Citroën AK400 Van

The diary of the restoration
of SEE 881T, a 2cv van

This a record of the restoration of an AK400 van.

It was (and probably still is) at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ak400/index.htm but I no longer use that ISP so don't have access tp it.

The descriptions and photographs are a record of what I did and are not offered as advice or recomendations. Please see disclaimer.
2nd March 2001 Purchase 01
17th March 2001 Collection 02
18th March 2001 First assessment 03
24th March 2001 Assess front brakes 04
1st April 2001 Assess rear  brakes 05
17th April 2001 Remove rear brake cylinders 06
22nd April 2001 Removing the suspension units 07
4th May 2001 Separate the body from the chassis 08
5th May 2001 Remove the body 09
11th May 2001 Remove the engine 10
12th May 2001 Remove the suspension arms 11
20th May 2001 Welder 12
28th May2001 Chassis inspection 13
3rd June 2001 Removing chassis top plate 14
9th June 2001 Remove chassis bottom plate 15
10th June 2001 All the chassis rust 16
21st June 2001 Removing front suspension arms 17
23rd June 2001 Strip dashboard and remove glass 18
5th July 2001 Remove kingpins 19
8th July 2001 POR15 20
15th July 2001 Rear brake pipes 21
18th July 2001 Rear Brake Adjusters 22
19th July 2001 Body on side 23
29th July 2001 Rear brake cam adjusters fix 24
5th August 2001 Repair front edge of offside wheel arch 25
10th August 2001 Repaired sills 26
16th August 2001 Repaired Toeboard 27
26th August 2001 Repaired left front corner van box 28
9th September 2001 Repaired front of side floors 29
29th September 2001 Made new outriggers 30
3rd October 2001 Rear Door Pillar Lower Repair Panel 31
7th October 2001 Repaired front cross beam 32
20th October 2001 Top plugs of kingpins 33
28th October 2001 Fitted front and rear cross members to chassis 34
10th November 2001 Repaired right front corner van box 35
18th November 2001 Move indoors 36
30th April 2002 Start to repair bonnet hinge 37
8th May 2002 Spotweld bonnet hinge brackets 38
16th May 2002 Made new battery compartment 39
21st July 2002 Spotwelded and brazed REP22 Panel 40
21st August 2002 Brazed repairs to windscreen surround 41
24st August 2002 Brazed repairs to top of rear panels 42
26th August 2002 Painting the Wheels 43
8th October 2002 Paint inside roof 44
27th November 2002 Moving the steering wheel hole 45
3rd December 2002 Front pillar to sill 46
24th December 2002 Spray undercoat on scuttle 47
1st February 2003 Bolt body to chassis 48
22nd June 2003 Repairing holes in body 49
9th July 2003 Sprayed undercoat 50
26th July 2003 Sprayed top coat 51
16th August 2003 Start renovating parts 52
26th August 2003 Painted and fitted vent shutter 53
29th August 2003 Fitted dashboard and windscreen 54
27th September 2003 Strip engine 55
2nd October 2003 Clean Machine 56
8th October 2003 Fitted new barrel and piston set 57
10th October 2003 Replaced output shaft seals 58
14th October 2003 New brake pipes 59
24th October 2003 Fitted fuel line 60
27th October 2003 Refurbished shock absorbers (dampers) 61
28th October 2003 Started engine 62
7th November 2003 Adjusted front brakes 63
14th November 2003 Repaired seat backs 64
4th December 2003 Started to paint front wings and bonnet 65
9th December 2003 Finish painting front wings and bonnet 66
25th June 2004 Started painting doors 67
26th June 2004 Finished painting doors 68
1st July 2004 Refitted Doors and Wings 69
6th July 2004 MOT test 70
15th July 2004 MOT re-test 71
25th July 2004 Test Engine Breather 72
30th July 2005 Sold Van 73