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

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by JRE

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.

You have a 23 window!?!? Man those things have gone nuts on price in the last 10 years. I'd love to see it. We just picked up a 68 type 3 Squareback for my son. Always thought it would be cool to put the skylights from a 21/23 window bus in a Squareback, plus the obligatory ragtop of course

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Great work on the throttle setup. Looking forward to the custom paint matching.

Thanks man. That was one of those things that rattled around in the back of my head for quite a while until that approach just came to me...
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[richard2717]

FF
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

[Frizzle Fry]

Hey thanks Richard! It would be under Sunbeam, Hillman, or Rootes.
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[impalamark]

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

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by impalamark

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

Thanks man. Not sure whether to celebrate or get upset it's taken that long... Either way I'm going to work on it!

[richard2717]

FF
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

[richard2717]

here are a few pics of what the book lists

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks for looking Richard Strange how it skips to 100 like that. Here's a good pic of the Kingfisher Blue:

[Frizzle Fry]

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)

[mcbassin]

FF, you make that sheetmetal welding look like childs play. I have trying to make my patches look like that but I always end up with distortions. Not patient enough with my welding I guess.
Keep the updates coming. You are so close now. Can't wait to see you back on the hoe.

[watahyahknow]

maibe you need to find an english forummember to find the propper paintcode and crosreference

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Thanks. I stole them from some lines on a C5 Vette chassis. But I know inline tube carries them.

Napa sells different lengths of straight brake lines with the armor cable on them.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

FF, you make that sheetmetal welding look like childs play. I have trying to make my patches look like that but I always end up with distortions. Not patient enough with my welding I guess.
Keep the updates coming. You are so close now. Can't wait to see you back on the hoe.

x2

Great work on this unique little car. Your weld finishing skills are top notch and make a world of difference in the finished product.

Keep up the fantastic work. It won't be long and this thing will be on the road.

[watahyahknow]

hot on the weldingpower and a verry short fast burst so the metal is stuck together before it realizes its been heated up
just tack them and wait until cool maibe hit it with a hammer to get it flat ish before doing the next tack

[65Pickup]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

FF, you make that sheetmetal welding look like childs play. I have trying to make my patches look like that but I always end up with distortions. Not patient enough with my welding I guess.
Keep the updates coming. You are so close now. Can't wait to see you back on the hoe.

Completely agree, the patch magically disappears, beautiful work.

FF if you have time I'd appreciate hearing how you progress through a patch like this, like a small tutorial of your thought process, any personal tips and tools you use for your amazing success. Hope I'm not being a nuisance, Thanks Mike

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by 65Pickup

Completely agree, the patch magically disappears, beautiful work.

FF if you have time I'd appreciate hearing how you progress through a patch like this, like a small tutorial of your thought process, any personal tips and tools you use for your amazing success. Hope I'm not being a nuisance, Thanks Mike

Same here..

[67ChevyRedneck]

I swear you keep adding crap just so you don't have to finish...

[thor]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I swear you keep adding crap just so you don't have to finish...

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by 65Pickup

Completely agree, the patch magically disappears, beautiful work.

FF if you have time I'd appreciate hearing how you progress through a patch like this, like a small tutorial of your thought process, any personal tips and tools you use for your amazing success. Hope I'm not being a nuisance, Thanks Mike

Originally Posted by lyrikz

Same here..

I'll write something up...

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I swear you keep adding crap just so you don't have to finish...

Originally Posted by thor

I was starting to suspect the same This is the LAST major fab item (strut tower brace)!!!

[Hoffa]

SUBSCRIBED.... How can I not after spending the last several days reading through this post to catch up with you all! It's like a man's soap opera......
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[76C10Stepside]

Just wanted to say that I've been lurking, enjoying your Sunbeam build thread for awhile now. FF, the work you're doing is truly inspiring. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. It's going to be... ...wait for it... LEGENDARY! Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Mal]

Hi Frizzel fry. I found this thread on this forum a while ago but could never register to say hi. I finally managed it from a different computer. Love the work you are doing and can't wait to see how the finished car goes and handles.

I used to have a 1964 SV Hillman Mlnx with the 1600cc engine back in the
70's. The engine was bored out 30 thou and Zepher pistons (were flat tops for better comp). A cam that was called back then a high performance road cam, a 2 barrell webber on a griffis intake and extractors. Widened rims and
wider tyres. Here is a pic. I am afraid it is only a pic of and old photo so the quality is not the best. Colour is british racing green.



Here is a link to my latest project, a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger. The body was badly rusted and needed a lot of work but we are nearly there.
http://sunbeamtiger.co.uk/forum/view...?t=649&start=0

Anyway keep up the good work and all the best with the project. I would love to find my old Hillman again but I am afraid it is probably long gone.

Cheers Mal fron NZ

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Hoffa

SUBSCRIBED.... How can I not after spending the last several days reading through this post to catch up with you all! It's like a man's soap opera......
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Stay tuned for the dramatic conclusion

Originally Posted by 76C10Stepside

Just wanted to say that I've been lurking, enjoying your Sunbeam build thread for awhile now. FF, the work you're doing is truly inspiring. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. It's going to be... ...wait for it... LEGENDARY! Sorry, couldn't resist.

Hey thanks. Tacoma eh? You should come to the PIR Beaches cruise-in this summer (if you don't already). I'll have it out there ASAP!

Originally Posted by Mal

Hi Frizzel fry. I found this thread on this forum a while ago but could never register to say hi. I finally managed it from a different computer. Love the work you are doing and can't wait to see how the finished car goes and handles.

I used to have a 1964 SV Hillman Mlnx with the 1600cc engine back in the
70's...

Anyway keep up the good work and all the best with the project. I would love to find my old Hillman again but I am afraid it is probably long gone.

Cheers Mal fron NZ

Thanks for the post Mal. It's always interesting to hear from fellow (current or former) Minx owners. It'll be fun when I finally get to park mine next to one. Yours sounds/looks like it could hold its own pretty well. I wonder if the suspension was set higher for NZ..?

Your Tiger project is looking awesome! That is some serious rust repair! Love the steering rack and header work too. I'm a long time Tiger/Alpine fan and have to admit that the Sunbeam name was a draw for me on the Minx. If you really want to track down your old Minx your best bet is probably the Registry maintained by the Hillman Yahoo Group. I'll be watching the Tiger build. Cheers!

[mcbassin]

Hey FF, What dia. wire do you mig weld with? I have a feeling that is one of my biggest problems, I think my wire is too big and I have to use too much heat to get a nice flat weld.

[Frizzle Fry]

I have played with 023 but I tend to just leave the welder loaded with 030 most of the time.
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