scmick
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Aug 23, 2012 21:56:06 GMT
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 1294 SIMCA 1000SR had supercharger conversion in the early 80's when the second owner decided he needed more power. It came to me a few years ago. Has standard 1294 engine with lowered compression, the original single Solex carb replaced by a Magnusson Supercharger 'sucking' through a HiF44 SU carb. Goes well, if a bit thirsty. Gives similar performance to by original twin carb 1000 Rallye 2 (will post that later) but in a different way...low down puch in place of screaming revs. Mick |
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scmick
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Aug 23, 2012 21:58:07 GMT
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 Supercharged 1294 engine... retains rear mounted rad of Stanard 1000... Rallye 2 has front mounted one. |
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Aug 23, 2012 23:37:21 GMT
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think theres a small piece on this very car in an early copy of street machine.
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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Clement
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Sweet car!! Was there a company supplying those as a kit or did the guy do it on his own?
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That is absolutely fantastic!! Where are all these great Simcas coming from!!!
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1974 Skoda S100 tarmac car
1998 BMW 750 daily
1994 Mitsubishi Evo2
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scmick
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Aug 24, 2012 12:58:24 GMT
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The Street Machine article appeared soon after Clive Forder, the previous owner had it converted. It was done by Auto power Services of Daventry, a long gone specialist in supercharging mainly Alfas. They did Clive this one off conversion on the SIMCA. It's still going strong after 80,000 miles, with two rebuilds on the besrings on the supercharger.
I've had this car for 3 years or so. Clive decided he was getting past running about in something like this... he offered it me as i've helped him with parts for it. I'm acually older than him but haven't grown out of fast rear engined cars ...
The SIMCA powered FIAT 133, the honda twin cam SIMCA 1000 and this one are all mine, the latest in 30+ Simcas We've had since the 80's. When i've time, I'll post info on the others !'ve currently got.... a genuine '75 Rallye 2, an '84 Tabot/SIMCA 1100 pickup and two SIMCA 1200S Coupes,,, one being rebuilt pretty original and the other bound for a Honda conversion.
Mick
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Bolf
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Aug 24, 2012 13:10:02 GMT
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Superb , thanks for sharing
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barrett
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Plastic cars with metal doors BEST
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Aug 24, 2012 13:31:17 GMT
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You need to get some pics up of the 1200S Coupes... total dream car territory for me
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Somebody find me a Watling. £££ waiting! (Seriously, I want a Watling. Help me plzzzzz)
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Aug 24, 2012 23:58:30 GMT
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duno if your interested but got the following new pattern parts if your interested
brake shoes for simca1/rallye1 65-79 £5
h brake cable simca 1000 61-79 £5
h brake cable simca 1100 69-71 £5
air filter 1100 72- £1
sump set 994-1294cc (68-79)£5
head gasket 994cc (68-79)£1,
headset 994cc (68-79) £5
headset 1301-1501 (69-73)£5
points gs1100 rallye (70-75) £1
clutch master cyl seals 1100 (68-77)£1
theres prob bits for your van if there shared with horizon/alpine range
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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scmick
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Definitely interested in the SIMCA 1000 & 1100 parts as Kev has a collection of SIMCAs over the other side of town, mostly SIMCA 1100's and MATRA Bagheeras. Let me know where you are in Sheffield and will come over, I'm in Chesterfield, not far away. The SIMCA/Dodge/Talbot 1100 vans & pickups were made for a few years after the cars and use later 1100 and earlier Horizon (4 speed) parts mick
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scmick
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 Months of enjoyable use of the 1000SR came to an end recently. It developed alarming 'rear wheel steering' thanks to the lug on the rear subframe that mounts the semi trailing arm parting company...looks like the result of years of hidden rust. Having owned 30+ SIMCA 1000's since the 1980's, it's the first one I've had break in this way.....Speed bumps...  In the past, when rebuilding 1000's from scratch, we've plated up areas on subframes that were getting thin....but they were never gone to this state. Luckily I've got a spare in the garage but subframe renewal means engine, box and loads of other bits out...hence a long job. Can't do it in the garage either as the 1200S Coupe is in bits in there already. Mick |
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bazzateer
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Small rear-engined cars are the best aren't they?! :-0 ;-)
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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scmick
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 I've always been deeply into rear engined cars. Had a number Beetles on the road then a Karmann Ghia grasstracker (fitted with a Lotus twin cam), only ever had one Imp which was to be a racer but sold it to a mate who promptly rolled it. Mid 80's onwards we've been into SIMCA 1000's in a big way. Cars above are my '75 SIMCA 1000 Rallye 2 and a modified 1000 Special....now put back to stanrad and sold. The big wings etc. are now on another 1000 which I've given a Honda twin cam transplant....See posts elsewhere on here. Mick |
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Sad news to hear the little gold monster needs fixing, but perhaps this means we get to see another of your cars at the meet on Monday?
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scmick
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Haven't got another of mine on the road at present but am working on borrowing one of brother Kev's collection for Monday.
Mick
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scmick
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Jun 13, 2013 23:26:02 GMT
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 The offending parts.... Subframe shown here ready to fit on my 1200S coupe. SIMCA 1000 saloon parts are identical except for slight differences in shocker & gearbox mounts on later cars. Hoping to get to work on it soon...1001 other jobs permitting Mick |
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scmick
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Oct 16, 2013 22:06:27 GMT
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The 1000SR has been sold.... but only as far as my brother..!! I fixed him up with a decent subframe from a SIMCA 1000 we scrapped. Once repaired he's putting it back to a standard N/A SIMCA 1000SR. He'll probably just give the 1294 engine a bit more poke with a single DCOE weber and manifold he's got. That means I'm keeping the Supercharger and with the head and other bits adapted to work with it ready to go on one of my other SIMCA 1000's or maybe a 1200S coupe.. |
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Oct 17, 2013 17:53:37 GMT
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Would be great to see the supercharger kit on another one of your simcas !
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scmick
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Oct 17, 2013 21:44:21 GMT
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In the next month or two the RHD 1200S Coupe should be back on its wheels. I have the original 50000 mile 1204 engine ready to go back in. In the garage I've also got a good 1294 short engine with a Rallye 2 cam and it will be tempting to put the Supercharger kit with the modified head on to that and use that for the coupe instead. If not, I've a good stripped out 1000 shell I'm thinking of making into a fast road/track car so that will probably be the final home for the blower.
In the meantime, I've just bought a part finished 1000 with a Honda B16A1 Vtec DOHC from a CRX SiR transplanted. On checking the Honda engine,which had never been run in the car, I've spotted it's dropped a valve so, for the time being, it might go back to SIMCA power.
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Oct 17, 2013 22:06:38 GMT
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Looking forward to seeing this Mick. Sounds awesome!
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1974 Skoda S100 tarmac car
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1994 Mitsubishi Evo2
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