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Aug 28th, 2009, 20:35 | #1 |
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Hello everyone. My names Matt and I have just got hold of a couple of volvo amazons. One is a very rotten 121 with a b20 and overdrive box. The other car is a 122s 4 door. Its in better condition. Anyway the plan is to chop the roof 3" and make a cool leadsled more door. I hope this dosent offend some of you as these cars would have rotted away anyway. Heres a pic of the car before .
Here is the two cars side by side and the chopping has started. Chopped into 6 pieces and now need to start chopping the white one to fill in the gaps. Everything all clamped up for mock up. Will post up more pics of progress as it happens. Cheers Matt |
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Aug 28th, 2009, 21:15 | #2 |
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That looks an interesting project you got there, Im looking forward to watching this space.
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Aug 28th, 2009, 22:36 | #3 |
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^^^WHS!^^^
An Amazon suits the lead-sled look quite well IMHO. |
Aug 29th, 2009, 10:09 | #4 |
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I love sleds, would love one myself. I look forward to seeing this come on.
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Aug 29th, 2009, 12:16 | #5 |
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looks good
How do you get over the front and rear glass and seals? Russ |
Aug 29th, 2009, 13:38 | #6 |
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The normal aproch is to cut the front glass and slope the rear.
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Aug 29th, 2009, 19:08 | #7 | |
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Frame work is adjustable to hold edges of roof skins level. this is how the c post lined up after 1st cut. this is with cant rail section cut out of donar car and tacked in place. Made filler piece to extend roof forward. All welded up View from inside. |
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Aug 29th, 2009, 19:50 | #8 |
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not bad
when i done mine i turned the wind up glass upside down and had the wind screen cut short then trimed with a 36 grit sander but be warned this is a good way but watch for the sides chipping out which is reduced when it is warm |
Aug 31st, 2009, 17:28 | #9 |
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Ahhhh, good man, always nice to see another one gettin chopped
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Aug 31st, 2009, 18:21 | #10 |
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Nice to see you are not going to rake the back window. To me a raked window does not look quite right.
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