wgusler
New member
- Joined
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- Apopka, Florida US
Since I seem to be doing some project/ rebuild or upgrade to the Swag Wagon every couple weeks, might as well start a thread and keep it in one place. Mods, If this is the wrong place, move it.
For whatever reason, my daughter wanted "an old Volvo wagon" for her first car in High school. She had saved up $1500.00 and I found a 1989 245GL on Craigslist September of 2012. Had many problems, but most fairly minor. Took it to the local Volvo shop and dropped another $1800.00 to have new brakes/ rotors/ radiator/ timing belt, inner tie rods and PS / Alt bushings.
CL ad pic:
After we got it home from the shop:
First project was stripping off the nasty cracked and peeling black decals around the windows. Once it was all off, taped it off and resprayed the tops of the doors and window frames.
Same time I painted the lower moldings/ rockers with trim black. Also stripped the peeling paint off the front spoiler and left it black.
Over the next few months, I fixed the interior problems. New Volvo map pockets, center console, rebuilt both front seats with new foam and new aftermarket tail lights. Replaced the inner and outer window seals/ new wiper motor / new Amp, subwoofer and head unit.
Feb of 2013, we had this:
19 year old not paying attention hit a Camry in the back. Bought $400.00 worth of PP and A/M parts and put the front back on it. Found a silver 88 240 with a faded paint code 130 hood and good mouldings and grille. Lucky girl only had to pay me the $450 and back on the road.
Just normal maintenance up to 2015, Stripped and painted the Virgos and added new Michelin Defenders. Daughter payed to have the gas gauge fixed and in tank fuel pump replaced.
Daughter decided to buy a new car, so the car was sold to my son for the original $1500.00 as other than the fuel gauge / pump replacement, I paid for all the maintenance on the car.
My son was going to school in Iowa on a football scholarship, so the car was just sitting and in one of the costliest decisions of my life, I thought, " I'll just fiddle with the wagon while he is gone". On to 2016..................
For whatever reason, my daughter wanted "an old Volvo wagon" for her first car in High school. She had saved up $1500.00 and I found a 1989 245GL on Craigslist September of 2012. Had many problems, but most fairly minor. Took it to the local Volvo shop and dropped another $1800.00 to have new brakes/ rotors/ radiator/ timing belt, inner tie rods and PS / Alt bushings.
CL ad pic:
After we got it home from the shop:
First project was stripping off the nasty cracked and peeling black decals around the windows. Once it was all off, taped it off and resprayed the tops of the doors and window frames.
Same time I painted the lower moldings/ rockers with trim black. Also stripped the peeling paint off the front spoiler and left it black.
Over the next few months, I fixed the interior problems. New Volvo map pockets, center console, rebuilt both front seats with new foam and new aftermarket tail lights. Replaced the inner and outer window seals/ new wiper motor / new Amp, subwoofer and head unit.
Feb of 2013, we had this:
19 year old not paying attention hit a Camry in the back. Bought $400.00 worth of PP and A/M parts and put the front back on it. Found a silver 88 240 with a faded paint code 130 hood and good mouldings and grille. Lucky girl only had to pay me the $450 and back on the road.
Just normal maintenance up to 2015, Stripped and painted the Virgos and added new Michelin Defenders. Daughter payed to have the gas gauge fixed and in tank fuel pump replaced.
Daughter decided to buy a new car, so the car was sold to my son for the original $1500.00 as other than the fuel gauge / pump replacement, I paid for all the maintenance on the car.
My son was going to school in Iowa on a football scholarship, so the car was just sitting and in one of the costliest decisions of my life, I thought, " I'll just fiddle with the wagon while he is gone". On to 2016..................
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