320touring Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 CummernaudNo far Fae I then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Cumbernauld is another fucking world. No snow in EK on Sunday (which in itself is unusual except for sometimes in July or August in a good summer) Went to What's It Called to do an X5 key and it's about three to four inches deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Cumbernauld is another fucking world. No snow in EK on Sunday (which in itself is unusual except for sometimes in July ot August in a good summer) Went to What's It Called to do an X5 key and it's about three to four inches deep.To be fair to it, my gaff still has occasional clumps of snaw still lying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The GSA instrument panel is brilliant. Way better than the kit car style the RHD GS models got. Why could they not have given them the ones fitted in LHD. Far more Citroen like.... I think the RHD GSAs did get the same "Tron"-style instrument panel with PRN satellite pods: It was the earlier RHD GSs which had to make do with the kit-car dash with traditional dials. coalnotdole, Shep Shepherd, mercrocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I love the warning panel - it looks super advanced but it's really just some lamps and coloured plastic - excellent!Its like the DS's turning headlamps- sounds sophisticated but is all done by bicycle brake cable... Magnificent Rustbucket and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I think the RHD GSAs did get the same "Tron"-style instrument panel with PRN satellite pods: It was the earlier RHD GSs which had to make do with the kit-car dash with traditional dials. Mine had the earlier dash like this....(it was a GSA, though) Which I preferred....at the time! Magnificent Rustbucket, Paul Dupart, Eddie Honda and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 As I understand it, the earliest GSAs still got the GS dash, so yours would have been quite rare. I think there might have been some crossover oddities that had various combinations of earlier and later shell/trim/dash/engines. I absolutely love the GSA sci-fi interior but watching that video reminds me how incredibly cheap the materials were! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The orange-brown plastics are very much of their time - I remember whole motorway service areas that seemed to have seats in a similar shade. 320touring, Sudsprint, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The 'kit car' dash was on lhd cars, too. It was the 'sporty' option (and fitted to Birotors). IIRC early GSA's had the earlier, rhd 'kit car' but soon moved over to the PRN dash... Eddie Honda and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 No far Fae I then..Ooo another local GSA. Could give you a wee look over mine at some point. Need to sort my clutch. It's slipping worse today than yesterday. Just need to get the part and then get it done. Engine oot job grrrrrrrrrrr. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Cumbernauld is another fucking world.No snow in EK on Sunday (which in itself is unusual except for sometimes in July or August in a good summer)Went to What's It Called to do an X5 key and it's about three to four inches deep.Isn't it just! It was brutal here a few weeks back in the snokaos carry on. I live in one of the highest points of the town which does not help. The GSA's with the round dial instruments, had a slightly different warning light layout. The round dials may look sporty for the X2 models, but the PRN on the GSA's and the set up on the LHD GS models just fit the quirkiness of the cars a lot better. Same with the Mk1 BX. Much better dash. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The Smiths dials and dash in the rhd are very nice though! Sudsprint, mercrocker and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Not Smiths, posh Jaeger ones richardmorris, mercrocker, 320touring and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Mine had the earlier dash like this....(it was a GSA, though) sallydash.jpg Which I preferred....at the time! I like these too - they have a slight look of the SM. mercrocker, 320touring and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 As I understand it, the earliest GSAs still got the GS dash, so yours would have been quite rare. I think there might have been some crossover oddities that had various combinations of earlier and later shell/trim/dash/engines. I absolutely love the GSA sci-fi interior but watching that video reminds me how incredibly cheap the materials were! Mine was registered April 1980. It was a 1300 5 speed in, I think, Club spec. SierraMikeHotel and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 LHD GS instruments. This one has same brown interior as mine Closeup of above instruments It's a bit of a bummer that our cars never got this. How boring! Magnificent Rustbucket, Skizzer, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon M Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I think the RHD GSAs did get the same "Tron"-style instrument panel with PRN satellite pods: They certainly did - my parents had one which must have been of similar vintage to the beige beauty in this thread, so this is bringing back lots of memories for me. 320touring and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 To give you some idea of how much I wanted this car, there was less than 3 mins between HMC advertising it, and me PM'ing