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28 April 2019 http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20190421_134756.jpg http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20190428_134302.jpg Made an Anderson plug jumper lead to made jump starting very easy and cried over the state of the batteries today's plan to start the truck again was shattered. http://www.ge...

7 April 2019 Got my little sidekick to help out but since he is recovering from his motorbike accident he slept all arvo instead http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20190406_164319.jpg Then the arvo thunderstorm rains started and we all headed for the treehouse and talked poop for 3 hours and drank ...

VinceAtReal4x4s wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:46 pm Health food, eh?

You aren't worried about rust forming with that climate under the floor dampener?

Floor is alloy so no issue with rust.

Hey I resemble that rescue remark LOL.

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3 February 2019 Well 2 more days on the Volvo has brought success and total frustration. Weve had FRI/SAT/SUN this week on it. So to start off on a healthy manner I had breakfast a waffle and ice cream at our health shop near the workshop lol. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20190201_140203.jpg ...

Cool another one to watch.

1 February 2019 We have been beavering away on the Volvo as much as one can in a open air workshop when it's 34 celcius. I have all the rear seats now bolted down properly and the final 2 seat bases adjusted to fit. The carpet for the cabin floor has been dine with the passenger seat floor complete....

29 December 2018 After a frustrating period of off road charity work and broken annual leave getting called back to the office twice when less than 100k from the lake with your boat on the back is no fun). A jungle fishing trip in THailand which resulted in a trip to the hospital for 5 days Tossing ...

Very cool updates. I didn't know you were putting seats in the back. I have to ask... dont people need to be able to see out back there? I'd feel uneasy riding in a closed up box like that. The top half of the doors unbolts with 4 bolts on each door. Its currently for keeping the 12 seat registrati...

1 February 2019 We have been beavering away on the Volvo as much as one can in a open air workshop when it's 34 celcius. I have all the rear seats now bolted down properly and the final 2 different seat bases adjusted to fit. The carpet for the cabin floor has been done with the passenger seat floor...

10 November 2018 Trying to work on the Volvo at the workshop. We finally got a cleaup run at the raditor testing and flushing last weekend. 1 hour idling away watching the temp run up and down and the fan cutting in etc. Did about 5k in High Range and then low range then it got permanently stuck in ...

At this stage the restoration will be mostly metalwork. It has had a lot of work already done to brakes, axles and suspension. The motor and gearbox seem quite serviceable at this stage. There worst rust is in the roof next to the roof hatch. But there is also rust between the windscreens and in th...

6 November 2018 Introducing Volvo 4. Volvo 1 is almost completed Volvo 2 is stuck in the queue waiting for Engine mounts to be built while they attend to the unexpected Pinzgauer engine rebuild during the middle of a PINZ restoration project. Volvo 3 is with Adam the boat builder 365k away Near Pena...

Cool the cabin rear is different to the police version.. I'm surprised they sold the army ones overseas,. How you going to restore it?

Dave Laidler has more than 3 I believe including one he is making to a 4 door.

How is the internal rust?

28 October 2018 They took pics on Friday night. It looks pretty cool with it's green and red lights. Underneath from the rear http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20181026_1540801556187.jpg Roof and grill. Still need to make a air scoop for the radiator. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20181026_1...