1966 Volvo 122

[1jze30]

Mate your volvo is sex on wheels! You did such a nice job fixing her up, I went through your whole build I dare say you've hit the nail on the head here bro, props
I might sub this thread incase you get another flush of genius

[Hellalime]

Glad she's running fine now, you deserve to have fun with the car with all the work you put into it, looks great man

[austinscottphotography]

Didnt really get to help or learn much from it to be honest. He relayed to me some of what he did to get it working again, but it wasnt a situation where I could hang out at the shop and pick his brain. Having done all the mechanical work on the car myself until now, it was nice to find a shop that can work on it when I cant find a way past a problem. In the past I would always figure it out, but for some reason I was seriously stumped. It actually was quite liberating to not be thinking about the problem on the car from the moment I woke up until I went to sleep for once haha

yeah, those lil gremlins will haunt you

glad to know there's a trustworthy mechanic who maintains beautiful cars like yours.

[Keith602]

Such a beautiful car, simple and classy.

Love it!

Dreamcar!

Thanks!!

now that is a story with a happy ending!!
did you just drop it off while he worked on it or did you actually get to help and learn some things in the process?

Didnt really get to help or learn much from it to be honest. He relayed to me some of what he did to get it working again, but it wasnt a situation where I could hang out at the shop and pick his brain. Having done all the mechanical work on the car myself until now, it was nice to find a shop that can work on it when I cant find a way past a problem. In the past I would always figure it out, but for some reason I was seriously stumped. It actually was quite liberating to not be thinking about the problem on the car from the moment I woke up until I went to sleep for once haha

[austinscottphotography]

He got the car running better than ever. Having been working on it for weeks, It was kind of a mess in terms of diagnosing. It was hard to tell what the culprit really was in the end, and it seems like more of a mix of everything. A setting a little off here, a worn part there. So he did new plugs, plug wires (I had a set laying around and he used those), points, condenser, rotor, cap, carb jets, alternator belt, battery terminal connector. The most important part of all is he removed the carbs, cleaned them, set them up and then tuned them. I was very happy that the car could run with my carbs because I went through the trouble and cost of polishing them and it also meant I wouldnt be on the hunt for a new set. Drove the car home and then later to a local meet (about an hour round trip from my house) and it drove perfectly. Very happy I decided to let go of trying to fix it myself and have someone else look at it. However, it did pick up a good sized gouge in the driver front wheel as a result of the mechanic hitting a lift moving the car, but im sure that will get sorted out.

now that is a story with a happy ending!!
did you just drop it off while he worked on it or did you actually get to help and learn some things in the process?

[Rubens]

Dreamcar!

[PoLonY]

Such a beautiful car, simple and classy.

Love it!

[Keith602]

Glad he got it all sorted out for you=) Sucks to hear about the wheel but I am sure he will make that right

Yeah not too worried about it really

[Earl]

Glad he got it all sorted out for you=) Sucks to hear about the wheel but I am sure he will make that right

[Keith602]

I love how clean this is. Keep it up.

Thanks!

finding a shop like that with an owner/mechanic like him is priceless!! this is a good sign for things to come and I have faith that all will be well very soon. He may even find some gremlins lying in wait and prevent future headaches for you.

nice man, he's going to be a great resouce.

He got the car running better than ever. Having been working on it for weeks, It was kind of a mess in terms of diagnosing. It was hard to tell what the culprit really was in the end, and it seems like more of a mix of everything. A setting a little off here, a worn part there. So he did new plugs, plug wires (I had a set laying around and he used those), points, condenser, rotor, cap, carb jets, alternator belt, battery terminal connector. The most important part of all is he removed the carbs, cleaned them, set them up and then tuned them. I was very happy that the car could run with my carbs because I went through the trouble and cost of polishing them and it also meant I wouldnt be on the hunt for a new set. Drove the car home and then later to a local meet (about an hour round trip from my house) and it drove perfectly. Very happy I decided to let go of trying to fix it myself and have someone else look at it. However, it did pick up a good sized gouge in the driver front wheel as a result of the mechanic hitting a lift moving the car, but im sure that will get sorted out.

Here it is out in the world again..

[saturnstance]

I love how clean this is. Keep it up.

[Miroteknik]

nice man, he's going to be a great resouce.

[austinscottphotography]

There were some issues with the carbs I got from ebay. Didnt end up working out so I returned them. Ive been under the hood for weeks now and have had moments where it ran fine and moments where it was absolute chaos.The problem with the car is most likely not the carbs now so ive turned my attention to the spark side of things. Couldnt get the car to stay running even with the carbs I borrowed last week that are known to be set and functioning well. So I threw in the towel and sent it off to a Volvo repair shop that I recently found out about. The owner of the shop is a Volvo veteran and started out working on 122s over 35 years ago. He also owns two amazons himself and referred to them as toys that he work on with his eyes closed. That's actually exactly the kind of person I need right now. We had a good long conversation about the mechanical history of the car and traded some random volvo stories. So i'll be interested to see what he finds out and hopefully have a place to take the car to when im in a bind.

finding a shop like that with an owner/mechanic like him is priceless!! this is a good sign for things to come and I have faith that all will be well very soon. He may even find some gremlins lying in wait and prevent future headaches for you.

[Keith602]

There were some issues with the carbs I got from ebay. Didnt end up working out so I returned them. Ive been under the hood for weeks now and have had moments where it ran fine and moments where it was absolute chaos.The problem with the car is most likely not the carbs now so ive turned my attention to the spark side of things. Couldnt get the car to stay running even with the carbs I borrowed last week that are known to be set and functioning well. So I threw in the towel and sent it off to a Volvo repair shop that I recently found out about. The owner of the shop is a Volvo veteran and started out working on 122s over 35 years ago. He also owns two amazons himself and referred to them as toys that he work on with his eyes closed. That's actually exactly the kind of person I need right now. We had a good long conversation about the mechanical history of the car and traded some random volvo stories. So i'll be interested to see what he finds out and hopefully have a place to take the car to when im in a bind.

[Chrome DaddyO]

This car is my favourite, I may in fact like it more than my Car, LOL. Hopefully the new carbs sort your issues!