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Apr 24, 2011 16:44:48 GMT
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Howdy folks, thought I'd start a thread on this 2CV that I bought off here a couple of weeks back. Original ad - www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=101907Paid £300 for it, and then another £240 to get it to me >_< I love these things, learnt to drive in a Dyane when I was 10 and have wanted one ever since! The plan is to restore it for when my girlfriend passes her test, inititally I'm going to get it running and carry out the welding so I can MOT it, then make sure it's sound and mechanically good before going nuts on the cosmetic side. I run a body shop so it should be easy enough, the exact plan for the body shall remain a secret for now..  This was my first sighting of the car on Friday Morning   I hate buying cars without seeing them first, but this wasn't too bad! Had a poke about, areas needing attention are the bonnet hinge, (as usual on these)  A panels  Rear sills  Front N/S chassis leg  Someone has badly fitted an upside down (  ) floor pan straight over the holed floor on the N/S front, the O/S has had a similar treatment at some point, both will be replaced and repaired properly.  I tried to get it started, put a fivers worth of fuel in it and charged the battery, turned over promisingly but didn't fire. A bit of poking about and I figured the fuel pump wasn't working. Also the fuel line was leaking, so I clamped it off and a new pump and new lines have been ordered up. It fired with a bit of Easystart sprayed into the carb, which was promising. Should get it running next week, will post updates when anything interesting happens  Have some random pics for now..  I think she likes it?     Laters..  |
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Apr 24, 2011 18:41:49 GMT
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Thought this thread wouldn't be worth looking at... but pic of tasty missus was good enough compensation to make it worthwhile. This is ‘Readers Rides’ Not ‘Readers Wives’
Anyway, this car looks like it’s practically crying out for a bit of nitrous. I would anyway, but then I do have a bit of a history.
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Apr 24, 2011 22:21:14 GMT
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Erm.. thanks. I think?
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Apr 24, 2011 22:33:41 GMT
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2CV's are cool. And the owners are the maddest bunch I've ever encountered. I don't know much about prices but to me that seems like a bargain, it'll be great when it's restored! Your GF has great taste in cars!
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Apr 24, 2011 22:37:44 GMT
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Apr 25, 2011 20:04:06 GMT
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Cheers, all, I love it, it's mental but brilliant at the same time. Oh and it has now changed from a rolling resto to a body off, new chassis, full restoration.. Can't wait Just figuring out what chassis to buy at the moment. |
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Apr 25, 2011 21:47:36 GMT
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Cheers, all, I love it, it's mental but brilliant at the same time. Oh and it has now changed from a rolling resto to a body off, new chassis, full restoration.. Can't wait Just figuring out what chassis to buy at the moment. These projects do tend to snowball don't they!? ;D Am I right in thinking later chassis were galvanised? I don't know much about tin snails to be honest, other than that they are loads of fun! |
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You can get a 4wd conversion done on these. There's a Citroen specialist in North London who does them.
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Neil
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Apr 26, 2011 13:14:54 GMT
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You can get a 4wd conversion done on these. There's a Citroen specialist in North London who does them. B-boy - the Galvy chassis' are aftermarket replacements - some late 2cvs were failing their 1st MoT's at 3 years old - a lot were replaced by Citroen under warranty at the time! Galvanised chassis market grew up around this time - early 90s & several different manufacturers sprang up with varying degrees of success & quality!  To be fair, it's what saved a lot of 2cvs from the scrapheap - the trouble we find now is locating a 2cv that has a decent bodyshell - most by now have had a replacement chassis, but finding a 'shell that doesn't need a assload of welding is becoming a problem, especially in the lower end of the price range - although just about all panels are available. It's now possible to buy an original Citroen chassis built using the Jigs they used at the French factory Levallois - they're available plain steel or galvanised. www.mehari-2cv-spare.co.uk/frame-galvanize-guaranteed-in-life--a--10071010.html |
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Brian Damaged
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Apr 26, 2011 18:16:52 GMT
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You can get a 4wd conversion done on these. There's a Citroen specialist in North London who does them. B-boy - the Galvy chassis' are aftermarket replacements - some late 2cvs were failing their 1st MoT's at 3 years old - a lot were replaced by Citroen under warranty at the time! Galvanised chassis market grew up around this time - early 90s & several different manufacturers sprang up with varying degrees of success & quality! To be fair, it's what saved a lot of 2cvs from the scrapheap - the trouble we find now is locating a 2cv that has a decent bodyshell - most by now have had a replacement chassis, but finding a 'shell that doesn't need a assload of welding is becoming a problem, especially in the lower end of the price range - although just about all panels are available. It's now possible to buy an original Citroen chassis built using the Jigs they used at the French factory Levallois - they're available plain steel or galvanised. www.mehari-2cv-spare.co.uk/frame-galvanize-guaranteed-in-life--a--10071010.htmlWhat Neil said. You've bought yourself a whole new lifestyle if you so wish. 2CVers are a lovely bunch, I miss mine. |
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Apr 28, 2011 22:10:05 GMT
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Ook. Decent progress tonight, fitted new points and condenser, the old points had virtually no gap, also fitted new plugs and leads. Tested the fuel pump which I suspected to be shagged, it was, but I thought I should check the rubber pipe on top of the tank too. As had been predicted it was perished. I was also surprised to find the fuel tank was full to the brim, methinks there is an electrickery issue with the sender, earth I think. Flushed the tank, fitted new rubber fuel pipe sections, new fuel pump, refitted the tank, and bingo, it started pretty much first time, but revved like crazy.. the throttle return spring had come unhooked. Hooked it up it and it ran beautifully! Gears, clutch, brakes, everything works. First time it's driven in 2 years I think.
