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2CV Rebuild 23

Posted on August 15, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

From this, a matt-coloured and not quite 100% sound, but nonetheless running and driving 2CV, Julian has transformed his Ebay sourced French Classic into a shining example of what can be achieved in the home workshop, with dedication, time and a little effort, plus a small amount of specialist intervention to weld floors, apply a new…

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2CV Rebuild 22

Posted on August 15, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

February seems a long tome ago, and I have being doing stuff, in fact it’s nearly finished. Russel , Pam’s son from work has completed the spray job. Very shiny!!! And the correct original colour. The wiring is almost done, I’ve still to add the heated rear window see 080.109. Most of the interior trim…

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2CV Rebuild 21

Posted on February 11, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

The white plastic brake rod bulkhead fitting First wiring diagram…this is all new toggle switches on the dash with additional functions  The re wrapped original rear wiring loom…note where it has to go down a very narrow channel by the front screen. Getting it down there took a few attempts!    Rear loom where it…

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2CV Rebuild 20

Posted on February 10, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

The Body is now fully fixed to the chassis. Pedals are back in and connected up and working, I bled the brakes through without a hitch….much to my relief, as all new pipework has been installed. The car now needs to be rewired, I’ve kept the rear loom as that was all OK, and the…

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2CV Rebuild 19

Posted on January 28, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

Last night Adam and Simon helped take the body off the wooden support horses and put it back on the chassis. I had, the previous night, prepped all the chassis with the foam rubber and J-shaped clip on threaded nut clip things that Citroen use to fix down. This is a really good idea… The…

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2CV Rebuild 18

Posted on January 25, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

This weekend spent painting the underneath of the body with POR15 bedliner, a chip resistant rubberised paint, see http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct.asp?pCode=097.991, As this is water based I had to have a couple of fan heaters on all day in the garage! Job done! – The underside is now fully protected.    

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2CV Rebuild 17

Posted on January 20, 2016April 11, 2019 by Holden News

June – since my last blog seems a long time ago! Well here’s the excuses:- Firstly I Had to finish off a hall way and lay the flooring and do the skirtings etc, then there was my fence project…. We live close to the main road through Bromyard and between us and it was a…

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2CV Rebuild 16

Posted on June 15, 2015April 11, 2019 by Holden News

Work is now progressing at a blistering pace – to the extent that the floors and front repair panel are now in place, the A post repair has been done, and the rear seatbelt mountings have been repaired. Now everything is fitted together and aligned, final welding and finishing can be attended to.  

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2CV Rebuild 15

Posted on June 15, 2015April 11, 2019 by Holden News

Work has now started at Andy Price’s workshop on the body shell, currently the floor is removed, and the bodged up front is being sorted out, in preparation to weld in new panels. Note the fantastic jig holding the car in mid air giving full access to all areas that need sorting!

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2CV Rebuild 14

Posted on June 1, 2015April 11, 2019 by Holden News

Now we are waiting for the repaired body to come back, so anything outstanding on the rolling chassis has now been attended to. The carburettor has been drilled and tapped for the 123 ignition unit’s vacuum sensor, I’ve got a fitting for the oil temperature gauge to install and a pressure pick-up under the oil…

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