Bonjour tout le monde!
I have been talking for some time of building a new 504 as a daily driver.
But I've been having some trouble finding exactly what I wanted as a base to start with. So, despite it being defected, I've decided that the best option is to rebuild my old 504.
She's a very early 1969 Peugeot 504, originally an 1800cc, push button door handles, big front window model, no C-pillar vent and the wonderful French seats with the seat rails built into the chassis.
And here she is in her not-so-glorious current condition!
I'm pulling the motor and gearbox out tomorrow, and will be stripping the entire car down to a rolling, bare metal shell. Then I'll get the body straight and rust free, followed by paint. The seats and door trims will be re-upholstered, new carpet and headliner will be fitted. It already has electric windows all round
Mechanically, much of my work is already done. It already has the entire front end from a series 2 505 GTi, and the back has 604 trailing arms and swaybar. It has power steering and 604 brakes. I will be shortening the front springs by half a coil and changing the rear springs for shortened 505 GTi items. It currently has ex-works rally springs in the back, far too firm and tall for my liking.
The engine and gearbox combination going into it is the ZDJL engine that had the build documented on here, but it looks like it must have been after the 2006 cutoff. Brief rundown: 2.2 litre OHC motor, 11:1 compression ratio achieved by machining the liner seats and top of the block, so pistons and liners are standard. Ported and polished, oversized valves, lumpy long duration cam of unspecified specs, but previously used in a Fuego hill climber, lightweight aluminium rocker arms, lightened flywheel, completely balanced and now running L-Jet injection. Gearbox is a standard BA7/5 with new bearings and synchros throughout, and modified shifter for shorter throw and long gearstick.
Wheels will be 505 GTi 15". I'm going to convert the brakes over to twin-circuit.
This project has been a long time coming, but I'm finally in a position to do it properly, and have the car I've always wanted.
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