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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:50 pm 
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Thanks guys! I'm really aiming to meet a few of you at a local meet sometime in the future - likely spring time as I'll be busy all winter from the looks of things...

Small update...

Air tank came back from powder coating. Quite stoked. They did a great job. Cost as much as the tank did, but I have a feeling it'll be worth it in the end. Spray bomb never looks right.

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Made some tabs to mount the lower profile power steering pump. Cleans things up a bit.

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Brass funnel is temp of course lol

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Old pump new pump

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She's in. Yes I changed the bolts to grade 8, those were for mock up and didn't have any lol.

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Water trap, I found an existing hole to use hidden behind the headlight.

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Still needs some work on the line, I'll end up redoing it I think.

My bag plates should be here this week and I cut some 5" pipe so all I'll need to do is weld it up when the UPS guy shows up.

Like so...I'll trim where the red line is so I can fit a wrench in there. (Plate on the right will not be used, I stole this pic off google)

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Then it will be bagged in the rear and half done.


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:49 pm 
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looks great man good job i just bought another wagon for a daily driver


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:51 am 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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This is pretty sweet, keep updating! =D> I approve!

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:26 am 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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Is that your spare key hanging from the steering rack?


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:20 am 
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haha, no that was a tag attached to it when I bought it. It was a freshly rebuilt rack and I assume it was there for identification purposes. It's not there anymore, I'm far more sneaky than that.

Small update (been busy working 2 jobs)

Built some bag cups, bags are supposed to be here very soon. I went with Slam Specialties SS 6" bags.

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* Ready rod will be removed. It was only there to hold the straps close when mounting the tank. I still think I might try redo them


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:31 am 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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haha, no that was a tag attached to it when I bought it. It was a freshly rebuilt rack and I assume it was there for identification purposes. It's not there anymore, I'm far more sneaky than that.


Thank goodness - I would imagine you'd like to be dragging the front crossmember, so you'd probably lose that key pretty quickly.

Speaking of which, what are you doing for front strut bags?


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:31 pm 
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I'll be purchasing a universal build it yourself type kit. They're around $800 but totally worth it. I've never built a strut before, and a little nervous about screwing them up so I prefer to just concentrate on getting the rear done first and then attacking the front :P

More research is needed. It doesn't look hard to fabricate, I just need to wrap my head around how they work with a strut in the middle of the bag.

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:11 pm 
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Teaser pic!

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Bags installed...just need an air supply now so I can lift it off the jack I forgot was hibernating under the car :/ lol


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:18 pm 
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Guess I'm due for a small update here...

Pic's of it dumped. I plan on cutting a few more things to make it lower. Need to tub for the diff and the torque arms.

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Front end conversion, I have a thing for round headlights so it was a must have. I have a flat hood but it's black and has a small dent (still interested in purchasing one that isn't dented, although I think I'll just fix the one I have.

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New shifter, just dropped it off at Alberta Plating to have it chrome plated.

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New steering wheel as well, my momo hub adapter just arrived so I polished it up and threw that in as well.

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Plumbed in the York, and ran all the lines for it. It fills an 8 gal. air tank from 0-200 psi in just 1 minute and 22 seconds. Can not believe it.

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Spent some time with my tubing bender as well. Then hit them with some scotch brite then some never dull and then mothers polish.

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Line will be tucked up all the way across the bottom of the floor behind the seats, nice and out of the way, out of sight.

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Other side will have a stainless grommet going into the side panel (will also help support it because the stupid thing always fell down lol

Tank mounts aren't finished yet, that's why they look funny. I have a few ideas for them though.

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Yup. Ordered the air strut kit today, if I had my shifter back I could drive it. In fact, I tried. *waves hand looking for shifter* ..."Oh yea...crap."

I also hope to meet up with you guys whenever you have a meet, I'm always the guy that waves at the other Volvo owners on the road.


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:15 pm 
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Woke up at 10am - laying in bed I decide the wagon needs a better stereo that's ipod compatible. I also wanted the proper glove box back in my car to match.

Make purchase by noon and install by 4.

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Sweet...but I need somewhere to store the 160gb ipod...

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Bam done. No more complaints from my passengers that the glove box has to be down to listen to music.

The best part is...it still looks like I'm rocking the original radio. F-you thieves.

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I kind of got into the zone. :-\


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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:09 pm 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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Looking good.

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:15 pm 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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Ahah!! So a Classic fits into the ashtray? Good call on that! I'll be doing that if I ever put another stereo into a 240. Total stealth.

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:50 am 
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Ahah!! So a Classic fits into the ashtray? Good call on that! I'll be doing that if I ever put another stereo into a 240. Total stealth.


+1. Best use of an ashtray I can think of, great idea!

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:09 pm 
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Yup, loving it. Both my cars have head units with ipod control. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Little Low Red Wagon - Local Budget Build
PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:18 pm 
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I don't smoke so I had to do something with it :)


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