BX 19RD IN SUFFOLK

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:10 pm

Bluey1978 wrote:Knowing the french it was probably the same engine though.

No.. Peugeot and Citroen share engines (And sell them to some other companies) but Renault have their own range of engines.

Bluey1978 wrote:I take it that the R in RD stands for regular

It's a french designation. It stands for "Riche" as TR is "Tres Rich"

Don't read too much into that though... the "L" on the back of a 1980's ford or vauxhaul stands for "luxury" and "GL" for "Grand Luxury" although we all know that "L" means "crap" and "GL" means "tolerable"

Bluey1978 · Post by **Bluey1978** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:05 am

Thanks for the offer David, but have only recently got it, haven't even got it on the road yet as I'm waiting for the end of the month to get the tax - Don't wanna lose a whole month, just for the sake of a few days.

Touch wood, so far everything is cushty and sweet, everything works.

So at the moment I don't need any spares.

She is a silver colour

pictures are here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 4602833244

This is the first person who sold it, the person I bought it from was getting it legal for his wife, who had the audacity to go and get pregnant.

This is why he sold it, didn't even make his money back on it - Shame.

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:48 pm

Mission accomplished! or is it just begining.

Xantia got me home OK, used about £17 worth of diesel, clocked about 215 miles.

Many thanks to the honourable member for Ipswich, I'll update this thread as the "restoration" progresses.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:22 pm

Nice one Ken!

Bluey1978 · Post by **Bluey1978** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:58 pm

Glad you safely got home with no probs.

Hope the old girl can give you many more years motoring as she has done me proud, bought her after getting stitched up with a 405 turbo diesel - same engine, but for some reason it seemed alot smoother in the Citroen.

Anyway, I'm rambling - good luck with the Xantia Ken.

Deano

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:48 pm

Been to scrappies this afternoon and got a front bumper the right colour, the correct radio (if it works) and an almost brand new alternator belt adjuster pulley, all for £15

Hoping to get back later this week as the scrapper still had one good rear arm on it and the anti-sink valve and sphere, not to mention the anti-roll bar links. Bad news was the LHM pump had gone

Oddly enough he's still got one BX TXD turbo in there.

M · Post by M » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:17 pm

Ken Newbold wrote:You just can't beat a good Xantia

[[[[[[Sound of large northern bloke fainting]]]]]

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:49 pm

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:59 pm

Went down to the Xantia today to check if it's OK and took the radio that I picked up off the scrapyard floor yesterday with me. Plugged it all in and switched on, nothing

checked the fuse in the car, blown

new fuse, radio lights up and says CODE in the display, well at least all I have to do is get it recoded.

On taking it out I noticed a 4 fig pencil number on the back so I tried it and

WE HAVE MUSIC

Wish I'd had it on Saturday, even I got pi55ed off singing all the way home

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:37 pm

Another very cold and miserable afternoon, fitted new rear arm bearings on the Xantia this afternoon.
The offside one was a pig, every possible thing that could go wrong, did do.

Typical Xantia me thinks. However the nearside one went like a dream, the bearings on this side weren't too bad and would probably have lasted at least another year.

While the arms were out, took the opportunity to free off the height corrector mechanism, which although not completely seized, the sprung mechanism was holding off the rest off the linkage.

The car now rides superb and no longer sits down as soon as the engine is switched off. Also fitted the new rear brake discs. Next job is to find a suitable pump.

Stewart (oily!) · Post by **Stewart (oily!)** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 7:03 pm

Yuo are displaying more enthusiasm than me there Ken, I spent an hour making copper fuel lines and fitting them yesterday, this morning was so cold and grey I played computers instead

Stewart

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:10 pm

Fitted "new" LHM pump today, changed oil and new secondhand front bumper.

It's suprising how much damage had been caused by that little tup on the front. Both fans were jammed back and lots of bits of cracked plastic

however it's now all back together and just needs a new front number plate which I'm picking up in the morning and an anti-roll bar link fitting, then it's MOT time.

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:01 pm

The infiltrator is now ready for MOT

Stewart (oily!) · Post by **Stewart (oily!)** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:03 pm

That looks okay Ken, what will you do with it?
Stewart

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:08 pm

No idea