Citroën BX – XPO – Tackling the Scuttle – Eps32
9 min read With the windscreen surround repaired and new glass in, focus moves to the scuttle. Refitting the blower, washer bottles and a small repair. Continue Reading
9 min read With the windscreen surround repaired and new glass in, focus moves to the scuttle. Refitting the blower, washer bottles and a small repair. Continue Reading
11 min read Next task is windscreen surround repair. While it is now looking epic, the offside A-pillar wasn’t the only rot at the front of the BX. Continue Reading
8 min read The Trima 1420 loader now adorning the Ford 7610 isn’t much use without implements. First up is a tractor bucket. Continue Reading
8 min read Taking a break from painting, in this article, we will look at wheel arch repairs to the fitch panel and wing bracket. Continue Reading
5 min read In the previous article, the repairs on XPO were finally completed and repainted. However, I soon find I’m unpainting the A-pillar! Continue Reading
10 min read With the welding finally finished, attention turns to painting the A-pillar. This several-month stage doesn’t end well! Continue Reading
7 min read Just when I thought I was done with welding, I realised I had best tackle the wheel arch repair before committing to paint. Continue Reading
8 min read While the big cut hadn’t gone quite as I hoped, welding in the repair panel goes a little better. Quickly the car comes back together. Continue Reading
8 min read 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! Continue Reading
8 min read 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, you’d be forgiven for thinking XPO may have been scrapped. Sorry, my… Continue Reading
10 min read Legend has it, that BX doors regularly fall off. They don’t, but its often close. Let’s tackle a Citroen BX door pillar repair, and keep that door firmly fixed to the car! Continue Reading
10 min read 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. Continue Reading
6 min read 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. Continue Reading
7 min read 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. Continue Reading
8 min read Non-structural repairs seemed a good place to start the welding, but rot in the suspension turret panel soon changed that! Continue Reading