just a quick Hi

pugbus · Unread post by **pugbus** » 21 Jun 2010, 22:53

Thought I'd join up- after all been running pugs / PSA powered vehicles for 20 years

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 22 Jun 2010, 10:17

Welcome to the FCF

Whats your current car(s)?

jgra1 · Unread post by **jgra1** » 22 Jun 2010, 14:34

welcome PB

I think I am about 15 years, first french was an LHD visa which I really enjoyed..

John

pugbus · Unread post by **pugbus** » 22 Jun 2010, 21:54

Thanks for the warm welcome

first French vehicle that was a laugh reno 4 van 1987 , gearstick like a umbrella handle

my cars at the mo , have quite a collection but the ones that count ,

306 hatch DW8 <Bosch> with opened up fuel pump - keeps with pals 205td . It can overtake without having to plan it in my diary

306 estate DW8 <Bosch> diablo red not yet adjusted the pump ,rear axle drilled and tapped and fitted grease nipples

1990 VW T25 ( T3 ) camper with 306 D Turbo engine , I built this one about ten years ago , these are normally capable of 100mph and 18sec quarter mile with this engine , I'm on building a HDi engine to go in with mechanical injection

1980 VW t25 with 1.9 Peugeot xud9 N/A engine

1966 VW splitscreen camper -might soon be converted to diesel

Napoleon · Unread post by **Napoleon** » 22 Jun 2010, 21:58

pugbus wrote: Thanks for the warm welcome

first French vehicle that was a laugh reno 4 van 1987 , gearstick like a umbrella handle
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Saw one of those today... C reg Brit plate, left hand drive.

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 23 Jun 2010, 00:24

A Renault 4 van, thats a real rare sight in the UK now. I saw one about 6 months ago, UK RHD, quite a late model. We used to have a 72 R4 hatch until a couple of years ago, fantastic little car.

Thats a real interesting line up you have there. How does the T3 fair with a TD engine? Ive never heard of that being done before

pugbus · Unread post by **pugbus** » 23 Jun 2010, 08:58

I've been fitting PSA engines into the rear engined VW's for nearly twenty years , how does a D Turbo engine fair

VW fitted a 1.6D then later a 1.6TD

so maybe were looking at another 20bhp and masses of torque which is helped by a heavier flywheel , going through the gears the turbo is still in and no lag so pushes along really well , I used to carry a strait bar in case pals broke down when visiting santa-pod and on a couple of occasions had to pull friends back , my camper loaded up as well as there's and still capable of sitting at 80mph , main thing to watch out for is when the turbo kicks in in third gear on long bends there's no getting it back once the rear end breaks free , 2nd gear more controllable as can come out of damp roundabouts sideways -those were the days

I've just fitted an old 205td engine into a high top camper a few weeks ago - the chap went up the lakes with a few pals and he had to pull over a few times for his mates to catch up in their petrol campers ,

here's the 205td with adaptor

mounted to gearbox and ready to fit

going in

a video of 2.1td pulling from 30mph in 5th gear

with 2.1td engine fitted

the red one is the 2.1 bus , blue one had a XUD td engine from rover 418 ,