The grand moment was even captured on film.. Ignore the weird sound, either Satan was liquidising himself in a corner of the workshop and I never noticed, or my microphone is broken.
It's too dark to see my face, but trust me, I was grinning like a deranged baboon/buffoon.
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Apr 29, 2011 15:16:05 GMT
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I rescued a 1986 D-reg Dolly that had sat on a driveway for a couple of years, spent quite some time welding it up and changing the clutch for the MOT, which it passed, only for the chassis to fold in half a couple of weeks later due to hidden rust under the bulkhead!  I managed to get it welded up again then sold it soon afterwards. Fun car when they're in good fettle though. Galvanised chassis pretty much essential on these! |
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Apr 29, 2011 18:49:59 GMT
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Nice one. Look forward to seeing this develop. Hopefully see you in a field somewhere! www.2cvgb.co.ukA full resto's the only way to go really, especially as you can get such luxurious things as galvanised floors now. Mine's going to need those soon... |
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May 17, 2011 19:20:00 GMT
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PROGRESS!!! We have a chassis. Saw it on eBay, thought it looked good but was outbid by £6 in the last 2 seconds! Luckily the winning sniper couldn't figure out how to pick it up, so I was told I could have it. It's a very good quality standard type chassis, looks better than Citroen to me, but who knows, can't see any markings on it. It was found in the old 2CV City premises in Halifax by a chap who was clearing it out. Thankfully it's not one of their attempts. I left Stirling at 3:00pm yesterday afternoon, and got there for 8:00pm. Loaded it up (down?)    Left Halifax at 9:00pm, got home at 4:00 am this morning... :shock: Got 3 hours sleep last night. Paid £226, the guy also threw in a new set of front door glass and new window catches, and donated a ratchet strap for securing porpoises. Nice chap, had an Acadiane. It is very very sound, no rust at all, just plenty of Waxoyl. I'll be getting it down to bare metal, repainting it and then drowning it in clear wax, the black stuff always makes things look bodged. Busy with car shows for the next couple of weekends, but should get on it after that, so keep em peeled. |
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Nice buy! Once you've got it all together again, a specialist I used to use would fill the chassis with warm wax from the rear, block the front openings off then go for a drive and brake hard! ;D ECAS sell plenty of galvo panels now. A great idea as rust doesn't take long to come back in areas like the floors. www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk |
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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May 18, 2011 21:42:08 GMT
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Haha good idea, I'll be injecting lots of the stuff. Yeah I saw some of their panels, I want it to look original, but some of their floor panels are just flat. I'll have a good look when the time comes.
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Jun 11, 2011 22:10:43 GMT
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Well it's been a while, but there has finally been some mild progress. Woke up today and felt like taking a 2CV apart. Last time it'll look like this.. Thank god :shock:  Bit too much flex in the chassis :lol:  Naked snail.     Found a few more rusty treats, but nothing terrifying. Much. |
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1989 Mini MG 1275 ~ 1987 VW Polo ~ 1989 Citroen 2CV ~ 1998 VW T4 ~ 2006 Volvo XC70
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Jun 11, 2011 22:11:36 GMT
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Got a little more done today, with everything stripped now, it was time to get the body off and strip the chassis. Started like this,  20 minutes of swearing later..   Some numpty had welded a new bulkhead straight onto the chassis, so had to cut all that away first.  Next to come out was the engine  Then the suspension units.  As I had been told would happen, the nuts wouldn't budge, got one off but that was it. A bit of savagery with a panel chisel sorted them out, then 10 minutes of confusion ensued until I realised there was a slot in the front mount to put the tie rod through for removal.. :roll:   Might be needing a new one of them then.. make it 4 actually   Wasn't sure how important the position of the tie rod end was, so took pics of current measurements just in case, but if I'm thinking right, this is how you lower the suspension, so these measurements might go out the window   Put it on it's side to remove the rear arms  Rear came off easy, along with a tow bar  Mmmm krusty the clown  Front was a different kettle of fish. new "floorpans" had been welded straight over the bolts. so a bit of excavation was needed. After that only one bolt was still bolt shaped enough to remove conventionally, all the other three had to but cut through the side, and the bolt shaft removed with self grips.  One wouldn't move so a nut was welded on the end and removed that way.  I must stress the importance of a tidy work area.  All is now stripped, chassis ready to be weighed in and parts ready to be refurbed. Got to save the pennies now for a load of chassis black, next step is to clean up all the parts and get the chassis stripped and repainted. |
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Jun 12, 2011 22:36:05 GMT
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good progress being made, the body looks in decent nick, will be well worth it in the end good ones are shooting up in price now  |
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Jun 13, 2011 20:42:20 GMT
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Nice work. Amazing how quickly they can turn into a pile of bits, though mine was welded to the chassis in places too... Seriously, doesn't look too bad considering how they can go. Good luck with getting it all back together again! Not sure if you're a member of 2CVGB yet, but it's THE club to be in (well, if you like 2CVs!) and we've got a rather spiffing new website. www.2cvgb.co.uk (plug, plug, sorry!) |
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) floor pan straight over the holed floor on the N/S front, the O/S has had a similar treatment at some point, both will be replaced and repaired properly. 
