In this episode, Ian is corrupted by power, as the saying goes.
@itsmephil22553 жыл бұрын
Power...less is more... Yeah right 😄
@carlmarkwyatt3 жыл бұрын
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, how much would one be corrupted by 47hp? ;-)
@jonnycando3 жыл бұрын
Carl Wyatt after plodding along with 20 odd HP I reckon 47 would be quite a revelation!
@pierrechristian67673 жыл бұрын
He really does Jim.
@jeanjeudi1111 Жыл бұрын
Very good Jim ! It'll be hard not to steal that one from you
@SiCrewe3 жыл бұрын
"The only time LHD becomes an issue in the 2CV is when you're overtaking...." Gotta love an optimist. :-P
@DavidColex3 жыл бұрын
Complex junctions in lhd cars... need a phd for that
@jonnycando3 жыл бұрын
Si Crewe of course it’s quite opposite in the west.....where we drive on the right....yet we do have right side drive cars, and you can even buy them new, but you rarely see anyone passing other traffic in them. I’d buy one just to be different because that’s just the kind of people I am!
@SiCrewe3 жыл бұрын
@@jonnycando I suppose it could be worse. I know somebody, in the UK, who bought an imported 90's Trans-Am that was LHD. The guy kept telling everybody that being LHD wasn't a problem but he sold it about 6 months later and THEN admitted he'd lost track of the number of near-misses he'd had while attempting to overtake other cars. Least you won't have much of a temptation to try that in a 2CV.
@Robinmuk3 жыл бұрын
I overtake slower cars in a completely stock LHD 602cc 1978 2CV, it is easily possible. Speedbumps, that's where you get them every time.
@volvo4803 жыл бұрын
When I was in the UK, I had no problems overtaking a slow campervan in my LHD V70. But I have to admit I had someone with equal driving experience on the lookout in the passenger seat, it was on the A15 in Lincolnshire which is as straight as a ruler and there was little oncoming traffic.
@dadawoodslife3 жыл бұрын
"accelerate in just the way 2CVs don't" - that's a Douglas Adamsism. Excellent. (Hang in the air just the way bricks don't)
@frglee3 жыл бұрын
Hubnut doing a very good job promoting the 2CV as a fun car to drive. I like simple and utilitarian small cars a lot, and I'm sure I'd enjoy driving a 2CV or Renault 4.
@janstafford14902 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more
@davidmarsden42682 жыл бұрын
This video cost me a large amount of money and transformed my Dyane. I am forever grateful!
@stevemonkey66663 жыл бұрын
This is the most desirable car I have ever seen. I want one for myself.
@coopers44913 жыл бұрын
Mr hub nut isnt replying to anyone on this by the looks of it!!!!
@d2factotum3 жыл бұрын
"Power: less is more" is probably true, but where the real driveability lies is in torque. A nice wodge of low-end torque will make a car nicer to drive even if the top-end power isn't increased much.
@seancooke41273 жыл бұрын
Torque rules, it is the reason diesels and turbo diesels can lug down at low revs and hang onto higher gears uphill.
@johnd88923 жыл бұрын
As Ian found with Betty in NZ.
@seancooke41273 жыл бұрын
@@johnd8892 you think that he should ship 🛳 Betty over? Maybe somebody in New Zealand is mad to get hands on a rare Vauxhall (probably police spec) Vectra 2.2 LS. Couldn't be a police car with so few miles.
@DavidColex3 жыл бұрын
Flywheel lightness and gearing makes an even bigger difference... for instance a mk1 panda 1.1 up to 40mph feels like it wants to fly off, jittery at the throttle, rev happy, feels more "sporty" than my mk4 mondeo tdci
@seancooke41273 жыл бұрын
@@DavidColex been there with a 1990 Panda 1000 Sergio Tacchini. Little rocket 🚀. Before that a Panda 750 L 4 speed. Even the 750 was quick because of the gearing. 👍👍
@robames12933 жыл бұрын
The fact that the standard cars don't have a great deal of power and torque, even modest improvements make a big difference. Elley displayed this with the "big block" conversion and that increase was not huge. That car sounded fantastic when wound up. I think I Know what Ian will be asking Santa for this year. Best wishes to all Hub Nut fans from Australia (stay safe)
@pierrechristian67673 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob, I live in the prison state of Victoria, we're still in lockdown until our Premier decides to let us out.
