mattyd
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Nice 1 matey. U r the only nutter i know that would even think of doin up an bx. Lol. Most other people just rob there engines for 205s
£40 winter restoration project
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Normski
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Nice one! I lived across from a family for 20 years who only ever drove Citroens, they had several of these amongst other models but I used to love as a kid watching the suspension go up and down, when your 6 or 7 you think it's like a knightrider or something lol.
Good luck with the restore, look forward to more news!
Good luck with the restore, look forward to more news!
hannakournikova
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I'm the same...
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It's the iPhone I think. Worked fine on my work computer.
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not sure on costs yet, waiting to see what condition the liners are in - that will be some hundreds
Then gasket set, stem seals and will hopefully get away with not changing valve guides.
Have my eye on a mild inlet cam as well.
As for the rest of it, I have all the spare parts as we have a few of these. And a lot of bits!
Then gasket set, stem seals and will hopefully get away with not changing valve guides.
Have my eye on a mild inlet cam as well.
As for the rest of it, I have all the spare parts as we have a few of these. And a lot of bits!
Charlieboyoo
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Get more pics up and good luck with the restoration.Citroen BX's are nice cars and very rare now
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awesome rare motor! only ever seen one of these for sale the past while think it was on ebay
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Only just getting to do something to this now! Didn't get a lot done today, just started to strip down - got the new radiator in as well though.
Will be getting the head off tomorrow then the pistons out to put new rings on. Will need valve stem oil seals as well.
Then it's on with the Jenveys and the sporty inlet cam!
Engine before
Inlet manifold off
Injector harness off
New rad installed
Will be getting the head off tomorrow then the pistons out to put new rings on. Will need valve stem oil seals as well.
Then it's on with the Jenveys and the sporty inlet cam!
Engine before
Inlet manifold off
Injector harness off
New rad installed
Rover Repair
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This will be sweet when done!
Its a car like this I would love to see at a RMS "daily driver day" where you bring you daily driver along and everyone just has some banter.
Its a car like this I would love to see at a RMS "daily driver day" where you bring you daily driver along and everyone just has some banter.
i think my pal still has a engine we built years ago sitting we fitted new liner and rings etc the engine on ran for 20 mins and then was removed as one of the con rods was out of round,we never got round to doing any thing with it i could find out for u if u like mate
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Made some progress today, got the head off and was pleasantly surprised by the liner condition.
A hone should be all I need to do to them before firing on the new gapless rings.
Had a bit of bother with one of the bolts, some bellend must have had at them before with a poor fitting driver and broke a bit off it. Will be replacing them anyway
Cam cover off
The ****ed head bolt on right hand side
liners are better than they look here
head off on the 'bench'
8 into 1 exhaust manifold (Standard)
A hone should be all I need to do to them before firing on the new gapless rings.
Had a bit of bother with one of the bolts, some bellend must have had at them before with a poor fitting driver and broke a bit off it. Will be replacing them anyway
Cam cover off
The ****ed head bolt on right hand side
liners are better than they look here
head off on the 'bench'
8 into 1 exhaust manifold (Standard)
Those bolts at the exhaust flange are a pain in the whole and normally rotten, grounded into a point that you need to get the mole grips on them. Brake pipes look ok in the engine bay, are they alright at the wheels too, or needing replaced due to corosion? You pulling the block out, or just taking the sump off and doing the light hone/rings in situ?
Is there power steering on the car Mark? I see the ram on the rack and the pulley on the exhaust cam.
Is there power steering on the car Mark? I see the ram on the rack and the pulley on the exhaust cam.
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The pulley on the camshaft is for the hydraulic system - remember the suspension is hydropneumatic as well! Very high pressure pump drives brakes, power steering and suspension. Upshot of this is the brakes are incredibly powerful, even compared to modern cars.
I undid the nuts on the exhaust in situ, it was a total ballache alright!
I lucked out on the brake pipes - previous owner had new ones on it. Was going to pull the lot out, but after looking at them I'm going to pull the pistons out and run the honing tool down the bores just.
The pipes have all been replaced with the 'modern' citroen pipes - the plastic coated ones. They last for ages.
I undid the nuts on the exhaust in situ, it was a total ballache alright!
I lucked out on the brake pipes - previous owner had new ones on it. Was going to pull the lot out, but after looking at them I'm going to pull the pistons out and run the honing tool down the bores just.
The pipes have all been replaced with the 'modern' citroen pipes - the plastic coated ones. They last for ages.
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Got the barge into the garage with the lift today, got the non standard front bumper off and stuck a new door seal on the drivers side.
Bodywork won't start until after all the mechanicals are perfect.
underside of the car is completely rot free - you'd think it had been kept in a bath of oil!!
Anyway, few pics
Outside at last (You can see how well the paint is going to come up - i did a test patch on the bottom half of the drivers door, it's coming up like new, and that was the worst bit!)
New drivers door seal on
Dozing her into the shed (Brother driving the quad)
in the garage at last for the fun to begin!
Bodywork won't start until after all the mechanicals are perfect.
underside of the car is completely rot free - you'd think it had been kept in a bath of oil!!
Anyway, few pics
Outside at last (You can see how well the paint is going to come up - i did a test patch on the bottom half of the drivers door, it's coming up like new, and that was the worst bit!)
New drivers door seal on
Dozing her into the shed (Brother driving the quad)
in the garage at last for the fun to begin!
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