PROJECT VOLVO

With the spare wheel well removed and the rear panel replaced , I have initiated attempts to fabricate the boot floor. This represents a significant challenge for me as I  am lacking in both skills and resources. The pieces that I need to make are those that constitute the main part of the boot floor and although largely flat, they are complicated by the fact that the edge that meets the rear panel is curved. (There is also the big issue of the rolled lip recess where the fuel tank sits, but more on that later.) My strategy was to try and make a 'form'. I assembled the following materials: Large carboard box Sheet of thin ply (reclaimed from an old sideboard) Two sheets of 18mm ply, 1.2m x .25m (from the 'offcuts' bin in B&Q, £1 each - bargain!) I began by making a template with the card from the box. (I use corrugated card as it was more ridged than paper or thin card, and I found that I could refine it with a sanding block.) I  placed the template onto the thin p...

With the new rear panel in place, my amazon is beginning to look a bit like a car again (well, from the back anyway). In a possibly over enthusiastic moment I offered up the rear reflectors and mounts. I also tried a rear light cluster. As it has been such a long time since I began stripping the car, these parts took me a little while to unearth they were in need of a clean up. I have concluded that I need to get organised and a parts audit is in order . I have spent a day cataloging.  Over the years I have acquired quite a few Volvo spares, both new and used, which I have stashed away in the loft and other places, along with those parts that have been removed from my amazon. Some areas are remarkably well stocked, others are less so. I am also concerned about the condition of certain parts and whether they are serviceable. With this in mind I have created a spreadsheet to help me keep track and work out what I might be looking for. Most of the parts I have so far removed have not...