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the pollock
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
If i owned a restoration shop i would pay you very well... just .. just to even touch a projet id be excited.. like a teenage girl at a RnB concert....
im so jealous..
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
I couldn't have said it better myself.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
OMG!! Nice work man.
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Still Learning
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Super work! Just like always. never dissappointed with your updates. keep up the hard work and pictures.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Flying back from 2 weeks in Tel Aviv today
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#1032 |
Too Dumb To Know Better
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
"Flying back from 2 weeks in Tel Aviv today"
That's great, but where are the updates? |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
i feel youre pain , i hope youre not as tall and chubby as i am ...... i been sitting in a narrow seat for 26 hours flying from ams (schiphol the netherlands ) to mnl (manilla philipines ) thats the only bad thing about a holliday far away
im flying back december 1th good news for me , while i was here in the filipines i received an email from the company i rent my apartment from : theres a garagespace become available under my apartment ,these only rarely become available and i now have a space to work on my own project in the spring right outside my door
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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 |
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Originally Posted by low'n slow "Flying back from 2 weeks in Tel Aviv today" That's great, but where are the updates? What about flying home from 1/2 way around the globe makes you think there could be any updates...? Just my poor attempt at humour. I'm glad you made it home ok. I'll just go sit in the corner and be quiet for a while. |
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#1036 |
the pollock
Join Date: May 2008
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
he can make everything out of anything
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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 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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!
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#1041 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
if you still have one of those old style monitors maibe its time for a flatscreen there mush eazier on the eyes
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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 |
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#1042 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Thanks guys. There's some shop time on the horizon this weekend
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Update Some of the smallest jobs are the most difficult. ![]() ![]() 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... ![]() |
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#1044 |
Still Learning
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
"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.
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#1048 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Thanks for the update! I always look forward to this build to be up top on the list!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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. |
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