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slo_ryd · 01-17-2013, 12:05 AM

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.

Frizzle Fry · 01-17-2013, 07:31 AM

Very cool. Looking forward to it. Ask away and I'll answer whatever I can.

Frizzle Fry · 01-22-2013, 04:10 PM

A new arrival will be in the shop today. These are high quality designed/built in the USA by Accessible Systems:

NONHOG · 01-22-2013, 04:24 PM

Aw! the joy of new tools! Must feel like Christmas.

watahyahknow · 01-22-2013, 04:32 PM

hmmm interesting website they allso have a body lift thingy , should be eazy enoung to make sumtin like that myself

Frizzle Fry · 01-22-2013, 05:10 PM

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!

ERASER5 · 01-22-2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

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!

I agree. You can pay in time or you can pay in money. Money is faster. Mine seems to go REALLY FAST!

Twisted78SS · 01-23-2013, 07:08 PM

Nice Mike!

that will make a world of difference.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-23-2013, 09:18 PM

Maybe I missed it... I thought this was going to be a patina sleeper? Are you going full on body and paint now? Again, I do try to read most posts... but we're up to 65 pages now!

mcbassin · 01-23-2013, 09:25 PM

Love the rotisserie! I'm gonna get one of those eventually
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Frizzle Fry · 01-28-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ERASER5

I agree. You can pay in time or you can pay in money. Money is faster. Mine seems to go REALLY FAST!

Edzackery

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Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

Nice Mike!
that will make a world of difference.

Yeh, never used one before. Should open up a new world!

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Maybe I missed it... I thought this was going to be a patina sleeper? Are you going full on body and paint now? Again, I do try to read most posts... but we're up to 65 pages now!

It'll still be a sleeper, just with a little nicer paint

Yeh, I decided that the oppertunity to do full paint while it's apart will not present itself again easily. Stickin with the current colors trim and all.

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Love the rotisserie! I'm gonna get one of those eventually
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I took delivery of it yesterday. Haven't assembled it yet. All I can say is it looks BEEFY and the build quality looks outstanding! Going out to play with it now

Frizzle Fry · 02-07-2013, 01:14 AM

Special delivery from Accessible Systems

There are four built-in jack points of square tube; one at each corner of the car. I made adapters to tie in to them and secure with bumper bolts.

...and the money shots:

This is gonna be like cheating

Even the family digs it:

...art shot:

I couldn't be happier with the new rotissifier so far. It lifts the car right off jack stands with ease via the hydraulic rams and balances perfectly with infinite adjustment via the lead-screw and slide/clamp design.

VA72C10 · 02-07-2013, 01:40 AM

WOW! That's a cool toy!

**Palf70Step** · 02-07-2013, 08:26 AM

OLDIRON69 · 02-07-2013, 09:26 AM

Sweet! That's gonna make life all kinds of easy!

theastronaut · 02-07-2013, 11:54 AM

You'll never work on another car again without one. On my first resto I had to blocksand and wetsand the inside of a '65 C10 cab while it was mounted to the cab, headliner and all. What a backache! With the last one on a rotisserie I could rotate it and do all the sanding standing up with the surface at a comfortable height. They're def one of the top 5 tools to have for bodywork!
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mcbassin · 02-07-2013, 12:04 PM

I love the rotisserie! Keep the pictures coming.

ERASER5 · 02-07-2013, 01:25 PM

Whew! You had me scared for a moment there. Knowing your ADD, I was worried that you would have to powder coat the rotissery first!

Maybe later?

watahyahknow · 02-07-2013, 02:55 PM

hmmmmm making it the top end of add he could just polish it by hand with ever finer sandingpaper untill it looks like chrome , think you need to be a realy bad ADD sufferer to do it that way

in the netherlands there where verry old (about the year 1600) working sailboats hauling grain turf sand and stuff like that on inland waterways , these boats had a steel ruddertill and it was the job of the skipper to polish this till every morning with wet sand and give it a coat of linseed oil keep it from rusting , it made them look realy nice untill they stopped and they got red and crusty

thor · 02-07-2013, 06:26 PM

nice rotisierre! any plans to tie the front and rear subframes together, like most do with camaros?

**67cheby** · 02-07-2013, 06:35 PM

WOW...so what is the plan ? complete paint job ?

NONHOG · 02-07-2013, 10:59 PM

Just thinking..........when your done with the driftbeam and before the Tahoe goes on it. I should bring the Amazon over.

I mean, its about the same size and all.

Seriously, great progress! Hope your having as much fun doing as we are watching.

Frizzle Fry · 02-08-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

WOW! That's a cool toy!

Always wanted one, just never justified it before this

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Originally Posted by Palf70Step

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Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

Sweet! That's gonna make life all kinds of easy!

I know I can't wait to actually work on it now. Should be getting out there today.

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Originally Posted by theastronaut

You'll never work on another car again without one. On my first resto I had to blocksand and wetsand the inside of a '65 C10 cab while it was mounted to the cab, headliner and all. What a backache! With the last one on a rotisserie I could rotate it and do all the sanding standing up with the surface at a comfortable height. They're def one of the top 5 tools to have for bodywork!
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It's unbelievable the difference it makes. The quality of work can only improve with this kind of access and ergonomics.

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

I love the rotisserie! Keep the pictures coming.

You know it!

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Originally Posted by ERASER5

Whew! You had me scared for a moment there. Knowing your ADD, I was worried that you would have to powder coat the rotissery first!

Maybe later?

Yeh, it was tempting but I need to focus on the car!

