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Saturday 27 October 2018 5.55AM my chauffer arrives and I give him the keys to the 80 Series Landcruiser I'm borrowing/buying while my Isuzu is in the workshop for new master cylinder for the past 2 weeks. The aircond dies lol its a hot trip up. Biggest day in the life of the Volvo it's coming home ...

Saturday 27 October 2018 5.55AM my chauffer arrives and I give him the keys to the 80 Series Landcruiser I'm borrowing/buying while my Isuzu is in the workshop for new master cylinder for the past 2 weeks. The aircond dies lol its a hot trip up. Biggest day in the life of the Volvo it's coming home ...

Friday 9 October 2018 A fleeting visit to have a discussion on progress and what's left to do before I take it home. Home date is agreed now 17th October 2018. The Tow truck is booked and confirmed. It rained the whole 190k up to Ipoh and the whole way back to KL. The drive back listening to Sting, ...

Friday 9 October 2018
See the other thread silly me posted to the wrong vehicle sorry.

Friday 9 October 2018 A fleeting visit to have a discussion on progress and what's left to do before I take it home. Home date is agreed now 17th October 2018. The Tow truck is booked and confirmed. It rained the whole 190k up to Ipoh and the whole way back to KL. The drive back listening to Sting, ...

6 October 2018 After collecting new winch cables for Volvo1 and the new fridge from the shop it was time for lunch then work on Volvo 2 for the afternoon. Work is held up on Volvo 2 engine mounts due to the unexpected Pinzgauer engine rebuild going on on the restored Pinz. 2 people took the engine a...

Heinkeljb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:26 am New thread for Volvo 4 (remind us again, what happened to Volvo 3?)

John

Volvo 3 was bought by my friend so VOlvo 4 is the next sequence number,

Yes a build thread will be started in the coming weeks.

Friday 5 October 2018 Late night pics I guess they were working on the lights. Next weeks work: -CLutch test -Brakes test -Install the seats -Fit the doors -Prime the aircond What's left to do before it returns to Kuala Lumpur: -PTO to be made running with new vaccum switches -WARN winch to be teste...

Saturday 29 September 2018 Quick trip to IPOH 190k away to drop the kids home kayak trailer in for surgery after someone got the gap between the racks wrong and also fit 4 wheel disc brakes to it. So what's been done to the Volvo quite a lot: -Window washer 15litre made and ready to fit sits where t...

Thursday 20 August 2018 Got a set of pictures sent to me of progress. Headlights back in. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20180912_WA0001.jpg It's up on the hoist so they are working on it. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/20180912_WA0004.jpg Work on the wiring continues. http://www.geckoadve...

Heinkeljb wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:26 am New thread for Volvo 4 (remind us again, what happened to Volvo 3?)

John

Volvo 3 in our little group is owned by the guy who has gone 50% in Volvo 4 with me.

Volvo 4 and 2 will be identical clones except the Engines.

1 September 2018 Long weekend and I gave myself 3 days complete rest after the long hours at work then the kids home kayaking trip I decided rest was needed. Went and visted Volvo 2 and 4 while they welded up the mighty Isuzu's exhaust. They have completed installing the Axles under the chassis and ...

After the kids home kayaking trip which was 2 weekends and a week away then working weekends in the office for the previous 5 weeks im looking forward to working on Volvo 2 today and what mess I have with Volvo 4. This long weekend is the first weekend to myself in over 8 weeks I'm enjoying the rest...

Actually Volvo 2 and 4 were bought because they came up for sale and the price was rught. Volvo 4 I was approached by the owner who has visited VOlvo 1 and knew I would restore VOlvo 4 not just chop it up for the portal axles which happened to 2 more I made offers on recently. Very soon the 6 we hav...