1974 Hillman Imp Spaceframed DragCar

Right, I know that this is kind of a re-post, but in the other thread it was more just mentioned in passing and the Ratrod dominated, so I thought now's the time for its own, prob because i've finally bought a donor car for the last bits!

She's a '74 Hillman Imp Deluxe, I've owned her now for nearly 6 years. Most of the time she has spent just sitting in the Garage unloved as I have had far to many comiitments and not enough cash to do owt with her.

Basically what i've done is get drunk then go at her with the grinder (I wish it was in jest). First the roof came off and she was going to be a Speedster type affair, then I decided to stick a bike engine in the back. As bike engines don't have much torque I decided to do some weight saving, and thats how she got to this state!

All thats left is the floor pan and the outer shell, everything else is gone and replaced by a homebuilt spaceframe. I decided to bin the bike engine idea so I've just bought a donor MK1 MR2 which I plan to use the engine and drivetrain from, plus all the suspension, hubs, brakes etc...

Anyways, onto some pics!

This is where i'll be sitting, with a big grin on my face


Notice the 52*3mm tubes that make up the passenger compartment


Here's what hold the rear suspension in and the body up at the back, though there's a lot more to come one i have the engine in to work around



All the panels that used to open are now welded shut and half way through filling



And for those Imp purists out there, the only bit of rust on the whole car was this