1968 Volvo 122s Wagon

[philohlean]

Beautiful amazon, I really hope I end up restoring one some day

[HUB]

Hello everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Been getting settled in to the new house.

The 15G turbo arrived today. Haven't done much work on the car. Did install more lighting in the garage. Still need to finish it up.

[HUB]

Good Morning Everyone,

Finished up the waterlines the other night. Not happy with it, but it will get the job done for now.


Got the car ready for the big move today or tomorrow. Don't know if I'll trailer it over or driver it (the new house is about 10 mins away). Still have yet to tune it.


Thanks,

[Grime]

Subbed! I love me a nice wagon. Keep up the good work.

[HUB]

Forgot to mention... Picked up a head last weekend for the other motor. Head has some port work and a 3 angle valve job. Should go well with the RSI Stage 1 cam.








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[HUB]

Good Evening Everyone,

Well I rigged up a temporary setup for the slave. The pedal is EXTREMLY firm/ hard to press down. So I'll have to go back at some point soon and fix that somehow.

Mechanic level: Redneck


The trans kept vibrating really bad due to the POS mount from AutoZone. Got a poly mount (on the left), but it kept hitting the cross member. So I ordered a solid mount (on the right) and that fixed the problem.


Well I put the car back on the ground and it finally moved under its own power. Still need to tune it, work out a few bugs, get the exhaust welded up, etc. Brakes work, but I think I'll make another pass at bleeding them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v/NkmyJvIS_qo

Thanks,

[HUB]

Good Morning Everyone,

Well I put in the new MC and -4 AN (1/4") line. Went to bleed the system and the slave failed. May end up adding spacers to the pivot ball, but will see how the new slave works (the one in the car was bought used). Stock MC for the M46 was 19mm bore and the one I put in was 3/4".





I'll try putting it in the weekend and also ordered a solid trans mount. The one I was using before has the trans moving all over the place at idle. Will be heading south today to pickup a 530 head that's been ported and has a 3 angle valve job. Picked up an RSI Stage 1 cam for it a few weeks ago.

Thanks,

[HUB]

Good evening everyone,

Well I returned the rim. Going to keep on looking.

Well I think I'll need to get another gasket for the exhaust and intake. I have not been happy with the quality of IPDs header and manifold. Constantly modifying it.


Found the source of my rattle. The shifter is hitting the tunnel due to vibration of the engine. Moved the trans a little and that stopped it. However, going to switch to a poly mount.


Installed the powder coated trim around the windscreen.


Well I got the car to idle. Still getting her dialed in, but getting much closer.

https://youtu.be/0Ldi2vmfArg

Thanks,

[HUB]

why not just pull the rear a touch. its not that horribly far out. sorry if this is a dumb stance kid thing to say haha

Your fine. Never thought of that. That's why I posted it up. To see what other would suggest.

Thanks,

[storey618]

why not just pull the rear a touch. its not that horribly far out. sorry if this is a dumb stance kid thing to say haha

[HUB]

Evening everyone,

Ordered a rim the other day to see if it would work for my setup. It appears the ford 8.8 rear shafts me again. lol. Don't know what I want to do. Finally find a rim a like, but I need a different offset for the rear. The front has one spacer on it (7.9mm). I really don't want to have a different offset for the rear.





















Thanks,

[HUB]

Good Evening,

Got the new diff cover in. Installed and filled the rear end.


Old cover:


New cover installed:


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[HUB]

Good Evening Everyone,

I did a little work this evening. Ordered the new diff cover and made sure everything was tight for the rear suspension. The banjo fittings for the rear appear to be leaking. Made sure they were snug. If they keep leaking, won't know what to do.


Temporarily mounted the gauges under the dash. These will eventually be integrated into the center counsel I need to make.


Thanks,

[HUB]

Good Evening Everyone,

Did some more little things today. Finished getting the mirrrors on the fenders installed.


Worked on doing the brake lines to the MC. Doesn't look pretty, but they should work for now. May get 90 degree fittings and redo them.


The fill plug for the rear diff is rounded off (never checked it when I had the rear end done). So I will order a new rear diff cover from summit that has a fill and drain plug.

Thanks,

[HUB]

Good Evening Everyone,

Got the car started for the first time tonight. Still have a lot of work ahead, but I'm extremly happy. Thank you again for everyone's help and support on this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML6G299MrBo

Thanks!