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

[dammitmitchell]

well frizzle might have figured out away to turn the foil from the overnight food into a new short throw shifter or anti-sway bracket..

so i agree w low n slow.. what the crap dude.. we gotta live vicariously through you.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

well frizzle might have figured out away to turn the foil from the overnight food into a new short throw shifter or anti-sway bracket..

I should have thought of that

I was lucky to get past security. Buddy of mine got the 5th degree at every checkpoint.

Updates forthcoming...

[watahyahknow]

he can make everything out of anything

[rockasilly]

I spent the whole day reading all 42 pages of this build thread (off and on of course). This car (and your fabrication) is a work of art.

[69gmcc10]

This is the most amazing build! I just did the same thing as rockasilly, 42 pages of reading a computer hurts the eyes! I cant wait to see if finished as I am sure you are!

[watahyahknow]

if you still have one of those old style monitors maibe its time for a flatscreen there mush eazier on the eyes

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks guys. There's some shop time on the horizon this weekend
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[Frizzle Fry]

Update

Some of the smallest jobs are the most difficult. This little update kicked my arsenic... But by the time I got it working on the drivers side I nailed it the first time on the passenger side. No pain no gain

Finishing the rear sway bar, all I had left to do for mock up was to find a solid mounting point for the end-links. In order to keep them as long as possible (closer to factory f-body length anyway) while setting the bar close to level at ride height I chose to sink the upper bushing into the frame rails.

Open 'er up:


Poor man's lathe makes another cameo:


Upper mount plate fab'ed and basking in the aroma of my morning fuel:


F-Body end-link spacer tube shortened 3/4"


Assembled (excess bolt thread later trimmed)


Here's the part that tested my dedication to quality. These "frame rails" are pretty thin. You could call it thick sheetmetal (maybe 12-14ga). Not sufficient for tapping. Without access to the back side I came up with this method for securing a nut on the backside. After many failed attempts I found the winning combo was a larger hole and hotter welds:




Plug welds were ground smooth and plates bolted up with stainless pan-head allens:


Side shot:


Other side took 1/4 the time...

[mcbassin]

Very nice work on the rear sway bar mounts. I like this idea and hope to steal it in the future......need to score a new mig though, not too sure tig would work too good.

[Southcity]

"Some of the smallest jobs are the most difficult"

I think the majority of us here can relate to the above statement and certainly appreciate not only your patience and approach to this build but also your outstanding skills.

[VA72C10]

nice work! Hope this thing is even better handling than you expect it to be

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice work on the rear sway bar mounts. I like this idea and hope to steal it in the future......need to score a new mig though, not too sure tig would work too good.

MIG for sure. Need that wire to strike on the nut before anything else.

Originally Posted by Southcity

"Some of the smallest jobs are the most difficult"

I think the majority of us here can relate to the above statement and certainly appreciate not only your patience and approach to this build but also your outstanding skills.

Thank brotha!

Originally Posted by VA72C10

nice work! Hope this thing is even better handling than you expect it to be

As long as it handles better than it did before. If not I might have wasted a little time...
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[propanemudtruck]

Thanks for the update! I always look forward to this build to be up top on the list!

[jb1016]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

As long as it handles better than it did before. If not I might have wasted a little time...

I would imagine that's setting the bar pretty low This thing is gonna be so much fun on an autocross course...

[Sub-versive]

I hope that holds and doesn't tear the metal, I have to admit I cringed a little seeing that. I have done "temp" repairs in industrial settings that were left in place as permanent and they failed in that fashion. I suppose it depends on the stress put on it. Ah, what am I worried about, it'll be fine.

[thor]

Nice work on securing the nut.

Funny sidenote - since I've been following this thread, I've kept my eyes peeled for Sunbeams. Thought I saw one the other day, but is was a "classic" ~67 Volvo 123.

[clay68c10]

Man, this is a cool build! Just found it and read it today. Definitely subscribed.
I have a friend building an MGB with S2000 motorvation.
http://www.motorwayltd.com/project-keating.html
He's the 1 man fabrication team at the shop.
Maybe you guys could run em when they're finished. I'd like to see that.
I'll send him a link to this build.

[Frizzle Fry]

Wow, they started with a super clean shell! That bolt-in IFS is very nice, but I'm lovin the super-narrowed S2000 IRS. I seriously considered going that route (had one on hand) but ultimately decided to roll with the K.I.S.S. approach (for once). I'm wondering if he'll have to shorten the shift rod and relocate the shifter fwd at all like I did. Would love to run em some day. Ft. Collins is an awesome town and now I have yet another reason to visit

[Frizzle Fry]

The Herald is so Badass!

[clay68c10]

We got to check the Herald out when it was just a painted body tub, it looked good inside and out.
Frank is a hell of a craftsman for sure. I'd give him carte blanche with any of my stuff.
That MG tub is a brand new re-pop. I guess the whole damn car is available in pieces brand new.

[Jvsapp]

FF, nice work on the rear swaybar mount. yeah looks about the same blue poly mounts. i love how you made the mount removable for future changes as needed.

[chevyrestoguy]

I just spent the time to view all 43(!) pages on this thread, and I have to say that I am completely speechless........

You have done an AMAZING job on this project. I am going to subscribe to this thread for two reasons:
1): To continue to see your amazing progress
2): To use it as a motivational tool whenever I need a creative nudge

Keep up the stellar job!

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks gents. You guys keep me going. Slowed down again ...mostly due to the cold! Also doing some volunteer work. I've got the rearend dropped out and all welded up. Gonna paint it next. Took some pics (of course). Let's see if I can find them...

[ERASER5]

You're such a tease!

[Frizzle Fry]

sorry guys. The pics were lost during transfer (for real). Now the rear end is stripped down and danglin from the cherry picker. It'll be painted this week and that should break the seal on finishing this project. The smell of paint does wonders for the motivation.
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