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- Sun May 05, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Member's 'Others' Gallery
- Topic: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Flat six in :) https://i.postimg.cc/0QKx5bpw/20240505-190601.jpg Cut away under the seat base and the tunnel as per on the green imp. The air saw was so perfect for much of this job which means much less grinding dust everywhere. https://i.postimg.cc/6QRG75VD/20240505-150904-Custom.jpg I've marked o...
- Sat May 04, 2024 9:58 pm
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Yeah it's getting exciting.
- Sat May 04, 2024 9:09 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Getting closer!!! Next job was to strengthen and close up the rear valance. Pics.. Added internal bracing. I probably didn't need to. Its not really under much stress now without an engine hanging on it as per on an original imp setup. Just closes off the back end, gives something to hang an exhaust...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:08 am
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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:17 pm
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
I've actually got about 60mm more clearance now compared to the existing setup that's behind the datsun engine (which has really only been an issue on steep drive exits with deep gutters.
Pics showing current setup for reference...
Pics showing current setup for reference...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:52 am
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- Topic: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
As per the title this next stage of building the exhaust silencer/muffler/back box/ take your pick has taken much more time and effort than I had always expected. I started by taking the blue imp apart. To Woolf valley garage I went.... https://i.postimg.cc/xjwSxgZt/20240318_174331_(Custom).jpg ..wh...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:55 pm
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
It's a great book eh. Very handy!!!
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:11 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Well after the last novel length wall of text I'll try to keep this update shorter otherwise I'll never finish the thing. Lots of little jobs starting to pop up on my 'to do' list. Driveshafts. Connecting the scooby shafts to the imp axles. https://i.postimg.cc/vmBPJVs5/20240303_121003_(Custom).jpg ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:36 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Sorry for late reply Steven. I have a small note book full of sketches for this project from the very start. But none of them will make it much easier for you to understand
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:46 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Yes I'm certainly getting closer to pulling the Datsun from my imp and lobbing this lot in. Driveshafts next. Its fun- I'm really enjoying this stage, no doubt made better by knowing that the engine is a runner and so far seems to be behaving itself with the short amount of time I've ran it.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:12 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
I glooped the two halves together, bolted them up, bolted the tailhousing on and let it set. Following morning it was bolted onto the engine, unsurprisingly a bit heftier with all the gubbins placed back within the box. Its about 9kg heavier than the standard imp box. I then started to fit the first...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:19 pm
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Thanks fellas. Glad you're enjoying the read.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:01 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Thanks fellas. Yes I love a good romantic day out at a scrap yard with the lady :lol: Ha. So pretty much the day after I had cleaned up that old alternator up and got it running on the engine the second hand replacement for my original unit turned up in the post. It came with a 3 month warranty so I...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:46 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
Cheers. No more big car projects after this (he says now..) and anyway I have many ideas for future modifications that'll keep me busy enough just on this.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:05 am
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Re: 1965 Hillman Imp soon with flat six from a Honda
I drained all the coolant out, took the radiator and pipework off and flushed the whole lot through until only clean water flowed. Let it sit in the sun while I did other jobs and gave the engine a couple of short 30 second runs to help dry it right out. I left it at that and decided to sort out the...