Hey all, just joined the forum and thought I should introduce myself and my new 2CV.
I'm Pete, I manage a small bodyshop in Stirling, central Scotland, and have always loved old cars, old Citroens in particular. This is me and my first "respray", on my parent's Dyane. When I say respray, it was brushed with Dulux
Anyway, a couple of weeks back I saw this advertised, and figured it was a bargain..
Original ad - http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/ind ... ead=101907
Paid £300 for it, and then another £240 to get it to me >_<
The plan is to restore it for when my girlfriend passes her test, inititally I'm going to get it running and carry out the welding so I can MOT it, then make sure it's sound and mechanically good before going nuts on the cosmetic side. The exact plan for the body shall remain a secret for now.. :-X
This was my first sighting of the car on Friday Morning
I hate buying cars without seeing them first, but this wasn't too bad! Had a poke about, areas needing attention are the bonnet hinge
A panels
Rear sills
Front N/S chassis leg
Someone has badly fitted an O/S ( ??? ) floor pan straight over the holed floor on the N/S front, the O/S has had a similar treatment at some point, both will be replaced and repaired properly.
I tried to get it started, put a fivers worth of fuel in it and charged the battery, turned over promisingly but didn't fire. A bit of poking about and I figured the fuel pump wasn't working. Also the fuel line was leaking, so I clamped it off and a new pump and new lines have been ordered up. It fired with a bit of Easystart sprayed into the carb, which was promising.
Should get it running next week, will post updates when anything interesting happens
Have some random pics for now..
I think she likes it?
Laters..
