Car Show – Festival of The Unexceptional 2021
6 min read A new show for me. Not the smoothest arrival, but what a great event Festival of the Unexceptional was this year. Continue Reading
Designing a New Banner Image
7 min read I’ve been unhappy with the current banner image for over a year. Failed attempts of my own meant turning to professional help! Continue Reading
Car Show – CCC National 2021
6 min read The last car show I went to was a long time ago. Even longer since I took the BX. For a 300 mile round trip, I probably should have prepared Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – Mi16 Engine Assembly and Cambelt
8 min read With the head and bottom end restored, I could finally complete the MI16 engine assembly. But it wasn’t going to go completely smoothly! Continue Reading
Peg Perego – GAUCHO – Upgrading LEDs
6 min read Although I’d previous converted the Peg Perego Gaucho to LEDs, it needed an upgrade after an incident destroyed the original bulbs. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 3
7 min read In part three of the series, we will disconnect the heater matrix and remove the heater tap so it can be disassembled and refurbished Continue Reading
Arduino – Amphenol Air Quality Kit
5 min read Back in 2017 I had the opportunity to try the Amphenol Air Quality Kit and learned more than I expected about air quality in the Freelander Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 1&2
10 min read Back In 2012 I wrote an article on the removal of the heater tap over on the BX Club Forum. It’s never felt quite finished so in this article series I’ll revisit the original post. Hopefully the updates and additional insight will help you with problems with your Citroen BX heater tap. Continue Reading
Fergie – Lining the fuel tank with Flowliner
9 min read Moving the Fergie was becoming troublesome. I had to do something about the rust in the fuel! Could I get away with just lining the fuel tank? Continue Reading
3D Printer – Unicubic U1 – Super budget printer
9 min read Back in 2017, I bought a cheap Unicubic U1 3D printer. A bad copy of a bad copy. With some tinkering, it’s given good prints. Now I’m hooked! Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End Continued
9 min read After the disaster of fitting piston rings last time, will new rings go on any easier? Will this bottom end ever get rebuilt? Continue Reading
One whole year of BX Project articles
5 min read A year of blogging BX Project articles deserves its own write-up. Let’s look behind the scenes at the numbers, topics, and future articles. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End
6 min read A month since building the cylinder, I had to get on with building the bottom end. A few parts to clean and put together. How hard can it be? Continue Reading
Citroën BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine
7 min read In March I found a crank journal measuring undersize, creating quite a quandary. I’ll try to share my learning, ups, and downs, with you. Continue Reading
Citroën BX – Speakers and Amplifier Upgrade
7 min read Taking a little break from the XPO restoration, I’ve gone just a little bit overboard with upgrade the sound system with Clarion speakers. Continue Reading