My Pov Spec XUD Citroen ZX

[clarkey2010]

Well thought i would do a project thread on here as all i seem to do is lurk and ask stupid questions

so to all the people who have replied to my stupid questions in threads, thank you! lol

Anyway it isn't going to be anything special and to be fair i wasn't going spend a awful lot on it as it cost me peanuts (literally!) and was more of a cheap run around. But having a small soft spot for all things French, the 'green mean machine' has grown on me

But anyway behold!





quick wash time!



its diesel
it has a turbo
taxed and tested
79k miles

first on the list of things to do was get a cambelt, water pump and AUX belt on it (previous owner couldn't remember when it was done) followed by a full service including the glow plugs for peace of mind.

at this point i started collecting parts from members on here to go all TD04 and 11mm Bosch and FMIC but later gave up on the idea and kinda defeated the whole point of a cheap run around (will probably change at some point lol).

after about 1000+ miles i started to come into brake problems, which later was a fudged calliper and was binding like hell.
started looking for a replacement caliper (2nd hand) but couldn't find anything at the time for the ZX so thought sod it i will upgrade to something bigger, and with thanks to a member on here i managed to get a cheap set of 266mm.


Pulled apart and a quick rub down with a wire brush
sliders greased
and some high temp red paint for added BHP
along with new pads and discs



after the above was fitted i thought 'great' should brake like a dream now....but it just didn't feel right to me and felt as if it was missing that 'offft!' and was no better then my binding standard brakes that were on before lol

at this point it was MOT time and thankfully the 'Green mean machine' passed but all was short lived when the master cylinder died

so out with the old...






and in with the upgrade my ebay bargain



now can see why my ebay bargain gti6 master cylinder was so cheap, the bloody bolt that holds the reservoir on was rusted solid :x so in the end i had cut the ends off and used a big f**k off cable tie to hold it down instead, gave up drilling it out as i had go work the same night.

so as all bad things end it 3's i came to bleed the brakes and found 2 splits in the reservoir (great) number one pictured here and the second one down the back which i can only assume it was there before or i did it...trip down to scrap yard and out i come with a second hand reservoir for a small fee of £1



after all of the above it still didn't feel as sharp as i thought they should be and started to investigate more!

right that's it for the time being and i will post more later or when i can be bothered or anyone actually cares LOL

[procta]

do I spot an ax there? good project you have!

[Piggy]

Great little project. Gotta soft spot for these...
My first french car was one just like it!

[Dum-Dum]

Cool project mate. Defo keep posting about her.

[RetroPug]

Like it...and the ax in the background!

[clarkey2010]

cheers for the comments!

thought i would carry on and continue the hunt for the "sh*t brake syndrome".

I REALLY! should of checked this before going all out and upgrading the brakes and would of saved me a few pennies lol



can anyone see what the problem was?

also got a bosch pump, lines and injectors (fitted by my local trusty mechanic) to it as i am sure it will add some value to the car and me wanted to maybe use Veg at some point in the future




also started to try add abit of class and luxury to the old green machine, so i ditched the original wheel and everyone knows real men don't need air bags

so from this....



to this...




also a small peek at what's in the AX which is the other project which is zapping me of money at the moment, so excuse all the dirt and dust on it

[RetroPug]

Nice immobiliser keypad!

[bashbarnard]

I wanted to do that to an ax!!!

Btw run veg now whats stopping you. Its cheap and awesome

[procta]

hahaha! AX sleeper! Now that will make peoples eye water! I have done that with my little blue egg beater.
you cannot beat a bit of retro style,

[THE_Liam]

Had an AX VTS myself years back, was a proper track weapon

[procta]

Had an AX VTS myself years back, was a proper track weapon

when are you going to build another one liam? I am onto my second vvc metro!

[THE_Liam]

Had an AX VTS myself years back, was a proper track weapon

when are you going to build another one liam? I am onto my second vvc metro!

