Citroen Berlingo 1.9DT - For Sale 10 month MOT £650 ono

[Jenkosowls]

Well im back and kinda in a Pug well citroen to be precise but were all friends here! Im in a mk1 Citroen Berlingo with a crummy DW8 crap its not even good on fuel but that could be down to the fact you have to thrash any where! Any way little history for those who dont remember or are new i kicked around here and had a phase 1 dt that at a once had a recorded stage peaked power at 173bhp it had mods to take it further than that but never got dyno'd in full glory but 180bhp was a reasonable safe bet.
The original thread is here.
http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-817.html

For those who like pics here she is in here glory.








Any way after solid mounting the rear engine mount she kept snapping engine bolts taking out clutches with it. And after what seemed like going round in circles with repairs partly to blame with the shit roads round here and the looming tax a good £400 was needed to put her right i could'nt justify it so she got broken up. And i bought a volvo.... it came up dirt cheap and at the right time. it was always going to be a stop gap car but i nearly kept it i bought a tow bar and a big feck off trailer to convert into a workshop. I soon sacked that idea off!







The 2.5l 5 pot engine sounded soooo good but the same couldnt be said about the fuel consumption all 25mpg of it! So the trailer then volvo went and i had some cash to invest into a new van.

now while i had the volvo id received some compensation the intial idiea was to invest it into a mk2 berlingo/partner rip the nad out drop an xud9te engine and get back up and boosting with some mods a few members knew about. But having the volvo at the time i invested the money else where wisely at the time and soon i back tracked and here we are today.....

So £550 later i have this


Rough around the edges need tlc but vans do! the guy wouldnt budge on price dispite few niggles but most of the other vans were either in a much worst state or no tax or mot but couple hundred more! i did nearly buy a mk1 hdi berlingo uber rare! but they wanted silly money.... any way im rabbiting on.

week later did sweet fa just building a list of fixes and drove it being a typical van driver.







and thats about it for now il be making another post of where i am to date...

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[sam]

Sooooo you going to have a 180hp van then you no it makes sence

[Jenkosowls]

Right and so the main reason i need a van is im launching my Detailling buisness iv been doing it for number of years now and i want more of a presence. i rarely use back seats in a car and often they are just folded down a van makes more sense i can carry my gear provide a one stop service easily and more professionally.

So i cant really go detailing cars when the van looks shit so i started on giving the van a bit of a smarten up seen as though the paint is oxidized and flat not a good look! eventually wings will get replaced and body problems sorted. But the van is being stickerd up so where the stickers go will be sorted first. Cracked on with it. First up Snow foam, then a claying over followed b a 2 step correction process using menzerna and megs compound combo on a menzerna white compound pad soon got it glossing nicely.

I then sealed it and put 2 layers of Nattys white paste wax to which theres no real point as the sign writer will wipe the panel down with alcohol wipes prior to sticker fitting. But the above process gives a good 6months protection till the stickers are on. Iv only done the front of the car to test and see how it goes but im pleased with the quick once over.




This was the general state of the body work after a clay as you can see the flat paint just holds onto contaminants and stains



Quick going over


Half decent wing reflection shot on white...


Then i sorted the bumper out with some bumper gel


Grille needs sorting may just debadge it. im in 2 minds where to go with the body work. colour coded Bumpers with Gloss black side strips, or have the whole bottom half of the car Gloss black and white wheels. will see how it goes once stickerd up

After being in the volvo im missing the simple luxuries that you have in a volvo one is lighting at night. you just open one door and the whole interior is bathed in light and so i went about doing the same in the van. ao removed the floor skirting and whacked in some lighting. kinda oem look!

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Sooooo you going to have a 180hp van then you no it makes sence

cant justify it need to keep it a straight derv for the reliability which kinda sucks!

[ozonehostile]

didn't know you did detailing professionally, explains why your diablo always looked so tidy

[Jenkosowls]

Another update obviously I need to carry water around with me I was looking to carry around 300l but after doing a few trials I shouldn't need that as I only do usually one a day. I certainly wasn't going to pay £100 either just for the tank so looked on eBay and purchased a 125l airtight food barrel. The other thing I wanted was a bulk head to seal the cab from the rest of the van to reduce noise and keep heat in the van but also I can make the cab more luxurious with things like mini fridge sound system etc so this is where I'm at ATM.

Bulkhead supports


About 12inch of wasted space thanks to the stupid seats!


Cage from for the barrel


Then from behind


Just need to get some decent ply to run it round then carpet still some more work to do but you get the idea

[Luhoer]

nice! I guess you could make quite some money if you went to meets with this

[Jenkosowls]

nice! I guess you could make quite some money if you went to meets with this

This is an idea I have considered for fcs. All depends on if I have it ready in time and the fact my pressure washers like to kill generators!

