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oh, and i have a rough ripple bonnet for that project "Winter Rat-stylz 2CV" if anyone is interested, thats the bonnet, not to be confused with the whole car...if anyone asks?
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Nov 23, 2007 18:41:27 GMT
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I like that someone posted up a pic of an M35, not many know of it, yes even Mazda took ages to catch on, back in the day of the mighty RO 80 NSU You have PM!  |
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Nov 23, 2007 18:42:14 GMT
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oh, and I have a rough ripple bonnet for that project "Winter Rat-stylz 2CV" if anyone is interested, thats the bonnet, not to be confused with the whole car...if anyone asks? any pics or a price? |
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Nov 23, 2007 21:05:44 GMT
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this thread just gets bettur, spose i better make some usefull input  ;D |
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Nov 23, 2007 21:25:41 GMT
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thats not useful input, thats ians car |
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1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
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So whats the top speed on a late 2cv?
What do you look for when buying one and whats the best 2cv forums?
Do the heaters work in them or are they 'vw beetle spec'?
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Lovin some of the slammed and ratlook ones Ash. PM me I may well build one mate - if I can get my hands on a half decent one to start with  Reminds me of Lola at BotW ;D ;D |
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Personally, the more they slavishly copy the VW trends, the less I like them. But that's just me... the 4x4s are my favourites on here. Anyway... So whats the top speed on a late 2cv? What do you look for when buying one and whats the best 2cv forums? Do the heaters work in them or are they 'vw beetle spec'? You can wind any 602cc A-series to about 80mph if it's in good order. The later ones have twin choke carbs and lighter flywheels, so they get to 60ish a bit faster but the old heavy flywheel engines keep the speed up better in my experience. I had a single choke engine in a Dyane and it was just as quick as my '88 2CV. There's really only the 2CVGB forum that I know of, but there may well be others now. They can rot like hell, but if you don't mind spending £300 and a few days work a chassis swap is quite easy. The bodyshells are more important I reckon - you can get all the panels but many items aren't cheap (especially sections for under the rear side windows and the windscreen surround/scuttle), and they can be a real pain to weld because of the thin metal. Like a Beetle, if the heat exchangers and pipes are in good order the heaters can work quite well, although you'll never exactly bake in winter. I will have another someday, although prices are already getting beyond my limits. Having had a few bog standard '80s examples, it's either got to be a ripple, mid '70s Club or a Dyane for me now. |
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Nov 24, 2007 10:27:31 GMT
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As per the above, my speedo only goes up to 75mph but I tend to stick to 70 for motorway blatting with occasional bursts of "off the speedo" just to scare people! Look for rust. The later the car, the more likely you'll find it. If you can weld though, no worries as you can get pretty much the whole bodyshell in parts. As mentioned above though, it is like welding bacofoil! Most Eighties ones are on galvanised chassis now and all post 1981 have front discs. They stop darned well! As also mentioned though, 2CV prices are getting steep these days. See www.2cvtv.com to see what I mean! Dyanes can be much cheaper as they don't have a "scene tax" and are just as much fun. There's a 2CV Winter camp (Windchill) next weekend in Lincolnshire if anyone is feeling silly! We'll be taking the caravan! |
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2cv appreciation?qwerty
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Nov 24, 2007 10:40:31 GMT
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OMFG!  Wibble!  |
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Nov 24, 2007 10:46:10 GMT
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Tgis thread has got me going OOOffffff@!!!! and i've owned and run 2CV's for years. I think everyone should stop posting now, there wont be enough left for me to buy |
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1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
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Nov 24, 2007 14:37:06 GMT
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As I have both a crazy 2CV love and a love for other French tin (Renaults at the moment...) I've started a new forum. It's brand new so there is sod all in it at the moment but hopefully, this baby will fly in time! More for lovers of relatively standard stuff though as I know a great forum for modified stuff! francescene.freeforums.org/If it takes off, I might get a proper domain! |
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Nov 24, 2007 15:23:27 GMT
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OMFG! Wibble! Someone needs to make that photoshop a reality! |
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