£40 winter restoration project

[Mark_C]

Cracking wee project , after working on my dads DS, I hope the electrics are in good order!

Wiring on BX is fairly good, only problem is all the wires tend to be the same colour.

Am rewiring the engine harness anyway as I'm ditching the stock motronic for the Emerald, so it can go in the good phase one silver BX GTi 16V to make it original.

 

[svensktoppen]

I'd love a 4x4, will have to keep an eye on that!

Only a £10:99 reserve on it - you might get it for that

 

[Mark_C]

I'd say it'll run over a grand, virtually none of them left these days

 

[Mark_C]

Good bit done this weekend, new liners in, honed, new piston rings gapped, pistons back in, head back on

New oil seals

Old Liners

The stuff to go in

New liner

Gapping the rings

Old liners pulled out, seats cleaned up so they'll actually seal

Putting liners in

All liners in

Compressing rings to put pistons back in

Big ends torqued up

Clamps on

Head cleaning up for reinstall

All pistons back in

Head gasket on, with copper spray (Not necessary but I like it)

Head back on

 

[Gambit]

Coming along nicely

 

[svensktoppen]

Excellent

 

[Mark_C]

Got less done this weekend than I wanted, as I was bloody sick.

Still got a few things sorted - wiring started, throttle bodles on, timing belt on

where i left it last week

manifold on for throttle bodies

had to take the die grinder to the engine mount to allow manifold to fit

throttle bodies bolted on

home made back plate for the air filter, secured with the trumpets

the tbs fully assembled with linkages

starting the wiring loom for the ECU

before the pulleys and timing cover backplate went on

starting to split looms to decipher the wiring, and work the new ECU into it.

timing cover backplate on, pulleys and timing belt. no tension in the belt yet as waiting on getting a tension gauge for the belt tomorrow before I tighten the tensioners up.

top view of tbs

 

[Rover Repair]

This is going to scream like a m club slapper, record a video of her when you get it sorted!

 

[Mark_C]

Haven't updated this in ages due to the wedding etc, will upload the rest of the build and progress pics tomorrow

in the meantime, here's a quick video

 

[da.murf]

Great video and good to see it runnin so well. Any more plans?

 

[Mark_C]

finish it, then drive it!

Hope to get it finished (Bar bodywork) tomorrow. Bit of suspension work to do shouldn't take me too long.

Have to install the set of catcams camshafts that recently arrived as well.

 

[k11_mad]

Hmm that sounds amazing

 

[big cyril]

Love this thread , wish I knew how to do the engine stuff.

 

[Mark_C]

The slight rattle is the high pressure pump for the suspension and brakes, it sounds like a bag of nails until properly bled through.

 

[Coog]

Bloody brilliant!! Fair play Mark

 

[svensktoppen]

Awesome!

 

[dub]

This is an awesome thread. Great vid, so glad to hear the aul beast running!

 

[Mark_C]

few random shots

restoring the paintwork - I think some people call this 'detailing' It's coming up like new though

Rewiring the under-carpet loom

Location of Emerald K3 ECU

Putting interior back together

More interior

Wasted spark conversion, Ford coil

Oxygen sensor bung and sensor for the wideband controller

Oil pressure (Standard one not very accurate) and AFR

 

[davey-dimples]

just spotted this on an ebay trawl

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-CITR...tomobiles_UK&hash=item2c6e04ef9e#ht_587wt_958

 

[Woodcutter]

Mark_C

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27678

 

[rupertfinch]

Fantastic, I'd forgotten about this thread. Is that an Imp underneath the ramp?

 

[Mark_C]

Fantastic, I'd forgotten about this thread. Is that an Imp underneath the ramp?

Is indeed, 1971 super with extremely low miles (less than 3000)

BX is undergoing a bit of bodywork atm, mechanical work is finished bar changing brake pads. Booking an MOT soon!

 

[rupertfinch]

Love the Imps, those or a sunbeam stiletto. Plus the BX is coming along nicely, keep up the good work. PSA for the win.

 

[Mark_C]

Mark_C

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27678

I was watching that one for sale, bought a car off that lad in the past - a mint 1985 BX 1.6 that we still have.

 

[Mark_C]

havent updated this in ages!

Engine is done, bay tidied up a bit:

starting to strip interior to put proper full stripy interior in:

before I put the rear bumper on that required fixing, and the black drivers side wing as the old one had a kink in it (Good job I have a **** load of spare body panels for these things:

Tax book currently on it's way to me, then it's MOT, and then spray the front wing and bumper, and soon to be seen on the roads terrorising the modern hot hatches (Then I'll start properly on the ZX 16V)