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[Rhythm Thief]

Here it is.

 

[Over The Hill]

If you want something with a historic design to stand in your front garden you could have got one of these. (Probably about as useful as a mode of transport)

 

[bauldbairn]

Here it is.

Very nice RT - appears Mr A(a)rdvark has been messed around by other ebayers. I take it you've checked it out - looks okay though. - -

If you want something with a historic design to stand in your front garden you could have got one of these. (Probably about as useful as a mode of transport)

My next door neighbour works for a company in Denny who refurbish these(and pillar post boxes etc).

 

[dmoan]

Health to enjoy, RT. Looks like many hours of fun ahead tinkering and picking up spare parts!

I am more than a little jealous. I only wish I knew a bit more about car maintenance than petrol goes in one hole and screen wash goes in a different one...

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I am more than a little jealous. I only wish I knew a bit more about car maintenance than petrol goes in one hole and screen wash goes in a different one...

Well, that's worth knowing . I once had to rescue Ms RT from a multi storey car park in Cardiff because she'd tried to top up the engine oil and put it in the power steering reservoir. I told her on no account to start the engine and bought a turkey baster on the way, then emptied the fluid reservoir with it when I got there.

 

[dmoan]

Do you plan to restore her (the car, not Mrs RT) to 'showroom' condition, or take her green laning until her bottom falls off?

Is it true that you can fix anything on a 2CV with plumbing parts from B&Q and strong sticky tape?

 

[Pottsy]

If it moves and it's not supposed to - gaffer tape.
If it doesn't move and it should - WD40.

That's all you need then.

 

[Arch]

I can cycle faster than a 2CV .

Well yes, up to whatever your maximum speed is, assuming it's doing less than you.

But that applies to a ferrari. I'd like to see you beating one doing 70 down the motorway.

She's a beauty RT, happy motoring. I'm off out in a mo to get a lift with a friend who has one. One evening we were out and the indicator stalk fell off, and I had to hold it and indicate until I worked out how to refit it (a very simple clip on the steering column, it had just worked loose.)

dmoan, someone once told me that one of the 1970's Datsuns had entirely standard bolts, so you could take it apart with one spanner, and that spanner was included when you bought one... No idea if that's true, but I like the idea!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Do you plan to restore her (the car, not Mrs RT) to 'showroom' condition, or take her green laning until her bottom falls off?

Well, I might go green laning occasionally, but it'll be my everyday car mostly. I'll be maintaining it myself - I'm a bit rusty (ho ho) but there was very little I couldn't do on one of these back in the day. First job is to sort myself out with a good spare engine and gearbox, just in case ... and perhaps a small MIG welder ... and a good roof ...

Is it true that you can fix anything on a 2CV with plumbing parts from B&Q and strong sticky tape?

Not quite ... although I did once fix the ignition on one of my old ones with bits from a dead electric shower unit, and I once (unsuccessfully) tried to "repair" a stripped thread in a sparkplug hole using plumber's PTFE tape.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

It's going to be so nice to be able to do my own spannering again. The Saab I've got at the moment would need a new clutch soon (if I wasn't going to scrap it) and I wouldn't know where to begin. And I haven't got an engine hoist anyway. I can remove a 2CV engine, lift it out on my own, fit a new clutch and get it all back together in time for lunch. Who needs modern vehicles?

 

[dmoan]

I can remove a 2CV engine, lift it out on my own, fit a new clutch and get it all back together in time for lunch. Who needs modern vehicles?

Again, I am more than a little jealous. No computer to worry about, window wipers that wipe faster the faster you go and about 1000 mpg.

Oh, and she looks fantastic!