Showing posts with label 998cc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 998cc. Show all posts
Monday, December 26, 2016
Machining the 998cc Hillman Imp block
This was done for me by Bremco back in 1971, they used a Mk1 block with liners and pistons I sourced from the Rootes Competition Department in Coventry, England.
In more recent times I took over a Mk2 block that a local auto engineer had converted, it looked great, its a pity it looked better than it actually was.
The new liners all had to come out, they had been installed at different hight's, so the head gasket would never seal.
In more recent times I took over a Mk2 block that a local auto engineer had converted, it looked great, its a pity it looked better than it actually was.
The new liners all had to come out, they had been installed at different hight's, so the head gasket would never seal.
Its a bit of a long story but in the end I sorted out the problem myself, Then used a general engineer who had more interest in doing the job correctly.
He in turn knew a marine engineer with a surfacer with a magnetic deck, who faced off the top of the block and liners to perfection.
This work can now be done here in Cape Town, you need to supply your own Imp engine block though.
The engine in the pictures is now back in its original 1971 Hillman Imp, fitted with the cylinder head and a new Solex carburetor, it started first time.
Roy
Thursday, October 20, 2016
New 998cc Hillman Imp news
Well, its news to me and does tie up a whole load of questions and tells us about what we have here.
The South African registration papers give the cars VIN number as one that starts with the letter R , this was taken from the UK registration V5 form that came with the car. The Imp Club say that this
is wrong and the number needs to start with the letters LH, how can this be and who is right?
Note the Chrysler badge. Cars before 1967 had a much larger alloy plate and fitted in the engine bay on the left hand side looking from the rear.
The South African registration papers give the cars VIN number as one that starts with the letter R , this was taken from the UK registration V5 form that came with the car. The Imp Club say that this
is wrong and the number needs to start with the letters LH, how can this be and who is right?
Note
Note the Chrysler badge. Cars before 1967 had a much larger alloy plate and fitted in the engine bay on the left hand side looking from the rear.
The car is now straight up for ease of access, all parts are now removed and the next job soon will be the cars black underseal repainting.
Seems the Imp Club are correct as the cars missing VIN plate was found yesterday and the engine/chassis number starts with the letters LH!
The ARCC is now making me a heritage document for the car, with that I may be able to get the licence transfer to my name more easily? The cars original engine block is now known, its the 998cc engine I have had in rebuild for some while.
How easy was that?
The VIN plate also has other information, E 145/701 the 145 means Electric Metallic Blue and the 701 means black interior, this we had worked out but its nice to have the proof.
ARCC stands for Association of Rootes Car Clubs by the way.
Note, if you own one of the many versions of Rootes made cars you can apply for a heritage document for that car also.
http://www.blogspot.com/2011/07/hillman-imp-998cc-conversion.html
Roy
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