Custom Car Contest: Speedster V8.... 2CV!!!

Just ot start the thread. Nothing done yet but planing...
The pictures will speak more than I can, I hope! :rolleyes:

1: the poor crappy kit of Heller 2CV: no scribed panel lines, flaws everywhere... and no clear part nor tires in the box! :disappoin
2: the engine and chassis I plan to put inside. You all recognized which one, I'm sure! :screwy:
3: the wheels I plan to use: actually, the Tamiya Porsche-Boxster ones... :p

A lot of work to come! By the way, I'm not a putty user... I'll try to make most of my mods using styrene... Wish me good luck! :loser: :lol:

http://membres.lycos.fr/autourdelabible/2cvproject001.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/autourdelabible/mod2cv001.jpg

Looks cool !
Pretty odd project and a lot of work ahead, but I'll be following it !
I like the drawings.

crazy lookin

this is going to be very very interesting!

thats gonna look cool

I've started to work on it this W-E, cut the Modena rear and front chassis to fit inside the 2cv one... I already knew I'd have to make the rear wings wider, but know I'm thinking of doing the same for the front ones... I should have named this thread "Hot Rod 2cv"!!! lol!
Pics will come later this week...
And thanks for the kind comments!

cant wait to see the pics man, i dont think i am understanding? are you going to use a ferrari chassis???

A different but really interesting project
This one will be great to follow.

just went looking for random modified 2cv images. might be a bit of inspiration for you.
(images Copyright: J.Cats.)
http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_features/mods/azh_001.jpg
http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_features/mods/azh_002.jpg
http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_features/mods/azh_005.jpg
http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_features/mods/azh_011.jpg

hmm, so many pics. might aswell give you the link:

http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen_features/mods/
theres a '2 door cabriolet/coupe' section that might be of interest to you

Very cool project, can't wait to see more.

Tanks for the link and pics... but I already knew them... lol! I'm a fast and furious web-surfer! Anyway, I think what I'm planning to do will be completely different from those...
You'll have to wait a few days for the first build-up pics, I'm actually working on the chassis, and I may choose to build one from scratch, 'cause narrowing the modena one seems to difficult... and stupid! lol!
Good thing at this point: I managed quite easily to fit the Boxster's brakes onto the modena's suspensions...

Great project!!!

I remember the father-in-law had one of these...great summer car to cruise in !

this is gonna be a very interesting project, but cool none the less.

Woww, I had seen the pic in your sig but still not your thread. That's a very interesting project. Very ambitious.

Good luck and keep on :bigthumb:

Woww, I had seen the pic in your sig but still not your thread. That's a very interesting project. Very ambitious.

Good luck and keep on :bigthumb:
:iagree:

Hi there! I love the 2cv and I also own one! So, if I can help you: please private-message me. If you want, I can mail you some pics of my 2cv (1:1 version, the 1:24 version isn't finished yet), you might like the colors!

By the way, in the Netherlands there is already one 2cv with a 5,7 litres Oldsmobile engine.

http://www.2cv.nl/publicaties/v8/index.html
http://www.2cv.nl/publicaties/v8/index2.html

Sorry, both in Dutch.

If I'm correct, there are even more 2cv's with V8 engines, a 'Jeeptroën' (a Jeep chassis with a 2cv top on it, the top is 'stretched' to make everything fit and there is a non-road legal French 2cv with a V8 (non-road legal because of the strict French laws).

If wanted, I can find some sites with converted 2cv's for you.

Any updates ? I'm very curious !