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JoZeF
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don't be disappointed they're halfway down france on the west coast so not the closest possible to you 
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dyanut
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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bren,
my memory may be failing me, but on original 4 light bodyshells, wasn't there a small 'top hat' section welded across the inside of the 6th light area?
Adding something similar would limit any tendency for that infill panel to flex...
Ken
| breninfrance wrote: | you may finish before me then, cos I'm at work till Thursday 
I used a few speakers, to hold the metal out flush with the body, whilst I put in a few tacks with the welder.
I'm not going to weld all the way around like you have, I've put a few tacks in to hold it in place, that's where I'm at now, but I intend to fill in on the inside with sikoflex, then a thin smear of filler on the outside (thinking of hunting down some plastic padding elastic).
I hope it doesn't bloody rain, cos it's my daily driver, and it'll piss in |
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Wout
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Welding around is the only way josh, no doubt about that.
But before you are going to place the primer, filler, etc..
Make sure that you've made the shape/curve as good as possible with metal working.
Filler is only for finishing. Not "filling" 
And JoZef is wright about the curving, it is a difficult job.
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josh d
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yea the shap is not too bad just need to get rid of some of the ripples from he heat but it looks good so hopefully won't need much filler only round the Edge
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dule
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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when I was closing the 3rd window we were doing it like tightening the head on a engine head - started on 4 spots - in corners and in the middle of the longest arc (hope you understand what I mean) and just spot welded it bit by bit around until the welds were completed. all the time we were cooling the metal with wet cloth to prevent deforming and heat warping as much as possible. on the inside I've left the structure for the 3rd window to act as a reinforcement and also I've found use for it it is now a pocket for bits and pieces
maybe you can see it here
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josh d
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Updates are I have started hanging the oil in my shocks to ep80 painted the chassis and new swing arms well there old but have hardly been used
And cleaned up an old speedo which has a wind up clock in it
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 how come you've got frotteurs?? (spelling?), I've never seen them in the UK!!
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the inertia dampers on the suspension arm! never seen them on a UK car, only normal hydraulic dampers.
nothing wrong with them, I have them, I was curious how they would perform, but they're pretty damn good!!
(the round cylinders on the suspension arm!)
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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O right yea them well my dad owned one of the biggest 2cv companies in the 90s so as you would expect we have got a lot of spare parts I found these in the shed think they are off a ami 6 as they were on a left hand drive steering rack and the steering is at more of an angle anyway I thought they looked cool and not meant people have them so I thought I might as well shame I could not find any for the rear
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These are the "batteurs".
The "frotteurs" are the shocks absorbers when they are not hydraulics.
The "batteurs" didn't disapeared immediatly after the hydraulics shocks arrived but later...
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that just confused me more?
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dyanut
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: |
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bren,
the 'frotteurs et batteurs' damping system didn't disappear completely from Citroen's A series range until 1975, so there are still quite a few around...
... except on cars in the UK which have been 'restored' by those companies who seem to be incapable of dealing with this type of suspension damping, or even drum brakes for that matter. 
Ken
| breninfrance wrote: | the inertia dampers on the suspension arm! never seen them on a UK car, only normal hydraulic dampers.
nothing wrong with them, I have them, I was curious how they would perform, but they're pretty damn good!!
(the round cylinders on the suspension arm!) |
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JoZeF
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:45 am Post subject: |
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AMIs (all 3 of them) have been known to be fitted with the batteur part of the system (Wheel side) despite having modern hydraulic shocks
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