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Fuck that's cool. Not seen that. Bedtime reading

Oh and a Scottish friend built this. It was on exile rotorsport but I think you have to sign up to see the build. Possibly is elsewhere... http://www.sucksqueezebangblow.co/2012/09/blown-rotary-imp.html?m=1

Look up BMW k conversions

I could cut the inlet down and graft on pipes and flanges in alloy for sure. But is meant to be a quick turn around have some fun and sell on type project. Until I discover I love driving it and can't let it go.....

I wondered about bike carbs but price and tuning plus I've not really looked at how room there is. At this point just to get it in the road a nice simple twin choke carb appeals to me. As soon as more carbs are added with the wrong jets and or needles it becomes an expensive mess to tune. I could always inject it in the future with speeduino but then the cert plate won't match.

Yeah there will be a spare engine I'm sure. I'll stay in touch.

Yeah definitely! I'll bring cushions because its quite a small space. I am secretly hoping that I might be able to get this sorted enough to take it to Nats. Don't tell anyone. If I do it'll be pretty rough/wof only just spec.

I'm such a car project signature slut... I do like seeing a tidy list of projects below someones name that I can click on. Plenty of page space compared to forums that allow people to have bloody huge photos as their signature.

Yeah I have the old signature setup and if I update it I'll lose my wall of older projects Bart- I had been given a Hitachi carb from a Viva friend. He wasnt sure what it was from. Hannah looked up the codes and deduced its from an A12. Apart from it being quite dinky it seems to be a neat wee thing. If that can bag me close to 70 bhp on a standard A12 then I'll start with that. Definitely keen on your inlet because the one I have is for a 32/36 I think. I have already been attempting to fill my brain with information on Datsun A12 tuning. That techwiki stuff via Datsun1200 forum has heaps of info. It seems that the carb from an A14 could be a decent upgrade for a touch more flow without inducing flatspots etc?... http://datsun1200.com/modules/mediawiki/index.php?title=Carburetor_Sizing

Its not just economy that can be improved. Its how much smoother it could be made. I'm sure there will be decent power gains too. Plus its another fun thing that you can get to tune on the laptop! I'd suggest you could probably get the parts for free if you search. Especially if as suggested you try a Subie setup. So many of them out there. There's probably many at your local scrap man /council metal recycling depot etc. Treat as a mission to search and locate the parts for free!

Luckily for me Neal had obviously had a good premonition that I may well get an Imp and a few weeks ago he kindly gifted me this...

Its matt black, has large wheels and has a fluffy covered dashtop. Need I say more? I'll find a pic....

Yeah for a while after first seeing it I entertained the idea of keeping the cage. Then I tried getting into it. I'm 6'2" so tall enough that it was a pain. Then looking into what I had to do in order to have it legally on the road with a cage and I was put off. Too much hassle and I know full well that if I had a go at the local hillclimbs etc I would most likely run out of talent and bend the car. Yeah - I'm not sure yet about the seats. I have an OCD thing about non-matching seats so they will most likely be sold on in order to fund the resto. I'll let you know first. Yeah I'm stoked. Best bit would be the rego on hold and full cert thing!

yeah that would be cool. I'm sure I'll need something at some point plus it would be nice to connect with any other Imp owners. I rarely see any on the roads but there are a couple of people fairly local to me with Imps. Hopefully they might be able to help out with any little bits.

