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

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by 38chevyhotrod

Still following your project, i am loving the work you're doing on it.
Saw this come by on my facebook page.
http://bangshift.com/general-news/ca...ome-homebuilt/

Thanks Man. I saw that. Nice write-up. Especially appreciated when the project feels stagnated. But I assure you it's pressing on. Just came from there. Door gaps are coming along (finally!!).

[knomadd]

Loved seeing that video. Makes me want to go out and get another project! Just wish I had the skills you have to do something like that. Awesome job so far. Can't wait to see it out of paint prison!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by 38chevyhotrod

Still following your project, i am loving the work you're doing on it.
Saw this come by on my facebook page.
http://bangshift.com/general-news/ca...ome-homebuilt/

Very cool write up. Congrats

It will be so cool for you to get this puppy back from paint.....ready to see another video

[NONHOG]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Door gaps are coming along (finally!!).

Funny! Speaking of door gaps, last night I was out in the shop with my wife and kid looking at the faded paint, door dings, rust bubbles and door gaps on the Amazon. My wife and kid were completely unaware of those things. Saying how good of shape its in. Makes my job easier.
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Your car will be so cool, being better than original! (in so many ways)

[attack eagle]

Just read the entire thread, took two days. Well done!
I feel anything else I could have said has been said, so I will leave it at that!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very cool write up. Congrats

It will be so cool for you to get this puppy back from paint.....ready to see another video

Thanks man! I am working with the bodyshop tuesday and thursday nights to get it done ASAP (they work on it in my absence as well). Bruce the owner says my goal of having it back on the road this summer is a pipe-dream. We shall see...

Originally Posted by knomadd

Loved seeing that video. Makes me want to go out and get another project! Just wish I had the skills you have to do something like that. Awesome job so far. Can't wait to see it out of paint prison!

I wish I took more video when it was driving. It was incredible... Next time.

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Funny! Speaking of door gaps, last night I was out in the shop with my wife and kid looking at the faded paint, door dings, rust bubbles and door gaps on the Amazon. My wife and kid were completely unaware of those things. Saying how good of shape its in. Makes my job easier.
.
Your car will be so cool, being better than original! (in so many ways)

They may not be conscious of the aesthetic impact of uniform gaps, but they would most likely find a car with proper gaps more appealing than one with what I started with (gaposys majora). But I support blissful ignorance

Originally Posted by attack eagle

Just read the entire thread, took two days. Well done!
I feel anything else I could have said has been said, so I will leave it at that!

Right on attack eagle It takes some serious dedication to read this whole thread at this point (not sure I could do it )

[Frizzle Fry]

Since pics are worth more than any words. Here's just a small flavor of what we were dealing with:







Not sure if I ever mentioned this, but the original drivers side doors had previous repairs discovered during the blasting process. I opted to go with the solid set of doors I happened to have available from that brown car that made a brief appearance in this thread.

Welllllll, we found that the blue hinges didn't work with the brown doors, which was the first clue something was off. The brown hinges got us much closer, but still not great. We even tried the original doors, which fit gap-wise much better than the now fully blasted and epoxy primered "brown doors."

Though they appear reddish-brown, that's the factory primer on the original doors.





But the final desicion was to make the better doors fit the car, or more accurately, make the car fit the better doors.

Last pic is of the doors seal. The car had seals on the doors' perimeter. The door opening/aperture had a woven/fabric cover over the pinch weld.

My rubber supplier in Australia (Frank Schoenberger) sent me pics of the profile he specs for these. Turns out the Rootes Group fitted these cars with body mounted seals in some countries, and door mounted seals in others.

What to do...? I'm going to attempt to run both. Hopefully I won't have to slam the doors...

Here's the body pinch weld mounted aperture seal profile:


And here's the door perimeter seal profile:

[mcmlxix]

Did I miss it .. what mirrors are you going to use?

[Frizzle Fry]

Good question. I haven't closed on that yet. I'm thinking about possibly going with the bullet mirrors used on Tigers and Cobras. What do you guys think?

[watahyahknow]

there a bit 70's
could use some motorcycle mirrors

[Graeme_B]

Bullet mirrors are clean cut and stylish. Suit the period of the car as well.

[mcmlxix]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Good question. I haven't closed on that yet. I'm thinking about possibly going with the bullet mirrors used on Tigers and Cobras. What do you guys think?

I like this idea. Fits the era and the spirit of the car...

[68shortwide]

i like the bullet mirror idea.

[Frizzle Fry]

Searching for mirrors, I came across these. They are a very clean design and aera correct. They are called Ital mirrors.

[NONHOG]

Those are cool! Any stateside vendors? Google showed nothing.
That Classic link (1st pic) is UK.
I was going to use generic (no logo) 57 Chevy mirrors on the fenders of the Amazon but not 100% the fender mounted mirrors and high school parking lots will agree with each other?

[Frizzle Fry]

Yeh, I'm diggin them. They are a bit more subtle and unique than the bullets.

Didn't find any stateside vendors either. Ebay uk has a few vendors with them.

[watahyahknow]

subtle is the key word here they dont look as boy racer as the bullets

i could look for them over here in the netherlands and give you a price including sending it to you in a package , i'm not a company so it might slip under the customs radar if i mark it gift

[ERASER5]

Pardon my lack of knowledge of European cars, but what is that red #4 car? That thing looks cool!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

subtle is the key word here they dont look as boy racer as the bullets

i could look for them over here in the netherlands and give you a price including sending it to you in a package , i'm not a company so it might slip under the customs radar if i mark it gift

Thanks for the offer man. Shipping is actually not bad from England.

Originally Posted by ERASER5

Pardon my lack of knowledge of European cars, but what is that red #4 car? That thing looks cool!

Good taste there! That's one of my all time favorite cars: Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA (1965). They go by a few different names including GTA, GTV, GT Junior, Giulia, Sprint, 1750, 2000. All in the 105/115 Series Coupés family.

Here's one that caught my eye at a local cruise-in a few years ago.

[Frizzle Fry]

Another option from the Porsche 356 Speedster:


Can be fender mounted:




or door mounted:




Personally I think fender mounted on the back of the fender where it's still within reach might work out well. In fact I just bought an old crusty one on ebay to check it out/see what might work.

[ejn74]

I like the Porsche mirror but both are Cool!

[Mal]

Tex automotive in the UK make nice mirrors out of polished stainless and other cool parts for British cars. I have a set of the bullet racing style mirrors on the Tiger. They are well made and will stay looking good for a long time unlike the chrome ones you can buy that look good for 6 months then the chrome starts flaking.
http://texautomotive.com/classic_exterior_mirrors.html

I have to get some seals from Frank for the S111 Cob I have. How's the quality ?.

Cheers Mal

[watahyahknow]

they have the ital version too

[Frizzle Fry]

All the Ital style I've found have a stainless head and chromed base. Frank makes and sells nothing but the highest quality rubber products you will find. Can't say enough good things.

[attack eagle]

Just an idea for something period correct and "British"...

How about D?

http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewP...EHdxoCirrw_wcB