mick_aka
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- Stoke-on-Trent Uk
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- 1988 2cv6 Special
Ok I dont have an explorer, I have no intention of buying one, I was kinda encouraged to post here by a friend who posts here, went for a ride in his explorer today and it was pretty cool. I actually drive the pinnacle of motoring excellence! so Hello explorer folks and heres a pic of my car:
Oh yes, that beautifull thing above is a Citroen 2cv6 Special.
The 2CV and all the Citroen A Series designs consist of an air cooled horizontally opposed twin cylinder four stroke engine linked to a conventional gearbox and differential.
This feeds drive shafts for front wheel drive via inboard disc brakes via constant velocity joints.
The four wheels are mounted on swinging arms pivoted on knife edges and connected on each side by linkages and springs inside cylinders which give a measure of both pneumatic and mechanical connection front to rear.
The linkages are capable of adjustment to vary ride height. The soft suspension, large narrow tyres, and sump guard give a very great off-road capability.
The non-unitary construction, and the bolted rather than welded nature of the vehicle structure, along with the easy and cheap availability of mechanical spares, mean that the vehicle effectively "recycles" itself, and therefore the life of it is potentially infinate!!
For the more technical of you here are the origional citroen specs:
Front wheel drive
two cylinder air-cooled o.h.v 602cc.; 29 b.h.p
Torque 28 ft.lbs
Solex carb; 4 speed; fascia gear lever; suspension front and rear coils in horizontal cylinders
4 door Disc inboard brakes (drum prior 1980) ; handbrake via extra pads on front brake calipers
Heating via exhaust heat exchangers
Wheelbase 7`10.5"
track front and rear 4`1 3/8"
length 12`6 3/4"
width 4` 10 1/4"
Height 5`3"
turning circle 36` 9"
Kerb weight 1.289 lb
Gross weight 2,050 lb
Fuel tank 5.4 gallons
12v 36 Ah.
Maximum Towing weight unbraked 656 lb.
Maximum Towing weight braked 1181 lb.
Tyres 125 x 15 , 135 x 15 or 145 x 15 Mud & Snow Tyres
pressures Front 20 p.s.i. (1.4 bar) Rear 26 p.s.i. (1.8 bar) Spare 29 p.s.i. (2 bar).
Performance
Maximum speed - 71 m.p.h. (no speeding fines on the motorway!)
0 to 60 m.p.h. - 20 seconds. (so - whats the rush?)
Fuel consumption 58-70 m.p.g. (city to sustained open road)
Well there you are, now ive admitted to infinate sadness im going to hide in a corner
Oh yes, that beautifull thing above is a Citroen 2cv6 Special.
The 2CV and all the Citroen A Series designs consist of an air cooled horizontally opposed twin cylinder four stroke engine linked to a conventional gearbox and differential.
This feeds drive shafts for front wheel drive via inboard disc brakes via constant velocity joints.
The four wheels are mounted on swinging arms pivoted on knife edges and connected on each side by linkages and springs inside cylinders which give a measure of both pneumatic and mechanical connection front to rear.
The linkages are capable of adjustment to vary ride height. The soft suspension, large narrow tyres, and sump guard give a very great off-road capability.
The non-unitary construction, and the bolted rather than welded nature of the vehicle structure, along with the easy and cheap availability of mechanical spares, mean that the vehicle effectively "recycles" itself, and therefore the life of it is potentially infinate!!
For the more technical of you here are the origional citroen specs:
Front wheel drive
two cylinder air-cooled o.h.v 602cc.; 29 b.h.p
Torque 28 ft.lbs
Solex carb; 4 speed; fascia gear lever; suspension front and rear coils in horizontal cylinders
4 door Disc inboard brakes (drum prior 1980) ; handbrake via extra pads on front brake calipers
Heating via exhaust heat exchangers
Wheelbase 7`10.5"
track front and rear 4`1 3/8"
length 12`6 3/4"
width 4` 10 1/4"
Height 5`3"
turning circle 36` 9"
Kerb weight 1.289 lb
Gross weight 2,050 lb
Fuel tank 5.4 gallons
12v 36 Ah.
Maximum Towing weight unbraked 656 lb.
Maximum Towing weight braked 1181 lb.
Tyres 125 x 15 , 135 x 15 or 145 x 15 Mud & Snow Tyres
pressures Front 20 p.s.i. (1.4 bar) Rear 26 p.s.i. (1.8 bar) Spare 29 p.s.i. (2 bar).
Performance
Maximum speed - 71 m.p.h. (no speeding fines on the motorway!)
0 to 60 m.p.h. - 20 seconds. (so - whats the rush?)
Fuel consumption 58-70 m.p.g. (city to sustained open road)
Well there you are, now ive admitted to infinate sadness im going to hide in a corner
