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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Mounted the script:
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The shock towers didn't fully blend with the inners. I made this filler piece to improve the overall integration:
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
The work looks great as always, but I'm sorry. I have to comment on the outside yard shots. Cripes is it summer there already?
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Nope not summer here yet good work as always mike...
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Dang !
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
awesome work as usual , it does look nice and warm out there over here theres snow on the ground and temperatures near and below freesing
back on the oilfillercap idea , the cap i showed you prolly wouldnt fit its a barionet fitting like a radiatorcap i remembered the cap on that engine screws on . you might be able to cover it up with kindoff a jar lid shaped aloy/chromed piece gleued over the original cap just turn the top smaller and stick the metal over it , you might be able to use some aftermarked masterbrakecylindercanistercap (hmmm nice scrabbleword there) for it
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Looking great. Really like the extra filler piece and time to make it "right"
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
To quote a line from the movie 'Sex Drive': "Not bad, I've seen better"
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
wow frizzle....
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
It really does look great. What's the next hurdle?
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Finish DS, front xmember, engine mounts, trans mounts, driveshaft, firewall/tunnel, control arms, steering, rear coilover mounts, fuel tank, fuel lines, wiring, start engine, heater install, rear brakes, brake lines, ebrake, disassemble/paint, reassemble, drive!
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Right, just give me an IV, Catheter, and cosco sized box of nodoz...
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dang i been away for a while and i missed all that. FF it looks awesome. love what you did with the gauge cluster. gives me ideas with my morris now.
as for your oil cap, you could get one of these from ebay and weld some other cover onto it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BUDDY...item19b4c403ec http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLOX-...item5ad2e22f75 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Skunk...item4398e711a1 or you could get this one but i think it's plastic http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-H...item439cfe4954
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Back from Austin Tx. Thought I'd get to soak up a little sun down there and it f'n snowed while I was there!
I want to give a big thanks to Anthony Crivelli of Melbourne Australia for his extremely well-crafted write up on the project at Speedhunters.com. You can see more form him on speedhunters and his blog Progress Update: DS Frame/Shock-tower is in. The "filler piece" for behind the shock tower is made and tacked in. Running out of gas for the welder ...I'll have to come back to finish that later. On to the xmember now! Got the DS tie rod jig done last night. So now I can cut the center out of the S2000 xmember, plate it and add my tube laterals. Then it's time for engine/trans mounts and control arms ![]() For you pic hounds, here another item on it's way to the shop: ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
WOW! That tachometer goes all the way to 12,000!
Cool clock.
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When we last left off the DS shock tower had some air leaks left to be plugged ...so:
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xmember ends plated:
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show off hehehe
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i allways said he worked fast but this is ridiculous
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sweet FF. lots of room to make the mount how you want it now!!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
i just noticed in your time laps. tubby sitting over there patiently with what looks like a bunch of parts sitting in him.
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Funny you mention tubby. I have been avoiding cannibalizing projects ...until yesterday. Stole a u-joint and DD shaft for the DriftBeam steering from tubby's parts pile
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