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marcusj Dropped
Joined: 25 Jul 2010 Posts: 177
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I have a dilemma - with or without triangle plates? I'm thinking without. Perhaps move the windscreen fluid bottle out of sight or replace it with something nicer - a Malibu bottle perhaps? Any views?
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TONY ENGLAND Lowered
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 742 Location: MALDON, ENGLAND, UK
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:01 am Post subject: |
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With, Deffo!
How about paiting them in a different colour????
Pink metalflake to match the roof???? _________________ If it works ok, "LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE". |
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azurblade Dropped
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Location: Holland / IJlst
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: |
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..or..nobody does it already i think so... make a triangle plate about plexiglas i don''t no i'f it easy to make but i think it stay nice at the car whit a malibu drink behind it _________________ 2cv rolls beter then a rolls! |
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JieKie Snailer
Joined: 22 Jan 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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azurblade wrote: | ..or..nobody does it already i think so... make a triangle plate about plexiglas i don''t no i'f it easy to make but i think it stay nice at the car whit a malibu drink behind it |
nice! i think it would match the car perfectly! _________________ JieKie- |
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marcusj Dropped
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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I really like the Plexi idea! Have to think about that. Guess I need to make som nice ventilation holes though.
I have been thinking plexi concerning the other windows - pink plexi, so why not start with the triangle plate.
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marcusj Dropped
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Dolly coming along fine - hopefully ready this weekend.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
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kadaver Dropped
Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 175 Location: Vriezenveen, the Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: |
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woaaw,
i think i would have hated the steering wheel in any other car.. but it suits this thinkg really nicely with all the pink flakes everywhere :)
but.. now the dash needs customizing too, don't you think?
nice job on the box for the pedals too. i've been working on my own pedals tonight, and especially the gaspedal needed a lot of fiddling. but hey i got it done :)
keep up the good work! |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:49 am Post subject: |
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the vinyl will fade pretty quickly in the sun unfortunately
_________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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Olli Soviet-Finn Photoshoper
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2146 Location: Soviet-Finland
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TONY ENGLAND Lowered
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 742 Location: MALDON, ENGLAND, UK
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Love that steering wheel, fantastic _________________ If it works ok, "LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE". |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Olli wrote: |
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I was talking about the roof actually
This isn't much of a solution though for a daily driver :
If the car is used regularly and parked outside it will yellow out in like 6 months or so _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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marcusj Dropped
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for all the input!
You should see the steering wheel in real life - it's such a treat! Especially the engraving that says "Mooneyes Santa Fe Springs Cali." and "California Metal Flake". And yes - I was a bit anxious about the style for the 2CV, but I think it works.
The interior definitely needs some work - but that will be next winters project.
I heard about the fading of the roof - I will keep it mostly indoors however so maybe it will stay fresh at least for a summer or two. I'll let you know how it deteriorates... |
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Etienne Hoodrider
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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You should remove the big dash for an old small one. Looks much better I think.
I'm waiting to see a picture of the whole car... _________________ www.super2cv.com |
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marcusj Dropped
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yup - have a dash like just waiting to be put in place. Priority now was to get the exterior finished first though. I still need to find a small early front bumper however. Maybe I'll just order one from Franzose.
I have to mention that it was real easy to fit the Mooneyes steering wheel. Two holes were placed right but had to be widened about a millimeter each. One hole was slightly off but I just drilled a new one next to it. The old hole is covered by the washer of the bolt. Then I used two washers per bolt between the steering wheel and the steering column plate to free the steering wheel from the top part of the column that extends a bit - didn't want to grind that down for strength reasons. |
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marcusj Dropped
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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The mandatory side indicators are a real pain stylewise. I took away the ugly ones on the sides of the fenders. But where should I place new ones? And which type? I then remembered that I had mini LED indicators that I had bought for the my motorbike but never used. The shape is pretty similar to the the door handles. Here is what I did.
I drilled a hole in the corner of the triangle plate with the same diameter as the indicator bolt. I then took a long hexagonal bolt and tightened it in the hole with a nut on the reverse side. I then carefully bent the triangle plate hole so that the indicator could be placed as in the pictures.
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