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 baybuscamperkid
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:40 PM |
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well, its not a volkswagen, but it starts with vo...
a very sad night last night, as i waved goodbye to my dear kombi, which had been such a big part of my life for 5 years, watched it drive of to its
new home in a warmer climate, but atleast there was consolance, as soon as i decided to say goodbye to the kombi i went looking for a suitable
replacement. i wanted something clean, great mechanically and rust wise and original, it had to look good and look distinctive.
I found this old girl down in geelong, and after many emails went down to see her with the son of the original owner, put down a deposit and went back
a week later to pick the car up from the original owner, who had owned the car for 33 of its 39 years (before selling top his son). It has original
plates, original engine (which was completely rebuiltalong with the gearbox by the original owner, an ex military mechanic and electronics expert),
even the paint is original with only a frech coat applied to the outside as the pervious owner had polished through the original paint, still has the
volvo door stickers, original glass al round including quie possibly the windscreen (has volvo symbol). there is a couple of tiny spots of rust to
fix and a could pf things to tidy up inside, but she is a joy to drive, like new mechanically, not a chip in the paint, couldnt be happier.
She is a 1967 Volvo 122S (Amazon), last of the 4 door models, and if the previous owner is right she somehow has a 123gt spec engine with 10.5:1
compression fed by twin SU's which could give it a powre uotput of upto 115bhp.
best of all it gets almost as many looks on the road as the kombi used to 
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:43 PM |
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by the way, these shots were taken after i had just given her a quick wash, mostly water, it hasnt been waxed yet, chrome hasnt been polished and
interior hasnt been cleaned at all in the photos (did all that later in the arvo). the paint is incredible, a few runs, but not a chip to be seen
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:44 PM |
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thats pretty kool mate  i think you should slam it with some white
walls tho 
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:46 PM |
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Good score!!! Looks nice and clean.Get some white walls to finish it off...
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:53 PM |
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like this  mind you i did this in like 40 seconds, it actually took longer
to upload it to photo bucket than it did to slam it lol
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 07:56 PM |
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Another good tip.....take the "L" off the front so it reads VO VO,paint the car pink and sprinkle it with coconut.......... :duh
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 08:00 PM |
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oh what a beauty.. my fave volvo the 122..
an old gf years ago had a grey one n i loved drivin that old gigga around..
i will aquire one one day..
nice work..
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 08:01 PM |
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definitely thinking whitewalls, although i recon thin stripe would look best, as for ride height, am considering a little more rake, but she is just
so original i am thinking very carefully about every modification i make (although slammed does look sweet, thanks pyro) also thanks to whoever sent
me the magazine artical photocopy, recieved it and enjoyed the read thanks!
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 09:23 PM |
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damn thats nice, real nice... just showed the pics to my old man and he said he knew that car well and says it was a very very well looked after
car.
I'd say the whitewalls would be a good option and if i was to lower it i would only give it a mild lowering.
Good score dude :thumb
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 10:13 PM |
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hi busbay, seriously don't stuff around with it, it is too nice to mess with (i wish mine was that good).
i had a look for the numbers of who to talk to re parts but my diary is lost somewhere in the house...
gerry lister is one of the names i was going to give you, his number is on this site. http://www.volvodownunder.com.au/ , he used to race 122's and rally 142's etc back in the day. he has lots of new and
used stuff plus is realy helpful if you get stuck doing something.
being an S model it would have had twin SU's from the factory and 115hp (not bhp), if it has a GT spec motor, ie the 10.5:1 bigger valves and a
bigger cam etc, you have scored. in some ways it wouldn't suprise me as i know you could get performance stuff fitted by the dealers.
i met a guy with a 122S that he had been ordered from the dealership with a hotter cam (GT?). when he ordered it he was worried as all his friends
drove hotted up holdens and he didn't want to be embarrised... the volvo spanked them all.
is yours 4 speed or overdrive?
btw if you can find a copy of "Volvo Down Under" it is an interesting read
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 08:16 AM |
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BBCK that is a real find!
http://ai.localtalent.org/index.php/EinTier%27s_Detailing_Guide
https://www.waxit.com.au/default.asp
Glad it went to a good bloke!
