1967 Volvo 210

 

 

 

1/10/07: Inside shot of front fender, driverside, showing extensive rust in the seam

Starting to disassemble sheet metal

Front fenders removed

1/18/07: Levitating the body!

Custom brackets made to attach body to the rotisserie

Car on rotisserie

Deterioration of inner rear quarter panel

Deterioration of front of inner rear quarter panell-near the gas tank

Same area on the passenger side

Deterioration in rear floor stiffening member and spare wheel well

Attachment of custom support to body for the rotisserie

Spare wheel well undercoating removed-shows deterioration

Inner rear quarter panel, driver side, with rotisserie brace attached-showing undercoating removed

Front of driver side rear quarter panel section with under coating removed

1/24/07: Interior stripped

Previous patch work on rear area floors-showing rust through

Driverside front of inner wheel arch

Passenger side front of rear wheel arch

Passenger side looking toward the rear bumper mount/inner quarter panel

Driver side same view

Detailed view of same

Passenger side looking toward the rear of the car-shows the rear inner corner

Driverside rear floor support

Hans taping off the front windshield section

Passenger side rear quarter outside, cut out rust area for repair

Same, larger view

Patch custom made for the driver side front of rear quarter panel corner

Cut away area where the patch will go

Patch in place

Remains of original metal where the newly, custom fabricated piece

Passenger quarter panel, lower, patch panel test fit

Driverside front of rear quarter panel, outter panel patch test fit

Same area, corner piece fabircated and test fit

Passenger side rear corner piece fabricated and installed

Passenger side outside panel being fitted

Driverside rear of rear quarter panel corner piece welded into place, ready for outter panel replacement

Outside view of the same

2/12/07: Passengerside rear bumperette mounting area-rusty metal section being removed

Lower passengerside rear quarter panel, outter skin, removed

Passengerside rear area: inner panel removed

Passengerside rear quarter panel: inner panel removed

Corner being reconditioned in lower passengerside rear area

Reconditioned piece being fitted

Piece welded

Passengerside rear quarter outter panels fitted

same area: inner panels being constructed

Passengerside rear quarter panel, inner, with bumperette mounting well constructed

Passengerside tail light housing, new, outter skin in place

Rear quarter panel, front corner, reconstructed

Flange created for the driverside rear quarter panel, outter skin

Rear quarter panel inner skin in place

Same, side view

Rusted sections of metal pieces that have been removed to date

Driverside rear floors, rusted areas cut out

Rear replacement pieces in place to check fitting before welding

Piece that was removed from rear area

Driverside rear quarter panel, inner skin, before installation

Driverside rear floors, rust area cut and prepared for repair

Hweel arch and rear quarter panel ineterface rust removed, new section being fabricated

Rear quarter inner extension and rear floor support piece fabricated

Same, closer to finish

Rear floor section salvaged part

Panels prepared for installation

Driverside rear quarter panel inner in place

 

3/20/07: Floor support and cover-rear location of repair, ready to be welded into place

Driverside floor support and cover. The cover helps keep dirt, moisture, and other contaminents from entering support and rusting it out

Driverside rear floor support and inner fender extension-ready to be installed

Driverside rear floor section completed

Passenger side rear floor section as found-showing poor repair

Big picture, also shows rust through at intersection of wheel well and floor

Passenger side rear floor showing poor patch removal and floor reinforcement

Rear section of passenger side rear floor with poor patch removed

Passenger side rear floor showing poor patch removed and rust through floor reinforcement

Rear floors: floor support built and welded in place

Passenger side rear floor: rusted sections cut out, bottom corner of wheel well reaplced and ground. Floor panel (outter piece) fabricated and being

fitted

Passenger side rear floors: rust cut back to clean metal

Rear of passenger side rear floor: new top section fitted for welding

Floor support being fitted

Passenger side rear floor support, fabircated and ready to install

End view of the same

Passenger side rear floor, ready for patch

Passenger side patch welded and welds ground

Passenger side rear floor support in place, view from under the car

Passenger side rear floor going together, support in place, floor started

Passenger side rear floor panel fitted, ready for welding

Passenger side floor support welded in place

Passenger side rear floor finish welding, and welds ground

Passenger side rear floor finished-view from under

Passenger side rear floor, view from under

Passenger side inner rear quarter panel primed

Driver side panel behind light, welded in place

Driver side inner rear light panel

Both outer light panels done

Passenger side outer light panel installed

Driver side light panel installed

3/31/07: Bottom's up! On rotisserie enables Hans to get at the inaccesable rear 1/4 area that needs work

On rotisserie

Driver side rear 1/4 under plug welds in 1/4-can now be done easily

Passenger side rear 1/4 under

Passenger side rear 1/4 under, finish welding

Spare tire well with rust cut out

Spare tire well with new panel in place

New spare tire well panel being fitted

Passenger side front lower wheel arch corner

New spare tire well panel spot welded in place-better than the original!

