Never messed on Imps but minis a plenty. Cylinder heads off regularly for the good old decoke.
The fun part with the Imp were the rocker shims.
Bike history Honda CB100 1978ish then a big gap until Cagiva Canyon. Then various Honda Hornets, Yamaha Fazers, BMW 650s and onto Kawasaki Versys, ER6f and then Suzuki VStrom
I passed my driving test in my dad’s Imp in 1976.
I’d like an Imp but I’d like a Ginetta too. I can realistically have three cars at most. And three is what I have. Bah I need to be a poor mans Jay Leno.
Great idea for a post, I have been looking for an opportunity to share my car history. Which starts off with an Imp 
Hill an Imp
Mk ll Ford Capri
Mk ll Ford Escort
Mk lll Ford Capri
Rover 216
Mini Clubman Estate
Mk l Ford Fiesta
Vauxhall Cavalier
Mk l Ford Mondeo
Mk ll Ford Mondeo
Jaguar XJ6
Jaguar XJ8
Jaguar XJ8
Ford CMax
Honda CRV
Mk lV Ford Mondeo
Citron C3
Ford BMax
MX5 NB Arctic (Ford BMax main car)
Mercedes SLK Mk ll (Ford EcoSport Mk main car)
Mercedes SLK Mk lll (Ford Fiesta Mk Vll main car)
MX5 ND Sports NAV
MX5 
Anniversary… (Ford Puma main car)
The first few on the list are worth more now than I ever paid for them… or sold them for.
Everyone will have a storey to tell with some great memories, hopefully with more to come 
Here is a then and now 
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It’s a bit difficult to remember all of them in any kind of order (approaching 50 yrs worth) but here goes…
BSA C12
Fiat 600d
Mini Traveller
Hillman Imp (3 in all including 1 with engine bored out to 915cc breathing through an SU carb)
mk1 cortina
Hillman Avenger
Honda cd175
Chevette estate
mk1 Astra estate
Cavalier GLi
Astra Lxi estate
Rover 214 turbodiesel
Manta 1.8 (eventually turned into a trackday toy with the addition of a vauxhall redtop engine, and lowered suspension with Bilstein shocks)
3 Passat estates
Mazda6 sport nav estate
Mx5 nc 2.0 (about 5 weeks ago)
Had plenty of practice in them. Eventually got to the point where the engine could be extracted in 45 mins single-handed.
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Once did a clutch on an Imp, seem to recall that a scissor jack and a skateboard were employed to get the engine out…