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by Vanny » Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:50 am
Citroën BX – XPO – Hydraulics – Eps42
Flying through the updates now in the hopes of getting ahead of the huge press coverage when news gets out that XPO is on the road and in shakedown.
This time, hydraulics. With a look at strut leak-back hose alternatives.
https://bxproject.co.uk/blog/citroen-bx ... ics-eps42/
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by Vanny » Sat Nov 09, 2024 1:45 pm
Citroën BX – XPO – Becoming Driveable – Eps43
At the start of 2024, the pace was picking up, and XPO was becoming driveable. Just a cooling system and drive shafts to go. Or was it?
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by Vanny » Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:29 am
Citroën BX – XPO – Exhaust Installation – Eps44
Engine running, and rather than continue deafening myself with the raw tones of the XU9j4, exhaust installation is the order of the day!
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by Vanny » Thu Dec 19, 2024 9:14 am
Citroën BX – XPO – Steering Rack Leak– Eps45
With the engine running and exhaust installed, the hydraulic leaks were starting to spring up. The worst was the steering rack leak!
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by Vanny » Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:44 pm
Citroën BX – XPO – Hydraulic Octopus – Eps46
While the steering rack change didn't stop the hydraulic leaks, a new hydraulic octopus (leak back harness) should stop the fluid loss.
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by Vanny » Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:41 pm
Citroën BX – XPO – Wheel Alignment – Eps47
With the steering rack changed and hydraulic leaks resolved, I finally had usable forward motion.
But bad wheel alignment was stopping reversing movement and the wrong clutch cable stopping meaningful clutch control!
https://bxproject.co.uk/blog/citroen-bx ... ent-eps47/