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Feb 10th, 2018, 13:58 | #51 |
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Very slick organisation =>
I must say I´m impressed so far with the ¨Klassieker Volvo Vereniging¨
Very slick organisation Got a welcome pack today (with a calendar) (I realise it might seem a bit rude posting another club´s stuff on this club´s forum but may be it is nice to see how others do it?) I also got my first box of spare parts from them too. (Really I can´t fault it - a club that provides spare parts at a pace that is associated with commercial sellers and at prices that on the whole are about the going rate and sometimes a bit cheaper - I´m sure they´re making a profit for the club too - and I have the feeling I´m supporting an organisation that is also supporting my new Volvo habit!) Despite the box being sent via the absolute worst courier company in Holland - DHL hell - it did actually make it here in one piece and within their ever changing predicted time... ...it was worth hanging about all day today for this => I have that sodding front cross member - I can carry on welding tomorrow! Yeee haaaa (Grandma)
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Feb 11th, 2018, 15:49 | #53 | |
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...you see if I´d had my arm twisted I would have translated it as the back of the cat
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Feb 11th, 2018, 15:58 | #54 |
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Right OK - not quite what I expected
Today I had a few milliseconds to play with the angle grinders.
Not that I´m paranoid but I thought it was worth checking if the replacement front cross member was the same size as the old one! Not that I´m paranoid (#2) but I thought it was worth measuring between the two chassis legs before cutting the old cross member away Not that I´m paranoid (#3) but it looks like I need to drill some drain holes in the new cross member as there seems to be a lot of stuff that gets stuck in there. Just look what came out => Not that I´m paranoid (#4) but I might weld plates on the ends of this tube and skip the drain holes... Despite careful cutting and slow slow grinding I was caught on the hop. I thought that once the cross member tube was cut away I be able to see into the chassis legs. I was surprised to see that the ends of the chassis legs are boxed in / closed off => ^^^^^^^ Nice bit of upside down welding is needed (arse)
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Feb 12th, 2018, 16:51 | #55 |
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This is taking longer than I thought possible!
Blinking heck
Grinding away the welds on the underside of the other chassis leg went well The holes I´ve made in the other end however are not playing ball. I like the controllability of TIG welding but in this case it is proving not to be a good method of welding as the inside of the chassis leg is full of waxoyl / rust proofing goo... ...rust proofing goo in the big scheme of things is welcome right up to the point when you want to weld (!) I´ve resorted to arc welding (which is taking a long time but getting there)...
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Feb 15th, 2018, 15:37 | #56 |
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Small diversion from the welding =>
I decided to have a look at the state of the vehicle under the rear wings...
Left hand wing came off really nicely and easily - so far I can´t see any rust problems there - so billy bonus Rear right hand wing has been messed about with a bit more so odd fasteners and BS like that was occurring - still it came off Only a small amount of rust there => Bumper stays and tow hitch have also been removed for repainting and so I can get into the boot and sand that dreadful black paint away and get it to be the same as the outside body colour
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Feb 15th, 2018, 15:45 | #57 |
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Valentines day suprise!
Yesterday (Valentines Day) I got a letter! I got all excited thinking that ¨she´s finally found me!¨ but it wasn´t that at all...
...the letter was from the previous owner trying to flog me some spares (I had bought the car via a dealer remember?)... ...bought a replacement grill insert from him but the rest of the stuff wasn´t for me. I managed to glean a bit of information from him though - the car has been more recently painted than I thought but it seems as though he wasn´t especially happy with the job. I got the feeling he was on a bit of a downer about the car after the paint job had been done. I´m still of the opinion that the actual paint job is a good job - but I can see that the fit and finish of the bits that went back on over the paint is a bit ham shank... ...in other news - late night shopping on ebay strikes again (oh no!) - this time it was a Madonna bra extended nipple Marchal fog lamp that needs a fair amount of help This will match the one that came with the car - it is in an equally dreadful state but they should look the part after a bit of cocking about.
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Feb 15th, 2018, 18:16 | #58 |
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Question about rear wing mud flaps
Can anyone help with the position of this part =>
It is apparently an additional part of the mud flap / under rear wing set up For example: Does it fit above the wheel or to the rear of the wheel?
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Feb 15th, 2018, 22:33 | #60 |
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That´s very kind of you - google images has let me down...
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