'66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...

[VA72C10]

looking good!!!

[65Pickup]

Great tips and illustrations as usual.

[watahyahknow]

i heared people using belt pulleys of different sizes to bend brakeline in the right radius

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

i hate you so much right now... in a envious little brother sorta way.

every damn time i bend brake lines it looks like a two year old drew the layout in crayons..
i can never ever ever ever find a good bender when im doing lines.. and im allllllwwwwaaaayyyysss tweaking..

im jealous.. i no like you right now because it's so pretttttyy

If it makes you feel better, I tried bending up some 5/16" fuel line today and it wanted to kink every time. I had to do iterations and it still doesn't look great. I might just run this the whole way...

Originally Posted by thor

I'll give this a try. Thanks for the tip!

NP

Originally Posted by VA72C10

looking good!!!

Thanks

Originally Posted by 65Pickup

Great tips and illustrations as usual.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

i heared people using belt pulleys of different sizes to bend brakeline in the right radius

Nice, I'll have to try that on the fuel line!

[OLDIRON69]

The Aeroquip stuff is nice, they make some of the best hydraulic hoses in the industry. They even sell some that are non-crimp fittings which makes it nice. I will check my catalog to see if they show fuel line like this, if so I can buy it cheaper..

Not in my catalog but the dealer says he can order it, let me know if you want to go with it and I will get pricing for you.

[Mil-Spec]

As always FF, that's some major talent.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

The Aeroquip stuff is nice, they make some of the best hydraulic hoses in the industry. They even sell some that are non-crimp fittings which makes it nice. I will check my catalog to see if they show fuel line like this, if so I can buy it cheaper..

Not in my catalog but the dealer says he can order it, let me know if you want to go with it and I will get pricing for you.

Wow, thanks for the offer! I'll pm you if I do go that route.

Originally Posted by Mil-Spec

As always FF, that's some major talent.

Thanks, but I have to admit those lines are so easy to bend they make me look good
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[Jvsapp]

ok let's see....road test checklist....

engine............... check
trans................. check
wheels............... check
suspension.......... check
brakes................ check
interior................ Milk crate!

so when should i book my ticket?

glad to see it's coming along.

[dammitmitchell]

I did the milk rate a few months ago in the maro frizzle.. stepped on the gas and the motor had a little more kick then i was epecting in the car.. it put me on my ass behind the milk crate was very humorous..
make sure the ebrake works..

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Jvsapp

ok let's see....road test checklist....

engine............... check
trans................. check
wheels............... check
suspension.......... check
brakes................ check
interior................ Milk crate!

so when should i book my ticket?

glad to see it's coming along.

Seats and interior.............. check

Shootin for spring!!!

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

I did the milk rate a few months ago in the maro frizzle.. stepped on the gas and the motor had a little more kick then i was epecting in the car.. it put me on my ass behind the milk crate was very humorous..
make sure the ebrake works..

ebrake............... check

[watahyahknow]

makes me think of my yougth i was putting togethr a motorcycle and hadnt bolted down the buddyseat when i whent out to try to drive it .
the motor was going down the road a few feet before falling over i was left behind with the seat between my legs

[Frizzle Fry]

Had an "oh crap" moment looking at the pics. This one:


In particular the relationship of the prop valve to the trans x-member bolt holes ...yeh

Solution:

...I'll pay for my mistake in the form of having to re-powdercoat it now

On to the fuel lines. I had attempted to re-use the S2000 lines with no luck. On one of my bazillion trips to NAPA this week I checked out their Poly Armor line selection to see if they had 5/16" for the fuel supply and 1/4 for the return: Yep! Picked up 2ea 60" sticks and some fittings. Here's that:

[VA72C10]

nice work as usual!

[67cheby]

looks FACTORY !

[OLDIRON69]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

looks factory !

x2

[dhaymaker]

Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

x2

x3 - And, maybe better than factory!

[mcbassin]

Brother you got some SKILLS! Awesome work on the lines like the crossmember fix....too bad on the P.C.

[dammitmitchell]

so what's the plan for the underbody when done?
and im jealous!. if i left all those welds unsealed like that here by the end of the day theyd have surface rust from the humidity..
(rush isnt a real issue here.. just surface rust)

[chevy2racr]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

so what's the plan for the underbody when done?

Thats what i was wondering too.... Well Friz whats the plan?

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

if i left all those welds unsealed like that here by the end of the day theyd have surface rust from the humidity..
(rush isnt a real issue here.. just surface rust)

There's little bit here and there. Amazing it's not worse here in Oregon!

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks dudes. I have some tintable Raptor Liner for the underside. Will be body color.
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[Jvsapp]

dang FF those lines are clean! i deal with salt spray here. i live within a mile of the ocean. i grind something 1 hr later it's flash rusting... the next day it's already got some pitting going on. that's why i sandblast and straight into the oven.

[shearjs]

Awesome work ff!! You just made my previous 2 days at work much more enjoyable. Can't wait to the finished product!

[Frizzle Fry]

Update

Been workin on some of the loose ends. Getting very close to paint! Just a couple more fab items left.

Got the fuel tank all sealed up-
Weapons of choice:


Before:


Sudsy (Marine Clean) :


Cleaned Inside:




and out:



Metal Ready in/out (drying) :


POR-15 Tank Sealer Inside:


Regular POR-15 Outside:



Before:


After:

[Frizzle Fry]

Also made up a plenum/duct for the heater. This universal heater is becoming very specific...

The problem is that I can't mount the fan/motor assemble with the heater core under the dash. There's just no good place to package it together. So I split them up. You may have seen the fan mounted on the PS of the eng. comp in earlier pics.

In doing so I created another challenge; directing the air into the heater core. There is a space between the two that must be gapped with a plenum.

Here's the solution:
Moved the fan opening over about 1.25"


Flange on inside of firewall:


Location from other side:


Captive nuts:


View of gap between firewall and heater core:


Bridging the gap. I used posts to solidify the location/relationship between the core box and the flange:






Then filled in the blanks with sheet metal and painted: