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

[El Campo]

Frizzle you are a twisted man. And I love it! This is an amaaaaazing build. Has to be the coolest thing ever to have a Honda engine.

[BlueJeep]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Some parts on the way-

Heater hose firewall bulkhead fittings:


These are actually glass. Pics don't do them justice. Made by Hella. Goodbye sealed beams:


Heat-Shrink Hose Clamps:


Looks like this installed:


Nice T-Bar Clamps for the engine connections:

More info on the lights please! Are those just a replacement for a normal sealed beam light?

[Frizzle Fry]

Yep. Direct replacement for 7" sealed beam low/hi beams.

Should work on chevy trucks too.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by El Campo

Frizzle you are a twisted man. And I love it! This is an amaaaaazing build. Has to be the coolest thing ever to have a Honda engine.

Thanks man

Decided the exhaust tone was a little too mild. So I went ahead and put the Coast Fabrication muffler on to see how I like it. Sounds more aggressive I can easily swap back to the FM if this one turns out to be too much.

Need to get a sound clip.


Park/Turn housings refurbed. This one had a little rust spot. Thus cleaning and painting was required (for both). Can't just put it back the way I found it..




This is the 2nd worst rust spot I've found on the whole car (other one was in the eng comp near the DS hood hinge - fixed).


Modular headlights arrived:


OG on left:


You can see the new one has less dome (I like the original look more, but oh well - Should be worth it)


New:


OG:


New on PS OG on DS:




Made up a harness for running the lights through relays. This way I can upgrade the bulbs later to higher wattage.

[Frizzle Fry]

Also shortened the the throttle cable... Top is the removed length:


Crimped bead:


Inside (Focus fail)


On eng:

[hgs_notes]

I used a different brand of headlight kit, PAL I think, looks almost identical to your hellas. They have about the same amount of crown to the glass. I had tried some cheap set before and they were perfectly flat on the glass. They were poorly built and I didn't like the look so I sent them back to amazon. The new lights made a huge difference, especially once I go tthem aimed properly. You're going to like the upgrade.

Nice job on the throttle. Looks unmolested.

[watahyahknow]

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=36630
swedes and there volvo's.......

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

I used a different brand of headlight kit, PAL I think, looks almost identical to your hellas. They have about the same amount of crown to the glass. I had tried some cheap set before and they were perfectly flat on the glass. They were poorly built and I didn't like the look so I sent them back to amazon. The new lights made a huge difference, especially once I go tthem aimed properly. You're going to like the upgrade.

Nice job on the throttle. Looks unmolested.

Thanks man. Good to hear more positive reviews on the lights. They are all hooked up with relays now and look BRIGHT. Can't wait to drive with them!
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[Frizzle Fry]

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[76C10Stepside]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

you shouldve seen some of the builds that the swedes are doing to volvo's , turbo is the magic word there and there definetely not youre average grannies car
the amazon does have a lot of space it wil seat 4 or 5 comfortably and the shape allways reminded me of a leadsled out of the 50s
now lets see ...... a eurocar that has nice shapes........ french car maibe?
peugeot cv4

The other day, I had deja vu when I saw this twin of the CV4 you posted at a car show. It had every option you could get on it. Check out the rare hood ornament! The guy that owns it also owns the customized '46 Fiat Topolino below, with a Buick V-6 transplant:

[El Campo]

Weatherpacks on turn signals: brilliant idea. Although I am irritated with you now because now my regular old 1972 connectors on the C10 are not going to be good enough (now that I have seen that) and I will have to do the same thing!!!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by El Campo

Weatherpacks on turn signals: brilliant idea. Although I am irritated with you now because now my regular old 1972 connectors on the C10 are not going to be good enough (now that I have seen that) and I will have to do the same thing!!!

Yep, raising the bar for myself too. Now I can never go back

[jb1016]

The "might-as-wells..." They get me too, just at a much lower level of craftsmanship.

[Frizzle Fry]

well, I didn't replace or even weld up that light housing. Gotta draw the line somewhere if I ever want to drive this beast!
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[Zoomin]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Should work on chevy trucks too.

Lots of great ideas on here! Real cool build FF. love the different stuff.
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[65Pickup]

Who is the bulk head manufacturer?? Great parts, I need those lights too, gotta drive with my high beams on, sadly I don't ever get flashed!

[65Pickup]

Plus one more, can you explain the wiring for this set up.

[Frizzle Fry]

Bulkhead Fitting here.

The relays simply take the headlight current instead of the switch and dimmer. Now the headlight switch and dimmer switch activate the relays, while the relay passes the high current directly from the battery to the lights. I know there's a FAQ on it here somewhere... If you don't find a diagram let me know and I can make one.

[65Pickup]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Bulkhead Fitting here.

The relays simply take the headlight current instead of the switch and dimmer. Now the headlight switch and dimmer switch activate the relays, while the relay passes the high current directly from the battery to the lights. I know there's a FAQ on it here somewhere... If you don't find a diagram let me know and I can make one.

Thanks for the info, that fitting is real nice. I'll look for that FAQ for more info. A friend used the same lights, just curious about the install. Great work as usual.

[Frizzle Fry]

The lights bolt-in/plug-and-play! I only added the relays for added brightness and future bulb wattage upgrades.
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[theastronaut]

Here's what you've got to look forward to. These are Cibie's with 80/100W Hella's, 50 amp relays, and 10g wiring straight from the battery. Now you just need a pair of narrow spot beam driving lights wired into the high beams!

[65Pickup]

Thanks guys, that's exactly what my truck needs, much safer than the tobacco washed light I have now!!

So the relays make the halogens brighter, and you can upgrade the bulbs for even more light?

[watahyahknow]

those heatschrink clamps look like the bees knees ... verry nice
never knew they existed i wonder how whell they would work on turbo piping

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

Here's what you've got to look forward to. These are Cibie's with 80/100W Hella's, 50 amp relays, and 10g wiring straight from the battery. Now you just need a pair of narrow spot beam driving lights wired into the high beams!

Nice!

Originally Posted by 65Pickup

Thanks guys, that's exactly what my truck needs, much safer than the tobacco washed light I have now!!

So the relays make the halogens brighter, and you can upgrade the bulbs for even more light?

When It's time to upgrade I plan to go with something like this.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

those heatschrink clamps look like the bees knees ... verry nice
never knew they existed i wonder how whell they would work on turbo piping

Should work. They go up to 3.25" http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=j5h1nu

[theastronaut]

Good choice on the Osram bulbs, high quality and no ricer bling! Are you using ceramic connectors? Might need them with the extra heat from higher wattage bulbs.
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