1955 Traction 11B "Barn Find" Project

@Den Hewitt wrote:

Re adjusting Clutch pedal hide.

Loosen the cable at the gearbox end. Then adjust the pedal height bolt that is inside the car and then readjust the cable.

Forgot to mention – thanks Den, all done and Pedal in perfect harmony with the brake pedal.

I let my wife have a drive the other day….. just int he supermarket carpark on a Sunday (no cars). She loved it.

Let my son also have a drive today and he took to it very easily heading out over the Pyrenean countryside. He took it nice and steady and when I mentioned this he said in French…well it is an old mans car (la voiture do mon pappy) 😆 😆

It is running beautifully 😀

Nothing to do with Tractions but here is my Project Thread for my Renault 4CV Gordini project.

Basically bought the engine in Cardiff this past April all in bits, so now cleaning and rebuilding. Very similar to the Traction engine but tiny, so much easier to handle when you can just lift it by hand. The little 850 Gordini will double the original power from 20 to 40 bhp. Hence also changing the front drums to larger Dauphine drums. Plus strengthening the handling of the rear wheel drive as this car is destined for a little regularity rallying 🙂

Adding new stuff each day and it is an open forum 😉 .

http://renaultccc.proboards.com/thread/3150/pyrenean-55-4cv

Not a Traction, I know but the same year as my ’55 11B.

I finally have got another little French car back on the road, this time it was laid up for only 15 years in a neighbouring village (all my cars seem to be local to me 🙂 ).

This little Renault 4CV has now passed its Contrôle Technique and I noticed the guys chuckle when they lifted the engine lid to be faced with this beast of an engine 🙂 A little Dauphine Gordini from 1962, doubling the power of the original car 😉

@bazessex wrote:

Shame they have banned this member.

Banned?! Baz, I’m astonished. One of the most valuable contributors. Given me so much help and guidance, what a complete tragedy.
The year is 2016, embrace the technology that’s out there. It is indeed a fabulous resource. Just one look at Ian’s project thread shows us what a knowledgebase it is.
Just because we may own a car built in the 1950’s, doesn’t mean we have to leave our brains in the 1950’s!
Pathetic.