Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

[Anonymous]

I could not save the MEV 7 4 marks but I hope to put these back when all finished. I know it is a shame to lose this originality but I am not restoring this car to original but to a nice drivable smart looking car (in the end). Hence me changing it to grey which I saw a fine example at this years Retro Auto show in Paris. With the chrome it looked fantastic.

So here is the first coat of the final colour.

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I then started on the steering rack. It is in a terrible state but it did work OK when I was pushing the car around.

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But if anyone has any ideas how to release the steering arms from the steering rack I am all ears. I am assuming there is a SPECIAL tool for the job. I have tried a pulley, heat, hammer and swearing at it.
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