SMB - my daily driver - Page 2

Mike1967 · Mar 6th, 2013, 19:40

But PLEASE NO electric fans Ian lol ......... good looking car , they do look nice in white . Although the best 240 was of course "BAY" ... closely followed by TGN the lpg !

Velorum · Mar 6th, 2013, 19:48

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Originally Posted by Mike1967

But PLEASE NO electric fans Ian lol ......... good looking car , they do look nice in white . Although the best 240 was of course "BAY" ... closely followed by TGN the lpg !

TGN lives on!

Saw the old girl on ebay about 6 months ago or so. Reconfigured to duel fuel - petrol tank installed with LPG tank retained in boot. Slightly lowered suspension but nothing too radical. Looked as though someone had done a lot of work and the car looked very good. Think it went for over 1K.

Mike1967 · Mar 6th, 2013, 19:53

remember being out of work with loads of time on my hands .... rebuilt the drivers seat on bay and tgn , bloody hard work but what a difference . Also polished both to within an inch of their lives lol .

Velorum · Mar 6th, 2013, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Mike1967

Also polished both to within an inch of their lives lol .

Best to go to the Esso garage car wash every 4 months and use the time saved to watch TV and drink beer I reckon

Velorum · Mar 16th, 2013, 11:34

Removed the headlamp wipers and associated gubins last weekend. A particularly fiddly job and by the end my loathing of these 'added as an afterthought' features has grown considerably. They, the motors, headlamp mounted rests and bits of pipe now sit in a cardboard box in the garage - which is the best place for them in my opinion. Ah, there - that feels better!

I need to now make up some small blanking plates for the holes that the shafts poked through. I have left the rubber bungs in there for the time being. I had in mind a couple of thin alloy plates that would fit over the holes and be painted white to match everything else - I think they would be hardly noticeable. Will sort some pics out once Ive done this.

The awful weather is hampering my efforts to get a number of external jobs done at the moment. Its tipping down at the moment! Well, I suppose it will wash away some of the salt that put down earlier in the week. I am desperate to get at the rear arches so that I can clean behind, waxoil, rub the surface rust down and repaint them. Oh well, the weather has got to get better sooner or later!

In the meantime I am trying to tidy up and do a few other jobs inside such as removing the radio. My biggest frustration at the moment is I am having to post wanted ads for various bits of internal trim - I had many of these parts from cars that I had broken etc in a large cardboard box which I can now not find having moved house twice since I last saw it. I suspect that it had been thrown out by mistake.

Oh well, these things are sent to try us.

A nice stainless steel aerial hole blanking plate dropped through the letter box this morning - at least I can go and fit that!

Onwards!

Clifford Pope · Mar 16th, 2013, 14:37

Regarding seized spark plugs - are they more likely to free when hot or cold?

In the meantime you could give them a good soak in penetrating fluid - Plus-gas or similar, or diesel is said to work well. Tightening seized threads a fraction before trying to unscrew is said to be a good way of getting some initial movement.

Velorum · Mar 16th, 2013, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clifford Pope

Regarding seized spark plugs - are they more likely to free when hot or cold?

In the meantime you could give them a good soak in penetrating fluid - Plus-gas or similar, or diesel is said to work well. Tightening seized threads a fraction before trying to unscrew is said to be a good way of getting some initial movement.

Thanks Clifford - I will give them a good soaking as it comes time for the mechanic to try and get them out

Velorum · Mar 23rd, 2013, 15:15

Well, due to the weather I have had to content myself with some internal work this morning

First of all I removed the radio. For some reason I find hard to explain I do not like built in radio's in cars. Fortunately the radio can be removed without too much hassle - I think that this would be really difficult with more modern cars as the radio is so prominent and such an integral part of dash - not sure how you would blank it off. Anyway, I posted a wanted ad for an upper cubby hole but as nothing was forthcoming as yet decided on a DIY blanking plate. I removed the radio but kept the surround. A blanking plate was fabricated from some card, covered with self adhesive fake leather PVC and stuck on with double sided tape. A small Volvo enamel badge in the center breaks up what would otherwise be too big an expanse of black

Im not 100% happy with this as the card is too floppy - some hardboard or equally stiff material would be better - it will do for the time being and I will knock something better up later in the year

The holes left in the rear door were covered up in a similar manner. Hardly noticeable

