Citroën BX – XPO – A-pillar Painting. Again! – Eps28
Despite Episode 27s distraction, I really need to push on with the A-pillar painting, again. How well will it come out this time?
Here you’ll find automotive adventure articles on my Citroen BX. Love them or hate them, I’m stuck with them. From the first car that would barely start to my current Citroen BX16Valve, I’ve learnt a lot about cars and mechanics. I’ve had to!
Despite Episode 27s distraction, I really need to push on with the A-pillar painting, again. How well will it come out this time?
Taking a break from painting, in this article, we will look at wheel arch repairs to the fitch panel and wing bracket.
Part four of the heater tap overhaul article series focuses on dismantling the valve block and appropriate restoration steps.
In the previous article, the repairs on XPO were finally completed and repainted. However, I soon find I’m unpainting the A-pillar!
With the welding finally finished, attention turns to painting the A-pillar. This several-month stage doesn’t end well!
Just when I thought I was done with welding, I realised I had best tackle the wheel arch repair before committing to paint.
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.
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!
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 bad. So far, the scrap men haven’t had the joy of carting it off, nor
After weeks of turmoil with the BX, I wondered if it would even make it to FotU 22. But it did, and the festival was fantastic.