Citroën BX – XPO – Welding the Suspension Turret
Non-structural repairs seemed a good place to start the welding, but rot in the suspension turret panel soon changed that!
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Citroën BX – XPO – Repair Panel Body Cut
Before I can put the engine back in to XPO, I need to tackle the body work. I'll need to take a body cut from another, but how much will I need?
Car Show – Festival of The Unexceptional 2021
A new show for me. Not the smoothest arrival, but what a great event Festival of the Unexceptional was this year.
Car Show – CCC National 2021
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
Citroën BX – XPO – Mi16 Engine Assembly and Cambelt
With the head and bottom end restored, I could finally complete the MI16 engine assembly. But it wasn't going to go completely smoothly!
Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 3
In part three of the series, we will disconnect the heater matrix and remove the heater tap so it can be disassembled and refurbished
Citroën BX – Heater Tap Overhaul – Part 1&2
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.
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End Continued
After the disaster of fitting piston rings last time, will new rings go on any easier? Will this bottom end ever get rebuilt?
Citroën BX – XPO – Building The Mi16 Bottom End
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?
Citroën BX – XPO – A Crank For The D6C Engine
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.
Citroën BX – Speakers and Amplifier Upgrade
Taking a little break from the XPO restoration, I've gone just a little bit overboard with upgrade the sound system with Clarion speakers.
Citroën BX – Mi16 Engine History
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.
Citroën BX – Building the Cylinder Head
With all the cylinder head parts cleaned and camshafts polished, I could begin the therapeutic process of building the cylinder head.
Citroën BX – Refurbishing The Cylinder Head Parts
Having previously overhauled the cylinder head, it was time to prepare the rest of the parts and start putting the engine back together.
Citroën BX – Bottom End Teardown
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?