Haven't bought a Volvo for about a month or so since the last one so decided it was time for another.
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It's been about a week since I got this so figured I should get a thread going. I have to say I wasn't actively looking for a car, but when this one popped up it pressed enough of the right buttons. Major thanks to Jordan for checking it out in person (it was up in Edmonton) and to Craig for giving lots of advice on what to look for.
It's a 1966 122 that was brought up from the states where it was titled as a 65 which is how it was imported. While doing some research I found that the VIN didn't make sense and realized it is actually a 66. It has had a restoration done which includes swapping a b20e and m41 from a 72 142e. Here's the cut and paste from the sellers ad detailing everything that was done to the car:
B20 2 litre engine bored .30 oversize with new pistons and rings, block machined and tanked
New bottom end bearings and seals(newer style main seals)
Injected head worked and injector ports plugged
Double valve springs and retainers
Isky VV71 cam and new bearings
New style lifters and pushrods
High-output oil pump
New water pump
Matched steel timing gears
Rebuilt SU carbs with chrome tops with KD needles, Ram-flo air cleaners
Header with 2-1/2” exhaust breaking into duals with Abarth rear mufflers and chrome tips
Bosch 55 amp alternator
Crane XR700 electronic ignition and coil
Accel 8.8 mm plug wires
IPD cast aluminum finned valve cover
New clutch kit(disk, cover, throw-out bearing, pilot bearing)
Rebuilt Laycock J-type overdrive(stronger than earlier d-type)
New hoses throughout
Suspension fully rebushed/rebuilt, with poly and rubber bushings, ball joints, tie rods
IPD sport spring front and rear
IPD front and rear sway bars and bushings
Bilstein gas shocks front and rear
Panasport alloy wheels 15x6” with Pirelli fronts, Bridgestone rears, wheel locks with key nut
Hella halogen headlights with clear stone protectors
Bumper overridder bar with Hella Classic 160 lights in stainless housings with bar clamp mounts
Front door window “bonnets”
New headliner
New floor rubber matting front and rear
Front bucket seats from Alfa Romeo Milano for better support in turns
Original style rear seat. Needs the top of seat back replaced, covered with a lap blanket currently.
Center Factory console with custom VDO Oil pressure and Ampmeter mounted plus O/D switch
New OEM dash pad(Not the crappy looking cap)
VDO tach in pod mount with foot on left side of dash
Custom steering wheel with Volvo horn button center
Blaupunkt stalk-mounted stereo with remote, trunk mounted amp/controller
Volvo rear deck speakers –ala 760 GLE
Rear fender mounted antenna in place of the typical front fender mount
Newer Volvo retractable type front seat belts(no more belts laying on floor in back seat)
New trunk matting
Much of the rubber body seals replaced as well as interior side panels and kick panels
Trailer hitch with cover
New battery with disconnect system
A cotton car cover will go to the buyer of the car also.
This car originally had “factory” air conditioning and the evaporator is installed in the car but the rest is not currently installed. I was working toward updating to R134 and a rotary compressor, but never got there. I should have all the other components available to go with the car.
During the restoration, the front fenders and nose section, while not in bad shape, were replaced with original Volvo parts. The car was parted down completely and painted inside the cabin, the engine bay, door jams, as well as the outside. The only speck of rust found on the whole car was a place about the size of an eraser head on the surface by the rear bumper. The color is defined as Lapis Blue, a Chrysler color. Car comes with spare starter, mirror, trim pieces, air conditioning system components that are not already installed and some misc bits.First order of business is to deal with the brakes, the unboosted nature is one thing but the general lack of stopping power needs to be dealt with. The car is going to need an OOPI as it was never reg'd in Alberta, something I neglected to check in advance (duh) but shouldn't be an issue once the brakes are firmed up. Picked up a carpet set and some seats from Craig, not too sure when the seats might get used but the carpet and some Dynamat NEEDS to be installed. The car turns over ~ 3100 RPM at 100 km/h and with just the rubber flooring I was half deaf by the time I got it home. Also going to need to go through the carbs as the front carb's damper piston keeps popping out every time I drive it, and stop and go driving makes it almost undrivable. In spite of all that it managed 28.5 IMPG on the drive home.
Here's a link to the PB slideshow of all the pics from the sellers ad.
http://s637.photobucket.com/user/wooden ... lvo%20122S