Month: February 2015

2CV Rebuild 8

“Houston we have lift off!” Well I thought this was going to be awkward, and I haven’t dropped the fuel tank out yet, as the previous repairs to the floor…

2CV Rebuild 7

Last night I encountered a “that’s not very good” moment. The last 2 bits to strip from inside the car that go through the bulkhead were the clutch pedal assembly…

2CV Rebuild 6

A little less active last weekend, but have started to remove all the fittings that go through the bulkhead prior to lifting the body clear of the chassis.. I’ve got…

VSCC Exmoor Trial

This weekend, a contingent from HVC headed down the M5 to the West Country to take part in the VSCC Exmoor Trial, For those who are not ‘au fait’ with…

2CV Rebuild 5

  Last night’s activity was to take the wiring out of the car. It’s relatively easy to remove the wires, however putting them all back again will be quite a…

Engines out….

Never one to be outdone, Jeremy has instigated rebuild projects of his own. His early Vauxhall, having been rebuilt approximately 20 years ago, is having the engine looked at to…

Austin Seven

Next weekend, we are heading to Exmoor for the first VSCC Trial of the year, so a little car fettling has been the order of the day for the past…

2CV Rebuild 4

As anyone who has tackled a rebuild project at home will verify, once you start taking parts off a car, you suddenly find yourself needing a garage that is about…

2CV Rebuild 3

As the weekend continued, so progress on the car disassembly took leaps forwards, due in part to the simple construction and ease of accessibility of parts of a 2CV. As…

2CV Rebuild 2

Well I was watching TV on a wet Sunday in 2012, and there was a program about Raymond Blanc, in which he was driving around in the lush sunny French…
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