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2CViking
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 Re: Odin Instead of ''repairing'' the top edge, I've decided to stitch in the famours re-inforcing plates on both sides. While the paint and rust protection is drying on the backside of the plates, the spring pots are giving a bit of service. It is always nice, should the bloody thing break on the raid, that things just screw on and off without any worries. It make sense to do it now that the body is off. The 2 front tie rod end eyes had to be cut off. The inside thread swollen not allowing the rods to turn. Spring pots mountings also rusted, only way is to chisel the nuts off. Force and/or heat is a waste of time. That's enough for today. Attachment:
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| October 17th, 2010, 8:32 pm |
 
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2CViking
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Re: Odin Done. Top plate replaced, side rails re-inforced. Next is spring pots, friction dampers, new shockabsorbers and new brake pipes etc. Attachment:
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| October 19th, 2010, 5:38 pm |
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Xmas
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Joined: September 6th, 2009, 12:56 am
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Re: Odin Looks like good work, amazing this French thing of taking a chassis apart to repair it as you can't replace with non OE. It makes you really do a proper job on an original chassis restoring it to original, or better in this case! By the way, what are those miniature dutch clogs inside the chassis, the backs of the drilled out welds or something? BTW great name for an old Dane van 
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2CViking
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Re: Odin Xmas wrote: Looks like good work, amazing this French thing of taking a chassis apart to repair it as you can't replace with non OE. It makes you really do a proper job on an original chassis restoring it to original, or better in this case! By the way, what are those miniature dutch clogs inside the chassis, the backs of the drilled out welds or something? BTW great name for an old Dane van Thanks. If the chassis had it, I would have replaced it but this original chassis is in very good condition (1974).  The Dutch clogs are nuts stored for rainy days by ''little people'' My other cars are called Viking Duck Viking Van Thor and now Odin. If I ever get another sedan, it will be a she called Freja  Attachment:
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Squeezebox
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Re: Odin Did you leave the "little peoples" nuts inside the chassis when you restored it ? They might come looking for them !
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2CViking
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Re: Odin Squeezebox wrote: Did you leave the "little peoples" nuts inside the chassis when you restored it ? They might come looking for them ! Yes if they don't pay.... Making new brake pipes is good fun. Also removed the arm to inspect the bearings. Little wear on the inside, hardly any on the chassis side. Attachment:
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| October 20th, 2010, 2:34 pm |
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Sean
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Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
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Re: Odin as usual citroen saves a millionth of a centime by applying grease from a rag rather than a brush
skinflints,
hope you gave it a good dousing
sean
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2CViking
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Re: Odin They looked like this. Of cause I'll use my millions greasing the bastards. Water is also a big killer here Attachment:
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| October 20th, 2010, 2:46 pm |
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2CViking
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Re: Odin New brake pipes fitted, fit for raid fighting. Don't want to lose fuel line going through rough terrain. Attachment:
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Friction dampers buggered. Clean, sanded and re-adjusted another set. Attachment:
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Old-Nail
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Re: Odin It's nice to see how stuff like friction dampers look when taken apart. Many of us have never had the chance to do that.
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