to do that could be done with just Ralph for company:
Rich set us up in episode 31 for the need for the engine wiring loom (quite literally a good shielding job)
We were promised that the rest of the wiring loom was to be wrapped and grommited (that is a verb - I just made it up)
The wheels don't seem to have been finalised
Likewise the brake system, which I assume still needs attention such as coating the calipers in lurid purple (/dull olive green) and finding some pads capable of stopping a 2 tonne Mini from Mach 1.27
Springs and dampers? Perhaps I'm over-thinking a bolt on task and obviously they can't set it up until everything is back on the car. Also istr steering arm brackets being welded on to the Toyota front dampers so maybe this is a refurb only (doubt it)
Re-making the wheel arch extensions (they said it, not me. I think they're fine.)
Ordering and grooming the fluffy dice
Hair cuts & general grooming
What jobs am I missing?
*edited after it was found out that 1) I couldn't count and 2) Episode 32 was released, covering off the 1st item on my list.
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 10:37:42 AM
Forsh said
Jun 18, 2020
I think they've been getting on with Binky quite nicely recently - Ep 33? - I'm happily waiting for Ep.32! (this weekend!)
After all Ep 32 will be the 5th instalment this year not to mention a gearbox Howie did it, Ep.5 of Escargot and Outtakes 5
Not bad for 2 guys trying to run a business in a shed
Now what was that about keeping sane?
Kirk said
Jun 18, 2020
32/33... I can't even tell you what day of the week it is any more! :D
Forsh said
Jun 19, 2020
Well today is Friday - tomorrow is weekend
This weekend is Binky weekend!!!
Woohoo!
Kirk said
Jun 19, 2020
Thanks Forsh. Where did that week go?
Nevertheless, I agree with you totally; what's not to like about a Binky weekend?
I think I'll have to update my 1st post after 32 has been absorbed. From the preview picture, I'm optimistic about the engine loom being completed. Maybe even the intercooler plumbing?
Forsh said
Jun 19, 2020
Your list in post #1 Kirk might get a whole lot longer seeing as Ep.32 will be theLongest. Binky. Episode. Ever.
Stewart Smit said
Jun 20, 2020
Don't forget the Charge Air Cooler with brackets to replace the block of wood!
Also engine dyno test, 400bhp should be a start point.
Kirk said
Jun 21, 2020
Sure enough chaps, my list needs to get longer - even though 32 was great (watched it twice just to make sure that Nik really did fabricate a charge cooler in 3 minutes and 12 seconds) and lots was done. Well, I say lots but I did watch a video of BMW making an S1000RR in a few hours and installing the whole engine loom took significantly less time than was spent road testing.
Given the flagrant disregard for "just money", do you think they will gold foil the whole Binky engine bay?
Forsh said
Jun 22, 2020
Kirk wrote:
Given the flagrant disregard for "just money", do you think they will gold foil the whole Binky engine bay?
Well Gordon Murray would
Stewart Smit wrote:
Also engine dyno test, 400bhp should be a start point.
As I speculated on an earlier thread...
Forsh wrote:
Speaking of POWER!
I've read the standard throttle body is good for upto 450bhp and the Garrett GTX3582R is rated for 450-850bhp and you need to keep an eye on the 3sgte Gen2 block above 650bhp
So we are looking at a window between 450-650bhp
11s quarters anyone? Maybe 10's ???
Should be fun!
And getting back to the title of this thread...
Ep.33 - Paint! - Whoopee!
Kirk said
Jun 23, 2020
We should have a virtual sweepstake* on colour:
White ………………………………………………………………….. Me
Rainbow...……………………………………………………………..(one of Richard's children)
Barbie Pink...………………………………………………………...(the other twin?)
Light Grey...…………………………………………………………..?
British Racing Green...…………………………………………..Someone Completely Different (aka Forsch hedging his bets)
Ford XR3i Metallic Grape...…………………………………….?
Chrome...………………………………………………………………..?
