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02-28-2012, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
This is still a universal heater for anyone with a 66 Sunbeam Minx with a Honda S2000 drivetrain and custom firewall.
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02-28-2012, 09:46 PM | #2 |
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Just found this thread and read it from the star to the end. Incredible man, just wow.....
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02-28-2012, 12:43 AM | #4 |
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Nice!!!
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02-28-2012, 01:50 AM | #5 |
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Love the work on the tank and plenum FF. they look like they came original like that.
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02-28-2012, 05:27 AM | #6 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
FF how does one get the tank liner in? just pour and swish it around? looks good i'm wanting to do the same.
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great work !
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I can't wait! I've loved following this build!
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Here you go. Nothing major, but little by little...
Fuel filler spout received the same treatment as the rest of the tank (sealer inside, regular POR out). Here's the tank with the pump installed and the spout with new rubber and OG clamps: ...removed all the brake/fuel lines, clutch and brake MC's, and pedals. Another loose end to tie up was the throttle pedal. I have not been able to install it since the firewall/tunnel was closed in. The design of the pedal pivot required it to be inserted from the right side. That was no longer possible as is: So I cut the pivot rod on the inside of the right pivot point (the right side will take ~90% of the stress), drilled, tapped, and welded a bolt to the removed side of the pivot: Result: Next, this little guy was the final remaining hold-out for closing in the firewall completely: ...that's as far as I got today (only had about 5hrs). Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 03-02-2012 at 01:36 AM. |
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Everything looks great Mike! Almost there......
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03-09-2012, 08:19 PM | #12 |
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Heck Yeah Rob!
The local paint shop (Quality Paint Products) is having a hard time cross-referencing this blue into a "mix code." Here's what I have so far: VITON HALF-HOUR ENAMEL COLOUR CODE: 95 DESCRIPTION: Kingfisher Blue Crown BERGER REFERENCE: 404.2164 PART NUMBER 1 LITRE: 75242865 Looks like we're just going to do a color match. |
03-10-2012, 02:24 AM | #13 |
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You could always take a small piece with original paint on it and have them scan it with there spectrometer gun to get the paint formula.
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But it's not an exact science; usually not a one step deal. You get close, spray it, go back and tweak the formula, continuing this way until its right. That's why it's worth the effort to find the factory data if possible. |
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Yes true. I've always had good luck with Rainbow paint. Just got done stripping a really bad primer job off a 58 VW 23 window micro bus with oven cleaner then buffing it out and fixing some bad body work and spotting it in.
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Great work on the throttle setup. Looking forward to the custom paint matching.
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I have an old Matin Senour chip book for imports that I just looked thru. It goes back to 62' on some models. I did not find a Sunbeam but there is a Fiat Cannes blue that looks very similar The paint code for it was 497 which crossed over to an acrylic enamel formula of 99L21188 ( based on a 40 year old chip and a picture on a computer screen) I will try to dig out a couple of my dads older chip books and see if I can locate anything else. Richard
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Hey thanks Richard! It would be under Sunbeam, Hillman, or Rootes.
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Well I am a few days late but happy anniversary. three years on this one and the pictures showing your skils are amazing. Hope this race rocket turns out t be as good as all the hard work you have put into it . Here's to cruisin in it this spring
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Thanks man. Not sure whether to celebrate or get upset it's taken that long... Either way I'm going to work on it!
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My book has Rootes in it but not a 95 paint code. It starts at 39 carnival red and goes to 93 Storm gray then skips to 100 Mediterranean blue then there is a 105 bermuda blue, 110 capri blue and a 136 tahiti blue. Everything else is either a dark blue or metallic. I have one local guy that has a really large old collection of paint chip books that I will try to contact on monday. Richard
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here are a few pics of what the book lists
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Thanks for looking Richard Strange how it skips to 100 like that. Here's a good pic of the Kingfisher Blue:
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More progress-
I had been kicking around the possibility of deleting this heater duct recess in the firewall: The next and last major fab item pushed me over the decision line on this one (more to come on that). So out with it: Straighten out the front panel: Template: Bent up: Tacked in: Copper block (no helpers today) so I can fill that edge from the back side: Preview of what's to come (and why I went to this length) |
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