After 12 months of blood, sweat and the proverbial tears-my "budget" racing 2CV is MOTd and on the road.
Having begged, bartered and even spent a few quid, the hard work has finally paid off.
I should say a few thankyous at this point too. Thanks to Derek Coghill for the chassis, rollcage, front arms,seat and a hell of a lot of advice. Thanks also to Simon Crook for exhaust, windows and harness and thanks to Francis Rottenburg and Peter Scatchard for the springs. And of course thanks to everybody on the forum for encouragement and advice by the bucket load!
I'll work out exact cost sometime soon (bear in mind that I haven't built the expensive engine yet)but as it is now, it owes me roughly £400!
Sorry if this has sounded a bit like a Kate Winslet Oscar speech but I had to say thankyou all. 8)
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Congratulations! Looks like a lot of hard work has gone into that :o
Good effort; however, I'm not sure quite how to refer to my car now, as I think almost as much of the one I initially bought is now in Jon's car as is still in mine.
There's probably more of it in his car, thinking about it.
Well done Jon - go and have fun ;D
nice going! ;D
nessie lives?
Mine's still Nessie; IV rather than III now.