Black as a black cat in a coal hole at midnight......RWillett
Honda Pirate Black...……………………………………………..Forsh
White + Grey ………………………………………………………..The Chief Smeg
Please enter your guesses below and I'll update the table. I could add all the original BMC colours from the MiniMania site...
11s quarters would be ridiculous and therefore highly likely.
*no need for a stake, no prize, the judge's decision is final unless there is cash involved
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 1st of July 2020 02:42:02 PM
rwillett said
Jun 23, 2020
British Racing Green if it's from your list. I have to say I hate it as a colour though.
Personally speaking I'd go as black as a black cat in a coal hole at midnight during a solar eclipse whilst wearing Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses and with my eyes closed. I'd want people to hear me before they see me scream past them whilst giggling like a loon.
Rob
Forsh said
Jun 23, 2020
I still think the BRG water pipe on the engine is significant
BRG would keep it 'sleeper'
Or Paddy Hopkirk - bright red with a white roof
What do we think the chances of a contrasting roof?
Or a Mr Bean-esk yellow with black bonnet
Or an MG Rover Monogram Chromatic flip paint?
My colour of choice would be Honda Pirate Black - Well it does have S2000 seats!
Forsh said
Jun 23, 2020
Kirk wrote:
11s quarters would be ridiculous and therefore highly likely.
2017 Nissan GT-R
1740kg curb weight
all wheel drive 565bhp - 467lb.ft
10.8s 1/4s
just sayin!
The Chief Smeg said
Jun 23, 2020
White. Binky was white, although white horses are referred to as Grey for some reason, maybe it will be white with a grey roof?
Kirk said
Jun 24, 2020
Sadly White has already been taken (by me!) so I'll update the list and put you down for White+Grey.
Somehow your comment also reminded me that the guys had suggested that the wheel arch extensions would be re-made. I wonder what colour they will be? Light black perhaps? Also, should there be a trim piece along the sill linking the arch extensions?
Forsh said
Jun 24, 2020
I wonder if Ep.33 will include the wheel arches and reveal what alloys they'll be using
4x108pcd I vote for Capri Pepper Pots!
Or stay traditional and go for the iconic Minilite styleeee
Well it is a 4x4!
-- Edited by Forsh on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 11:03:02 AM
Kirk said
Jun 24, 2020
I thought you were suggesting that colour scheme for a second, Forsh!
How about these? Mucho lightissimo! (and they go up to eleven!)
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 03:58:40 PM
Forsh said
Jun 25, 2020
Red and silver two tone - why not!?!
Due to the track of the GT4 and the fact Nick banded the steel concept wheels on the inside then I'm guessing the Alloys will have quite a high offset. There'll not be any deep dish slot mags here!
Your OZs could be a good shout
Cant figure out why they'd need longer studs though unless it was just a few mil' to suit alloy over steel? Can't remember them saying what they were off cos Celica would have been 5x100?
The Chief Smeg said
Jun 26, 2020
I’m thinking they will be trying for something that looked like the old Mag Alloys that they used to fit
Kirk said
Jun 26, 2020
Forsh wrote:
Red and silver two tone - why not!?!
'Cos it's hideous?
Forsh wrote:
Your OZs could be a good shout
Cant figure out why they'd need longer studs though unless it was just a few mil' to suit alloy over steel?
I hope so - although maybe white on white is a bit overkill? I just thought they might be right from a weight point of view and would look appropriate considering the car's likely performance without being too "in your face". I have an inkling that the Minilite look is more likely.
With you on the longer studs - as ever, we'll have to wait and see but it seems quite logical for it to just be an allowance for alloys.
The Chief Smeg wrote:
...something that looked like the old Mag Alloys that they used to fit
"They" being BL/Rover, or do Nik & Rich have form?
(PS/ I put you down for White/Grey on the virtual sweepstake. There's another thread on colour so I might bring the other crystal ball gazers into the table.)
The Chief Smeg said
Jun 27, 2020
White and grey is fine thanks mate
Forsh said
Jul 1, 2020
I wonder if we'll get Ep.6 of Escargot before a Honda Pirate Black Project Binky is revealed?
