Hmm, been nearly a month since I updated this. Despite the quietness on my part things have been happening. The most notable (and biggest) job has been done - the bodywork. I had the local shop do the work and it came up better than I had hoped. All the corrosion issues have been repaired and the little holes in the boot lid welded up and the boot lid resprayed. The rear bumper was also refurbished and looks brand new.
Some before photos on the day I dropped it off:
Boot lid with peeling clear coat
Rear bumper - missing paint and holes from the trailer plug
About a week later I picked it up and these are the results:
The front passenger door had corrosion along the bottom from a previous botched repair. They cut out the bad part and welded in a new section. From the outside you wouldn't know anything had been done.
Inside the door:
The rear bumper looks incredible:
Little holes (where someone lazy person screwed the rego plate straight onto the panel) were welded closed.
New shiny paint on the boot lid. It looks better in real life.
Battery tray after corrosion repair. As with the door they cut away the rusted section, welded in a new piece and sealed it with a rubber-type coating. I would have preferred it be painted in body colour but the battery will hide pretty much all of this anyway.
I haven't reattached the Volvo and 940GLE badges yet. One thing I learned is that this car has plastic badges instead of the metal badges that are on my 1991 940. While the metal badges still look almost new the plastic ones look pretty daggy as a lot of the "chrome" finish has worn off. I have a spare set of metal badges I might put on it.
Last thing to do before roadworthy is the shock absorbers which will hopefully arrive early next week. I hope that will be it then and I can have it on the road before the middle of March.
