ive noticed a few 2cv;s without the "standard" black fan,

is it possible to simply spray the fan (after doing the obvious preps) and for it to be ok?

i really want to go for the old multicolour fan,
going with red and white, 4 different like stripes, who knows what itll look like when she spins, am i being crazy or has someone else painted the fan

suggestions and opinions please

if you make a spirral pattern from the inside out it looks really cool

yer i want to do something like that, but itll be very difficult, just thinking of doing like it in 4 equal sections or something

As it happens I've just done mine (and all the tinware) I just used a rattle can of plasticote... usual thing make sure its clean grease free and rub it down with fine abrasive paper.

im loving the rocker covers, makes it so much better,

how do you remove that black thing the fan sits in?

already viering off topic but i want to buy some gloss black for that,

and then i think ill stick with the red and white fan,

infact sod that red fan, and when i eventually do my re chas im going to spray the bulkhead and engine bay all nice and shiny

You need to meet Tarquin of this forum..........

The cowlings? You really want to take the lot off, else just painting the front cowling would look silly. (Unless you've got rubber side cowlings, of course, but they really need binning in favour of tin ones for engine-health reasons as well as cosmetics)

You need to get the manifold off for the upper side-pieces. There's two small bolts holding the lower ones to the underside of the heads. Then it's just self-tappers everywhere. Alternator belt off, then to get the fan cowling off, you'll need to take the engine mounts off - even if the engine's in the car. Trolley jack under the sump's good enough.

Is there a certain breed of cars that had plastic? Me being lazy to wait tillim back at the car!

And sounda like someone i should talk to !

Yeh, they changed in the mid '80s.

Ill be a placcy then. Whats the benefits of replacig for metal