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

[PastaBatman]

Holy hell! That's even better built than some amazons here in sweden Awesome that people still builds killercars from these old swedish masterpieces My opinion the last nice swedish car :/

[evilstar]

Well fuck me sideways and call me Tobi...

yeah it is pretty amazing isnt it Tobi.

[BreadBaskett]

Well fuck me sideways and call me Tobi...

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Here are some more updates of the new headlight progress.. They are basically sorted, and as you can see the hand made amber lenses are going to be a nice finish touch. All that is really left to do, is to make the mould for the new outer lense, and then attach the outer lense to the body, and seal it up.. You can also see that there are plenty of LED lights, which is way different than the cheap looking Ebay specials that are skimpy on the LED placement.. LOL

[Joxalatorn]

You're doing an amazing work on your car and I think that I will use some of your solutions on my own custom.

You might have seen this already, but if not, here are some more swedish inspiration.
Frank's Stealth Amazon, built from 1995 and forward.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpCwCNvh0fE"]Frank Eriksson Retro Rides Show 2007 - YouTube[/ame]

You have already seen Vöx Amazon, here it races a Ferrari.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QKxcH4DFw"]Filmed from Volvo, Amazon vs Ferrari 599 GTB - YouTube[/ame]

And the last one was voted as Swedens coolest Volvo 2012, built by Erik Hansson.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl992GNyD0Q"]Sveriges häftigaste Volvo 2012 - Amazon 121 GTR - YouTube[/ame]

[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.

[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]

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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Volvo X

[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]

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.

[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..

[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!

[Hitman Cody2130]

:drool:

[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.

[absentee]

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