geckoadventure
Secret Volvo Restorer
I am moving over from another forum upon advice from some followers of the Volvo Build 8 years and almost finished.
From this in 2011
to this over 8 years
on the other forum under Exepedition Vehicles you can find the story.
Now up to date
01 January 2021
Hi all after months of COVID and finally a couple of adventurous holidays (boat trip and a round Langkawi isand in 14 footers lol ) in the COVID breaks we were allowed to travel, a family tragedy (lost whole off December) and not doing much the brakes were started sometime in October.
New brackets were decided for the Volvo and some other mods to make them fit better. So new 12mm steel brackets were designed by an engineering shop along with twin callipers for the front discs.
New Callipers were purchased to match the existing ones. Then we waited.
The big ginger cat who has been my constant annoyance sitting on my keyboard and stealing my food etc went through chemno treatment for cancer and after losing 50% of his body weight lost the battle breaking my heart.
The new rear side windows were installed (compliance to make it not a commercial verhicle).
Hotpants the apprentice has been dropping in to visit us and learning new tricks on how to turn the customers and friends into bumbling idiots turning down all their requests for phone numbers dates etc.
The Africa 80 Series Landcruiser build progresses slowly in the back ground
July
Marked out the windows location after receiving the windows back from the factory. THen we discovered that they had not made the flange big enough so could not bolt them in had to glue them.
August
Then slowly each window hole was made carefully one at a time took about 60 minutes for each window to be cut in with a tight fit.
Before and
After
Then its the drivers side to be done
Making sure the windows are level.
Wah finished someone offers assistance to help bolt them all down. Yes im getting fat I've put on 20kg since I stopped exercising
with my heart problem lol.
At last only the new extra bolt holes to go.
Next is the fitting of the new bolt holes. Hotpants decides she wants to help.
Some outakes of Hotpants trying to put in RIVNUTS.
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Then it is time to drill more mounting points for the removable panels making sure all are lined up. I get some assistance.
Then they are all bolted in with stainless steel button head bolts.
From this in 2011
to this over 8 years
on the other forum under Exepedition Vehicles you can find the story.
Now up to date
01 January 2021
Hi all after months of COVID and finally a couple of adventurous holidays (boat trip and a round Langkawi isand in 14 footers lol ) in the COVID breaks we were allowed to travel, a family tragedy (lost whole off December) and not doing much the brakes were started sometime in October.
New brackets were decided for the Volvo and some other mods to make them fit better. So new 12mm steel brackets were designed by an engineering shop along with twin callipers for the front discs.
New Callipers were purchased to match the existing ones. Then we waited.
The big ginger cat who has been my constant annoyance sitting on my keyboard and stealing my food etc went through chemno treatment for cancer and after losing 50% of his body weight lost the battle breaking my heart.
The new rear side windows were installed (compliance to make it not a commercial verhicle).
Hotpants the apprentice has been dropping in to visit us and learning new tricks on how to turn the customers and friends into bumbling idiots turning down all their requests for phone numbers dates etc.
The Africa 80 Series Landcruiser build progresses slowly in the back ground
July
Marked out the windows location after receiving the windows back from the factory. THen we discovered that they had not made the flange big enough so could not bolt them in had to glue them.
August
Then slowly each window hole was made carefully one at a time took about 60 minutes for each window to be cut in with a tight fit.
Before and
After
Then its the drivers side to be done
Making sure the windows are level.
Wah finished someone offers assistance to help bolt them all down. Yes im getting fat I've put on 20kg since I stopped exercising
with my heart problem lol.
At last only the new extra bolt holes to go.
Next is the fitting of the new bolt holes. Hotpants decides she wants to help.
Some outakes of Hotpants trying to put in RIVNUTS.
[youtube]6oyNblrYEcY[/youtube]
[youtube]FlfaZbv2Rbw[/youtube]
[youtube]_vUoYi8bJvM[/youtube]
Then it is time to drill more mounting points for the removable panels making sure all are lined up. I get some assistance.
Then they are all bolted in with stainless steel button head bolts.
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