Leons 445 Volvo

A Few More Rotisserie Pictures

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:01:31 +0000

Here’s a couple more pics. It has worked very well so far – I was able to roll the body out onto the back slab for sandblasting the bottom. Spent a little bit balancing it more and it now turns much easier.

didn’t do the floors – [...]

Single to Dual Master Brake Cylinder for Volveeta

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:52:21 +0000

I rebuilt the single action master cylinder on Volveeta when I cleaned it up and put it on the road the first time. I realized that there are many, many cars out there with the single setup but there is also a reason they all changed or required dual cylinders. I long ago decided that [...]

Volveeta Comes Apart

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 05:28:31 +0000

Steve Sangster brought over his compressor and sand blaster – damn – I’m not giving it back.

Started painting some of the parts with Chassis Saver:

Made A Rotisserie – 04/28/2011

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 05:12:32 +0000

I was looking at rotisserie plans on the web and it seemed like a good idea. I found 2 or 3 different ones that looked reasonable. I decided on the plans from Red Wing Steel Works (http://redwingsteelworks.com). For $17.95 you get the Rotisserie plans, trailer plans and the body lift & roller plans. Payable through [...]

Almost Finished

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:22:06 +0000

04/08/03 – starting the paint – click for more pics

03/01/03 – Forget the b16, it’s got a b18 in it now. And it’s in for a paint job and some other work. Should be out by the end of the month.

09/21/01 – After deterimining that the electric wasn’t going to cut [...]

Replacing the 445 Volvo Axel with a 544 PV

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:17:40 +0000

Replacing the 445 Volvo axel – rear end with a 544 PV.

Right up front: It was a dumb thing to do. Not check the rear end fluid level. Duh. (Click on any image for a larger version.)

I thought it was noisy, but I had too many other things on [...]

New Balls & Rubbers – 05/01/2003

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:16:41 +0000

New Balls & Rubbers – 05/01/2003

Got new rubber seals for all the windows, the doors and the rear tire compartment from Vintage Imparts. And also, I didn’t know this, the hinges on the rear doors are ball hinges. One of the balls was missing from mine. Olaf at Vintage got them as well [...]

Pictures to Document what it was

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:14:50 +0000

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Change In Plans

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:12:25 +0000

CHANGE IN PLANS Well, I drove it. And I realized I would get killed in this thing. It only does 30mph max, that may work in a small town in Arizona, but I’ll get stoned (the rocks type) at 30mph around here. That and the 20-25mile range won’t work either.

So- back to [...]

You Got A What ? 04/08/2003

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:08:07 +0000

04/08/03 – starting the paint – click for more pics

Update – 03/01/03 – Forget the b16, it’s got a b20 in it now. And it’s in for a paint job and some other work. Should be out by the end of the month.

Update – 09/21/01 – After deterimining that the electric [...]