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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
I like the grill on that Blue one.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
*** super subscribed to this one***
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
just read this entire thread, and again i tip my hat to your mad skills.
any post with your name, LFD, or Portbuilt attached i read like a bible. not always the direction that i'm going but the thought process and problem solving is near genious.(there are others too), it's just that these 3 names come to mind first. keep it up guys.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Thank you sir. Don't read it like a Bible because I do make mistakes as I'm about to show
![]() Here's a long overdue update: Because of the fact that the front clip on these things is welded on, none of the front sheet metal is easily removable including the inner fenders. It may be hard to see in the pics but the outer wall of the frame rail was left longer than the inner wall so that I will have access to weld the S2000 section on in front of the inner fender. In order to place the S2000 section where it needs to go I had to remove the outer wall of the S2000 rail in the same area (was considering a lap). When put together they form a completed box all the way around. And of course I will be adding plate over that. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mocking up the rest: ![]() ![]() I put the wheel on the check centering in the wheel well and DOH!!! How the heck... too far forward ![]() ![]() While the wheel was on I checked how much I'll need to shorten the arms by. Looks like about 3" minimum. I may just pickup two more wheels with more backspacing so that the new arms can be a little longer. Luckily these are still in production. ![]() ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
So what needs to be done now for the wheel to be moved backwards?
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I considered building the wheel centering offset into the arms by moving the balljoints back the required amount, but I really want to maintain as much of the S2000 geometry as possible. So I took the route of moving the the rail section back 3/4".
Yep, 3/4" is all it needs... (camera lens not centered on string) ![]() But that's a long 3/4 of an inch considering what's required ...expanding the notch ![]() ![]() I didn't take pics of the completed notch expansion but that section id just plated in with flat stock. 3/4" off here: ![]() ...and here: ![]() That took it from here: ![]() ...to here: ![]() Now that notch is really earning its keep: ![]() ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
In the end it was worth the effort:
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Man, those Plywood wheels look fantastic!
Nice work man. You made the right choice in fixing the positioning and keeping the S2000 geometry. Gonna need your mad fab skillz later this week to mock-up my thottle cable bracket/conversion on my car. -Britain |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
awesome work FF keep it up
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Of course they still make those wheels. They are at Lowe's, Menard's, or any other lumber yard!
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Those are the new MDF series that you can't get just anywhere
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
How 'bout two updates in one day to make up for lost time
![]() Here's the notch dressed up and ready for a night on the town: ![]() ![]() Reworked inner fender next to the notch cleaned up (was split/torn before): ![]() ![]() Now is where some more fun begins. I had been on the fence about making more room up front to accommodate the ride height/stance I have planned. This pics shows about ride height for the front (maybe a little lower ![]() ![]() Well, there wasn't much room left in the wheel housing at that height-maybe just over and inch. ![]() Without knowing how compliant the S2000 suspension will be and therefore how much travel I'll need I decided better safe than sorry... ![]() ![]() |
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I gain over 1.5" by sectioning/stretching the inner fender. This is some of the removed area (over 1.5" including the two 1/16" slices):
![]() Prep'ing for welding, the angle grinder/wire-wheel got away from me and took a little bite ![]() ![]() Here's the tire bottomed out at full tuck. Obviously it won't ride this low but it's nice to know I have the room: ![]() ![]() ![]() Diggin this ![]() ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
You've been busy, looking good.
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Now you have me looking for a Sunbeam..course I couldn't do the swap!
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Ouch sorry about the wire wheel rash, those things get crazy sometimes, build is looking amazing as usual!
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So, pain hurts, but did the chick dig it?
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Mike,
you never fail to impress me ![]() you need to add a PhD to your sig.....how about MwD (Doctor of Metalwork)? ![]()
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Awesome...that will provide good clearance when were drifting!
Looks like you got branded from the grinder possi. Here is mine from a couple of years ago...I still have a scar. -Britain ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Are you using the orbital sander to finish the metal?
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Thanks man
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Yes I do. As a last step to get a nice uniform surface that's ready for paint. You can see that the sander won't reach all areas. For that I'll hit it by hand. |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
what grit do you use ont he sander to "finish it off"?
im tired of messing my welds up with the highspeed when i try to "get close" and clean up my edges.. i'd send u pictures.. but i weld liek crap..! it'll hold but it'll be a turd i have to just polish up
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
Number one rule: Clean Clean CLEAN! Always wirewheel (or whatever you can reach it with) clean your metal before welding. I use as hot a setting as possible without burning holes so that the bead will be as flat as possible.
Butt welding sheet can be tricky. For 18ga and thinner I use 0.024" wire. The thinner wire seems to be more sensitive to wire speed. Too slow and it will ball up on the wire - too fast and it will pile up like bird turds on your work. I like to go along and tack the entire edge straight so I end up with tacs about every inch or so. During this process I am lining up the edges as I go by using a jewelers (tiny) flathead and/or hammer/dolly. Then I connect between the tacs with a pulsed pattern zap-move-zap-move... with each tac right next to the previous and only about 0.5 sec wait time between them. Even then I get some not-so-pretty results on sheet sometimes. Tipping away from the weld (dragging) seems to help. Next I grind with a standard grinding disc on the 4.5" angle grinder down to a few thou above the surface. Then I hit it with a flap disc to take it down flat with the surface. I'll go back and zap any pits as needed and finish them the same way. My last step is to hit it with the DA. I use anything from 60-120, heavier being preferred, but generally whatever happens to be on the DA ![]() |
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Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs...
sweet! im unfortunatley using flux core...
i could easily be eeping up (nto with you ut my own expectations) with gas.. BUT.. this is TX.. and there's wind.. so no gas.. dang.. thanks for the inputs i have wht i need to know to do better now! maby even alot less turd polishin!
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