Interior of spare tire well with new panel in place

 

4/3/07: Front of driver side rear wheel arch-lower edge

Driver side front of rear wheel arch-inner rocker inside repair panel

Repair panel for front of driverside rear wheel arch

Passenger side rear wheel opening front, and inner rocker panel repairs complete

Driver side rear wheel opening around fuel filter before repairs

Rear area of rear wheel arch with new panels finished (passenger side)

Driver side rear wheel arch, bottom repair section welded in place and finished. Inner rocker repaired

Driver side front of rear wheel arch-finish welded

This is where the 210s love to rust and where it is so hard to access and repair. Virtually impossible without using a rotisserie

ALL rust repair done in the rear area of the car

Driver side rear quarter now you see it...

First stage of stripping with a razor blade and then 100 grit sand paper

Now you dont! Carefully stripped by abrasives-very nonintrusive. This process also shows highs and lows and shows the technician where body work is

needed. Deep grind marks that are seen in the upper right area of the body in this picture are front previous "hack" work

Passenger side rear wheel arch-rust cut out-this is another classic rust area on these cars. Moisture condensing inside the big rear 1/4 settles into

the pinch weld flange and does its evil

Passenger side: the pinch weld flange exposed

Flange removed

Flange processed and ready for repair

Driver side rear wheel arch pinch weld flange with rusty metal removed, prepped for new part

Passenger side rear wheel arch new section welded in-shows pinch weld

Passenger side rear wheel arch-new metal-good as new!

4/5/07: Passenger side rocker-stripped and ready for body work-shows proper fitment of door BEFORE it is removed for stripping

Passenger side rocker, with the door open, stripped and ready for body work

Driver side rocker-stripped, door fitted and ready for removal and stripping

Driver side rocker, blasted surface rust, the metal is in MUCH better condition than we thought before stripping

Driver side door line after Hans did some adjusting-fetting body lines correct BEFORE disassembly is vital to proper fit of the finished job

4/5/07: Driver side door start to be stripped

Driver side door shows rust prone area on the bottom of the door under the foam gasket-fortunately no holes, at least before sand blasting

another view of driver door

4/9/07: Passenger side door-deep rust that was hidden by the door gasket

Rust at the leading edge of the door

Driver side ddoor: gently and nonintrusively stripped by Hans using 100 grit paper-ready for further processing and body work

4/11/07: Rear doors and spare tire door stripped and ready for body work

Driverside door stripped

Spare tire door blasted-this part was in unusually fine condition and can be reused. Most are beyond hope and have to be replaced

Starting to strip the driverside roof (top layer of paint removed showing filler)

More pictures of the roof being stripped-removing the paint exposed extensive previous, poorly, repaired damage (as is often the case)

4/12/07: Battery box rust through cut out-shows new replacement part

Battery box hole finished to receive new part

Battery box replacement part in place, ready for welding

Cowl stripped

Roof stripped

Floor stripped of undercoat-showing original RED primer-undercoating does not remove by sandblasting and must be chiseled off very carefully

Windshield surround-showing GREAT condition when we removed the glass and seal-unusually as well!

5/1/07: Battery box after repair

Passenger side body work in progress

Roof body work in progress

Passenger side body work DONE

5/2/07: Driver side door stripped

Passenger side door stripped

Driver side door body work in progress

5/9/07: Front of driver side door-rusted through the pinchweld and into the outside skin. Shows all removed to the outer skin

Driver side door with only the old outter skin remaining

Driver side door pinchweld-old removed and new fabricated, ready to be installed

Driver side door pinchweld lip being fitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve fitting the new interior panels.

    

Prepping inside the inner fender

 

New inner fenders in place. It is vital to the life of the body in this area to keep rust out of this area.

Floors finish prepped and hammerite painted.