1955 Traction 11B "Barn Find" Project

Hi Den
Where can I find him

@tripyrenees wrote:

Hi Den
Where can I find him

You can find a list of a lot of different suppliers with e mail addresses. phone numbers etc. on the main TOC website http://traction-owners.co.uk/services_directory.shtml

I would phone Roger, but do it at an ‘off peak’ rate time

Good to know Den as when I was at Rogers earlier this year he was unsure of what was going to happen.

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On returning back from the Classic Car Show at the NEC with a bunch of new tools in my hand (why can’t France have Machine Mart) and a postbox full of spare parts arriving from José Fransson and CAS I was eager to get back to work on the car.

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My plan is to get the car back on its wheels before I start to tackle the floor. Firstly because I want to move it and secondly the car lift is exactly on the place I need to drill out and cut for the new floor.

So onto installing the new bottom ball joint adjuster cups. I was advised to install this aftermarket upgrade, one for ease of adjustment but also to get rid of the centre spacer between the bearing cups to allow for the wear over the years. These units went on like a dream compared to the struggle I had with the originals only to find I had no adjustment left. Job Done!!

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Now for the driveshafts which I have cleaned up, re-greaed and put on the new rubber boots. These were non-existent when I got the car. Installed the inner wheel bearing and then pulled through the stub axle and then tapped in the outer wheel bearing (all new from CTA). Hubs installed and ready to adjust the brakes.

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Ian, one thought before you do anything else in the engine bay.

Traction’s are notorious for throwing engine heat through the bulkhead into the cabin, which is not good in the summer, so you should consider some kind of thermal/noise insulation on the rear of the engine bay wall on the engine side (as well as the inside)

If you use something like ‘FatMat’ (cheaper version, but just as good as Dynamat) you can paint it when fitted and because the engine sits so far back it will be barely noticeable visually, but will help with noise/vibration and heat transmission into the cabin.

I did mine on the inside, including above the parcel tray where historically there was no insulation on a Traction, plus I did the floors and it does quieten the car down.