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[Anonymous]

Nigel is fortunate to live in Southern France. France is a much larger country than the UK, its roads are such that there are many, many more opportunities to take a long leisurely drive and indeed to visit other parts of the country in a Traction than it is in the UK.

Yes the Traction was way ahead of its time but that doesn’t mean that it can hold its own in the 21st century driving environment.

Power Steering. Some of us are older owners and may no longer find the Traction easy to manoeuvre. Some wives of Tractions owners drive them; some may want but find them difficult to manoeuvre perhaps because they are petite ladies. Power steering is a viable alternative for those of us that wish to continue to enjoy our Tractions into our old age and is reversible; replace the missing piece of the steering column or replace the whole column with another. You may have been forward thinking enough to have found one to put away in the garage.

4 Speed Gearboxes. Provided that these are installed in such a way, for example that that the bulkhead is not changed in a rare Traction then I cannot see the problem. A gearbox crossmember could have been found and stored way before the conversion. We should enjoy our cars; after all if they are kept on the road then it increases the chances of interest in the Traction and hopefully new membership.

Air Conditioning and Heaters. If we wish to use our Tractions in the winter months then air-conditioning or heaters can be a benefit especially as there is no means of demisting the windscreen if it is raining.

Electronic Ignition. 2 of my Tractions are used for weddings and the most popular one has electronic ignition. Reliability is key when having a wedding car hire business and besides not all Traction owners are maintenance skilled, so what is wrong with them having peace of mind.

My third Traction is a cabriolet converted from a 1955 Normale by Rudolf Resell in Germany using Mick Peacock body parts. All mechanicals when I bought it were Traction and it came with Pilote wheels. I expect that Rudi bought a very commonly available Traction that was in need of extensive renovation but instead produced a Traction that creates a great deal of interest and I always tell people the history of the Traction and all of the body styles that were available.

This is the Traction that I like to use the most and needs to be suitable for driving on the UK’s motorways and dual carriageways. To this end I have fitted a DS19 engine with cross flow head and an ID19 4 speed gearbox. I can now safely drive on motorways, comfortably cruise at 70mph and overtake without waiting for a very long gap when it is busy.

It is 12 volts, Rudi did that and it has an alternator. Since buying the car I have fitted the correct bonnet, grille and chevrons for a 1939 cabriolet. I have fitted a front fog and spot lamps, a rear fog lamp and a reversing light with warning beeper. Also warning beepers for the indicators so that I do not forget to turn them off. I have also fitted more visible indicators. All lamps, switches and ignition coil are Marchal.

Nigel then has the gall to stick 2 fingers up at us UK owners and sign off by saying “off now to poodle around the French country lanes at 60kms and hour”,
I am not sorry if Nigel is upset by my reply. I offer no apology.

[Anonymous]

I have put on the cooling fan and just placed the radiator to make sure everything fits OK. I also installed the water temperature sensor into the top hose and routed the cable.

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Put on the heater tube, again just to make sure it fits. I will take it off again when I start trying to turn the engine over.

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I filled the gearbox up with oil and fitted the sump plug to the engine sump (if not I knew I would forget later 😕 ) And lastly I have put on the second long pipe of the exhaust. Again it is a little bent and dented form the previous owner but I intend to replace the exhaust in about a year or so (for stainless)

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[Anonymous]

@mpopka wrote:

@OSL282 wrote:

Haven’t seen a heat shield for the fuel pump before, was that on the car when you got it?

Standard fitting, I believe, Dave, as with the heatshield for the Dynamo and for the Carburettor.

They are the sort of thing that gets taken off and forgotten about when re-assembling (like the heater tube).

In places like the UK the difference is probably negligible, however if you encounter fuel vaporisation it something to try to eliminate the problem.

Given that my car took a lot of starting on the way to France last year which eventually lead to the 6v starter failing I decided to get a fuel pump heat shield from J Fransen (part 588.730)

Fitted it today and had doubts about there being enough clearance for the 1st and Reverse selector rod, but it’s working fine even if it does seem to ride up the inner side of the shield.

Hopefully not a waste of 22.49 Euro this summer 😎

[Anonymous]

“Weather is atrocious?” “Rain?” It hasn’t been above freezing here all month! Snow! Slush! Ice! Engine block heaters that don’t heat! Frozen solid windscreen washers! Frozen door locks! Angst! Despair! Is spring ever going to arrive? 🙄

[Anonymous]

@mpopka wrote:

Standard fitting, I believe, Dave, as with the heatshield for the Dynamo and for the Carburettor.

