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'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup

eternaloptimist Posted a lot Too many projects, not enough time or space... Posts: 2,578	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup eternaloptimist @eternaloptimist
	Mar 12, 2014 7:29:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Not seen a pick up for years. I remember buying an 1100 Special at auction in the early 80's - it wasn't what I planned to bid on, but the hammer was coming down at £60 IIRC and it looked tidy enough - wasn't until later I figured out it had the 1294 engine with a Weber on it. When it ran, it went quite well (power to weight ratio benefitted from the shell getting lighter as bits dissolved then dropped off).
	Last Edit: Mar 12, 2014 7:29:59 GMT by eternaloptimist XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten

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neilios Part of things Posts: 41	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup neilios @neilios
	Mar 12, 2014 9:53:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Very smart little pickup ANC a brave restoration.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 12, 2014 10:09:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The rust looks worse than it is. The doors will be replaced. I've found a NOS one for one side and a solid one for the other (the only non rusted panel off an 1100 hatchback..!!). I've got replacement panels for the sides of the pickup bed, sills and the wings have already been rplaced with fibreglass ones. The area under the driver's footwell is below where the floor slopes up in front of the pedals to the bulkhead, leaving a triangular 'box section' for the water to collect inside... something French car manufacturers seem to specialise in. There again, SIMCAs aren't the only ones... I learned to weld up really rusty cars on Triumph Heralds, 105E Anglias and Capris....a real grounding in how cars terminally dissolve..!! I'm aimimg to get it finished for the International SIMCA, MATRA, Talbot meeting at Beaulieu on 11,12 & 13th July, which the UK SIMCA & MATRA clubs are hosting. www.routeuk.net With a bit of luck and a lot of work, we should have the pickup and my 1200S coupe there.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 12, 2014 23:11:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Not thinking of going that far with my 1100 pickup but this is the engine bay of a SIMCA 1100 hatchback into which my brother has just transplanted a Honda SOHC 16valve with its 5 speed box. Carbs are ex 1.6 Alfa Dellortos on an adapted Ford CVH manifold.......


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pugmyster Part of things Iam not old iam retro Posts: 296	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup pugmyster @pugmyster
	Mar 13, 2014 5:38:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Love the little pick up..i remember my dad had one many many moons ago.. A big welding project you have there but has to be worth it in the end. Must be the only one left. IDEA. Drop suspension way down/roof chop to make it look extra low/nice old skool big n little slot mags. Wooded pick up bed/mi16 engine and box. Result wood be a nice little pick up.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 13, 2014 10:03:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If I could find another I'd thought of something along the lines you suggest. This one will stay more or less as it was before the rust problems but with a much better twin DCNF 1294 SIMCA engine in place of the original 1118. There are only two 1100 pickups known to the club in the UK though. The other one will get rebuilt as it's owned by two 'serial' SIMCA 1100 collectors.


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pugmyster Part of things Iam not old iam retro Posts: 296	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup pugmyster @pugmyster
	Mar 13, 2014 10:05:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Would look awsome though.. have i planted the seed lol.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 13, 2014 10:09:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Of course the torsion bar suspension on all 4 corners makes a serious drop relatively easy.


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discostew Part of things Posts: 303	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup discostew @discostew
	Mar 14, 2014 15:37:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cool! I remember my Dad having a couple of these on the farm. They were both red and badged as Dodge, both completely rotten, and that was the early 80s! They were replaced with a Datsun which was space age in comparison.
	67 VW Split bus 69 Beetle Cab 96 Jeep Cherokee XJ Sport

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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 14, 2014 21:50:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	[img Before & after photos. Have hopefully cut everything back to decent metal. Does explain why passenger's feet got wet regularly. Other side is much better on bulkhead but worse down below. One bonus is top chassis leg where tubular crossmember mounts. I've seen SIMCA 1100's where the top has caved in here.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 14, 2014 22:01:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Looks bad but I've come across SIMCA 1100's much worse. The same structure lives under the fibreglass nose of the MATRA SIMCA Bagheera where it doesn't even get the benefit of being doused in oil from the mechanicals...!!! Have cut rusty N/S sill off too to reveal original rotten sill underneath.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 16, 2014 23:02:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Area under battery from inside car once I'd cut the rust out. Rust problem seems to stem from thin sheet metal, original seams with hit & miss spot welds, leakage from battery on Passenger side and wads of soundproofing material on parts of bulkhead that did nothing but harbour moisture.


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hairymel Club Retro Rides Member avatar by volksangyl Posts: 1,081 Club RR Member Number: 207	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup hairymel @hairymel Club Retro Rides Member 207
	Mar 17, 2014 22:14:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	glad you seem to have got a better camera mick i am looking forward to seeing all the holes being filled in with new metal
	whats that burning smell? oh curse word :-(

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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Mar 17, 2014 22:30:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Same camera...!!! The strange results in the past were my messing about with the photos. Next on the list is a lot of cutting out of repair plates then loads of welding. I'm currently sharing out my time on car work with my SIMCA 1200S coupe. That's in the garage so it gets worked on when the weather's not too good. Plan is to have them both ready for the International SIMCA, MATRA, Talbot meeting at Beaulieu on 11,12&13th July.. www.routeuk.net


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Apr 1, 2014 22:03:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finally got round to adding some metal. Left battery tray in place as a basis for recreating bulkhead/retaining what structure it still had. Have tried not to copy SIMCA's prize moisture traps in some of the nooks & crannies.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Apr 1, 2014 22:16:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Next job is a new sill on this side and a bit of welding at base of windscreen pillar. Have a NOS door for this side. Just have to try to rustproof the new panel better than SIMCA ever managed.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Apr 9, 2014 23:15:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	One corner finished and sealed. Just the other 3 to do and various bits underneath now...!!! And start building the engine for it. Have a NOS 1294 short engine I got on ebay, a new cam, a decent head from a low mileage engine and the twin DCNF carbs from a 'dead' MATRA Bagheera which should make it a bit quicker....
	Last Edit: Apr 9, 2014 23:38:02 GMT by scmick

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TURBORADLER Part of things Posts: 28	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup TURBORADLER @r10lee
	Apr 11, 2014 20:06:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Interesting car i have a friend with a simca 900
	Dude, where's my car?

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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Apr 15, 2014 23:23:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Work with the grinder on the offside. It's better than the other side around the inner wing/bulkhead joint but worse down below. Have cut ssill off revealing rusty flange thet will need recreating before I can fit new sill. Rusty door is no problem...I've found a NOS panel for this side. Much of rust was caused by thick sealer SIMCA used to disguise paper thin metal. Moisture just crept everywhere underneath the wads of sealant.


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scmick Posted a lot Posts: 1,507	'84 Talbot/SIMCA 1100 pickup scmick @scmick
	Apr 18, 2014 22:58:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i347/wardsim/100_3434_zps009cf2ad.jpg Found another rusted area just below reinforced area where pedal box bolts.


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