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New house New car Almost a new year! Always loved this car. Extremely pleased to be the proud new owner. No bike engine or air suspension this time round.
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For some reason it didn’t post any of the photos In order, Should of stuck with face book
Plans for the moment are, completely strip the underside, paint underside, blast all suspension and brake components, paint and powder coat throughout, rebuild with all new brakes and brake components. Rebuild an imp engine and refit. Look into the wiring and possibly make a new loom.
Drive and enjoy.
Plans for the moment are, completely strip the underside, paint underside, blast all suspension and brake components, paint and powder coat throughout, rebuild with all new brakes and brake components. Rebuild an imp engine and refit. Look into the wiring and possibly make a new loom.
Drive and enjoy.
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As usual not hanging about with the strip and re-build keep the updates going i much prefer the forum for following a build thread. If you want to talk about looms i can offer you some advice based on lessons learnt.
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Nice one Dom. Keep us informed, eh ?
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Hi Dom,Dom wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:22 pm
Plans for the moment are, completely strip the underside, paint underside, blast all suspension and brake components, paint and powder coat throughout, rebuild with all new brakes and brake components. Rebuild an imp engine and refit. Look into the wiring and possibly make a new loom.
Drive and enjoy.
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So is the underside of the Nymph a steel Imp floorpan that then has the fibreglass body attached to it or have they just made a fibreglass copy of the Imp floorplan as part of the body structure?
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Teddie2003 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:57 pmHi Dom,Dom wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:22 pm
Plans for the moment are, completely strip the underside, paint underside, blast all suspension and brake components, paint and powder coat throughout, rebuild with all new brakes and brake components. Rebuild an imp engine and refit. Look into the wiring and possibly make a new loom.
Drive and enjoy.
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So is the underside of the Nymph a steel Imp floorpan that then has the fibreglass body attached to it or have they just made a fibreglass copy of the Imp floorplan as part of the body structure?
Hey dude. It does look like an imp floor, but I don’t believe there is any metal in there at all. I’m sure mikey Hurn or gill hill will be able to Anwser.
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Hi Dom,
So is the underside of the Nymph a steel Imp floorpan that then has the fibreglass body attached to it or have they just made a fibreglass copy of the Imp floorplan as part of the body structure?
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Hey dude. It does look like an imp floor, but I don’t believe there is any metal in there at all. I’m sure mikey Hurn or gill hill will be able to Anwser.
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Hi Dom,
just wondered as my Clan and Davrian don't look much like an imp floorpan.
While the pic of the Nymph looks pretty Imp like, so maybe they took a mould off an Imp one?
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Hi Dom,
So is the underside of the Nymph a steel Imp floorpan that then has the fibreglass body attached to it or have they just made a fibreglass copy of the Imp floorplan as part of the body structure?
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Hey dude. It does look like an imp floor, but I don’t believe there is any metal in there at all. I’m sure mikey Hurn or gill hill will be able to Anwser.
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Hi Dom,
just wondered as my Clan and Davrian don't look much like an imp floorpan.
While the pic of the Nymph looks pretty Imp like, so maybe they took a mould off an Imp one?
Steve
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Your not wrong, the clan looks nothing like them. Here’s my clan!
Don’t know anything about the nymph tbh
Don’t know anything about the nymph tbh
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Great pic, never had my Clan at that angle when it was re-built.
I just lifted the bare lightweight luff shell, with the help of some mates, up about 4 foot in the air and put it on trestle stands and scaffold boards to get easier access to all the suspension parts.
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That’s not a bad way of doing it. I preferd this way as I could work standing up instead of working above my headTeddie2003 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:12 amGreat pic, never had my Clan at that angle when it was re-built.
I just lifted the bare lightweight luff shell, with the help of some mates, up about 4 foot in the air and put it on trestle stands and scaffold boards to get easier access to all the suspension parts.
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Are these Nymphs very common ? Ideal little beach car !
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No mate, they're not. Quite rare in fact. The moulds still exist but I'm led to believe that they are no longer in the best condition so new ones are pretty unlikely unless someone would invest in the repairs to them. You'll not find one in New Zealand, I'd wager !
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I had a spare hour or two today so started tinkering and ended up with an awsome result
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Photos are in the wrong order and one is on the piss but you get the picture! All the original parts were used besides the water pump
All metal parts were stripped, blasted, and powder coated all from my Garrage at home
All metal parts were stripped, blasted, and powder coated all from my Garrage at home
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Very nice, thorough work Dom.
I've found the trick is to load the pictures in the reverse order you want them to appear in works for me.
I've found the trick is to load the pictures in the reverse order you want them to appear in works for me.
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Hey Dom,
If you swap out the front seats for something else, please can I have first dibs on them - they are Pele's original fronts, and I really shouldn't have let them go.
Thanks fella
If you swap out the front seats for something else, please can I have first dibs on them - they are Pele's original fronts, and I really shouldn't have let them go.
Thanks fella
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Rear arms coming together
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Pedal box sorted.
More bits have been blasted.
And the front h brackets have been repaired.
Still loads to do but Won’t be long now
More bits have been blasted.
And the front h brackets have been repaired.
Still loads to do but Won’t be long now
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Very nice, Dom. Getting there fast now ! I hope you don't still cook your pizzas in that oven !
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Dom, that looks amazing! Your resto skills are prodigious, I must say.
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Nice work, Dom. This is going to be one special Nymph, I can see !
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Very tidy looking job (except for them P clips LOL)
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Cracking progress, looks like your making a lovely job of it.
Keep the updates coming.
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Cracking progress, looks like your making a lovely job of it.
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Very impressive Dom. What primer and black paint do you use ?
When you’re finished the nymph perhaps you could take on my clan!
When you’re finished the nymph perhaps you could take on my clan!
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An Imp engine in it! I'd would have expected a BMW K750 three cylinder to keep weight down.
Can you remember points and timing and carbs and other "old fashioned" engine things!
Can you remember points and timing and carbs and other "old fashioned" engine things!
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The thought did cross my mind !Peter Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:02 pm An Imp engine in it! I'd would have expected a BMW K750 three cylinder to keep weight down.
Can you remember points and timing and carbs and other "old fashioned" engine things!
And no I don’t have a clue how points and carbs work
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I may look to take on abit of imp / based work in the future.
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Some of you may remember when I first ‘reatored’ my stiletto, I took a photo of every single nut and bolt I changed.
When I reatored my singer I took photos of most nuts and bolts I changed
When I did the clan I took multiple photos of most large steps
Now I’m doing the nymph I’m lucky if I took a photo of the new freshly painted suspension is this normal!?
When I reatored my singer I took photos of most nuts and bolts I changed
When I did the clan I took multiple photos of most large steps
Now I’m doing the nymph I’m lucky if I took a photo of the new freshly painted suspension is this normal!?
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It's perfectly fine, Dom. So long as you include a picture of your shoes !
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It used to take a lot of time to post the photos one at a time which was why I didn't bother much too, you look quite a layed back type of person though
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Had the young members over this weekend. Got loads done ! The nymph is now starting, running, driving, and stopping. I’m over the moon
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Excellent news Dom. Well done the lads !
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Have always liked this car - will we get chance to see it at National? Perhaps you should contact the organisers and request sunshine ...
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Hopefully. And the sunshine will already have been booked by the Organising Team. Assuming we are allowed to gather in any event
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It's OK as long as you stand 1 metre apart then there's no risks being taken, don't forget the tape measure.
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There's plenty round here that wouldn't touch me with a barge pole !
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When the boys came
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Blimey, Dom. Have you got enough assistants ?
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Nice result Dom, and well done for having the young Impers meet too.
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Nice
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