I had one of the bolts snap off when I was dismantling the beam on the scrap 360 (not an issue as it's scrap!), made a mental note to do it differently on the Mk1, must remember to apply a bit of heat then and take it easy!

UPDATE

Just picked up the front suspension bits from powder coat.







They do look a little - cleaner.!!

Mac.

Hi mac.
I hope this car is going to live in a museum
We have a great museum just outside Belfast called the Folk and Transport museum.
You could send it there and i could go and look at it every week .
Doing a great job.
Cheers Mark.

Looks to me like someones going to be producing a show winner here!

Hell Driver wrote:Looks to me like someones going to be producing a show winner here!

Mac I don't think there's any chance that won't win best 300 in show next year! The question is will it win overall best in show......there's a challenge

BTW:

volvodspec wrote:the subframe bolts are loctited in AND a bit too long to make the part that comes through the welded inserts corrode, with enough heat from a torch they do come out with normal 1/2 tools just fine though

this....Volvo have been extra secure and as well as making the inserts inside the chassis rail incredibly long to get a good long contact, they also loctited the buggers in!! I snapped two before I realized I was going down the wrong route and got the blowtorch out. Don't need a lot of heat though, just enough to soften the loctite, so unusually you can just heat the bolt directly, rather than the surrounds as you would normally do.

No pressure at all on me then Andy - I trust OZ is looking after you?

Mac.

[threadjack] Yes it is thanks. I'm camped in Cape Leveque, WA at the moment, and then I'll be heading down to Perth. [/threadjack]

Very nice powder coating, am jealous. Have done my back suspension in black resin epoxy 121 and grey underseal (over epoxy 121), diff in silver + black, tank in black, going to leave the front suspension until after all welding.

UPDATE

Been a little neglectful of late - I plead "life" - however I have aquired for the project a:-

Hella Grille (from Richard of the DOC via a "deal swap" with Macplaxton)



and a 3 door opening rear window "kit" from Stamford via e-bay (thanks for the tip Chris C)



Have been putting a little time in on the engine though - the new "cad" plating is a little bright but I'm sure
it will tone down a bit in use,





more soon - Mac

UPDATE

With life, the forthcoming BKV, family "matters" my boltshop etc. getting in the way of things
I have been somewhat neglecting the "project", but I have squeezed in some time of late.

Sent a spare set of calipers off to "Bigg Red" for refurb. Chose their polymer coating (resistent
to oil, heat, hydaulic fluid, petrol etc,). I have yet to run a tap through the carrier threads but
I must say I'm well pleased with the finish.









I shall have the front suspension, brakes etc. assembled, on the V3M stand at the BKV - as a demo to show off
Robbert Jans, and Dais parts. - so keep yer greasy mitts orf me calipers!

Mac.

Red! You tart!

Very nice, as always! Red callipers? You hooligan!

He's only done it to make a point and have -10 BKV points!

Chris_C wrote: have -10 BKV points!

In total? If we're talking cumulatively, then he must of racked up about -100 now.