1961 Volvo PV544 in Holland

[Army]

...but I did go off to do something today

I should have been on the beach! Instead I was scraping bitumastic goo off the inside of the roof



Oh how I wish I could go back in time and buy some decent paint stripper - this is taking for flipping ever.

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Anyway to cheer me self up I decided to make a small modification to the car.

I'm not 100% certain yet whether I'm going to do the same to the other side of the front cross member but this was what I was thinking about =>



Just a bit of 1mm steel to cover over the open end.

The original cross member tube had holes in the underside but this didn't stop water and muck from settling inside and eventually rotting through. The new part (that I bought at great expense) doesn't have holes in it - so I was thinking seal up the ends and squirt in Dinitrol...



See what I mean?

I think I might just go for half a plastic bung for the other side to make the squirting of Dinitrol easier - but then again I might make it a bit more symmetrical and weld on a bit of sheet on the other end...


What do you think?

What would you do?

[Army]

Today I started to think about how the rear wings are going to go back onto the car.

The vinyl stuff that gets stuck between the two metal parts (body and wing) is likely to suck moisture in between these parts so I want to make sure both sides of this joint are as flat / matched / in contact with each other as much as possible - the plan is then to use a clear sealant to try and battle against the water...

...first step however is to clean up the wings.

Goo

Goo

Goo covered crap again



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Another thing that is troubling me is how the mud guard stays are going to be - yeah just be! How are they meant to be?

The previous restorer(s) / do-er uppers just welded thick bits of steel bar to the body and the wings



(I had to cut them to get the wings off of course)

The new parts I got from the Dutch KV club are not compatible (!)



Turns out this bit is the front stay as it is wider than...



...the back one =>




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Question =>

Anyone here got a handy photo showing how it is meant to be?

[old fart]

I can take some photos tomorrow, we're off out in ours just now, so can't do it sooner.

[Army]

Originally Posted by old fart

I can take some photos tomorrow, we're off out in ours just now, so can't do it sooner.

Thank you very much.

You did help with the position of the rear inner wing mud shield - just in case it isn't 100% clear - this time it is something much smaller the brackets on the inner side of the wing and the body

Enjoy your trip (in the sun I expect)

[old fart]

Here are how the brackets should be, hope photos are clear enough.
Good drive out to the Cotswolds last night, to a quiz organised by Practical Classics mag, most entertaining.

[Army]

Originally Posted by old fart

Here are how the brackets should be, hope photos are clear enough.
Good drive out to the Cotswolds last night, to a quiz organised by Practical Classics mag, most entertaining.

Thanks I think I can now move a bit forward - similar brackets are for sale on the KV site (but they look easy enough to make)

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Practical Classics eh?

Hobnobbing it with the rich and famous

Did your team win the quiz or did it get a bit "too competitive"? (A bit Ford vs Holden?)

[old fart]

Originally Posted by Army

Thanks I think I can now move a bit forward - similar brackets are for sale on the KV site (but they look easy enough to make)

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Practical Classics eh?

Hobnobbing it with the rich and famous

Did your team win the quiz or did it get a bit "too competitive"? (A bit Ford vs Holden?)

We were about half way up the order, so didn't disgrace ourselves, and it depends on what you call rich and famous!

[Army]

Originally Posted by old fart

We were about half way up the order, so didn't disgrace ourselves, and it depends on what you call rich and famous!

Oh dear the vision is perhaps different than I thought - perhaps you weren't sitting next to Fuzz Townshend after all...

[norustplease]

The front mudflaps: The angle strip that you have in your picture is a front stay, bolts onto a lug on the inside edge of the wing at its outer end and another lug on the chassis member at its inner. The rubber mudflap then bolts onto it.
At the rear end there are curved splash shields in steel (rusty probably but you can buy stainless ones) that attach to various small brackets between the wing and the inner arch, and the mudflaps, from memory, then bolt onto their bottom edge. They also stop the bottom edge of the wings flapping about too much on rough roads.
Hope this helps.

[Army]

Originally Posted by norustplease

The front mudflaps: The angle strip that you have in your picture is a front stay, bolts onto a lug on the inside edge of the wing at its outer end and another lug on the chassis member at its inner. The rubber mudflap then bolts onto it.
At the rear end there are curved splash shields in steel (rusty probably but you can buy stainless ones) that attach to various small brackets between the wing and the inner arch, and the mudflaps, from memory, then bolt onto their bottom edge. They also stop the bottom edge of the wings flapping about too much on rough roads.
Hope this helps.

Ahh so the splash guard / metal insert at the back of the wheel is also the fixing point for the rear mud flap...