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

[Rickysnickers]

You've done a fantastic job!

[Frizzle Fry]

Thanks, everyone! It's so good to see it back in the ground and coming together.

I have some bad news though. After taking it around the neighborhood a couple times and on one slightly longer excursion to drop my son off at the light rail station I was ready to film it driving. My wife filmed the startup and it barely started, idled rough, then died
I've spent the last few days troubleshooting it in my spare time. I'm convinced something went bad in the AEM EMS (1052). Unfortunately, it's so old that AEM doesn't support it anymore. So I ordered up their latest and greatest AEM Infinity EMS with F20C wiring harness. It'll be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed..

[Frizzle Fry]

We’re back in action with a new AEM Infinity! The issue was not the ecu though �� The plugs were fouled. Probably from the old ecu just not being tuned.. Scheduling a tune ASAP

[Frizzle Fry]

She’s on the road boys and girls! Been to Portland Cars and Coffee twice now!! Couldn’t be happier with the performance and it’s not even tuned yet!
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[Southcity]

HUGE Congrats are in order!! I can't say enough nice things about how great the car looks. Keep us posted as you get it tuned and perhaps we can get a video one day when you take it around the Nurburgring.

[Palf70Step]

Very nice! Excellent work.

Is the Burb/Tahoe back on the list for completion?

[ajgriffin]

Awesome work Frizz! Hope you're enjoying the fruits of your labor! Show us a vid when you get the time

[Rickysnickers]

Top notch!!! Wish I had your talents!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Congrats bud

[knomadd]

Looks great! Good job sir!

[Twisted78SS]

Mike..
Given the PermaGrin i am sure your still wearin, I think the new name should be FUNBEAM!!

Hope to see you both before the summer gets away.. As many have said, you pulled off an incredible performance here and should be extremely proud!

[nitroracer]

I've been watching this build since Day 1 and I'm glad you've finally got the car finished and driving! Its an amazing build!

[Zoomin]

Turned out awesome! Would love to see it firsthand someday

[dhaymaker]

I've been following your build from the day it was on the trailer. I must say I'm impressed with your build skills, your dedication to seeing the task to its end, and the fantastic final results. Thank you for sharing the ride with us!!

[Ol Blue K20]

Wow! It is absolutely beautiful. Nice job

[67ChevyRedneck]

Awesome!!!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Southcity

HUGE Congrats are in order!! I can't say enough nice things about how great the car looks. Keep us posted as you get it tuned and perhaps we can get a video one day when you take it around the Nurburgring.

Thanks man! Nurburgring would be a dream! I'll definitely get some vids together for you guys after I get back from another business trip.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Very nice! Excellent work.

Is the Burb/Tahoe back on the list for completion?

Thanks Palf! The Tahoe is definitely getting some love in order to make it more marketable. But between us, knowing myself I will probably get hooked on it again and take it further into uncharted territory. I need a new creative outlet after "finishing" the Funbeam

Originally Posted by ajgriffin

Awesome work Frizz! Hope you're enjoying the fruits of your labor! Show us a vid when you get the time

Thank yo! Vids are definitely in order!

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Top notch!!! Wish I had your talents!

Thanks Ricky! I'm just cultivating skills as I go!

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Congrats bud

Thank you Frenchy

Originally Posted by knomadd

Looks great! Good job sir!

Much appreciated Knomadd

Originally Posted by nitroracer

I've been watching this build since Day 1 and I'm glad you've finally got the car finished and driving! Its an amazing build!

Thanks Nitro! It was a long ride but it was totally worth it! The thing is crazy fun to drive and gets so many thumbs up and looks and smiles.

Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

Mike..
Given the PermaGrin i am sure your still wearin, I think the new name should be FUNBEAM!!

Hope to see you both before the summer gets away.. As many have said, you pulled off an incredible performance here and should be extremely proud!

Funbeam it is! I like it I've registered it for the Portland All British Field Meet in September (scroll down to see the Funbeam registered pic).

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Turned out awesome! Would love to see it firsthand someday

Thanks Zoomin! You're welcome to come see it any time!

Originally Posted by dhaymaker

I've been following your build from the day it was on the trailer. I must say I'm impressed with your build skills, your dedication to seeing the task to its end, and the fantastic final results. Thank you for sharing the ride with us!!

Thanks for sticking with me through the loooooong build full of scope drift!

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Wow! It is absolutely beautiful. Nice job

Thank you Sir!

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Awesome!!!

[jeffg1010]

Man, I've followed this thread for years. Noticed a bump in posts so I had to tune in. Congrats on getting it road worthy. I milestone for any gearhead.

[CG]

Congrats (yeah Im slow to the party) such a great little car. I think a sliding ragtop should be the next addition to that thing =)

[dammitmitchell]

holy hell.
this is like watching one of our own nephews or nieces grow.
whats next on it buddy?

[jkeating1]

Quick question regarding post 32 (waaaay back there): "I had the axles reworked at Dutchman's to fit the S2000 rotors. They are 5x4.5" and just happen to be the same pattern as the wheels you may have noticed in some of the previous pics. While at Dutchman's I had new bearings and retainers pressed on."

Did that mean to say, "...had the S2000 rotors reworked to fit the axles"? I'm looking at doing a similar retrofit, and it looks like the rotors were re-drilled to the existing pattern of the DJ-5. And are DJ's 5x4.5 stock (smaller than CJ's 5x5), or is that what was reworked?

[Frizzle Fry]

Huuuuge gap in posting (winter happened).

Originally Posted by jeffg1010

Man, I've followed this thread for years. Noticed a bump in posts so I had to tune in. Congrats on getting it road worthy. I milestone for any gearhead.

I appreciate it! Now I just need to close all the small details...

Originally Posted by CG

Congrats (yeah Im slow to the party) such a great little car. I think a sliding ragtop should be the next addition to that thing =)

That would be next level.

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

holy hell.
this is like watching one of our own nephews or nieces grow.
whats next on it buddy?

Haha, yeh. I don’t know. Whatever strikes inspiration when there’s a cash surplus problem

Originally Posted by jkeating1

Quick question regarding post 32 (waaaay back there): "I had the axles reworked at Dutchman's to fit the S2000 rotors. They are 5x4.5" and just happen to be the same pattern as the wheels you may have noticed in some of the previous pics. While at Dutchman's I had new bearings and retainers pressed on."

Did that mean to say, "...had the S2000 rotors reworked to fit the axles"? I'm looking at doing a similar retrofit, and it looks like the rotors were re-drilled to the existing pattern of the DJ-5. And are DJ's 5x4.5 stock (smaller than CJ's 5x5), or is that what was reworked?

Axles were reworked to fit the s2000 rotors as written. The reason for this was to allow me to use factory or aftermarket S2000 parts for most of the mechanical gear.

I took it out for a spin with my copilot today.