Buying a P1800 body work check - Page 3

JP 1800 · Sep 1st, 2012, 02:09

The car has now been painted in Granite grey and I spent 2 days building up the doors and fitting them, the doors have to be perfect as it is one part of the car that has always annoyed me. I re-tapped all the captive nuts to metric sizes and used stainless bolts so no more seized rusty bolts to deal with.

Got the passenger door fitted nicely

And the drivers door

The car looks great in this colour and the chrome will really show in contrast, the painter has to come back out and polish the imperfections out of the lacquer as I am not happy with the finish.

JP 1800 · Oct 26th, 2012, 09:38

I have come back to the car after some delay with the finishing, I painted the engine bay and decided to fit new brake lines as it is a straight forward job, it is important to put the rubber grommets on before flaring the pipe.

The dust on the engine block is deliberate as the paint underneath is very good and the dirt acts as a barrier so the engine bay paint will not stick.

I have started to put the chrome back on the car and I am glad I went with the later door handles, my originals were in a bad state. The new colour makes the remaining chrome stand out.

I need to address the wheels next.

JP 1800 · Oct 26th, 2012, 09:45

The rear has all new chrome bar the badge which I will need to fix.

Reinstating the bright work on this car really adds up in terms of cost and I have not got new bumpers yet, if any one has a good set of cowhorn bumpers please let me know.

123GT-AMAZON · Oct 26th, 2012, 18:57

coming along real nice i like the metalic grey with the chrome work sets it off a treat keep the photos coming

there is a guy on ebay that sells the staineless steel cowhorn bumpers if any good made in vietnam lol but we had a set and they come real nice and piece of mind no rusting hehe
even all the nuts and bolts to fix on bumper irons of the car come in stainless steel !!

link here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-P180...item51a1717ffb

JP 1800 · Jan 5th, 2013, 20:18

The car has now been finished for over a month and after a long shakedown and a few teething troubles Volvo is ready for daily service.

JP 1800 · Jan 5th, 2013, 20:22

The interior and MGF seats came out well

I need to get the headrests recovered

123GT-AMAZON · Jan 5th, 2013, 20:36

all that hard work has paid off i must say the chrome does stand out real nice against the metalic grey

make sure you pick a good day with plenty of time and paitence when you fit the windscreen trim front and rear if your planing on doing that job what a nightmare but bet you felt glad when you got her rolling under her own steam keep the photos coming and keep us posted

congratz hope she brings you a lot of miles happy motoring !!!

ps . front seats look nice aswell good mix keeping to the style .

Alf ista · Jan 5th, 2013, 20:49

Looks great! Well wear with it!

Groundes-Peace · Jan 6th, 2013, 17:13

Car is indeed looking good. Are you going to leave the hockey stick chrome side trim off the car?
Is the colour from the current Mercedes metallic grey?

JP 1800 · Jan 9th, 2013, 15:23

I am considering the side trim, the colour is Mercedes granite grey code 747

Oct 26th, 2012, 18:57	#24
123GT-AMAZON 1800necwinner Last Online: Today 16:18 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Anglia ,Suffolk , uk	coming along real nice i like the metalic grey with the chrome work sets it off a treat keep the photos coming there is a guy on ebay that sells the staineless steel cowhorn bumpers if any good made in vietnam lol but we had a set and they come real nice and piece of mind no rusting hehe even all the nuts and bolts to fix on bumper irons of the car come in stainless steel !! link here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-P180...item51a1717ffb __________________ I grew up on classic volvos hence my passion for them born and breed into the lifestyle ! Last edited by 123GT-AMAZON; Oct 26th, 2012 at 19:00.

Jan 5th, 2013, 20:18	#25
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	Update The car has now been finished for over a month and after a long shakedown and a few teething troubles Volvo is ready for daily service.

Jan 5th, 2013, 20:36	#27
123GT-AMAZON 1800necwinner Last Online: Today 16:18 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Anglia ,Suffolk , uk	all that hard work has paid off i must say the chrome does stand out real nice against the metalic grey make sure you pick a good day with plenty of time and paitence when you fit the windscreen trim front and rear if your planing on doing that job what a nightmare but bet you felt glad when you got her rolling under her own steam keep the photos coming and keep us posted congratz hope she brings you a lot of miles happy motoring !!! ps . front seats look nice aswell good mix keeping to the style . __________________ I grew up on classic volvos hence my passion for them born and breed into the lifestyle !

Jan 5th, 2013, 20:49	#28
Alf ista Premier Member Last Online: May 29th, 2024 09:08 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Co. Cork, Ireland.	Looks great! Well wear with it! __________________ 1970 Volvo Amazon 131 with a B20A and an M40.

Sep 1st, 2012, 02:09	#21
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	The car has now been painted in Granite grey and I spent 2 days building up the doors and fitting them, the doors have to be perfect as it is one part of the car that has always annoyed me. I re-tapped all the captive nuts to metric sizes and used stainless bolts so no more seized rusty bolts to deal with. Got the passenger door fitted nicely And the drivers door The car looks great in this colour and the chrome will really show in contrast, the painter has to come back out and polish the imperfections out of the lacquer as I am not happy with the finish.

Oct 26th, 2012, 09:38	#22
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	I have come back to the car after some delay with the finishing, I painted the engine bay and decided to fit new brake lines as it is a straight forward job, it is important to put the rubber grommets on before flaring the pipe. The dust on the engine block is deliberate as the paint underneath is very good and the dirt acts as a barrier so the engine bay paint will not stick. I have started to put the chrome back on the car and I am glad I went with the later door handles, my originals were in a bad state. The new colour makes the remaining chrome stand out. I need to address the wheels next.

Oct 26th, 2012, 09:45	#23
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	The rear has all new chrome bar the badge which I will need to fix. Reinstating the bright work on this car really adds up in terms of cost and I have not got new bumpers yet, if any one has a good set of cowhorn bumpers please let me know.

Jan 5th, 2013, 20:22	#26
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	The interior and MGF seats came out well I need to get the headrests recovered

Jan 6th, 2013, 17:13	#29
Groundes-Peace Master Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2024 17:23 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milton Keynes	Car is indeed looking good. Are you going to leave the hockey stick chrome side trim off the car? Is the colour from the current Mercedes metallic grey?

Jan 9th, 2013, 15:23	#30
JP 1800 Master Member Last Online: May 5th, 2024 08:41 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dublin	I am considering the side trim, the colour is Mercedes granite grey code 747

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