[HDIkyle]

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I think someone is stealing it......

[Jenkosowls]

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I think someone is stealing it......

Trouble is the person stealing it hasn't a clue I mean come on they ain't even in the drivers side!

[Matt]

Needs Chronic lows!

[HDIkyle]

Must be from South Yorkshire then, All backwards down here! Lol

[Niall]

Needs Chronic lows!

It will have when that barrel is filled up!

If you do offer cleaning and detailing at fcs, ill be your first customer!

[Matt]

Haha yeah! Just at the back though? Lol

How long does it normally take to do a whole car?

[Jenkosowls]

Must be from South Yorkshire then, All backwards down here! Lol

Better than you slow talking Leeds lot :p haha

Needs Chronic lows!

It will have when that barrel is filled up!

If you do offer cleaning and detailing at fcs, ill be your first customer!

That barrel should weigh around 125kg once brimmed which is around a 5th the payload the van can take was better than the 300kg I was thinking!

Regarding detailing etc I don't think I'd be that successful I'd only manage one car the whole show! Iv been talkin to Scott about site sponsorship. I was thinking about providing a quick jet wash service for cars though as majority will be well presented and just need a quick rinse down. But I haven't even bought a ticket! and not sure the cut off days for camping etc.

Haha yeah! Just at the back though? Lol

How long does it normally take to do a whole car?

Where thae tanks positioned should make it sit evenly well that's the hope! And it all depends on what your after I have been known to spend easily 30hours+

[Matt]

30+ hours? Christ ill drop the car off with you for a Few days then?

[Jenkosowls]

30+ hours? Christ ill drop the car off with you for a Few days then?

Few dats should cover it lol

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Well finally had the van stickerd up. I'm happy with the back but the front needs more and side of the van need some more info. Just need to finish correcting rest of the can then carry on smartening the body work up









Beading rather well on the bonnet been trialling a new sealant for a company so seeing how that goes

[Ruan]

Looks epic man!

Have you thought about rather than Engine>Generator>Pressure Washer, having a generator powered pressure washer?

Quite a few of them about, and they're nowhere near as much as I expected when I looked into it...

[Jenkosowls]

Cheers dude I have looked into them but allot tend to be quite industrious that I wouldn't like to touch 40k paint with. The other trouble is the karacher iv got is £350 of equipment and all my snow foam equipment under carriage tools etc are karacher specific. My lighting equipment hoovers etc need a generator.

Still there's plenty of things to look at and no doubt il change for easier options

[Luhoer]

Cheers dude I have looked into them but allot tend to be quite industrious that I wouldn't like to touch 40k paint with. The other trouble is the karacher iv got is £350 of equipment and all my snow foam equipment under carriage tools etc are karacher specific. My lighting equipment hoovers etc need a generator.

Still there's plenty of things to look at and no doubt il change for easier options

does kärcher have a good reputation in the UK? over here everybody loves them...

[karl1989]

How much is engine bay cleaning?

[Jenkosowls]

Karcher is a good brand over here can pay over the odds on some bit you do get what you pay for.

And Karl with the xud loads of degreaser and a pressure washer is you best bet with the lack of sensors it'll be fine

[Mattcheese31]

Saw Jenks Nads today looked real nice . . .sorry i meant NAD . . ..

[Jenkosowls]

Boy not many updates but then again not much to say!

All I've done really is pinch some bits off Danny's berlingo in the form of head lights indicators and grille as mine was broke! It's nice to actually see at night now! I've ditched the 15s was to crashy on tires and expensive to replace so I've put some harriers on now which look smart I think one sides silver other side black till I get round to painting the others

[Danny2009]

Looks smarter with the grill all one colour and not missing hockey sticks and frosted indicators

[Jenkosowls]

Representing

[Jenkosowls]

Dilemma time in 2 minds as to what to do colour wise on the wheels silver or black?





The plan in the future is to colour code the bumpers and side trims or possibly Lowe valance bumpers colour coded and rest gloss black.

On another note got the lower interior lights working

[mr_fish]

i think black blends in a bit too much. so +1 for silver... or what about a silver lip on the black wheels to break it up a little (and to be different).

[Sambarker]

What about 14" white wellers. I know someone with a cheap set

[Danny2009]

Yes, That would be so win!

[C2K]

Forgive my newness to detailing, put the paint is the same as your NAD on my Rallye.

Have you just clayed it, then rotary polished it? What pad/polish did you use to bring back a shine like that?