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Originally Posted by watahyahknow

hmmmmm making it the top end of add he could just polish it by hand with ever finer sandingpaper untill it looks like chrome , think you need to be a realy bad ADD sufferer to do it that way

in the netherlands there where verry old (about the year 1600) working sailboats hauling grain turf sand and stuff like that on inland waterways , these boats had a steel ruddertill and it was the job of the skipper to polish this till every morning with wet sand and give it a coat of linseed oil keep it from rusting , it made them look realy nice untill they stopped and they got red and crusty

Always insightful

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Originally Posted by thor

nice rotisierre! any plans to tie the front and rear subframes together, like most do with camaros?

Looking into it. But I honestly don't think the car will benefit from it. The front leaf hangers (now link hangers) attach to a lateral structure which ties into beefy rocker structures which tie into several points including the front frame rails. The Camaros front hangers seem to be tied into basically sheetmetal. They also suffer from the front subframe 'walking,' which is one of the motivations for the connectors. This car has excellent torsional rigidity from what I've seen on jack stands and during the debug runs on the street.

Still, they're not fully ruled out yet.

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Originally Posted by 67cheby

WOW...so what is the plan ? complete paint job ?

Yes!

Same colors, just new

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Originally Posted by NONHOG

Just thinking..........when your done with the driftbeam and before the Tahoe goes on it. I should bring the Amazon over.

I mean, its about the same size and all.

I'm all for loaning the thing out between projects. You might have to get in line though...

Another brown truck delivery, gonna see if this stuff works as advertised:

watahyahknow · 02-08-2013, 12:33 PM

think i know of that stuff it looks like milk when you put it on rust it reacts and turns black the black stuff keeps it from rusting again

Frizzle Fry · 02-08-2013, 12:44 PM

Picklex 20 removes flash rust - YouTube

01-17-2013, 12:05 AM	#1601
slo_ryd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Lewistown,PA Posts: 2	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... 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.

01-17-2013, 07:31 AM	#1602
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Very cool. Looking forward to it. Ask away and I'll answer whatever I can.

01-22-2013, 04:10 PM	#1603
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... A new arrival will be in the shop today. These are high quality designed/built in the USA by Accessible Systems:

01-22-2013, 04:24 PM	#1604
NONHOG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marana, Arizona Posts: 3,446	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Aw! the joy of new tools! Must feel like Christmas. __________________ "I feel the need for speed!"... as soon as I am done with my nap.

01-22-2013, 04:32 PM	#1605
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	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 __________________ 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

01-22-2013, 05:10 PM	#1606
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... 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!

01-23-2013, 07:08 PM	#1608
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01-23-2013, 09:18 PM	#1609
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01-23-2013, 09:25 PM	#1610
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Love the rotisserie! I'm gonna get one of those eventually Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

02-07-2013, 01:14 AM	#1612
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Special delivery from Accessible Systems There are four built-in jack points of square tube; one at each corner of the car. I made adapters to tie in to them and secure with bumper bolts. ...and the money shots: This is gonna be like cheating Even the family digs it: ...art shot: I couldn't be happier with the new rotissifier so far. It lifts the car right off jack stands with ease via the hydraulic rams and balances perfectly with infinite adjustment via the lead-screw and slide/clamp design.

02-07-2013, 01:40 AM	#1613
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02-07-2013, 08:26 AM	#1614
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02-07-2013, 11:54 AM	#1616
theastronaut Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Anderson SC Posts: 3,898	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... You'll never work on another car again without one. On my first resto I had to blocksand and wetsand the inside of a '65 C10 cab while it was mounted to the cab, headliner and all. What a backache! With the last one on a rotisserie I could rotate it and do all the sanding standing up with the surface at a comfortable height. They're def one of the top 5 tools to have for bodywork! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Project Goldilocks '66 C10 Short Fleet BBW Build '65 C10 Highly Detailed Stock Restoration Thread '78 Camaro Targa Roof Build '55 International Metal/Body/Paint Work '66 F100 Full Rotisserie Restoration '40 Packard 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration How To Restore and Detail an Original Gauge Cluster How To Detail Sand Body Panels, Edges, Corners, Etc Last edited by theastronaut; 02-07-2013 at 03:49 PM.

02-07-2013, 12:04 PM	#1617
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02-07-2013, 01:25 PM	#1618
ERASER5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,859	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Whew! You had me scared for a moment there. Knowing your ADD, I was worried that you would have to powder coat the rotissery first! Maybe later? __________________ '70 GMC C1500 LWB Power disc brakes. WooHoo! Posi 6 Lug Dana 60

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watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... hmmmmm making it the top end of add he could just polish it by hand with ever finer sandingpaper untill it looks like chrome , think you need to be a realy bad ADD sufferer to do it that way in the netherlands there where verry old (about the year 1600) working sailboats hauling grain turf sand and stuff like that on inland waterways , these boats had a steel ruddertill and it was the job of the skipper to polish this till every morning with wet sand and give it a coat of linseed oil keep it from rusting , it made them look realy nice untill they stopped and they got red and crusty __________________ 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

02-07-2013, 06:26 PM	#1620
thor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 679	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... nice rotisierre! any plans to tie the front and rear subframes together, like most do with camaros? __________________ 1972 Chevy Blazer CST.....Project: Polished Turd

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02-07-2013, 10:59 PM	#1622
NONHOG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marana, Arizona Posts: 3,446	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Just thinking..........when your done with the driftbeam and before the Tahoe goes on it. I should bring the Amazon over. I mean, its about the same size and all. Seriously, great progress! Hope your having as much fun doing as we are watching. __________________ "I feel the need for speed!"... as soon as I am done with my nap.

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watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... think i know of that stuff it looks like milk when you put it on rust it reacts and turns black the black stuff keeps it from rusting again __________________ 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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