fuel Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Not the worst thing that could follow you home! Hopefully pre-WOF goes ok. Loving the mushroom oil filler cap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Cool little car; that motorbike spec pod filter though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Hesitation could be bad vacuum advance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Cool car bro. I love the hubcaps. Widened steels whilst keeping them would look sweet. But that fake grill. Horrid. Glad to read that's going. Looking forward to following progress on this. Hopefully an Imp road trip south soon. Must catch up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Is that John Deere green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Explains the runs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Not a bad pre WOF result, so hopefully you are able to get it all legal shortly. Chuffed to see that you have removed that fake grill. It spoiled the classic Imp front end look in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Thats a great result on the WOF, wont take much to get it sorted out. Also concur with the above, that grille was gross. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Great result!!! Congrats. Going from that photo looking up at the sill/floor area it looks pretty solid! (bar a tiny hole in what is a collection point for road dust and damp) These imps are made from good quality and quite thick steel from what I've seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I remember seeing one of these at Taupo raceway some years back. guy have a Subaru WRX motor in it, it passing gtr’s on the outside 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 This one? soooooooo quick off the line. Good driver too- I think he won the series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Right. This engine is already getting on my tits. Open to engine swap ideas. 50-100hp, reliable, and carb. Ideas so far are EA81, Suzuki Carry, 1600 cortina. I don't care about handling. 99% of my driving is in 100kph zones with long lazy corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 https://www.trademe.co.nz/3502080803 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, dmulally said: Right. This engine is already getting on my tits. Open to engine swap ideas. 50-100hp, reliable, and carb. Ideas so far are EA81, Suzuki Carry, 1600 cortina. I don't care about handling. 99% of my driving is in 100kph zones with long lazy corners. Alex will have a Datto engine setup for sale 'one day' 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I got a real deal 948 if you want to maintain current level of oil loss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, tortron said: I got a real deal 948 if you want to maintain current level of oil loss A Morry big block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Surprised no-one has suggested a rotary. What's wrong with the old nail? Just wanting more power and reliability? A small Suzi sounds the go, or go electric with a Leaf power train? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, dmulally said: A Morry big block? I think there's also a 1098 somewhere here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: Surprised no-one has suggested a rotary. What's wrong with the old nail? Just wanting more power and reliability? A small Suzi sounds the go, or go electric with a Leaf power train? I love rotaries but the prices for runners are moon money these days. I don't really need more power. Just more gearing (VW box swap) and reliability. This imp engine is a decent runner but isnt really rural roads friendly. Would be perfect for in town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Plenty of VW swaps and adaptors, should give you lots more choices than using the Hillman box. I'd still opt for something as light as the Imp engine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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