<i><b>Sorry Jon, I can't be tempted back to the "dark side" I've done my time on the shovel with a BX and don't fancy doing another. </b></i>
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On 7/10/2004 Dave Bamber said re Citroen BX's.....
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Ah the BX, yes. Upon removal of head the gasket actually looked OK apart from the fact that it wasn't a "proper" (Elring or Meillor) one. Someone had been there before.
So the head was flat tested, and found not to be very flat! The head is now at the engineering shop and I'm driving an L reg 306 XSi that makes me look like a right boy racer on account of the 17" TSW's and big exhaust. But I'm very grateful for Pete Sparrow for letting me borrow it for my Swindon-Birmingham commute! [8D]
More BX news soon.
Finally, I have finally found someone who has chucked more money at an old 17TD than me! Check http://www.project405.com/intro.html
So the head was flat tested, and found not to be very flat! The head is now at the engineering shop and I'm driving an L reg 306 XSi that makes me look like a right boy racer on account of the 17" TSW's and big exhaust. But I'm very grateful for Pete Sparrow for letting me borrow it for my Swindon-Birmingham commute! [8D]
More BX news soon.
Finally, I have finally found someone who has chucked more money at an old 17TD than me! Check http://www.project405.com/intro.html
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jon</i>
Finally, I have finally found someone who has chucked more money at an old 17TD than me! Check http://www.project405.com/intro.html
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">I love the way he was so busy lowering the car, fitting alloys and an Mi16 body kit that he didn't have time to sort out the mechanical problems (half the seals & gaskets gone, duff belts and brakes, cracked head etc) until a litre and half of oil was p*ssing out of the engine each day. [:D]
Then he pays £1600 to get the engine reconditioned! I've seen engines on eBay for less than a quarter of that. [B)]
Finally, I have finally found someone who has chucked more money at an old 17TD than me! Check http://www.project405.com/intro.html
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">I love the way he was so busy lowering the car, fitting alloys and an Mi16 body kit that he didn't have time to sort out the mechanical problems (half the seals & gaskets gone, duff belts and brakes, cracked head etc) until a litre and half of oil was p*ssing out of the engine each day. [:D]
Then he pays £1600 to get the engine reconditioned! I've seen engines on eBay for less than a quarter of that. [B)]
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The modding job is bonkers, mate of mine saw a '93 Vauxhall Chavelier for sale north of the border for £9000, yes, nine grand. They phoned him to find out if it should be £900. No, £9000. He was asking this loony price as he'd made it 4WD and fitted a turbo lump from a Calibra. Still only worth £400 in the real world, you can't polish a poo....
Shame for the bloke with the 405, all that wedge and it still looks like a mini-cab. It just needs beaded seatcovers and a magmount aerial.
Shame for the bloke with the 405, all that wedge and it still looks like a mini-cab. It just needs beaded seatcovers and a magmount aerial.