luckyseven
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Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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Sept 10, 2012 10:18:45 GMT
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I managed to persude him to let me put these up, so I thought I'd share a few pics of a mate's li'l Imp with you guys cos we reckoned it might interest a few people here. It's a little bit different from the day it rolled out of the wildlands of Glasgow on the back of a flatbed railcar... ...though at first glance you'd think it was "just" a well-sorted Imp;   Bit lively, perhaps ;D  and maybe that makes you look a bit more closely and you start to notice some little details that give away it's been track prepped   In fact, the initerior .... well, there isn't really an interior as such... is what could only be described as Spartan!  Albeit extremely well finished  but hang on a minute, what's that lurking under the starter panel?  hmmm, why would an Imp be needing a boost gauge, then? It also appears to be rocking the gearbox from a Type II VW, somewhat oddly...  No clue in the front, just a very neat fuel/cool/spark setup  and the more observant might notice the alterations to the strut turrets  Better take a look round the back end for the answer, then. Hmmmm... fuel pressure reg....  ....neat oil cooling setup...  ...supercharger...  ....twin rotor 12A Mazda Wankel engine...  ....nope, can't work out what's different there, th- Hold, on, supercharged rotary engine!?   Did I forget to mention the twin Del'Orto carbs?  Oh, yeah, she's a bit of a goer! Bit of a looker, too     That's our quick whisltestop tour done, then, thanks for looking in. Hope you enjoyed the pics and like the car. I know some are probably sucking teeth over the adulteration of a classic li'l Imp but hopefully there are plenty of you who appreciate the workmanship, spirit and sheer joie de vivre this little car's been infused with. Cheers, Nik |
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Sept 10, 2012 10:22:18 GMT
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Awesomeness!
Can you twist his arm into doing a build thread?
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Koos
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Seth
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Sept 10, 2012 10:22:38 GMT
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Oh yes! Fabulous looking installation and, when compared to other modified style Imps, such a sleeper.  |
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craig1010cc
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Sept 10, 2012 10:22:38 GMT
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I think that'll fit in perfectly here, looks ace  How come he went for a supercharger over a turbo? |
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luckyseven
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Sept 10, 2012 10:32:05 GMT
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Cheers, guys! I think the supercharger was more to be different than anything, but the theory is sound that it ought to suit the very linear torque production of a rotary. Turbos and high boost also add a larger amount of heat into the equation which leads to complications and the fueling becomes more critical the more boost you add, the one thing rotaries are pretty much gauranteed to die of is detonation. The car was built by its previous owner, a dude called Niall up in Scotland so unfortunately the build thread is a thing of history now. The current owner is in the process of civilizing it (a bit) for the road and getting it all road-legal, MOTed and such. The jetting needs a fair bit of sorting, because it's a bit of a lightswitch power delivery at the moment, made worse by the ridiculously short gearing of the Veedub box. First gear is more or less redundant, it's over in about a microsecond! It's also LOUD! This Micron bike can is the only silencing;  so it might need a bit of extra exhaustery before it can really be a serious road-going proposition. It's not really much of a street-sleeper as it stands, it sounds like the Apocalypse! Oh, and the windows are fixed perspex, so some form of opening/air circulation might be necessary some time soon as well ;D |
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Sept 10, 2012 11:53:14 GMT
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Awesome, awesome and awesome!! Such a nicely executet conversion! True wolf in sheeps clothing. Looks totaly harmless from the outside... What a great little carthat is! Are there any moving pictures of it? |
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Sept 10, 2012 11:56:11 GMT
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Simple vents from car Builder Solutions..  |
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skinnylew
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Sept 10, 2012 12:19:52 GMT
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AWESOME! Probably the best sleeper i've seen in a while!
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 10, 2012 12:34:28 GMT
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That's fantastic. I'd love to have a go in that!
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Sept 10, 2012 12:45:39 GMT
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The build thread was over on the imp club site a while back,bet its bloody quick eh?
I love it! ;D
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Sept 10, 2012 14:14:06 GMT
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Christ! I bet that sounds amazing!
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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chaseracer
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Sept 10, 2012 16:58:09 GMT
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Nice...  As soon as I saw the RX7 in the first pic, I thought "ROTARY!!" ;D |
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mikeymk
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Sept 10, 2012 17:34:19 GMT
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That must sound like hell! I'd love a blast in that, what a wicked little pocket rocket - fair play that man.
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Sept 10, 2012 18:25:54 GMT
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Excellent. ;D When I saw the pictures on the Imp Club forum I wondered if that might perhaps be your FD.  |
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luckyseven
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Sept 10, 2012 22:28:55 GMT
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Yeah, that's my FD lurking in the background. I used to think that was loud until I met the Imp I've got a couple of vids of it on my phone but they seem to be in some weird format that my computer doesn't want to know about. As soon as I can work out how to use a video editing doobrie I'll try to post them up ...not excellent with 'puters, does it show?  |
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Sept 11, 2012 7:29:53 GMT
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Woah...
WANT!
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Remember the days when sex was safe and motorsport was dangerous. Vintage bling always attracts pussy. |
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luckygti
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Sept 11, 2012 7:51:50 GMT
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I know some are probably sucking teeth over the adulteration of a classic li'l Imp Very unlikely round here bud, unless someone stumbles on it by accident hopefully there are plenty of you who appreciate the workmanship, spirit and sheer joie de vivre this little car's been infused with. Cheers, Nik Yep, I should coco ;D That ticks a lot of retro boxes for sure. An awesome machine indeed. Does anyone have the link to the build thread? |
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randywanger_
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Jan 11, 2013 18:54:17 GMT
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Awesome ;-)
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xseven
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Jan 11, 2013 20:33:57 GMT
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That's stunning,I do love Imps.
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Jan 11, 2013 21:01:38 GMT
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Genius. I want to see and hear it in anger now.
What are the plans for it? just fast road car or competing?
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How come he went for a supercharger over a turbo?
Ax GTi Turbo
