MattW
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^^^ Ssang Yong Rodius. Google it a weep. The Ami is the most gorgeous car of all time. Who wants a sleek coupe anyway? Dunno man, the Ssangyong Actyon is preeetttttty damn ugly as well, I say worse than the Roduis. |
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Neil
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Ami? Well rare! Oddly enough I know of a salmon \ dildo pink Bijou that lives very near the Reebok stadium off the M61. I nearly crashed the Amazon into a post through doing a double take! I used to own that Bijou. I sold it to a lady in Horwich on the day the IRA blew up Manchester. Would that be 1996? I'm glad to hear it's still going. was it 2094 MZ? |
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May 16, 2008 14:17:06 GMT
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^^^ Ssang Yong Rodius. Google it a weep. The Ami is the most gorgeous car of all time. Who wants a sleek coupe anyway? Dunno man, the Ssangyong Actyon is preeetttttty damn ugly as well, I say worse than the Roduis. Ok, googled that and now I feel sick! |
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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May 16, 2008 15:45:53 GMT
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Aah, la weekend! I'm gagging to tear the little car to bits and start having stuff powdercoated next week, So with any luck this weekend I'll be ripping the inner wings off and throwing them in the nearest skip, then getting the fan cowl, rocker boxes, front susp arms, shock mounts, steering arms, headlamp mounts, front panel mounts and pretty much anything else I can unbolt off it, and wanging it in the boot of me car to take into work for blasting and coating. I might also start to strip an engine down to go in it aswell, although I'm still lacking a decent disc brake gearbox for it, the only one I can find has been sat under a hedge for several millenia, and has things growing in it... It might have to take a seat on the back burner for a wee while, my estate has sat in the drive needing an exhaust and an MOT since, erm,.. a long time ago, and the my daily drive 2cv has worn the heads off the bolts that hold the front axle/steering rack in, meaning the chances are, if I don't fix it soon its going to get a whole lot lower next time i wallop it on the floor, so lots to do and now its summertime again, lots of stuff to go to aswell. Time is in short supply! and now, (off topic randon-first-ones-out-my-photobucket-account) pics to make up for the waffle... My estate, prob not interesting enough to warrant a whole thread..  randon holiday snappage..  bonnet sledging ftw..  |
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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May 16, 2008 16:30:47 GMT
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this pic brings to mind images of merc leadsleds  [/quote] I have a 66 Break in France awaiting some tweks of sorts, namely binning the inner wings, slamming it and a few other personal touches that will make it rule, i just need to finish my golf typ 19 first! |
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May 16, 2008 16:34:50 GMT
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Get some pics up here, it sounds ace! I assume you'll be putting a proper engine in it?
*grumbles about poxy-easy-to-sieze-and-destroy-slow-as-a-glacier-M4s...*
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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May 16, 2008 16:35:18 GMT
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I'd like your opinions, where I work we have facilities to powder coat stuff, and I usually have engine cowlings etc done for my cars. On this car,which is partly being built as an act of rebellion against all the buffers who told me I was an idiot to lower my estate, so I'm thinking, bearing in mind this cars gonna wind 'em up something chronic anyways, should I have the engine clad in: Dark red, for a classy understated look, or: Dildo pink, for extra unoriginality bonus? Is it:  or:  I did a storm-cloud grey fanshroud and the rest of the metal tinware orange on an engine I had in my 602cc converted ripple a few years back, lots of stainless fastenings etc. It used to wind the sh@t out of the purists as not only was it in a worn-paint '58 it had a bright orange engine and it was a tweaked 602 or supposedly! And it ran an Ami chassis and discs too. I wish I still had that engine, it would be in the A6 break in next to no time otherwise |
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May 16, 2008 16:36:29 GMT
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Get some pics up here, it sounds ace! I assume you'll be putting a proper engine in it? *grumbles about poxy-easy-to-sieze-and-destroy-slow-as-a-glacier-M4s...* M4 is exactly what it has! Thats why an M28 will be put in this time |
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May 16, 2008 16:39:05 GMT
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Get some pics up here, it sounds ace! I assume you'll be putting a proper engine in it? *grumbles about poxy-easy-to-sieze-and-destroy-slow-as-a-glacier-M4s...* only one pic so far, and it shares the limelight with Dad's H truck  |
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May 16, 2008 16:44:08 GMT
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Just an add on to my earlier comment, Had a look at that guys garden yesterday, The Ami seems tohave gone but he does have several fiats,vintage datsuns and 2 renault 17 coupes sitting there, not to mention various other obscure cars, I think theres even a Borgward sitting there. I must stop and have a chat to him some time. That'll be Nigel Bickle, met him last weekend, caught up with Grizz and Ms Grizz briefly too |
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May 16, 2008 16:47:45 GMT
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Ripe for cocking about with!
