I notice the steering column has a bright orange rag tied around it, wonder how bad he hit his head.....lol

Guys, please put a fuse immediately after the battery connection and before the cable goes off elsewhere in the car, that way you have sort circuit protection at the origin.

My wife doesn’t want me watching you guys anymore. See we take care of her 94 year old mother. She is reduced to her lift chair, so I’ve been working in my head to put a revolving platform so she has more view, you know wiper motor, revolving lazy Susan kind of thing. Then motorizing her walker, nothing too much something like a Tesla motor. You know.

I'm one of those poor people who's only just stumbled into the "Project Binky Party", fashionably late, but so far I'm extremely impressed! As a former Aston Martin electronics and software technician, I was eager to see how the chaps would approach the wiring aspects of the project. Although a good case could be made for using a harness/loom from a later car with CANbus, I can appreciate why they've chosen not to (although I would imagine that a MG-Rover harness from that period would be using the older K-Line type of data bus technology?). Nik is bang-on about soldering and crimping: Although modern production and motorsport harnesses/looms (from the last 40 years or so) use crimping instead of soldering, when done well, a soldered joint can still be perfectly adequate for a road or clubman/track day car. I'm really enjoying the series so far! Keep up the good work! Deano 🤓 Former Aston Martin Test Driver, Major Rectification Technician and EDL/EOL.

Bloody brilliant 👍👍👍

I'm binge watching this from the start, and I think testing out a wiring loom while it's all laid out on the floor is the best thing you have done so far - it's like witchcraft!

1:42 And yet TVR did it anyway...

LOL at the middle finger on the orange glove :D

You guys are absolutely amazing. You made EVERYTHING. Simply incredible build. Not sure how I never saw this until now. Binge watching during the pandemic.

As the owner of a Rover 800, I enjoyed hearing that tale told through the wiring looms

Absolutely love the MCM reference. Go to comment and see MCM has already commented themselves 😳

What about battery/fuse cooling? My car has an air duct that goes directly from the grill, around the radiators, and into the battery/fuse compartment

Electrical system are never showed on car-programs, good..

Thinking up all these electrifying Mods must be exhausting.

He's serious, and stop calling him Shirley.

that is incredibly satisfying seeing the harness lay out and everything functioning

Where would a guy go to get the nifty folding pin removal tool set?

all you have to say is "fabricate" or even just "bracket" and nick gets the grinder

Stumbled across this project two days ago and i can't stop watching it. Love how you guys work and how you use that Z-A-Z humor.

this episode makes me nervous, that much wiring.

How much HP do the stickers add?! 🙃

During the loom butchering it reminds me of a friend of mine saying he will have to do the same with his little runaround to make it 'roadworthy' lol. Here is a link to my spin in it. fipost.info/show/videot/mMSilHx_eWibbXg.html

Would've never guessed you guys were Black Stone Cherry fans!

The flamenco music while connecting the harnesses was hilarious.

Why wouldnt you use the harness from the Celica com all the engine connectors including the ecu?? Or will they use a programmable ecu?? (like megasquirt etc)

That tea was definitely cold in the harness tear down sequence...

Me:"No way that this build can get more intense!!!??" Bad Obsession Motorsport: Challenge Accepted! Assembles a whole car's electrical system on the floor with all components but the running gear...

Rewatch this episode after the Ep.31.. this is one of the best episodes!!

So saying "Aluminium" (aluminum) is ok but "Soddering" (soldering) isn't? And while I'll agree "trunk" doesn't make much sense, neither does "boot". But what do I know, I'm from the Colonies.

I've been binging Project Binky in isolation! Tits 'n Pickles, Angry Pixies... I think Richard was watching AvE before captioning this one.

I made my crimping tool out of a found pair of bolt cutters.

You guys are absolute saints. I can barely keep my hair on trying to unfuck a previous owners eBay indicators on a motorcycle. And those are only two wires a piece.

Your jokes - visual and otherwise are still the best of the internet. Thanks

NNOOOO. Why use black heat shrink on the red positive cable!?!? Never!! Just buy red heat shrink!! You've spent so much money and paid soooo much attention to detail thus far... Just. Why?

