The car:
1976 Volvo 245 that's been sitting since 2010
B21f with a blown head gasket, reason it was parked
BW55 known for great highway cruising RPM
Power steering and No AC, good thing we have cold California summers….
Brown interior in relatively good shape
Two Cherrybomb glasspacks that need removed
Named Matcha after the tea, i’ve never had it but my girlfriend likes it and says thats the color
Some rust in the hood, cowl and inside the hatch glass, worst of it being up front
<a href="https://ibb.co/7CL4NyY"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/YQwZTjR/20200621-102634.jpg" alt="20200621-102634" border="0"></a>
The plans:
Fix the head gasket
Wax it properly
Get it running well
Restore it to stock
Smog and register it
Fix the rust
Going to be a DD for my girlfriend, along with a roadtrip/camping vehicle because my wagon now has too much oil in the cargo area
I’ve been told I have to keep this one stock, mods are limited to things that help make it more drivable, no turbo unless its a BAR approved swap for highway merging, no manual swap unless I teach her how to drive manual properly.
Also going to be trying to clean up everything I touch, it comes off the car it's getting washed, degreased, painted (if it should be) or otherwise made better then it was before
Very much needs it:
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The story:
So i’ve been messing with some BMW stuff with my brother and we needed a transmission, he went down to Vallejo to grab one we found and sends me a snapchat:
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I check the DMV and it's a 76, if it was a 75 I'd be down there with cash in hand in a heartbeat. The next weekend we went back and talked to the owner. It’s been his parents' wagon since new, mom used to drive him to school, dad wouldn’t let him work on it as a kid. He had stories about installing a sedan swaybar to have his mom ask “what did you do to my car...it drives nice” and listed off everything ever done to it. Agreed on a price and to come back next weekend
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Went back today and loaded it up, after 10 years of sitting it’s ready for it to see the road again
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Got it back and tore the head off. Pulled the drain plug and out came a couple gallons of milkshake, after popping off the valve cover I was greeted by some nice rust on the cam, seems like it will clean up
<a href="https://ibb.co/rZvwc7W"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/XzVC32w/20200621-135505.jpg" alt="20200621-135505" border="0"></a>
Also found the only 11mm bolts i’ve ever seen on a volvo, why...just why
<a href="https://ibb.co/WtMf5Zy"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/M6t7SrV/20200621-151823.jpg" alt="20200621-151823" border="0"></a>
Got the head off and it looks better than I feared, good looking cylinder bores and no rust (or pictures). Cleaned up the valve cover and head some, going to try rust remover on the exhaust manifold and see what I can do to clean the different aluminum parts.
Also took a swing at the paint, cleans up well with just a wash, I’ll need to wax it as well. Seller said it was repainted once, it shows in a few spots but overall looks nice
<a href="https://ibb.co/N9n5JKg"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Lxhmc1D/20200621-172320.jpg" alt="20200621-172320" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/LhhLnHf"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/BKKXqFR/20200621-172326.jpg" alt="20200621-172326" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/4Tx51z6"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/zRw06py/20200621-130959.jpg" alt="20200621-130959" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/zXy3nfp"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/GWKZxPy/20200621-131822.jpg" alt="20200621-131822" border="0"></a>
Almost sad it’s not Beige but the green looks great and it should make a good DD, very excited to get it on the road
1976 Volvo 245 that's been sitting since 2010
B21f with a blown head gasket, reason it was parked
BW55 known for great highway cruising RPM
Power steering and No AC, good thing we have cold California summers….
Brown interior in relatively good shape
Two Cherrybomb glasspacks that need removed
Named Matcha after the tea, i’ve never had it but my girlfriend likes it and says thats the color
Some rust in the hood, cowl and inside the hatch glass, worst of it being up front
<a href="https://ibb.co/7CL4NyY"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/YQwZTjR/20200621-102634.jpg" alt="20200621-102634" border="0"></a>
The plans:
Fix the head gasket
Wax it properly
Get it running well
Restore it to stock
Smog and register it
Fix the rust
Going to be a DD for my girlfriend, along with a roadtrip/camping vehicle because my wagon now has too much oil in the cargo area
I’ve been told I have to keep this one stock, mods are limited to things that help make it more drivable, no turbo unless its a BAR approved swap for highway merging, no manual swap unless I teach her how to drive manual properly.
Also going to be trying to clean up everything I touch, it comes off the car it's getting washed, degreased, painted (if it should be) or otherwise made better then it was before
Very much needs it:
<a href="https://ibb.co/JrbSJpy"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/L9qs7gJ/20200621-131915.jpg" alt="20200621-131915" border="0"></a>
The story:
So i’ve been messing with some BMW stuff with my brother and we needed a transmission, he went down to Vallejo to grab one we found and sends me a snapchat:
<a href="https://ibb.co/HTG1B7j"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/QvYzp94/Screenshot-20200607-135443-Snapchat.jpg" alt="Screenshot-20200607-135443-Snapchat" border="0"></a>
I check the DMV and it's a 76, if it was a 75 I'd be down there with cash in hand in a heartbeat. The next weekend we went back and talked to the owner. It’s been his parents' wagon since new, mom used to drive him to school, dad wouldn’t let him work on it as a kid. He had stories about installing a sedan swaybar to have his mom ask “what did you do to my car...it drives nice” and listed off everything ever done to it. Agreed on a price and to come back next weekend
<a href="https://ibb.co/4pR9B28"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/jDkB7zy/20200613-121624.jpg" alt="20200613-121624" border="0"></a>
Went back today and loaded it up, after 10 years of sitting it’s ready for it to see the road again
<a href="https://ibb.co/35XcYWs"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Pspgz4Y/20200621-103907.jpg" alt="20200621-103907" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/Fq1PMJg"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/JFTh425/20200621-110507.jpg" alt="20200621-110507" border="0"></a>
Got it back and tore the head off. Pulled the drain plug and out came a couple gallons of milkshake, after popping off the valve cover I was greeted by some nice rust on the cam, seems like it will clean up
<a href="https://ibb.co/rZvwc7W"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/XzVC32w/20200621-135505.jpg" alt="20200621-135505" border="0"></a>
Also found the only 11mm bolts i’ve ever seen on a volvo, why...just why
<a href="https://ibb.co/WtMf5Zy"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/M6t7SrV/20200621-151823.jpg" alt="20200621-151823" border="0"></a>
Got the head off and it looks better than I feared, good looking cylinder bores and no rust (or pictures). Cleaned up the valve cover and head some, going to try rust remover on the exhaust manifold and see what I can do to clean the different aluminum parts.
Also took a swing at the paint, cleans up well with just a wash, I’ll need to wax it as well. Seller said it was repainted once, it shows in a few spots but overall looks nice
<a href="https://ibb.co/N9n5JKg"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Lxhmc1D/20200621-172320.jpg" alt="20200621-172320" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/LhhLnHf"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/BKKXqFR/20200621-172326.jpg" alt="20200621-172326" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/4Tx51z6"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/zRw06py/20200621-130959.jpg" alt="20200621-130959" border="0"></a>
<a href="https://ibb.co/zXy3nfp"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/GWKZxPy/20200621-131822.jpg" alt="20200621-131822" border="0"></a>
Almost sad it’s not Beige but the green looks great and it should make a good DD, very excited to get it on the road
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