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| hopefuldave:
I think it was twin Strombergs in the Imp Sport... Dunno why I think that though! *Might* be cos I had one! The twin Stromberg set-up was roughly the equivalent of the twin SU's on the Mini Cooper S - never had one of those, but the 1275 --> 1380GT was a fun car to have just as the yuppies were getting the Mk1 Golf GTIs - de-striped, with Clubman 1000 badges, me and my mate with his Lotus Cortina (175 BHP full-race motor, painted in duck-egg blue, no badges...) used to run rings around 'em :D As for Shane's Morris minor with the supercharged 1275 Sprite motor, well, you can guess what that did to some inflated overpaid egos... The Coventry-Climax also had a good run in the then Formula 3 (early 60's?), with considerable tuning... If I remember right, it was also one of the options in the pretty little AC Ace, that Carrol Shelby stuffed a V8 into to make the Cobra? Dave H. (the other one - and unashamed petrol-head!) |
| doubleboost:
Hi Dave It was twin strombergs i remember the rubber diaphrams :) :) :) :) :) I had a 970 cooper s with all the propper bits I wish i had it now :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: |
| hopefuldave:
Ah, if only, eh? The Imp Sport was fun, handled like a Porsche (in fact I only parted with it because like a Porsche, it went backwards through a hedge...) I really *miss* that mini though - but kids came along, along with boring bigger cars :( Now the kids are mostly grown - and I'm old, of course - I can have insane motorbikes - some compensation, I guess :D Dave H. (the other one) |
| Raggle:
My unidexter mate had a full manual licence as he passed his test in a Berkeley 4-wheeler which he'd converted to foot change. This was an intersting story in itself in that he obtained a brand new foot change box from Excelsior after asking their advice on the conversion he'd been trying 4 times. They were winding down and let him have it for a tenner and said it was unique. The driving examiner pondered what class of licence he would grant for a while before writing "manual cars with suitable adaptation". Later in his career he drove a 1956 split-screen Minor from Sydney to England with the suitable adaptation of a forklift knob on the steering wheel. The car was 20 years old but had a new bottom half 1100 engine at a bargain price from BMC who were closing operations in Oz in 1974/5. He had a Stiletto for a while but sold it after saying "it wont leave me alone!" - far too many gear changes in town driving. We've all been there but most of us have a right arm to steer with. Head gaskets were our mainstay for customers when we set up the workshop, along with kingpins and gearboxes. The Imp was a good weldable car with its double skin body and very stiff. We eventually realised that most of our clientele were pensioners (people my age now) who were always pleading poverty and bringing their bangers to us. We must have got a reputation. Tom was a whizz with Strombergs and SUs, all with a pair of ears, a pair of eyes and a left hand. He was a natural toolmaker, trained before the bike accident, and still as good after it. Cancer got him in 1999 and I still find myself asking him, "How do you do this?" Ray |
| krv3000:
hi more pics |
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