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

[Hart_Rod]

Sounds great Mike!!! More motivation for me to fire up the Burb again. I think you should be planning to take that on the PowerTour next summer.......just sayin.......

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks Pops and Rob. I'm super stoked about it! I need to get the cooling goin and install the muffler clamps so I can get a better sound clip. I have a bunch of pics I'll post later.

Others; pls quit with the hijacking...
Posted via Mobile Device

[hgs_notes]

It's always great to hear them go the first time. I had a similar problem the first time I was starting my jimmy up. No clutch, but the neutral safety switch was not plugged in. For some reason I thought it would be louder. It actually sounds pretty tame, should make an excellent sleeper.

[Sub-versive]

Rock awn!!!

Love how you get the kiddos involved!
Also cracked up at the scratching at the end.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

It's always great to hear them go the first time. I had a similar problem the first time I was starting my jimmy up. No clutch, but the neutral safety switch was not plugged in. For some reason I thought it would be louder. It actually sounds pretty tame, should make an excellent sleeper.

It has a nice sound from what I've heard so far in a few short runs. Most importantly it doesn't have the ricer-fart-can sound you hear out of so many Honduhs. But when I rev it, it does say "I'm packin somethin other than stock." I also have a "racing muffler" (was actually used on a race car and is titanium/$300) that fits the exact dims as the Flowmaster that's on it now ...for when I want to go a little more toward the dark-side

Originally Posted by Sub-versive

Rock awn!!!

Love how you get the kiddos involved!
Also cracked up at the scratching at the end.

Glad you liked it

[76C10Stepside]

Yeah, baby!!! Rawrrr!!!

[OLDIRON69]

Hell yes! It must be a grea feeling to her it run..

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by 76C10Stepside

Yeah, baby!!! Rawrrr!!!

Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

Hell yes! It must be a grea feeling to her it run..

Oh man, so great! And the fact that there are no weird noises is such a huge relief since an ebay engine purchase is always a gamble. You do your due diligence, but in the end you don't know till your run it!

Here's more pics-

ETB taper from 3" back down to 2.5" before welding:






...and on to wiring. Painless kit failing to resemble its namesake:


Adding connectors/pins and mesh sleeves:


Delphi Wealtherpack Pins/Boots:


more:






Firewall bulkhead feedthru (delphi weatherpack)


Coming together:


otherside:










Dodgy British Connections:


Improved:






Was going to mount the Batt in the truck, but fount this location just made more sense:


Did an oil change, filter , and spark-plugs before 1st start:






Fuel pump and level sensor wiring:

[mud.man.rj]

Wow the amount of work you are doing and have accomplished is very respectful, nice, very nice project. Thanks for sharing it.

[hgs_notes]

How hard is it to run the wire bundles through the mesh tube? Looks great. One of those jobs you want to get done soon after starting so you don't forget where you left off weeks ago.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Wow the amount of work you are doing and have accomplished is very respectful, nice, very nice project. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks bud. We're gettin there

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

How hard is it to run the wire bundles through the mesh tube? Looks great. One of those jobs you want to get done soon after starting so you don't forget where you left off weeks ago.

So true! I had a week to do this (mostly the ECU wiring not yet shown), and I'm glad I did it all at once. I've also been labeling the crap out of it!

The expandable mesh is easy:

• Don't strip wires before feeding through
• Fold wire ends back before feeding if there's room
• Invert ends of mesh (or melt) to prevent fraying before final shrink wrap

[thor]

You've been busy. Great progress! Congrats on getting her running without any hiccups.

[VA72C10]

Progress is awesome! Looks great!

[dammitmitchell]

holy crap.. been busy!

[y5mgisi]

Totally steeling the hemostats and vice idea!

[mcbassin]

Awesome vid! Congrats on getting her fired up. Love the little future wrenchers gettin involved.
I think you may finish this one soon. Then hopefully the Tahoe gets some love

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by thor

You've been busy. Great progress! Congrats on getting her running without any hiccups.

There was a lot more hours into getting the ECU wired than you tell from what I've shown. Even had to buy a plug/pin kit ($60 ) just for one plug...

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Progress is awesome! Looks great!

getting there!

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

holy crap.. been busy!

Had a week off. Finally

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Totally steeling the hemostats and vice idea!

It works ok. The hair-band is on there because the first locked position is too tight--squeezes the insulation. Funny you mention it because I just bought one of these:

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Awesome vid! Congrats on getting her fired up. Love the little future wrenchers gettin involved.
I think you may finish this one soon. Then hopefully the Tahoe gets some love

Thanks man! The kids are learning a thing or two. The finish-line is in site!

[dammitmitchell]

dude frizzle if you are doing interior work molex kits are cheap as crap on ebay..
ive got like 20 of them sitting in the garage.. heck dude it would prolly cost me more to ship them to you then they are worth

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

dude frizzle if you are doing interior work molex kits are cheap as crap on ebay..
ive got like 20 of them sitting in the garage.. heck dude it would prolly cost me more to ship them to you then they are worth

There's only a few interior body-harness connectors to do and I have plenty of the Delphi stuff. I like the quality. The seals are over-kill on interior stuff, I know. Oh well!
Posted via Mobile Device
Posted via Mobile Device

[ERASER5]

I must have forgotten the reason for the second dash cluster. Are you driving the instruments from one to the other or is that just an opticle thing?

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by ERASER5

I must have forgotten the reason for the second dash cluster. Are you driving the instruments from one to the other or is that just an opticle thing?

I used the speedo needle actuator out of the RSX cluster to convert my the Minx speedo to electric. This way it can use the existing Honda VSS signal instead of going to a mechanical sender (ECU needs the VSS signal too). I have to run the VSS signal through the RSX cluster PCB (inside cluster housing) to drive the needle actuator. That, along with a SpeedoHealer and it appears to be working! The RSX cluster will be hidden behind the dash. Added bonus; the digital odometer should count up as the VSS/miles tick up. The LCD could also be remote mounted, though I don't want to see anything digital... Other lights/indicators could be remoted as well.

The other option was to go with the S2000 cluster, which is novel, but not my taste:

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

There's only a few interior body-harness connectors to do and I have plenty of the Delphi stuff. I like the quality. The seals are over-kill on interior stuff, I know. Oh well!

Congrats on getting it running.

Nice work on the wiring. Where did you get the weatherpack firewall pass-thru and terminal ends? I need something similar.

[76C10Stepside]

Dang, with all those fancy toys, the wiring SHOULD be a piece of cake! With all the fancy tools, I'm shocked you don't have a LOCKING hemostat! String? REALLY??? ...which reminds me, gotta get me one o' those!

I noticed you are doing the wiring before painting. Judging from your past work I guess you will be removing it all before painting...

[Frizzle Fry]

It locks ...and will crush the insulation at the first locked position. And it's not a low-tech string ...it's a hair-tie
Yes, disassembly before paint
Posted via Mobile Device
Posted via Mobile Device

[Frizzle Fry]

Amazon!
Posted via Mobile Device