The holes in the front doors were slightly more problematic as its not possible to use double sided tape on the fabric door card. These blanking plates are held on with velcro. Again, Im not totally happy with these as they gradually 'un-velcro' themselves and fall off. I think that a firmer plate that perhaps extended right to the front of the door just behind the top hinge would look better. These could be fixed with small self tapping screws into the hardboard of the door card - of the screws were countersunk then a small circle of PVC would cover them up

This stainless steel plate takes care of the hole left by the rear wing aerial

Oddly enough, despite the fact I dont like fitted radios I do like to listen to music now and then. This cheap radio/cd player is good enough for what I want. The radio reception is surprisingly good - not much worse than the fitted radio in fact. It eats batteries when playing CD though - I will buy one of those small inverters that run off the cigarette lighter socket soon and this will be resolved

One other small job was to remove the seat belt warning lights and clicker. Very simple - just remove the bulbs from the dash and the centre consul above the rear ashtray and all is quiet. A spare dash blanking plate replaces the original warning lamp

I think the red warning light in the middle is something to do with the horribly complicated car alarm that has been fitted at some point. This seems to be wired into the ignition and lights and god knows what else. For peace of mind I am going to get an auto electrician to remove this

Ian

Velorum · Mar 29th, 2013, 17:04

At long last the snow, rain and sub zero temperatures have stopped long enough to allow me to get some work done! The sun even shone for a while - though its getting much colder now.

What a relief to get the rear arches done. The worst job was getting the accumulated muck out from behind the lip. Once I'd done this it didnt take long to rub the outsides down. I decided to paint them with Hammerite smooth satin. I have some white Hammerite which is a very good match for the original paintwork but I prefer this part of the arch in black.

You will see by the above picture that I have painted the wheels and added those little chrome hubcaps with a 'V' on.

I painted them with gloss black Hammerite. The hub caps are new - bought from Scandcar over the net. They arrived in about 3 days. I very nearly bought some chrome nuts but there is something about painted standard nuts that I like (not sure why)

Anyway, I am happy with the result

Cheers
Ian

Yaxley · Mar 29th, 2013, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Hutchinson

The holes in the front doors were slightly more problematic as its not possible to use double sided tape on the fabric door card. These blanking plates are held on with velcro. Again, Im not totally happy with these as they gradually 'un-velcro' themselves and fall off. I think that a firmer plate that perhaps extended right to the front of the door just behind the top hinge would look better. These could be fixed with small self tapping screws into the hardboard of the door card - of the screws were countersunk then a small circle of PVC would cover them up

Ian

Or try these

http://www.maplin.co.uk/snap-rivets-10-pack-1900

Mar 16th, 2013, 11:34	#15
Velorum VOC Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2023 20:49 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newquay	Removed the headlamp wipers and associated gubins last weekend. A particularly fiddly job and by the end my loathing of these 'added as an afterthought' features has grown considerably. They, the motors, headlamp mounted rests and bits of pipe now sit in a cardboard box in the garage - which is the best place for them in my opinion. Ah, there - that feels better! I need to now make up some small blanking plates for the holes that the shafts poked through. I have left the rubber bungs in there for the time being. I had in mind a couple of thin alloy plates that would fit over the holes and be painted white to match everything else - I think they would be hardly noticeable. Will sort some pics out once Ive done this. The awful weather is hampering my efforts to get a number of external jobs done at the moment. Its tipping down at the moment! Well, I suppose it will wash away some of the salt that put down earlier in the week. I am desperate to get at the rear arches so that I can clean behind, waxoil, rub the surface rust down and repaint them. Oh well, the weather has got to get better sooner or later! In the meantime I am trying to tidy up and do a few other jobs inside such as removing the radio. My biggest frustration at the moment is I am having to post wanted ads for various bits of internal trim - I had many of these parts from cars that I had broken etc in a large cardboard box which I can now not find having moved house twice since I last saw it. I suspect that it had been thrown out by mistake. Oh well, these things are sent to try us. A nice stainless steel aerial hole blanking plate dropped through the letter box this morning - at least I can go and fit that! Onwards! __________________ Past Volvos 340's (2), 240 saloons (4), 240 estates (5), 740 estate (1), 760 saloon (1), 940 saloon (1), 940 estate (1)

