Volvo 480 Club Europe

Well I looked out and thought what a nice day to put some new mudflaps
on the old girl.


Well I realised this was no five minute job as the screws were rusty so
after WD40 and mole grips out came my slitting wheel !
Then my problems started .The mounting brackets either side were ,
whats the word ...Shagged Got me thinking whats lurking behind the bumper ?
Yep you got it had to find out .


Body work was pretty sound but the brackets were shot





As you can see I now have a hole

Also stripped the bumper and the metal part has surface rust but I will
be able to sort that .


Will keep you posted , any suggestions welcome

Looks like youve got off VERY lightly! That bumper bar should be just a pile of rusty flakes.

Yes a lot of flakes fell out from inside .I have been quoted £120 from

Volvo for a new channel so I will decide after I have had a go at treating

it first.

well if it turns out to be not to your standards and you buy a new one i wouldn't mind the old one if poss.

Heres my flakes



So ground it ,rust treated it ,primed and top coated it then waxoiled
the inside . Messy job that.



Should be good to go so sorry Roo I,m keeping it.
Off to Volvo to pick up some new inserts / nuts tomorrow.Also some
new rear discs & pads.
Any advice on fitting those would be welcome.
Oh ,getting that hole welded on friday .Then make some new brackets.

looking good kev
only thing i can note for the rear brakes is the handbrake adjuster could be a lile on the stiff side and maywell need a bit of wd before loosening
as for the adjusting of handbrake i did read a good thread in the how to section ....

Smooth

What an improvement!
I will probably buy a new one somewhere along the line.
This is the chargers bumper bracket!

You can totally refurbish the old one:

Before:


After:


No cheating I promise!

Yeh i noticed rust on that under the bumper on a 480 i looked at on Sunday...really dont wanna look under Lulas....

Well the vertical brackets are not available from Volvo any more so I
have made a start on making my owm.



Not a five minute job !

The hole is now welded with a plate & the top half of my new bracket
is welded onto that.

Just got to finish the two verts.Bending the edges was fun

Done ,ready to go back on .



Looks like there was a big slot in the middle for some reason but that is
where they failed most.

Now I can put my new mud flaps on

I wonder if I can convert the old rears to fit on the front ?

next time you look out the window and think about doing one of those "little jobs" just turn round and make a cup of tea instead

esta wrote:Yeh i noticed rust on that under the bumper on a 480 i looked at on Sunday...really dont wanna look under Lulas....

uh huh me neither mine is sagging a little on the far side...

Well its all done , Brackets and mudflaps mounted.





While I was in that area I decided to change my discs/pads.
So thanks to Stu shacks "How to" ....



Hang on do those discs look small ?
Sorry just being daft .
Oh as you can see I got the paint brush out.



There thats the end of that minor rust panic.

Kev,

Your car and patience never ceases to amaze me! Have you ever been involved in concours? If not, give it a go.

How on earth can a 480 have rear arches like them!! Sexy!!

You have a truly fab car there!!

Hi Kev,

Just returned from holiday.

Great job there.

Where did you find your mud flaps ?

Cheers,

stig

Wow, yes, some great work there! I wish i had the time + patience to sort everything on my car. The arches are getting worse every week. I feel a big welding job coming on soon.

pol

stig wrote:Hi Kev,

Where did you find your mud flaps ?

stig

Hi ,I bought them off e-bay for £6.50 ! They were being sold as fronts
which threw me when I tried to fit them

Thanks Pol rust is a bitch ain;t it.

Thanks Kev,

I will have to keep looking.

Cheers

Stig