Y eny one would give you a thumbs down is beyond me you boys are fantastic

Sure hope you put a gromit in that chassis rail where the battery cable comes out

You guys are simply amazing!... Brilliant, witty, funny, crafty, savvy... I'm sure I forgot something...

Soldering, crimping and no Sawdering! Hahaha i agree totally! ....pass the Pot Hawder. I knew a guy called Bob Hawder...i mean Holder....

Cor blimey that's a nice wiring job

Did he just say ... angry pixies?

i'm watching these videos while i'm sleepy and you pull that 14:14, i remember in a video it was while sitting on a chair!

I wonder if they're gonna mount any safety systems such as airbags or ABS in their car.

That would be me!

The attention to detail on this build is impressive!

I would love to see these guys do a VW Beetle next.

The unsung hero of this series is that step drill bit. Hundreds of holes of what appears to be the same bit. Wish mine lasted that long.

This takes me back. My brother 3 years older than did work on his old Hillman Arrow, shorted it out and melted down the full length of the loom, including stork controls. I re-wired it all for him over two days. It was my first introduction to auto-wiring. I was 14 at the time. The experience taught me not to be afraid of large bundles of wires.

I'm surprised while you were in there with the wiring you didn't add "one touch down" to the passenger side window aswell.....

Pulls out a new part: "This is not handmade enough..."

Only unhappy with the battery lead which should have another layer of insulation, hundreds of unfused amps not good.

Surely all this wiring will need to come out when it goes for paint?

Did anyone notice the LEGS? Maybe I missed something. Like someone missing theirs, or one of you guys have a adverse reaction to the Welding, Soldering, and Paint Fumes, mixed with Grinding Dust, Tea, and whatever you boys Smoke. Maybe the Voltage was what topped it off. Well... Anyway, your back to being... Normal??

How...could you NOT rally it?

I don't know why you guys just didn't spend like $80 and get one of the like 21 circuit Mopar rewiring looms off Ebay , I put something in My 1954 chevy when converting to 12 volts , easy and rewired the whole truck in an afternoon

Binge this whole thing in 2019! HUGE smile to find you are jamming on Black Stone Cherry! Can't believe I just found this

Fun fact the bmw 1 series was supposed to be the successor to rover 25, but when bmw and rover parted ways bmw owned the designs and offered to sell them to rover. But rover didn't have enough money so they refused. BMW tweaked the design and released the 1 series.

I'm so impressed with you two I am considering switching from pronouncing Celica as "sel'-i-ka" to "suh-lee'-ker". I'm considering it, but I likely won't because it would make me sound like, as I think you Brits would call it, "a git."

All that wiring must have took hours? 🤔😂

When are you guys going to do more episodes of the escargot ?

How much did that loom weigh? It is a lot of loom for a small car.

All this series has done is increase thee value of early Peugeot 205s, Rover 45s, Austin minis and celica 4x4s

“Still not AvE’s booze” Tits and pickles What’s next FOCUS you FAACK angry pixies The list goes on

Whats the hate on the prog guitarists....:P Wiring is hell on earth in major mod projects.

26:27 Haha

You gonna go without a.b.s. brakes? Good way to Loose a discount on your car insurance payments

tip, tennis ball with hole useful for putting on end of steering column spline to stop any accidents ! enjoying the progress on binky

very well done

I learned to crimp _and_ solder. The hard way. FRC Robot kept dying in the middle of matches.

I love the detail about the connectors in the wiring loom. It really tells a story. I remember browsing the VW parts catalog connector pages, and on one page there was a large, round multipin connector that just didn't look like anything I'd seen on a VW. I did an application search, and sure enough... it's for the VW branded version of the Sprinter, it's the connection at the transmission. Nice visible car electronics too. Using an existing harness is a really good way to go IMHO - why reinvent when you can just copy / paste. And, then you can use the wiring diagrams from the other car as well.

Third time through and I still laughed irl at the camera panning up to just see legs and nothing more

Wire strippers? Did you mean exotic pliers.

the music alone is worth subscribing for. Love it

Black Stone Cherry! You've got even more love from me! 😂😂👌

I'd love to know what the music is at 16:34

I feel for those who have followed this from the start... Me I just started about 2 months ago and have only reached here but can't wait to continue to get up to date!

