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Brown 244 GL

Middle sill is finished and waiting to get welded on, but I'm still doing some "better-to-do-before" things.


Holy hell, I managed to get the worst rust spot repaired today :omg:



It was a huge pita to cut out all the rusty pieces, and i'm still curious what caused this rust right on top of the wheelarch. I'm thinking its a fault from the factory combined with a leaky window there.



Gave it a quick Alkyton coat, looks niice:


I really got into the groove fortunately. :cool:
 
Oh, and finally decided to ditch the LPG from the car, its not worth the hassle (and the extra money) as I won't use the car as much (less than 5000km a year). It would be cool to build a high compression pure LPG engine, to actually enjoy the lower price of that fuel, but thats not in the goals right now, and I realized i can't stand the fumes it makes..
Not to mention I can put the speakers into the rear deck this way. :)

Also I have a running M45 powertrain waiting in the donor car... That should wake up the car a "bit", and improve the mpg-s. If it makes a solid 8-9l/100km (~27mpg) on trips i'll be satisfied.
Hah, and these redblocks are growing on me, recently I'm leaning towards a properly built intercooled B23AT in the near future.
I love how badass these engines are if you use a little boost. :volvo:
 
I feel like 10.5l/100km is more normal. 9 has been done, 8 is dreaming unless you build the car specifically for efficiency and drive like a grandma.
 
I feel like 10.5l/100km is more normal. 9 has been done, 8 is dreaming unless you build the car specifically for efficiency and drive like a grandma.

We'll see.
A buddy with a restaured grey 244 (B19A/M45) said around 8-9l/100km, and he is not driving it like a grandma, not even close. :-D
He rebuilt the SU carb only, and popped open the engine to find its completely fine inside.

Honestly I don't know how will the original B21A perform with a manual, but with the tired old BW55 and LPG it did 100-110 kmh, and i could still push it a little more over but I did not wanted to. So I think it is not that bad.
I may borrow that rebuilt carb to check the engine's potential. :-P
 
I feel like 10.5l/100km is more normal. 9 has been done, 8 is dreaming unless you build the car specifically for efficiency and drive like a grandma.

7.5 is doable on just highway with a healthy fuel injected 240, but not a B21A. Then it's more like 15. :)
 
7.5 is doable on just highway with a healthy fuel injected 240, but not a B21A. Then it's more like 15. :)

Exactly, my b21A's have been horrible. 15-20. They've all had the completely non-adjustable (other than idle speed, gee great) strombergs though, and ran horribly rich all the time.
 
Exactly, my b21A's have been horrible. 15-20. They've all had the completely non-adjustable (other than idle speed, gee great) strombergs though, and ran horribly rich all the time.

I hope mine won't be that horrible... With a solid 80-90kmh at nights, when i like to cruise.

Also:


9L/100km must be true with this BW55 :rofl:
 
Made a nice patch from simple sheetmetal to the right rear inner wheelarch:


Also finally the middle sill is on, somehow it turned out to be almost perfectly straight at the joints, so it accepts the outer sill nicely.


Only problem is, the gap is a little tight at the lower part, and the aftermarket sill has (or got...) a negative curve in its the outer edge. Both doors stick out a little bit at the B pillar, and the sill just makes it worse. But I'm working on making it better. At least now both doors seal and shut good enough for me. :-D
 
Right side PVC piping is mostly done, water now leaves the cowl nicely to the ground on both sides.


Also replaced the windshield corner while i was there:


Wheelarch was continued:


And just for some motivation I tried on the spare Hydra i got from a buddy years ago, gosh, i need a set real baad. :omg:


I'm so tempted to weld on the outer sill in a few weeks, and change the spare wheel well. :-D
 
As well as the bottom of the B pillar, it turned out to be way better than expected :)

And finally removed the longitudinally installed temporary hollow section. I was worried it may screw up the door gaps, but it did not move anywhere its so tough now. I love it!

It seems i have 3 weeks to repair the right quarter panel and spare wheel well, then exam period starts. At that time I'll pull the engine and trans out, and turn it on two wheels and paint the repaired places on bottom with epoxy primer and undercoating. Wish me luck! :x:
 
Hi petiww,

Fantastic attention to detail and progress!

From one 1980 244 Brown / Tan owner to another-- I appreciate the effort you are making to restore this car!

:volvo:

Best wishes,
volvie!
 
How did you make this section? Do you have a tool to bend the metal to make the channel?

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