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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
awesome build it was a verry nice rustfree car ti start with that shouldve helped a lot
think the sunbeam brand is derived from simca and talbot might be some renault in there too not sure this car looks an awfull lot like a volvo amazone come to think of it in india the cars are still used as taxies: ![]()
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 01-03-2010 at 05:20 PM. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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![]() ![]() Sunbeam was a brand under the Rootes Group, which also held the Singer, Humber, Matra, Simca, and Hillman marque. Rootes Group was later purchased by Chrysler. Here are some links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootes_Group http://www.team.net/www/rootes/ http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/ I'm just back from two weeks in Ukraine. What an experience! Saw some interesting rides there too. Can't wait to get back on this. Should be out there by Thursday (gotta work first). |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
they do sheetmetal too
when youre on google look up bangla bangers and leepu its an english discovery series bout an indian chip foose who makes sportcars out of regular datsuns and nissans
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts Last edited by watahyahknow; 01-03-2010 at 06:53 PM. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
The big Indian Taxi is a Hindustan Ambassador. They're basically an old Morris Oxford III/IVwith IIRC an Isuzu diesel engine under the hood.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Took a little break from metal manipulation this week to play with an idea I've been brewing - gotta just roll with the ADD inspired motivation sometimes...
I converted my OG speedo from manual to electronic. Took it apart and added the needle actuator from the Acura RSX-S cluster (extra actuator shown at bottom of 1st image): ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Surface mounted a jack on the RSX cluster PCB to enable remoting of the actuator: ![]() I found a nylon nut for that upper stand-off after this shot was taken: ![]() Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 01-10-2010 at 04:09 AM. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
...and the end-result:
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
I hope it works for you
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Wow! U aren't afraid to jump into anything and everything are you? That car is cool and that motor/trans. swap is gonna be sweet. Keep at it and good luck.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Thanks gents
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
i allways wondered why people DIDNT do that , 9 out of 10 times the gauges bolt up to the facia without adapting
its useful when you put another cluster in the truck like an impala dash
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
More gauge work:
With only three holes in the cluster I had limited options for adding a tach. I also HAD to have speedo, fuel level, H2O temp, and oil pressure. Five gauges in three holes means multi-gauges or cutting additional holes (no). ![]() Since the OG cluster came with a multi, but only used one of three slots I went with that style. It had oil, water, and amps. I needed oil, water, and fuel and happend to get lucky enough to find one on ebay from a MG, Morris, Austin, AC... ![]() The only visible difference from the Sunbeam/Hillman style was the center "button" and needle color. That was easily fixed: ![]() ![]() This looks much worse than it is because of the flash. ![]() Now the center cluster hole is freed up for a 52mm tach ![]() Here's what's on the way for that. I'll try to use the Minx bezel and needle. Maybe re-silkscreen too: ![]() |
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Very nice!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
I'm sure glad I found this board and then found build threads like yours and LFD's and many others that always have some cool detail or mod that I wouldn't have thought of on my own.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Nice work man...
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
just another annotation....
show off.. hahahhaa damnned good work brother
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Thanks guys. Just been doing some odds and ends. Made an EGR block-off plate last night. Haven't been motivated to grind for 2hrs which is what I need to do next on the driver's side frame mod. Probably get to that this weekend.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
FF you definately got "Mad Skeelz"
![]() Questions about your guage setup: Are you going to use any other functions of the later model instrument cluster PCB? Also that PCB was originally mounted in an enclosure with in the dash, how do you plan to mount it in the Minx's dash and you plan to conformally coat it? And lastly, is the RS-232 connector isolated from the PCB? I see you're using nylon washers on one side but on the other the connector's metal case looks asthough it's sitting directly on the PCB, straddling 2 copper planes as well as several smaller traces. The reason I mention this is that vibration could cause the connector's conductive case to scratch through the solder mask and ultimately causing a short. Potentially causing you problems and headaches.
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Hey there Mil-spec. First, Thanks
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Other functions of the PCB. Yes, I plan to build a board to remote mount many of the indicator LEDs and LCD. I will mount the PCB high under/behind the dash inside the plastic enclosure. It has fairly flat front/back covers. The front cover includes the Acura gauge faces that no one will see. The 9-pin DSUB connector (often used for RS-232) mounted to the board is not the one shown in the vice with soldered wires (that's the gauge side). The one on the board has crimped/inserted pins and a plastic section/pin-housing protruding from the back side, which is what comes close to touching the PCB but is actually held off the board by the stand-offs. I'll get some close-up shots of that for ya. |
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Here you go Mil-spec. What do you think?
![]() Got the 52mm tach and stuffed it in the hole just to see how it looked (tilted back in the hole, not secured): ![]() ![]() Looked pretty sweet IMO, but the non-matching bezel and curved glass would bug the crap outa me so... ![]() ![]() ![]() It took a lot to get that bezel on there, but it was worth it. There is no lense in the pics. I need to have one cut because the fuel gauge lense was too small. I still need to mod the needle to resemble the others and get rid of the dolphin logo. ![]() |
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Also got some grinding done.
Before: ![]() After: ![]() ...and the most fun area ![]() ![]() Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 01-17-2010 at 04:35 AM. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Looking awesome.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
There is an article in this months hot rod about the sunbeam tiger. I found an older article on their web site, but not the current one. Imagine, you could have had a V8!
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl...ger/index.html
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Yes, I could have had a V8 ...for far less money too. But then it would just be yet another V8 swap. Believe it or not this little Honda 4-banger, which is basically 1/2 of their formula one V8, makes more power than the Tiger's Ford V8. The tiger's power plant made 164HP and later 200HP. The F20C makes 240HP in factory trim. Yes, low end grunt is lacking compared to the V8 but in a light car with proper gearing the lighter, higher rev'ing F20C will be nuthin but grins in a straight line as well as in the twisties.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
dont forget the boatanker weight that you now dont have over the front wheels this little car will actually go around a corner
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
This is just wrong in so many diffrent ways
you have some amazing fab skills wish i had these skills this is a very very cool project you have have
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