Nice to have someone provide a real look at engine and transmission in a 2CV. Hubnut broke it down into laymans terms so someone like me could really understand how it all functions and works. I love this channel. WOOOHHOOO.

This will go well, the most important restoration piece is already on the chassis: the trusty *WD40* Can 🤭✊

How marvelous! In all the years I owned a 2CV I never had the chance to see either of mine as bare chassis. If only I had the knowledge and facilities I have now 😔

you could do with a clean up in that garage

@beowulf5982

3 жыл бұрын

The clean up of the garage stays with us till 2021.

Looks like fun to drive without a body!

Very good. Now what about cleaning up what you have there so that the whole thing is all nice and clean 😊

@HubNut

6 ай бұрын

Well that didn't happen...

Enough room between the frame rail for a 50kwh battery for an EV conversion.

It wasn't a runaway Citroen this time. It looked cool when you driving the chassis.

if it aint broke dont fix it ,a man after my own heart . cool,

Nice 2CV technology. Where is the differencial located? It should be somewhere in the gearbox.

@HubNut

6 ай бұрын

It is within the gearbox - it's a transaxle.

Just a question, never seen a 2cv this stripped. Can you polybush this style of suspension? Or do race 2cv use the same system.

@HubNut

5 жыл бұрын

There's nothing to polybush really. Racers use the same system but with stiffer springs and dampers, and reinforced front arms.

@carlbarton772

5 жыл бұрын

@@HubNut thanks.

2:40 I'm REALLY not a mechanic... but couldn't you put some kind of silicone sleeve over that to stop grease going out and muck going in?

Looks like a big go kart. I prefer body on frame to monocoque cars So many advantages over them. Is the chassis getting repainted as well?

@HubNut

8 жыл бұрын

Nope. No need for paint. It's galvanised and is holding up well.

@jaggass

8 жыл бұрын

All seems in working order. How much does a 2CV weigh 600kg?

@HubNut

8 жыл бұрын

michael jagger About that, maybe a little more with aftermarket chassis.

@jaggass

8 жыл бұрын

HubNut I think its the first time ive ever seen a deux cheveux rolling chassis.

nice

One of the things i dont understand well about this ca ris the steering. Does it change camber and tie as the suspension moves?

@HubNut

9 ай бұрын

Yes, the camber changes a lot. Very similar to a W124 Mercedes in fact.

How come beds don’t have Hydropneumatic Suspension?

Its the law You have to drive the Chassis around the block but did you use a Beer Crate or the Rarer Milk Crate( In London )

@HubNut

6 жыл бұрын

+Johnny Psycho Alas, I didn't actually drive it in that state, only down the driveway with gravity.

I thought I saw a picture where you had a tow bar fitting? what happened?

@HubNut

6 жыл бұрын

She did have a tow bar for a while. I towed a little caravan. It was horrendous. Tow bar now lives on a friend's 2CV. In Italy.

Hows the work coming along on Elly?

@HubNut

8 жыл бұрын

Welding is finished. Waiting for a paint slot now, though that may not be for a while yet.

Don't they make a circular pin for the suspension and a connecting rod with a grease nipple?

@HubNut

3 жыл бұрын

No. People have tried to fit grease nipples but then the eye fails. There are sound engineering reasons for using a triangle section.

@wynkindeworde6504

3 жыл бұрын

@@HubNut But why use a triangular section.

Do you think that a rusted chassis can be saved?

@HubNut

5 жыл бұрын

It just isn't worth it. Back in the day, people would go to heroic efforts to repair them, even removing the top and bottom skin to repair in the internals. But, you might as well just buy another chassis today. A lot less effort, and likely to last an awful lot longer.

@Wok_Agenda

5 жыл бұрын

@@HubNut thank you for your answer, so if I find one with rust on the chassis is a no go?

look at Mustie1 on the youtube area. He does a lot of stuff on the cheap - especially VW buses :)

@HubNut

6 жыл бұрын

I think you've already mentioned Mustie1. I am a subscriber.

Move over Jay Leno

Do you have an Instagram account of elly

@HubNut

7 жыл бұрын

I don't have an Instagram account of anything. I do have a Facebook album for the rebuild. facebook.com/yanseabrook/media_set?set=a.10153989205028200.1073741893.640023199&type=3

@kentonmacpherson9106

7 жыл бұрын

add me on Facebook,, I sent you a friend request

2cvs are weird

@HubNut

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes they are.