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12-07-2012, 03:26 PM | #3 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
You could say the same about my car then Power to weight is the key here.
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12-07-2012, 04:02 PM | #4 |
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You make pulling an engine look like snapping your fingers
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12-07-2012, 09:02 PM | #5 |
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01-08-2013, 08:26 AM | #6 |
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It does have some axial plunge. Maybe 0.5"-0.75". The amount needed depends on the set up of the 4-link; bar lengths, arc range, static shaft angle, etc. I have mine set up with the lower bars level to the chassis at static ride height.
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01-08-2013, 08:39 AM | #7 |
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I'm not in the habit of announcing when I'm out of town. That's why my threads sometimes go dead without explanation. Let me just show a peek of what I've been up to...
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01-08-2013, 10:51 AM | #9 |
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PETRA! Awesome! So, how far "in" will they let you go?
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01-08-2013, 11:29 AM | #10 | |
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01-08-2013, 01:56 PM | #11 | |
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They have been poking around that place for nearly a century and they are STILL finding new stuff! I'd bet there is still more, I just hope it is not like "Ghosts of Mars."
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01-08-2013, 09:33 AM | #12 |
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Looks like fun.
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01-08-2013, 12:03 PM | #13 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Very cool! Work or fun? On a slightly similar note, went to the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Caught it before it closed this past weekend. Very cool! BUT, would be waaaay cooler to travel over and see the buildings, excavations, statues, pyramids.
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01-08-2013, 12:10 PM | #14 |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
WOW, that is AWESOME !
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01-09-2013, 07:47 PM | #15 |
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Yes it's Petra, in Jordan, where they shot those Indy scenes. Amazing is an understatement! They say the city is only 1% excavated.
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About the car; here's it's current state:
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01-10-2013, 07:17 AM | #17 |
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...and a shot of the re-organized ECU wiring w/10posTB:
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01-15-2013, 09:54 PM | #18 |
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This build is absolutely amazing!!! Its the reason I joined this site. I have been gathering some tools and parts to start a f20c swap in my xr4ti. There is something about these engines and I have to have it in my Merkur lol. Thanks for the inspiration and awesome work!!
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01-17-2013, 12:05 AM | #20 |
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Yeah, Im a big mustang fan but I picked this thing up cheap and I love it!! I'm going to address some issues with it first before I start the swap, but I'm definitely going to do a build thread. This is going to be my fledgling fabrication, so I'm sure I'm going to have a lot of questions and problems along the way lol.
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01-17-2013, 07:31 AM | #21 |
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Very cool. Looking forward to it. Ask away and I'll answer whatever I can.
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01-22-2013, 04:10 PM | #22 |
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A new arrival will be in the shop today. These are high quality designed/built in the USA by Accessible Systems:
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01-22-2013, 04:24 PM | #23 |
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Aw! the joy of new tools! Must feel like Christmas.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
hmmm interesting website they allso have a body lift thingy , should be eazy enoung to make sumtin like that myself
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Thought about building the roterator myself but these guys have a nice design and my time is very limited. I'd rather get the car done!
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