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

[dammitmitchell]

definatley with sti power!
DEFINATLEY!.
and stead their AWD.. that little bugger will scare people...

[gofast182]

Hey hey let's get back to this amazing project! Honda's F20 and F22 are far better engines than the EJ anyway. All forged internals with some pretty advanced metallurgy allow it to sing at high RPM's indefinitely PLUS if you're looking for boost, FI F series engines can put out up to 700WHP with the only reliability risk becoming the head gasket.

Can't wait for more driftbeam/S2Minx pics and updates!!!

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks for your patience and continued interest guys. My schedule is hosed until January. I might get a chance to tweak on it over the next week a tad, but that's it until at least xmas

[Jvsapp]

it's all good FF, we all know how this time of the year can get. between work, life, and the holidays who among us has time to play right? but make sure santa brings you some goodies and show us when you get a chance. looking forward to the after the holidays updates!

[Frizzle Fry]

I got a couple hours in the shop today

Last I recall there was a big squareish hole in the trunk floor for the modded fuel components to fit.


Here's the begining of the answer to that problem:

bent up a filler panel


...and made a transition out of a couple sections previously removed (can't make these on a brake)




That's it for now. Hopefully I get some more shop time before 2011...

[VA72C10]

Thanks for throwing us a bone

[67cheby]

nice work....as usual

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks guys. It was good to get back in the groove for a few fleeting moments... Now duty calls again.
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[Frizzle Fry]

Happy New Year All

Well, my shop camera gave up the ghost and the "good camera" is unavailable so these are the best I can do for now (phone).

More progress on the trunk floor:


I'll have to cut a larger hole as marked if I want to be able to remove the fuel pump without dropping the tank:


Had some help in the shop, so I took that opportunity to perform a shockmountectomy...
This old shot shows the factory upper shock mounts:


They had to go to make room for the S2000 rear coilovers test fitting here:




Lower mount bushings are ordered and on the way...


Just after plasma-assisted removal:


Cleaned up and ready for scabs:

[dammitmitchell]

how does that car not have a spot of rust anywhere grrr!

[Frizzle Fry]

It really is very low on the rustification factor. Some might say such a fine example should be kept as-is or properly restored. I say what a great basis for a project. Beats doing a slew of rust repair before really starting the project. Then I'd really never get it done. The mods it's getting are enough work alone...

Built a press-brake for my shop-press tonight. Now I can make the scab plates from fewer pieces by bending where I would have otherwise welded. Pics tomorrow.

[dammitmitchell]

I feel your pain on the rust. If i had the skills i would totally cut up that sunbeam.
The entire project is cool and original it's awesome. Even if you had started on a rust bucket you would have heard "well if your going to do that much work might as well do a regular resto"

Hey do you still have the from seats from that s2000?

and look what i found this morning i found it funny.

[Frizzle Fry]

nice

Here's the press brake. Quick and dirty:








.25 and .125 plate:

[dammitmitchell]

cheater! hahah awesome deal there

[watahyahknow]

as long as it works . looks fine to me
to bad the press is kinda narrow or you might be able to make one big enough to bend doorskins

[Frizzle Fry]

I can bend doorskins on my sheetmetal brake. The press brake is for plate; making brackets, scab plates, etc.

[Jvsapp]

looking good FF. quick question on the trunk hinges, were you planning to do something different? or keep the strut rods on the two sides as well as the hinge on top. i would think you have something planned

as for the scab break awesome i just might have to steal that idea. i picked up a press last month. 20 ton for $300.

[propanemudtruck]

How come every time I read this there still isn't an ending to the story?

This is an amazing post and an amazing build! To have a portion of that talent some day!

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

I can bend doorskins on my sheetmetal brake.
The press brake is for plate; making brackets, scab plates, etc.

Copying you!
Maybe someday we will meet up at some oddball repowered eurocar event.

[watahyahknow]

seen enough of those from england , usually chevy powered vauxhall cars , some where quite whell build actually
hmmm dunno if any are interested but i found a website where you can download some of those magazines for free http://www.heroturko.org/magazine/

[Jvsapp]

O_o peeking in to see if there's any signs of life....

[watahyahknow]

i was wondering if i was trown out of this topic for a while since it got so quet

[cam.man67]

Wow, I just stumbled across this topic today, and let me say I am IMPRESSED! That thing is gonna go like the stink when finished. Kudos!

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks for checkin in guys. I'm back from more travel. Been getting my butt-kicked by the lower/rear coilover bushings (not worth explaining). But I'll work through it. Hopefully make enough progress to justify new pics this weekend.
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[thirdstreettito]

Weekend is over dude!