@williamgreer40873 жыл бұрын
I think this is the engine Ellie deserves 👍
@porscha9013 жыл бұрын
I agreee m8
@robertamoyaw19793 жыл бұрын
I think so too! This engine sounds gooooood!!!!😁
@jamiesut58663 жыл бұрын
Nobody else could’ve reviewed this car better!
@fhwolthuis3 жыл бұрын
Yeah put that modification on Elly too now she's in the workshop 👍😁
@maxeaves3 жыл бұрын
What a superb 2CV. Now that is the 2cv I would have ALWAYS wanted!!
@torresalex3 жыл бұрын
What an utterly superb exemple of proper mod cons! Useful upgrades that don't ruin the originality of the car! Congrats, Pete!
@hugobloemers44253 жыл бұрын
You should donate this CV2 a HubNut sticker as a thank you. This is one of the coolest CV2s I have seen.
@raspucin703 жыл бұрын
"Here, try this CV", says the friendly drug dealer. Oh, I think Pete knew *exactly* why he gave you his daily :)
@matthewbrown20373 жыл бұрын
Many years ago, when I was a mechanic, I worked for a bloke who shared a workshop with another mechanic who loved his 2CV's and quite a few people bought theirs to him for work on. One of these was a turbo 2CV, belonging to a friend of his, and I'll never forget when he told me, that the turbo took 14 seconds off of the standard 0-60 time, and it still took 18 seconds to do it. The car had a black band on one of the front wings, a result of a rather nasty under bonnet fire a few years previous, which almost destroyed the car, but it was rebuilt, with the necessary modifications to reduce the risk of it happening again. A couple of years after leaving this job, I was watching "the cars the star" on tv, about the 2CV, and was surprised to see this very same car featured. I believe it's available on you tube.
@volvo4803 жыл бұрын
What a car! If 2CV's hadn't become so expensive I would really want one and then have it modded like this. I've seen people shoehorn a GS engine under the bonnet, back in the 1990s already, that makes a 2CV (or a Dyane) a truly terrifying experience...
@SPTSuperSprinter1563 жыл бұрын
if I was Ian I'd probably pay the guy who modded this to do the same to my own 2CV.
@mr-wx3lv3 жыл бұрын
Hubnut, I suggest you do a few mods to Elly, I think you'll enjoy her even more ☺️
@timbutton49903 жыл бұрын
@Skodaman2 Yes he did, gas flowed heads/big valves
@SM-dt1pr3 жыл бұрын
@@markdowling5962 as I understand the GS engine was a good idea when GS engines were freely available, but these days it's easier to put a BMW bike engine in. If you like that kind of thing.
@Pfirtzer3 жыл бұрын
@@markdowling5962 My uncle had a baby blue Ami 8 fond memories of the car, realised years later that the sound was the same as the 2CV's.It would fly I guess putting a GS engine in a 2CV, change the brakes etc.?
@flemmingsorensen54703 жыл бұрын
Thats absolutely (Hub)nuts - a hot rod 2CV; brilliantly bonkers !!! 👍
@aston-martin-internationalist3 жыл бұрын
That's properly ripping through the gears. You can really tell by the rate of rev increase how much extra power that car has over a stock 2CV, especially in first! Always wants to wheelspin!
@fifi23o5 Жыл бұрын
My two friends from Croatia, twin brothers, have a 2CV 4WD. Few years ago they drove it to Kazakhstan (and back, of course) to see a football match.
@dirkhoekx49983 жыл бұрын
I'm from Belgium and i like your video's a lot. You drove a lot of different cars and give always a good impression from the cars. I like this episode a lot. Nice car 👍👌
@robertngreen63 жыл бұрын
What a machine! Really good review with your in depth 2CV knowledge to discuss all the changes and improvements. "Power- less is more, bit more is brilliant!"
