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Simcaclub's 1958 Simca Aronde Deluxe 1300


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This weekend we have removed the engine from the Simca, and some of the front plate work. From the front parts about 30% of the bolts broke off due to rust. Plus a couple of cages of the square nuts in the beams come lose. Not an not easy to loosen job. A large area was covered with a thick greasy substance, which made it difficult to find some of the bolts.

 

In the meantime I was cooking my bumper parts in my bigger Mr. Fusion container. Since it is virtually impossible to get new or good bumper parts for a Simca in New Zealand, I want to de-rust the bumper parts and smooth them out with filler. After they have been sanded I want to try to wrap them with chrome wrap. I have seen some photos on google with acceptable results http://s176.photobucket.com/user/vette427sbc/media/1955%20Chevy%20Hardtop/99529699-EA12-4280-AA01-9218812B887D-30987-00001B0AAC6CA6CA.jpg.html. (New bumpers from Europe will cost probably around 1500 or 2000 Euros, more value than the whole car)

 

Rusted bumper part:

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Derusted bumper part:

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Sprayed in black zinc spray:

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Taking the engine out:

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Guitar photo:

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I haven't got a lot of time to work on my Simca, but yesterday and today I found some time to disasemble my engine. The engine has only run 50 Kmiles, but looked quite greasy and oily. When I took the head off, I found about 2,5 cm rusty sludge in the cooling channels. The only way to get rid of it is using a water blaster I guess. I already scraped most of the greasy layer off with an old credit card.

 

Beheaded before I scraped the greasy layer off. The cylinders are looking ok with out worn places or scratches

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Cooling channels full with rusty sludge

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I'm getting closer to the crank shaft

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Box full with bits and bobs

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I have the engine disassembled, some of the piston bearings are realy bad. I don't trust the main bearings either. I have seen on fleebay a set of spare bearings with a 0.25mm oversize. But first I need to know if that is enough for the crankshaft. Next week I can borrow a tool to measure it up. In the meantime I have cleaned all the parts. 

 

Empty engine

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Parts from engine

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Some of the piston bearings a quite bad. 

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I have cleaned all the engine parts and ordered piston rod bearings and a ring set from bowden engine parts. Complete paints has made a spray can with the original engine color for me. Suvic is gone grind my crankshaft as soon if I have the bearings. The main bearings probably have to come from fleebay. I still have to sort out the seals.

 

Back in the original color:

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Back in the original color:

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A box with clean parts. I have to make a detailed photo of the Flash logo on the cover and somehow reproduce it.

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Nice clean parts:

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The gearbox looks mint. I am not gone open it up, but leave it as it is.

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