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Hi all, not a lot of progress I'm afraid, I'm trying to get dry storage for this and my tools, proving difficult! Wet weather hasn't helped with progress. As the last few days have been pretty reasonable, I decided to have a bit of a play- Decided to get her up and have a poke underneath, Got stance? Chassis has a guard all the way down its length, protecting it, and both engines. Rear gaiters all ok Bone dry- 2>1 exhaust on the front well protected by the sump guard, all looking good! Got it back on the drive and up on ramps to make a start Had to remove all the junk in front if it but yeah.. Then I ripped its face off- To start sorting all this wiring properly- I hate these blocks. More news as and when.
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Aye the hayabusa was considered with my first car, it's been done too many times on the continent for my liking, I'm looking to do something new. My concern with that is the fact I don't think it'll fit without butchering the fibreglass front. The 2cyl BMW lumps are shorter than he original 2cv one without the oil cooler mounted on the front. Even fitted they still fit under the bonnet. All I'd have to do is make new inner wings(which are bolt on) I'm not rushing into anything yet, a friend of mine suggested using relays and servo to control the rear throttle but as I don't have a first clue what he was on about, I was wondering if anyone on here could maybe shed some light in simple mans terms?!
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Jan 19, 2014 22:16:36 GMT
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Hi all! Haven't forgotten about this, I've just been so busy! As I've not been home, nothing has physically happened with this. I have however had a few ideas on what I want to do with it. I've decided to re-design the rear engine box to something with more air flow(no final drawings). Come up with plans for re-wiring behind the dash, fitting a secure sound system with something powerful enough to hear it! I've also been deciding wether not to put it straight into an mot and use it. Reason being, I may rip the rear engine out and replace the front with something with a bit more poke, or, if new job/funds work out how I hope, I'll develop a way to link up the gearbox linkages/clutches/throttles and buy a pair(yes a pair) of these- This is a BMW r type bike engine, largest size being a 1300 with 175bhp(I hastily researched) There is a bloke I know who has done this conversion a few times, and has the kit readily available. I may require a pair of gs/GSA gearboxes that could handle the power a bit better. Tempting...
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Jan 17, 2014 21:00:45 GMT
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Drifting ftw! No good using a futo, I prefer the dominator or the old traditional muscle cars
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Jan 10, 2014 21:30:13 GMT
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Should have been for more than just one day, I went on for 10mins just to see it, but the xbox wasn't used again for another few days. Apparently there was supposed to be some "northern lights" the other night, I wasn't prepared to wait up all night!
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Jan 10, 2014 20:33:15 GMT
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I'd love one, closest I've got is my 2cv based jeep..
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Jan 10, 2014 20:29:34 GMT
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Love it! My dad had a handful of these, I only live 40miles up the road!
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Jan 10, 2014 20:23:21 GMT
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Jan 10, 2014 19:58:42 GMT
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I've had plenty of years of carb freeze with my 2cvs, below a certain temperature it's almost law to fit a grill muff to help combat it, if it lives in the garage (I assume nose first.) open the garage door half way and run it for a bit until it's warmed up, keep part of the airway blocked off and you should be ok. Obviously long journeys may require removal. I've never been near one of these so excuse my ignorance, does it have a manual choke? I find that in winter when starting cold a bit more choke could help?
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I love it! Look at the size of the rear wheels!
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Rightio, front engine, standard 602cc lump, yellow coil from a Harley, 123 electronic ignition and a cheap cone filter, as the standard won't fit under the trimmed bonnet Rear engine, again standard, lumention ignition, standard coil(although that'll have my spare yellow coil) facing backwards, so the CROWNwheel was flipped in the gearbox technically giving 4 reverse gears. Had to fit a second (electric) fan as we found cooling an issue. Both engines have a CPD non-return valve between the oil breather and the air filter, just in cast the breather does decide to pack up. I'll try to explain how the 4x4 setup is currently. The rear engine is mounted as it would in the front, so it faces backwards in the car, and the gear leaver pokes out of the box like it would coming through the dash. We had to buy a Ali race tank as the engine sits where the original tank sat How it's been used so far was to simply fire up both engines (separate keys so you don't have to run both) pull up the clutch for the rear engine, which is a mk1escort hand break (forgot to upload that pic) on the floor, put it in 4th gear, pull away as normal using the front engine, when decide you want the extra 'boost' or when you've just put the front engine into second, link the two throttles, drop the clutch for the rear engine and away you go through the other two gears on the front, the rear engine will give you the momentum while you change Cable from the front throttle is attached to the loop, simply hook it over the old heater control which cable is linked to the rear carb, so when you put your foot down it operates both. So if I were to take it off road, let's say its a 2nd gear hill, I can have both engines in 2nd but operate the throttles and clutches to compensate for any wheel spin, or link the two for double power. I hope it makes sense, it's difficult explaining it in words! I want to try and link the gearboxes, but without a trafficlutch which are a) very rare and b) very expensive, it's very difficult to do, plus I have no idea how to physically connect the two gear linkages!
