Major Ledfoot yeah, if anything this 244 has surprisingly little rust in the area. On the driver's side it's tip top (although the same can't be said for the front corner of the wheel arch).
James's 1977 244 DL "Momo"
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Just looked at Skandix site and the mudflaps themselves are only 45 euros aprox, shipping to Oz 95 euros up to 20kg!! Did you take advantage of the weight inclusion? 
(apart from the brackets of course)
OS freight charges are such a pain in the rectum for "Rest of the world", group buys are deffo the way to go to mitigate this, I've got so many bit and and bobs to fit to my wagon that I'm not looking for any parts at the moment but www.volvo340onderdelen.nl are having a closing down sale until the end of this month which sorely tempts me….
Got the driver's side welded on last night after much chasing of pinholes. Need to grind it all back then get to painting. Ready for the weekend I hope!
Scope creep
Miss having a welder , so handy .
Good work there looking good . Good you found the little rust on the passenger side while under there . Looking forward to seeing it all black .
I'm just waiting for a new tin of brushable seam sealer, hopefully it arrives before the weekend.
Can you take a shot of the can when it arrives (as I'll have to tackle my own corrosion scope creep some time in the near future)…
rado it has a tiny bit of give in it when dry
@Porkchop I use U-Pol Grey Stripe brushable seam sealer. I first used it on my yellow 244 to seal up the gutter seams after repairing them, that was 12 years ago and it hasn't deteriorated at all!
It's not quite the same as the chewing gum like sealer the factory used, but it brushes on with a similar texture, and it's designed to be painted over so it looks pretty factory when all is said and done.
Thanks James, found this site: https://rico.com.au/products/u-pol-grey-stripe-brushable-seam-sealer but they won't ship to Tas, I'm guessing air freight is the issue. Not sure where else to buy if that's the case, this brand is showing as shippable but not sure if it's like for like? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295515539772? Yet another option https://crashsupplies.com/product/soudal-seam-sealer-brushable-1kg-102352/ …..
Porkchop they won't ship to Tas,
You're LST area, yeah? Rare Spares in Invermay is the hot ticket for U-Pol products.
Much obliged, I'm actually in the south but have a brother in Lonnie I visit from time to time, I'll have a look when I'm up there next, thanks!
@Porkchop I bought it from VG Auto Paints who posted it (pure time management from me as they're only 20 minutes away). If you run into a dead end let me know, I'm happy to post stuff down.
You're a champ!
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I painted the butt cheeks over the weekend with some satin black enamel. I still need to repair the rear lip, just waiting on some steel sheet to arrive.
At last, 1.2mm cold rolled Zincanneal sheet ready to become future Volvo.
Well, at least the mud flap repairs are finished!
The back of the car, not so much...
