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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: West Coast custom |
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hello my name is Camille and i live in Britanny in the west of France i'm 18 and I'm restoring a 1972 2cv with my father. It's soon finished (I hope) and I want to modify it (the right way ) . I want it to have a silk finish paint but I'm not sure about the colour yet (red, blue...) I wan't to lower it but i think it will be difficult because it has no shock absorbers on the front wheels (it has "frotteurs"). I've found old front fenders without indicators and I wonder if the technical control is possible to pass with indicators in the headlights.
I'm waiting for your advices! _________________ camille |
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Kustombart Tiki burner
Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 901 Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hey you can always fit extra indicators for the technical control and remove them afterwards. I do that every year.
Without shock absorbers it will be difficult but you can modify to fit shock absorbers... _________________ Don't ask me what I think of you 'cause I might not give the answer that you want me to.
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Camille and welcome here !
It sounds like a nice project you're intending to do...
Kits exist to adapt shocks on the front of 2cvs who don't have them... if you look on the webiste of the Méhari CLub Cassis, you will see photos of the kit... and then you can easily make the same thing at home you just need "axle plates" from a Modern 2cv instead of your friction elements.
Indicators can be hidden in the headlamps, or behind the grille of the bonnet for example.
Do post pics of your ride !
Cheers
Joseph _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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Spookeend Dropped
Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 190 Location: Canabis Country
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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actually, as we found out on the meharie, you can thighten those things pretty bad, thos frotteurs. Well, not really those things, but the springs in the axle you can adjust, and might it really thight. You could try out that, and then lower the car and see what happens.
In the meharie, not lowered, it's a really stiff car now, absorbes good, and the nosedive is gone, so...............
Greatnix Spookeend _________________ If it ain't fast, make it LOUD!!! |
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Etienne Hoodrider
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Camille!
Welcome on board! Sounds like a good project!
Since I have indicators in the head lights I didn't go to the "controle technique"... But I have also the indicators on the sides of the car, it should be enough. But I have a extra set of regular front fender if it doesn't work! _________________ www.super2cv.com |
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Panthershaun Dropped
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 247 Location: Kent, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good Camille, can you get some pictures up please _________________ In-the-Shed Speed Shop. |
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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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the pictures won't be very interesting because my snail is now in spare parts and not painted but I'll send pictures of the work in progress _________________ camille |
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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: |
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This is when I bought it:
It was bashed up on the bonnet and every fenders!
It was very rusty too...
These photos are two years old the body has been repaired and it has new floors. I'll take pictures as soon as I can _________________ camille |
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Etienne Hoodrider
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Did you make any drawing or "photoshop" to see what the car will look like? _________________ www.super2cv.com |
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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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well, I think that I've not the level to do a photoshop but I'll try to make a drawing _________________ camille |
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Etienne Hoodrider
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Try to do a photoshop, it could be quite easy!
And by the way, keep your "barres de toit"! I have the same ones! _________________ www.super2cv.com |
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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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I've already tried photoshop but Ididn't do anything good. If I've got the the time I'll try again...
I've drew it quick. the colour is not final but I like red
I won't have time to fit shock absorbers but I'll try to tighten the frotteurs as spookeend said. I have not a lot of time to spend on my car and I want to make it function first! I can't bear driving a xantia anymore _________________ camille
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Etienne Hoodrider
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Haha! Looks nice!
Do you know Matyas alias Psycko, and his black mat Dyane, really low with moondiscs?
He drove without shock absorbers in first time, cause he didn't have time to adapt them... He got some big fright!!! _________________ www.super2cv.com |
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JoZeF Grave Digger
Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, and he cracked his oil sump on the road too...
I advise you to fit Shocks...
here's a quick photoshop I've just done.
Bye _________________ "That bumper fits there like sunglasses on pig" O.E.
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milka Snailer
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: britanny
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Matyas is the one who is in planete 2cv n°63, isn't he?
Thanks for that photoshop it's exactlywhat I want to do!
If somebody can give me a paint reference to do something like this because Imust choose it soon and it's difficult to see how could it look like on my snail when I see a colour on a catalog _________________ camille |
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