@nazdagg86333 жыл бұрын
way back in the day, there was a SCCA class called "H modified" for cars of 750cc. (from wiki)-- "When Bill Devin sold his Ferrari 250 MM coupe to a buyer in Michigan in 1954 he took a 1953 Deutsch-Bonnet Le Mans barquette in trade as partial payment.[1] Devin also bought out the stock of a Panhard dealer in California, acquiring ten chassis with engines but no bodies.[3]:61 Devin designed his own ladder frame for a custom race car that used the engine and front-wheel drive transaxle from the Panhards. The wheelbase of this chassis was 2,134 millimetres (84 inches). Devin also took a mold of the body of the DB Le Mans, made some changes, and began to produce custom bodies for his new car.[4] This was his first experience working with fiberglass. With help from Norton motorcycle racer Don Evans, Devin adapted the cylinder barrels, cylinder heads and pistons from the Norton Manx motorcycle to the two-cylinder boxer Panhard crankcase, roller-bearing crankshaft assembly and piston rods.[1]:62[5] He then fabricated a custom manifold that accepted two-barrel side-draft Weber carburetors. All of these alterations did not affect the displacement of the engine, leaving the 79.5mm bore and 75mm stroke unchanged for a total displacement of 745 cc. What made the engine unique was the method Devin used to operate the valves. He abandoned the Panhard's pushrod OHV system and contacted the L. H. Gilmer company about using their toothed belts to drive the Manx cylinder heads' overhead cams.[5] Development of synchronous toothed-belts was begun by the Gilmer company around 1940.[6] Their primary application had been as a means of transmitting power in textile mills.[7] Devin's use of the technology to drive the valve train in the Devin-Panhard engine was the first time toothed belts were used in a timing belt application. " there ya go.
@darwenrover89103 жыл бұрын
Love how this Deux Cheu Veux is a sleeper car.
@rollingtroll3 жыл бұрын
Deux Chevaux :) (meaning 'two horses', which ad something to do with taxing and insuring, not with horsepower. Because French)
@ajprice3 жыл бұрын
Just watched this and it looks like I've had the same thought as a few others here, Elly for the Sparrow treatment! :)
@waynetetley5843 жыл бұрын
Pure music. Hats off to Pete Sparrow. Lovely review 👍
@jandemuynck2756 Жыл бұрын
One of the stickers is a Dutch one that says 'VerEend'. 2cv's have 2 popular nicknames in Dutch referring to animals. The one is 'eend' which means 'duck', the other, more common in Flanders, is 'geit' which is 'goat' in English. The sticker is a word game. Ver-Eend obviously refers to the duck nickname, but 'vereend' in one word is also old Dutch for 'verenigd' which means 'united'. In another video I saw recently, Ian was also in Holland visiting an event called 'Elk Merk Waardig'. Also a word game which literally would translate as 'Each Brand Worthy' which does make a bit more sense in Dutch because 'merkwaardig' in one word means 'remarquable'. So there you go.
@antonyingram3 жыл бұрын
That looked like a lot of fun. Not surprised Pete uses it every day when it has a turn of pace like that.
@andrewmoorhouse6873 жыл бұрын
That looks like huge fun and good upgrades on the standard car. You can really see and hear the differences to performance and handling in the video. I suspect Pete’s going to be receiving quite a few calls from 2CV owners after this one! Great HubNut video.
@jfv653 жыл бұрын
The engine sounds like an old BMW aircooled motorbike engine. Sweet!
@ferrumignis3 жыл бұрын
Fitting a BMW boxer engine to a 2CV transmission has been done a number of times and is one of the conversions that Sparrow Automotive offer. Imagine a 2CV with 125bhp...
