About a month ago I was offered the opportunity to take on a very special car owned by long time Volvo club member, Rod Patten.
The car is a 1978 264 fitted with a VW D24T and an M46 gearbox out of a UK import 760 TD
The motor has had lots of work done to it in the past, we believe it has done about 500 thousand in its lifetime.
Clutch feels brand new, leather is almost immaculate, wiring is a little bit shoddy but Ive already began renewing it all.
New trans mount, bushes are all perfect, disks and pads are all new.
He's a bit low on boost, Ill be putting a gauge into it tomorrow and seeing how much - or little it makes at all.
Brake pedal also goes hard at time, my feelings are that the vac pump is on its way out of there is a large leak somewhere in the plethora of hoses and t-pieces everywhere, Its supposed to pull about 23 ~ 28 InHg.
Ive got some Continental CC6s on their way for the Virgos in a 195/60/15. Nice and stock, should be very comfortable to drive.
Rod had also painted all of the chrome around the doors black and its began to fall off, Ill be returning it back to just chrome and enjoying it for what it is.
Plans:
Tyres!!!Boost, 15 PSI and it should be very happy, any more and itll need an ICSort out braking issuePlug all the holes in the firewall - there are currently no grommets in it whatsoever.New thermostat - It never gets up to tempGet the tacho workingNew radio and speakersFull regRe-instate the AC system, there is no compressor currently installed.