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1963 Volvo 1800S
(It's a Jensen!)

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2/28/06: New dash pad in place! (no without a little convincing...) |
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3/16/06: new, installed upper and lower dash pads |
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Battery box as found...RUSTY! |
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interior out, shows the floor rust |
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after sandblasting, holes |
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Rusty floor section cut out |
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weld/ground/ ready for paint |
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Front seats, new covers! Check out the red carpet...the 'cream' seats... |
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Passenger seat, recovered |
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6/12/06: wheel bearing cover |
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Our starting point for the brakes and suspension...hopefully we'll see some improvement (i.e that exterior brake line waiting to break. |
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This type of caliper is found on the early models...lucky for us the later calipers will fit and they dont have the external line. |
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Front cross-member-suspension removed... |
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A frame bushings-I think the condition of these shows why they needed to be replaced! |
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Look at all the suspension parts... |
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Dave welding the ends on the inner axle shafts-they were broken (out of the frame) |
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Kind of hard to see...but there's Dave's welding work! |
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Suspension without brakes... |
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Since the 1800 sunvisors seem to be IMPOSSIBLE to get...we have to make the best out of what we have! Hopefully you can see the difference: |
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before I scrubbed and after! |
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Original support rods seen at the top of the picture-obvious rust and bends, reconditioned rods at bottom. We sandblasted and painted the 2 before |
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installation |
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Customized fuel delivery tubing! |
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Reconditioned fuel tank in place |
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