(still can't get my mind off the BRG water pipes though - Is it too late to change my mind in the sweep? I think I might want to change horse so to speak - see what I did there?!? )
Kirk said
Jul 1, 2020
Forsh wrote:
I wonder if we'll get Ep.6 of Escargot before a Honda Pirate Black Project Binky is revealed?
I wonder if we'll get more Escargot before the end of time - but that's only based on extrapolation of the current work rate. To be fair, I have a suspicion that the design is somewhat dependent on Binky's tie-down arrangements and finished weight - and these have probably been only finalised in the last decade, so it's quite understandable. And it requires really big spanners so obviously there's going to be a need for longer tea breaks...
Forsh wrote:
Is it too late to change my mind in the sweep?
'Cos it's you, I've changed it. Just this once, mind; No flip-flopping about like a flip-flop.
Kirk said
Jul 30, 2020
It's gone very quiet on these here forums - kinda like the point where all the water washes down the beach and the seagulls fly away.
Is an episode due?
Forsh said
Jul 31, 2020
They’ve been busy on the new shopping trolley race car.
YouTube series starting in September.
😀
The Chief Smeg said
Jul 31, 2020
What?
bmwmaniac said
Aug 1, 2020
time to patreon
Forsh said
Aug 1, 2020
From Richards Twitter feed...
They've bought a Citroen C1 to compete in the City Car Cup
Put belts and cage in and gave it a shake down this week
-- Edited by Forsh on Saturday 1st of August 2020 01:50:34 PM
Kirk said
Aug 1, 2020
Thanks for the update Forsch!
Forsh said
Sep 7, 2020
For you non-twitterists - BOM Twitter feed has spoken!
BOM @badobsessionmsp New series starts on 20th September (or thereabouts) documenting the build, prep, racing, testing and subsequent improvement of our little C1. It's going to run weekly until late October and in the meantime we're back on Binky and Escargot which will air as soon as they're ready. 9:07 am · 6 Sep 2020
The Chief Smeg said
Sep 10, 2020
Yaaay - thanks Forsh
Forsh said
Sep 16, 2020
I've started a new thread re: the City Car Cup car...
-- Edited by Forsh on Wednesday 16th of September 2020 02:58:44 PM
Kirk said
Sep 18, 2020
Well done Forsh.
BOM Motto: "If in doubt, start another project."
gben said
Oct 15, 2020
Well have been enjoying Bargain Racement....but have noticed Boys down under have been installing "Safety Turbos" all willy-nilly DESPITE haveing to use a spirit level with no disembodied voice "Make the Noise" and not having a kettle or bisquits...(they have lemon squashes) but they also don't have PM "Boris" interfering with schedules. Have any projected dates for "Return of Binky" or "Escargo" to the channel????
"
Forsh said
Oct 16, 2020
Simple reply relating to the Binky question was “we’re working on it” this morning on Twitter
:)
Forsh said
Nov 21, 2020
This makes me happy!
Kirk said
Nov 25, 2020
Much as I've enjoyed the Citroen antics (and they really did catch me off guard with the final episode "plot twist") I can't wait for some more Binky. Although it's going to be very special whatever, it feels like one of those films where they're just setting you up for the final chapter in which (hopefully) all the main cliff-hangers will be resolved.
I can't see that everything is going to be completed in this next one but wouldn't it be nice if it moved under its own power?
Fantastic, Mr Forsh! Now I'm wondering where "a little carbon fibre" might possibly live in the interior when so much has already been accounted for... Replacing the seat shells? Nah. New speaker grilles? Hmm.
Edit: I looked at the Trimworks "mood boards"(?) of BOM's Facebook page and see the CF mostly in the dash - which is nice. I hope they are making self-supporting mouldings using the original bits as patterns rather than just covering the Rover etc parts in CF stickers in boy racer fashion. Mind you, I'd imagine the wooden dash will have rotted to nothing through natural processes by the time they get to that particular challenge (beyond Ep.33). Time will tell.
