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Finishing up the rear end.

Time to finish up the rear end. Before that I need to do something about the holes underneath the roll hoops. Using some leftover...

Making the rear fenders.

After newyears it was time to tackle one of the last big items of this build. From the start I had planned for the...

Leather interior.

Time to get started covering up the old 914 glas fibre seats. I could not reuse the old upholstry as it was too padded...

Late October 2022

Before the long dark winter I had to roll it out and take a few photos.

Small miscellaneous jobs

A bunch of smaller jobs that doesnt really fit into the other posts. Alternator bracket and tensioner. I’m reusing the stock 850 alternator despite...

2022 Aluminium bodywork – Hood and hood bulge.

Ok this one is a long one, a process that stretched over a few months with several back and forths and its still not...

Instrument panel and gauges.

Time to deal with the instruments. I wanted a minimal setup so Tachometer, Speedo, Oil Pressure, Coolant Temp and Fuel level was all that...

Summer 2022 – Engine wiring and first drive !

I knew that the engine ran and worked when we took it out of the donor Volvo. Getting it started again was always a...

2002 Aluminium bodywork – Tail lights and licence plate holder.

The tail lights use the same size ring as the fuel filler cap, so making those was just a repeat of that process. Once...

2022 Aluminium Bodywork – Rear hatch

So this starts with the same sketch as the fuel filler post. A quick layout of how things should be. The first thing I...