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Oct 24th, 2023, 21:54 | #1 |
Brick Pilot
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Long overdue return to Volvo!
Hi All,
Not posted on here for a good while, but have been an occasional lurker. I sold my last Volvo about 18 months ago and have really missed it. I recently purchased a 1987 740 GL Saloon as a project. The car had not been on the road for at least 13 years, but has clearly been well loved and looked after. Today, after its first MOT in a long while she is once again fit for the road! The car has done just a shade under 39,000 miles, and drives as sweet as a nut. She just needed a few minor jobs to pass the MOT, however there are a few little jobs that I want to get done to get her as close to 100% as I can. Its nice to behind the wheel of a Volvo again!
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Oct 24th, 2023, 23:54 | #3 |
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1987 and 39k what a find, hope all goes well.
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Oct 25th, 2023, 08:24 | #5 |
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Sweetheart. I had an 86 estate that colour, lovely. What a find!👍
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Oct 25th, 2023, 22:17 | #6 |
Brick Pilot
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There were a couple of advisories on the MOT, and there are some small dings and a scrape I want to get sorted. The main job I need to do is the timing belt, which I shall be doing this weekend, along with the tensioner and auxiliary belts. It may also need the harmonic balancer as there is a squeal that comes and goes, however, it could equally be the tensioner.
The carb is prettier gunked up, so I will get a refurb kit for it and borrow a mates ultrasonic cleaner. Lots of other little jobs to tinker away at, only had it just over a week, so Im really pleased it passed the MOT. I replaced all the tyres, as they were all cracking on te sidewalls(including the spare). Replaced front and rear pads and freed off the brakes.
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87 740 Saloon B230K Previous custodian of the following '03 V70R AWD Manual '98 V70 AWD B5254T Manual, sadly no more
95 940 LPT Celebration Estate, '88 740 B230FK Estate, '90 340 1.7 |
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