Hints & Tips

The 'Hints & Tips' included here are for the benefit of 'specials' builders and have been published in 'Flat Out' over the years.

Many of these articles were written years ago, and some of the information contained within them may well be out-of-date now.

The advice in these articles should be used at your own risk and the Citroen Specials Club has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided in these 'Hints & Tips' on this website. However, the information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The Citroen Specials Club does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in these 'Hints & Tips'.

Bodywork    Brakes    Chassis    Donor Cars    Driveshafts    Electrical    Engine    Exhaust    Front Suspension    Fuel and Carburation    Gearbox & Transmission    Heaters    Ignition    Instruments    Miscellaneous    Pedals and Steering Column    Rear Suspension    Seats, Seatbelts & Windscreens    Suspension Cannisters & Tie Rods    Wheels & Tyres    



Bodywork

B1 - GRP Repairs
B2 - Adhesives & Trim
B3 - More Bodywork Tips
B4 - Rear Lights
B5 - Bonnet Alterations
B6 - Cutting Lomax Doors
B7 - Door Improvements
B8 - Lomax Stay Failures



Brakes

BR1 - Handbrake Adjustment
BR2 - Brake Adjustments
BR3 - Rear Brake Adjusters (snails)



Chassis

CH1 - Accident Damage
CH2 - Principal Dimensions
CH3 - Chassis Corrosion
CH4 - Chassis Design



Donor Cars

DO1 - Choosing A Donor



Driveshafts

DS1 - Boots



Electrical

E1 - Wiring Diagrams
E2 - Alternator Mounting
E3 - Reversing Switch
E4 - Alternative Wiring Diagram
E5 - Battery Charger
E6 - Alternator Reversal
E7 - Electric Engine Cooling



Engine

EN1 - Engine Cooling
EN10 - Piston Seizures
EN11 - 650cc Upgrade
EN12 - Engine Tuning
EN13 - Spark Plug Inserts
EN14 - Lightening Flywheels
EN15 - Valve Timing
EN16 - Fan Pulley Removal
EN17 - Moto Guzzi Timing
EN18 - Camshaft Timing Issues
EN19 - 652cc Hybrid Engine
EN2 - Overheating
EN3 - Thermostatic Oil Cooler
EN4 - Oil
EN5 - Triflux Oil Filler
EN6 - Oil Breather
EN7 - Engine Breather Mod
EN8 - Shortening the Oil Filler
EN9 - Manometer



Exhaust

EX1 - Exhaust Construction
EX2 - More Exhaust Construction
EX3 - Additional Silencing
EX4 - Silencers
EX5 - Exhaust Headers
EX6 - Modifying the Manifold



Front Suspension

FS1 - Anti-roll Bars
FS10 - Effective Kingpin Greasing
FS2 - More Anti-roll bars
FS3 - Castor Angle Correction
FS4 - King Pins
FS5 - More King Pins
FS6 - Even More King Pins
FS7 - Steering balls
FS8 - More Steering Balls
FS9 - King Pin Conversion



Fuel and Carburation

F1 - Carburetor Icing Explained
F10 - Delortto Jetting
F11 - More twin carb cables
F12 - Fitting Bing Carbs
F13 - Twin Carb Manifold
F14 - SU Fuel Pump
F15 - Fuel Tank Filler
F16 - Bing Carb Fuel Return
F17 - Performance Enhancements
F18 - Vapour Lock
F19 - Rod Throttle Conversion
F2 - Carb Icing Avoidance
F20 - Throttle Pedal Stop
F3 - More Carb Icing Remedies
F4 - Oil-heated Manifold
F5 - Carb Icing Sheild
F6 - Air Filters
F7 - Lomax Fuel Tank
F8 - More Fuel Tank
F9 - Twin Carb Cable



Gearbox & Transmission

G1 - Gearbox Rear Bearings
G2 - Clutch Interchangability
G3 - GAS Gearbox
G4 - Gearbox Ratios
G5 - Underslung Gearchange
G6 - Gearbox Unwinding



Heaters

HE1 - Oil-cooler Heater
HE2 - Electric Heater
HE3 - Heat-exchanger Heater



Ignition

IG1 - Electronic Ignition
IG2 - Hot Starting Problems
IG3 - 123 Issues



Instruments

IN$ - Volt Meter
IN1 - Converting a GS 2-terminal Tachometer
IN2 - Converting a GS 3-terminal Tachometer
IN3 - Engine Turned Dash



Miscellaneous

M1 - Lomax Rear Carrier
M2 - Tonneaux Cover
M3 - Loamx Dust Cover
M4 - Locks, Keys & Barrels
M5 - Towing Solutions
M6 - A-series A-frame
M7 - Lomax Hidden Toolbox



Pedals and Steering Column

P1 - Pedal Woes
P2 - Clutch Travel
P3 - Clutch Cable Blues
P4 - Steering Boss



Rear Suspension

RS1 - Internally Linked Rear Suspension
RS2 - Externally Linked Rear Suspension
RS3 - Rear Suspension modifications
RS4 - Rear Arm Failure
RS5 - Rear Arm Bearings



Seats, Seatbelts & Windscreens

S1 - Seat Ideas
S2 - Seatbelt Mounting
S3 - Windscreen fixing
S4 - Wiper ideas
S5 - Split Front Windscreen
S6 - Renault Scenic Seats



Suspension Cannisters & Tie Rods

SC1 - Spring Boxes
SC2 - Suspension Dismantling
SC3 - Overhauling Suspension Units
SC4 - Tie-Rod End Improvements
SC5 - Tie-Rod Adjustments
SC6 - Using Open-springs



Wheels & Tyres

W1 - Wheels & Trims
W2 - Spare Wheel Cover
W3 - Spare Wheel Carriers
W4 - Rear-mounted Spare Wheels
W5 - Rear Drim Removal
W6 - Tyres
W7 - Wheel Bearing Removal Tool