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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
I love those original seats! I say KEEP EM and screw the race seats.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
westfield makes verry nice 7 replicas , this one has a hayabusa engine
getting tunnelvision just from watching the video
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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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Hah, I guess you're right
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Gah! I don't need a project, I don't need a project, I don't need a project.
The locost is cool. There's a few 7's down here in the San Diego region and until the shifter karts came along they would own top time of day. That locost video looks like it was taken at Bremerton?? That place was my first exposure to cars that handled, was stationed there in the early 90's. A locost with a miata drivetrain would be cool, I'd sell my 91 Si to help fund that. Anyone making chassis kits? Or is there a market in the US for those? Mark |
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![]() That Type 3 would be cool with a suby in it. My dad would be turning over in his grave though, muttering "darkside". samba.com and type3.org are a good source on parts and stuff for it. Looks like you're missing a few. Mark |
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the locost are ok but there bodypanel fit isnt as good as the westfield kits besides the spaceframe and front / rearsuspension are waaaaay better than those of the locost , i read a couple of builds on the interent and theres a pretty drastic difference the only thing that might be a problem is the fact that there based in england
i would go for the light and reving motorcycle engine for roadcourseracing , there usually run fast out of the box have sinquensentual (?) gear shifting (forwarth for up rear for down ) and a second gearbox for reverse gears and they prolly last longer than a tuned car engine too i seen a hilclimbcar a while back that gad a verry interesting setup : it had a verry big turbo driven not by the exaust but by a small starter turbine out of a helicopter it would need to start the motor (running pig rich ) then start the turbine it has full turboboost all the way to the revbandand it goes like the clappers more info http://raceenginedesign.biz/Manic-Beattie.htm
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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 Last edited by watahyahknow; 10-27-2012 at 03:05 PM. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
The squareback is 99% complete. Removed parts are in the shop attic. The build thread, if we do one, will probably be on thesamba.
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:stirpot: http://www.exocars.net/showthread.php?t=5986 :stirpot:
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man killed it on the Sunbeam, love the rest of the collection !
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I have followed this build since the thread began, and you have knocked this one right out of the park! I remember when you were piecing all of the inner structure under the hood, and I thought, "Man, this guy is crazy". I have to imagine that there were a few times when you must have thought about what you have gotten yourself into. You went down completely unchartered territory and you made it work.
To see it run around under it's own power makes me so happy for you. Very, very, very few guys could have done what you did. You have an amazing skill set, imagination, and will power, and I can't wait to see what's next.
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Hey guys. Got busy there for a few days...
I started making another vid but had some technical difficulties ...decided to get on with it and have begun the final tear down! Might post a clip or two tho. Just need some time on the iMac (my wife has one for graphic design). Also in the news... It's getting a full paint job ![]() Looking at picking up or building a rotisserie ![]() Quote:
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
there a few buildplans for those on the internet there basicly two enginestands build a little wider with bigger wheels and a connectingbar
i had a book with the plans in it a while back it was either metalfabricators handbook or welders handbook from T and A im not sure wish and then theres this book : ![]()
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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...
Looks great, and is truly an inspiration for the rest of us to get off our azzes and learn! Paint wise, look at jlsanborn's thread in 67-72 builds. A couple of us are teaching him to paint over the interweb. Great work!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
whell he could paint it in bedliner that would solve the scratch thing
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Another pic from when it was a driver:
![]() Now back to fabrication! This is the last engineering/fabrication addition to the car. I've been on the fence about doing these braces. In the end, I went with them given all the splicing/grafting that's gone into the build; more stiffening can't hurt! Front bar is removable, rear will be permanent. Also had to get these in place now to test the engine R/R access. ![]() ![]() Gussets: ![]() ![]() |
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Moving tha rear part up to the top of the firewall would give you more clearance to pull it or remove th valve cover if need be...unless you droping it out the bottom..then you good..lol
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Awesome collection of rides you have Frizz! Looking forward to the painted version and progress on the Hoe. Keep the pics and vids coming.
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Maybe I should do something like this for the rear bar:
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