Discuss here about Yoeddynz's little Imp project...

[yoeddynz]

1 hour ago, cletus said:

regarding your oil filler cap, would adding a small valve to equalise pressure be a solution? ie a tyre valve, press it to let the pressure equalise, check oil level

The switch on the top seems to let the tiniest amount of mist through. Well, at least it was damp/mucky after the last drive. Would be cool if I could somehow integrate a valve into the switch so when it's pushed down it releases the pressure. 

But I do like the idea of winding the Barries up even more too... 

[yoeddynz]

3 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Tyre pressure makes a world of difference between being alive or not in the VW, nearly ate it one time when the tyre guys put 32psi all the way around once. Car only weighs 750kgs with 70% being on the rear.

Yeah eh! First time i drove this imp after restoring it onto the road I forgot that imps run different pressures front/rear and put 30 or 32 psi in all round, just as I did in the viva. Fuck it was horrid. Skittery and the front wheels were so harsh on bumps. 

Let the fronts down to 20psi and a bit out of the back and it was a world of difference. 

[Roman]

You're going to get about 10 years worth of mileage winding up the barrys, just with that revised logo 

[yoeddynz]

 

[tortron]

Sistema uses metric o rings, no worries there

[cubastreet]

[yoeddynz]

Did you just find that image or ask Uncle Ai to create it for ya?

[Nominal]

Excellent idea on the sistema container. I might steal that if I can find a working fuel pump.

 

I have had a scenario a bit like that commenter though, involving some spilled petrol on the floor and a spark from using jump leads on a starter.

[Truenotch]

2 hours ago, Nominal said:

I have had a scenario a bit like that commenter though, involving some spilled petrol on the floor and a spark from using jump leads on a starter.

Also, never weld directly above an oily rag while wearing shorts, your leg hairs will never forgive you.

 

Oh god, it's happening to us. 

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

15 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

 

Should have posted a pic of your fire truck...

[xsspeed]

1 hour ago, Truenotch said:

Also, never weld directly above an oily rag while wearing shorts, your leg hairs will never forgive you.

 

Oh god, it's happening to us. 

you're

[Roman]

Last night I was burning a bunch of shit in the front yard, and it was just sort of smoldering.
So I thought I'd chuck a bean can full of petrol on it. 
Expecting some dramatic flames and the fire roaring again.
It sizzeled and started boiling the petrol and didnt ignite.
Put out some of the red embers and just kept sizzling and boiling off. 
Had to come back with matches to get it going.
Petrol is weird!

[yoeddynz]

Did you make sure your other family and pets were inside the house for full effects, ready to be burnt down along with yourself when you ignited it? 

 

[cubastreet]

21 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

Did you just find that image or ask Uncle Ai to create it for ya?

I took it on my phone camera. We've got gold wing imp boxers living in the woods.

[yoeddynz]

Amazing!!! I'm looking forward to our visit one day and we can view them.

[VitesseEFI]

On 04/07/2024 at 04:56, Roman said:

Last night I was burning a bunch of shit in the front yard, and it was just sort of smoldering.
So I thought I'd chuck a bean can full of petrol on it. 
Expecting some dramatic flames and the fire roaring again.
It sizzeled and started boiling the petrol and didnt ignite.
Put out some of the red embers and just kept sizzling and boiling off. 
Had to come back with matches to get it going.
Petrol is weird!

Hmm…. You got lucky maybe. I tried something similar a few years back….. blew a window out of the greenhouse and got some frizzy hair and eyebrows for my trouble.

Should know better. As a kid we tried the old “bit of petrol in a screw top (cocoa) tin and put it in the bonfire” trick. That was frikken’ huge bang and blew the bonfire out and into small pieces. Brought Mum out of the house to see what we were up to…… “what was that noise …..thought you had a bonfire?” Errrm….

 

Kids running feral on the farm in Swaziland. We did all kinds of mad shit….. there were occasional injuries, but nothing permanent and no one died, looking back I sometimes wonder how 

[Roman]

Being in a confined space makes all the difference! 

[noel]

Just spotted this that may be of interest......https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tudWE5DqchPCHgaf/?mibextid=xfxF2i

[NickJ]

Other than the roll cage thats tidy, but why do these imp posts all have some fella thats caps lock away from starting a fight?

[Corbie]

No different to here. Some people just have to add their 2c no matter what.