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Old Jun 3rd, 2010, 09:23   #21
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Good photos, thanks. Most areas looks familiar to me from my 164 resto.

It looks as I would expect really, except for the poor rear side window surrounds. Is the rust there just along the bottom and the back of the glass? If it extends up into the roof area, that's becoming a bigger repair job!

Have you had any luck getting new panels?

If not - you'd need to check this out first - but I'm fairly sure that a 240 estate has the same shape metalwork around the rear side windows. They don't normally rust there, so you may be able to find and cut out some rust-free repair sections from a scrap 240 then join them into your original rear panels. You could join either behind the waistline trim strip or on the flattish section just below the window.

But the rest of it looks quite good (by our damp, North European standards, anyway!). Any rust to worry about underneath?

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Old Jun 4th, 2010, 00:22   #22
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You are right John l will have to use a donor car eg 145/245 for the nessassary bits the only problem is that i will have to make up some drip mould sections as the early wagons had the drip mould curving right down to the bottom of the glass and the later ones did not.All the underneath is good and i have a good selection of doors and other panels to work with. The motor is all stripped down and has been sent away for cleaning. Should have body shell back next week with more photos to follow regards John

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Old Jun 4th, 2010, 15:17   #23
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hey jj. sheesh it´s been more than long enough. glad the resto is FINALLY under way. which car next though???

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Hi James hows Iceland these days probably the next car will be the 1967 144 maybe next year regards John
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Old Jun 10th, 2010, 09:15   #25
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Well i picked her up today from the sandblasters, she probably looks better now then before, a few more more holes but nothing dramatic. In to the panel shop tomorrow for the real fun. Motor will be back next week for me to reassemble with new pistons ,bearings,unleaded head ect.Photos to follow regards John ps Thats me on the left with the car stripper Mark one of your exports that fell of the plane.
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Yow! This is fantastic! Keep up the good work! This is probably the rarest project on this site at the moment! Well done!

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Looking good.

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Excellent! Can't wait to see the finished result....
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Just letting you all know that if you are chasing any parts for your 1 series l have a large selection of 2nd hand parts availiable both for 140s and 160s regards John
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I think the 140 and 160 chassis rails are the same width. But there are longer in a 164; the wheelbase is 100mm more, all of which is ahead of the bulkhead. I believe it's that which makes the angles wrong for a 164 steering box used in a 140.

Qulte few 165 conversions have been built over the years, but this seems to the only one Volvo ever did.

John
Lex Brooklands made a few in the UK as well, again not Gothenburg, but they were the official importer. In that instance I belive they started with some complete flood damaged cars. I seem to remember it was either 3 or 5 cars they did.
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