Citroën BX – XPO – The Big Cut – Eps22
I simply couldn't put it off any longer. Time to put on my big boy pants and fire up the grinder. The day had come for the Big Cut. And after all the build up, it could have gone better!
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Citroën BX – XPO – Old A-Pillar Removal – Eps21
Oh my, oh my! Yet another six months have passed since the last XPO update back in June. This is only the second update in twelve months. Frankly,…
Citroën BX – XPO – Donor Panel A-Pillar Repair – Eps20
In this article, I tackle an inner A-pillar repair to the donor body panel. Now the Mega Shed is built, I can plough on with the XPO project.
Citroën BX – XPO – Welding Repair of the Scuttle Pt2
At last the final scuttle repair can begin. This seems like a simple piece to weld in, but for the next panel to align, it needs to be neat.
Citroën BX – XPO – Welding the Scuttle Pt1
With the suspension turret repaired, I could turn my mind to making repair pieces and welding up the scuttle. Using the highly technical process of CAD.
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!
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?
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 – 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 – 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?