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 Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:05 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 840
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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UPDATE
Did some tar removing today:
Also sanded the rust off the exhaust and gave it a lick of high temp paint, think I liked it better silver now though
Few engine bay bits treated to a bit of satin black:
And I gave the mudflap 'volvo' a lick of silver paint to see what it looked like:
Think I'll do the passenger side now
And a couple of pics when I stopped to check my rear tyre tread 
Thanks for looking
Matt
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| Now Driving a 1988 Volvo 360 GLT
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:06 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Trade Rating: +28
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Awesome car dude!
Give it a good clay and then watch the paint shine!
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:10 pm |
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Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Cheers!
When I get some money it will get the full works, hopefully. Going to get into detailing for this car. ATM its bucket of water to rinse the muck off, bucket of water and cheap car shampoo stuff, another bucket of water to rinse and then dry it off.
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:14 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 840
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Update:
Sub now fitted and working, need a way of securing it as it slipped across the boot and pulled the earth cable off :/ good job it wern't the live eh?
Also fitted the pipercross, not had a proper chance to test out how it sounds, you can drive round normally and it wont make any difference, foot down it makes a great deep rumble Also need a better way of securing that then electrical tape :/
Gave the standard filter box a spray of satin black while I was at it.
Also gave the drivers side front brakes etc. some fresh paint:
With the wheel on:
Pics tomorrow, Too tired tonight
EDIT: added
Cheers,
Matt
Update:
Don't think I've posted any pics of the interior so thourt i might as well:
More engine bay polishing:
Took the filter off, was just making me put me foot down everywhere to make it growl lol
Started making my own Guage pod for in font of the gear lever as the volvo ones seem a bit scarce to say the least
Templates
Cut the wood bits out using the templates to see how they fitted
Epoxy resin to hold them together
Filler ... to fill the gaps 
Fitted perfect ... a little too perfect as it took me ages to lever them back out.
Only problem is I didn't drill the holes for the guages before sticking it all together  But I'll manage somehow.
Dunno what I'm going to cover it in, Give it a thin skim of filler and paint? Leatherette? Carpet? Skin it in carbon? (yeah I can do that )
Then its just wiring it up
And a couple pretty pictures I took own the unsurfaced bit of my favorate actual private road that I use for sideways-ness (not my private road tho)
Thanks for looking
Matt
Copied off another forum
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:35 pm |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010
Posts: 742
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Cardiff
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:40 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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haha, would you believe it hasn't rained while I have been out in this car, apart from once for 5 mins. In which time I drove normally to somewhere off the road where I could practice, by the time I got the it had dried up 
But it goes pretty easy without rain, I'm still a learner though
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:50 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Trade Rating: +3
Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Update:
Got a bit more done of the guage holder
I never have the right tools so drill and coping saw it is:
All cut
Still a beginner at using filler
Nearly sanded
Test fit:
Will hopefully get it finished tomorrow, dunno what colour it will go
Thanks for looking
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:15 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:17 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 840
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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UPDATE:
Guage pod finished!
... well nearly, got the switch to glue in and screw in a little loop for removal.
Primered it, still thinking it was to be sprayed:
Test fit in the motor, looks great if i may say so myself:
Driver's viewpoint
Hmm....
Wasn't chuffed with my scratty edges and not quite perfectly smooth finish so decided I'd cover it in leatherette:
No spray adhesive or staple gun, just UHU :/
Leatherette
Looks tons better in normal light, flash makes everything look crap.
Then the wiring tomorrow :/
Can do the electrical side its just finding a live and earth nearby, cigg lighter but I couldn't get to the back of it
anyway, thanks for looking
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:45 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 205
Trade Rating: +10
Location: Cambridge
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Shame about the driver. 
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:59 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 840
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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Update:
Probs done more but can't remember
New wheels:
Refurbed one 6 to go:
Thanks for looking
Matt
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2010
Posts: 4013
Trade Rating: +25
Location: Worcester
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Those alloys make the car a GLT 
UHU FTW! [but not in confined spaces]
I am still impressed Matt, love the way the gauge holder looks original!
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:58 pm |
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Joined: Jan 23, 2010
Posts: 899
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Leeds
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Bit of an odd choice. Whats the spec like? Is that the Volvo with the Porsche style rear axle with the gear box mounted on it?
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1176
Trade Rating: +1
Location: borders, near carlisle.
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coming along nicely bud... 
what's the switch for under the gauges? 
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