Stinkwheel Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Today some decisions were made, I’ve started in the Ami (sorry, I never actually counted the votes) Started off by shuffling piles of crap and tools and assorted car parts around the unit to expose the chassis that’s been on its side up against a wall for 7 years. Turns out one bloke can sort of lift/move a chassis with spring cans attached, here is proof it moved onto axle stands..... As you might be able to see on the first cross-member there is a bit of shiny metal, this ami 8 chassis had at some point been under a 2CV or Dyane (common back in the day when new chassis weren’t a thing and Amis were in scrappies for body rot) Well instead of bolting in the handbrake someone had welded it on, pain in the behind, some cutty/Grindy/weldy action and a bit of chassis black.... Good as new. Next job is to do the same to the 2CV fuel tank brackets welded badly to the rear legs (luckily the original ami brackets are still in place) Then it’s lift body from old chassis and transfer the axles. Six-cylinder, Skizzer, 500tops and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meter rat Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 GSA was my old car. Sold on to do the Scally Rally. Brought to tow our then trailer tent. The logic? The Acadianne was to slow and uncomfortable, as the wife had a broken are, due to an attack by one of the pupils at the special school she worked at. I was a nice car to drive. I new it still around. I would have voted for that. Glad its finally going to be getting some love. Stinkwheel, 500tops and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 5:49 PM, Stinkwheel said: ... I appear to possess the last pair of GSA sills in existence.... Any chance of using those as master patterns for a new batch of sills? chaseracer and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Any chance of using those as master patterns for a new batch of sills?Id be willing to if they were not destroyed in the process. I may drop Rob Moss a message see what he thinks. LightBulbFun and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 More Ami progress, pics speak for them selves I think......And now I’m knackered and filthy, so I’m off home for a shower. Joey spud, loserone, PhilA and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Wow, that appeared to be so easy, bet it wasn't that easy. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Wow, that appeared to be so easy, bet it wasn't that easy.It was and it was not.If you know what your doing (and I’ve been taking 2CV’s etc apart and fixing them for 25 years now on and off) it is quite easy.If it’s your first go, there are lots of fiddly bits to really wind you up. BorniteIdentity, Skizzer, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Tickman said: Wow, that appeared to be so easy, bet it wasn't that easy. 2 hours ago, Stinkwheel said: It was and it was not. The Team Principal and I could have done with a hoist like that yesterday, when we were trying to get the caged and panelled racer shell back onto the chassis. There is now metal where once there was rust and air... Tickman, richardmorris, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 The hoist is a very handy one. It has a very long ram, oooerrr, so you get lots of lift. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 MATRON! Tadhg Tiogar and Stinkwheel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Naughty titter mongers, Titter ye not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: Naughty titter mongers, Titter ye not. The number of complaints we had after the last series..... chaseracer and Stinkwheel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Looks like a really solid body! Have you got everything you need? The father has some Ami bits lying around. Also, I don’t suppose you have a spare GS/A petrol tank? Helpfully it appears the father has having misidentified it weighed mine in! Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 It’s is a very solid body, I have the chap that bought it in from France in 2010 to thank for that. All the bits that needed doing, he did, then he sold it and the new owner crashed it, when it turned up in a salvage auction the first owner/importer bought it back. Then I bought it from him in a moment of weakness. (Mine or his, I’m not sure which) Today I got it all buttoned back up onto the replacement chassis....GS/A fuel tank is a maybe. I will need to check my seldom ventured to small lockup. Leave it with me. loserone, strangeangel, LightBulbFun and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Have you got everything you need? The father has some Ami bits lying around. I have most bits, but what’s he got lying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 You’re on fire, engine in and running tomorrow? He’s got loads of stuff, floors sills, petrol tank (!) at least one set of panels I think, switches, trim, even a chassis. Maybe seats. Give me a shout if there’s anything you need. Alas I’m too lanky for Amis. Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 55 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: GS/A fuel tank is a maybe. I will need to check my seldom ventured to small lockup. Leave it with me. Much appreciated! Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Great progress! Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Here’s some more stuff f what’s been going on..... It has rear wings and working oily bits. If you’ve never fitted wings to an Ami, I don’t recommend it. It runs really sweet but I need a new starter motor as the ones I have spare are all a bit slow and high resistance and shit running, new one is only 50 quid, so that should be on its way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk chaseracer, grizgut, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Excellent. I see Chevronics is already developing GS sills by the way. chaseracer and Stinkwheel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Excellent. I see Chevronics is already developing GS sills by the way.Yes, I was literally about to drop Rob a line and then I saw they were already doing it. Which is a very good thing. Chances are Robs will probably fit better than the original pressings. Not cheap but the quality of their parts is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: ...will probably fit better than the original pressings. Not cheap but the quality of their parts is very good. Buy nice, or buy twice ? Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Well if I thought the back wings were tricky.... the fronts, where it had been crashed, are proving to be very tricky.....It’s a lot more bent than I thought. No wonder it needed another chassis.Anyone ever tells you these things fold up and kill you, don’t believe them.None of the glass was even broken and yet it had crashed hard enough to buckle the chassis and mangle all the front panels.I’ve got the front ‘nose’ as it were as straight as it’s going to get after much twisting, bashing, pressure and swearing. I still think it might have a slightly lop sided face. Like an Ami stroke victim if you will. But we shall see. Fumbler, Asimo, Kowalski and 5 others 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Seems like a inordinate amount of time since I updated this thread, and it kinda has been, I blame actual paying work and some form of semi constant underlying depression mainly. But I’m not gonna moan. It’s just life’sWithout further waffle, here’s a bit of a picture dump for the Ami progress, which are sort of self explanatory hopefully ...And of the visa which can be seen still on its french lates in the background above, I’m pleased to announce that after 5 years in this country, it finally achieved these...So that’s both the visa and Ami, running, driving and insured etc all in a theoretically road legal state. Which is nice. Ian_Fearn, LightBulbFun, Fumbler and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Excellent to see them both up and running!! Stinkwheel, LightBulbFun, 500tops and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Huzzah! Cord Fourteener and Stinkwheel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Good result 👍 Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Huzzah! 6 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Huzzah! 6 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Huzzah! Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 LEG END Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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