Sammio Chevaux in France

[christinedmc]

hello Zebre,

I'm curious how things worked out for you with all the paneling. Is the body permenantly fixed or still in some way detachable?

Michiel

[zèbre69]

Hello Michel, the chassis and the body fixed at the frame are completly separated. I can change the chassis very easyly. You will see on my next pictures !

The frame completly with the paint :


And my work with the wood:

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My lugage's compartment:














Back vew :

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The wood part is finish, now my work on the body !




Let's go to fix the body on the frame now !!!

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the result for the interior :

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Next pictures later !

[christinedmc]

Cést magnifique Zebre,

Performed a really nice job I would say. Much eye for detail. And what a big luggage compartment you have. The Triumph based cars, alle have to deal with a fuel tank and the leaf spring that are in the way. Speaking of wich, Where is your tank going to be?
I assume you are going to use sliding and tilting seats to get into the luggage room? One fellow over here in the Netherlands, also buiding a Sammio Cheveaux, is breaking his head over the fact that he doesn't want his seats to be too high. But maybe you are not as tall as he is.

This would be the car to discover the French Alps!

Michiel

[zèbre69]

Thanks michiel for the compliments !

I would be very interested if you could give me the contact with the other owner of sammio chevaux. (in fact we are 3) I have find lower seat. I've got 48cm height in the car and the seats won't be higher. It will be interesting to see how the 2 cars are buit, maybe with a different way.

All the chassis is the original (just lower), the tank also.


two pictures to show you my chassis almostly complete (I'only have to place the air filter and the carburator). You will see the tank at the back just under the luggage's compartment):

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Take off the kit from the chassis (easy to do on a 2cv), others pictures !











my chassis in need of a sammio's touch:




My sammio now :





I've received my LUCAS P700 today !!!! This WE I will work on the bonnet.

[oxford1360]

Am I the only one that cannot see the images on this thread?

[zèbre69]

My image servor should be in maintenance, you have to wait a little and you will have all the pictures. best regards !

[CarNoob]

I thought the pictures were like the kings clothes invisible!

[zèbre69]

Last news : the image servor is repared, you can see all the pictures now!

[garyh]

Great pictures... I like the idea of taking the frame and body off as one piece.

[zèbre69]

Yes I m agree with you and I will paint the kit take off the chassis.

[Mars'69]

Bonjour Zebre! Great to see another 2cv project!!!! Nice solutions and very high standard built I must say,
I have put my 2cv Sammio project on it yesterday - look forward to share experiences,



Marcel - the Netherlands

[Mister Towed]

I'm fascinated by the 2CV donor concept and wondered if a bike engine might add some zing to the car.

I believe there are a couple of three wheelers that use the Citroen gearbox mated to a Moto Guzzi motor, so I googled it.

Take a look at this, which looks like it would be pretty simple to achieve once you see how they've carried out the conversion -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFjqvW6oif8

[Mars'69]

I do not know about France, but in the Netherlands we are very limited in making changes to a vehicle. Basically you can only change one of the three major components: Body, engine or chassis. Whichever one you change, it needs to go through the very strict MOT. I have seen Guzzi's, BMW engine on 2cv but in Holland it is illegal. So with unibody concepts as nowadays the standard, we cannot make any kitcar from it. Only vehicles with a separate chassis

Also you cannot increase horsepower with more then 40% -

So all UK builders - you are quite lucky!

[zèbre69]

Originally Posted by Mars'69

Bonjour Zebre! Great to see another 2cv project!!!! Nice solutions and very high standard built I must say,
I have put my 2cv Sammio project on it yesterday - look forward to share experiences,..

Thanks for the compliment michiel. You have done a very good job also !!

my job during this WE :
My last parts :

air filter :



And my headlamps : LUCAS P700 7" LHD :


I have shose the emplacement of my rear lamps :




and I've work on the bonnet :





That's all folks !

[tlrtone]

Excellent work!

Great to see more cars coming together.