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As you probably know all Imps only had one from the factory.
Early ones were wire and later ones flat sprung steel and theres problems with both.
Early ones work OK but dont hold the lid up too well if its windy in the wrong direction , they do however seem to last forever unlike the later sprung steel ones which have a habit of breaking at the base . Also they can be hard to lock into place putting strain on the engine lid and its hinges . Im positive the change to the later sprung steel ones was bought on by folk wandering into the dealers with a nasty bump on the bonce
So i hatched a plan to fit two early type stays on the Singer - one each side .
Didnt turn out as easy as i thought because apart from the spring itself everything else is handed wrong.
Come the end I had to make both mounts from scratch including the steel bobbins the spring fits too and locks into .
Still a few hours making a few small brackets and a bit of time on a lathe resulted in a real success
The one and only R/H engine lid stay
And then there were two
Early ones were wire and later ones flat sprung steel and theres problems with both.
Early ones work OK but dont hold the lid up too well if its windy in the wrong direction , they do however seem to last forever unlike the later sprung steel ones which have a habit of breaking at the base . Also they can be hard to lock into place putting strain on the engine lid and its hinges . Im positive the change to the later sprung steel ones was bought on by folk wandering into the dealers with a nasty bump on the bonce
So i hatched a plan to fit two early type stays on the Singer - one each side .
Didnt turn out as easy as i thought because apart from the spring itself everything else is handed wrong.
Come the end I had to make both mounts from scratch including the steel bobbins the spring fits too and locks into .
Still a few hours making a few small brackets and a bit of time on a lathe resulted in a real success
The one and only R/H engine lid stay
And then there were two
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