Havent forgotten about this car. Ive been working on it in my spare time between other projects and have been on a big push to get it back on the ground and out of the garage so I can work on other things. As such ive been focussing on having the bodywork completed so its painted and sealed up before going outside. I have also stripped the entire underside and coated it. The engine bay has also been painted and the front end reassembled. Has turned out pretty good and is definitely motivating to see it coming together.
Engine bay painted in Nardo Grey
Underside stripped/checked for rust and painted. I painted it in epoxy primer to seal it and then put the stoneguard on top
I also painted the front frame rails as they always seem to get knocked around and figured they could do with the protection
Then a month or two passed and the BNE stuff arrived so I got the front struts reassembled. I had previously assembled them with OEM Volvo replacement mounts but have decided I want to have a go at tracking this car and wanted something a little more adjustable and strong. Also eggplant purple is mad.
Paint chipped a bit on install, thats ok, ill put a large washer underneath it on final install. Im also missing the front plate which is here somewhere :|
Then the diff got cleaned and painted. Didnt bother going to the effort of stripping it bare. Close enough is good enough I think in this application. Got the BNE rear trailing arm bushes installed. Mmm eggplant
I sent the rear trailing arms away to be blasted and painted. They were mega gross and I figured id pay someone who has the facilities to do that job while I work on other things. When they get back ill install the new superpro poly and then when the diff goes back in these eggplanty bois can also go in.
Thats pretty much where im up to now with it. Once I get the suspension back into it, then it will go out into the driveway to be paint corrected and waxed up. Then its going on ice for a few months while I tend to the 245 which desperately needs rust repairs and the VW van which needs to have the newly arrived rear seat installed so it can be registered as a 4 seater. So much to do, so little time!