@leneanderthalien3 жыл бұрын
@@ferrumignis to be reliable its better do not get over 100hp because need to use the original gearbox...and traction is limited from the size from the tires (original is 125 or 135 wide...).I have a improved 2cv engine who produce ~45hp and to have a correct traction i did modify the differencial gear for a torsen (Quaife), gearbox came from a Dyane, top speed 130km/h, limited from the gearbox ratio
@ICGedye11 ай бұрын
What fun i would have had if i'd been down with this tuning knowledge when i had my Acadiane. Brilliant job done here, great video:)
@pagegreer50813 жыл бұрын
A HubNuters dream! A 2CV with power. Gentle start your Engines !
@mattwalker40343 жыл бұрын
I think he lent you that car knowing you would be wanting the upgrade after trying it out. Sounds awesome
@Jam3sA3 жыл бұрын
I think this has put some serious thoughts in Ian's head with regards improving Elly's drivability, will probably make better use of the 50cc extra. The front suspension is probably a worthwhile improvement, if only to save some kingpin wear
@jaggass3 жыл бұрын
48bhp is powerful for a 2CV and that cone filter makes it sound great.. Pete Sparrow is a wizard at making them faster. I remember the B reg red 2CV Turbo as well.
@gevmage3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian! I'm so glad you made this, and talked about the benefits of the vacuum advance ignition. There's this bizzare subcult of air-cooled VWs (unfortunately including the John Muir, who wrote the wonder "Compleat Volkswagen" book) who somehow think that the 009 centrifugal-only distributor is the right one for a beetle and anyone who doesn't think that isn't driving it right. Thanks for the video, Ian. Keep it up!
@gryfandjane3 жыл бұрын
The more I see of the 2CV, the more interesting they become, and the more I want one. They’re certainly rare here in the US.
@Mercmad3 жыл бұрын
about 4 decades ago,a mate in NZ decided his Fiat bambina was a bit tentative so he bored the crank case and head to fit VW barrels and pistons and the sound was very similar to the red rocket.
@raygale41983 жыл бұрын
The dual advance distributor allows the tuner to optimise the centrifugal advance for best power with no consideration for cruise smoothness or economy, the vacuum advance looks after that. Once the timing is right more fuel can burnt without risk of pinging. It does sound 'ballsy' and very very smooth, job well done.
@graemew70013 жыл бұрын
That is brilliant, I really want one and even the £3000 conversion price doesn't put me off when its giving over a 60% increase in power, definitely makes it a daily driver.
@volvo4803 жыл бұрын
Considering the fact that a good 2CV is already priced triple that amount, investing £ 3000 in a rebuilt and uprated engine sounds very sensible to me.
@graemew70013 жыл бұрын
@@volvo480 I'll be honest I was thinking along the same lines as you, a standard rebuilt is over half that amount so the benefits of this engine are well worth the extra money.
@graemew70013 жыл бұрын
@Skodaman2 A Fireblade conversion in a 2CV? I don't have the bottle for that 😂, I'm getting too old maybe. I'd only feel safe going down Santa Pod in something like that!!
@PurityVendetta3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, love it. I always wondered about boring mine out and fitting twin carbs but for me the Belgian arm mod was an eye opener. I used to go through kingpin bushes like I had shares in the company! I love how carefully thought out and well developed this 2CV is. I never had any issues with cranks so I did wonder how much room for tuning there might be. Sadly my 2CVs were always my only form of transportation so keeping them on the road was priority.
@andrelombard9541 Жыл бұрын
Jjj
@DruggedBunny3 жыл бұрын
"A little more power is no bad thing". Steady on, Clarkson!
@MarkieC19903 жыл бұрын
I’m not even a big 2CV fan but that was a really interesting video to watch. Great content 👍🏻
@nick22033 жыл бұрын
Not only does it go well, it sounds great too. I think Elly needs a few of these mods.
@IanSlothieRolfe3 жыл бұрын
I had a LHD car for a while and the only real problem I had was with car parks, drive-through burger bars etc where you sometimes had to get out so you could use the machines/intercoms rather than just open the window.... Thats when its almost worth having a partner so there;s always someone in the passenger seat!
