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

Post by **Ocelot** » 12 May 2020, 04:02

So I changed the rear springs, shocks and the bearings that keep the shock in place at the top. One bolt of the bearing broke, but it was easily fixed. I'm saving up some money to do the front struts, but even now the driving experience is so much better

Post by **abscate** » 12 May 2020, 04:39

E Showell wrote: 11 May 2020, 11:04 How long will it take me to do dash mounts in the Shag Wag if that's all I'm doing?

Dash out, then it depends how lucky you are with the mounts.

As you might suspect, Evita mounts all broke nice and cleanly and gave me nice , epoxiable repair points.

I might, however , try a new approach here.

Two thin SS wires running forward, anchored on dash, or maybe even shock cord.

Then apiece ofbutyl tape running the whole width of the dash front rim. I did this on Elizabeth and it worked like a charm.

Evita dash actually had the main piece of frame plastic broken , too. That was easy to epoxy.

I’m going to need a hot sunny day to bake all this epoxy out, my ladies can smell epoxy from three blocks away.

Post by **abscate** » 12 May 2020, 04:42

Ocelot wrote: 12 May 2020, 04:02 So I changed the rear springs, shocks and the bearings that keep the shock in place at the top. One bolt of the bearing broke, but it was easily fixed. I'm saving up some money to do the front struts, but even now the driving experience is so much better

https://photos.app.goo.gl/woK9vw9rKTzd5dPcA

By the way, how do place a photo direct in a message? I've tried to use the insert image option, but when I copy/paste the url, it doesn't display the image in the post. Any help?

You need full editor ( button under message window) then click the attachments tab, then add files, wait for them to load , then preview/ submit

They show inthe reverse order of them being loaded.

jonslave · Post by **jonslave** » 12 May 2020, 06:42

Stage 0 on this 204k mile new-to-me, slightly O'Reilly'd and Auto Zoned up Texas 855R.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 12 May 2020, 09:03

That'll be a satisfying paint restoration!

Post by **E Showell** » 12 May 2020, 10:14

Somebody posted on here recently about bringing tomato soup red paint back to original beauty and it was nothing short of spectacular.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 12 May 2020, 12:13

Yeah, a good compound job clears it up beautifully.

Post by **abscate** » 12 May 2020, 14:00

Reminded myself to never try remove/install a dash by ,self again.

With Abby, 10 painless minutes.

Restored mounts, fixed dash cracks, added butyl tape to the upper contact surface and it glided in beautifully.

Ran messenger line for a mahogany phone tray I am designing for the dash

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 12 May 2020, 14:26

jonslave wrote: 12 May 2020, 06:42 Stage 0 on this 204k mile new-to-me, slightly O'Reilly'd and Auto Zoned up Texas 855R.

bmdubya1198 wrote: 12 May 2020, 09:03 That'll be a satisfying paint restoration!

E Showell wrote: 12 May 2020, 10:14 Somebody posted on here recently about bringing tomato soup red paint back to original beauty and it was nothing short of spectacular.

Volvo 850 Red Paint Restoration.

Before:

After:

Post by **E Showell** » 12 May 2020, 17:22

Texas sun must be brutal on a paint finish. On the plus side, probably not a lot of road salt to worry about.