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Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:12 pm

hi guys
a few weeks before christmas i went up to stroud to have a look at a mk1 chammie with the intention to throw it back together as fast as i can so i can get my other car off the road so ic an restore it well thats the theory but when i went to look at the car that was pushed into a barn with tonnes of parts and other cars around it i realised the shell was in fantastic condition considering it is number 3792 off the line and i couldent bring my self to jsut throwing it back togetherso the car is being totally restored

infact all the wending that i could see was it needed some work on the 2 front corners but i am exspecting more.
i have been told that the shell was going to be converted to have a bike engine fitted but fortunatly no cutting of the shell had taken place apart from the removal of the battery tray and rad brackets

the plan is that the car will have a 998 sport motor fitted with banded wellers it will also be lowerd and have ajustable dampers and front disk brakes
the car also came with some goodies that include a rollcage poly bush kit a fibreglass bonnet and boot lid

i am hoping to have benji back on the road for the national or at the latest www
thats al for now folks
im picking the car up next sat so i will update this when i get the car and give it a cheak over
cheers stu
ps if your wondering about the name benji it is named after jays dog from the inbetweeners

Post by **bazzateer** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:22 pm

stuartrf wrote:it is named after jays dog from the inbetweeners

..................which if you haven't seen yet is a must see show for anyone who went to school/college

Post by **stuartrf** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:27 pm

ive already got a pile of bits to gether tostriaght on the imp

not much but wil save me some time when it comes to rebuilding the car

ajustable camber stubaxles

mota lita steering wheel

powder coated front wish bones

Post by **bazzateer** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:33 am

Better get them out of your Mum & Dad's bedroom before they get home Stu!

Post by **ImpManiac** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:05 pm

Looks like an awesome project, Stu!

I am looking forward to seeing how you progress with it. I would love to restore an early Imp to immaculate original condition.

IM

Post by **stuartrf** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:12 pm

cheers it wont be totally orignal i will be fitting things like better seats and a 998 sport motor i might even look into fuel injection and dizzyless ign
ill just make it the opposite or my current car fast(er) comfy and reliable

Post by **ImpManiac** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:36 pm

Sounds great, Stu.

Make it your own.

IM

Post by **stuartrf** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:54 pm

thats the plan
jsut had a chat with the guy who im buying the car from and i asked how much welding is needed and there is a long list
wheel arch repair
passenger door repair
and small repairs on the front 1/4's
and thats is

not bad for a 64 car

Post by **ImpManiac** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:14 pm

Not bad at all, assuming it is just that! Either way, it will be worth the effort.

IM

Post by **james** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:43 pm

ImpManiac wrote: Not bad at all, assuming it is just that! Either way, it will be worth the effort.

IM

Having met the seller, and seen both the breadth and depth of his knowledge and the quality of his work, I strongly suspect that that really is it. I suppose some of the more notorious Imp rot traps might be hiding something nasty, but they tend to be underbody stuff where the cosmetics aren't that important.

Post by **stuartrf** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:39 pm

like i said i will get the car on its side to give it a good look over i am exspecting to find more rust but its no where as bad as it could be

al is a very good bloke and i am going to get him to band my wellers as he did a very very good job banding a std imp wheel

Post by **stuartrf** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:43 pm

BENJI is home

no problems at all getting it home we have spend about 14 hours today driving up different motorways and im sure i speak for all of us when i say we are shatterd in total we must have coverd about 400 ish miles

photos will follow tomorow

Post by **bazzateer** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:49 pm

"ish miles"? They're the really long ones aren't they?

Get those pics up asap!

Post by **stuartrf** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:54 pm

would do them not but im sure my mum has taken my computer lead

Post by **ben** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:55 pm

pics pics pics please stu....... when you get a spare mo of course

Ben.

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:59 am

managed to find my usb cable

^passenger door rust

^ passenger rear wheel arch rust

some! of the spares

^passenger rear chassis leg has had a plate welded to it

wil cut off
there were soo many more bits that i was exspecting including 1 standard and 2 l4 engine one apparently have only done 20.000 miles

thats all for the mo might take one on the car in the garage surounded by all the bits

Post by **Dave ' Linwood ' Lane** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:24 am

stuartrf wrote:
^passenger rear chassis leg has had a plate welded to it wil cut off

This looks factory to me if you mean the plate between the leg and the inner wing , the two square plates on the top of the leg is where a support bracket for the three way valve was once welded , early cars ( but not very early } has this as standard

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:35 am

ok the plate wil stay

Post by **sammy the sturgeon** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:53 am

Looks like you got a good project there.

