Activa V6, French stealth

Activa V6, French stealth

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Mikey G

4,723 posts

239 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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I used to have a 2.0 turbo Activa years ago, paid peanuts for it. Upped the boost to 1 bar with a nice air filter on it and it made 175bhp with a nice little chunk of torque, my mates dubbed it the 'turbo taxi' at the time as there were a few Xantia's about as taxi's although they were normal boring diesel models.
Absolutely great car smile

EskimoArapaho

5,135 posts

134 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Definitely cool, but definitely something I want to drive rather than buy+keep!

I have fond memories of the BX I drove in the late '80s.

itcaptainslow

3,694 posts

135 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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I really want one of these. Used to have one come into the Citroen dealership where I worked and only I and a couple of the old school techies knew what it was. Everyone else wondered why we dribbled over an old Xantia biggrin

adam85

1,264 posts

190 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Fantastic! That reminds me, much watch Ronin again.. The underdog to the more memorable S8 in the film!

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Cheers Chaps

for those that don't know, this is the Activa SC.CAR set-up

1.Main accumulator sphere.
2.Front suspension sphere.
3.Rear suspension sphere.
4.Front active suspensions control sphere.
5.Rear active suspensions control sphere.
6.Anti-sink systems sphere (SC.MAC).
7.Front Activa sphere (SC.CAR).
8.Rear Activa sphere (SC.CAR).


The system runs up to 170/180 psi and residual/low vacuum/capillary for the leak-back pipes

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Saturday 8th August 2015
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Wheels (from donor) refurbished....the original ones (same type/style) are now off getting a higher grade powder coating.





Getting very excited by the handling of this car, I am enjoying its poise and predictability but think I will swap off the Continentals and go back to Michelin Pilots as they have a stiffer side wall and suit the SC.CAR system better reportedly.

I like the way they even park level, nothing more depressing than getting into a slanted cars is there smile

Edited by Stickyfinger on Saturday 8th August 20:37

Rensko

237 posts

105 months

Sunday 9th August 2015
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Citroen's shouldn't have an anti sink valve - it's awesome coming back to a "slammed" car after a couple of hours!

The new wheels look great biggrin

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Sunday 9th August 2015
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Rensko said:
Citroen's shouldn't have an anti sink valve - it's awesome coming back to a "slammed" car after a couple of hours!

The new wheels look great biggrin
Cheers, they are a bit "silver", the other set will be the correct Citroen colour which was a darker silver.

Just set it that way when you park if you feel the need smile
It freaks out the "young and uneducated" sitting behind you during the rare times at MacDonald's when you raise to max height to get the food easier from the window of the Drive-Tru...the things you can lip read via a rear view mirror smile

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Little things make you feel better, started to clear and look close YUK.....it had to go...18years of french cheese in that !

Some sanding and a good 4 layers of wax, oven baked low and then polished

Before and re-fitted.



Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Saturday 15th August 2015
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Activa wheel looses esp at 70-ish when overtaking !



Thanks to a truck dropping a pallet into my path and some quick movement, only the wheel/tyre suffered, no other damage surprisingly !


Rensko

237 posts

105 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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Ouch! That's bloody lucky! Have you got a spare rim lying around?

Mate of mine had a blow out at 70ish MPH in his Xantia. Car stayed straight and true...

Saw the Activa on my street again. Tempted to leave a note, but I have to remind myself that I don't need anymore cars!

m8rky

2,090 posts

158 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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Nice, a very cool project car. Time will prove these to be one of the most revolutionary cars ever made yet sadly overlooked by many. Seems to be thing with Citroens, bit like their enviable record in rallying that most people choose to ignore.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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Rensko said:
Very jealous of a V6 Activa!

They imported around 30 or so in Australia. One of which lives in my street, but I don't think the owner actually knows what they have...
v6? The official line was that the combo of v6 and Activa bits wouldn't fit around the RHD steering.

LHD-land got 2.1TD and HDi Activas, but RHD only ever had the 2.0 turbo.

rb5er

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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m8rky said:
Seems to be thing with Citroens, bit like their enviable record in rallying that most people choose to ignore.
Maybe because they don't offer anything sporty in their lineup to celebrate their rally success.

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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rb5er said:
Maybe because they don't offer anything sporty in their lineup to celebrate their rally success.
true, sad but true ...the result is that when you have one, not many know what it can do smile

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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Stickyfinger said:
That car, it is very "do able" and has not yet sold (as far is known) for the silly money the vendor was asking. It will take a fair amount of work just to clean it up and solve its basic problems....but I would if i did not have a choice.
He did not "play" with a straight bat either which did not help, not telling folks what is wrong on a specialist forum is not cricket.....then to get upset when people see them (and more) from the photos.....

I even got an ACTIVA watch to go with it smile


one of the "LeBodges" I found when I inspected the car, this is the rear Active Ram, these are push/pull rams and this looked like stone damage.....they don't like gravel !


Made from "unobtainium" like many parts are now, donor cars are a total need with these as |Citroen are very harsh with old parts, many are NFP like these swirl degass pots. These btw are buried at the back next to the exhaust pipe which does the plastic no good and if they go pop, you loose your coolant to well below the heads frown


Spare Engine....to be rebuilt as a bit of a stormer


Brakes when purchased....HORRID

rebuilt..


Nothing needed under it, and it is 18 this year smile


I have fitted a can holder now smile.....VERY comfy Citroen leather electric seats with working side bolsters, better than those in the x7!.....GJ going backwards Citroen !



Hello sonny boy !
Pretty sure those degass pots are the
same as the one I had to change on my Talbot Express motorhome when the top outlet snapped off.

Whether it's the same on the Fiat/Citroen/Peugeot versions I'm unsure, but if it is it gives you a much broader scope to find them.

Stickyfinger

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8,429 posts

104 months

Sunday 16th August 2015
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The angles of the outlets are wrong (been there), same with the Espace V6.

If the replacement starts to weep again I will have one made up in SS (the Ford Cossy boys use a similar design) and replace the hoses with Silicon.
This will be done once I get the other engine rebuilt and fitted anyway.

Not much space in there to start swapping hoses (originals not available now) and it takes fair bit of work to get down there.



Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 16th August 21:07

Stickyfinger

Original Poster:

8,429 posts

104 months

Sunday 13th September 2015
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Show time.

Three of us x2 , 2ltr TCT Turbo cars and my V6 at the recent Chevrons Rally


Rensko

237 posts

105 months

Monday 14th September 2015
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Rouge Lucifer - great colour!

The grey one is still looking sad at the top of my street. Noticed it had been sideswiped!