And anothet top tip-if you have the shell off at any point, replace the little bit of rubber fuel pipe from the tank. It's easier to get the tank saddle off (IMHO) than to drop the tank afterwards!

Thanks for the tips, My 2cv body will be coming off soon.

Jon, you're doing sterling work there, good one mate(though I knew you would find it (fairly)straight forward )

Cheers peeps. I honestly wish it had been quite as straightforward-Taff, you saw it at its worst!

I wish whoever rechassis'd the baboo had changed that poxy little pipe...

Lol, Spanners' top tip #4

I did, I did....and you have my complete admiration, I wouldn't know where to start.

The front is sometimes good. But, in this case, it was at the bottom!

The end is almost in sight, yesterday I thought I even saw a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. Thankfully the light wasn't from a naked flame as the one piece of fuel pipe I've not changed decided it was porous yesterday!

I've taken some crap pictures on my mobile, will try and get some better ones today but at least if you look back over the older ones, you get some idea of what's what

Grrrrrrrrrr. I'm gonna buy myself a chainsaw and then track down whoever it is that's worked on this car previously!

More on that later but suffice to say it's a mechanical issue for once