@dogwalker6663 жыл бұрын
Bridge toll booths can be a pain too.
@IanSlothieRolfe3 жыл бұрын
@Skodaman2 Hmm good point. RHD car it is then :)
@toyotaprius793 жыл бұрын
I would hope that added capacity of power would make straining less and durability better.
@frederick7773 жыл бұрын
Since I've been watch your vids on the 2cv. You have definitely warmed me over to want 1. I've always called them brolly cars because they remind of an umbrella for some reason
@colinhicks41743 жыл бұрын
We are now looking forward to seeing the video series of Elly being upgraded. I was surprised that the Rev limit was so low. Given the noise that Ely makes I thought she was revving higher.
@richardcallison16373 жыл бұрын
Every bit of that video made me smile! Is Elly in for some Engine love after that? It looked like great fun!👍
@dieselbushcraft12993 жыл бұрын
Do I detect some Ellie upgrades coming along Ian? A great little car isn’t it.
@keithmatthews16733 жыл бұрын
To quote Jeremy. Clarkson - "POWERRRR!"
@leerobinson87093 жыл бұрын
11:58 onwards. A bit of an unfortunate door window graffiti that the sun is making apparent there...
@binarydinosaurs2 жыл бұрын
This is what I was going to post. Surprised more folk haven't spotted it :D
@g-r-a-e-m-e-3 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch. It reminds me of being overtaken by a Reliant Robin.
@davidfoster17623 жыл бұрын
Interesting to watch an old video of Hubnut driving a 2CV with a flat twin BMW motorbike engine . It’s much faster but doesn’t sound as good.
@martentrudeau69482 ай бұрын
What a fun car, nicely done, it's a sleeper 2CV. Ian knows, great review.
@richardsutton013 жыл бұрын
I've not read all the comments but, assuming that this vacuum advance is the conventional system that advances the ignition by turning the sensor/contact plate to a more advanced position when the engine is developing an intake manifold vacuum, then this is not producing the extra power during the 0-60 run or when pulling up the incline. When the throttle is open, as it is during these manoeuvres, then engine is producing very little manifold vacuum. Vacuum is only produced when the throttle is almost closed, so when travelling at a steady speed on the flat with little load on the engine, or with a closed throttle when on the over-run. The extra power being produced by the 2CV as demonstrated during the video is therefore not attributable to the vacuum advance.
@HubNut3 жыл бұрын
It's fully electronic using a vacuum pipe and sensor. It's tractability that's really boosted, but also response under light throttle as you say. It makes it pick up much more cleanly. As you say, doesn't affect full bore acceleration.
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge3 жыл бұрын
Well today I learned that 2CVs don't have vacuum advance, quite unbelievable but well, you learn something new every hubnut video.
@omartuber3 жыл бұрын
You missed what I always consider one of the big advantages of LHD in the UK. When you pull over and park on the nearside, you get ut on to the pavement instead of into traffic - much safer. The US Postal Service had the same idea and used to use RHD jeep delivery vehicles.
@frothe423 жыл бұрын
True. As well as some Subarus for USPS delivery. More classic imports with RHD are available for sale.
@charlo90952 Жыл бұрын
USPS uses RHD because the mailboxes are at the kerb on the right.
@Shane_Marsh3 жыл бұрын
That was epic ian. Don't you want to crowd fund that sparrow conversion for elly.
@SPTSuperSprinter1563 жыл бұрын
That's a great upgrade and if it is getting 48bhp that's impressive without forced induction. I know what you mean about tractability, I drive one of the higher powered Polos and the ability to pull up hills mostly without changing down a lot of gears is nicer than the speed.
@WhosAGoodDogue3 жыл бұрын
Was that a bit of wheel-spin going on at 9:12 ? - Hooligan!
@dickfrijdal75343 жыл бұрын
Wheel spin, add a limited slip diff😁😁
@RichieRouge2063 жыл бұрын
You can hear the difference with the extra torque! Really love what a difference it makes. Have a feeling Elly may come home with a few extra mods hehe
@bernddoerper56673 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great video. I like very much how you explain all those modifications. Very interesting what is all possible with a 2CV.
