Clan Crusader

[p7ulg]

Are there any Clan Crusader owners on the site ?

[John_S4x4]

I own two imp powered Davrians if it is of any interest ?
Do you own a Clan ? If so, what type of Clan ? Spec ? Do you race it or is it a road Clan ?
Any G15 owners on this site, BTW ?
Regards John S

[p7ulg]

Yes I own a 1973 Clan, although it has a modified engine.The car was rebuilt by Ian Bannister and I believe the engine has been increased to 1000cc with Honda pistons etc.At the moment it is sitting in the garage.

[John_S4x4]

Cool !! So it is an imp one too. It's a 998 then ? Twin carbs ? What about the exhaust and rad ? I do like the Clans alot, although I like my Davrians more Very light weight those clans, and very stiff chassis too. How's the thing round the corners ?
What state is yours in and how long have you had your clan for ? What made you (buy) go for a clan ?
I have two Davrians, a road going MK4 which sits in my garage all the time and a hillclimb MK3 I sent a pic into racingimps.com Nice site for us folks
Regards John


>> Edited by John_S4x4 on Wednesday 18th December 22:30

[yt-au]

Yep I owned one here in Australia.
The Club are aware of it and Last year i discovered that the car turned out to be one of Five factory built race cars.
Bugger! However the person who ownes it now is an imp nut good luck to him.

[p7ulg]

Hi John

The engine is a bit of a mystery and I believe it was built by Northallerton Engineering.At the moment it is running a Twin choke downdraught Weber, which I am not to sure about.The exhaust and manifold appear to be standard Imp sport.I have tried changing the exhaust but couldn,t find anything to fit ( I have a spare Janspeed exhaust manifold if your are looking for one!).I bought the car from Hexham Horseless Carrriages, as it was on the forecourt one day when I went to collect my TVR.Unfortunately as a third car it has sat in the garage alot.It has been totally rebuilt with great detail, by Ian Bannister, before I bought it.Lots of powder coating, braided hoses etc.

[Tony Hall]

I owned MCN 898 L from 1979 to 1984, rebuilt much of it in that time. Sold it with a 998, wills ringed, R17, 2x40s, deep pulleys, konis, lowered, reworked window winders(yes i know its not a power mod but the windows kept falling into the doors, used Cortina Mk 3 cable winders). believe it's still in Kendal, anyone seen it?

[Jim mcEwan]

Hi Tony,

I thought that you might like to know that your old Clan (MCN 898L) has remained in Kendal since 1984 and still exists.

Jim

[DavrIan]

John_S4x4 said:

Cool !! So it is an imp one too. It's a 998 then ? Twin carbs ? What about the exhaust and rad ? I do like the Clans alot, although I like my Davrians more Very light weight those clans, and very stiff chassis too. How's the thing round the corners ? What state is yours in and how long have you had your clan for ? What made you (buy) go for a clan ? I have two Davrians, a road going MK4 which sits in my garage all the time and a hillclimb MK3 I sent a pic into racingimps.com Nice site for us folks Regards John >> Edited by John_S4x4 on Wednesday 18th December 22:30

Hi John
What part of the country are you in? I wouldn't mind a poke about inder the body to see where various bit fit.

[John_S4x4]

Hi Ian (?)

I'm from the Reading area and feel free to come and have a look. I'll have to blow the cobwebs off them
Do you want to give us details on your Davrian then ?
Here's mine...
DAVRIAN NUMBER:- D1 039
HISTORY
Built from a new kit by Peter Riley in 1969 and used on the road. Purchased by Capt: J.G.Cummings late 70”s, used on the road and for sprints/hillclimbs. Purchased by B Heath in 1985, converted to Modsports specification and developed into a competitive car for sprints/hillclimbs. Won the AMMC championship in 1989 and was always in the top 5 or 6 of the championship taking the class regularly. Many first class wins, also class record holder at Aintree (old circuit).
ENGINE
Imp 1040cc, Full race with R23 camshaft, large valves, bronze guides, fully gas flowed Wills ringed Chesman head, George Bevan block strengthening kit, high capacity new oil pump, heavy duty bearings, tuftrided crankshaft.
Fitted with race lightened flywheel with extra lightening for sprints and Laycock competion clutch.
Carburation is by 2 x twin 40 DCOE Webbers fitted with K & N filters.
Fuel system is via an electric high capacity pump and pressure regulator.
Exhaust is via large bore manifold and through box.
Ignition is electronic with second back up system fitted. Also fitted with rev: limiter.
Compression ratio is 12:1, Nominal power @ 9200rpm is around 120bhp at the flywheel (not tested).
Cooling is by a front mounted Fiesta radiator and 12v electric water pump.
GEARBOX
Standard Imp transaxle fitted with standard 1st and 2nd gears, straight cut 3rd and top gears (reduced ratios)
Speeds @ 9000rpm:- 1st - 32mph, 2nd - 60mph, 3rd - 90mph, 4th - 112mph. Clocked at Aintree at 118mph.

