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Frizzle Fry · 11-04-2015, 12:10 PM

Yeh, that might just have to go into the future upgrade bucket along with the bumpers. Wouldn't want to let this project snowball...

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inovermyhead · 11-04-2015, 02:30 PM

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. Wouldn't want to let this project snowball...

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that's funny. Great progress though, car is looking great!

Frizzle Fry · 11-04-2015, 07:15 PM

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that's funny. Great progress though, car is looking great!

Thanks

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My vote don't matter, but chrome might be too much? Looks pretty dang good now.

BTW who is the powder coater you use?

I'm thinking it's good enough for now. Gotta draw the line somewhere..! That last powder coating batch was done through a connection form the first body shop. I don't have the contact info but can get it if you want it. Work looks fantastic.

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Is the grill anodized aluminum? Seen some people take the anodized aluminum headlight bezels on Corvairs and strip the anodizing off and polish them up on the buffer wheel with good results.

It is aluminum. I'll keep that option in mind, thanks!

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It's really looking very nice. There has probably very few that have had that much attention to detail on the body work before paint.

Are the grills available still. Where did you get yours from. Mine on the Cob has been made from two. Also need the panel the grill mounts to.

Cheers Mal

The cranial infection required for a person to pour this much time and money into one of these is a very rare condition I've discovered

I picked up the NOS grille on ebay UK. Bought it over two years ago. Not sure how available they are. PM me if you are interested in my old one (sounds like it's nicer than the one you have now).

Frizzle Fry · 11-06-2015, 10:08 AM

Unwrapped the engine and removed the valve cover for blasting and paint. It will be the same red that's on the sides of the car:

mcbassin · 11-06-2015, 10:22 AM

Engine looks great! so does that new grill! keep up the good work

carboncrew · 11-06-2015, 10:39 AM

again.....sweet!

Zoomin · 11-06-2015, 11:49 AM

Cool looking motor! What's the redline on that - 7,000?

Frizzle Fry · 11-06-2015, 10:42 PM

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cool looking motor! What's the redline on that - 7,000?

9000 😉

watahyahknow · 11-06-2015, 11:54 AM

heared repop versions of the grille are still available but dont fit as good
read a story quite some years ago in an english car magazine in wich the owner of a modded angela got a call back aftter asking around for parts and had to hurry and get to a angila destined to be put intoo a container and shipped to india to gas axe the whole front off it
i can hardly mmagine the suprize of the new owner of that car once it arived or the telephone conversation with the shipper after that

watahyahknow · 11-06-2015, 11:17 PM

sure is a screamer then
think those are rotary numbers

**Palf70Step** · 11-08-2015, 08:47 AM

Low Elco · 11-09-2015, 05:27 PM

Right On!

67ChevyRedneck · 11-10-2015, 06:03 PM

Man, you forget how small she is with some perspective around it!

Looks incredible.

Frizzle Fry · 11-11-2015, 03:29 AM

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Very exciting, gettin close

Downhill slide..!

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Right On!

This!

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Man, you forget how small she is with some perspective around it!

Looks incredible.

It is pretty f'n small! = go kart!

mcbassin · 11-11-2015, 08:50 AM

Your paint turned out incredible! cool video too!

Frizzle Fry · 11-12-2015, 09:18 PM

Thanks mcbassin. Question for all: Painter suggests painting the steering column and wheel blue. I was thinking column blue and wheel black. Any opinions?
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ajgriffin · 11-12-2015, 09:44 PM

What did it look like before?

I did a quick search and I like the interiors that have a combo of 3 colors. One for the dash and door tops, another for the steering wheel or gauge cluster and another for the door panels and seats.

That being said, blue column and a black wheel would look great. I've got an affinity for wood wheels too, but not sure if that's in the trade space.

I've attached a couple examples

Graeme_B · 11-12-2015, 09:52 PM

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Thanks mcbassin. Question for all: Painter suggests painting the steering column and wheel blue. I was thinking column blue and wheel black. Any opinions?
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No, my vote is with black wheel and black column. Starts to get a mishmash with column shroud and indicator stalk being already black. Where do you stop.

mcmlxix · 11-13-2015, 01:31 AM

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Thanks mcbassin. Question for all: Painter suggests painting the steering column and wheel blue. I was thinking column blue and wheel black. Any opinions?
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Don't forget to tie in a small bit of that red stripe from the exterior.

Frizzle Fry · 11-12-2015, 11:20 PM

Dash including instrument cluster is blue. Trans tunnel/console is blue. Door tops blue. Dash pad seats and door panels black.
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Frizzle Fry · 11-12-2015, 11:21 PM

Dash was originally faux wood grain panels. Wheel and column were black.
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Frizzle Fry · 11-13-2015, 01:52 AM

Funny AJ, I also looked at the 66ish vette dash while researching this. Those other two are one rare and one very rare sunbeam. Thanks for posting them.

