While I wouldn’t consider myself to be a thoroughbred petrol head, I’ve had more than a few Automotive adventures. Be it fighting off the hands of time from my Citroen BX, to tinkering with my Land Rover, there’s always something going on with cars. Here you can catch up on my latest Automotive Articles.
My most recent Automotive articles
- 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 - Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History
4 min read The XPO project came with a donor engine and a folder of history. Lets have a look through the engine history and see what we can learn. Continue Reading - Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head
6 min read With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head. Continue Reading - Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts
9 min read Having previously overhauled the cylinder head, it was time to prepare the rest of the parts and start putting the engine back together. Continue Reading - Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown
7 min read Having found a leaking piston ring, it was time to go all in on this XU9J4 engine and teardown the bottom end. What disasters await? Continue Reading - Citroën BX – Cylinder Head Overhaul
6 min read Can I find the reason for the leaking pressure we previously found? Can the leak be fixed with a cylinder head overhaul? Continue Reading
Most Recent Land Rover Articles
- Freelander – NW4x4R LANTRA Training
3 min read I’ve recently completed a LANTRA training course with NW4x4R. General Grabber AT3 tyres certainly helped, the lack of ground clearance didn’t! Continue Reading - Retrofit – Freelander2 Reversing Camera
7 min read Do I need a reversing camera? Probably not. But having retrofit one to the Freelander2 and I’m glad that I did! Continue Reading - Workshop – Making Roof Bar Storage
4 min read After falling over the Freelander2 roof bars one too many times, it was time to make some roof bar storage. Fire up the welder! Continue Reading - Retrofit – Freelander 2 Dimming Rearview Mirror
5 min read Long commutes in the dark, with bright lights behind, are no good for my eyes. The solution, retrofit of a Freelander dimming rearview mirror. Continue Reading - SDD – Battery Support Unit
7 min read Using a diagnostic tool puts a big load on the car battery. To avoid damage you should use a battery support unit. But what is it, and why is it needed? Continue Reading
Most Recent Citroen Articles
- Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End6 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 Engine7 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 Upgrade7 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
- Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History4 min read The XPO project came with a donor engine and a folder of history. Lets have a look through the engine history and see what we can learn. Continue Reading
- Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head6 min read With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head. Continue Reading