@kaypearce15373 жыл бұрын
Great and worthwhile mods. Now you've sold the Vectra this should b the way to go! The GSA can do the family car duties!!
@alanpepper72583 жыл бұрын
And we contiue... The torque make a very relaxed drive, instead of pushing to get 50/60mph with the old 602 it's just amazing.
@neilwalsh40583 жыл бұрын
720cc producing 48 bhp is impressive and almost exactly the same cc to bhp ratio (15/1) as the 127 Sport you recently tested, 1049cc producing 70 bhp (14.9/1). That's stock standard, out the wrapper, unmodified, straight from Turin. Think you should start quoting cc to bhp figures in your reviews, it would make interesting reading don't you think?
@MrNegativecreep073 жыл бұрын
Scariest passenger experience I've ever had was in a standard 2cv driven by an amateur rally driver.
@DavidColex3 жыл бұрын
Mine was with an amateur rally driver in a 400CV MODDED EVO VIII!!! Scary
@clooperman37453 жыл бұрын
Same here only he wasn't an amateur rally driver, just a nutter, went round a right hand bend a bit quick and l thought my elbow was going to scrape on the road!!!!
@jfdavid293 жыл бұрын
😄
@MyJon643 жыл бұрын
12 years ago I was at Mallory Park race circuit at Triumph event. The last event was 2CV racing, it was hilarious, fantastic day.
@philippepetit31053 ай бұрын
germans had a good sticker also for the 2cv's it was a 2cv climbin' a mountain with a lot of cars behind and the text below was tellin' that french cars were the guides of the road
@SuperSeriouSam3 жыл бұрын
A 2cv that handles and goes fast . I love a car contraction .
@Nezenmoin208515 күн бұрын
This is the most efficient car ever built.
@garymills67023 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! What a great little car!
@Dan-hq2js3 жыл бұрын
That's great he has made that a lot of fun, without taking anything away, I think Ellie deserves it, be worth every penny even if some of the fleet had to go to pay for it!
@ilijazivanovic36983 жыл бұрын
Just not the invacar
@delukxy3 жыл бұрын
In this case, "Sparrows Do Sing". You might need to be a film buff to get that one. That's a good mod to support the king pins. I think that might have been pinched from the 2CV Cross guys. Docked in Dunkerque in 1959 I was taken a few km's inland to Cassel where they were racing 2CV's at an Autocross. Mad then and just as mad now. Don't spoil Elly's character too much Ian. Fit and forget is better than fit and fiddle but the vacuum ignition mods might be good and not damage the wallet too much.
@grayfool3 жыл бұрын
Oh yessss! I think Mr Sparrow's phone will be ringing a lot in the near future. I wish I had the funds. How much is a kidney worth these days?
@Pfirtzer3 жыл бұрын
No idea but in Europe 70K or so.
@supertobino3 жыл бұрын
@@Pfirtzer nah, 15 max…
@andrewthompsonuk13 жыл бұрын
Most people will not realize the time thought and experimentation that would have gone into that. Any one of those things on their own would have little or no or even a negative effect on performance. I am very impressed by this effort.
@stephenberry12053 жыл бұрын
How does it compare to a Burton conversion with a BMW flat two engine? I am jealous.. I have been toying with the idea of the 652 cc engine for my 1990 series 2CV6 RHD Charleston which I have now covered 187,000 miles. Love it. More power... over to the dark side of 2CVing.... excitement plus. No longer will you have to slip stream trucks in a headwind. No longer will you have to preplan overtaking manoevures way before they are undertaken. No longer will you have gravel rash on your elbow when extremely cornering tilt angles are reached... Great fun.
@PaulinesPastimes3 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to make a phone call to your mate so that he can add a few mods before you pick Elly up. The vacuum advance seems like an essential improvement. Incredible fun on those roads although how there aren't more people having head on crashes is beyond me 😄
@stephenberry12052 жыл бұрын
My Burton 652 cc big bore engine has arrived in Sydney... I will soon experience 2CV power for the first time in 44 years....
