Hi All,
I have my grandfathers '82 Volvo 240 station wagon, and i've been wanting to restore it in an attempt to learn more about cars, and to drive a manual. Im posting to see if you guys can help me fix whats wrong, and point me in the right direction about all this. It has run within the past 6ish months, but its been sitting because of a dead battery. I have the new battery, but want to change the oil, and change the pos battery terminal before i start driving it. I think the engine is the B21F too?
I'm willing to learn as much as I can, and am pretty decent with electrical work. I have the basic tools, and would be willing to buy some that are more useful too. I also have a mechanic friend who can do more complicated things, if need be.
if this isn't the right format or place, let me know i can fix it!
Things that i've found so far:
This list isn't exhaustive, and i'm definitely a beginner, so please, let me know what you think or if you can help me!
I have my grandfathers '82 Volvo 240 station wagon, and i've been wanting to restore it in an attempt to learn more about cars, and to drive a manual. Im posting to see if you guys can help me fix whats wrong, and point me in the right direction about all this. It has run within the past 6ish months, but its been sitting because of a dead battery. I have the new battery, but want to change the oil, and change the pos battery terminal before i start driving it. I think the engine is the B21F too?
I'm willing to learn as much as I can, and am pretty decent with electrical work. I have the basic tools, and would be willing to buy some that are more useful too. I also have a mechanic friend who can do more complicated things, if need be.
if this isn't the right format or place, let me know i can fix it!
Things that i've found so far:
- Pos battery terminal needs replacing
-, its pretty rusted and much smaller than the Neg battery terminal. I think I can do this easily, as long as i can find a good replacement - Suspension seems wallowy/really loose
-when I sit in it, the suspension drops a lot, and wobbles around - AC conversion
-Im in California, so in the summer it can get pretty hot. Pretty sure just the fan runs currently. - Oil change
-will be my second time doing an oil change, just need to get a filter, was thinking Bosch or Mann. - New paint all around
-at first I thought it was clear coat, but others told me to splash water on it to see if it would turn back to the original color, it didnt. - Dash & Front window cracked
-dont know how to do either of these haha, but dash seems difficult, or so ive heard - Front grill fitment
-currently its held in by zip ties, if i could get it really clipped in that'd be great. - Trim pieces
-some trim pieces are missing, one was also superglued on, will need to attach that properly
This list isn't exhaustive, and i'm definitely a beginner, so please, let me know what you think or if you can help me!