Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

[benji1985]

Good evening all, been a busy day today, she is so close
10/02/17
first started off by seam sealing under the window edge
20170210_091939 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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also trimmed down the gutter rail to match the factory
20170210_092042 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

but did catch the filler, so needed to touch up and also removed the bump on the passengers side windscreen where the wing meets
20170210_092155 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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also felt that the boot needed a little filler over the repair weld
20170210_093210 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

as well as the drivers wing needed a bit more filler over the repair
20170210_093217 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

look good sanded down
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whilst the filler was drying i painted the spare set of brake disc dust shields with rust encapsulator, as mine were already rusty
20170210_111435 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

also painted the passenger inner wing where the welds were ground down
20170210_111442 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

then moved on to painted the inside of the doors
20170210_111454 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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painted up the drivers wing over the welds and the other side of the brake shields
20170210_115430 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

set about working on the boot lid, found a little bit of rust on the edge and so tried to remove the windows side strip.... it broke
20170210_124454 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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also removed the plug holes ready for the spoiler to be bolted on after painting
20170210_124507 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

next set about doing some of the little task left to do
cleaned the floor hole patches
20170210_125919 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

made the holes in the fuel pump cover a bit larger to accept the new bolts (i think this looks really good)
20170210_134036 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

drilled out the 3 holes that the wing uses to bolt in to near the door as the metal would not hold a screw in, nutsert'ed them
20170210_140901 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

20170210_140913 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

then painted over it all and also all the wing clips ready for the wings to be mounted
20170210_142522 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

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put the new painted disc plated on the struts
20170210_152339 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

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and her first of her doors hung as well
20170210_153440 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
So all in all a busy day, paint time is so much closer

More to come soon

Ben

[benji1985]

Good day all, a bit of an update
19/02/17
started off by stripping the new rear door, there was some rust along the seam so i welded that up and rust encapsulated it, as well as the inside of the door the same as the others, while that was drying i also refitted the vacuum servo for the clutch.
20170219_112033 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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after the paint had dried a bit i started on the filler work, the welding did warp the metal a bit but hopfully nearly there
20170219_114052 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

SNOWCAP LOOKS GOOD :D
20170219_133828 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

back to the door
20170219_144845 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

refitted the handbrake ready for rolling away to painters
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refitted the clutch release arm
20170219_160734 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

door is getting there but needs some more work on it, might just be me
20170219_162143 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
thats all for now

Ben

[JFB]

[benji1985]

Hello all, another update for you all.
28/02/17
Today I managed to get half a day between work and weather.
So started by temporarily fixing the wings in place to test fit my new glt front lip.
20170228_093115 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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In the mean time filler on the door
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20170228_113227 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

That's all for now.

Ben

[360beast]

Looking good, I like the snow cap!

[MCHUDD]

Hi Ben.
All looking good. Love the snow cap. I just love driving along seeing mine lol.
Sad git or what lol.
Cheers Mark.

[benji1985]

I love the snow cap.
Can't wait to get the car finished

Ben

[benji1985]

Hello all, another update for you all.
Things are so close she is so close to being painted.
13/03/17
Started off with a bit of butchery, the wings were getting caught on the bolts for the front lip, so removed the metal.
20170313_105036 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

New clips
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Drilled the slot in my repair area in the wheel arch.
20170313_105106 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Drilled the retaining clip hole in both wings
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Then turned my attention the the boot lid, measured up and Drilled the holes for the rear spoiler.
20170313_115526 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Then the next step was fixing the wings with mastic and seam sealer, fixed on for the last time.
20170313_124949 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Refitted the front lip for a final test fit.
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Fitted the other rear door and put the seam sealer on the bottom edge.
20170313_144253 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Hopefully a bit more to follow tomorrow

Ben

[benji1985]

Well today is a mile stone.
14/03/17
Today started by cleaning up, primer and painting the bonnet hinge
20170314_130710 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Also touched up a small section with antitrust paint
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And also used the chassis paint
20170314_131425 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Then car has been cleared out of the of all the crap.
20170314_131444 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Now for the big bit, after just over a year she is back on her spare wheels....... just have a little bit of seam sealer to do as I run out, but she is ready to go off to the painters.
20170314_133445 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Now the bonnet hinges are painted
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Turning my attention to black plastic, and fixing the front lip tomorrow.

More to follow

Ben

[MCHUDD]

Hi Ben.
I will say it again. Some job.
Cheere Mark.

[benji1985]

Good evening all, today's update.
15/03/17
Today I started work on front lip, melting in a piece of wire around the brakes and melted in plastic to build up the area.
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Filled in the random screw holes
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Next step was to bridge the broken hole
20170315_105028 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Next was to apply some epoxy putty
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The new seam sealer arrived so I went up to the car and finished it off and also put the bonnet hinge back together and loosely fitted it to the car.
20170315_154858 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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I also started cleaning up the snow cap, and the other parts of the front lip. More pics to follow.

Ben

[benji1985]

Good day all, few little updates
16/03/17
Started today by sorting out the plastic parts, sanded down the putty.
20170316_102348 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Painted over the plastic with a black plastic paint,
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Prepped and primer the bumper inserts
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Really was not happy with the paint, sprayed on with drips, so went and got some black from halfords
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Carried on tidying up the front lip
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Repaired the screw holes
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Added a bit of filler to the front lip
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The parts are getting there
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17/03/17
Bumper inserts now black, however there are still some scratch marks showing so not 100% happy, I'll see if I can get them to look better.
20170317_140932 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Snow cap looks good though
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Some more to follow next weekend, and the car goes away to be painted on Monday.

Ben

[benji1985]

Hello all, just a quick thing done today while I had a spare few mins.
24/03/17
Painted up the front lip today
20170324_155333 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Ben

[bogbasic]

Epic work.

[benji1985]

Hello all, little bit more today.
25/03/17
Today I seam sealed the square plates in to the floor and also the metal plate for the LHD steering column hole.
20170325_151213 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Packed the boot lid and bonnet into the boot and temporarily fastened the drivers door.
20170325_154220 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
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Going to paint them over tomorrow and then fasten the other door on then she will be ready to go for painting.

More to follow

Ben