-- Edited by Kirk on Tuesday 1st of December 2020 09:35:37 AM
Forsh said
Dec 1, 2020
Kirk wrote:
Now I'm wondering where "a little carbon fibre" might possibly live in the interior
-- Edited by Kirk on Tuesday 1st of December 2020 09:35:37 AM
The guys are deffo not keeping their social media distance...
For the record the link is NOT a pic of a carbon fibre spoiler!
LOL i replied after seeing facebook but before I read Kirks edit!
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 1st of December 2020 10:59:08 PM
Kirk said
Dec 9, 2020
I see Rich is playing with Jaguars now (for the MG?). I think this is a diversionary tactic and suspect that the government has forced BOM to delay the release of Ep.33 until after their latest stupid Brexit news as they know it may be the only thing that can boost the country's morale to viable levels. Devious.
Personally, I'd far rather have Nik & Rich giving a daily Binky Briefing than listen to a pointless twit talking bollocks.
Protect The Paintwork. Fabricate Brackets. Make The Noise.
Forsh said
Dec 9, 2020
Kirk wrote:
I see Rich is playing with Jaguars now (for the MG?).
The MG was my thinking too
Kirk wrote:
Make The Noise.
Oh I think it probably will!!!
Forsh said
Dec 15, 2020
BOM wrote on Twitter:
December 2020 Update: Everything sucks. We might have been able to finish episode 33 before Christmas if we'd have been happy to end the video in a haphazard and frankly slapdash way and we decided we weren't prepared to do that...
Being screwed over by a supplier, and the government with their ever changing restrictions and Nik's pursuit of his ultimate goal has meant progress hasn't been as swift as we'd hoped. There is a Howie Did It video coming up later next week which will detail one of the jobs we...
weren't looking forward to but has ended up being pretty damn cool. We'll be back in the new year with the paint reveal. It is mostly painted. The paint job isn't finished as you'll see in the video, but if the effort being put into it pays off, it should be pretty special.
Well it is what it is
I predict Howie does Archie!
The Chief Smeg said
Dec 17, 2020
That sounds like an accurate prediction
Kirk said
Dec 17, 2020
Archie the wheel arch extension? Is there carbon fibre involved?
PS/ "Everything sucks" - welcome to 2020, the year the world went even more madderer than it was before - but without regular large doses of gratuitous playing around with a mental Mini to make it all OK.
Forsh said
Dec 17, 2020
The boys will be needing this...
Forsh said
Dec 22, 2020
Kirk said
Dec 23, 2020
As ever Forsh you're 1st with the news :D
Them's a tricky shape to 3D print. Looking forward to this.
Forsh said
Dec 24, 2020
They are the original Rover-Sport Pack arches they borrowed back in Ep 14 then set about cutting up some pattern part arches to extend using LRP
Tricky to 3D print you say? - I'm thinking due to the complexity. 3D printing would be an "easier" route to a convincing arch shape
Tick tock tick tock - we'll soon find out!...
-- Edited by Forsh on Thursday 24th of December 2020 08:50:47 AM
I really did think that lockdown would give an opportunity for the chaps to make leaps and bounds of progress with Binky and that we'd have an episode a week to help keep(?) us sane.
Presumably they are largely at the mercy of the paint shop and its ability to get supplies of rainbow paint etc, although there are some non-paint things to do that could be done with just Ralph for company:
Rich set us up in episode 31 for the need for the engine wiring loom (quite literally a good shielding job)What jobs am I missing?
*edited after it was found out that 1) I couldn't count and 2) Episode 32 was released, covering off the 1st item on my list.
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 10:37:42 AM
I think they've been getting on with Binky quite nicely recently - Ep 33? - I'm happily waiting for Ep.32!
(this weekend!)
After all Ep 32 will be the 5th instalment this year not to mention a gearbox Howie did it, Ep.5 of Escargot and Outtakes 5
Not bad for 2 guys trying to run a business in a shed
Now what was that about keeping sane?
