Citroen 2cv V8 Racer

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The front is now all fiberglassed together ,needs some shaping and painting.

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So the night shift begins ,doing more glassing and shaping.

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Out in the daylight so the proportions can be checked and to move it onto a lift . It's getting It's fuel and brake lines installed ,also the rear brakes stripped cleaned and painted . This is still an evening and weekend project as the workshops are rammed with customer cars .

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The difference between road car and race car .
Not that long ago a 2CV was a cheap car to acquire, that has certainly changed these days .

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Fixing pins that came from the old Hoverspeed engineering workshops .

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grumpy52 said:

Fixing pins that came from the old Hoverspeed engineering workshops .

They are called Cleco Pins - bloody useful - at one stage I think I had almost a complete mini shell put together with rather a lot of them

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B'stard Child said:

grumpy52 said:

Fixing pins that came from the old Hoverspeed engineering workshops .

They are called Cleco Pins - bloody useful - at one stage I think I had almost a complete mini shell put together with rather a lot of them

Or if ex-RAF knicker grippers!

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Part of the variety of cars in one of the workshops ,this is the general or dirty workshop .

A landrover special V8 with quad carbs .
The 2CV8 race car
Early Mustang convertible that came in with pretty heavy accident damage and then discovered lots of bodged floorpan repairs .
2CV had an engine rebuild and general tidy up.
1983 Mazda RX7 in for recommisioning after sitting in a garage since 1994 , no rot and an immaculate interior.
V12 E type in for many upgrades
Rover SD1 in for various jobs .
Their are another 2 bays tucked away to the right .
The place is known as a classic jaguar specialist restoration company.

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Finished off the second exhaust, it's been fun and games sealing the inner panels and installing some heat proofing ,the aperture is going to get some body coloured mesh fitted to make the doors look more solid .
These openings also help with venting the engine bay .

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Finished up the dash pod housing , thats the last of the interior panelling finished . Some sealant to be applied and a nice new steering wheel to be sourced and fitted .
The final fettling of the bonnet is next on the list .
An inspection of the current wheels has shown that the lips where the tyre beads sit are not adequate and we don't know how old the wheels are ,they do show much evidence of the use of silicone sealant so that points to past problems with keeping the tyres in place or maintained pressure.
Some 8 x 13 and 10 x 13 Revolution wheels with 23 inch Avon race slicks should fill the arches !

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The bonnet needs some final fettling/shaping and some reinforced mounting points ,then painting.
The final door has been sourced . The boot lid needs modification and fitting , rear lamps need fitting . New wheels and tyres . Engine build and away we go .
Only a year late !
Now Peter is back to normal working hours the 2CV8 will be back to evenings and weekends and customer cars back to taking priority.

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It has been decided that the rear wing needs end plates

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[joshcowin]

Say Hi to Pete for me! I can't tell from your username who you are but if you recognise my name, Hi!

He always has something interesting going on, everyone there is always up for a chat, even entertain me talking crap

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End plates made and fitted

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Boot lid trial fitted .

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The factory spec rear lights are being mounted through the boot lid . Originally the rear rain light was going to be mounted to the rear wing .
Unfortunately one of the series the car is going to be running in doesn't allow additional extra aerodynamic aids so the wing will be removed for that series. So the rain light needs a re - think .

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Boot lid mounted and rear lights fitted.
The mounting of the rain light still needs a decision.

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Initial fitting of a rear wing , the door will be fitted then final shaping ,filling and cutting .
It's going to be strange to see the driver in the back .

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grumpy52 said:

Initial fitting of a rear wing , the door will be fitted then final shaping ,filling and cutting .
It's going to be strange to see the driver in the back .

After looking at it for a couple of hours Peter wasn't happy with it so moved it up a bit . He has almost finished the other wing and it's getting close to time to get it into the paint shop .