What have you hauled in your Volvo?
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BlackBart
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From The Olden Days when I used to send out BID SETS to dozens of general contractors.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
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volvolugnut
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That's a lot of heavy paper drawings! Did you have overload springs?
volvolugnut
volvolugnut
The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
And others.
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
And others.
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br0dy519
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That's amazing. I heard of stories at our local construction association of the sheer volume of paper when jobs went out to bid. Too funny.
The top left roll must have went to the contractor you didn't like. Missing all of the addendums
The top left roll must have went to the contractor you didn't like. Missing all of the addendums
04s60 2.4
04xc70 2.5t
04xc70 2.5t
prwood wrote:I wish I had a permanent car repair area that was covered, had a level surface, lighting and fans, a workbench, and tool cabinets. You know,like a garage. Much of my time during the job is spent hauling things up and down the stairs to the basement or in and out of the storage shed, or running back downstairs when I realize I need something else,or taking a break from standing out in the sun,or using flashlights or work lamps when it gets dark.
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BlackBart
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Haha! Those are probably mine, a couple for the University, and a couple of Engineers.
Nowadays we click a button and zap, it gets sent to a plans center and all the bidders and I don’t print! I’m pretty much out of that world now.
Nowadays we click a button and zap, it gets sent to a plans center and all the bidders and I don’t print! I’m pretty much out of that world now.
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
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Sveedy
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As a general contractor, we used to price our jobs based on the weight of the blueprints 
Try to learn life's bad lessons vicariously through others.
1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
1999 V70 GLT
1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
1999 V70 GLT
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BlackBart
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It’s a balancing act, different depending on the job, who the client is, location, the current market, season, your reputation etc etc.
Thorough documents with a ton of details to explain every little bit can mean “Too complicated, too much paper, I’m not bidding on it.”
Bare bones drawings with little detail can mean “They don’t know what they’re doing, there’s not enough information, I’m not bidding on it.”
Thorough documents with a ton of details to explain every little bit can mean “Too complicated, too much paper, I’m not bidding on it.”
Bare bones drawings with little detail can mean “They don’t know what they’re doing, there’s not enough information, I’m not bidding on it.”
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
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Goupil
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Crap, I've done it the wrong way !abscate wrote: 23 Dec 2025, 03:13 Hoods fit nicely on top of wagons ….
Waterfalls faceforwards, egg crates face backwards since they are sloweR
1998 Volvo V70 B5254T M56
1994 Volvo 945 B230FT M90
1985 Volvo 240 B230E
1994 Volvo 945 B230FT M90
1985 Volvo 240 B230E
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