Toad740
Sunday 11th December 2011, 09:35
This is my, was Dad's now mine, Volvo 740 GL. A.K.A Matilda.
Probably not the best Picture, since it was done early morning and I have been a little busy of late, but may put better shots up somepoint, but you can see she needs a bit, or a lot of superficial work doing on her, mainly.... the Paintwork. The wipers are off the Escort just to get her through M.O.T. now back to standard blacks.
I have given her;
Brand new rear lights (old ones where smashed and naff)
new front sidelights and indicators (old ones where brittle and some jealous person had hit one)
two new Tires (not needed but they kept going down)
new brake flexi hoses all round
New front Calipers (you wouldn't believe it took 7 weeks and 5 different calipers to be delivered before I got the correct drivers one)
Power steering Banjo-pipe-thingy
and a wash.
and done 800-900 miles within the first 8 weeks of getting back on the road. (going 440-ish to Bratton and back)
But one other thing that I find more bugging and is more annoying is the interior roof lining. It's started to sag, and has acquired holes and peely areas where if you touch it (normally the kids or with your head as you fasten the kids in) It has a tendency to shower you in manky dried up foam.
anybody have much idea on the adhesive and felt best used to repair said problem? assuming I figure out how to remove the 'roof' bit first xD haha.
Probably not the best Picture, since it was done early morning and I have been a little busy of late, but may put better shots up somepoint, but you can see she needs a bit, or a lot of superficial work doing on her, mainly.... the Paintwork. The wipers are off the Escort just to get her through M.O.T. now back to standard blacks.
I have given her;
Brand new rear lights (old ones where smashed and naff)
new front sidelights and indicators (old ones where brittle and some jealous person had hit one)
two new Tires (not needed but they kept going down)
new brake flexi hoses all round
New front Calipers (you wouldn't believe it took 7 weeks and 5 different calipers to be delivered before I got the correct drivers one)
Power steering Banjo-pipe-thingy
and a wash.
and done 800-900 miles within the first 8 weeks of getting back on the road. (going 440-ish to Bratton and back)
But one other thing that I find more bugging and is more annoying is the interior roof lining. It's started to sag, and has acquired holes and peely areas where if you touch it (normally the kids or with your head as you fasten the kids in) It has a tendency to shower you in manky dried up foam.
anybody have much idea on the adhesive and felt best used to repair said problem? assuming I figure out how to remove the 'roof' bit first xD haha.