volvoluvin
WWD for a while
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2003
- Location
- Poco Crib
Step 1:Whitey arrives in Lynden Step 2: HAS HAPPENED!
So yesterday John, (The Aspirator) and I bombed down to Tacoma from his folks place in Lynden to pic up the 245 that bought from Ron, THANKS RON!.
As Whitey needs a head job, I had to rent a truck and trailer from the local U-Haul to get Whitey up from Tacoma to John's shop in Lynden...something really satisifying/cool about trailering a car, especially a dope looking 245...I kept looking in the rear view mirror thinking there was a white volvo tailing me...
Anyway, took the better part of the day, so by the time we hit John's, I had time to take some quick pics and head out. Pics below.
Whitey is in pretty good shape for a $600 car...to say the least. Immediate issues apart from the head:
1. Completely rotted floorboard behind the driver, about 1 foot by 6 inches, but it looks easily repairable as it's not in the seams or anything. But that's IT for rust in the car...not a spot ANYWHERE else...the tubs are mint...
2. Front Strut bushings are badly cracked and need replacing
3. New Battery
4. Windshield leaks - (hence the rust behind the drivers seat) - I will upgrade to 90+ windshield
5. Um...that's it...seriously...
I'm blown away, this car is as it was the day it rolled off the dealership,(apart from the polished virgo's, custom sunroof, and chopped springs), it has EVERYTHING still on it...for example, splash guard is in mint shape and still on the car...
Interior is in good shape, I'd give it a B grade, apart from dash cracks and cracked leather, it would be higher.
I will have more and more pics over the next couple of weeks as John pulls things apart and work progresses...
This thing is going to be the best "workhorse" daily driver!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027123/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/136/319027123_dc3e6b6ae6_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey2 copy" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027108/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/132/319027108_0ae5170573_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey1" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027095/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/142/319027095_cdcf1b3732_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="White3" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027172/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/139/319027172_e0d412fde2_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey5" /></a>
John's Yard ATM!!!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027145/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/137/319027145_e70a276249_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey4" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704926/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/119/303704926_c3f9d49c76_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior5" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704946/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/106/303704946_d0557de403_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior6" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704952/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/105/303704952_e5893175a5_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior7" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704887/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/103/303704887_f51044fae1_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior2" /></a>
So yesterday John, (The Aspirator) and I bombed down to Tacoma from his folks place in Lynden to pic up the 245 that bought from Ron, THANKS RON!.
As Whitey needs a head job, I had to rent a truck and trailer from the local U-Haul to get Whitey up from Tacoma to John's shop in Lynden...something really satisifying/cool about trailering a car, especially a dope looking 245...I kept looking in the rear view mirror thinking there was a white volvo tailing me...
Anyway, took the better part of the day, so by the time we hit John's, I had time to take some quick pics and head out. Pics below.
Whitey is in pretty good shape for a $600 car...to say the least. Immediate issues apart from the head:
1. Completely rotted floorboard behind the driver, about 1 foot by 6 inches, but it looks easily repairable as it's not in the seams or anything. But that's IT for rust in the car...not a spot ANYWHERE else...the tubs are mint...
2. Front Strut bushings are badly cracked and need replacing
3. New Battery
4. Windshield leaks - (hence the rust behind the drivers seat) - I will upgrade to 90+ windshield
5. Um...that's it...seriously...
I'm blown away, this car is as it was the day it rolled off the dealership,(apart from the polished virgo's, custom sunroof, and chopped springs), it has EVERYTHING still on it...for example, splash guard is in mint shape and still on the car...
Interior is in good shape, I'd give it a B grade, apart from dash cracks and cracked leather, it would be higher.
I will have more and more pics over the next couple of weeks as John pulls things apart and work progresses...
This thing is going to be the best "workhorse" daily driver!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027123/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/136/319027123_dc3e6b6ae6_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey2 copy" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027108/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/132/319027108_0ae5170573_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey1" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027095/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/142/319027095_cdcf1b3732_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="White3" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027172/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/139/319027172_e0d412fde2_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey5" /></a>
John's Yard ATM!!!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/82262320@N00/319027145/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/137/319027145_e70a276249_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Whitey4" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704926/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/119/303704926_c3f9d49c76_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior5" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704946/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/106/303704946_d0557de403_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior6" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704952/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/105/303704952_e5893175a5_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior7" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buggabean/303704887/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/103/303704887_f51044fae1_o.jpg" width="550" height="367" alt="Interior2" /></a>
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