{"id":55426,"date":"2020-05-05T13:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55426"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:06:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:06:53","slug":"project-binky-episode-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55426","title":{"rendered":"Project Binky Episode 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=55430\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 31\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 31&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Binky Mini with a Celica AWD swap episode 31\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badobsessionmotorsport.co.uk\/\">Bad Obsession Motorsport<\/a> released another update on their Project Binky. In the previous episode the team rebuilt the 3S-GTE inline-four. In this episode they rebuild the transmission and install a ACT 6-puck clutch and lightweight flywheel. Then they work on installing the Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger and necessary piping and modifying the intake manifold. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4mCmv0jrya4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHvBHWBzzB7NyU5tIiEZHBg\">Bad Obsession Motorsport<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bad Obsession Motorsport released another update on their Project Binky. In the previous episode the team rebuilt the 3S-GTE inline-four. In this episode they rebuild the transmission and install a ACT 6-puck clutch and lightweight flywheel. Then they work on installing the Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger and necessary piping and modifying the intake manifold. Source: Bad&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55426\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Binky Episode 31<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":55430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celica"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Project-Binky-Mini-with-a-Celica-AWD-swap-episode-31.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135394,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135394","url_meta":{"origin":55426,"position":0},"title":"Project Binky Episode 41","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The bracket building duo called Bad Obsession Motorsport returns with an update on their Project Binky. 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