Volvo 480 Club Europe

Just a thought. The roof is part of the car's structure and an additional crossmember gives extra torsional rigidity. This is why the roof of a car with moonroof is different, the crossmember is located further aback. If you take out both the metal roof and the crossmember connecting both B-pillars...

parts are starting to arrive..... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kzI-ALVwHcb21IByQKaV05liaxxuPaf_SkhNBvqh5OY2pnFyZUVIBUCNKopn2Jid0C3FhkgXYjdKmmrYRiMITSXjTan_5ZKuVq1gLvLpy8AX2KPzp6NVcmvCTiVWlE8oReT2bOoADfhep98Zv-buIev1DLxcOc_lxFt6NYKwQBgCRvJFMKN3lcJwtZClCgYwxL43HjGATRq8CgfYOkppXKiQ-hHwcFG_L-__pJW...

rear panhard rod will also be shared with the 440/460, I'm assuming the left to right not the pair at top running front to back? if you had the pukka bushes and decent welder no reason why your panhard rod would not be as good as the Volvo one , especially as your one broke! :cry: but a 'spliced' on...

I did forget to mention that it is a great car one can use everyday as well, so much more soul than a modern finance-deal-mobile yep, makes me think about a second one every time I drive the 480 vs C30 :-) Hang in there Alan; I'm almost there...just as soon as I have the Celeb to the standard I wan...

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Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:56 pm

I did forget to mention that it is a great car one can use everyday as well, so much more soul than a modern finance-deal-mobile

yep, makes me think about a second one every time I drive the 480 vs C30

have you got a rear sub-frame?
not the beam axle , just the bit bolts to car and the round tubes that go to rear?

and do keep the front struts, as the pans are NLA

if it helps i had an issue where the wire was 'not quite' connecting the spade within a multi-plug, of course it would work when you pushed the probe into it to check for continuity, but the wire would back off in operation!! i could drive in reverse but not forwards due to engine torque 'just break...

Good lord, don’t tell me you store it with the handbrake applied???? no!!!! usually it is up on wooden blocks as well, but the 'auto adjuster' system decide to 'not auto adjust', stayed in 'just on position' I thought I was lucky as the clutch had not stuck this year, maybe a drier year or was a de...

maybe I'll live with them being 'matte' , it's not even like you can take them inside and watch telly :( well, you could take them off and take them inside (assuming you've not silicone sealed the buggers in place) Oli, Ok see what your plan of attack is, see how i get on although not 'sealed in' I...

thanks, i'd started with old used 'wet -n dry' can't recall grade, then moved onto an old tub of cutting compound, as mine were already 'matte' :wink: more time and effort required i think :( It’s time, not effort. Do use a sanding block to hold the paper, and do take your time, because whilst gett...

I didn't use a conventional light restoration kit, my process was as follows: > Tape around lights and cover reflector > Thoroughly dry sand vertically with 800 grit until the surface is dull and matte in appearance > Sand horizontally with 1000 grit using some water in a spray bottle to stop the p...

looks VERY well done, especially the rear lights!!

which polishing kit did you use,?? I really do need to do the rear lenses, so I'd rather go with a type that does work!!

lack of drive (fwd & reverse) does sound like an issue with thew auto box :-( I had an old Scimmy with a slush box and it would try and select second and reverse at the same time due to clutch bands not engaging/disengaing correctly. but start off simple things, check ALL fluid levels, engine, box, ...

Stunning example, are the Volvo garage using it as a promo tool ?

looks to be 25mm too much in height, and you could ADD depth to bring up to correct dims, but not really take it away, unless the height listed is INCLUDING the threaded section? the gap beteeen the bolts could be 'adjusted'? needs a trip to a dealer or motor factor to check REAL sizes, not those f...

looks to be 25mm too much in height, and you could ADD depth to bring up to correct dims, but not really take it away, unless the height listed is INCLUDING the threaded section? the gap beteeen the bolts could be 'adjusted'? needs a trip to a dealer or motor factor to check REAL sizes, not those fr...

mine WERE spade , normal size, but with rubber covers, but I removed the whole unit so i could see why not working, when removed , worked OK on the bench. just a difficulty in removal of the remains of the sprung mount :-( broken off my me to get the horns off, replaced with a thin section of SS 'ta...

Round and a flat piece of steel 2 bolts secure it to subframe this threw me as I thought 'flat steel with two bolts' referred to the both bolts were at the SAME end :wink: although why this would refer to front mount was my mis-reading it. but anyway, if you do find the REAR mount do let us know :-...

Thanks Jifflemon,sounds complicated and also I am using an iPad not a pc aye but the phots are on a gmail account, so even though you are apple, you can still access gmail / photos via the safari? so set up an account ONLY for hosting phots then try it, probably the same with the apple version of t...

This is oil filled and very difficult to get hold of. Do your homework on here with search. I'd recommend getting one second hand from a late 440/460 that is being scrapped. You won't get a new one as far as we know here yep NLA as far as we can establish :-( really need to find an alternative, eit...