Abscate, I did not know that. I have put that bit of knowledge into the memory bank. Unfortunately, at my age, when a piece of info gets inserted in the front, other info gets pushed out the back. I wonder what I just lost....

Fancy center cap steelies look good!





No way this was factory color... right?

I had a clicking noise coming from the differential. I took apart the diff carrier assembly and noticed that the thrust washers for the side gears (axle gears) were warped. I replaced those thrust washers and the ones for the smaller planetary gears, along with the larger pivot pin. I spider gears a...

Almost all wheels on the road are 10 footers.

volvolugnutr

I started another house project. All of my windows are aluminum frame single glazed and most do not have added storm windows. I had long planned to purchase completed storm windows to add to the outside frames, but when I started looking of a supplier this spring, I learned no one makes them anymore...

MVS, the reason my volvo is not in the junkyard.
MVS, is it really DIY if strangers on the internet are the only reason you are able to do it yourself?

BlackBart wrote: ↑31 Jul 2023, 17:39 So they're German-Swedish?

ABA clamp motto is “ take a chance on me”

Bart - those are some cool vintage black smithing nipper pliers!

Place holder for complete oetiker cooling group clamping on my 1999 NA

I bought enough dye to do the whole car. I’ve done the rear seat now. I took the door cards off to dye them and re-do the cards themselves. I found Leo’s signature and date that I’m assuming is when he made new door panels.