Well today is Friday - tomorrow is weekend
This weekend is Binky weekend!!!
Woohoo!
Nevertheless, I agree with you totally; what's not to like about a Binky weekend?
I think I'll have to update my 1st post after 32 has been absorbed. From the preview picture, I'm optimistic about the engine loom being completed. Maybe even the intercooler plumbing?
Your list in post #1 Kirk might get a whole lot longer seeing as Ep.32 will be the
Don't forget the Charge Air Cooler with brackets to replace the block of wood!
Also engine dyno test, 400bhp should be a start point.
Given the flagrant disregard for "just money", do you think they will gold foil the whole Binky engine bay?
We should have a virtual sweepstake* on colour:
White ………………………………………………………………….. Me
Rainbow...……………………………………………………………..(one of Richard's children)
Barbie Pink...………………………………………………………...(the other twin?)
Light Grey...…………………………………………………………..?
British Racing Green...…………………………………………..Someone Completely Different (aka Forsch hedging his bets)
Ford XR3i Metallic Grape...…………………………………….?
Chrome...………………………………………………………………..?
Black as a black cat in a coal hole at midnight......RWillett
Honda Pirate Black...……………………………………………..Forsh
White + Grey ………………………………………………………..The Chief Smeg
Please enter your guesses below and I'll update the table. I could add all the original BMC colours from the MiniMania site...
11s quarters would be ridiculous and therefore highly likely.
*no need for a stake, no prize, the judge's decision is final unless there is cash involved
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 1st of July 2020 02:42:02 PM
Personally speaking I'd go as black as a black cat in a coal hole at midnight during a solar eclipse whilst wearing Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses and with my eyes closed. I'd want people to hear me before they see me scream past them whilst giggling like a loon.
Rob
I still think the BRG water pipe on the engine is significant
BRG would keep it 'sleeper'
Or Paddy Hopkirk - bright red with a white roof
What do we think the chances of a contrasting roof?
Or a Mr Bean-esk yellow with black bonnet
Or an MG Rover Monogram Chromatic flip paint?
My colour of choice would be Honda Pirate Black - Well it does have S2000 seats!
2017 Nissan GT-R
1740kg curb weight
all wheel drive 565bhp - 467lb.ft
10.8s 1/4s
just sayin!
Somehow your comment also reminded me that the guys had suggested that the wheel arch extensions would be re-made. I wonder what colour they will be? Light black perhaps? Also, should there be a trim piece along the sill linking the arch extensions?
I wonder if Ep.33 will include the wheel arches and reveal what alloys they'll be using
4x108pcd I vote for Capri Pepper Pots!
Or stay traditional and go for the iconic Minilite styleeee
Well it is a 4x4!
-- Edited by Forsh on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 11:03:02 AM
I thought you were suggesting that colour scheme for a second, Forsh!
How about these? Mucho lightissimo! (and they go up to eleven!)
-- Edited by Kirk on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 03:58:40 PM
Red and silver two tone - why not!?!
Due to the track of the GT4 and the fact Nick banded the steel concept wheels on the inside then I'm guessing the Alloys will have quite a high offset.
There'll not be any deep dish slot mags here!
Your OZs could be a good shout
Cant figure out why they'd need longer studs though unless it was just a few mil' to suit alloy over steel? Can't remember them saying what they were off cos Celica would have been 5x100?
'Cos it's hideous?
I hope so - although maybe white on white is a bit overkill? I just thought they might be right from a weight point of view and would look appropriate considering the car's likely performance without being too "in your face". I have an inkling that the Minilite look is more likely.
With you on the longer studs - as ever, we'll have to wait and see but it seems quite logical for it to just be an allowance for alloys.
"They" being BL/Rover, or do Nik & Rich have form?
(PS/ I put you down for White/Grey on the virtual sweepstake. There's another thread on colour so I might bring the other crystal ball gazers into the table.)
