Introducing Viktoria, 1974 Volvo 164E

OldnDecrepit · 2017-08-17T09:37:00+00:00

Looks really good! Yes, assembled by Nissan in Clayton

OldnDecrepit

The ones on my car are K-Mac so you try them. Call Kevin

K-MAC Engineering
www.k-mac.com
Ph: 02 9556 1799
Fax: 02 9556 1507

driedle

Beautiful car! Love the color!

David Riedle
1971 164 4-speed

Major Ledfoot

ab1;116592 wroteany idea where to obtain one of these after market sway bars id imagine they improve handling quite a bit @Major Ledfoot

OldnDecrepit;116593 wroteThe ones on my car are K-Mac so you try them. Call Kevin

K-MAC Engineering
www.k-mac.com
Ph: 02 9556 1799
Fax: 02 9556 1507

As there's some interest in these bars, and as I also want a couple for my toys, and also because the lead time is two weeks from order to delivery, it might be time to try and do a big order and group buy.

https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/7318/group-buy-k-mac-rear-sway-bar-kits-for-140-164-status-eoi-open#latest

ab1

would definitely be interested in a group buy also any other suspension components like poly bushes

OldnDecrepit

Got enthusiastic this morning and removed the carpets from Viktoria for cleaning.

What a mess! It looks like someone had a go at removing rust but did it very badly. I'll have to get the professionals in to have a look at this. There's even holes in the floor behind the drivers seat.

This is the first Volvo I've seen where linoleum was laid down under the carpet.

carnut222

Hard to tell from the pics but doesn't look too bad. Pretty typical from my experience - my 145 was similar with some small holes in both front footwells and a bit more damage on the LH rear footwell. Nothing structural so I was able to patch it up with some thin steel plates and epoxy, then went over the whole thing with rust proofing paint and a couple layers of foil-backed self-adhesive bitumen paper...patched it up from underside with brushable undercoating tar then a spray of undercoating black goo and it looks like new! :)

OldnDecrepit

It looks like they did the underside of the car too. My concern is what can't be seen under this stuff.

OldnDecrepit

Picked up the parts from powder coating this morning. Here are the before & after shots. Very pleased.

OldnDecrepit

Got new "shoes" for Viktoria today. Replaced the rusty standard 164 wheels with Novas and replaced the 1995 Pirelli P500s (195/65R15s) with new Dunlop SP Sport LM704s (205/60R15s). The spare, a Goodyear 6800 Grand Rally (175HR15) seemed to be even older. I suspect that it may have come with the car originally.

carnut222

Look forward to seeing a pic with the wheels on the car. I was wondering about those Dunlop tyres as they came up when I searched on size...I need a couple new sets at the moment...priority is 205 55 16s for the 1800ES as those tyres are about 15 years old and I'm taking the car to Adelaide later this month for the Bay to Birdwood Classic. Was planning to get Pirelli P7s but open to suggestions! Also need some 18s for the C30...may just get 2 at a time due to price and rears are the ones most worn due to excessive negative camber.

OldnDecrepit

At the moment I just have the fronts on as I was working on the front sway bar & link bushes. Tomorrow I'll put the rears on and take some pics.

I have the same Dunlops on my 740.

ab1

carnut222;117628 wrote I was wondering about those Dunlop tyres

Would advise against the Dunlop lm704 I have the 205 65 15s on my 164 and they were absolutely terrifying in the wet no grip what so ever understeer and lockup with no grip off the line either

carnut222

ab1;117631 wrote
carnut222;117628 wrote I was wondering about those Dunlop tyres
Would advise against the Dunlop lm704 I have the 205 65 15s on my 164 and they were absolutely terrifying in the wet no grip what so ever understeer and lockup with no grip off the line either

Thanks for the feedback Alex. I have Pirelli P7s on 2 of my cars and like them so maybe I'll just go with what I know!

OldnDecrepit

No problems with the Dunlops on my 740GLE, maybe it's not powerful enough.

Major Ledfoot

ab1;117631 wrote Would advise against the Dunlop lm704 I have the 205 65 15s on my 164 and they were absolutely terrifying in the wet no grip what so ever understeer and lockup with no grip off the line either

Thanks Alex. Gee, I am glad I saw this. Was just abut to get a set of those Dunlops for Larry - well, the 205/60/15 version anyway...

So it's down to the Pirelli P4 with a mere T rating; the Yokohama AE01; or mortgage everything for the Bridgestone Turanza T001. Can't get RE71s any more - damn, they were a good tyre back in the day. :( Very limited choice of Potenzas now in OZ with 15 inch wheels.

OldnDecrepit;117627 wrote The spare, a Goodyear 6800 Grand Rally (175HR15) seemed to be even older. I suspect that it may have come with the car originally.

Yeah that size sounds right for the OE 164E spare.

Your new wheels look nice.

ab1

I might be mistaken but re003s looked liked an option on jax tyres

Major Ledfoot

... if one goes to a 205/55/15. Trouble is, I need a 60 series.

Standard 140 circumference is 2019 mm (AFAIK).
The 205/60/15 is 1969 mm. That makes the speedo 2.5% slow.
But the 55 profile is 1906 mm - which makes the speedo slow by nearly 6%.

driedle

I'm interested in seeing what these look like on your 164.

Been looking at wheel/tire options for mine. Of course, my 164 is down in horsepower quite a bit on the 164E...

Dave Riedle

Vee_Que

bgpzfm142;117648 wrote
ab1;117631 wrote Would advise against the Dunlop lm704 I have the 205 65 15s on my 164 and they were absolutely terrifying in the wet no grip what so ever understeer and lockup with no grip off the line either
Thanks Alex. Gee, I am glad I saw this. Was just abut to get a set of those Dunlops for Larry - well, the 205/60/15 version anyway...

So it's down to the Pirelli P4 with a mere T rating; the Yokohama AE01; or mortgage everything for the Bridgestone Turanza T001. Can't get RE71s any more - damn, they were a good tyre back in the day. :( Very limited choice of Potenzas now in OZ with 15 inch wheels.

OldnDecrepit;117627 wrote The spare, a Goodyear 6800 Grand Rally (175HR15) seemed to be even older. I suspect that it may have come with the car originally.
Yeah that size sounds right for the OE 164E spare.

Your new wheels look nice.

I had t001s on my 740t in a 205/60/15 a few years ago. They are noisy, grip is poor in my opinion, front and rear, they squeal on hard cornering that other tyres don't. But have falken 914s on my 122 with no issues. I don't drive it as hard as my 740t though. Which now has re003 fitted. It is a powerful car by comparison with 150rwkws and lowered suspension with bilsteins etc.

OldnDecrepit

New K-Mac D brackets arrived today and are now installed along with SuperPro link bushes. Here's the difference between the old and the new..

Turns out that the tyres on the car were from 1985 not 1995 and that Dunlop spare could be from 1974. It still looks good and has plenty of tread!

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