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Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky

2013 ★ 10.0 3 seasons 62 eps TV-MA
Reality
Documentary

In the first episode of Project Binky, we take a rotten old Austin Mini and strip it down to a bare shell. We then take an angle grinder to it and cut it to pieces. It's only then that the customised rebuilding process starts. We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4. Or at least that's the plan. Whether it comes off or not is another matter. We're filming this as it happens so what you see is only a few weeks behind where we're actually at so we're not sure yet whether we can do it. That's kind of the fun though. Stick with us through the highs and the lows of the project. Hopefully it'll be worth the agony and cash. Feel free to share it far and wide!

Where to watch Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky

Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The reality from Nik Blackhurst, Richard Brunning has 3 seasons and 62 total episodes, rated 10.0/10 by — viewers. New episodes are still airing.

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Episodes 62 total across 3 seasons

43 episodes20133 watched
S1 · E1
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A Case of Tinworm✓
Aug 17, 2013★ 10.0
We're trying to create one of the fastest Minis on the planet. We're going to rebuild it with the engine and running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT4. Or at least that's the plan. Whether it comes off or not is another matter. We're filming this as it happens so what you see is only a few weeks behind where we're actually at so we're not sure yet whether we can do it. That's kind of the fun though.
S1 · E2
19m
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Strutting Your Stuff✓
Oct 18, 2013★ 10.0
In the 2nd episode of Project Binky, we start to get down to the nitty gritty of the build. We strip out the front bulkhead, make all new suspension mounting points and drink a lot of tea. We also travel to Goodwood for a cheeky track day. The project to fit all of the running gear from a Toyota Celica ST185 GT-Four into a Mini 1000 without widening or lengthening it, really starts to take shape. There'll be more by Christmas 2013 we hope, so please subscribe to our channel to get all the updates. Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy our escapades. Feel free to share it far and wide!
S1 · E3
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Stop! Hammer Time✓
Dec 24, 2013★ 10.0
Project Binky: A Toyota Celica GT-Four engine, gearbox and running gear is being shoe-horned into a 1980 Mini 1000. In episode 3, the turbo-charged 3SGTE engine gets put aside as we concentrate on getting the rear suspension and sub-frame mounted in the back of the Mini. Silliness abounds in this monster project. We very much hope you enjoy watching. Please subscribe to our channel to receive regular updates! Thanks for watching!
S1 · E4
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Light at the End of the Tunnel✓
Feb 19, 2014★ 10.0
Project Binky: A Toyota Celica GT-Four engine, gearbox and running gear is being shoe-horned into a 1980 Mini 1000. In episode 4, the Mini finally gets an engine. All the running gear gets installed and there's a miracle prop-shaft situation. It finally dawns on us that it just might be possible to get the 3SGTE engine in the car and the project might just work! Please share far and wide. Thanks for watching!
S1 · E5
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Binky: A Warning from History✓
Apr 19, 2014★ 10.0
In episode 5 of Bad Obsession Motorsport's Project Binky, we finally manage to get the front bulkhead finished and make a start on making good the rear end. The quest to build one of the world's fastest Austin Minis continues.
S1 · E6
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Sense and Senility✓
Jun 13, 2014★ 10.0
Bad Obsession Motorsport's mental project to shoehorn the entire running gear from a Toyota Celica GT-Four into a Mini without lengthening or widening it continues in episode 6. The shell fabrication is nearly complete.
S1 · E7
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The Padded Cell✓
Sep 26, 2014★ 10.0
In episode 7 of Project Binky, the Mini gets most of the chassis fabrication completed, the radiator gets sorted and the car gets electric windows and central locking. Oh, and Nik has a birthday party. The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues....
S1 · E8
25m
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Je T'Adoor✓
Dec 24, 2014★ 10.0
The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues.... In Episode 8, we get a pair of nice doors, Nik gets annoyed with the boot lid and we both flip out over the front end panel work. Really hope you enjoy it. Please share! Thanks for watching.
S1 · E9
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Out Of My Cold, Dead Hands✓
Apr 17, 2015★ 10.0
Yes it's taken a long time, but episode 9 is finally here. The shell is complete along with a few extra flourishes. We start on the interior and the BOM family grows by two. Oh, and Nik gets a haircut. Follow the madness of the project trying to build one of the world's fastest Mini's.
S1 · E10
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A Substantial Gift✓
Jul 31, 2015★ 10.0
The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues... In episode 10 of Project Binky, we mainly concentrate on getting the controls sorted. There's pedal box and steering action along with a fight with some major bump steer.
S1 · E11
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Out of Controls✓
Dec 4, 2015★ 10.0
The quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's continues... In episode 11 of Project Binky, we grapple with bumpsteer and Ackermann angles, we wrestle with the gear-shift mechanism, sort out the passenger seat and fit the handbrake. And we drink tea of course.
S1 · E12
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Silencing The Lambs✓
Apr 8, 2016★ 10.0
In episode 12 of Project Binky, we get to grips with the exhaust after finishing off a lot of the bits left earlier on in the build. The quest to build one of the world's fastest Minis continues...
S1 · E13
30m
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No More Fuelling Around✓
Jul 22, 2016★ 10.0
In episode 13 of Project Binky, the Mini gets a new fuel tank, we finish off the parcel shelf, complete the firewall and take a look at the wheel situation. There's homemade contraptions, MIG welding, TIG welding and a shed load of grinding action! And tea, lots of tea.
S1 · E14
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The Overarching Solution✓
Nov 25, 2016★ 10.0
In episode 14 of Project Binky, we crack on with figuring out the arches, not helped by a faulty part. We come up with a new technology - LRP - and we start to plumb the fuel lines in. There's most of the usual stuff including tea obviously! Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy it!
S1 · E15
35m
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Bro's Before Hose✓
May 17, 2017★ 10.0
In episode 15 of Project Binky, we wrestle with brake lines and fuel lines, make a couple of reasonably nice braces for under the car, argue over P clips and drink a bunch of tea. There's also a biscuit dunking incident. Hope you enjoy it!
S1 · E16
30m
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Smoke Me A Kipper✓
Oct 13, 2017★ 10.0
In this installment of our seemingly never ending quest to build one of the world's fastest Mini's, we wrestle with the power steering, make a minor adjustment to the flip front mechanism and think about how to get some heating in the car.
S1 · E17
40m
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A Suffusion of Yellow✓
Oct 14, 2017★ 10.0
In episode 17 of Project Binky, we get down and dirty with finishing off the custom HVAC unit for the Mini. It's a long and involved process that took far more time than we possibly imagined, but now it's done we move on to fix some other drawbacks of the mini in modern day motoring.
S1 · E18
35m
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Greeks Bearing Gifts✓
Aug 1, 2018★ 10.0
In episode 18 of Project Binky, we wrestle with the wiper system, add another superfluous modification, tackle some trigonometry and sort of start on the electrical system. It's all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world's fastest Mini's.
S1 · E19
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It's not my Volt✓
Oct 1, 2018★ 10.0
In episode 19 of Project Binky, we make a start on the vehicle's electrical system, make a few brackets and drink plenty of tea. It's all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world's fastest Mini's.
S1 · E20
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Lights at the End of the Tunnel✓
Nov 1, 2018★ 10.0
In episode 20 of Project Binky, we continue working on the mini's electrical system and solve (we hope) the ancillary drive conundrum. There's an unbelievable amount of work in this one, far too much to show in one 30 minute episode without killing it dead, so there'll be an additional machining video out in a couple of weeks for anyone who'd like to see more of the detail in the latter part of this episode. It's all systems go in the continuing effort to build one of the world's fastest Mini's.
S1 · E21
35m
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The Consolation Prize✓
Dec 31, 2018★ 10.0
In episode 21 of Project Binky, we work on the interior of the car building a centre console and some door cards among other bits and bobs. This is all just so we can crack on with the rest of the wiring. Honest...
S1 · E22
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Speakers of the House✓
Feb 1, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 22 of Project Binky we fit some nice speakers, a custom stereo, an ECU and we wire up everything in the boot including the fuel pump. The countdown to complete strip down for paint has started...
S1 · E23
30m
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Stig of the Sump✓
Mar 1, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 23 of Project Binky we fix a hole in the sump, modify a radiator, finish a lot of the wiring and make a bracket with brackets for the interior light and dashcam. We test the electrical circuits, and there's some shenanigans in our Subaru for good measure.
S1 · E24
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Cool and the Gang✓
May 12, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 24 of Project Binky we take a close look at the radiator pack and somehow squeeze a quart into a pint pot with a multitude of heat-exchangers. We also make a start on the ECU and engine wiring.
S1 · E25
30m
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Pun Lovin' Criminals✓
Jun 30, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 25, we get to making brackets for some sensors, do some more wiring, sort a jump post, fix the clutch master cylinder and make a little washer bottle and horn mounts. It's all go with the build of one of the world's fastest Minis.
S1 · E26
40m
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Brace Yourself✓
Sep 29, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 26, we continue with the myriad little jobs needing sorting. There's brackets, tea, an exhaust manifold, an uber linkage and some filtration. It's all go with the build of one of the world's fastest Minis.
