Hello,
Sure I will do whatever it takes to contribute to fellow BX'ers. I never thought of this breed getting rare, and have thus only done the documentation for my own pleasure (and to keep my wife - who likes photography as well - happy with me spending time with these beauties).
I've done a lot of travelling with BX's (see e.g.
http://www.rmattila.com/images/reissut/aland_2010/ ) but never actually taken photos of my beloved BX:s besides the documentation of maintenance/repair procedures. However, they're just plain BX Vans (which, though, i believe is a purely Finnish concept with a hole in the roof and an add-on glass fibre box to make the boot volume 2 m3 in order to avoid certain taxes) - but nothing special in that respect.
I'm currently working on a procedure to repair worn-out rear arms by welding new material with low-current pure-nickel methodology, and then machining new 41 mm holes for the rubber sleeves (what are they BTW called in English - we call them Stefa according to the
Swedish manufacturer here..?
)
A couple of pics on manufacturing the tool(s) and aligning the bearings:
http://www.rmattila.com/images/projekti ... katyokalu/
http://www.rmattila.com/images/sekalais ... yokalu.jpg
http://www.rmattila.com/images/remontit ... jaus_1.jpg
http://www.rmattila.com/images/remontit ... jaus_2.jpg
If this attempt proves succesfull, I'll let you know..
Best Regards,
Riku Mattila from Finland (where it currently is -26 C outside and I ought to replace the exhaust pipe on my Wife's BX Break before MOT next week...)
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.