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:49 pm

ive just been out side and have started sorting all the bits out ant to say im overwhelmed with the amount of bits there are is an understatement

also on one of the winscrenes i was given there was an imp club tax disk holder with a tax disk in it
does an one recognise LLR107P id love to find out who owned it

Post by **Meltdown** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:54 pm

Sunbeam badge on a '64 bonnet?!? Oddness

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:55 pm

it is a fibreglass bonnet from a different car

Post by **Meltdown** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:00 pm

/\/\Figures. It works well in that position.

Post by **ImpManiac** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:22 pm

Looks to be a lovely project, Stu! Top purchase!

IM

Post by **impmann** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:45 pm

I *think* I recognise the bonnet... Bob the Polish's old Imp Sport?

Those rubber mats (on the roof) look in good shape - don't let them get knack'd as they are really hard to find in good shape.

Post by **basil imp** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:04 pm

impmann wrote:I *think* I recognise the bonnet... Bob the Polish's old Imp Sport?

Those rubber mats (on the roof) look in good shape - don't let them get knack'd as they are really hard to find in good shape.

If not it's the same colour as his was!

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:49 pm

impmann wrote: Those rubber mats (on the roof) look in good shape - don't let them get knack'd as they are really hard to find in good shape.

runs and gets them out the bin

Post by **MiniChris** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:53 pm

So did you take the back half of the Imp to use as a trailer?

Post by **basil imp** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:55 pm

stuartrf wrote:
impmann wrote: Those rubber mats (on the roof) look in good shape - don't let them get knack'd as they are really hard to find in good shape.
runs and gets them out the bin

Seems like you've got enough to keep you going with parts!

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:33 pm

^yer there is plenty of bits there the good thing is some of the bits are from cars with the later suspention so i can use it on my mk2 DOUBLE WIN

MiniChris wrote:So did you take the back half of the Imp to use as a trailer?

the back half has gone to a new home in minster it wil be on the road one day but wont be a trailler
when i was having a sort out today i found a polybush set and a set of rear ebc brake shoes

Post by **ImpManiac** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:25 pm

Stu,

THIS STUFF (CLICKY) is allegedly good on rubber - like mats, etc. - and plastic.

Also good on door seals, window rubbers, etc.

IM

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:37 pm

cheers i will give it a go
a while a go i was looking as tome of the std wheels i was given and i realised ive got a set of cross ply tyres still in good condtion
im very tempted to put them on and see how differently the car drives

Post by **james** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:46 pm

Glad it's home and safe. Having spoken to Alan today it sounds like you had an absolute mission getting it all collected.

Re: the crossplies, it'd be worth checking the date codes before using them in anger - you don't want to have to deal with a blowout.

Post by **stuartrf** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:54 pm

it was a bit of an intresting day there was soo much stuff i was worid it wouldent all fit in my mates van
not only collecting the car getting a trailler on short notice as the guy who was goign to collect the car got fired a week before collecting

i will give all the tyres a god look over before i use them and tbh it will only be for one trip i wont keep them on the car

Post by **basil imp** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:22 pm

stuartrf wrote:it was a bit of an intresting day there was soo much stuff i was worid it wouldent all fit in my mates van
not only collecting the car getting a trailler on short notice as the guy who was goign to collect the car got fired a week before collecting
i will give all the tyres a god look over before i use them and tbh it will only be for one trip i wont keep them on the car

Lets just hope god keeps a look on you when your driving it!

Edit - just thought id get in before Bazz did

Post by **ImpManiac** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:29 pm

basil imp wrote:Edit - just thought id get in before Bazz did

Gots to be quick, though...

IM

Post by **bazzateer** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:50 pm

Post by **stuartrf** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:53 pm

hi guys
not much progress made with the new car atm as im waiting for some storage space so i can get all the bits out
i have found a bit more rot by the rear suspention cone on the drivers side not a massive problem
when i was having a look around i found this cnd poster does any one know what year it is from

Post by **james** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:31 pm

Assuming that it's a General Election - which does seem likely - it would be 1983, which is the only year in which the general election fell on 9th June.

Post by **stuartrf** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:02 pm

hi guys
i spent a few hours working on the car the rear suspention is off and all is good there is no rust at all i didnt even break and bolts getting it off
so later tonight i will get a drill and start stripping the under seal off
ive had a good think and i have decided that i want to change the colour from maroon to red i found a paint colour that i quite like and cleaned up an old dash at work and gave it a quick paint and here are the results

when the car is painted i will have a dimond white stripe going down the side as imho it looks a bit much one colour and needs some contrast
what do you guys think?
stu
ps not brilliant pics the paint is actually metalic