Did you find that using the 16mm2 die on a 25mm2 crimp on 25mm2 cable gave a better compression?

What is the name of the song at 4:15?

Lol mcm reference! Love it!

stirling job chaps! that sort of task is a headbender, i have a much smaller but similar task of replacing the steering column switches on a nissan vanette camper restoration as the old assembly just isnt playing ball leaving either one or both headlights on one candle power or not on at all....been putting it off for some time

Don't forget to install a fuse at the battery side...

Been watching this series, takes me back to a job I loved but had to give up due to back injury. Many happy memories, thank you.

Good Lord help me, I hate working on automotive electrical systems! Godspeed, Gents! PS my '86 Volvo is right here, keep your voices down... I wish I had time and $ to do something remotely as extravagant to repair it! Patience is a virtue. Edit to add: note to self, STOP BITCHING AND DO IT :)

Whats the song that plays while testing the stereo on the floor? Bangin tune

“Soddering” - no such word indeed.

Fantastic as always! Does anyone know the brand or a source for a terminal kit like they've got? I can't make it out in the video. Searching has only come up with always out of stock "Sir Tools" folding one, and otherwise I can only find the keyring style ones, and they annoy me. fipost.info/show/videot/tKSOt2GpgIdxZqo.html

What, no rubber grommets between positive cable and chassis-body?

You guys are great!!! You fabricate everything, including wire and tube routing connectors. You even take the time to use old wiring harnesses!... You are true British craftsmen. The American way is to order $100K worth of brand new components and wiring harnesses, and car components.!! I love how you make and recycle everything. True creativity!!

Sorry, but wires are my thing and you should have used grommets for the holes the cable passes through. You should also learn about splicing tape over so called 'electrical' tape. It comes off clean and doesn't become all gooiy...

Angry pixies that let the smoke out. Hmmm. Seems to me I heard that elsewhere. Still not interested in Arduinos, but nice to know a madman in Canuckistan has impressed his take on the English language. Focus you fack!

6:55 - somebody forgot to put the heatshrink on the cable before crimping.

sick tune @ 4:30. original or what?

My god,that wiring. Better you than me.

Some time ago I looked up 'sodder' and of course there was no such thing. As I've been soldering for over 60 years I believe I have the right to say this. Same with the fashionable term "L.E.D." Anyone who has used these very useful light sources since they became available in the late 60's knows that they have always been called "LEDs" (one syllable) not "L.E.D.s" (three syllables) as the wankers and uneducated call them these days.

The legs again! brilliant

Watching this for the third time around now. Still enjoying every minute and always learning. Must say... there is no such word as soddering. It needed to be said. Genius.

There is one guy in finland who makes a master box for car electrics, and you can add slave boxes to it. Fully confgurable, supports allmost every sensor etc etc. It does everything you want and has diagnostic system of its own and you can use android tablet with customizable skins as your dashboard. :) But that is one way to do it and you guys did awesome job with that wiring loom !

I'm getting worn out watching the old Binky build. When are you guys going to have some more great shows ?

... if you do not have a warehouse full of patience, do not try this... my head has just gone blank seeing all those cables spread down there for diagnosis... head is spinning!

"Everything they do is amazing." - Me. Out loud by myself.

Discovered (no, was pointed towards) this project only yesterday and binge-watched it all the way. Was a bit disappointed to realise one or two episodes back that I wasn't going to be seeing the finished product anytime soon :( but it has been very entertaining. Especially the Life of Brian references in early episodes. All the component fabrication has been super impressive - I really enjoy seeing a bracket taking shape and then getting cleaned up and eventually looking like a factory designed and produced part. Well, better than, "obvs", because they are hand made to custom spec and not mass-produced, but you know what I mean. Ever so slightly disappointed though to see all the wiring going in before sending it out for painting. Unless you intend to strip it all back out again, but that seems unnecessarily like making extra work for yourselves. Oh, wait... that's what you do all the time... but still. That would be *really* tearing the ring out of it, since so much of it has been done in permanent mode, like snipping off the cable ties and cinching cable connectors after passing through small bulkhead holes. Talking of which, where are the grommets at said bulkhead holes?