Porkchop yeah basically, I think these were part of one of last year's Skandix group buys! I haven't organised any this year, it sounds like another ozolvoer will be organising one in the next few weeks.

    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!

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    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.

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      jamesinc
      Is that stuff smooth or stipple when dried ?

          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!

                6 days later

                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.

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                Well, at least the mud flap repairs are finished!

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                The back of the car, not so much...

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                I got the last pair of 242GT mudflaps in the country (according to the really helpful enthusiastic parts interpreter at the Volvo dealer in Hurstville 25-ish years ago) (they're the same amount shorter than the 244/245 ones as the GT is lower), but I still get mudflap scrapes all the time (like when there's a mid-corner undulation in the road and I've been surprised by a highway patrol BMW coming the other way & I'm doing 20 over the limit so I'm more worried about the police than my driving) ... the metal mounts don't need repairs, but I can understand how they'd need it!

                Total noob question, where does one get a chunk of 1.2mm cold rolled Zincanneal sheet like that?

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