BX19 Meteor

[pauldaf44]

I recently bought my 1991 BX19 TGD Meteor and am currently in the process of doing the work needed to get it road legal. The car does need a fair amount of work, but considering I literally pulled it out of a scrapyard that was expected.



Once home I gave it a once over and found the following issues.



Sunroof frame is knackered.





Drivers side sill needs surgery at the rear end.



As does the passenger side sill.

We also have a set of hydraulic leaks that need sorting but I am unsure where to source the parts from



Not sure if this leak is the accumulator sphere or the distribution valve



The rear height corrector is leaking quite badly.

On the plus side the interior is in really nice condition, she is low mileage and the engine bay looks lovely and clean.







This is my latest in a line of unusual motors and currently my fleet consists of this but is the first hydraulic sprung car i've ever worked on.

[Richb]

Im just getting my new txd sorted. Thankfully the body was restored a few years ago. The parts seem readily available. Theres a couple of specialists. Chevronics. If you need specific parts, put a wanted post in the for sale section. Ive got almost everything sorted i need from there.

[Tim Leech]

Well saved, good luck with it!

[rutter123]

Other places to check for rust, the usual rust spots are A-pillars around the top door hinge, top corners of windscreen, inner wings under lhm tank, rear chassis rails, boot floor around the exhaust hanger, C-pillars around the bottom front edge of wheel arch and inside same area, underneath screenwash reservoirs at bulkhead, front scuttle, rear panel under bumper. Hopefully not all these in your case.
Im currently breaking a complete 91 tzd turbo if you need anything see my post.
Nice save from being canned.
I also have a complete XUD7TE turbo diesel engine and box for sale if you want to upgrade.

[pauldaf44]

There is a bit of bubbling on the passenger A pillar at the top hinge but no holes or any of the other areas you mentioned either. Saying that I wouldn't be that bothered if there was. I've got a 70s spitfire and a 70s DAF and a Land Rover and the only thing that rusts worse than those is a Lancia so I am no stranger to using a welder

In fact i've already started the surgery to the drivers side sill

[rutter123]

Thats quite common for the sunroof to rot usual cause is blocked drain tubes. The whole sunroof assy is part and parcel of the headlining and relatively easy to remove as i have recently done this job, should be able to get hold of one easy enough plenty of hatchback bx's being broken around the forum.

[pauldaf44]

More new metal going in today.





some of these bits are a bar steward to get a welding torch to but on the other hand it looks like the most difficult part is now done.

[mat_fenwick]

Good choice of recovery truck - I assume that's not yours?

[pauldaf44]

Good choice of recovery truck - I assume that's not yours?

In fact it is mine. Its very handy, cheap to run but Slow being a 2.4 non turbo. I've got it as i regularly buy non runners at that makes life so much easier than a trailer.

[ken newbold]

Picture 6, hydraulic leak, looks like it's coming from the round green plastic bowl type thing held up by two allen screws, they are repairable by cleaning and drying then sealing with silcone, but beware, there is a strong spring in there as you undo the screws. Common BX fault this.

[pauldaf44]

More work done over the past few days. Surgery to the drivers side sill is now 80% done, just got to dress the welds, apply seam sealer and repaint. It looks a lot lot better than before though.



Nearside sill has had the rot cut out and the first few bits of the repair welded in place. Need to close up the access holes and fit fresh rubber bungs and then close up the sill, dress the welds and respray.



Found another patch to do under the battery tray but still looking at getting the bodywork finished tomorrow. Narrowed down the hydraulic leaks, front distribution valve and rear height corrector. The backside of the engine gearbox is covered in LHM which I suspect is from one of the pump unions.

[pauldaf44]

All MOT welding now complete, well unless I find some more but so far looking good.

Here is the n/s sill complete and sealed. It is now etch primed, will have a light skim of filler fully blend in the repair, then high build primer, topcoat and stone chip paint.





Going to take her for spin around the farm in a bit, I really want to see how it drives.

[pauldaf44]

Took her for a spin around the farm and I must say I am smitten. I expected it to be noisy and clattery but was pleasantly surprised by how quite she actually is. Again I expected it to be wallowy but was again surprised out how firm, although smooth and bump free, she rides. Of course a test run such as that does show up where there are issues and this was no exception.

Faults are you need to be a psychic to tell how fast you are going as the speedo jumps around so much, throttle pedal is a little over stiff, and we have a slightly squeaky belt somewhere in the engine bay when above tickover. I suspect this will be the hydraulic pump belt as its looking worse for wear. Overall nothing to bad although I suspect the speedo will be fiddly.

Of course we also have the previous known faults of non working electric windows and jammed sunroof. Now we can add blower fan not working and radio to that as well. The radio powers up fine but the controls seem to do nothing and no sounds comes out the speakers. Hopefully simply fitting a new head unit will sort this.

Lastly have a photo of her enjoying the evening sun.

[rutter123]

Blower is prob down to blown resistor in the fan unit or the motor can seize, easy enough to check with a multimeter. sometimes the heater control panel can give probs with the tracks being dirty, i have a good spare if you need one. The sunroof can be operated manually with the key supplied in the overhead centre console its prob just full of debris/leaves/moss etc on the sliders, usually free of ok with a bit of manual manipulation, check fuses too. Windows is most likely the regulators knackered.

[Tim Leech]

It's rare for both windows to fail so check fuses and relays.