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Author:  samfieldhouse [ November 22nd, 2010, 8:43 pm ]
Post subject:  1015cc Engines
What's it like owning and driving a sidewinder? How does the 1015 engine hold up? Is it expensive in terms of fuel, maintenance? Is it a hit on insurance premiums?

Thoughts please :geek:
Author:  rebel2cv [ November 22nd, 2010, 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
I owned a 1300 engine with plans to fit it to my clelste, never had it running but I belive citronet had parts?? Anyway I got a few quotes for insurance- a lot didn't want to insure me, others wanted just under a grand more! Mind I was about 17-18 at the time...
Author:  Roy Eastwood [ November 22nd, 2010, 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
Back in about 1985 Richard Dalton built a GS1300 + 5 speed box into an Acadiane on a lengthened Ami Super chassis, we did a European tour in it.

It was, of course, not a sidewinder since that was the name of a project of 'Two Horse Stables' in Skipton.

So, what we got was the strength & stability of the far stronger springs & anti roll bars (both) and the easy availability at the time of real Boge Ami Super shocks.

The vehicle was reliable but suffered from cooling problems (sorted reasonably easily) and lack of lube to 5th gear.

Driving was superb, quiet, fast and a real q-car, at its greatest fun in France where the locals knew that Acadianes simply did not do 160kmh.

I can't imagine taking on the project now, simply because of donor availability, all was easy to obtain in those times.
Author:  J-dub [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
dont you have to modify the bulkhead and floors?

the way i look at it (and this is strictly my opinion, and your opinion is yours, and you can do what you want to your cars, ill do what i want to mine sort of thing so dont take it the wrong way!!! ;)) why put a huge engine in a 2cv? sort of defeats the point of it surely?
Author:  Russell [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
Jameswallace wrote:
dont you have to modify the bulkhead and floors?


No.

Jameswallace wrote:
the way i look at it (and this is strictly my opinion, and your opinion is yours, and you can do what you want to your cars, ill do what i want to mine sort of thing so dont take it the wrong way!!! ;)) why put a huge engine in a 2cv? sort of defeats the point of it surely?


Because it's fun? Don't you want to sit at 95mph up the chuff of all those twats in BMW's who tailgate you when you dare enter the outside lane? Don't you think it'd be quite a chuckle to do second gear rolling burnouts? Do you not like the idea of a car that looks slow but actually goes really rather fast?

My/Spanners old sidewinder was a great laugh.
Author:  J-dub [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
i see

and no i understand what you mean, didnt think of that bit really, your right, i can imagine it beinga giggle,
slap on wrist taken :)
Author:  Russell [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
It wasn't a slap on the wrist? I just answered your question!
Author:  J-dub [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
yer it was, you put me into place with my confusion!!!
Author:  Matt_S [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
Russell wrote:
My/Spanners old sidewinder was a great laugh.



Russell is that the one I now own...???
Author:  Russell [ November 22nd, 2010, 11:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1015cc Engines
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This one.
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