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| millwright:
"Stirrups" I always thought they were ankle Straps. |
| doubleboost:
Hi They used to race that engine years ago in single seaters (formula 750) A decent cam and head job with webber carbs gave good performance John |
| Raggle:
Coventry Climax FWA fire pump engine - became the Imp 875. The only car cylinder block I could hold above my head. In Sport Imp/Stilleto form with twin Strombergs it was 51 bhp - bored to 998cc it was close on 100 bhp with suitable treatment :) A great shame that vehicle production was moved to Clydeside, where the good folk were happier building ships, robbing the Coventry folk who must have been looking forward to making it. They made all the bits for the car but transported them north. Then it transpired the Paisley folk were being paid less than Coventry folk and went on strike. Thus we had a new word in labour relations - "parity" Ok - rant over Ray |
| philf:
--- Quote from: Raggle on April 20, 2012, 11:44:09 AM ---Coventry Climax FWA fire pump engine - became the Imp 875. The only car cylinder block I could hold above my head....... --- End quote --- My wife just asked me what I was photographing and was quite amused (or rather bemused) when I told her it was a Coventry Climax Godiva fire pump diagram. We had one at work at some time during the firemen's strike (time of the Green Goddesses - 1977-78) and when it was scrapped I didn't have the heart to throw the manuals away. I wish I could draw as well as this: Phil. |
| doubleboost:
--- Quote from: Raggle on April 20, 2012, 11:44:09 AM ---Coventry Climax FWA fire pump engine - became the Imp 875. The only car cylinder block I could hold above my head. In Sport Imp/Stilleto form with twin Strombergs it was 51 bhp - bored to 998cc it was close on 100 bhp with suitable treatment :) A great shame that vehicle production was moved to Clydeside, where the good folk were happier building ships, robbing the Coventry folk who must have been looking forward to making it. They made all the bits for the car but transported them north. Then it transpired the Paisley folk were being paid less than Coventry folk and went on strike. Thus we had a new word in labour relations - "parity" Ok - rant over Ray --- End quote --- Hi Ray I thought the top of the range imp had twin 40 webbers or delortoes They did go well apart from boiling up And head gaskett problems I can remember the police using them |
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