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So frustrating that I have 3 ramflo filters but all three a different. I'm not at a stage of my life where I can use miss matching air filters. Even Imp owners have some standards.

Hoping the brains trust can help me. The only air filters I can find are pit bike ones on a 45 degree angle. It is 60mm id. I could possibly get a 45 degree reducer to 50mm and then use some VW beetle aftermarket chrome ones. I do have one ramflo but it wont fit without some pipe cut at an angle between. Open to ideas.

Nee springs on the rear as well as new widened rally wheels fitted. The sump is awfully low. I might look for a spare to modify.

Went to change the oil to get ready for test running and realised the oil filler neck doesnt fit with twin carbs. So snippy snippy it went. Couldnt be done in one angle so did it with two welds.

So over lunch I sorted the alternator mounting. Didnt take too long as I have a stack of brackets in the parts bin. Lucky I will be running the Davies Craig water pump as well as the stock one as the contact area of the stock pulley is marginal. Measured it with my usual masking tape trick and already ordered the belt. Might work on replacing the rear springs and installing the Lotus donuts tonight.

Next question: The manifold/carbs have a shitload of ports. I have sent the vacuum advance to the middle here which you can see. But can anybody see a problem with the three circled ports I have capped?

Getting closer. I had four new tyres fitted on the widened rally wheels but one has a valve stem leak so it went back today. I have the carb throttle bracket done and also tidied up the farmshed engine mount. I did that by rounding off some of the edges, welding in gussets, and capping the ends. The cert man has inspected it already to sight the crush tubes inside it so is good to go. On tonight's agenda is to get started on the alternator install. Switching to one wire so will have to fart about with the regulator box I suppose.

Do you have a pic of yours by any chance? I couldn't find any pics of it at all so I just raided the scrap bucket.

Some abstract art later with a bolt and some spacers welded together and good to go. When closed it has a 2mm deflection on the other lever so I have copied that to the second carb.

Hi All Probably going to need this thread shortly. Just wondering does anybody know what this round end lever/valve does? I have to make my own throttle linkage bracket and just wondering if that arm should be touching it when the throttle is off.

Thanks to @yoeddynz for the idea of yellow tartan. For those who don't know, Imps were made in Scotland. Hard to see but the carpets also have yellow stitching.

Getting the interior sorted now. Replaced the coolant lines with slightly bigger ones. What an awful job that was. Anyway all sorted now. Enough to take it for a spin too when the stupid water pump I ordered in August makes a guest appearance.

Hi All My LVV folder is in a safe spot where I can't find it. I have just put new carpets in the Imp and need to bolt in the seats. Should I cut out squares in the carpet or just tighten the shit out of it over the carpets?

Does anybody know much about transferring of farm rego? Say somebody wanted to buy this. How would you transfer it to keep the farm rego?

Now then. A fair bit happening but it's inching forward. The clutch with the mini slave has been installed and bled with a broom through the rear hatch to the pedal. It isn't adjusted though so when I wire up the starter I'll start it gear with the clutch in for movement. It has plenty of adjustment on the pushrod so I'll have a play. I also found some radiators in the bulk parts I got so will look at twin radiators in the rear. One of them looks like a modified van one. I checked for leaks by filling it with coke and letting it sit for a few minutes and then swishing it about before emptying and flushing with rain water. Also thanks to that rad cunt @Adoom who gave me some sheet metal so I could finish off the ducting to the front radiator. It's all done now. I have painted the front and when it dries I'll reinstall the painted fuel tank. Of which I let it think about what it has done with a chain taped up on the inside and left in a cement mixer for 20 minutes. Gave it a good scrub out with a brush sticky taped to a stick for a laugh too. Naturally it fell off so I had to fish it out through the fuel sender hole.

The plot thins! Regardless of who is married to whom, I'm thinking about turning the Imp into a bit of a 70's inspired theme with some feathered stripes. I'm not sure I'll go all the way with gold metal flake paint. But am thinking of fat tires with white letters and orange stripes feathered at the rear.

Update. Not him. It turns out there are two sign writers in Lyall Bay. Who knew?

I work with his wife! Didn't even think to ask but I will. Chur!

Does anybody know of anybody here that does vinyl wrap/stickers around Wellington by any chance? I have an idea.

No idea. I got it for the Scimitar but it doesn't fit the chin profile so was in the spares bin. Pretty sure I got it from Trademe. I'm just trying to push more air through the radiator. That I'll look like the coolest kid on the block with a chin spoiler is an added bonus. I might copy that mesh below too.

Rivnuts! Perfect.

Right then. Any ideas how to attach the besides welding on multiple brackets and bolting it on?

Yeah a hard pass on the rope method thanks, Haynes.