bazzateer
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May 23, 2008 20:20:00 GMT
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Nope, never done a front rad. If I did I think I'd use the heater pipes and block off the bypass in the engine bay. I'd then rig up a valved bypass in the front so hot water from the engine can go through a heater before carrying on into the rad or just back to the engine.
Uxbridge is 20th July, after we get back from the National.
Baz
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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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MR TIKI
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May 24, 2008 17:14:31 GMT
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Baz,I should be sorted well before then and with any luck will make it to the national too.the TIKI MOBILE did me proud as a daily for 18mths with little maintainence but now needs some well earned tlc.its off the road and I'm making the most of the coming week to up grade,tidy up and rework it.with its short springs and big pipes coupled with my lead foot its rattled itself apart! I may run twin rads for a while as an experiment or move the heater matrix down to the grill to see what that does.I have limited range at 65-70 mph before it starts to heat up so I'm hoping to sort some effective cooling before the national to make the journey easier.you Imping or towing this year?
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Last Edit: May 24, 2008 17:39:41 GMT by MR TIKI
Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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bazzateer
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May 24, 2008 21:46:17 GMT
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Should be Imping, I'd only tow if I had a Commer campervan with a nice torquey engine and 5 speed box fitted.  The Imp is running nice now but judging by some horrible noises I think the water pump is going to expire soon so I'll have to move on with the electric fan and pump set-up. |
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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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MR TIKI
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May 24, 2008 21:56:00 GMT
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Imp site is down again,what site is the show on this year? are you planning a convoy?
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Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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bazzateer
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May 24, 2008 22:07:38 GMT
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The National is at Malton Rugby Club in Yorkshire. I'm hoping to go up on the Thursday. If all goes well some of us will be meeting at South Mimms Services before heading north. We may collect a few more en route. Nothing fixed as yet.
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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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MR TIKI
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May 27, 2008 19:13:29 GMT
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The naked Imp ;D  thanks to the much improved weather I've had a busy day today mocking up and striping paint.   tomorrow if it does'nt rain I'll start on the other side and finish buffing the nearside too ;D |
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bootsy75hst
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"scrap the caddy clyde"
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May 27, 2008 19:15:34 GMT
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i've been watching this thread for a while now, this is my fav imp, goog work bud
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"when the going turns weird, the weird turn pro" hst
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MR TIKI
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May 28, 2008 21:25:46 GMT
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 I've got abit side tracked today and have been polishing the shell instead of sorting the rad  .theres always tomorrow! ;D |
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oh man that looks so cool!!
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Orsumz. Loving this baremetal look. Have you sealed it with anything?
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1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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 HOLY curse word THAT LOOKS GOOD!!!
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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MR TIKI
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Jun 11, 2008 10:13:50 GMT
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After nearly 2 weeks since I last worked on the car,I went to see it this morning and I'm so relieved.I was expecting 'TULSARAMA II'. its really not too bad for being out in the elements untreated.   I'm facinated by this panel,its spotless.it was polished with a brillo and its not got one rust spot.  work will recomense in the morning due to other commitments and a family holiday I've not had any tinker-time. |
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Jun 11, 2008 23:33:31 GMT
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There's just something so cool about this - love the hassle its taking to polish the giblets off of it. You know that look people give you when they realised the amount of time you've spent!! For everything else in life ,there's Mastercard
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MR TIKI
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last weeks Progress report on the strip'n'polish.  I got started on the offside.  started to get a shine on the front corner.  under coated the new wheels  and played with some ideas for the new look! ;D |
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bazzateer
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Jun 16, 2008 10:15:42 GMT
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Bryan, it's looking TIKI-LICKING GOOD!
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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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Jun 16, 2008 18:36:54 GMT
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The baremetal looks sick! Great job, dude. And are they banded steels?
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MR TIKI
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Jun 16, 2008 19:16:55 GMT
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The baremetal looks sick! Great job, dude. And are they banded steels? Cheers! they sure are,they should fill the rear arches no problem when I've finished them(checkout the standard steel in the picture above it).the body work is proving to be quite a challenge but I'm starting to get a uniform finish.I really like that you can see the welds and dents in the shell,once I've got an allover finish I'm going to seal it and see what happens. ;D |
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MR TIKI
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Jun 21, 2008 20:58:46 GMT
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 I just found this on the web from wheels day 2004 ;D |
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MR TIKI
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progress has been slow to say the least because of other commitments,but I fitted the new wheels on saturday.  the test fit....  the final fit ;D |
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i am SO looking forward to see how this turns out, if there is one imp that inspires me then its this one.it just proves that you can do something different with an imp that doesnt involve minilites and bucket seats.it has certainly given me some food for thought which hopefully will spawn into some 'different' mods on my next imp project,and some for the current one too. WELL DONE BRYAN ;D ;D And i always keep an eye out for you when i'm in W-O-T visiting my sis but i aint spotted ya just yet.  |
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The Imp is running nice now but judging by some horrible noises I think the water pump is going to expire soon so I'll have to move on with the electric fan and pump set-up.
.theres always tomorrow! ;D
HOLY curse word THAT LOOKS GOOD!!! 
