Workshop/Project car going ons. Now with added Volvo content. .

[JMotor]

Thank you @outlaw118 🙂. Well I must thank everyone else for the kind words too!

Won't lie. I hadn't appreciated at how much work was needed to get this far. It's a process for sure. But we'll give a bash and see what happens!

Managed a little more progress today. It's not much but still a step forward. 

Made a card template of the inner area and then transferred it to steel. This time not from the the usual source, a Fiat Doblo back door 😆. Pushed the boat out, 1.2mm zintec gear! 

It was easy to form. A vice and a hammer got the curve without too much hassle.

Fits ok for a hand form section. Just tacked in for now. As is the theme of late. I'll finish it next weekend 😆.

[JMotor]

1 hour ago, Matty said:

His commitment to seeing an unloved car see a few years longer should see him knighted. Or sectioned. Depending on how you view it 😆

Aye definitely the latter! 😆 

I think it's because they are unloved is what drives me to do it. Not seen many Ledbury's getting this level of metal work. 

And as said before it's seat time with the welder. Can't get better at welding if I don't do any. 

[Matty]

16 minutes ago, JMotor said:

Aye definitely the latter! 😆 

I think it's because they are unloved is what drives me to do it. Not seen many Ledbury's getting this level of metal work. 

And as said before it's seat time with the welder. Can't get better at welding if I don't do any. 

Tbh pal its lovely to see someone on with something they obviously love doing and also doing it bloody well. Credit to you this.

[JMotor]

Some progress has happened. 

This all happened today. Because I couldn't be fookin arsed doing owt for a while! 😆 

Inner is now fully welded in. Glad that's done, it was an awkward bugger to do! 

Now on to the fuel filler pocket! 

Happy with that. Still some tweaking to do to make it fit. Well it's turned out better than I thought. As I had nothing to work from with that area just falling to bits when the filler neck was removed.

Ah yes! Big thanks to @Stinkwheel I now have a filler neck that isn't knackered with rot. 

[rm36house]

Great job Sir as always. :))

[JMotor]

Thank you 🙂.

Ah! Nearly forgot. 

I haven't made the hole for the filler neck yet. Was going to leave this until the pocket is welded back in. 

Luckily for me I have something that will aid in this procedure.

Got this from the same fella who sold me the struts a while back.

It's just as ruined in behind as mine was. 

Someone bodged the area up on the donor piece. Found loads of fibreglass and as you can see a metal plate for locating the neck into. It was a really nicely made plate. Then just riveted in. 

Did think about using that plate for repairing my cars section. Then thought it would be better if I just made something from scratch instead. I'll use that as a template for mine.

[JMotor]

Today's progress. 

One fuel filler pocket back in. Sorry only one picture. The welds blended in nice and should require a thin layer of filler to true it up. 

Still to cut the hole in the inner skin, a reasonably quick job for another day. Then I'll tweak the hole as it's a little wonky. 

Glad this is done as that's the last major area fixed. Aye there is still some rust repair to do, but it's not full scale fabrication jobs like before.

[JMotor]

For the last two winters the Maestro has been the weapon of choice. Because simple, worked and was already flea bitten with rust. So I didn't give a shit about just using it.

This year, it's stuck on my ramp and probably shouldn't be used in the winter after all the work I've done and still to put in. 

So I done a buy.  

Thank you to @warninglight I now own this as of this evening. 11/10, would purchase another car from him again. 

That Laplander of his is cool as! 

The V70 has about a week's worth of MOT left. Long enough to get it back to the unit and smoke about in for a day or two. Plan to sort the ABS issue the car has and throw in for a test. Then just use. Should be handy auld bus. 

Means the Altezza can come inside. Just in time for it's MOT. Never ends 😆.

[warninglight]

Nice to meet you, and thanks for an easy sale!

The aircon seems to work and I think the heated seats too, so should make a decent winter hack.

[JMotor]

On 01/10/2025 at 21:50, warninglight said:

The aircon seems to work

Air con that might work!?

Likewise, nice to meet you and thank you for the tea as well. 

[JMotor]

I planned a whole collection caper tale. With some exciting tales of how I battled the weather, mechanical failure and at least 1 PC. 

Except it was actually quite boring. Got a lift and just drove back with zero issues. Comfortable buses these things. 

Threw a bucket of water over it when I arrived back. A more in-depth clean will happen soon. 

Main priority is getting the ABS fault fixed and sling in for a test. 

Ah! Altezza went in for MOT yesterday. Yet another clean pass. That was with another garage this time. Really chuffed about that.