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:agree: This is almost as cool as seein' the 'Hoe come together :lol: I'd have been more impressed if you got an LS3 to fit in there :lol: (just pokin' fun :D )

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:lol: guys. Funny thing is I have an LS1 sitting in the 61 that I almost decided to throw in there... Decided to go the non-obvious route instead. :)

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Hey Frizzle, this thing running yet? LOL sorry i had too. I had a s2000 i cut apart, was gonna keep the motor and trans for a 57 international s-100 i have, a little 1/4 on , but i got offered way too much for the motor, had to let it go. Keep on this thing, i want to see it RI up the streets. Oh, BTW turbocharge that baby, 450hp. can you feel it.

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Oh yeah, forced induction is not off the table as a future upgrade. I'll get it running NA first.

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Why do I have such a difficult time believing this statement?? :lol:

Yeah, you know the first deal that is the proverbial "too good to pass up" gets made and in it goes no matter what point the project is at. "Well, you know it will be easier to do this now because this can be made to fit now instead of going back into it later and this will........"

I couldn't believe that statement if I made it either.

Man, I tell you what, small cars, much less imports don't do much for me, and in all honesty I'd rather be watching your Tahoe build, but you make this way cool and a very enjoyable diversion from the other.

Keep up the great work!!

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:lol:, ya you know too well. But the reason I said forced induction is bc I'm leaning toward SC. Ya, ya, maybe not quite the potential of a turbo, but much more easily retrofit. Thanks for the kind words. I miss the tahoe more than anyone. It does have quite the parts pile built up including a number of parts on the way from Porterbuilt.

Gotta get this one driving first. Because as much as I love my 64, I'd rather drive it by choice/truck-work, rather than as a primary form of transpo... which is what it has become lately.

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Frizzle,
You should make your own line of cars and all the automakers would be in trouble !!! The more I check out your threads, the more impressed I am ! Awesome work !

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all i can say is WOW FF. awesome work. that header looks awesome. can't wait for more progress. as for your die grinder, get a bosch one. they are built to be used daily and are unbelievable.

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Thanks guys. I finally have some time off coming up so I can make some real progress on it!

I've been spending what little time I've had doing house and shop projects. One of which was to remote my air compressor to the "Aux-Shop" and run 220 and airline between the two buildings; 90+ feet. Still need to roto-hammer some holes to mount the compressor and tool stand, then finish plumbing the air.

But the Minx will get some love this weekend :metal:

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Just heading to the shop now. Wanted to post one thing:

I discovered that the previous series Minx (Series V) had a gauge cluster with round gauges. Just gotta get my hands on one and I can transplant the RSX internals/Faceplates and look like this:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...nxSerVdash.jpg

From this:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...xSerVIdash.jpg

Using These:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1256874292

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very cool....like the idea!

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That would look awesome, you would never know at a glance....

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http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...AdIdZ141373775

Is that the dash you want? I ran across it literally 30 seconds before coming back to reread this. I though about calling the guy to go take a look for a second.

If you have a hard time finding a dash and you convince this guy to sell you his i could probably go grab some better pictures for you.

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The Super Minx is a different body style from the Minx. The gauges look like they may be the same but the panel looks different. Thanks for posting it anyway!

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thats sexy!

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The round looks great !

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Man when I first looked at this thing I thought you were crazy but that thing is going to be awesome!!!! can't wait to see more progress!!!

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Any updates Mike?
Still alive after the torential downpours?:lol:

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Thanks 61TWUK, glad you like it :)

I've been doing a lot of side projects for people and working on getting the shop better set up. I finally rotohammered the floor last night (neighbors loved that :lol: ) so I can bolt down the multi-tool stand and air compressor. There's some wiring and plumbing left to do but not much.

On the Minx, I have the steering column/firewall pass-through fab'ed up and ready to weld into the firewall. Also, it looks like I have a line on a set of the round gauges :D

...and the steering rack dilemma may be solved by using a set-up similar to this:
http://www.flamingriver.com/cartimages/prd_zm_372.jpg

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Small but significant update: I just brought home a steering rack from British Auto-Works. It's from a 75-80 manual steering Triumph TR7/8 and if all goes well I'm going to run it with a fab'ed center link as pictured in the previous post. FYI; the same rack came in the TR7 and TR8. The TR8 had the rover V8, so I'm confident that it will be stout enough for my application. There are also aftermarket quick ratio versions available if I later decide I need it.

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f-ing sweeet!

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Yep, progress is good :) This steering rack has been a tough one to beat, but the ball is rolling in the right direction now. I worked on it last night. Came up with a solution for replacing the tie rods with solid/non-pivoting stubs. Pics to come...

Just ordered some CNC equipment linear motion components so I can add some linear tracking for increased stability similar to the RRS unit:
http://www.rrs-online.com/images/rackCallout.jpg

I mocked up the PS suspension again and mounted the S2000 rack. I will be temp-installing some referencing gauges to allow me to replicate the factory Honda tie rod placement.

AND ...Thanks to Don Haas I have this on the way as of today:

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Cool! That dash is going to be an awesome mod!

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Now THAT is gonna look sweet!

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i think you're gonna have to up that top speed on the speedo :D 90 is an understatement. looks good though.