Rubén’s on the Road, after 25 years

[cov_climax]

Jeff,

do you do the chemical blacking yourself - if so can you give me a clue on what you use, suppliers etc?

I've got a few bits i could do with doing.

Brian

[ImpManiac]

I don't think I'd get away with that.

IM

[ImpManiac]

^^

IM

[sammy the sturgeon]

having sandblasted and painted the original, but badly pitted rear brake back plates, i am now glad I saved the originals, as I found a date stamp on them from april 63 Thanks noddy for pointing out date stamped parts

You know I'm going to have to look at mine now don't you!

[HARTWELL MK1]

What do I fit first

Complete with trolley jack dents!

Only could find the konis



Rear wheel bearings are cleaned and regreased originals with new seals

[colin rooney]

nice work jeff did you stonechip the floor and then paint it

col

[Klaus]

Hi Jeff

I have the same disc conversion, but missing the grease caps. Do you know where to get a pair? I took a measure, think they have to fit 45 mm.

Thanks
Klaus

[HARTWELL MK1]

Only got half a day on it so only managed the front suspension on, along with pedal box, and pnematic throttle and hose. Choke lever is ready to fit, and sorting through parts I have found 20 clips to hold the headlight seals (need 8 per car) on but no seals. Any NOS out there, before I buy new ones!

Photos tomorrow night

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Jeffs correct , three white clips with push in centers and three rectangular metal pieces that the clip locks into per seal.

[sammy the sturgeon]

You learn something every time, but i have the excuse that there were no headlight seals and no clips holding the luggage covers in anyway so i havent seen them!

[HARTWELL MK1]

engine bay

front end

viva hc hub machined to reduce track increase

pedals in

wipers

Pedal box complete from rj grimes bought in 1986! cylinders overhauled

tempted to fit a rally dash

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Seen the bottom type a few times , my Singer has one , no idea on the top one

[impmann]

On Skye's original clamp, there is a spacer between the head of the bolt and the clamp. It too has the "Mickey Mouse Ears" type end on it - 1964 car.

[HARTWELL MK1]

Ok I have the relevant car service buliten on rear tyre wear, (rear wheel alignment! Its 6 pages of A4. Whats the best way of reproducing it on the forum? Its 3 pages of text, and 3 of diagrams!

[HARTWELL MK1]

I believe there is a policeman on the forum you might get a ticket to go with your trophy at Perth

If ruben is finished in time, roary will need a driver to get to perth! William is tooooooo young

[The Nun]

You cant win 2 trophies Jeff, thats not fair.

[GJM]

Sounds good great

Any pictures of the refurbed dash, or when its done?

Looking for some inspiration for my mk1 dash which is in need of an overhaul.

[Cally]

Inkjet transfers need to be sealed with lacquer before being applied by using water to slide off the backing paper.

Laser ones better as heat seals ink and becomes wareproof, but only if your laser printer will accomodate the special papers

[greenbeast]

Excellent news Jeff.

Good to have a a base and stability for all your little ones...

Jon

[HARTWELL MK1]

In case you not worked it out, the stub axels are on the wrong king pin carriers!

[HARTWELL MK1]

Well a year has passed and a lot of things have happened in my life including getting remarried and a lots been done on the house and nothing on ruben . However roarys done a 1000 miles. He's been behaving himself although I have found some bits that need welding on this scuttle edge behind the bonnet so it time for another rebuild, I guess his turn will be behind Rubens and I suppose I could run the 1150 with its twin 40's on a pneumatic throttle. And that will save me a job on Rubén engine.

Well hers some pictures of roarys camshaft, Any ideas on the cam, there is no marking on the end!


And Another one of roary looking smart with a ribbon


And with 3 other imps !

[HARTWELL MK1]

The kitchens is finished and the house is for sale, so I might get some jobs done on the imp soon! I keep lifting the cover, saying hello and finding and making parts for him

[The Nun]

Put reply on your IMP Facebook page Jeff, as it wont let me post photo here, says board quota is now full?

[The Nun]

IMP Range

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And the Hunter range too! For all the Bazza's out there

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[Graham2imps]

Hi, you mention JWD998L. I am the original owner of this registration, a 1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport in Tango metallic. I notice that this number is still registered to this vehicle and would love to know what happened to it or anything about it's history.
Many thanks
Graham

[Graham2imps]

Thanks, that would be great. I called myself '2imps' because I had two, back in the day. Don't have any now sadly.'

[HARTWELL MK1]

Still not finished, I have a new house and workshop since 2017, and Ruben has a few new German Friends. Watch this space

[The Nun]

I didn't rebuild those swivels Jeff, i seem to recall they were painted in blue hammerite, something I would never do, they were given to me by someone getting rid of imp parts with the comments are these any good to you, they don't appear to fit mine, but I never did anything with them, I left them on the shelf and then gave them to you with my Sport. Someone obviously mixed up the parts once they were dismantled, I always keep stripped assemblies in their own box so there's no chance of mated parts not going back with their matched components, old ice cream tubs are great for this.

[HARTWELL MK1]

We have a local aluminium foundry, so with my background in brake development at the old girling site, I decided that Ruben has waited long enough for me to finish off the brakes, so I made a pattern box and got these cast.

[The Nun]

Didn't Mike Dent, Moose, recently develop an alloy caliper kit based on the Viva hub design for the IMP that he's tried and tested? Save you lots of work if ones available now ready to fit straight on?? Though I quite understand if you want to try it for yourself for the challenge
Also how does it or might affect your insurance when you say brake calipers I've made myself, do you have to show official test and cert paperwork for them?

[HARTWELL MK1]

Hi Peter, There are several reasons why I want to develop my brake conversion, the main one being now is that I want a 1960’s looking aluminium caliper, that doesn’t necessitate having to widen the track too much, that preserves the original pedal feel, and does not alter the front rear brake balance.

At the moment, I have found a production 35 mm opposed pot caliper, A stock disc that I can remachine,to fit the imp hub and that leaves some brackets to get laser cut and zinc plated. This new kit will be photo ready and tested in January. I have a car ready to evaluate it on !

I want to make the Best Imp disc conversion.

The D12R caliper was aluminium, pictured above, was used on imps, with pads available from imp specialists at the time, however with a either a 43mm or a 48mm piston size, this caused a front rear brake inbalance. At the moment my prototype is in 2 halves, whilst I get the shape correct. Once this is achieved, the caliper will be cast in one piece, and manufactured from heat treated aluminium, and be interchangeable with the D12R

Pistons and seals will be from another 1965 rear engined classic, that I might have one or 2 off in the workshop.

Regarding liability sign off, I have tested a large number of brake calipers, for strength and durability, and I will test my caliper, and I still have contacts in component test.

Additionaly the D12R does not have a dust boot on the caliper piston, making it unsuitable for a road car At the moment,

However I have found a production 35 mm opposed pot caliper in cast iron weighing 2.1 kg, the aluminium D12R weighs 1.1 kg A stock disc that I can remachine,to fit the imp hub and that leaves some brackets to get laser cut and zinc plated. This new kit will be photo ready and tested in January. I have a car ready to evaluate it on !

[HARTWELL MK1]

Chosen some 30mm cast opposed pots calipers

[HARTWELL MK1]

After 6 weeks of work, he took his first powered run on the road last Saturday.
Still loads to do, but I can treat him as a rolling restoration now