|
PV, 120 (Amazon), 1800 General Forum for the Volvo PV, 120 and 1800 cars |
![]() |
|
Amazon: suspension bushes, clutch slave & exhaust advice...Views : 2210 Replies : 25Users Viewing This Thread : |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#21 |
VOC Member
Last Online: Yesterday 14:24
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Chatham
|
![]()
"I can't call anyone during the day". Didn't know you were a vampire? Can't think of any other excuse.
Most small business places just aren't geared to work with emails, just too busy keep an eye on those. Sometimes even phone calls are too much if you don't have a receptionist. I think Simon is one of 3 and they all work on the shop floor as it were. I've generally found that Simon will answer promptly but I do leave it until just after lunch so they can get overnight orders sorted out first. Try and make a list of what you think you need and stick to it, then ask if there is anything extra Simon thinks you may need to fit the parts you've agreed on. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 | |
Member
Last Online: Oct 10th, 2018 15:02
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Somerset
|
![]() Quote:
I do appreciate that keeping an eye on emails is difficult for small companies but why have an address if you aren't going to check them regularly? With people working extended hours and out of 'typical' environments (ie not in an 'as long as you get your work done then making the odd phone call is okay' situation) it's difficult to ring, or keep trying to get through, to businesses without raising the ire of your employers, let alone getting anything sorted on Saturdays. We aren't exactly 'time poor, financially rich' but even without kids the two of us working full-time means that getting anything done on our Amazon is difficult. Ergo, if you reply to emails and are open Saturdays (or at least around) then you're more likely to get our business – I can't see that our situation is very different to many classic car owners with don't possess the necessary mechanical skills to work on vehicles themselves. In terms of simply making a list of the suspension parts, that's simply beyond my ability. I've no idea of which bits I need, just that all the bushes should be replaced and that it's a wise idea to replace all of the bolts, etc, holding them in place at the same time. I've got a general idea of what car suspension does but no more, which is why this is proving difficult... Happily, Infinity Exhausts answered my email so we're going over there early this Saturday to get a stainless back box fitted. Then, hopefully, we'll have time to pop in and see the guy at Bath Bodywork on our way back, to get a quote for paint touch-ups and wheel enameling – again, he's only there by chance on Saturday, normally it's just weekdays, 9-5, and he did answer his email! |
|
![]() |
![]() |
The Following User Says Thank You to SvenSomerset For This Useful Post: |
![]() |
#23 |
Member
Last Online: Oct 10th, 2018 15:02
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Somerset
|
![]()
Well, we're making some progress!
Drove up to Infinity Exhausts on a very wet and windy Saturday morning, took the lads 1.5 hours to sort us out – seam split in the 'over the axle' pipe meant that needed replacing, too... £300 for a custom SS pipe and the back box – went for twin pipes as it didn't cost any more but looks cool, had to ask the fella for smaller pipes twice, though! The first ones he brought out to show me looked like gas mains! :-D ![]() Next we drove back to Bodywork Limited in Bath, to get Sven's paint checked out. Andrew, the owner of this family business, which was founded in 1947, is a thoroughly no-nonsense fella. He looked at Sven's paint, said he'd seen a helluva lot worse, advised us to keep him waxed and "drive the hell out of it"! He then said, "Come here, I want to show you something," and took us inside to reveal that he's restoring a two-door MKIII Ford Cortina GLX that both Graham Hill and James Hunt drove at Brand's Hatch during a 'celebrity race' at the 1976 British Grand Prix! Andrew said that to sort out the paint blemishes would be an expensive job and, instead, said we should take Sven to Rainbow Paints in Weston, get them to digitally colour-match the body and wheels, then I can get two small tins/aerosols of paint and some primer, and touch up the rims and any body dings myself, and sort the rear reflector housings. He was a classic fella, although my missus thought he was a d**khead – there y'go! I also spoke to Dai at Classic Swede, who said he'd emailed me, though I never received his message so there may be a problem with his email system. He asked me to take a look at the pressed steel rear suspension supports, as they're prone to rust from the inside out, which I did while we were at Infinity on Saturday. They looked and felt solid but I've sent Dai some pics to make sure. He's going to sort us out a complete poly/rubber bushings and fixings kit. In other news, I've got a NOS right-hand dash pad coming from a fella named Anders near Stockholm, at less than half the price of a new one in the UK. Whereabouts are the screws fixing the bottom dashboard trim strip in place? Just had a delivery from Brookhouse of a new headliner, replacement headlights & bezel seals, clutch slave cylinder repair kit, rubber trim for the rear reflector pods and a screw for the interior arm rest... I've also just ordered a roll of black butyl sealer to try and stop the leak from the new waste pipe I put into the bottom of the heater box – tried using Arbo smeared on my fingers but obviously it didn't work... So the next steps are: 1) Get the suspension bushes replaced, the clutch slave rebuilt and the headights replaced at our garage. 2) Visit Rainbow and have some paint mixed so I can touch-up the rims and a coupla small dings on the body, and spray the rear reflector housings. 3) Try to re-seal the heater box waste pipe with the butyl tape. 4) Book in to Equinox Custom Interiors in Keynsham, to get the windlace they made us, the new headliner and the dash pad fitted. Then, hopefully, Sven will be set for next spring! :-D Last edited by SvenSomerset; Nov 13th, 2017 at 14:51. |
![]() |
![]() |
The Following User Says Thank You to SvenSomerset For This Useful Post: |
![]() |
#24 |
VOC Member
Last Online: Yesterday 14:24
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Chatham
|
![]()
Lower edge of the dash pad is held in place by the shiny strip and its clips which are available if you need them. They are not the best to fit so be careful, prone to splitting at the holes if you try and stretch the vinyl.
|
![]() |
![]() |
The Following User Says Thank You to Derek UK For This Useful Post: |
![]() |
#25 |
amazon1954
Last Online: Mar 10th, 2021 20:19
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Bath
|
![]()
Joss, I don't know if you have seen this quite informative thread from previously?
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ght=derek+poly Jamie PS love the tail pipes!! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#26 |
amazon1954
Last Online: Mar 10th, 2021 20:19
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Bath
|
![]()
this for the bushing of the ARB = Anti Roll Bar, so poly for the ARB
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ght=derek+poly |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|