Aibast Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Changed my Land Rover Discovery 1 to Volvo 740 "van" - hearse. It is a van as that is how the car is registered. It is 1987 automatic with 2,3L carbed engine. Smooth and soft as floating on air. http://static1.album.ee/files/1190/86/large_29771641_x79s.jpg Edited July 11, 2021 by Aibast 5 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Nice paint job.... interesting buy.... Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm like strange cars, so it is ok for me. And I can use it in the company as a work car and get tax return on all the repairs and costs. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I love wierd shit like that too... 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 going to find out if I can change this thing into a pickup :) Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Today took apart the overdrive solenoid and did some mods to it, so that I can have it functionin as needed. Still haven't driven her so I don't know if I have functional OD or not. And LEDed out the instrument cluster. With all other lights in the cab. White LED's but the phones camera screwes up the color balance. Found some info - the car was made by Nilsson Special Vehicles Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Getting some building supplies. And some better tyres. PS: I have a functional overdrive now 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 The Vans exhaust was making noise, took a look and took the end apart. This is what I found. Made a quick repair so I can still drive the thing until I get a new exhaust system. 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looks like the "van" has a cargospace heater. 3 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 This thing is really weird... I like it :) 2 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Got some cheap LED H4 bulbs. Well didn't work out so well. The connections had beed soldered on wrong inside the bulbs. Took them apart, resoldered the thing correctly. Made a quick vid from the dashcam to show what I mean. For now they are working. And some nice snow pics of the thing. And the interior 2 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 As our nations 100 anniversary is soon here ( 24. february) added an accesorie to the car that it came with. Quote Link to comment
heywier427 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I would think you would want that "cargo" to stay cold? You know, being a hearse and all... 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 I would think you would want that "cargo" to stay cold? You know, being a hearse and all... This one was also used as a flower car. These things need to be heated in the cold weather. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 In the start of this years event with another Volvo hearse. 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 My friend is driving and I'm the one telling him where to turn and when. The roadbook was ok this year, lots of winding and hilli ice/snow covered roads, but it was fun. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted February 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Planned on driving my wife to work to heat up the autobox oil for level testing. Had a bit of snow again. Came back and checked the oil level as instructed. Well the result was not good So needed some tools. and pumped out some ATF by some I mean 1,5L of it tested the level again. A little over minimum. Went for a drive to heat oil up again as it was -12 C outside and the oil cooled down. Came back, tested again just below Max line when hot. I hope this fixes some gearchange issues. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Went to see a friend and a Volvo breaker. What he got was a new V70 in. I got some nice electric heated leather seats from it. This is the car they came from. Got the fronts. And the rear seat as well. I think I will make a couch out of that thing. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 got some summer wheels. and need to start sorting the wires on the seats. First adjustment motors, then heaters and ventilation after that. 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Wow.. this thing is cool! Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 finaly had some time to mess with the "van". Started with driver seat attachments. Newer style seat runners are narrower than the old ones. Took the seat out, measured things and figured out what I need. next some metal and measuring and drilling. Cut the pieces out and cut a line in for the ones that needed some bending. Then bend these things tach it in place, then weld it over and grind it down. I'll paint these things some time, for now need to figure out this thing. Well. Did it all other way. Bypassed stop logic and but ground and load on the switches directly as the switch can carry load. They are all constant load and the ground is changed. Non memory seat with memory seat, also needed to add load wire Going to test it out tomorow. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted April 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 Summer wheels on. Well the 2008 seats are higher than 1987 seats. If I fit them in I can't fit in the car any more. Need to mod the seat rails or the metal on the floor pan. It looks like Volvo added extra strengthening under the seats for side impact protection. New seats have the SIPS strengthening bars in the seat. Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted April 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 We got some nice snow in here. Did "the last snow donut" :) Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Well, started with the side panel work. They need to be refitted maby I'll replace them with plexyclass. Who knows. First the "Zomby tubbies" went away. And a friends wife offered me her BMW E46 320D for cheap (600.- EUR). Ran bad and uunstable, no power, hesitation and high fuel consumption. First off went with the intake to clean it out. Found cracked and splitt vacume lines to the turbo and fixed these. Now runs like it should :D There are a lot of small problems with it. Some rust rear window wiper is busted, front nose plastics are non existant and so on. But with that price I can work with. Usualy these things go for 2000.- EUR in here. Quote Link to comment
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