St Tropez restoration blog

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Ah, yet another reason to join CCC. :D Save a fiver at Wicksteed Park, get a valuation and get to read about my own car. Where do I sign?
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Des Smith wrote:Ah, yet another reason to join CCC. :D Save a fiver at Wicksteed Park, get a valuation and get to read about my own car. Where do I sign?
http://www.citroencarclub.org.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or members@citroencarclub.org.uk

There is some discussion over the membership fee, but there would be no National, ICCCR, Stratford, Northern Rally or X Rally without them (and a very good magazine at £2.50 per month), also I think the CCC is aware of the growing publicity of the BX Club after nearly all of the stand members in 2012 were also CCC members.
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Done!
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Great stuff Des, welcome aboard.
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Very Important Day today. The rear subframe, beautifully restored, has been prepared for re-fitting on to the bodyshell. Hopefully, by the end of the day, it will be in place and I can use it as an excuse to pull a cork and toast a step closer to a return to the road. You need to bolt the wheels to something, after all!

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Des Smith wrote:I can use it as an excuse to pull a cork and toast a step closer to a return to the road
I'll do the same this evening too - any excuse! ~wine~
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Cue for a cyber piss-up! BYO and all stand up and toast the St Tropez subframe at 10pm. So what if everyone else thinks we've lost the plot, we'll know the truth! drunk
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Far too busy celebrating last night to post this up, but here at last is proof positive of the job done. Looks rather business-like!

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Porn.
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Very "like"

If I can get in to Rob's this week for new tyres before CCCE I shall hope to have another peek.
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Looking fantastically new! Are those new sub frame mounts? Do you know of sets available?
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Are they standard bump stops on the rear? They look longer than usual.
That is fantastic work, they sure know what they're doing. I hope to see it in the flesh one day when it's finished.
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BX Bandit wrote:Looking fantastically new! Are those new sub frame mounts? Do you know of sets available?
TBH, I'm not sure if they were the originals and have been shotblasted or new. Rob would tell you if you asked.
barry badger wrote:Are they standard bump stops on the rear? They look longer than usual.
That is fantastic work, they sure know what they're doing. I hope to see it in the flesh one day when it's finished.
Nowt wrong with your eyes! Original bump stops no longer available. Rob has adapted some to fit. Not sure, but they might be from a 747...
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I thought it might have been a deliberate modification so that one stop does the job of the stop and the rubber 'assister'. It might well work this way anyway.
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Sandre , your turning into the St Tropez stalker :D
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