Introducing a beige 83 242 that I hope to keep a little longer than most of my cars, I have plans for a swap or two down the line. .<strike>Currently has a m46, b23 and no AC, just the way I like it</strike> B5234T5, T5 transmission, still no AC
I’ve been trying to get my friends into Volvos so they don’t keep buying ****boxes that I don’t want to work on, one is in a 244 I bought last year, another wants a 242. After looking for a car for him I bought this 83 242 from Luke, sitting since 2014 and a little smushed in the front but he threw all in the panels I needed. As soon as I saw it in person I knew there is a good chance I’ll have to find another one for him, I can’t pass up 172 rose beige (or any beige as I guess I can’t tell the difference).
In its napping place:
After getting the parts collected off the 244 next to it we headed home, the car drove quite well for something with 5 year old gas in it, barely any brake and crusty wiring
Sunday I took the panels off and started repairs, looks so naked
Pulled in closer to the garage and got a better look at the bumper support, pushed up nicely but only at the tip, core support back looked fine
In the process I ran over the can of white lithium grease visible in one of the other pictures
I found that bracing the lower core support with jack stands, putting a bumper shock into the mounting hole and standing on it, along with some hammer swinging and map gas did a pretty good job of rebending the rail back into place
After straightening it out I wire wheeled the rusty spots and poorly painted them, should give me another 50 miles over bare metal
Put the front end together and it was looking much better, need to get some bumper trim out of storage for it but otherwise much more complete
Next was rear sets Luke included, old ones had seen better days at the hands of a long hair pup
Door panels needed to be put on but didn't fit over the wood brackets made for the speakers, after trimming them down they slipped right on, definitely going to make some brackets for my wagon when/if I but speaker back in it
Cleaned and deletriced all the crusty connectors. Fuses only worked at specific angles when driving it home and I didnt want to lose my lights. Ended up spending an hour or two chasing electrical issues to find it was bad connections at the bulb housings and intermittent bad connection from a bent fuse holder
I’ve been trying to get my friends into Volvos so they don’t keep buying ****boxes that I don’t want to work on, one is in a 244 I bought last year, another wants a 242. After looking for a car for him I bought this 83 242 from Luke, sitting since 2014 and a little smushed in the front but he threw all in the panels I needed. As soon as I saw it in person I knew there is a good chance I’ll have to find another one for him, I can’t pass up 172 rose beige (or any beige as I guess I can’t tell the difference).
In its napping place:
After getting the parts collected off the 244 next to it we headed home, the car drove quite well for something with 5 year old gas in it, barely any brake and crusty wiring
Sunday I took the panels off and started repairs, looks so naked
Pulled in closer to the garage and got a better look at the bumper support, pushed up nicely but only at the tip, core support back looked fine
In the process I ran over the can of white lithium grease visible in one of the other pictures
I found that bracing the lower core support with jack stands, putting a bumper shock into the mounting hole and standing on it, along with some hammer swinging and map gas did a pretty good job of rebending the rail back into place
After straightening it out I wire wheeled the rusty spots and poorly painted them, should give me another 50 miles over bare metal
Put the front end together and it was looking much better, need to get some bumper trim out of storage for it but otherwise much more complete
Next was rear sets Luke included, old ones had seen better days at the hands of a long hair pup
Door panels needed to be put on but didn't fit over the wood brackets made for the speakers, after trimming them down they slipped right on, definitely going to make some brackets for my wagon when/if I but speaker back in it
Cleaned and deletriced all the crusty connectors. Fuses only worked at specific angles when driving it home and I didnt want to lose my lights. Ended up spending an hour or two chasing electrical issues to find it was bad connections at the bulb housings and intermittent bad connection from a bent fuse holder
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