Peugeot 309 rescue thread. Moving on.

[Matty]

GO ON LAD!!!!!!!!

[Fumbler]

Leaps and bounds. Very, very good stuff going on here

[montytom]

You are certainly going great guns with this. Looks a lovely repair

[Cord Fourteener]

Yes, that looks proper!

[Mrs6C]

Well done! It will do the job and it looks just fine.

[Soundwave]

Excellent work!

[Erebus]

Great stuff.  Are you tempted to keep it now?  Does it need any more welding?

[DoctorRetro]

2 minutes ago, Erebus said:

Great stuff.  Are you tempted to keep it now?  Does it need any more welding?

Don't think it needs any more, maybe a tiny hole in the boot floor, but the main issues are the carburettor and brakes. 

I'm sick of the sight of it tbh. 😕

[Erebus]

1 hour ago, DoctorRetro said:

Don't think it needs any more, maybe a tiny hole in the boot floor, but the main issues are the carburettor and brakes. 

I'm sick of the sight of it tbh. 😕

Shame but the work you've done has helped ensure its survival : )

[adw1977]

Excellent work.

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

That is a fantastic job for a first time welder. I am very impressed. Brakes and carbs will be easy after sill fabricator  and welding.

[Timewaster]

2 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

 the main issue - the carburettor.

Standard from the factory.

[loserone]

Time for an HDI conversion 🤣

[DoctorRetro]

2 minutes ago, loserone said:

Time for an HDI conversion 🤣

Wash your mouth out. Surely a VW Tdi is the only diesel this needs. 🤣

[reb]

3 minutes ago, loserone said:

Time for an HDI conversion 🤣

I happen to know of an HDI going spare too...

[loserone]

I have an EW10 you can have for free if you want to keep it petrol, 138Bhp should be alright?

[stuboy]

great work dude!!

[GarageOfLuke]

Kept meaning to have a proper look through this thread after seeing it for sale, bloody admirable work you're doing. 

Sidenote: still trying to convince myself this wouldn't look beautiful alongside the Twingo. 

[bunglebus]

Good stuff, liking the fab work on the sills. Sometimes it's best to have a little break before getting stuck into other jobs, which I why I always have a list of jobs I need to do!

[DoctorRetro]

Urgh. I hate this part.

 

[grogee]

6 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Urgh. I hate this part.

 

That's the best bit! Be sure to do it in a small, poorly ventilated room for a maximum high. 

[Tommyboy12]

I love rebuilding carbs. Have to say my favourite for simplicity is probably the SU.

[juular]

17 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said:

I love rebuilding carbs. Have to say my favourite for simplicity is probably the SU.

I've got 3 SUs from the 60s that are in bits and haven't been run for around 25 years.

Just when you're ready, ta. 🤣

[wuvvum]

I used to hate messing with carbs too, but having stripped and rebuilt the one on the Spacy about half a dozen times now I don't mind them so much.

[Tommyboy12]

15 minutes ago, juular said:

I've got 3 SUs from the 60s that are in bits and haven't been run for around 25 years.

Just when you're ready, ta. 🤣

Long way to go to rebuild some carbs. Maybe next time I'm mad enough to take the Montego to the top of Scotland 😂

[DoctorRetro]

Typically, the rebuild kits for the Solex 32 BIS are stupidly expensive! FFS.

 

 

[DoctorRetro]

38 minutes ago, grogee said:

That's the best bit! Be sure to do it in a small, poorly ventilated room for a maximum high. 

It's in my littlun's bedroom 😳🤣

[juular]

2 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Typically, the rebuild kits for the Silex 32 BIS are stupidly expensive! FFS.

 

 

It does seem ridiculous that a few gaskets, o-rings, springs and bushes cost more than a tenner!  The SU rebuild kits I've been looking at are around £70.... PER CARB.

[DoctorRetro]

I'd settle just for the main gasket, but can't seem to find it alone. It's actually fine, but I need to take it off to get to the float bowl and I'm scared it will tear

[juular]

3 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

I'd settle just for the main gasket, but can't seem to find it alone. It's actually fine, but I need to take it off to get to the float bowl and I'm scared it will tear

Could you make one from paper if that's the only part you need?