Probably never mate. Back in the days before I bought a house and moved in with a lass, when I could justify spending 3 grand on a French hatchback instead of a conservatory

[procta]

Had an AX VTS myself years back, was a proper track weapon

when are you going to build another one liam? I am onto my second vvc metro!

Probably never mate. Back in the days before I bought a house and moved in with a lass, when I could justify spending 3 grand on a French hatchback instead of a conservatory

no harm in having a little toy liam

[zx_volcane]

zx love

[THE_Liam]

when are you going to build another one liam? I am onto my second vvc metro!

Probably never mate. Back in the days before I bought a house and moved in with a lass, when I could justify spending 3 grand on a French hatchback instead of a conservatory

no harm in having a little toy liam

There is when I have shit to pay for sadly. If it's a toy or early retirement, I know what I'm after

[procta]

Probably never mate. Back in the days before I bought a house and moved in with a lass, when I could justify spending 3 grand on a French hatchback instead of a conservatory

no harm in having a little toy liam

There is when I have shit to pay for sadly. If it's a toy or early retirement, I know what I'm after

my mate has a toy and a house, he ran his little mini for a year, but decided to pull the little car off the road this year, as it requires a new front end.

[THE_Liam]

no harm in having a little toy liam

There is when I have shit to pay for sadly. If it's a toy or early retirement, I know what I'm after

my mate has a toy and a house, he ran his little mini for a year, but decided to pull the little car off the road this year, as it requires a new front end.

I obviously don't earn like your mate. Anyway, enough thread hijacking.

[procta]

There is when I have shit to pay for sadly. If it's a toy or early retirement, I know what I'm after

my mate has a toy and a house, he ran his little mini for a year, but decided to pull the little car off the road this year, as it requires a new front end.

I obviously don't earn like your mate. Anyway, enough thread hijacking.

I don't know like liam your running a merc!
sorry clarkey2010 for spamming your thread fella, just trying to get liam to get another AX again.

[clarkey2010]

Haha don't worry about it as others have said buy a AX

[tenwierdufos]

So...

When does this get a big turbo Ashley

[clarkey2010]

So...

When does this get a big turbo Ashley

When the current turbo dies Mr Nick or when I get bored lol

[clarkey2010]

well small update (nothing fancy)

well with the weather starting to change and winter setting in, i thought i would get my rear wiper sorted as it has a mind of its own 99.9% on weather it wanted to work.

a plastic bag and a cable tie later all is sorted and works a treat



also had a slight weep from the rocker cover where it had gone crusty from over time so got that sorted as it was cheap enough to sort





another job of the list of things to do is sort the sump out as it also has a slight weep which is annoying lol



and some fuel




on the down side my bosch pump has started leaking and i was actually going scrap the car or sell it for spares or repairs at this point and give up on it all together.

but thought fu*ck it! will be cheaper keep this going then buying something else with other problems.
so a another Bosch pump has being sourced and sent to the land of the south for a rebuild.
a new Valeo clutch has being ordered along with clutch cable
and started collecting parts to retro fit some electric windows and mirrors into the old girl.

so yeah nothing too interesting to post but stay tuned if anyone cares haha

[bashbarnard]

No point getting rid of it. Nice cheap car to run. Specially on veg. Darren doing your pump? You selling the leaky bosch? If so drop us a pm

[eskimogod]

looks a good project to keep! how much that lot of veg set you back..?

[bashbarnard]

If its same lot I get from macro is 13.99 for 20ltr

[eskimogod]

good to know a price gotta see if i can beat it through work now..

[clarkey2010]

Yup Darren is doing the pump, regarding the leaking one I will probably sell it but can't do anything just yet until the other returns as it's the daily

Yup veg is from makro and a similar price (y)

[bashbarnard]

Well once the pumps done let us know need one to fiddle with so would be perfect for me.

[John1.4]

nice looking zx, also nice to see you still have the AX i keep thinking about getting another, but finding a good one, let alone an original gti in grey with the number plate K260 MUF is damn near impossible

[af1]

Nice zx
Is it an elation? I had an elation model I think

I was far less than elated