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1-3-3V24c0-3-2-3.8-2-6z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M15.5 22.5h17\" opacity=\".7\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M20 13V9h8v4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/symbol\u003e\n  \u003csymbol id=\"i-lights\" viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M22 12c-6 0-10 5.4-10 12s4 12 10 12z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M22 12c4.4 0 8 5.4 8 12s-3.6 12-8 12\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M34 18h7M34 24h9M34 30h7\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/symbol\u003e\n  \u003csymbol id=\"i-axle\" viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"7.5\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"2.5\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M16.5 24H9M39 24h-7.5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 18.5v11M39 18.5v11\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/symbol\u003e\n\u003c\/svg\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"bx\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bx-kick\"\u003e1963–1976 · Linwood · all-alloy overhead cam · and drums all round, first to last\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bx-lead\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe swing axles are at the front.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Imp is not a Corvair, and its engine is not a Coventry Climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bw-head\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Hillman Imp parts by category\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bw-grid bw-wide\"\u003e\n      \u003ca class=\"bw bw-all\" href=\"\/search?q=%22hillman%20imp%22\u0026amp;type=product\"\u003e\n        \u003csvg class=\"bw-end bw-l\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cuse href=\"#bw-end\"\u003e\u003c\/use\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"bw-mid\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"bw-circ\"\u003e\u003csvg class=\"bw-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cuse href=\"#i-all\"\u003e\u003c\/use\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"bw-txt\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bw-t\"\u003eAll Imp Parts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bw-s\"\u003eEverything we list for this 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mounts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"bw-arw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003csvg class=\"bw-end bw-r\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cuse href=\"#bw-end-r\"\u003e\u003c\/use\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\n      \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bx-rel\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelated\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hillman-husky\"\u003eHillman Husky\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hillman\"\u003eHillman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=sunbeam\u0026amp;type=product\"\u003eSunbeam \u0026amp; Singer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"bx-foot\"\u003eNot listed? Plenty of parts suit several marques and never get the model name in the title — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask us\u003c\/a\u003e and we will check the books for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"bx-sec\"\u003eAbout the Hillman Imp\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bx-body\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe Imp’s engine is the reason people still love it: an \u003cstrong\u003eall-aluminium overhead-camshaft four\u003c\/strong\u003e, 875cc, water-cooled, \u003cstrong\u003ecanted at 45 degrees to keep the centre of gravity low\u003c\/strong\u003e and hung out the back over a transaxle. It was \u003cem\u003einspired by\u003c\/em\u003e the Coventry Climax FWMA and then thoroughly redesigned for road use and detuned to 39bhp — so it is a Rootes engine, and \u003cstrong\u003eno Climax part number applies\u003c\/strong\u003e. 440,032 were built at Linwood from 2 May 1963. \u003cstrong\u003eNow the suspension, because this is the most repeated error about the car.\u003c\/strong\u003e The front is \u003cstrong\u003eindependent on U-shaped swinging semi-axles\u003c\/strong\u003e with coil springs and telescopic dampers. The rear is \u003cstrong\u003eindependent on semi-trailing arms\u003c\/strong\u003e — chosen deliberately because testing showed rear-engined cars on swing axles oversteered. \u003cstrong\u003eThe swing axles are at the front, not the back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrakes are drums all round for the entire 1963–76 run\u003c\/strong\u003e — two leading shoes at the front, 150 sq in of lining, and there was never a factory disc. Disc conversion is a common owner modification, so ask what is actually on the car. One genuine factory difference: the \u003cstrong\u003eSunbeam Imp Sport and the Stiletto came with a servo\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with twin Strombergs, a higher-lift camshaft, bigger valves, an oil cooler and a larger radiator. The other dates worth knowing are \u003cstrong\u003e1965, when the Mk II brought a water pump, a better head and conventional throttle and choke in place of the pneumatic throttle and automatic choke that gave the car its reputation\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e1968, when Chrysler redesigned the instrument panel and steering wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e. In New Zealand Todd Motors assembled \u003cstrong\u003e4,825 Imps between 1963 and 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e, and four-headlamp Sunbeam-badged cars in 1969–70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bx-spec\"\u003e\n    \u003cp class=\"bx-spec-h\"\u003eHillman Imp — specification \u0026amp; changes within the model\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdl class=\"bx-dl\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBrakes\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrums all round, 1963 to 1976, no exceptions and no factory disc option.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two leading shoes at the front, 150 sq in total lining area. \u003cstrong\u003eDisc conversions are common\u003c\/strong\u003e — ask what is fitted. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunbeam Imp Sport and Stiletto had a servo; standard Imps did not.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSuspension — and the error everyone makes\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront: independent, U-shaped swinging semi-axles, coils, telescopic dampers. Rear: independent, semi-trailing arms, coils, telescopic dampers.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe swing axles are at the FRONT.\u003c\/strong\u003e The “British Corvair” line has put the opposite into circulation and it is wrong. Front camber was later reduced by lowering the pivot points, and the Mk II had improved front geometry.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eThe engine is not a Coventry Climax\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the Climax FWMA, then redesigned\u003c\/strong\u003e — expanded to 875cc and detuned to 39bhp for road use. \u003cstrong\u003eNo Climax part number applies.\u003c\/strong\u003e All-aluminium, overhead cam, canted 45 degrees. 998cc also offered.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e1965 — the Mk II fixes the reputation\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eThe launch car’s \u003cstrong\u003epneumatic throttle, automatic choke and marginal cooling were never fully tested\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the trade came to know it for water pumps, chokes, overheating and leaks. The \u003cstrong\u003eMk II added a water pump, a head with larger ports and valves, and replaced the pneumatic throttle and automatic choke with conventional items.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eLooking after an aluminium block\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater pump at least every 25,000 miles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Neglected coolant corrodes the alloy and leaves \u003cstrong\u003eflakes of metal floating in the radiator\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eThe rubber doughnut drive couplings crack\u003c\/strong\u003e — check them.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e1968 — the facia change\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eUnder Chrysler, \u003cstrong\u003ethe instrument panel and steering wheel were redesigned\u003c\/strong\u003e to a horizontal gauge layout. Facia and instrument parts split there.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSame car, other badges\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHillman Imp · Imp Californian · Hillman Husky (1967–70) · Singer Chamois · Chamois Coupé and Sport · Sunbeam Imp Sport · Sunbeam Sport · Sunbeam Stiletto · Commer Imp van.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBut the Californian, Chamois Coupé and Stiletto share a low coupé roof that is not the saloon’s\u003c\/strong\u003e — that roof, its glass and its seals are their own.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTodd Motors assembled 4,825 Imps here, 1963–65\u003c\/strong\u003e — 125 in 1963, 2,500 in 1964, 2,200 in 1965 — plus four-headlamp Sunbeam-badged cars in 1969–70. (Enthusiast registry figures; the 1969–70 number is an estimate.)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eWhere they rust\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eWheelarches, sills, door bottoms, bonnet, \u003cstrong\u003erear screen pillars\u003c\/strong\u003e (which in practice means a failed rear screen seal), floorpans and suspension mounts. King pins and bushes wear.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bx-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eNot claimed\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarth polarity\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eany chassis or VIN breakpoint for the Mk I to Mk II change\u003c\/strong\u003e. 12 volt with a dynamo is confirmed.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/dl\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/basisnz.co.nz\/collections\/hillman-imp.oembed","provider":"Basis NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}