Mar 23rd, 2013, 15:15	#18
Velorum VOC Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2023 20:49 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newquay	Well, due to the weather I have had to content myself with some internal work this morning First of all I removed the radio. For some reason I find hard to explain I do not like built in radio's in cars. Fortunately the radio can be removed without too much hassle - I think that this would be really difficult with more modern cars as the radio is so prominent and such an integral part of dash - not sure how you would blank it off. Anyway, I posted a wanted ad for an upper cubby hole but as nothing was forthcoming as yet decided on a DIY blanking plate. I removed the radio but kept the surround. A blanking plate was fabricated from some card, covered with self adhesive fake leather PVC and stuck on with double sided tape. A small Volvo enamel badge in the center breaks up what would otherwise be too big an expanse of black Im not 100% happy with this as the card is too floppy - some hardboard or equally stiff material would be better - it will do for the time being and I will knock something better up later in the year The holes left in the rear door were covered up in a similar manner. Hardly noticeable The holes in the front doors were slightly more problematic as its not possible to use double sided tape on the fabric door card. These blanking plates are held on with velcro. Again, Im not totally happy with these as they gradually 'un-velcro' themselves and fall off. I think that a firmer plate that perhaps extended right to the front of the door just behind the top hinge would look better. These could be fixed with small self tapping screws into the hardboard of the door card - of the screws were countersunk then a small circle of PVC would cover them up This stainless steel plate takes care of the hole left by the rear wing aerial Oddly enough, despite the fact I dont like fitted radios I do like to listen to music now and then. This cheap radio/cd player is good enough for what I want. The radio reception is surprisingly good - not much worse than the fitted radio in fact. It eats batteries when playing CD though - I will buy one of those small inverters that run off the cigarette lighter socket soon and this will be resolved One other small job was to remove the seat belt warning lights and clicker. Very simple - just remove the bulbs from the dash and the centre consul above the rear ashtray and all is quiet. A spare dash blanking plate replaces the original warning lamp I think the red warning light in the middle is something to do with the horribly complicated car alarm that has been fitted at some point. This seems to be wired into the ignition and lights and god knows what else. For peace of mind I am going to get an auto electrician to remove this Ian __________________ Past Volvos 340's (2), 240 saloons (4), 240 estates (5), 740 estate (1), 760 saloon (1), 940 saloon (1), 940 estate (1)

Mar 29th, 2013, 17:04	#19
Velorum VOC Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2023 20:49 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newquay	At long last the snow, rain and sub zero temperatures have stopped long enough to allow me to get some work done! The sun even shone for a while - though its getting much colder now. What a relief to get the rear arches done. The worst job was getting the accumulated muck out from behind the lip. Once I'd done this it didnt take long to rub the outsides down. I decided to paint them with Hammerite smooth satin. I have some white Hammerite which is a very good match for the original paintwork but I prefer this part of the arch in black. You will see by the above picture that I have painted the wheels and added those little chrome hubcaps with a 'V' on. I painted them with gloss black Hammerite. The hub caps are new - bought from Scandcar over the net. They arrived in about 3 days. I very nearly bought some chrome nuts but there is something about painted standard nuts that I like (not sure why) Anyway, I am happy with the result Cheers Ian __________________ Past Volvos 340's (2), 240 saloons (4), 240 estates (5), 740 estate (1), 760 saloon (1), 940 saloon (1), 940 estate (1)

Mar 6th, 2013, 19:40	#11
Mike1967 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 12th, 2018 12:36 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Here ......	But PLEASE NO electric fans Ian lol ......... good looking car , they do look nice in white . Although the best 240 was of course "BAY" ... closely followed by TGN the lpg !

Mar 6th, 2013, 19:53	#13
Mike1967 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 12th, 2018 12:36 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Here ......	remember being out of work with loads of time on my hands .... rebuilt the drivers seat on bay and tgn , bloody hard work but what a difference . Also polished both to within an inch of their lives lol .

Mar 16th, 2013, 14:37	#16
Clifford Pope Not an expert but ... Last Online: Yesterday 12:45 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boncath	Regarding seized spark plugs - are they more likely to free when hot or cold? In the meantime you could give them a good soak in penetrating fluid - Plus-gas or similar, or diesel is said to work well. Tightening seized threads a fraction before trying to unscrew is said to be a good way of getting some initial movement.

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