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citsncycles wrote:Stripping paint off odd bits of your car to make it 'rat look'?
Doesnt really work on plastic bonnets though :wink: plus it looks stoopid! :lol:
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:lol: Nothing so exciting i'm afraid and knowing my luck i'll probably be unblocking drains again. :oops:
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:D I now have a fully functioning BX. The manual choke conversion has been fitted and it starts fine... even when hot :D

We're off to a 2CV camp in Somerset at the weekend and we're taking the BX... I'll let you know how we get on.
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Rich wrote::D I now have a fully functioning BX. The manual choke conversion has been fitted and it starts fine... even when hot :D

We're off to a 2CV camp in Somerset at the weekend and we're taking the BX... I'll let you know how we get on.
Good man, was it much involved that choke conversion? just worth considering if my 16 plays up again.
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It was really easy... I drove it to Wellingborough last Sunday and collected it this morning :lol:

I usually like to do stuff like that myself but lack of time and all that :oops:

Michael (the guy who did the work) did say that it was a straight forward job though... what was time consuming was the fact that the carb settings were all over the place as someone in the past has tried to "fix" the problem.
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Rich wrote: We're off to a 2CV camp in Somerset at the weekend and we're taking the BX... I'll let you know how we get on.
Right! A little bit delayed but time for a quick up date...

A couple of weeks ago we headed down to Somerset in the BX for a small-but-perfectly-formed 2CV camp with a bunch of thoroughly decent mates. We covered nearly 600 miles during the course of 3 days and the ol' girl never missed a beat :D

Life really does not get much better than this in my humble opinion:

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The grey H Van in the forground belongs to my mate Chas Vacy-Ash (who has just bought a lovely BX17 turbo diesel estate and he will hopefully be appearing soon. It is kitted out as a field kitchen for camping trips and we have followed it all over Europe for the 2CV world meetings in recent years.

The green H belongs to another good mate of ours, Darren Arther. It is kitted out as a camper and will quite happy cruise at speeds way above the speed limit as it is powered by a Rover V8 8)

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Great stuff mate!
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Whilst there, we had a run to Cheddar gorge...

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Great stuff, she needs a wash now though! :wink:
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... and discovered a new way to save gas whilst cooking brekkie:

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My lad Joseph loved cooking his own beakfast on the embers of the night before's bonfire.

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Roverman wrote:Great stuff, she needs a wash now though! :wink:
:) Done last weekend... pesky cow shite :)
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As well as washing off the finest Somerset poo I sorted out the only surface rust I could find on the body..

The bottom corner of the n/s front door:

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...and at the base of the rear wheel arch:

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Both areas have now been cured and a thorough waxoiling is next on the list before the weather gets too grotty... Happy days

Oh and I still have to fit the Tow bar I got from Kitch :)
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Rich wrote:Whilst there, we had a run to Cheddar gorge...

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What a wonderfull place, anyone who hasn't been here needs nto go it's amazing.
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Wow! anyone fancy a BX club ride out sometime!!!
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BX Club trip to Cheddar Gorge, Hell yes.

Ive just commented on Rich's similar pics over on the 2CVGB forum, it must be over 15 years since i went to cheddar gorge (and that was on a motorbike club ride out) I feel old sometimes, despite not being.
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