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12-2-2013
Not a lot of progress lately - got the interior (mostly) cleaned out and ready for paint and carpet. Put it on jack stands tonight where it is going to live this winter.
The underside is cleaner than my '04 Taurus! I'll post pictures when I get a chance. I definitely need a new gas tank though - she's is a'leakin' and the previous owner mentioned some "difficulties" with it... constant smell of gas in the trunk as well. These seem pretty easy to come by though?
I hope to spend some time with it over the next month and figure out what work needs to be done RE: brakes, suspension, etc. and get the driveshaft out. I know the U-Joints are shot at minimum.
I'll do my best to post lots of photos along the way!
1-19-2014
Here's what I've learned about working on this Volvo so far:
- Everything takes twice as long as I've expected it to.
- It's nearly impossible to get anything done in the garage when it's really cold.
- Cleaning (scraping, sanding, scrubbing) is by far the most time consuming and least enjoyable part of the restoration I've encountered.
Got a new gas tank on the way from IPD once the sending unit comes back in stock (I'll have to call tomorrow - it's been back ordered for over a month). Here's the old one after I tore all the gasoline-soaked carpet out of the trunk:
I've also decided to skip the motor rebuild this winter. Given how slow things have been going so far, I'm worried that the mill will be out of the car in one million pieces by the time summer rolls around and I'll miss the opportunity to drive her next year. I'll focus my efforts on making the interior passable, suspension, brakes and the fuel system.
Thursday nights are now Volvo night so more to come soon.
1-27-2014
Got my carbs back from my local shop today. I'm very, very happy with the results. He did a full rebuild,cleaned the manifold, and painted the heat shield. I can't wait to get these guys carburetin'... or whatever.
Since it's been about -20,000 degrees the past few weeks, I've been doing some work on the interior in the evenings. The back seat is in pretty good shape, but was a mouse house at some point and needs some repair work on the canvas. My wife is excited about doing some upholstery work so that should be fun. I'll also have to do some woodwork on the seat, which involves removing all the springs from the broken frame - not as much fun.
Vinyl is in good shape:
Squeek squeek?
I think I'll splurge for some new foam.
Gothenburg, we have a problem.
I hope to have this sucker back together soon.