www.citroën.cc

Renewal of this site

I’m currently undertaking a renovation of this site and updating everything. I hope you find it more friendly and organised. Lots more current info coming and i’ve tried to bring the links and references up to date. It’s a long term project with little time available to do it…

btw – anyone who says you need to understand the technology involved in these cars to be able to appreciate them is lying. They [mostly and usually] look great, they drive like nothing much else on the road and they often generate conversation with strangers.

Spend less time fixing and more time driving them!

Also they drive better the faster you go

7 _ March _ 2010

Renovation to do list

Items I really need to do…

The organic nature of these cars is evident over some time – you start to realise nothing stands still or stays fixed and it will continue to degrade regardless of whether you drive it or not.

• fix minor water leak near front passenger side and de-rust the floor pan – in very heavy rain some water collects on floor area below the A column under the carpet near the floor drain – possibly a leak around the bonnet hinge or the roof… not sure yet.
• get synchro on gear 2 fixed
• clean and repaint engine bay
• fix water reserve bottle for a leak
• maybe new steering wheel at some stage – current one has some heat damage but is covered currently with a leather wrap I made so no urgency to that
• work out a way to better clean the dimpled edging plastic around floor/doorways step
• maybe add temperature gauge and sender [not supplied on dspecial - and not urgently required]
• retouch chrome paint on dash fittings and rechrome dial surrounds
• rust removal and repaint of boot panel which has appeared as dots along the leading edge from the inside [which  is a very common problem.]  and the painted surface has crazed. I had the boot repainted and they did really bad job – it needs stripping again to bare metal.
• repaint roof again due to compression marks in small section of the fibreglass roof panel – sort of like circular stress marks
• de rust door edges and check drainage holes again – and respray with cavity wax.
• re-polish stainless hubcaps

Renovation process 2009

• November 2009 – rear right wheel rubber  boot replaced due to minor crack
• December 2009 – replaced breather tube on engine. The rubber tube was bent and compressed.

Renovation process 2007

• March 2007 – Wiring was all checked. Coil and Ballast resistor were replaced. {electrical things were not really working right as I was about to find out  in a while}. Steering return pipe replaced. Exhaust tail pipe was patched/repaired where it connected to the muffler. LHM was replaced and filters cleaned.
• May 2007 – Electrical connections in engine bay all checked and high tension leads replaced. [following sudden break down in the middle of Sydney city traffic and subsequent towing]
• May 2007 – 6 days later - Ignition was replaced with 123 ignition system
• December 2007 – Both rear suspension boots and  pivot balls replaced, and knuckles cleaned and regreased and holding pins retensioned.

Renovation process 2006

• January 2006 – Bought and fitted 2 new headlight mounts/units. The previous ones were degraded to a point where they needed to be re-mirrored.They were not the correct style and were ‘modern’ replacements that had been fitted in a complex fashion with perspex surrounds to mount them. It was very difficult to adjust them and make them work correctly with the self levelling system. It was easier to refit remanufactured ‘original’ style ones.
• June 2006 – Hydraulic pump bit the dust and had to be replaced. All the seals and bearings were checked and replaced and fluids topped up again. The boot lid was taken off for a repaint due to cracks forming in surface. [this repaint was not entirely successful]
• August 2006 – All LHM fluids were bled and replaced and filters cleaned. Brake fluids all bled and replaced. The instrument panel was replaced with excellent new identical one with no broken corners. The rehostat adjuster was replaced and all lights and bulbs checked and repaired in minor ways.