What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **scot850** » 22 Apr 2023, 16:35

Looks great!

I have to go into the garage and spray the PV544 grille mesh. Previous owner looked like they just sprayed the satin black paint over rust!! If it ends up looking half as good as your work I will be happy!

Neil.

Post by **BlackBart** » 22 Apr 2023, 16:54

Sveedy wrote: ↑22 Apr 2023, 15:36 Not sure that this is a curable condition.

Haha! I may have this same virus.....

Post by **Sveedy** » 22 Apr 2023, 17:55

Thanks !
Honestly it was all I could do not to pull out the body filler and hit the areas where the forklift forks marred the rails. On that note, the fact that the car has to be picked up with a forklift, will put a slight bow in the rails of the brace. Kind of unavoidable from their standpoint.
Not bad, but I put it in a press to straighten it out.
You could probably do it with a jack, and the weight of the car on a piece of steel. It's just a hollow tube.
If harvesting from a junkyard, figure on doing this.

Then, fill, paint, color sand, and clear coat.

Post by **scot850** » 22 Apr 2023, 19:21

I'll need to look more closely at mine. I think they only damaged the heads of the mounting bolts and I have spares of those.

Thanks for the heads up!

Neil.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 22 Apr 2023, 19:41

I would love to feel motivated to clean up any of the braces I have to that extent! Mine are caked in nasty, oil soaked undercoating.

Post by **ZionXIX** » 22 Apr 2023, 22:28

Well boys I have achieved greatness today. I have done some sketchy stuff over the years but this took everything I have. The xc90 threw a timing belt several months ago. Today I was finally able to tow it across the yard and uphill into the garage. I anchored a harbor freight winch and hand cranked the xc90 uphill with several sketchy tow straps that were way undersized and a one point a ratchet strap. After 3 hours I am done for the weekend.

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Post by **bmdubya1198** » 23 Apr 2023, 07:39

I bet that was a lot of fun... not!

Post by **scot850** » 23 Apr 2023, 08:29

Abscate, take note!!

Neil.

Post by **Sveedy** » 23 Apr 2023, 09:08

ZionXIX wrote: ↑22 Apr 2023, 22:28 Well boys I have achieved greatness today. I have done some sketchy stuff over the years but this took everything I have. The xc90 threw a timing belt several months ago. Today I was finally able to tow it across the yard and uphill into the garage. I anchored a harbor freight winch and hand cranked the xc90 uphill with several sketchy tow straps that were way undersized and a one point a ratchet strap. After 3 hours I am done for the weekend.

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I absolutely love solutions like that.

" Don't tell me it can't be done. Just watch ! "

Post by **ZionXIX** » 23 Apr 2023, 09:48

Sveedy wrote: ↑23 Apr 2023, 09:08
I absolutely love solutions like that.

" Don't tell me it can't be done. Just watch ! "

The worst part was the HF winch only has 10ft of cable. Every 10ft I had to place wheel chocks, parking brake, shift into park, then release tension on the winch. Then I would fold the 20ft tow straps in half since they stretch I would always be like 3 or 4 inches short of reaching. This is where the ratchet strap came on handy to try and bring the shackles close enough to link together.

If I had to do it again I would add a 2 inch steel square tubing for a cheater bar to increase leverage at the winch. But if this becomes an annual thing I may invest in an electric winch running off a deep cycle AGM battery.

My wife wanted to help me "push" the car uphill into the garage. I just stared in silence.

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