I do like classic wood steering wheels too. I'm leaning toward a blue column and black wheel. May change to a wood wheel later. Both will look good on a blue column I think.
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knomadd · 11-13-2015, 11:09 AM

Just an observation for you to consider. I've seen several wheels over the last 15 years that have been painted. When they are newly painted they look good, but after a few years of use they all seem to wear through and show the molded color. Some have even peeled. Obviously some of this is due to the prep work, but all steering wheels will suffer from some wear. Eventually the paint will be warn off and you'll have black patches (assuming your wheel was originally black).

Personally, I like the steering column and wheel to match, unless it's a wood wheel. So I'd stick with black column and black wheel. Or, if you are going with a wood wheel, go with the blue column. Just my $0.02.

The car looks beautiful by the way.

watahyahknow · 11-13-2015, 11:53 AM

you could look intoo anodinizing , the layer they put on is a lot tougher than paint

mcbassin · 11-13-2015, 12:09 PM

I like the idea of going black on the column and wheel. Just a little contrast.

11-04-2015, 12:10 PM	#1
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Yeh, that might just have to go into the future upgrade bucket along with the bumpers. Wouldn't want to let this project snowball... Posted via Mobile Device

11-06-2015, 10:08 AM	#4
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Unwrapped the engine and removed the valve cover for blasting and paint. It will be the same red that's on the sides of the car:

11-06-2015, 10:22 AM	#5
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Engine looks great! so does that new grill! keep up the good work __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

11-06-2015, 10:39 AM	#6
carboncrew Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 446	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... again.....sweet! __________________ ________________ My very own build My tailgating ambulance

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Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Cool looking motor! What's the redline on that - 7,000? __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

11-06-2015, 11:54 AM	#9
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... heared repop versions of the grille are still available but dont fit as good read a story quite some years ago in an english car magazine in wich the owner of a modded angela got a call back aftter asking around for parts and had to hurry and get to a angila destined to be put intoo a container and shipped to india to gas axe the whole front off it i can hardly mmagine the suprize of the new owner of that car once it arived or the telephone conversation with the shipper after that __________________ 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

11-06-2015, 11:17 PM	#10
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... sure is a screamer then think those are rotary numbers __________________ 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

11-08-2015, 08:47 AM	#11
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11-09-2015, 05:27 PM	#12
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11-11-2015, 08:50 AM	#15
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Your paint turned out incredible! cool video too! __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

11-12-2015, 09:18 PM	#16
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Thanks mcbassin. Question for all: Painter suggests painting the steering column and wheel blue. I was thinking column blue and wheel black. Any opinions? Posted via Mobile Device

11-12-2015, 09:44 PM	#17
ajgriffin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 581	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... What did it look like before? I did a quick search and I like the interiors that have a combo of 3 colors. One for the dash and door tops, another for the steering wheel or gauge cluster and another for the door panels and seats. That being said, blue column and a black wheel would look great. I've got an affinity for wood wheels too, but not sure if that's in the trade space. I've attached a couple examples __________________ 69 C10 SWB -- Left to me by a loving father. Finishing the build we never got the chance to do together

11-12-2015, 11:20 PM	#20
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Dash including instrument cluster is blue. Trans tunnel/console is blue. Door tops blue. Dash pad seats and door panels black. Posted via Mobile Device

11-12-2015, 11:21 PM	#21
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Dash was originally faux wood grain panels. Wheel and column were black. Posted via Mobile Device



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11-13-2015, 01:52 AM	#22
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Funny AJ, I also looked at the 66ish vette dash while researching this. Those other two are one rare and one very rare sunbeam. Thanks for posting them. I do like classic wood steering wheels too. I'm leaning toward a blue column and black wheel. May change to a wood wheel later. Both will look good on a blue column I think. Posted via Mobile Device

11-13-2015, 11:09 AM	#23
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... Just an observation for you to consider. I've seen several wheels over the last 15 years that have been painted. When they are newly painted they look good, but after a few years of use they all seem to wear through and show the molded color. Some have even peeled. Obviously some of this is due to the prep work, but all steering wheels will suffer from some wear. Eventually the paint will be warn off and you'll have black patches (assuming your wheel was originally black). Personally, I like the steering column and wheel to match, unless it's a wood wheel. So I'd stick with black column and black wheel. Or, if you are going with a wood wheel, go with the blue column. Just my $0.02. The car looks beautiful by the way. __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

11-13-2015, 11:53 AM	#24
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... you could look intoo anodinizing , the layer they put on is a lot tougher than paint __________________ 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

11-13-2015, 12:09 PM	#25
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: '66 Sunbeam Minx Project - F20C/6sp/4-link/Discs... I like the idea of going black on the column and wheel. Just a little contrast. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

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