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Josephine (Citroen Light 15) continues
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Greeney in France



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:55 pm    Post subject: Josephine (Citroen Light 15) continues Reply with quote

Have got on with the floor this week, thought you would like to see
The quick first coat of paint on the boot floor was 1/2 hr ago



I was especially please with the boot panels as I made the profiles with only a hammer and a vice



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A man with hidden talents. Good work Greeney
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Greeney in France



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the compliment 47, its nice when a plan comes together but nicer when someone else sees it considering we are, (most of us) novices, so while I am on a roll here are a few photos of the cill repairs.



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You may consider yourself a novice but I'm sure many restorers wish their 'professional' restorers made as good a job.

You're getting on very fast Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What can I say Greeney, you are putting us all to shame, the rate that this project is coming along.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shucks!! Thanks!!
I did the cill repairs in one day and all cut from a sheet of tin not preformed? the front bit was the hardest as the angles were all over the place, I had to make it in card first.
I just took delivery of all the front suspension unit parts so will be tackling that next week, well as long as I get the boot and the rear cill repair finished this week Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Todays adventure


This bit I am particularly chuffed with I used an old rear 2CV wing for the curve
Its not even tacked in yet, its just holding itself in place with one pop rivet


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Coming along very nicely isn't it!!! Smile what's the spares situation like for the Tractions, I guess there must be a few still dotted around in France?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give it a 6 for parts, where as the DS is probably 9 Its a well loved car,
Mechanically very easy to buy parts for, including decent up grades into the realms of the early DS.I have a supplier very close to me in fact only 10klm away but they really charge high prices.
What you see of the photos are buy-able parts but the floor is 400€, the boot floor is 300€ the last curved bit complete is 300€, ridiculous prices for panels. I have been buying parts from Sweden as the krona is weak against the Euro so am saving a little that way. So far I have spent about 3000€

I am pleased with progress though, I have all the parts for front suspension subframe now so am working on that too.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Superb ...another fast worker. You were lucky with the 2cv panel...the profile looks spot-on!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The other side today and yesterday for Cill repairs





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PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Suspension dismantled, cleaned, painted and rebuilt and now she is back facing the right way up at last



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking much more ship shape under there now! thanks for the update

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really fastinating to watch your progress and how you overcome some awesome and nasty rusty bits. Its strange how some parts go really bad yet just behind them is basically OK Question

Citroen was one of the pioneers of FWD moncoque and tyhe simple yet effective and light design shows how well they did. When Rover tried it with the P5 in the mid 1950 they (actually Pressed Steel) built an incredibly complex and heavy structure full of rust traps and even then it required a virtual half chassis as subframe for engine and torsion bar suspension. The front wrap around windscreen structure is particularly complex

What is the suspension on yours - is it torsion bar too - I refer to the trunnions on one of the shots at the sill ends Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank you yes you are right, have you seen the "citroen story" on men and motors where Citroen drove a car of a cliff to prove how strong it was Laughing then got in it and drove it away.
The rear suspension has two torsion bars seen here

The front has them too but running front to back and locked in just behind the engine.
I will show the pictures to that when I am rebuilding the front unit, I dont want to overstay my welcome as it were Rolling Eyes
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