Triumph Acclaim Avon Turbo!

[Pupbelly]

This was my only experience of driving an Acclaim - as a child - loved it!

[Nickp82]

buggalugs said:

Now that is a cool car.

Indeed, cool in a really uncool way (or vice versa).

[Matt Cup]

Watching with interest.

Are those fiesta pepperpots in your first post?

[grahamtr7]

Matt Cup said:

Watching with interest.

Are those fiesta pepperpots in your first post?

No, a different PDC. They are Kiwi Lineas, which proved very hard to find. I got three with the original parts i got, and unfortunately had to buy another complete set just to get a fourth. I'll have plenty spare wheels now though!

[shalmaneser]

jet_noise said:

Contender for the Cars of Whose Existence I Knew Not thread?

How are you going to control fuel & timing?

Clincky describing the conversion for the terminally curious (curse of being an engineer )

ETA link

Edited by jet_noise on Tuesday 7th April 08:58

Absolutely! What a great machine! Can't wait to see the thread develop!

[rallycross]

chrisgtx said:

I owned a few Triumph Acclaims years ago when I was a younger, they were a great left field car, my mates were buying Novas and Metros etc and I went with this, they were cheap to buy and if you took the air filter assembly off the twin carbs had trumpets and they sounded brilliant!

This is a great little project will be good to get that turbo installed as per above the Acclaim was actually a brilliant little car to drive for its time compared to other Rover/Leyland rubbish because it was really just a brilliant little Honda - with a gutsy engine (12v?) lots of torque but also loved to rev, good handling and fancy things like 5 gears!

Almost always driven by OAP's and ordered new in hearing aid beige and they were generally well looked after.

Will probably go very well with that turbo installed.

[bobtail4x4]

I have a genuine parts acclaim car "computer" speed mpg etc, new old stock on a shelf for sale if you want one.
had it since the 80s

[grahamtr7]

bobtail4x4 said:

I have a genuine parts acclaim car "computer" speed mpg etc, new old stock on a shelf for sale if you want one.
had it since the 80s

Yes please! I'll P.M. you!

[EarlOfHazard]

My grandad had an auto one of these. It made a decent noise.
It died after a spirited run (something it never normally did) up the motorway, where it had drank all the oil and thus seized. Pity

[jet_noise]

grahamtr7 said:

bobtail4x4 said:

I have a genuine parts acclaim car "computer" speed mpg etc, new old stock on a shelf for sale if you want one.
had it since the 80s

Yes please! I'll P.M. you!

Would a calculator (even in "" computer is a bit much although that's the colloquial term) need any additional sensors or is it just wiring to get it working?
Do you have a vehicle schematic?

[J4CKO]

Never heard of a turbo conversion, I learnt to drive in a blue Acclaim, was the best car I had ever driven at that point

I was impressed it had twin carbs, miles better than the Micra my fist instructor had.

[MC Bodge]

bobtail4x4 said:

I have a genuine parts acclaim car "computer" speed mpg etc, new old stock on a shelf for sale if you want one.
had it since the 80s

That would be for the CD (corps diplomatique) model.

[MC Bodge]

J4CKO said:

Never heard of a turbo conversion, I learnt to drive in a blue Acclaim, was the best car I had ever driven at that point

I was impressed it had twin carbs, miles better than the Micra my fist instructor had.

My grandad was quite proud of his twin carbs.

The typo in your post made me laugh.

[Steamer]

Wow.. thats a new one on me too!

I always dismissed the Acclaim as an old gimmer-mobile... and now I'm hearing talk of twin-carbs?!

Are those wheels XR2 Pepper pots - or an actual Triumph / Honda rim?

eta - ignore me! ... just noticed you answered the same question above!

Edited by Steamer on Tuesday 7th April 18:25

[EarlOfHazard]

MC Bodge said:

J4CKO said:

Never heard of a turbo conversion, I learnt to drive in a blue Acclaim, was the best car I had ever driven at that point

I was impressed it had twin carbs, miles better than the Micra my fist instructor had.

My grandad was quite proud of his twin carbs.

The typo in your post made me laugh.

No typo ;-)

[Bonzo1930]

My dad had a Honda Civic in the early eighties the Acclaim was based on the Civic saloon which was called the Ballade. It was a cracking little car 5 speed gearbox, rev counter dad's was silver with a red interior & looked great compared to Metro's & Fiesta's where you got some seats and a steering wheel!
Dad had a bit of heavy right foot and used to leave a lot of sportier stuff standing in the traffic light grand prix it used to run out of puff at about 90 though. Sad day when it was strangely traded in for a new Nissan Cherry he did regret that swap

[Mikebentley]

EarlOfHazard said:

MC Bodge said:

J4CKO said:

Never heard of a turbo conversion, I learnt to drive in a blue Acclaim, was the best car I had ever driven at that point

I was impressed it had twin carbs, miles better than the Micra my fist instructor had.

My grandad was quite proud of his twin carbs.

The typo in your post made me laugh.

No typo ;-)

At what point did the “Fisting” start? Disdain you tell your parents or Esther?

[bobtail4x4]

jet_noise said:

grahamtr7 said:

bobtail4x4 said:

I have a genuine parts acclaim car "computer" speed mpg etc, new old stock on a shelf for sale if you want one.
had it since the 80s

Yes please! I'll P.M. you!

Would a calculator (even in "" computer is a bit much although that's the colloquial term) need any additional sensors or is it just wiring to get it working?
Do you have a vehicle schematic?

it has a speed sensor and fuel sensor etc,
the readout can be ave/overall mpg mpg speed etc, a bit like most "modern" cars have.

[MiltonBaines]

I remember the turbo model from one of my 'Observer book of cars' that I had as a kid. Still have them. Will dig it out and upload a scan.

My assistant cub leader had a turbo look a like in about 84/85 , we thought he was so cool.

[WindyMills]

Looks lovely.

Get it booked into rbrr 2022