Another one saved
 

Strip down of the Kombi begun this week.
Apart form the back end, the rest was as expected... so far so good.

Not pictured are the front door skins and frame and rear lower quarter.
Fortunately the wings and front panel can be saved.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%207.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%206.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%205.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%203.jpg

Rear end

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%202.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o.../volvo%201.jpg


Had noticed the rear side windows where leaking, they didn't stand a chance down there.

Rusty bits
 

That looks horribly familiar - good luck.

Good on you and all the best. They are the coolest car Volvo ever made, :-)

palmer 221.... we are starting the same journey... I wanted a perfect example no work... I ended up with an abandoned project, 122. Just set up a facebook page to follow the restoration. hope folks will join as I will need lots of advice . good luck with the project looking forward to follow your prgress

Hi ya

Go luck with the restro I will follow how you progress through the stages

One bit of advice I can give you is take the car off that ramp you will do more damage on them style and two poster ramps they ok for modern cars but NOT classic cars you can twist the chassis and anywhere that's rotten will just give

And those jacking points are well known from rotten internally so don't bank on them supporting car just seen it happen so many times even seen a garage put a mgb in air for it crumble within minutes and it was twisted up so bad it had to be jigged the owner was not happy I would imagine so four poster ramps are the way forward that's all I use and would never revert to anything else even with a modern as they can rust just as bad from what I have seen.

Good luck and keep us posted

Kind regards
Robert.w

Good advice, and your quite right, I don't like relying on the jacking points.

Thanks for the encouraging words every one. and will of course be posting pictures as things progress.

Good advice from Robert, I cringed when I saw the pics. Those jacking points even when new were only meant to provide short term lift for changing wheels individually. A body with that level of structural corrosion is best elevated on it's wheels or if necessary under front suspension and rear axle for inspection. The risk of damage is reduced a lot once the weight of the engine/gearbox, front and rear suspension have been removed.

Big project! Do you plan to do your own welding?

Jacking points
 

Repeating the above posts, just think of the jacking points as brackets to which nothing attaches!

....and that includes jacks! :)

Good luck with the rebuild.

Ric

some progress pics.

unfortunately not doing the work myself. happy to leave this to the pro's


Front end has been shot blasted, repaired, epoxy premiered and had a coat of rubberised under seal on the inside.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...7/P1160722.jpg


N/S inner wing mocked up
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...7/P1160723.jpg


http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...7/P1160726.jpg