1800: Reviving a Saint. 1 UNDERCARRIAGE

[chirlas]

Weekend job.

Doubt on front crossmember color. I have seen it in pale grey and in black. Guess grey are for older models and black would suit my '66, but I am not sure.

[chirlas]

I thought it was a strange doubt but looks like it is not:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ht=crossmember

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ht=crossmember

... and I am still doubtful

[chirlas]

Last bits of undercarriage painted along with a local paint shop version of 91 Light Green applied over white anti gravel. Not really exactly matching the body paint (too greenish). But after all is the hidden side of the car.

[mike gilbert]

Originally Posted by chirlas

I thought it was a strange doubt but looks like it is not:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ht=crossmember

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ht=crossmember

... and I am still doubtful

If your car is a 66 it would almost certainly be the blue/grey colour. The link I was kindly given no longer works but the colour was weatherwork grey.

[Burdekin]

Originally Posted by mike gilbert

If your car is a 66 it would almost certainly be the blue/grey colour. The link I was kindly given no longer works but the colour was weatherwork grey.

DJS in the first thread is my mate Darren and his is red and looks like it was red from new. I paint all mine grey but this is one of those, it could be grey, black or bodycolour. Pick whatever you like and if anyone asks just say this is how it was from factory.

[chirlas]

Originally Posted by Burdekin

DJS in the first thread is my mate Darren and his is red and looks like it was red from new. I paint all mine grey but this is one of those, it could be grey, black or bodycolour. Pick whatever you like and if anyone asks just say this is how it was from factory.

Just painted black... like factory

[chirlas]

Pure Factory Black

[chirlas]

Bought a 10Ton bench press for pulling out the bushes, but some of them needed a more radical treatment. Next time I will wait to do the paint job.

[chirlas]

Buying a stalled project have pros and cons. Among the latter is that you don't know the condition of some mechanical parts because you never tested them before. I have a fair knowledge of my Amazon's diff: it whines and clunks... but it works. But how can I judge the nicely recently brushed and painted 1800s diff?

It is a Dana 27 and once opened I think it is... full of teeth. After reading the service manual I did what I understand is the basic health checking. First, measuring backlash: just below 0,008". Second, measuring ring gear runout: 0,003", again just inside the margins.

The last test seems to be more worrying. I checked the contact patches on the crownwheel. Drive side looks ok, but reverse side has the contacts not centered and too near the toe. I must admit this impressive knowledge has been acquired in a 5 hour session at YouTube University.

The tricky question is: should I dare to get into an unknown terrain or I better stay on the safe side and assume a 48 years old diff must sound like a 48 years old diff?