A classic 1971 504 restorer... hopefully.

[Kiwi303]

Hi there, not much to say about me, I'm just a typical guy who happens to have bought a french car and found this site via lion spares peugeot parts dealers links page.

I have had a Renault 25 GLX in the past, comfortable and easy to drive, but it died after a while and getting the parts to repair it cost too much so I traded it in and got my current daily driver to replace it, a 1996 serena van.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a 1971 peugeot 504 with live plates, currently on hold. Immediate problems is it has been sitting in a basement for 13 years and the brakes are seized from lack of use in that time. I've pulled all 4 callipers off and am about to refurbish them, but in getting them off I rounded off one of the 8mm internal face hex bolts holding the calliper on, so I need a new bolt first up.

Other bits like perished seals will no doubt show up while I labour at getting her back on the road, but for now I'm focussing on the brake work Once she can stop safely, THEN I'll have a go at making her start and go

[pugMi]

nice one dewd. welcome aboard. theres plenty of helpful stuff/people here. we talk a lot of shit but theres gold in amongst it all.
oh, and condolences about the serena 

[Kiwi303]

yeah, I've been poking around a bit, sounds like otara market sometimes all those bros and dudes and odd spellings I spend most of my car forum time at www.hybridZ.org since I have a 280ZX thats hopefully getting a 302 Cleveland once I get up to aucks and pick the motor up, and scrape together the cash to get the welder and other tools to mount the thing int he engine bay
Over there the grammar and spelling rules are STRICT, and I'm a bit of a language nazi myself so I'm comfortable with it

My biggest problem just now is how the hell do I get those funny spring things off the spark plugs so I can haul out the plugs and have a look at them. A bit of oil down the bores and a compression and leakdown test are also on the cards, but with the plugs still in place because of those effing spring things I can't manage it...

I've a bid on a 504 haynes manual on trademe, but it would be nice to have the plugs out before the auction closes and the postie gets busy... anyone have a hint on how to pull the plugs on a 1971cc XN1T donk?