S1 · E27
35m
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Funk in the Trunk✓
Dec 8, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 27, we continue with the myriad little jobs needing sorting. We're so close to stripping it down for paint, but there's still a bunch of stuff that needs sorting, so we crack on like a pair of lunatics...
S1 · E28
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Strip Off The Old Block✓
Dec 24, 2019★ 10.0
In episode 28 we work on the panel gaps, finish off a few little jobs and actually, finally, totally strip the car down for paint!
S1 · E29
35m
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Earning A Crust✓
Feb 9, 2020★ 10.0
In episode 29 we have an absolute tonne of stuff to re-furbish and make good. There's powdercoating, painting, stripping, blasting, plating and many more ings besides.
S1 · E30
40m
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Motorvation Station✓
Mar 1, 2020★ 10.0
In episode 30 of Project Binky we take a look at the power under the bonnet: the engine. It needs a cambelt, and oil change and nothing else... Honestly...
S1 · E31
40m
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Safety First✓
May 2, 2020★ 10.0
We break out the TIG welder again for some more fab work as there's a turbo that needs fitting! Things get cleaned and more superflous parts get ordered off the interweb.
S1 · E32
44m
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A Bird in the Hand✓
Jun 20, 2020★ 10.0
In episode 32 of Project Binky we finish off the engine build with more brackets, sensors, wiring and a shed load of fab work. A lot to pack into this one, hope you can appreciate the amount of work involved.
S1 · E33
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A Paint in the Ass✓
Jan 29, 2021★ 10.0
In episode 33 of Project Binky we finally get some colour on the Mini! As usual, nothing is straightforward and the paint job takes on a life of its own.
S1 · E34
33m
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A Sticky Situation✓
Apr 24, 2021★ 10.0
In episode 34 of Project Binky we start the reassembly. But before it gets too exciting, we need some sound deadening, heat management and rust proofing. The painted shell begins to take shape as a car and not just a selection of parts.
S1 · E35
35m
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Running, Man✓
Aug 7, 2021★ 10.0
In episode 35 of Project Binky we really make some progress on getting the mini started for the first time. Lots of stuff gets bolted to the car, the wiring loom gets finished off, we have some nice machining done and we try not to scratch the paint as the engine gets bolted up.
S1 · E36
30m
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On The Level✓
Aug 15, 2021★ 10.0
In episode 36 of Project Binky we carry on where we left off at the cliffhanger ending of episode 35. There's a lot more stuff to put on the car before we can attempt to start it, but will it go?
S1 · E37
46m
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Rules of Engagement✓
Dec 17, 2021★ 10.0
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.
S1 · E38
33m
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Interiority Complex✓
Apr 30, 2023★ 10.0
In episode 38 of Project Binky we continue the final assembly, but on the way there's still time and opportunity to fab up some more bits, and the sumptuous new interior is fitted.
S1 · E39
57m
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Without A Trace✓
Oct 27, 2024★ 10.0
In episode 39 of Project Binky - the one that nearly killed us - we encounter some problems with the quick and easy way of fitting a suitable dashboard. We therefore had to take matters into our own hands and learn a whole new set of skills while developing a novel way to make printed circuit boards.
S1 · E40
47m
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Rock Around The Clocks✓
Apr 30, 2025★ 10.0
In episode 40 of Project Binky we "complete" the installation of the dashboard clocks and gauges. Not everything went to plan, in fact almost nothing went to plan but we battled through and are now on the home stretch! Thanks for watching, apologies for another long delay!
S1 · E41
32m
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Otter Chaos✓
Aug 1, 2025★ 10.0
In episode 41 of Project Binky we aimed to finish the interior of the car starting with completing the dashboard area. As usual, it didn't go exactly to plan. Look out for the next episode where we'll be driving the car out of the shed!
S1 · E42
33m
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A Pain In The Glass✓
Nov 29, 2025★ 10.0
In episode 42 of Project Binky - we drive the mini out of the shed! Finished it is not, but it's not far off now.
S1 · E43
30m
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Back on Black (Top)✓
Sep 27, 2026★ 10.0
In episode 43 of Project Binky - we give the Mini it's very first test drive! It's finally out on the open road.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky have?

Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky has 3 seasons with 62 episodes in total.

Is Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky still on the air?

Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky is currently in production and returning for new episodes.

When did Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky first air?

Bad Obsession Motorsport - Project Binky first aired on August 17, 2013.

Nik Blackhurst
Nik Blackhurst
Presenter
Richard Brunning
Richard Brunning
Presenter

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