OK... you fellas guessed it. So yeah. I now have my very own little Hillman Imp! A local fella by the name of Rob, who frequents these pages I think more as a reader, came up to me in the supermarket car park a few months ago. He said he'd read that I was after an Imp and offered me his Race Imp at a price I just really couldn't turn down. It does need lots of work as he had stacked it big time in a race a few years back. He pulled it all out straight on a chassis jig and continued to use it however it needs a really good tidy up. At Robs last race event with this car a large bump threw the gear linkage and it got stuck in gear, with possible damage to the box being unknown as yet. He took it home and it has then sat in his shed for a while. After a few ums and ers, a bit of consultation with Hannah I made the decision to sell the 120Y on to Greg in Chch to free up some space, time and money, I agreed to welcome this little Imp into my life. Rob sorted the linkage out so it would roll and he kindly delivered last night... Here it is being unloaded by Hannah and Rob with me excitedly taking some photos. Off the trailer and after Rob left I snapped some more photos. Kevin approves... I just love the look from the back. It has a fiberglass Imp 'sport' replica cover. I'm gonna brace that and add some hinges. Such a sweet shape... The big bonus points that had me are the following. Its registration is on hold, its fully certified for the engine swap and other mods and its honest. Its come with enough spare bits, of which I'll work out what I plan to use and I can hopefully sell on some bits to fund the restoration. The steels fitted to it are my old 13x6 Viva rims Rob bought off me ages ago. Luckily the Certfication plate is an older one which just states the wheel size, not material. This is great because these are well made wheels and I have a full set of stainless Viva hubcaps to fit them.. The previous owner Rob is a top bloke and seems keen on seeing what I make of it. This is also nice. He has bought a Corolla K20 race car and that's his new toy. So everyone is happy! (including Hannah I might add...her first classic she bought was a little Imp) The cage is legal and has its ticket etc (or the car has its motorsport association nz card or what ever its called) but, and I realise some of you might cry at this, I am going to remove the cage. I really cant be dealing with it. All I want is a nice fun road Imp and I'm more concerned that its reliable and peppy) In order to legally drive the car on the road with a full cage I would have to join a local club, join manz, compete in 3 events a year. I'm just not interested in that. Fully caged road cars would become a pita for any daily use IMO. The seats are just spare, not bolted in. It had a full on race spec seat fitted which Rob has kept.. The underside has had a beating but rot wise its pretty solid. There are a few repairs that have aged so I will just have to go through the whole lot and tidy it up. I have also bought another Imp from down in Chch and that will hopefully be heading up this way in a few weeks time. Its pretty solid up top and is complete. I had previously looked at this Imp a while back, having first seen it when we visited the old car playground with a bunch of other oldschoolers after the Hanmeet. I had lined it up to buy for $200 along with whatever other Imp parts I needed. But I later decided it wasn't the time to take on a rusty imp resto. However, now was the time to take it on because its going to be mighty handy. The inside.. Good headlining.. Luckily Will (Cars123, who I must add has been very good at keeping secrets..as has Bart and a few others who have heard about my scheming..) has pulled it out for me... Will has sort of become quite smitten with the idea of an Imp race car so and while he was there he has grabbed another plus will get as many parts as he can... Another one for bits... I'm now planning to swap the whole front ends over instead of trying to fix the bent front end on this. Big job but it will be a better result. I can also swap over the interior too. I'll fit some suitable bucket seats. Not sure on rear seats or not yet. Probably re-do all the wiring because well... I enjoy wiring and Imps dont have fuses as standard.. which just seems dodgy. The engine. Its an A12 from a Datsun 1200... Pretty standard I'm told so I figure around 65-70bhp? It did have twin Weber carbs which he kept. I really wasnt into the idea of them and will either fit a standard Hitachi carb or a Weber 32/36. Luckily it comes with a manifold made for the Weber I'm told. I was originally worried about the extra weight in the back compared to the standard Imp. However I have just learned that the A series engines have alloy heads and these little things are pretty light. Combined with the radiator now being in the front with the battery I reckon the balance wont be too bad. I'll find out. Anyway- what can I compare it to?...my old Viva wagon?.... I'll tidy the exhaust and make a sexy new can. I am a complete novice with these Datsun engines but luckily there's lots of information out there plus I know a man named Bart!.... I'm think I'll probably make a bespoke dash arrangement with a rev counter to suit. I also have a very nice old Momo wooden steering wheel which I might fit... So for now that is all. I have much work on right now. There is a truck cab swap going on and then the Datsun 120y is coming inside for rust work. As soon as that is completed Greg will come up with the Blue imp in tow and take away the Datsun. There is also a 1G powered Corolla DX here which I am doing Cert work on which I really should finish. I can then start working on the Imp proper I might just sneak some time in on it in the evenings...

Update on thread now fellas With photos and everything..

Gee whizz... I think you guys miight have it sussed. Here's one more...

Can you bring your BBQ? Just in case Dylans busy etc

More... I think some yas might be onto me... Damn you old nerdy folk.

Damn you Bart. Ssshhhhhh!

Ok so it looks like the engine make is confirmed. Yep its a Datsun A12 engine. Now what car is it in?... Some more pics for car nerds....

Here's another snippet. I'm off to bed to dream of screaming engines and very nifty handling indeed.......

Have a stab here ( at the type of car..not me)

Ooooooooohhhhhhhh. I have just had a new project delivered. What could it be? Discuss here... Now a few of you here already know the answer. Don't be a silly sausage and spoil the fun. Let the others play guessy games. I have tried to take some shots that only cars nerds might recognise. Lets start with this...

Can you please weigh it. I want photos