Kind regards John S

[John_S4x4]

Also, while revisiting this thread, I'd thought I would mention the following

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<a href="http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=164692">http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=164692</a>

<a href="http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=164690">http://forum.racesimcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=164690</a>

for all you Clan fans. Should be comming to race on your computer sometime soon
Regards John S



>> Edited by John_S4x4 on Friday 9th April 03:21

[John_S4x4]

Bump

[docevi1]

John_S4x4 said:

Bump

where. I'll have to take a detour cos the marlin don't do bumps well

[Abnormal]

Jim mcEwan said:

Hi Tony, I thought that you might like to know that your old Clan (MCN 898L) has remained in Kendal since 1984 and still exists. Jim

It sure does, I'll try and grab a picture of it later in the week, its normally parked near my dads house!

[KITT]

Gentlemen, if I feel I should add to this topic by saying that an old school friend's dad used to have a few Clans parked on his drive in Gloucester. David Excell was his name, and I believe he brought the moulds for the Clan along with another David whose name escapes me.

On a similar Imp based theme, one of the guys in our office has a Davrian racer which he uses to compete in various sprints around the Bristol area (when it's not broken!).

Just thought you may have wanted to know this

>> Edited by KITT on Tuesday 27th April 14:42

[reedy]

Hi Guys, Just registered on this website. I own a Clan (chassis 84), which I bought about 4 years ago semi dismantled having been unused since the mid 80s. I have since totally dismantled it, and it lies side by side in my garage with my Ginetta G20 race car.

[irishclan]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum. Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Paul of Walsall currently own an Irish Clan and an Imp Super currently undergoing a FULL restoration. The Clan has the standard 875 engine but uprated suspension so it handles like a dream!

Cheers

Paul.

[davrian]

John_S4x4 said:

Hi Ian (?) I'm from the Reading area and feel free to come and have a look. I'll have to blow the cobwebs off them Do you want to give us details on your Davrian then ? Here's mine... DAVRIAN NUMBER:- D1 039 HISTORY Built from a new kit by Peter Riley in 1969 and used on the road. Purchased by Capt: J.G.Cummings late 70”s, used on the road and for sprints/hillclimbs. Purchased by B Heath in 1985, converted to Modsports specification and developed into a competitive car for sprints/hillclimbs. Won the AMMC championship in 1989 and was always in the top 5 or 6 of the championship taking the class regularly. Many first class wins, also class record holder at Aintree (old circuit). ENGINE Imp 1040cc, Full race with R23 camshaft, large valves, bronze guides, fully gas flowed Wills ringed Chesman head, George Bevan block strengthening kit, high capacity new oil pump, heavy duty bearings, tuftrided crankshaft. Fitted with race lightened flywheel with extra lightening for sprints and Laycock competion clutch. Carburation is by 2 x twin 40 DCOE Webbers fitted with K & N filters. Fuel system is via an electric high capacity pump and pressure regulator. Exhaust is via large bore manifold and through box. Ignition is electronic with second back up system fitted. Also fitted with rev: limiter. Compression ratio is 12:1, Nominal power @ 9200rpm is around 120bhp at the flywheel (not tested). Cooling is by a front mounted Fiesta radiator and 12v electric water pump. GEARBOX Standard Imp transaxle fitted with standard 1st and 2nd gears, straight cut 3rd and top gears (reduced ratios) Speeds @ 9000rpm:- 1st - 32mph, 2nd - 60mph, 3rd - 90mph, 4th - 112mph. Clocked at Aintree at 118mph. Kind regards John S

Hi John
Not been on the site for a while so I've only just seen this.

The project has stalled a bit due to work commitments but basically it looks like this

Originally Mk8 rally car. Now fitted with Mk7a modsports front & rear. Lowered and fully rosejointed suspension. Shocker/spring system replaced by AVO coilovers. Engine is Ford Xflow but when I have it running it will be either a BDA or supercharged. It runs a Hewland Mk9 box that I have had to fabricate a custom linkage for as it runs upside down. Brakes are Willwood that took a lot of fabrication as they require mounts that I had to weld up from scratch.

Promised myself that this winter it WILL be finished

Cheerz Ian

>> Edited by davrian on Monday 8th November 06:32

[docevi1]

I had my car resprayed last week, or rather parts of it, and it turns out the owner of the garage, Alan Conolley, used to rally a Crusader quite successfully a few years ago

Thought I'd mention him...

[captpugwash234]

Hello John S4X4,
I just noticed your forum entry about the Davrian Mk3. I am the Capt J G Cummin(g)s mentioned.I last saw her at Aintree in white bodywork driven by B Heath.
I bought the car as a heap lying in a garden,stripped it,re-painted,new engine 1100CC(allegedly),straightcut gearbox,built in front oil cooler,2x weber carbs etc.
I did make two engine space air scoops out of two plastic plant pots..are they still there??
The engine cover I made from an old washing machine casing.
Had a lot of fun at Oulton Park, New Brighton(116mph in speed trap),Blackpool Sprint, Woodvale.
A very safe car to be in when you went careering off at Oulton.
Great for me at 73 years old to find out more of its history.
After Davrian I tried a Gryphon clubmans but no success.
All the best with my old car...if you still have it that is.
J Gordon Cummins