They are the sort of thing that gets taken off and forgotten about when re-assembling (like the heater tube).

In places like the UK the difference is probably negligible, however if you encounter fuel vaporisation it something to try to eliminate the problem.

I can understand the one under the carb and the dynamo one to reduce the exhaust heat but would have thought it better to have air flowing over the fuel pump from the front of the car. I have never seen one on a car, in a parts book or workshop manual, the only place I can actually see on is on Fransens and CTA web sites

Sorry for interrupting your build thread Ian.

[Anonymous]

@OSL282 wrote:

Haven’t seen a heat shield for the fuel pump before, was that on the car when you got it?

Standard fitting, I believe, Dave, as with the heatshield for the Dynamo and for the Carburettor.

They are the sort of thing that gets taken off and forgotten about when re-assembling (like the heater tube).

In places like the UK the difference is probably negligible, however if you encounter fuel vaporisation it something to try to eliminate the problem.

[Anonymous]

On with the painting – Another unit I was going to throw away as it looked so tatty was the heater tubes. But in the end it was purely the rubber joints that had perished and was taped up by the previous owner. Took all that off to reveal perfect metal and after sandblasting and priming they look brand new again.

Here is the paint shop with fan assisted drying 🙂

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In between painting there is plenty of small jobs to do like riveting the front weather strips to the newly fitted grill.

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And also the weather strip under the window, but this was done with new screws.

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[Anonymous]

That sounds easy enough 😀 I got some professional wind screen mastic from my local Norauto (we know the main mechanic there and they use this to fit wind screens- he had one that has a sell by date this month 😀 )

I have now painted the floors, trim rope grooves and most surfaces with my Restom Rust converter. Even though it is not rusty it turns nice black. That will be ready tomorrow to put on the joint seal around every joint I can find – then I will go ahead with the smooth Hammerite which I just bought a tin of.

I had to weld the rear seat area where there were small cracks in all 4 corners – too many passengers in the back at one time I think.

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I also made a start on the woodwork – have made up new side strips between the doors. Just need to sand the edges and varnish for a little more protection.

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Enough for today though, it is getting cold now and my space heater is smoking me out – something wrong with it (anyone know how to fix these)

[Anonymous]

@OSL282 wrote:

There’s always a debate re originality, but the replacement items one can buy are not really ‘original’ anyway, so for most owners it’s a case of doing what’s realistically reasonable in keeping another Traction on the road and from a mechanical/electrical point of view, suitable for use in todays traffic environment.

Totally agree – I want to enjoy the car but then I don’t want to Hot Rod it either – so keeping it inline with originality but have the comfort of a custom interior, 12 volts, power steering, heater etc. The carpets were just easier to buy as a set and match the colour scheme we are going for inside. I was just surprised to find that did not include the most important piece – the front floor 😯

[Anonymous]

I would use relays for the horns as well, I have them on mine. The heater doesn’t need a relay as it has it’s own internal switch but you will need to lower the voltage to six volts. I plan to use a relay on the brake lights on my 11B this spring to (hopefully) make them brighter as well.

[Anonymous]

I was going that way for the lights (dip and main beam) but you would recommend for the horn also ❓ I will be using 12 volts anyway so easier to source the relays.

What about the heater, is that OK just from a fused, switched supply ❓

[Anonymous]

@L.Lewis wrote:

Hi- Glad the heater works, I know you Brits like to drive year-round unlike here in Canada where they use stupid amounts of road salt every winter. What do they use over there? Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone!

Lots of Road Salt (when the local councils can afford to spread it……..) with more in the North than the South of the country as the weather can still vary a lot, North to South

[Anonymous]

Hi- Glad the heater works, I know you Brits like to drive year-round unlike here in Canada where they use stupid amounts of road salt every winter. What do they use over there? Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone!

[Anonymous]

@OSL282 wrote:

@L.Lewis wrote:

When you reinstall the windscreen, take two long screws with the same thread as the three on each side on the lower part of the hinge. Cut the head off the screw and thread it in by hand. Put one in on each side of the screen so they go into the hinge’s holes without a lot of frustration, angst, despair and cursing. .

Wish we had thought of that, it took 3 of us with a lot of frustration, angst, despair and heavy cursing 😆

Llarry, good to hear from you and thanks, I’ll do that. The heater works just fine btw. Happy New Year

[Anonymous]

Den,
Some Traction pictures that I have not seen before that may be of interest to you:

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