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Kompressdi Snailer
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 18 Location: West Sussex, UK/ Indre (36) France
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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i like how you mention "to piss off the purists and bad breath beardies" how funny. i used to always have so much trouble with my old 2cv ripple on modern chassis and unrestored paint off the beardies, usually some old twat with a late colour-coded Dolly with adventurekit bumpers. they must have hated the fact i was so much younger than them and had an early car. they wished anyway! i have an ami6 break in france, which will see some renovation but not full restoration in the future. it will probably just be driven low and as it is, but i need a back seat, as i doesnt have one, do you know if i can use a dyane or 2cv seat instead? _________________ "Your's may be quicker, but mine's made of wicker"
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dago Dropped
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Suomi
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yes u can. Need littlebit work, but its ok. _________________ Pete |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: |
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So, while I'm waiting for ECAS to wake up, I might as well get on with it.
After a couple of days of working things out, I make lines along the floors.
and cut things out...
That was quite fun...
So much that I hardly took any photos. But anyway, it's basically cutting out the floors the pedal floor the rear hump and the boot floor of the car.
I got some new floors cut to measure and folded with an 11cm step from my local steel dealer...
and had a look...
The alignment between the floor level and the door card is quite cool... I got lucky, there... _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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silc Dropped
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 324 Location: Montpellier
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Nice cut Jozef...
I've seen on Bielle Chaude forum that you're starting an other project as well on a mustang. Is it your regular job to restaure cars?
A WE a month I'm coming to Paris. So if you need a hand, do not hesitate.
- Silc _________________ Nothing else's better than a 2CV custom!!!
Yeah baby yeah!!!
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
No, it's just my hobby. I'm not really good enough to be paid for what I do
My cars are near La rochelle.
And the Mustang is a joke _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I then welded the floors in place, and welded a front and rear crossmember onto the body, for it to be strong enough to fit back onto the chassis.
I needed the shell to be on the chassis to be able to finish the floors and see what I had to cut out...
So with the help of some friends I put the body back on the chassis... _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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dyanut Dropped
Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 177 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Jozef,
this latest project looks like fun.
It's going to be interesting to hear how the combination of uprated springs works with friction dampers and batteurs, but I guess that you can always wind the friction dampers up a few turns...
Btw, when you repaired the handbrake crossmember, did you form a 'V' shaped depression in the patch? There's not a lot of clearance to the underside of the gearbox casing, even with the original 'dip'.
Ken. |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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HI
Nope I didn't... I thought that dent was due to the gearbox smashing down... I'll get the blow torch out and hammer a little bit there, then. thanks.
I'm using a Dyane 74 chassis, so there are hydraulic shocks on the back, and I have got adapters to fit hydraulic shocks on the front :
Dunno yet whether to use them or to find a mouldy modern chassis to cut the bit off it and weld on to mine... _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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dyanut Dropped
Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 177 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Jozef,
it's quite easy to recover some OE damper brackets from a dead chassis using a 9" angle grinder, especially if you get the aim right on the inner (vertical) cut.
Those 'bolt on' type could be close to their limit if you uprate your dampers to match the harder springs.
If you do decide to recycle Citroen brackets, it might be worthwhile adding small braces ( 30mm x 3mm flat?) welded to the lower flange of the chassis, in a similar fashion to those used on the rear brackets...
Ken. |
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dule Lowered
Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 590 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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A friend of mine made me two pairs of these mounts for my 2cv (also '74), one pair is on my car and the other one is I believe on my balcony in a box... if you want I cold look for them and send you? ...i'll try to find 'em and than to put a pic here... |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:26 am Post subject: |
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Hey Dule
Looks like a guy on the french Forum has sorted something out for me.
thanks anyway...
thanks for the advice Ken. _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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dule Lowered
Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 590 Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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ok, if it doesn't work out here are the pics...they're just in a way for me, so if anybody is interested contact me!
sorry for the OT
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Making the pedal floor... 10/10 gauge steel, and recycling of standard bits that are essential for the pedals to work properly. Oh, by the way, it is SOOOOO simple to channel a 2cv with chassis mounted pedals...
Checking things out...
And then welded it in...
shaped the box for foot clearance at the pedals...
Welded that in
And done ! _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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björn Lowered
Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 1695 Location: hillywood(hilversum)/holland
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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weld done _________________
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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Steering came next....
AMI 6 has a 2cv type column with a female end.
Like anyone else having channeled they're A type I needed to use an AMI 8 cardan system, because nothing is lined up since I raised the floors...
so out comes the grinder and the welder...
So you cut the end off the AMI 6 column, and weld it onto the AMI 8 Steering wheel...
You cut that off, and after shortening the AMI 6 column, you weld the Male end onto it.
Shorten the cardan
and you're done.
Now you're probably going to say "why didn't you just use an early AMI 8 steering wheel ?" You'd be right to do so... But first of all I didn't have one. And secondly, the 61-62 wheel has a disctinctive look to the chrome decoration piece.... A detail I wished to keep in the car... _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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