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GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

Whole wiper upgrade... Bad Obsession

I'm not sure if any of you are aware of Project Binky, but, it's a series following the build of a Mini being converted to run a Celica GT-4 drivetrain.

It's got some great humour and some fantastic tips on how to do loads of stuff in the garage that can be applied to any project. Even Ed China comes along and sweeps up or makes tea for them.

Anyway, the latest one has them upgrading the wiper mechanism, which most Land Rovers have.

2nd Aug 2018 8:02am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17781

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Great series, one of my favourites!

An upgrade along the same lines has been on my "to do" list for a very long time but is yet another thing I simply haven't got around to yet. It wouldn't be very difficult. I think that the Binky team could have save some effort if they'd raided the Defender parts bin for spline adaptors and wiper arms.

I did like the comment that someone left on Episode 16 though "My second daughter was born the same time you guys started Project Binky. She is starting school next year but were still waiting for you to finish this bloody thing"

Last edited by blackwolf on 7th Aug 2018 9:27am. Edited 1 time in total

2nd Aug 2018 10:32am

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5965

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

Excellent series. Followed from the start. Wheel boxes look not too far off LR ones

1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

2nd Aug 2018 10:37am

zsd-puma

Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 2720

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

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Wheel boxes look not too far off LR ones

Its the same set up. If you look at mini spindles, you can see where the threaded part used on the defender was cut off.

2nd Aug 2018 11:02am

drakes

Member Since: 09 Oct 2009
Location: Consett
Posts: 115

2004 Defender 90 Td5 HT Auto Belize Green

The start to the vid is obviously based on Police Squad, long time since Ive seen that.

2nd Aug 2018 5:51pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10383

It's all very police squad

2nd Aug 2018 5:53pm

sloderby1

Member Since: 08 Feb 2018
Location: Derby
Posts: 20

I noticed it was uploaded on surfing youtube last night - Youtube figures indicated that it'd been up for about 3 hours by that time & already had 38k views!

2nd Aug 2018 8:01pm

Timo K

Member Since: 23 Aug 2012
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 171

I so, so so wish someone would come up with a proper linkage system as in that mini. I watched the episode and almost started buying 205 parts off the internet... OH well.

2nd Aug 2018 8:48pm

Rosco

Member Since: 03 Dec 2010
Location: Burntwood
Posts: 1870

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

That's a lot of thought and engineering skill going into something as mundane as wipers. Impressive. I'm off to go and watch the previous 16 episodes now

2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone
2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW

2nd Aug 2018 9:16pm

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