bunglebus Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 Light weight probably helps too, a Dyane is approximately two Honda Goldwings. chaseracer 1
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author 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 🙃 320touring, puddlethumper, richardmorris and 9 others 12
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author 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... 😉
hairnet Posted March 23, 2021 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, mat_the_cat and 6 others 9
jon.k Posted March 23, 2021 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! Skizzer, richardmorris, brownnova and 2 others 5
chaseracer Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 Yours? Looks good! jon.k and richardmorris 2
brownnova Posted March 23, 2021 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, richardmorris, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4
jon.k Posted March 24, 2021 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. richardmorris, chaseracer and LightBulbFun 3
chaseracer Posted March 24, 2021 Author Posted March 24, 2021 They can be a metric Meccano kit one day and on the road the next! LightBulbFun and richardmorris 2
Talbot Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 23 hours ago, hairnet said: not with dave sat in it Harsh!! (but funny) chaseracer and richardmorris 1 1
richardmorris Posted March 24, 2021 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
hairnet Posted March 24, 2021 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
hairnet Posted March 24, 2021 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...........??
chaseracer Posted March 24, 2021 Author Posted March 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Talbot said: Harsh!! (but funny) I cannot disagree. Talbot 1
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author 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. Tickman, brownnova, Mrs6C and 9 others 12
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 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 ?
dollywobbler Posted March 25, 2021 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.
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author 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.
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Could you not do the engine conversion yourself ? Just buy the bits from them - Bellhousing adapter I assume is required.
Lankytim Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 Hmm, CCC facebook page and hard to find Visa parts? I've asked to join! chaseracer 1
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author 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.
Minimad5 Posted March 25, 2021 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 🤷♂️
chaseracer Posted March 25, 2021 Author Posted March 25, 2021 You over-estimate my mechanical ability!
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author 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, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author 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
hairnet Posted May 22, 2021 Posted May 22, 2021 arent these supposed to be like beetle four bolts and out? how about now (ffs)
320touring Posted May 22, 2021 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
chaseracer Posted May 22, 2021 Author 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
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