1968 Volvo project Pure Volvocity by 68EFIvert

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The panhard bar is now in place. Work is now beginning on the shock mount. The area above the wheelarch has been removed and in its place a structural crossmember will be installed. The car will still retain the rear seat but a little more real estate was needed to mount the shocks where they were designed. Hopefully that work will be done next week.

There are a couple nice dimple dies on the brace for the panhard bar.

This picture shows how the suspension will be at ride height. I am really pleased with how much ground clearance I will have under the torque arm. It really doesn’t extend much past the floor pan. The exhaustwill have plenty of clearance under the center of the car. Making the tailpipes work will be a challenge though. That is one tight squeeze there.

3-29-2018

The rear end is now in. We still need to put in a new sway bar but have to order a shorter bar to fit where we want to put it. It will be mounted in front and above the axle. It will make running the exhaust much easier. A new bar was ordered from Ron Sutton Race Technologies and should be here next week.

Flanges and tubes have been ordered for the headers but I have all the rest of the parts we need for the exhaust. We also ordered a new core for the radiator. Now that the new front suspension is in it created a lot more space for a radiator. We should be able to fit a core that is about 6” taller. We will also channel the air from the radiator and scoops into the radiator and coolers by fabricating some ducts.

There is a lot of details going on now. I am glad to have the guys at Rhom Innovations and Ron Sutton collaborating to help me come up with solutions that are aesthetically pleasing but more importantly functional.

Here are a couple pictures of the axle in place less the sway bar. Some sheet metal work is still required.  We will also tie the upper shock mount into the cage for additional support.