Rat Rod ZX

[Coog]

Picked this up on Friday for the scally rally.
'94 Citroen ZX 1.4i. Similar engine to the 205 XS I had a while back except fuel injected instead of carb. Goes rightly for a 1400, would hand the astra its ass on a backroad anyway

MOT'd on Friday night but it failed on a brake imbalance left to right on the front (out by 37%), should be easy enough fixed (any ideas?) - I reckon a brake bleed, clean up of the pistons and new pads would sort it... Passed on everything else. Not bad going for a £100 car @ Newtownards test centre

Bit of sludge in the coolant too. Not the best sign but so far no overheating so will drop a jar of stopleak in it and hope for the best

Should be an interesting project

 

[Dave]

as i was saying before really mean crashed... 3dr and all coog, sporty!!

 

[davecoupe]

pink bumpers ftw

how many people you gonna fit in there?

 

[Coog]

She's sporty alright lol

Just the two of us, so plenty of space for gear, spare wheels, tools, etc

 

[_ZS_]

Probably better draining, flushing and putting in new coolant rather than botching it with radweld or whatever...

Loving the pink bumpers. Bit of heat gun should sort those out.

 

[Coog]

Aye, I quickly flushed to see whats going on. Will do a complete change after MOT.

Its probably getting roller painted or rusted up (if we can) so not worried about pink bumpers

 

[Deemc]

Haaa! Richys wagon!!

Good buy coog... (i think)

 

[Coog]

Tis indeed. We got a free spider, empty box of Marboro Lights and two fag lighters too

Quite the bargain lol

 

[Gaz]

I haven't been in one of these for years, but I remember hoofing a 1.9TD Volcane too fast down a back road and being amazed how well they handled

 

[Maxwell]

lol i seen a red ZX 16v earlier in toulouse centre, as well as a black one 3 days ago.

nice motor coog

 

[andy9eleven]

Looking good chum, bit nicer than our Arsetra!!

 

[Twain]

fingers crossed it passes MOT on the re-test. Any ideas of how to make it look like an old ratty hot rod please fire away as we may be stumped with rusting it if the shell is galvanised.

 

[suckindiesel]

Quality - underated cars! Great on the back roads ule have alot of fun!

 

[JonnyM]

fingers crossed it passes MOT on the re-test. Any ideas of how to make it look like an old ratty hot rod please fire away as we may be stumped with rusting it if the shell is galvanised.

Matt black paint with flames from the wheel arches and lower the front!

 

[106lad]

Felt Spec it

 

[sturgy]

Felt Spec it

i second that idea

 

[Gaza_r]

Coog, paint the headlamps yellow, put a roof rack on and fill it with sh*t! ...there's a rat look Polo going around East Belfast with an old bmx tied to to the roof rack (I've an old roof rack for a 306 in the garage if you're interested)

Check out this link for advice on getting the rat look - RAT-LOOK.COM • View topic - "unicorn piss" progressive rust "DIY"

 

[Coog]

Headlights yellow is a great idea!!

Will do that

It's all on a very tight budget so we can't really splash out on anything for it like a roof rack. Would be handy to stick the second spare wheel to though...

Brakes sorted so time for retest. Wish us luck

 

[andy9eleven]

Bungee cord the wheel onto the roof. You don't need a roof rack!!!

 

[Coog]

Could just drill a length of threaded bar and bolt it right enough

 

[Gaza_r]

Could just drill a length of threaded bar and bolt it right enough

Put the spare wheel on the bonnet and a shovel on the boot lid... retro style like the old Safari Rally/London to Sydney cars.

 

[marcusplowman]

Wish us luck

I dont think all the luck in the world can save you...but good luck anyway

 

[106lad]

i second that idea

Bosch adjustables

 

[106lad]

Could just drill a length of threaded bar and bolt it right enough

Threaded Bar, two bits of flat plate, and tighten it into the roof.

Jobs a good un

 

[106lad]

Wish us luck

Number Plate says it all really

FTF - For the Fail