to buy. I took it to the station this morning, and marvelled at my good luck! The hot air within 1 min is great, and she drives lovely. HMC, Magnificent Rustbucket, chodweaver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 yes but did you press "the button"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 It's when I read pages of posts on the variants of a Citroen GS/GSA dashboard that I know why I love Autoshite. Magnificent Rustbucket, Lacquer Peel, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 To give you some idea of how much I wanted this car, there was less than 3 mins between HMC advertising it, and me PM'ing to buy. I took it to the station this morning, and marvelled at my good luck! The hot air within 1 min is great, and she drives lovely.And I wasnae far behind you! My skin is the colour of LHM, but it's great to see you enjoying it after the many CX woes. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 And I wasnae far behind you! My skin is the colour of LHM, but it's great to see you enjoying it after the many CX woes.Cheers Ian:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 How did I miss this? Ace stuff, the GS is the Citroen I'd most like to own, albeit an earlier version. 320touring and MiniMort 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 As I await an chrain to take me into town for mild festivities, I'mma make a 'to do' list for this car too: 1. Service /oil change 2. Timing belts 3. Potential for new tyres 4. Exhaust blow to be resolved 5. A proper exterior and interior clean 6. Some bodywork to tidy up 7. Interior preservation 8. Sphere change (it has got better with use but not quite 'there') 9. Needs an MOT in June Jim Bell, Magnificent Rustbucket, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 To make servicing a lot easier, you can by an oil filter adaptor from Chevronics. This allows more widely available filters to be used. The standard GS size is hard to get in reputable brands. I think the Mann filter that fits is around 14 squid. Fit this adaptor then buy the Purflux ones that fit the petrol BX & Xantias. Get them from GSF when they do the cheap weekend deals and they are pennies. Purflux is Citroen OE and are VV high quality. I use 10w40 semi synth. Not brand fussy. Timing belts are easy to do. Hard / time consuming part is getting the headlamp panel off (if all the bolts have rusted) and removing the fan & starting handle dog. Deep 42mm socket and windy gun needed. Whole debate about tyres. I fitted Michelin XZX. 145X15 is not an easy size. You can get Nankang in that size, but they have a modern square shoulder, not the rounded shoulder like the Michelins do. Rounded shoulder is more suited to the GS' unique centre point steering. However, in real world terms I don't know how much difference that makes. Front spheres are easy least, rears not. Issue being the cylinders need to come out. Pushrods pin could be seized and pipe union rusted/ seized. These round for fun as the union nuts are made from Brie. Skizzer, chaseracer, Magnificent Rustbucket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Not a fan of Nankangs myself - they have managed to make a power-understeer driftmonster out of a pushrod Renault 16 with 3-speed auto, and to enable my Lotus to aquaplane severely at 50mph. Plus a GS(A) without round shoulder tyres is just plain wrong. mrcitroen, Magnificent Rustbucket, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Not a fan of Nankangs myself - they have managed to make a power-understeer driftmonster out of a pushrod Renault 16 with 3-speed auto, and to enable my Lotus to aquaplane severely at 50mph.Plus a GS(A) without round shoulder tyres is just plain wrong.Agreed. I have Nankang as spare. When I got my GS it still was on the original tyres. Cracked sidewalls and tread as hard as a Glesga polis. Stopping with them in damp was interesting. I suppose it could be argued that the Nankangs in this case would be safer, but the car would never be right in a way. Plus square shoulder tyres would screw up the centre point geometry. Michelin £100 per corner. Nankang 40 per corner. Money could swing it for a lot if people. Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 The 'kit car' dash was on lhd cars, too. It was the 'sporty' option (and fitted to Birotors). IIRC early GSA's had the earlier, rhd 'kit car' but soon moved over to the PRN dash... Very rare now. I’ve fitted my 2cvs with the green and blue warning lamps from them. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Agreed. I have Nankang as spare. When I got my GS it still was on the original tyres. Cracked sidewalls and tread as hard as a Glesga polis. Stopping with them in damp was interesting. I suppose it could be argued that the Nankangs in this case would be safer, but the car would never be right in a way. Plus square shoulder tyres would screw up the centre point geometry.Michelin £100 per corner. Nankang 40 per corner. Money could swing it for a lot if people. Can you get Toyo in the right size. I’ve 135x15 on the 2cv and it handles ok. Not quite as good as Michelin. But better than firestone ever were. And you can get a set of five for less than two Michelins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Slightly OT, but I was pleasantly surprised to find CX tyres (195/70 R14) now specified as van tyres at about £50 each. Kumhos, I think. Not all-season, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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