Go the pinstripe and leave rest alone, except the head unit, but dont put anything in there that some idiot will pinch as that would do damage
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 08:36 AM |
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love it
show us your gates
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 09:22 AM |
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Nice! Almost as cool as a VW...almost
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 10:22 AM |
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There is one of these but a 2 door wagon near were I live that I see from time to time, very similar to my early square on side profile. Love it.
Great car for a sleeper!
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 03:04 PM |
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thanks all! whatnow, i have all the paperwork from the car dating back to 92 (although i also have the original stamped warranty book and handbook
 ) so i have a pretty good idea of who to contact about parts, and
have volvodownunder marked down in my favourites. fascinating to here what you say about the factory fitted hot motors, i hadnt heard of it before,
but considering the previous owners knowledge of mechanics i am enclined to believe him that oit is 10.5:1 (therefore GT spec) i have contacted a guy
in the US who tells me he can tell the type of engien from the codes so i will have to wait and see what he says.
65notch, how does your old man know the car?
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 05:30 PM |
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Nice pick up mate. Agree with Typ114 on the thin white walls.
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 10:50 PM |
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old Volvos rock!
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 12:13 PM |
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Bloody volvo Driver.
(Do you have a hat?)
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 12:50 PM |
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That wagon is sexual.
and you sedan ain't half bad, either
I'd like to see some bigger steel rims on it tho, and an inch or so (or 4) of the height gone
I'll have to keep an eye out as you're around my side of town.
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 03:45 PM |
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haha, no hat yet, still working on that. love the SEMA wagon, have it as my pc background, the black sedan is sweet as well. cant believe how nice
this thing is to drive. coils all round, smooth all synchro 4spd, cushy bucket seats, disks on the front, unreal for '67. just noticed on the volvo
clob of vic there is another one in similar condition, maybe someone else can snap up a bargain too!
http://volvovic.org.au/joomla/index.php?option=com_marketplace&page=show_ad&c...
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 03:49 PM |
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Nice. Yeah slam it and whitewall it. Just for fun. I Like the P1800's too....the early Volvo's are sweet.
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 05:18 PM |
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oooooher! you joined a volvo club?
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 07:44 PM |
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Volvo, who would have thought, some of those rides rock.
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| posted on December 19th, 2006 at 10:33 PM |
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Those old Volvo's are cool as....yours is sweet!
Here goes my chop top fetish again think I've almost got one of
every car on my computer....almost
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| posted on December 20th, 2006 at 08:54 AM |
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i remember tis car growing up in geelong nice one:thumb
A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will
be allright
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| posted on December 20th, 2006 at 03:02 PM |
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wow, thats mean! the previous owner was tellign me that he turned away the last 2 potential buyers because they had ideas similar to that, supposedly
theres more then enough room under the hood for a big-block and the stock driveline is strong enough to handle v8 no probs :o
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| posted on December 20th, 2006 at 07:37 PM |
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Nice...but all i think about now is an iced VO VO. Just leave it stock with white walls.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2006 at 08:26 PM |
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just confirmed with a volvo expert that he is running the uprated engine, basically the engine from the P1800S, 115hp with 10.5:1 comp, so approx
85-90kw i think, not bad for a car that weighs about 1100kg (about the weight of a type 3) 
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| posted on January 2nd, 2007 at 06:32 PM |
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did a little photoshoot in koroit whilst i was down there, unfortunately it had rained the day before so the car was filthy, but oh well!
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| posted on January 2nd, 2007 at 07:33 PM |
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Sad when you saw the bus drive away! its a bloody machine get it together, mind you my mum couldn't figure out why I actualy cried the day some boof
head drove away in my '69 peogeot 404, but she never could understand proper stuf.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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