A car known to the collective returns. Yes, it’s another Citroen

[Stinkwheel]

I believe my LNA needs a new coupling disc that I have bought, without bolts. What I did not realise is they were difficult to fit!

I’m afraid so, if the original is still in place. You will have a struggle, getting the old one out - easiest I found was to undo and remove pinch bolts at rack and column end. Key in to remove steering lock, lift column at steering wheel as high as it would go, prize out assembly. Then grind off the rivet heads and then drill though the centre of the rivet to remove it from the brackets. Assembly is reversal of removal as they say in Haynes manuals.


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[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, Stinkwheel said:

I’m afraid so, if the original is still in place. You will have a struggle, getting the old one out - easiest I found was to undo and remove pinch bolts at rack and column end. Key in to remove steering lock, lift column at steering wheel as high as it would go, prize out assembly. Then grind off the rivet heads and then drill though the centre of the rivet to remove it from the brackets. Assembly is reversal of removal as they say in Haynes manuals.


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So when can you do it!

[Stinkwheel]

I believe my LNA needs a new coupling disc that I have bought, without bolts. What I did not realise is they were difficult to fit!

Also Chris, I would recommend purchasing one with the correct fixings, they aren’t expensive and the fixings are just the right size to allow re assembly.

This is the one I used ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324035777565

[chaseracer]

FoD spannering sesh - SOONEST!

[Stinkwheel]

So when can you do it!

Happy to when this lockdown is over. As Dave says above, FoD spannering weekend must be some sort of priority after this nonsense is over.

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Also Chris, I would recommend purchasing one with the correct fixings, they aren’t expensive and the fixings are just the right size to allow re assembly.

This is the one I used ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324035777565

I have taken your advice and ordered a coupling complete with the correct length bolts.

This is what I had ready.

[Stinkwheel]

At least you will have a spare coupling, it’s not like you don’t have enough Visa’s and once the one with the fixings arrives you will be able to see what you need for the one without.

[hairnet]

@Frogchod

how hard to get tgv to that??

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1786799767.htm/

why they all so far away ffs

[somewhatfoolish]

So you get a decent drive back, Visas are for driving.

[hairnet]

coming back is the easy bit getting there is a pita

 

[hairnet]

@Six-cylinder

do ya need any spares?

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1786219887.htm/

[Stinkwheel]

[mention=18019]Frogchod[/mention]
how hard to get tgv to that??
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1786799767.htm/

why they all so far away ffs

That’s pure porn. Love the driving lights on it.

[Six-cylinder]

12 minutes ago, hairnet said:

@Frogchod

how hard to get tgv to that??

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1786799767.htm/

why they all so far away ffs

That seems a great price on the face of it.

Trouble is at the moment it is two weeks quarantine to arrive in France and two weeks to get back to the uk!

[hairnet]

how about 4 years to the day??

 

[Stinkwheel]

Here we go again with another instalment of working on the sodding never ending Visa, i only had a couple of hours free today so flushed the cooling system again (this time with proper Barr’s coolant flush, only 3.99 from your local motor factors folks) this stuff is ace, drain some coolant, run engine at various speeds until fans cut in, drain, flush with clean and bobs your uncle. And you know what, he was. (Actually Keith was my uncle but he’s no longer with us, so Bob will have to do) The water in it stayed properly clean for the first time so I drained it again and added proper coolant and everything.

 

I even changed the track rod end that was advised for at the last MOT - you know, the last MOT this had they put the wrong registration number on it. Interesting fact for anyone who was actually driving round in it at the time

 

I felt pleased so I reassembled most of the the front to give the thing a face again.

 

 

Until next time. Stay safe out there people.

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

 

 

I even changed the track rod end that was advised for at the last MOT - you know, the last MOT this had they put the wrong registration number on it.

 

 

 

 

 

say whu?

[Stinkwheel]

say whu?

Yep. First uk MOT it was BX-753-XG all correct.
Second one... BX-453-XG, whoops.

[Mrs6C]

^^^ I had a brand new Sebring convertible as a rental car in the USA for a month and Six-cylinder and I did 6000 miles in it before discovering that the licence plates on the front and back were not the same...

[Stinkwheel]

Might as well add today’s pictures....


Now complete under the bonnet.


And indeed has a bonnet.

A small patch to weld on each sill and a new front wiper blade then it will be ready for an MOT.

[Stinkwheel]

Well Ive been tinkering in and off. Most of which I didn’t take any pictures of, thing like..
Repairing the r/h door mirror and fitting the rare as hens teeth new mirror glass.
Finding out I hadn’t fitted the plastic radiator cowl when I found it in a pile of odds and ends, so stripping the front down again to put it in place.
And today, i welded one of the sills up quickly then ran out of time to
do the other, so that’s tomorrow’s job.

After cutting out the rot...

The rot that was cut out...

And after welding and attacking with the flap disc...

Once the other side is done, I think it’s MOT time.

[Stinkwheel]

And so it’s ready (for an MOT that is)which I hope to get done very soon.



I really should have shut the bonnet properly for this pic. Oh well.

[Mrs6C]

^^^ That is quite an arty shot...

[Stinkwheel]

9 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

^^^ That is quite an arty shot...

I is an proffeshnial you knows

[hairnet]

[hairnet]

3 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

I is an proffeshnial you knows

were you nicking tin outta the doors for the welding :D

 

[Stinkwheel]

11 minutes ago, hairnet said:

were you nicking tin outta the doors for the welding

 

i would have done but its galvanised and gives off that poison gas horribleness when welded. I like my lungs un-poisoned.

[Stinkwheel]

On the subject of me not being very good at updating threads….

The Visa is U.K. registered and as a historic vehicle to boot, which is nice, I washed it today and drove it a good bit as well, I really like it, as in ‘really’ like it. But it’s got a slightly warped brake disc, so I need to source a pair of the slightly unobtainium 3 stud type very soon. Did I mention I like it? It somehow feels more french to drive than my Ami 8, not quite sure how, but I like it (did I say?)

I took these pictures earlier for your delectation ….

[hairnet]

Hnnnnng

Just a shame that engine spoils it

Tu would be fun 

If I bought another it would be a diesel hi @Six-cylinderchris

[Stinkwheel]

Hnnnnng
Just a shame that engine spoils it
Tu would be fun 
If I bought another it would be a diesel hi [mention=4787]Six-cylinder[/mention]chris

Believe you me, the engine doesn’t spoil it mate….. since the rebuild and the fixing of the carb (actually I changed it for another one) and the sorting of the broken carb Inlet gasket, it really does fly, needed a couple more degrees advance putting in than it was running before as well. This things sits at 130kph easily and gives you 45-50 mpg into the bargain

Although I agree about the diesel, I miss my old one, and that had done 250k miles, it was still brilliant