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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35851 by Philip Mann
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Hello X men and women

So I took a risk and put in a bid for this car at the H and H auction, seems you've got to be careful what you wish for :)

Once jump started and re inflated I nearly killed myself at the first junction. A horrific 15 minutes later I left the car in a Worcester garage with a mechanic who was over 40, which was the best news of the day.

The car has clearly been cared for but needs help having sat for a long time, what are your experiences of that ? Tyres are being done.

So I'm looking for a brake master cylinder , are Eurosports still the right people ? Do you still recommend supply pipes Too ? Can a normal mechanic do this ? Or should I send a trailer and get it to an expert.

The gearbox synchro was crunchy too although it was supposed to of been done. Is there a kit and instructions for this known problem ? With only the key parts ? Is it an engine out job ? Could a normal mechanic be trusted with this ?

Would appreciate your input. The car has your stickers on it and has clearly been cared for, I'm happy with it despite almost dying.

Have a great weekend

Phil
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10 years 2 months ago #35852 by JB
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Hi Phil,
I reckon you've got an absolute bargain there.
Where are you based in the UK?
J.
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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35853 by Philip Mann
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South. Hants or South West London, dont forget it's in Worcester at the moment. I sent Nick at P1X a mail, thought he could fettle it but no reply, so now it's with a normal but good bloke. Looks like the right price but will soon double its outlay. You and I both know, we never really own these things, we are guardians for a bit, that's all

Should've said, the brakes are being recommisioned, the guy asked that I source the master cylinder
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10 years 2 months ago #35854 by Andy Rowley
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It's better to contact Nick at P1X on his phone. He doesn't use the internet too much.

Might be worth checking the clutch hydraulics while replacing the brake master cylinder. You need to get the clutch master cylinder off to get at it.

Also, if you are stripping down and fully refurbishing your braking system it is worth replacing the flexible hoses to the calipers if they haven't recently been done.
Eurosport can supply all of the brake parts if you check out their website.

It is worth noting that there is no servo on the X1/9 braking system so they wont react like a modern car. You've got to be positive when using the brakes on these things!

welcome to the wonderful world of X1/9s :)
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10 years 2 months ago #35855 by peter thorpe
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Olly Vayle is in hampshire he's a x1/9 guru 0777939007 he's always looked after my x1/9s i cannot recommend him enough
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10 years 2 months ago #35856 by Jeff Ward
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As I've owned D255ELE for more years than I care to remember I was wondering who was going to buy this one when I saw it was up for auction.

I get almost all of my parts from Eurosport although I did give up on the gearbox when the synchro went on third and got a replacement rebuilt one
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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35857 by Philip Mann
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Claire at Eurosport also sent a useful email. I think the calipers are with Bigred in Worcester, they seem to have kits and more, let's see how they do. I'm worried that the mechanic is going to struggle if I ask too much of him, will probably send him a brake master cylinder and hope it's drivable, albeit only to its next mechanic. Will do a proper recommission from there.

Thanks for your posts, good for the project and morale
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10 years 2 months ago #35858 by peter thorpe
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the brake master cylinder is a swine to do
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10 years 2 months ago #35859 by JB
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peter thorpe wrote: the brake master cylinder is a swine to do


I foolishly got my Fiat Main Dealer to do mine on my first X1/9..........it cost a fortune!!!!
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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35860 by Philip Mann
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So I've read, problem is the car is undrivable. Perhaps will have him put the refurbed bits back on and see if it stops, then limp to a specialist. Googled this and saw some nice pics from one of your earlier discussions, useful and frightening. Must be Groundhog Day for you lot. Sorry :)
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10 years 2 months ago #35861 by peter thorpe
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sometimes its better to pay for someone to transport it to someone who specializes in these cars and cheaper with time saved :)
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10 years 2 months ago #35862 by Christopher Capp
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Hi Phil,

Re brake hydraulics - I have just done this job on my X1/9 and I can confirm its not something you can do in a hurry. The steering column was removed and I took the pedal box out completely to refurb everything. I replaced both the brake and clutch master cylinders along with the slave on my Gran Finale. While I had it apart I changed the supply pipes clips bushes and springs - everything! and then repainted the pedal box.
The brake flexi hoses were changed and the fluid resevoirs were removed and cleaned out before carefully and painfully reconnecting everything and endless pressure bleeding. Eurosport were great as usual and supplied everything I needed quickly - getting parts is the easy bit!
Good luck with your car I hope you can find someone to tackle this fiddly job at a sensible price - hopefully it will only need doing once.

Cheers Chris.
XXX
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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35863 by Philip Mann
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Thanks Chris, that's a work of art ! Well done.

What can I offer you all in return ? Go and spend an hour on this site, there is even an X in one of their past auctions.

Happy Sunday all

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10 years 2 months ago #35864 by Andy Rowley
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Good luck with your car Phil.

Keep us informed how you get on with it.

As some of the chaps suggested above, it may be worth trailering it to a specialist to get the whole car checked over.

Good luck!

Cheers

Andy
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As seen on Fifth Gear....!!!!
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10 years 2 months ago - 10 years 2 months ago #35865 by Philip Mann
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Doing exactly that, may have found a semi pro transport guy who will do it for cash and am talking to Olly. Thanks for helping me think it through too.
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