1967 Pro-Touring 122 Amazon (Project Volvo X)540 Horsepower LS6/Tremec TKO600 5-Speed

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here are some pics of the Firewall Conversion Kit with the motor out. The kit actually runs straight across the top, but I modifed to utilize the Amazon cowl vent for my intake system. The kit will be a series of interlocking plates that will give you references for initial cuts, and then will interlock on the bench, so you can drop it in as an assembly. It will then set down on key oem body points, and from there, it will just be a matter of squaring and welding it in.

The body shop will do just a bit more grinding, and welding of un-necessary holes, so it should all come out great. I have the steering shaft position roughed in, but I dont have the under dash shaft support, so it appears to be really close to the pedal assembly. There is a bearing/seal support for the steering shaft that bolts into the firewall, so we have no chance of rattling..

[Hitman Cody2130]

Holy wow, killer build! I cant wait to see this thing finished up and on the road!

[ItsaCorolla]

This build is amazing. It has giving me the desire to get on ebay and craigslist to try and find an old volvo. I love the integration done on the headlights, but from a distance it gives the car a "surprised' look. I think if the projectors were recessed or if the housing was made darker in color it might eliminate that somewhat. Is there no room to make deeper housings? Other than that this is coming along amazingly and this thread should have far more support and commenter.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Volvo X is now on the down hill slide of completion, and now that it as the body shop, the transformation should be way more dramatic over the next few weeks.. The car will be exploded in pieces for painting, but that will come after all the Door, Hood, Trunk, and Fender gapping is all dialed in, and that is a process in itself. The first week will be eat up with all the alignment and gapping, but progress should fly after that..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here are some pics of the the body shops progress today, and it was surprising, because the car was just dropped off at about Noon Today.. I had to weld up all the side moulding holes, because the original trim actually has to be relocated to a slightly higher mounting position due to the rear quarter flaring. I also had the front fender/facia seams welded up, because I didnt like the factory fit, but there will be a groove mimicking a oem seam cut in for appearance.

I am not sure if there is alot of difference between the earlier model or 4 door front fenders, but the replacement drivers fender gap was absolutely horrible, so rather intrusive fix had to be done. The original fender that donated the repair fender/door edge was rotted out in the front near the park lamp and facia attachement point, and the replacement white fender had the bad gap and a bit more previous repair and rust than was previously noticed, so we had to work with what we had here.. There isnt a whole lot of panel adjustment with these cars, and the hood/cowl/fender gaps were about perfect, so I would rather just remedy this one area of the drivers fender, rather than do alot more work on several more gaps and panels.

After all the finish welding and gapping is completed, the car will be disassembled, and then all the panels will be stripped and prepped with body work. In the next step involved, the car will be reassembled and then have a sealer primer before the several stages of final blocking and gap checking, which can be very time consuming. After the final blocking and gap tolerances are all worked out, the car will be disassembled again, and then painted. I am going with a Satin Paint, and there isnt any metallic or peal involved, so we dont have to worry about hanging parts back on the car before paint for perfect panel paint blending.

I just want to be clear about the paint and body process with this particular car, and how we are not taking several other steps that are involved with our customer restoration cars. This is not going to be a full routisserie job, because I am not sure what will happen to this car in the several months after it is completed, because it might actually end up in a ditch or against a wall in its immediate future.. This car is going to be used for demonstrations, and will be majorily abused, along with being a daily driver after all the testing/promotions is done, so there isnt any point to put a 12-15k paint process on the car.. The workmanship and materials of what is being done to the exterior will be extremely nice, but I am not going to worry about a trailer queen finish to the bottom of the car.

[absentee]

All i can say is wow. I cant wait to see it done

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

In trying to get some quick organizing done, I layed out alot of what is going into Volvo X, which are the bolt on components for the LS Conversion and suspension kits. I thought it was kind of cool, so I think I will do something like this again, once it is all there and coated.. There are a few items not pictured here, like the LS Motor Mounts, Tremec Transmission Crossmember, the Firewall Conversion Kit, the AC/Heat Kit, the 1 piece Door Glass/Power Window Kit, along with several other items, because they are sent out for final production fixture setup.

[Hitman Cody2130]

:drool:

[TeckniX]

I like the layout shot. Reminds me of the cutout of cars/engines you sometimes see the fanufacturemput together.
Keep at it, some great progress all around!

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

I like the layout shot. Reminds me of the cutout of cars/engines you sometimes see the fanufacturemput together.
Keep at it, some great progress all around!

Ha Ha.. I can see that now.. Maybe for the pics of the new layout when all the coatings are done, I should connect them all, so it looks like you have to break them away like the old plastic models.. LOL It does look like some of the old model pieces I used to build..

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here is another body shop update.. Most of the Welding is done, but there is still just a bit more to do here or there.. Just like what seems fairly typical with these cars, we are finding that there was some previous body work done, and it was performed by just smearing bondo over the dent.. Are classic Volvo's alergic to Hammer and Dolley's? Because it sure seems that when work is done on these cars, people dont even bother to hammer them out first?

As you can see, the car is getting stripped down to bare metal for hammering and dolley'ing, so there will be nothing hidding underneath anymore. It looks like the Panel Fitment, Panel Gapping, Old Grille Facia Mod, and Rear Quarter Flarings are going to look great, and once this thing gets to the first stages of sealer primer there should be a remarkable difference in appearance.

[ItsaCorolla]

I really liked the rear bumper side exit exhaust in your older render? Was that abandoned for feasibility reasons or just personal taste?

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

I really liked the rear bumper side exit exhaust in your older render? Was that abandoned for feasibility reasons or just personal taste?

Not really sure what the question is.. The older renderings didnt have a side exaust, and had a smooth bumper, with the license plate placed on the trunk. On this particular build, I took the plate off the trunk, and relocated it as a flip up to be hidden, and have the smooth earlier bumper back. I am running the side exhaust for personal taste, but none of the earlier renditions had side a different version of side exhaust, so I am not sure of that comparison.


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[ItsaCorolla]

My mistake. I thought the youtube video featuring the police edition was your work as well. I was referring to the exhaust setup there.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

My mistake. I thought the youtube video featuring the police edition was your work as well. I was referring to the exhaust setup there.

Ah... I forgot about that video.. I had considered that profile exhaust, but it was more efficient with the exhaust I am actually running, because I dont have to run anything over the axle. I also like the cleaner look of no pipes running over the rear axle, and have always like the appearance of exhaust forward of the rear wheel.