I wonder if we'll get Ep.6 of Escargot before a Honda Pirate Black Project Binky is revealed?
)
(still can't get my mind off the BRG water pipes though - Is it too late to change my mind in the sweep? I think I might want to change horse so to speak - see what I did there?!?
I wonder if we'll get more Escargot before the end of time - but that's only based on extrapolation of the current work rate. To be fair, I have a suspicion that the design is somewhat dependent on Binky's tie-down arrangements and finished weight - and these have probably been only finalised in the last decade, so it's quite understandable. And it requires really big spanners so obviously there's going to be a need for longer tea breaks...
'Cos it's you, I've changed it. Just this once, mind; No flip-flopping about like a flip-flop.
Is an episode due?
time to patreon
From Richards Twitter feed...
They've bought a Citroen C1 to compete in the City Car Cup
Put belts and cage in and gave it a shake down this week
brscc.co.uk/formulae/brscc-citycar-cup/
:)
-- Edited by Forsh on Saturday 1st of August 2020 01:50:34 PM
For you non-twitterists - BOM Twitter feed has spoken!
BOM @badobsessionmsp
New series starts on 20th September (or thereabouts) documenting the build, prep, racing, testing and subsequent improvement of our little C1. It's going to run weekly until late October and in the meantime we're back on Binky and Escargot which will air as soon as they're ready.
9:07 am · 6 Sep 2020
I've started a new thread re: the City Car Cup car...
https://badobsessionmotorsport.activeboard.com/t66973358/bargain-racement/
-- Edited by Forsh on Wednesday 16th of September 2020 02:58:44 PM
BOM Motto: "If in doubt, start another project."
"
This makes me happy!
I can't see that everything is going to be completed in this next one but wouldn't it be nice if it moved under its own power?
From Twitter...
And when asked were they painting Binky themselves...
-- Edited by Forsh on Friday 27th of November 2020 07:47:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx9hSBAi_gs&feature=emb_logo
Fantastic, Mr Forsh! Now I'm wondering where "a little carbon fibre" might possibly live in the interior when so much has already been accounted for... Replacing the seat shells? Nah. New speaker grilles? Hmm.
Edit: I looked at the Trimworks "mood boards"(?) of BOM's Facebook page and see the CF mostly in the dash - which is nice. I hope they are making self-supporting mouldings using the original bits as patterns rather than just covering the Rover etc parts in CF stickers in boy racer fashion. Mind you, I'd imagine the wooden dash will have rotted to nothing through natural processes by the time they get to that particular challenge (beyond Ep.33). Time will tell.
-- Edited by Kirk on Tuesday 1st of December 2020 09:35:37 AM
The guys are deffo not keeping their social media distance...
If you dont want spoilers don't click the link...
https://www.facebook.com/badobsessionmotorsport/photos/pb.567326753313849.-2207520000../3618282911551536/?type=3&theater
For the record the link is NOT a pic of a carbon fibre spoiler!
LOL i replied after seeing facebook but before I read Kirks edit!
-- Edited by Forsh on Tuesday 1st of December 2020 10:59:08 PM
Personally, I'd far rather have Nik & Rich giving a daily Binky Briefing than listen to a pointless twit talking bollocks.
Protect The Paintwork. Fabricate Brackets. Make The Noise.
The MG was my thinking too
Oh I think it probably will!!!
Well it is what it is
I predict Howie does Archie!
PS/ "Everything sucks" - welcome to 2020, the year the world went even more madderer than it was before - but without regular large doses of gratuitous playing around with a mental Mini to make it all OK.
The boys will be needing this...
Them's a tricky shape to 3D print. Looking forward to this.
They are the original Rover-Sport Pack arches they borrowed back in Ep 14 then set about cutting up some pattern part arches to extend using LRP
Tricky to 3D print you say? - I'm thinking due to the complexity. 3D printing would be an "easier" route to a convincing arch shape
Tick tock tick tock - we'll soon find out!...
-- Edited by Forsh on Thursday 24th of December 2020 08:50:47 AM