Duder
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- Joined
- Dec 9, 2009
- Location
- Torrance, CA USA
Unplanned side project:
A few months ago I was scrounging the local junkyards when I happened upon a fairly nice '83 242 turbo. It was sad, because it was a cash-for-clunkers car with a sodium-silicate killed engine (green spraypaint gave it away). The interior was "meh," and I was too lazy to pull the side glass or doors off. It did however have a very nice black headliner and some sunroof parts I needed. So I ripped that stuff out and did some interior work on my 242.
You can see why I was tempted by the idea of a clean black headliner
OG_dirty_headliner by Chris Floren, on Flickr
And here she is.
From_'83_242_Turbo by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Best way to remove 240 (non-wagon) headliners is to remove the back window. Worked well for me. Remove outer trim, soap up the rubber seal, get inside and push with your feet.
Rear_window_out by Chris Floren, on Flickr
While I'm at it, might as well clean out the sunroof tray and repaint the steel where the original paint is peeling
Dirty_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Some shop vac, wire-wheel and sandpaper action gave me this:
Clean_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Painted with three coats of "Master Series" silver moisture-curing urethane. VW guys swear by this stuff for rust prevention. Supposed to be better than POR15.
Painted_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Gluing the junkyard front seal into the body, with clear silicone RTV and some clamps:
Gluing_the_seal by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Scraping away at the sunroof mechanism front cover panel
Chipping_paint by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Front cover panel got 2 coats of Master Series and some "biscuit" colored appliance epoxy.
Everything back together
Volvo_sunroof_completed by Chris Floren, on Flickr
On the inside too.
Volvo_headliner_installed by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Installing the headliner itself was straightforward. The time-consuming part was gluing the vinyl edge around the sunroof opening. That was accomplished using Weldwood contact cement and a great deal of paper clips to hold everything until it cured. Didn't come out 100% perfect, but it all looks much better than before. As you can see I scored all the black hardware too: visors, sunroof crank bezel, mirror surround, and grab handles. Bye-bye, crappy yellowed and stained formerly-white stuff.
A few months ago I was scrounging the local junkyards when I happened upon a fairly nice '83 242 turbo. It was sad, because it was a cash-for-clunkers car with a sodium-silicate killed engine (green spraypaint gave it away). The interior was "meh," and I was too lazy to pull the side glass or doors off. It did however have a very nice black headliner and some sunroof parts I needed. So I ripped that stuff out and did some interior work on my 242.
You can see why I was tempted by the idea of a clean black headliner
OG_dirty_headliner by Chris Floren, on Flickr
And here she is.
From_'83_242_Turbo by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Best way to remove 240 (non-wagon) headliners is to remove the back window. Worked well for me. Remove outer trim, soap up the rubber seal, get inside and push with your feet.
Rear_window_out by Chris Floren, on Flickr
While I'm at it, might as well clean out the sunroof tray and repaint the steel where the original paint is peeling
Dirty_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Some shop vac, wire-wheel and sandpaper action gave me this:
Clean_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Painted with three coats of "Master Series" silver moisture-curing urethane. VW guys swear by this stuff for rust prevention. Supposed to be better than POR15.
Painted_surface by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Gluing the junkyard front seal into the body, with clear silicone RTV and some clamps:
Gluing_the_seal by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Scraping away at the sunroof mechanism front cover panel
Chipping_paint by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Front cover panel got 2 coats of Master Series and some "biscuit" colored appliance epoxy.
Everything back together
Volvo_sunroof_completed by Chris Floren, on Flickr
On the inside too.
Volvo_headliner_installed by Chris Floren, on Flickr
Installing the headliner itself was straightforward. The time-consuming part was gluing the vinyl edge around the sunroof opening. That was accomplished using Weldwood contact cement and a great deal of paper clips to hold everything until it cured. Didn't come out 100% perfect, but it all looks much better than before. As you can see I scored all the black hardware too: visors, sunroof crank bezel, mirror surround, and grab handles. Bye-bye, crappy yellowed and stained formerly-white stuff.
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