Volvo 66

[mchudd]

Hi mate.
Great looking car. I would love one of those.
As for the seats, they look like the origionall ones i have for my 345.
Hope the project goes well.
Cheers Mark.

[sunnyvic]

They look ugly compared to 1976 seats..

[purplebargeken]

As long as they are comfy and supportive I don't really care lol++. Hopefully I will do some bits and pieces on it next weekend. I will post some more piccies too.

[purplebargeken]

I have most of the required bits and pieces now, including a rear exhaust section, service items, rear shocks, some lovely new fuel line and some brake pads. Thanks Rich, much appreciated.

One thing that I do need is a replacement wing mounted indicator. It's the longer one and mine is broken - boo!

Getting there!

Ken

[VND]

Keep it up sir, thats an awesome little thing.

[Joe Harding]

Originally Posted by macplaxton

1983 model year I thought.

I see now Ken that the seats are like the 78MY V343, not sure when they changed them, but it was deffo before 1982.

I thought it was 300 series, 1.4 engine and 3 doors

Hence the 5 door version was 345

When they produced the 340 it was with the doors welded up.

Might be wrong though.

[purplebargeken]

I spent a couple of hours at the barn today and did some purely cosmetic stuff on the Mushy Vee.

Here is a little 'before' picture:



A bit sad and dusty isn't she.

Here are some 'inbetween' pictures:





An annoying dent showing the damaged wing repeater. Replacements to original spec are pretty hard to come by, so a couple of alternative one's will need to be found.



What lies beneath (front O/S sill):



And t'other side:



Slight hole at the N/S rear:



That seems to be it with regards to the underneath bits. Not too horrible to be honest.

The bit below the Ovlov badge is grotty (and the lip behind that as well) and will need fixing at some point.



A teensy bit of rust at the base of the rear pillar:



A scab on the rear O/S wheel arch:



Slightly tatty but otherwise solid!



Tank looks a bit sorry for itself, not sure about it's leak-proofness:





The front end looks solid enough but the various chips and stuff will need to be dealt with:



Oh look, shiney paint!









And after:



Bye Bye little Mushy. See you soon!



So there you go. The paintwork came up pretty well with a bit of cutting and claying. The stick on side strips will be coming off but I will need the services of a hairdryer for that. What does need doing appears pretty minimal, but with all this car and old, I have no doubt that other things will appear.

The wheels will need blasting and powder coating as well.

The interior just had a very basic wipe over.

Things that need doing:

I have the service items and a battery lurking somewhere, so that will contribute to getting her running at some point. She will need a set of wiper blades, an interior light cover, a bloody good vacuuming out and a good scrub. The drivers seat didn't want to tilt forward, so that will need looking at. Seat covers will be required as the vinyl has started to split/tear in places too.

The rear section of the exhaust needs replacing. The brakes will need an overhaul. I think the drivers window needs looking at and possibly one of the column switches might be kaput.

Not the end of the world and once on the road she will be an eye-catching and rather practical car.


Cheers

Ken

[mchudd]

Hi mate.
Your motor looks great. It will turn a few heads when you
get it sorted.
Cheers Mark.

[purplebargeken]

Cheers Mark, hopefully it won't cause too many lurid colour-induced migraines in the pedestrians.

Ken

[Clan]

Originally Posted by purplebargeken

I have most of the required bits and pieces now, including a rear exhaust section, service items, rear shocks, some lovely new fuel line and some brake pads. Thanks Rich, much appreciated.

One thing that I do need is a replacement wing mounted indicator. It's the longer one and mine is broken - boo!

Getting there!

Ken

Hi Ken ,
I have a new wing indicator part no 3274212 Brand new boxed ! I dont think they are handed ,please send a PM if interested .