bunglebus Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Light weight probably helps too, a Dyane is approximately two Honda Goldwings. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Down to rural Herefordshire yesterday in a Lexarse with three motors, only two of which were bolted into the car. The one in the boot was left with Pete to have 118cc and about 20bhp added; doesn't sound much when you say it quickly but it represents a power boost of around 60%. Once it's in build, the Dyane will be trailered south engineless ready for the 720 transplant. I R EXCITE 🙃 brownnova, LightBulbFun, outlaw118 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 19/03/2021 at 06:26, bunglebus said: Light weight probably helps too, a Dyane is approximately two Honda Goldwings. About one and a half... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 6:26 AM, bunglebus said: Light weight probably helps too, a Dyane is approximately two Honda Goldwings. not with dave sat in it Floatylight, Talbot, Skizzer and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, chaseracer said: Down to rural Herefordshire yesterday in a Lexarse with three motors, only two of which were bolted into the car. Did you see a yellow Charleston in the corner by the door? (It might be at the body shop though.)Fingers crossed I will be joining the citroen ranks of Autoshite in the next few weeks! LightBulbFun, richardmorris, brownnova and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Yours? Looks good! richardmorris and jon.k 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, jon.k said: Did you see a yellow Charleston in the corner by the door? (It might be at the body shop though.)Fingers crossed I will be joining the citroen ranks of Autoshite in the next few weeks! Good man! The Autoshite A-Series massive! jon.k, LightBulbFun, chaseracer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 If everything goes to plan I hope to get it in a week or two. I can't wait! I'm not sure how complete it is at the moment though. LightBulbFun, chaseracer and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 They can be a metric Meccano kit one day and on the road the next! richardmorris and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 23 hours ago, hairnet said: not with dave sat in it Harsh!! (but funny) richardmorris and chaseracer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 23 hours ago, jon.k said: Did you see a yellow Charleston in the corner by the door? (It might be at the body shop though.)Fingers crossed I will be joining the citroen ranks of Autoshite in the next few weeks! Yellow and black? The best colour combination! Please do feel free to send me photos and impressions to 2cv at Citroencarclub.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 23 hours ago, hairnet said: not with dave sat in it imagine me him wonble and beko sat in it LOWRIDER FO REEL chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 12 hours ago, chaseracer said: They can be a metric Meccano kit one day and on the road the next! ..........your excuse is...........?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Talbot said: Harsh!! (but funny) I cannot disagree. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Got a message from Pete yesterday: "if you can find a Solex carb off a 652 Visa, they are brilliantly tuneable and great things will result induction-wise", or words to that effect. Somewhere north of hen's teeth and rocking-horse poo on the YOU'RE HAVING A GIRAFFE scale of rare? No pressure then. Request here and the CCC page on the Book of Farce, expecting laughter and a long wait. Guess what? Found one already, and from a reliable source. Needs a clean but is complete, and it'll be on the way tomorrow. brownnova, Floatylight, crad and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Yikes 6k for the BMW bits and bobs, is more than i would have guessed. What does that drop to if you supply the engine or donor bike ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Well done! He told me to find a Visa carb too, but I'd already spent a fair bit tuning the one already fitted to the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Minimad5 said: Yikes 6k for the BMW bits and bobs, is more than i would have guessed. What does that drop to if you supply the engine or donor bike ? Around a grand less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Could you not do the engine conversion yourself ? Just buy the bits from them - Bellhousing adapter I assume is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Hmm, CCC facebook page and hard to find Visa parts? I've asked to join! chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 27 minutes ago, Minimad5 said: Could you not do the engine conversion yourself ? Just buy the bits from them - Bellhousing adapter I assume is required. Yes - Sparrow does a basic conversion kit for £700 +VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, chaseracer said: Yes - Sparrow does a basic conversion kit for £700 +VAT. Get it done 😎 And document the work here - 1) You'll have a boss thread and 2) You'll get the car you actually want 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 You over-estimate my mechanical ability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Morning or afternoon? chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Mrs6C, Minimad5, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 The Solex above is now with Pete, as are all the Belgian shiny bits for the 720 build. He's already stripped down the donor engine - a high-compression Dyane unit from the late-70s/early 80s 'sweet spot' - and all is well. My build is next in the queue, so the original 602 needs to be removed (and safely stored) to make way for the big motor. That's the job for this weekend, then. Floatylight, puddlethumper, Tickman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, chaseracer said: ...a high-compression Dyane unit from the late-70s/early 80s 'sweet spot'... We're having the pistons and barrels back for a race engine... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 arent these supposed to be like beetle four bolts and out? how about now (ffs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 23/03/2021 at 19:28, chaseracer said: Down to rural Herefordshire yesterday in a Lexarse with three motors, only two of which were bolted into the car. The one in the boot was left with Pete to have 118cc and about 20bhp added; doesn't sound much when you say it quickly but it represents a power boost of around 60%. Once it's in build, the Dyane will be trailered south engineless ready for the 720 transplant. I R EXCITE 🙃 How did I miss this? Welcome to club GLF! Once I have the Burds Clio back on the road shall dig out the GSA and we should meet up! Never driven an A Body.. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, 320touring said: Welcome to club GLF! Once I have the Burds Clio back on the road shall dig out the GSA and we should meet up! BE GOOD TO SEE YOU!!!! 😃 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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