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POSTER: M'self. VEHICLE: 1997 Volvo 960 GOAL: Rebuild from a minor wreck for a winter/daily driver. Upgrade from existing daily driver. DIFFICULTY: Moderate, but mostly bolt-on repairs. No actual frame damage anticipated. COSTS: All I care about is that it comes out below retail, which is currently around $6k-8k according to autotrader. Edit: Finished cost was $6800 with $1850 in add-ons. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2706112&highlight= TIME: I started on December 6 '07 and finished April 8, '08. 38 hours of labor. This project is DONE! here's the before shot,  And after:  Since I can't edit the archived project thread, the images are all dead. Sorry. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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POSTER: Moi. VEHICLE: 2004 Volvo C70 HPT convertible GOAL: Rebuild from a wreck for a summer/fair weather cruiser. DIFFICULTY: Moderate, mostly bolt-on repairs. No actual frame damage, but it did require paint. COSTS: I scored big time. Got the car repaired for about half of retail, then splurged on suspension, wheels and stereo. Total cost just under $15k. LINK: This one is in the archives. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2555573&highlight= This project is done and I've been enjoying the crap out of the car. Before:  After: 
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I guess this belongs in here too, now that it's really underway. POSTER: I have this one friend and he calls me Dr. Dobler. VEHICLE: 2004 Volvo C70 HPT convertible GOAL: 5 speed auto to 5 speed manual DIFFICULTY: Meh, I expect this to be not too terrible, maybe 2 solid weeks of work at 2-3 hours a night with maybe a hard weekend push in there somewhere. COSTS: Relatively speaking this is expensive, in the ballpark of $3500. 3 pieces, all just over a grand each. 1) Raw transmission cost, 2) ECU upgrade to get rid of the auto transmission code and not throw a CEL (stupid modern cars), and 3) new consumables like cylinders, seals, and clutch/flywheel/pressure plate. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2967192 Sticking this:  Into this: 
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POSTER: Lloyd VEHICLE: 2001 Volvo V70 Ham Hauler GOAL:Darth Volvo, blacked out and mean as hell. I want an R wagon but I don't want the AWD hassles and I do want suspension upgradeability. Rebuild from a minor wreck for a winter/daily driver. Upgrade from existing daily driver. DIFFICULTY: Moderate, bolt-on repairs. No actual frame damage anticipated. More electronics than usual, which will be annoying. COSTS: All I care about is that it comes out below retail, which is currently around $6k-8k according to autotrader. I just hope this one is cheaper than my last one. Edit: Costs to get it back on the road came to $6450. Not awesome but not a money loser either. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3103688 TIME: I started on March 23 '09. Got it on the road April 24, got plates May 27th. Here's the before shot:  Here it is back on the road. Plenty more mods coming.  SA project thread is archived so I can't update the images but it's still alive on swedespeed. Here's the link: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?115765-My-next-project-01-V70-T5M LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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Forgot to add this 2 years ago when I got the car! Poster: Midlife Crisis LloydDobler Vehicle: 1966 Volvo 122s (Amazon) Goal: Partial sleeper with original body, original interior redone in leather, but modern wheels and a monster T5 motor. First steps are bringing it back to tip top condition in suspension/brakes/electrical, second steps are drivetrain swap related, final step will be full bodywork and paint to show quality. Difficulty: It oughta run the gamut. Costs: Bought for $4500, spent an additional $4000 so far, depending on how much I spend on bodywork and chrome it could hit $20k eventually. Link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3173599 I'm a moron and let that thread go to archives, so I'll do a few minor updates over on swedespeed, then I'll start a new thread once I dig in to the motor swap. Here's the swedespeed thread: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?123266-I-guess-I-ll-be-posting-in-here-more-often As purchased:  As it sits now, with tons of work done under the surface:  And here's the link to the motor swap thread, currently in progress: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3689131  
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