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kadaver
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Joined: 29 Mar 2008
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Location: Vriezenveen, the Netherlands

PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks guys for all the kind words! it was really cool to meet you!

i got back from my trip yesterday, about 2500kms. Salbris was really cool and the car performed great so alltogether a great vacation.

and dule, i did meet you shortly, when you drove off the second hand market on (i think) thursday. but indeed, another time :)

as promised!

PICS!





the small tank is connected with a big hose to an original tank, so i now can tank about 31 liters Laughing













a real cool oldskool body shop did the louvres on the sunvisor, they did a great job. check http://www.austinseven.eu/.









notice the indicator switch on the door Razz.

still some details to adress, but for now it's done and i'm glad of that. considering that i'm now 22 years old, that this is the second car i own, and that i learned welding, body- and paintwork in the process, i'm pretty proud. Very Happy as you may have noticed i work at burton car company but i'm not a mecanic there.

about the ride:
with the uprated springs and the modified shocks i feels really really tight on the road. cornering speed at dry surfaces is huge Shocked . at this rideheight i have no problems with wheels hitting the fenders, or chassis hitting the ground. over speedbups is also OK (we've got a lot of them in holland). but the downside is that is on bad road is tends to dribble away a bit. maybe i'll try less thick oil for the dampers.

i also want to change the stance a little bit. it has to be tilted forward more i think (so higher in the back). and also change tyres:

now is:
155/60 on the back,
135/70 on the front. (the front tyre has a higher profile)

go to a high profile tyre on the back, or, a low profile tyre on the front?

greetzzzz kadaver
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Gekke Belg
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Joined: 19 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could mount 165/45/16 from nankang these are 3% smaller than the 135/70/15 tires it will make a lot of difference on the front
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dule
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Posts: 590
Location: Zagreb, Croatia

PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes, next time I suppose Wink

you really made an excellent car! well done, one day I'd like to make sth like this to be support vehicle for my bicycle/bike. that's why I've asked you how long the bed is when the back door is opened! Cool would it be ok with you someone would copy your idea for the back door?
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kadaver
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Location: Vriezenveen, the Netherlands

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks man! your bike can't be too long than;

with the back door in a vertical position, the bed is about 135 cm long.
with the door closed (slanted) the length at the top is 110 cm.

but i think with this bodystyle, the bed could be a little bit longer.
or you could search for a LWB chassis...

and about borrowing the idea, no problems, everything has been done before Laughing

ciao!
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dago
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Location: Suomi

PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is a cool car Very Happy Nice, really nice work man.
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Jerome
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Location: Zutphen, Netherlands

PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great car! I saw it a few weeks ago in Zutphen. Looks very nice! Shocked

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Etienne
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Joined: 25 May 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And soon :

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TONY ENGLAND
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007
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Location: MALDON, ENGLAND, UK

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Etienne, will you be taking any photos of my 'Kubel' for the mag??
Cant get much more modified than that lol Wink
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Jerome
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

U got PM again Wink
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Wout
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Joined: 16 Sep 2008
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Location: Arendonk, Belgium

PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

@ kadaver:
Was it a good choise the 170% springs from ecas?
I think you've got them as well, or am I mistaking?
Thinking of ordering them as well in the near future
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kadaver
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Location: Vriezenveen, the Netherlands

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey wout,

indeed, i have the 170% uprated springs, and i also modified some standard LIP-shockabsorbers by putting just regular 2cv gearbox oil (70w) in them.

as you might know, this trick is described in the 'lowering, a few questions....'-topic in the Technic-section.
or click
HERE

the combination of the shock and spring seems just right to me!

about the handling,
i'll quote myself from an earlier post:

Quote:
about the ride:
with the uprated springs and the modified shocks i feels really really tight on the road. cornering speed at dry surfaces is huge . at this rideheight i have no problems with wheels hitting the fenders, or chassis hitting the ground. over speedbups is also OK (we've got a lot of them in holland). but the downside is that is on bad road is tends to dribble away a bit.


the ride is more harsh, but the standard 2cv seats are ofcourse very comfortable and soak up most of the bumps, resulting in a perfectly comfortable ride.
i've seen your car with it's sporty seats at Citromobile a few weeks back. i have to say i would'nt put those harder/fixed seats in combination with the uprated springs on my own car.
i'll guess you'll just have to try!
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Wout
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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I know that trick.
Shockabsorbers are no issue, we've got adjustable ones.
We're not going to change the springs on the pick-up, because we've got bigger springs allready on the pick-up and the raidcar. (diameter 130 instead of 110)
But I have an other chassis with small springs for a new project, an azu250,
thats why I wanted to know if you've got the 170%springs from ecas and what you're experience was with it after a while.
Thx for your replay!
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Etienne
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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wout, I assure you they're really worth it.
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kadaver
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i agree!
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Wout
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Allright! Cool
Thank you!
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