New Project! 1968 Volvo P1800 "Bullwinkle"

[68EFIvert]

I do think it was rear ended. They did a nice job straightening the frame but didn't have the same degree of care with the sheet metal.

I have purchased a few metal working tools and have given it some thought to get an English wheel. I am just not sure I can get the type of work to the caliber I expect. I do have a bead roller and shrinker/stretcher machines. They will come in handy for the floor, firewall, trans tunnel and wheel houses. A buddy of mine (TonyR on SF) has a planishing hammer I can borrow. I am thinking if using trailer fenders for the start of my tubs. I still need to do some measuring for that plan.

 

[70_Fastback]

Holy Moley... Was that all bondo covering that up??

 

[68EFIvert]

It sure was. Between the bondo and the heavy undercoating I think the car is about 100 lbs lighter. :yah The good news is the rust was very minimal.

 

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After looking over the car with the the body he thinks the car won't need new panels. We plan on raising the wheel arches to the body line so I will cut ou the worst part. After the car got into primer it doesn't look quite as bad.

5 minutes after the tow truck dropped her off at my house i had the grinder and plasma cutter out. i started taking out the inner wheel well to prepare for the mini-tub. I hope to gain about an inch to the inside and about the same or perhaps a little more on the outside. I really don't want large flares on the car. I want to look close to stock but with slightly more bulge to the fender. Here are a few pictures of her.

It looks like I will need a DS floor and a couple patches on the PS

We'll have to see how are this goes. I hope it is contained the the fender but it looks a little deeper than that.
The worst of the rust is in the trunk.
I will need to fix some horrible old repairs.

 

[70_Fastback]

Sheeee-it. That thang will be ready for paint in about 3 days. What a nice canvas to start with!

 

[tarafied1]

just had to share...

 

[68EFIvert]

The blue one is the inspiration for my build. It should look pretty good when its done! Thanks for the pics.

 

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It has been a very busy week so not much to show. I did pick up my new tires on Thursday and finally got my rear brakes from Wilwood. The brakes are14" with 4 piston calipers. This car should stop on a dime!

 

[B67FSTB]

WOOOOWWWWWWW
one has too many cash here

Thats looking very sharp man :thu :thu :thu :thu :thu :thu

 

[tarafied1]

what tires are those?

 

[68EFIvert]

The tires are BFG KDW's. they are the same tires I have on my Mustang.

 

[tarafied1]

nice, I like the tread pattern

 

[68EFIvert]

I finished one side and started the other. I am tracking the time on the 2nd side and so far 45 min to remove the inner tub. Plasma cutters sure are handy.

I haven't done any grinding work so it still looks a bit rough. It should clean up well. I also need to box in where I trimmed the spring pocket.
I jacked my 265 tire in place to get a rough idea of what I have. I will take off a bit more from the spring pocket but an very pleased so far. It looks like a 265 will fit without a problem and could go bigger with a flare and more trimming.

 

[68EFIvert]

I finished one side and started the other. I am tracking the time on the 2nd side and so far 45 min to remove the inner tub. Plasma cutters sure are handy.

I haven't done any grinding work so it still looks a bit rough. It should clean up well. I also need to box in where I trimmed the spring pocket.
I jacked my 265 tire in place to get a rough idea of what I have. I will take off a bit more from the spring pocket but an very pleased so far. It looks like a 265 will fit without a problem and could go bigger with a flare and more trimming.

 

[68EFIvert]

I finished one side and started the other. I am tracking the time on the 2nd side and so far 45 min to remove the inner tub. Plasma cutters sure are handy.

I haven't done any grinding work so it still looks a bit rough. It should clean up well. I also need to box in where I trimmed the spring pocket.
I jacked my 265 tire in place to get a rough idea of what I have. I will take off a bit more from the spring pocket but an very pleased so far. It looks like a 265 will fit without a problem and could go bigger with a flare and more trimming.

 

[Midlife]

Third time's a charm!

 

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My wheels finally came in today. I may have to try these out on my Mustang...

 

[RapidRabbit]

Those are sweet! that should look great on the volvo. :thu

 

[68EFIvert]

Well I was a little conservative with the wheels on the rear. I don't mind where the outside of the tire is but I have about an extra inch on the inside I should have used up. I think I could have put on 10" wide wheels and about a 295 tire. Oh well.

The front are really close. I could have done about 1/4" less back spacing there. The car is about an inch high in the back but will settle with more weight in the car. The front is about 2-3" higher than the end rise height. Overall I think they hit the bulls eye!

 

[RapidRabbit]

Looks great. Are going to do a flare on the rear?