@pagegreer50813 жыл бұрын
It sounds so fun ! I m jealous.
@CaptHollister3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the LHD/RHD issue, in Canada federal law allows us to import pretty much any car that is over 15 years old, which has prompted many people to import JDM cars. The popularity of cars like the Skyline series, however, has prompted my province of residence (Québec) to move the cutoff date to 25 years for RHD cars because of the potential risks when overtaking (which admittedly, can be particularly tricky when overtaking snow removal equipment). The idea is that at 25 years it's going to be mostly collectors who will buy these cars whereas at 15 years many of them ended up as daily drivers, which was never the intent of the law. I live in a town of roughly 20k people and at one time, before the new 25 year limit was enacted, there were 5 JDM Skylines and 1 heavily modified JDM Daihatsu in town. In fact, one of the Skylines was owned by a guy a few houses down the street, but he sold it because there were too many around !
@ProdigalPorcupine3 жыл бұрын
The sound of that engine! Sublime! I could listen to that all day.
@roverchap3 жыл бұрын
Bin that baseball cap, Ian. Bring back the folk festival special - the brimmed leather hat you used to wear.
@mehrzahl22193 жыл бұрын
Great answer to my question I asked during the Q&A. Would be fun seeing you fit this engine to Elly.
@conkerman013 жыл бұрын
I have a BMW R1100S in the shed. How about a 98BHP motor? :)
@garymills67023 жыл бұрын
You'd have to upgrade the brakes and suspension, but what a great idea! A real "sleeper".
@DavidColex3 жыл бұрын
@@garymills6702 ...and a road legal cage
@conkerman013 жыл бұрын
Where's the fun in that. The throttle goes both ways etc...... :) Most importantly, a box to put your brain I. Before you drive.
@martinb.7703 жыл бұрын
"gorp ... fnark ... schmeggle"
@Robinmuk3 жыл бұрын
@@garymills6702 Gearbox, brakes, suspension, even the clutch! all remain stock. Unlike in most cars they are tough (over-engineered) to begin with and the brakes are easily up to the power. 2CV's with disc brakes have very powerful brakes compared to their weight. Check out Pete Sparrow at Mallory in the test mule 1100cc car.
@Scarecrowking2 жыл бұрын
Holy moly that take off took me by surprise!
@garywordsworth93023 жыл бұрын
I remember from the late 80s performance car magazine had a turbo technics 2CV running a tiny Garret turbo in which they used to annoy and embarrass various warm and hot hatches back in the day 👍🏻
@reapanomin8993 жыл бұрын
"Because Pete likes his banging tunes" I'm getting James May vibes all of a sudden.
@hedydd23 жыл бұрын
It surprises me that my Honda 420cc TRX/Rancher quad bike has the same power output as a standard 2CV. The Honda is a single cylinder of course, but it is fuel injected and has a cat to meet current emission standards. It easily outperforms a carburetted 500cc previous model while using less fuel. I bet the 2CV does more than 23mpg though.
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain3 жыл бұрын
What a cracking little 2cv that Mr Sparrow has, looks like you really enjoyed it.
@chrispark43103 жыл бұрын
Excellent! The 2 pattes must so much fun to drive!
@drd64163 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the mad turbo that someone once made, till it caught fire!
@shaunw92703 жыл бұрын
Wonderful , what a sleeper !
@27walker272 жыл бұрын
love how "achieving the speed limit" is an impressive feat in one of these haha
@craigmclean82603 жыл бұрын
Looks like a delightful ride! I can just see your fiendish grin, as you get ready to surprise more than a few motorists at stoplights!
@DbugII6 ай бұрын
Impressive, I wish I had this amount of power when I was driving one on long trips in France... around the "massif central" it was painful to go up-hill :D
@Nooziterp13 жыл бұрын
A 2CV with heated seats. Luxury! I'm surprised the brakes haven't been upgraded to go with the power increase.