Alex's 122s Project.

[VQ]

Yet another project for me, this time it's a big one, starting with a donor white car and moving it mostly into the red one, as it was a good deal to buy both and cheaper then doing all the rust repairs needed. That being said, someone else who has a few very nice 122's is interested in the other shell when I'm done with it. And I'd rather see it stays alive then a cube.

Recently retrimmed interior, it's very comfortable, I drove the white one back to it's resting place, not too many squeaks and groans, steering was good, I will be fitting a power booster to it though, it's going to be a weekend car on club rego which is now a 90 permit scheme in Victoria. But won't be done for years!

Red Rust free but bare shell.

I'm going to do it up a bit racing style as the red shell was meant to be a rally car but thankfully never happened. And possibly run these 17's like on the rear of this car here.

 

[Uncle G]

looks like it will be a great fun project alex! You should get a great car out of the 2 of them. Not a massive fan of the 17" rims u are looking at though...

 

[egads]

Pushrod-tastic, I look forward too seeing the red with the red interior

 

[240Joe]

How many 122s are in this shed?! Is that your 760 in there too?

Good job getting these, especially with that nice interior.

I don't think the proposed wheels will suit the period of the car either. Are they territory wheels?

 

[amerbritcan]

in recent months I've seen a lot of modern steelies on pushrod volvos. Every time, before seeing it, I've gone "hmmm, dunno if that'll work" and every time, like clockwork, it's looked spectacular. I'm tempted to say that this will be an exception, but again, am looking forward to being proven wrong.

 

[xrayjeeper83]

how many volvos do you have in there???

 

[Volvo244GLE]

cant wait to see this project progress, ive always liked the looks of the 122

 

[VQ]

How many 122s are in this shed?! Is that your 760 in there too?

Good job getting these, especially with that nice interior.

I don't think the proposed wheels will suit the period of the car either. Are they territory wheels?

Yeah they are, I'm thinking they might not work either, and will only get some if I get them cheaper then the going rate so I can sell them on again. Otherwise, Falcon Steelies would work on it maybe, I'll just experiement, but not for a long time, need to get the car apart etc.

And yes my 760 lives in there, and there are two other 122's in there, both 2 doors, both going to be race cars.

 

[VQ]

Not much progress, washed it and sanded the roof.... Still haven't decided the shade of red!

Took shots of the paint imperfections...

 

[240brik]

looks like a fantastic project!
how many other cars have you got in that hangar

 

[VQ]

The rest aren't mine other then the 760 and the other 122....

 

[Volvo244GLE]

geez a lot of layers of paint on that thing, at least in some places. from newest to oldest - red, primer, high fill primer, primer, red and not seen but at least one layer of primer bellow that. id be wanting to sand a lot of that off before adding yet more coats to it.

 

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

I am looking for some Australian distributors for the Amazon/P1800 Suspension kits.. Who would you suggest contacting on your side of the Globe...?

Here is the suspension thread..

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=235129

 

[VQ]

geez a lot of layers of paint on that thing, at least in some places. from newest to oldest - red, primer, high fill primer, primer, red and not seen but at least one layer of primer bellow that. id be wanting to sand a lot of that off before adding yet more coats to it.

Yeah, it's scaring me a bit!

I am looking for some Australian distributors for the Amazon/P1800 Suspension kits.. Who would you suggest contacting on your side of the Globe...?

Here is the suspension thread..

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=235129

http://volvovic.org.au/joomla/index...er-captains-specific-model-contact&Itemid=109

This would be the first guy I'd contact, he's got a large collection of 122s himself!

 

[YLD244]

Attack the car with a big block and 60grit white or yellow paper mate.
That will get you through all those layers in no time.

 

[VQ]

So not the 300 grit you said before?

 

[YLD244]

If u wanna get all those layers off you'll be there forever with 300.
The 60 will make it heaps quicker.

 

[Canuck]

Hate to join a conversation late, but your best bet for sanity is to chemically strip the car and then epoxy prime it right away.

 

[VQ]

I've spoken with the guy who painted it in 1998 or so, and he said he did prep it quite well, however i did attack the roof with 80 grit, so I'll have to finish that off at least, then I can just sand back the rest of the body other then the bonnet which I'll be taking from the other car.

However, I'm now unsure if the red exterior is going to match the red interior well. argh.

 

[Redwood Chair]

Nice shell.
You'll have to build prime after 80 or work it down a bit.
320 on the DA is usually the ticket unless you are going for mechanical adhesion.