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Thanks for the positive comments! Didn't think this plastic bath tub would get much interest to be honest! As we had (literally) shed loads of 2cv and Dyane parts we recycled everything we could to keep true to the a-series Citroen, headlights are from a Dyane, as is the light switches and covers etc, the chassis and running gear are all standard. there are only three moving parts on this car that aren't Citroen, they are the seats (sporty fords) ignition barrel, and bonnet hinges. I'm now uploading pics of how we use the 4x4 system, but there are aspects I want to change for safety reasons. Currently trying to work out how to put videos on here, as I got it running today!
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Not even seen the car today as I've been working and visiting my god daughter, but I've ordered a few bits for it already. Basic service kit( oil filter, two spark plugs, two sump washers etc) and extra pair of plugs for the front engine ( oil filter is not original and bigger, pointless buying two service kits) a spare air filter and a set of 4 headlight bulbs all for £30. Sorted! Just need to find my spare pair of kingpins, and order the correct filter for the front, and some oil and I can get cracking! Will have a quick butchers in the morning before work at the fuel lines and charge up the battery as i think it was a combo of both that caused it to pack up yesterday.
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Unfortunately as I'm not doctor, I lack patients but having read the guide quickly, it's very helpful, thanks bud! Won't be anytime soon as I've just dragged a new toy home, oh and it's currently still my girlfriends car so I'm not allowed to touch it just yet, thanks again!
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I do love a good pov-spec frenchie! I'm looking into decking my 106 but as I've only ever worked on 2cvs so any info on doing torsion bars? Loving the work, keep it up! Chris
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Hi all! Here is my new toy, this started out life as your average 2cv6, owned by my dad as a daily runner, he got fed up with chasing rust around the car, so decided for his 40th to build a car that is not going to tie him up weekend after weekend, welding and grinding. Having been browsing through the usual kit car conversions for these, he stumbled across a new release from Deauville cars. Having viewed only a prototype built, we thought we'd have a crack at it anyway. This kit is basically a large body kit, having no need to touch any of the chassis or running gear, so we built it on the floor of the garage, fitting lights, loom, custom dash, framework and roll bar before stripping the 2cv body off the chassis and bolting the kit onto it one Sunday, ready for inspection on the Monday. Few years later we decided we wanted to take it off road, so we wanted to 4x4 it. There is a kit out there to run drive from the front to the back, but that was expensive, and we figured as we had a spare engine/box/front swing arms, that we'd simply fit that in the back, keeping it all separate so you don't suffer from gearboxes unwinding etc. plus the added benefit is you can control how much power goes to each end. Plus Citroen built the 2cv Sahara with twin engines, so we're kind of sticking to true roots. Long story short, 8 years after it was first built, my parents split and this ended up in storage, last Christmas I cut a deal with my dad to buy this, but as I can't save money it took until today before I could pay him and get her on my drive. So we move onto today, I gets up nice and early, take the girlfriends 106 to meet my dad then drive to the snug carpeted barn where the jeep has been patiently waiting. Didn't have to do much to get it going, just gave everything a once over, tested the brakes, lights etc, chucked some fresh petrol down the carb and jump started it. Just a case of driving it home! Easier said than done, the engine died 2mins from mine and as it was still rolling, dad decided to bump start the back engine to nurse it home.. Then the rear gear linkage broke(wasn't check as it wasn't intended to be used). To keep things simple, the rear engine runs from the battery at the front, so there's no alternator for it to recharge, and as the battery was pretty low on juice it didn't take long to kill that engine too. No issue, I had an AA toe rope to drag it back on, but I live up a very steep hill and it had decided to die there. The clutch in the 106 didn't approve of this abuse much! So, long story cut considerably short, that's a quick sum up of my new toy. I do have build pics somewhere, and I will post them, but here's some I took today- Few years ago, in its 'prime' Half out of the barn- On its way home- Home!
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How did you afford that Hot Knife Always playing GTA, my xbox gamertag is Thieving Scum if you want to add me Think you've killed me.. Your name rings a bell anyway
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Digging out of storage Saturday.
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Not my cuppa traditionally, simply because I've grown up around citroens and rarely have anything this 'new'. Having said that I've enjoyed what I have seen so far, consider yourself bookmarked! Chris
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