popular french car 2cv

Mika, keep posting! I like your work.

 

I always loved this one. These cars are just begging to be rodded...

 

Never seen the insides of one of these before. Your doing a heck of a job, love the floors so far.Chop it.

 

Kinda has a steam punkish look.

 

c'est bon, monsieur !

 

hello
always the floor rear






floor on chassis support reinforcement





mock up

 

the side of the firewalls .

 

reinforcement of the floor support
I like to work the metal

template






roughly cut





sheet metal sandwich





stamping holes





the support in place






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Amazing craftsmanship. I can't wait to see how this turns out.

-Dave

 

Really nice looking metalwork. Thanks for posting.

 

You guys beat me to it with these pics-



I have a Tamiya model that will get this style of treatment someday...

Anyway- Mika112, you're doing amazing work! Thank you for posting and sharing your talents.

 

International rodding at its best!
There was a number of Citroen (2CV & 4CV) in the San Francisco bay area, from the late '50s thru the '80s...(they were the brunt of many 'happy' jokes...)
I was a Porsche/VW wrench in the early years ('57-'67) and we serviced lots of these.
I always thought they were just 'spartan' enough that one would make a cool street runner, (356 Porsche powered, natch!)

I'm glad to see this one on here, it helps to 'weld us together' worldwide.
(just don't stand too close to the Citroen flux...if ya get what I mean)

 

Fascinating clever suspension. The tubes alongside the rails contain coil springs connected so the tubes work as springs in tension. They are free-floating and acted on by the front and rear wheel on that side, but located relative to the rail by additional springs. The result is warp articulation, which allows insane wheel movement, legendary ride quality, and remarkable roadholding without ever causing the frame to flex. Hence the spindly ladder affair in the above photos: nothing heavier is needed.

It's a pity extreme 2CV surgery so often involves chucking the suspension in favour of something comparatively crude and boring.

Being fond of 2CVs I'd like to see where this build goes: subscribed.

 

hello
thank you for your comment

 

I thought you could quite easily wind the suspension down on these cars (I once saw one in the UK that was slammed on it´s arse!) . Made me wonder why you want to channel it. Incredible metalwork in any case.

 

Mika112,
your metal fabricating skills are excellent. I can't wait to see how this looks. Are you planning on any custom body modifications?

 

Probably because the way its originally built it has quite a bit of stuff hanging below the rocker panel level.



Now he can lower it more with the same ground clearence.


And I agree...

Very impressive metalwork.

 

hello
yes custom body .
there is a channeling , droop suspensions , flip front .
after top chop . Front and rear axle narrows .
stock wheel front ( 4x15 ) rear wheel ( 4x13 ) .
engine flat twin modified in 40 cubic inch ( stock 37 cubic inch)
yes is very very very smal block
twin carb , 1 par cylinder . cam modified .

 

hello
yes it is .

 

did you drop a mehari mill in your 2cv? sneaky sneaky!!! great build, i have a soft spot for maladroidt tin snails.

 

Here's an idea I've had before:

using the 2CV suspension to carry front and rear axles.

 

Abolutely superb metal work!!! I love the way you are lowering the car without messing with the caster angle in the front suspension. What size rectangular tube and tube thickness did you use for your frame rails. I have a 2cv with a disintegrated frame and would like to build something similiar.

- Terry

 

I love the oddballs....looking good...

 

Keep going, good job so far!

 

After the floor above the spring






the seat support







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I think the actual 2CV was in fact made almost enirely from scaffolding.

 

great work? nice to see rods outside of america,

one question, why not the bmw1000 engine swap?

 

That there is some FANTASTIC work!

Pete-