1968 Volvo project Pure Volvocity by 68EFIvert

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8-4-2013

Anton thank you for the great compliment. I am not nearly as talented as a lot of guys out there, including Robert, so it is always nice when someone appreciates what I am doing.

I would really like to see the sketches of the car. I pretty much know what I want to do to the car but the front end has me still thinking. I know I need to bring it down but I am still thinking about how to do it. My art skills leave a lot to be desired so you sketch would be terrific!

I was able to finish up on the condenser mount today. I wend down the the hardware store a purchased a 3/8" pre-made brake/gas tube. I cut it down and welded the flare side to the bottom of the channel. I just need to weld the brake tube to the bottom of the crossmember then trim it so that it is flush. I forgot about that until I had everything put away. LOL!

Here are a couple pictures.

9-1-2013

I had a chance to put the engine in the car today. It went in without any problems. The Swedish ops engine stands and headers worked out great. It sits about 1" further back than my original mock up position. That has solved one problem but created another. 

The radiator now has plenty of room for either a puller or pusher fan. Before I was questioning if I could use a puller like I wanted. That isn't an issue now.

The problem that developed is with the steering. I had it all planned out and now one of the header tubes interferes with my u-joint. Not a big deal but it now forces me to redesign that area. I should have waited to get all my conversion pasts from Swedish Ops before cutting. The one thing I haven't tried was to raise the engine via the adjustable motor mounts. That may fix the problem but I did not think about it until my wife started to give me a hard time for spending a few hours in the garage.  

I think my Dad may come over tonight and help me put in the 4L60E automatic transmission tonight. When it is in I should be able to finish up the steering, trams tunnel and start on the driveshaft tunnel.