So my customer found this 940 and wanted it turbo converting instead of the 760 estate I started a thread on before... so let's try again.
The Volvo is a 1991 940 GL saloon with only 129k miles on the clock, B200F and M47 manual (engine and gearbox are for sale). It runs lovely for a car that has been sat for nearly a year.
I believe the story is that it was one owner from new, he passed away and it ended up being bought by the owner of an MOT station in Wrexham.
First things first was to go around it and make a list of problems.
Intermittent wiper doesn't work but the rest of it does
Speedometer sits at 45mph at standstill, the faster you go the "slower" the speedo goes
Rot in battery tray
Rot in air filter housing tray
Rust on rear arches
Some ejit has jacked it up on the O/S sill at the front and crushed it, luckily somehow it hasn't broken the paint and not rusted
Front brake discs and pads shot
N/S headlight wiper parked in wrong position, or has a N/S motor fitted. I'm yet to investigate this one further
All tyres knackered
Front suspension bushes shot
Rust in N/S wing
Headlining is a mess of glue, staples and pins!
But first things first was an overdue wash! Here it is as it arrived.
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The interior is in great condition apart from the headlining.
So after a wash it now looks presentable.
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I then swapped the horrible Omega wheels on to the 760 and the Aurigas off the 760 on to the 940... first time I've had to hammer wheels off a Volvo before! The Omegas were seized on to the rusty disc mating faces.
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I sprayed some chain grease on to the brake mating faces as a temporary measure to stop the Aurigas from sticking before I can change the brakes.
I have swapped the 760 for a B230FK engine for this 940. The 760 will be going to have its B280E removed and a Lexus V8 fitted with a manual gearbox off something else, so another one saved! Once the engine arrives I will fit all new seals and give it a clean up.