My Citroen XM 3.0 PR-Vestige

[robert_e_smart]

Start 'em young!

[Dieselman]

You need to try some spanners in those hands.

[MTXM]

Congratulations on your new arrival Dean and like the bike too!! With regards, Matthew T.

[Dean]

Bit late now, i will update this properly later but for now a copy and paste from fcf will do
Its done, all been assembled and checked, i have taken it apart again and loaded it onto our lorry ready to bring home and errect CAREFULLY around the XM tomorrow, at last the xm has a deserving home!!!
Just got to make the gates up for the end and do the roof next week . Its just been one of those jobs ive been itching to get done and now the end is nearly in sight.

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[Dieselman]

That should help preserve it no end.

[Dean]

FINALY tis done, ish, and i have a happy xm, ish

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[Ciaran]

Nice one Dean, looks great

Might have to get something like that myself...

[Dieselman]

That will protect it much better than a car cover, as it allows air to circulate.

[Dean]

Thats the plan Will, its rather cosy to work in too.
Got the week off this week anyway so now the citrohutch is pretty much done i thought id have an afternoon on the xm, got the welding 90% done on the back end, ran out of welding rods though which is a little annoying but very happy to be making some proggress, a picture something something something.............

Patch cut and in place

CIMG3665 by Deanxm, on Flickr
Alll welded up, ground back smooth with 2nd coat of rust cure

CIMG3671 by Deanxm, on Flickr
Strengthener cleaned, treated and tacked in place wih another coat of Brown cure

CIMG3672 by Deanxm, on Flickr

Front wheel arch with all the original stone chip/seam sealer taken off around the weld and a quick go over with rust cure to keep it clean till i can continue on friday.

CIMG3673 by Deanxm, on Flickr

CIMG3674 by Deanxm, on Flickr
Things are getting moving with the XM again , even got the new glovebox catch in and gave the whole underside a good power wash off ready for degreaser.

[robert_e_smart]

Do you not use a Mig Dean?

I wish my 2.5 Estate needed as little welding around the front jacking point!

What product do you plan to use to cover the bare metal with and seal the rest of the car with?

I bought some Dinitrol, 2 products, a thick waxy underseal to use outside, and some cavity wax. I applied the underseal to the new metal of the estate but didn't get any further with it.

I really should get my finger out and Dinitrol the rest of the car before winter.