I don't usually go out my way to upset people, but purist car anoraks get on my wick, I don't moan when they take time effort and money to build beautiful looking standard cars, so I don't see why they should F and blind at us for cutting about and modifying old cars.
you going the whole hog and fitting discs aswell? i personally prefer drums that are adjusted right, ive always found them far better than discs, but for ease of spares finding, maintenance and replacement when broke, discs are probably better.
oh, and Ive had a much better idea with the colours for the powdercoating....
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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May 16, 2008 17:18:10 GMT
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I used to get annoyed with alot of 2CVers as they would only put their hands in their pockets to buy stupid stickers for their Dollys and would never spend money on keeping the thing looking factory fresh or better. I knew one day it would all become very much like the Morris Minor and Beetle and silly money on supposedly "professional" restos would be the norm. Instead of buying "2CVers Do It Bouncily" stickers, they should have been stockpiling NOS parts and rebuilding or buying a lovely early model. Who cares if its NOW 602 or whatever, its NOW safer and easier to drive in modern traffic! I used to and still when i get the chance to drive them hard, just like they were intended to be driven! My Ami will have an awesome and different makeover, very early 60s with touches of the surf-mobiles of the era on the west-coast.
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May 16, 2008 17:32:23 GMT
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I actually resent that remark! One of the things that always made 2CVers different was their somewhat cavalier approach to factory fresh - that's just dull. A lot of the individuality has gone these days which is a real shame.
The downside is true - the "character" cars rarely last. I've gone through the change myself - running sheds into the ground (yes, with stickers) because I (and many other 2CVers) didn't have the money or skills to rebuild one. Then I got my red and white one and that got rebuilt. Still gets driven plenty hard though! It is the only way!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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May 16, 2008 17:38:16 GMT
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Half of me wants to agree with the 'restore it, look after it' approach, but thats seriously gay, and will ruin the 2cv 'scene' forever, the other half of me thinks as long as 2cvs and other citroen A series cars are about, they should be ragged, coaxed through dubious MoTs, driven whilst seriously hanging, and scrapped/broken for spares when they eventually die. If cars are all restored and driven slowly a few times a year to a show, then slowly home again, the spares trade will die off, if they are abused and patched back up again, people will always need spares. I'm not saying that either is 'right' or 'wrong' but just if the variety goes out of it, it'll be a very sad day.
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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May 16, 2008 17:41:56 GMT
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Aye - it's getting the balance that's the hard part. You can't keep on the "use and destroy" approach because they aren't being made any more and so they will run out.
But I really do hope that the Tin Snail scene doesn't turn into a "trailer your garaged pet to shows" type scene. I still remember the outcry a few years back when a prize was won by a 2CV that had been trailered there!
Sweden proved to me that there's a hell of a lot of fun left in the scene and that people are still willing to go to crazy lengths to keep their 2CVs on the road AND use them for silly road trips.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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May 16, 2008 17:46:17 GMT
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I doubt it, there are more than enough still around, especially in France, that a few cars here and there to have fun with isnt a crime.
plus, most of the true sheds out there are kept on the roads by fair means or foul, against the odds, which makes them so great (as you alluded to Ian) not deliberately destroyed for fun, admittedly, Ive killed a few (the beige dyane springs to mind...)
...and the looks we got in France a couple of weeks back for 'destroying' the 'rare' bonnet... ;D
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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May 16, 2008 18:00:51 GMT
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Not so many here though - estimated at only 10,000 now. They will run out one day. That's why I'm keeping mine going. Had a big rebuild but I still thrash it about. Needs a sill doing now but that'll get done - then it'll get more hammer. I'm more precious about it than I used to be but she's no garage queen.
I really do want a proper shed - maybe I should get my mojo back about the rotten Dyane in the garage! How far can gaffer tape go?!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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May 16, 2008 18:19:25 GMT
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I actually resent that remark! One of the things that always made 2CVers different was their somewhat cavalier approach to factory fresh - that's just dull. A lot of the individuality has gone these days which is a real shame. The downside is true - the "character" cars rarely last. I've gone through the change myself - running sheds into the ground (yes, with stickers) because I (and many other 2CVers) didn't have the money or skills to rebuild one. Then I got my red and white one and that got rebuilt. Still gets driven plenty hard though! It is the only way! Oops. sorry about that especially as you have a Dolly, but I'm sure you know the type that are how i described though? A thousand apologies |
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May 16, 2008 18:22:14 GMT
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i do agree that if it all goes the way of the MG B and Beetle and trailer show queens, then it will be a sad day, until then, enjoy
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May 16, 2008 18:22:49 GMT
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Don't worry about it - long week and I kicked off about something I'd normally have ignored!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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