Hi All,

Just sharing some photos of my Volvo 142, which I've owned since October last year.

The paint was quite tired and body work that needed sorting. I spent a few months going through the car, rejuvenating the bodywork and paint (kept the original paint on the pillars and roof) and have slowly worked to get it to where it’s at now. I love the look of old rally cars/racers (cafe racer?) and that is what I’ve tried to replicate with this car. She’s not perfect and still have work/improvements to make but I’ve learnt a few new tricks (first car I’ve tried welding on) and is a nice solid base to improve on. Apart from body work/paint I’ve also gone through and changed fluids, new front shocks, new clutch cable, new engine mounts and most recently (big thanks to Chris in Adelaide) converted from a Weber 32/36 dgv to twin SU carburettors (couldn’t be happier with this setup).

The engine has a whopping 620k km! This was originally Erik Ullner's car which travelled far an wide around Australia.

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