LINKS, PROJECTS AND INFORMATION
Lighting the way Volvo intended, you will never regret this upgrade.
And if you're going to have Euro headlights why not have
Information on upgrading 4 lamp systems to Euro spec lighting and adding relays is in the Quick index
I replaced the aging harnesses in Jay's wagon and took some pics with my new digital camera, the process is the same as on a 700 car but since I got better pics I did the page on the 240 rather than scanning the pics of the job I did on the 700.
I got my harness' from Dave Barton's link below.
Just added,
and a few other FAQs.
All that and much more can be found in the:
My Cars
1988 240 DL, 200,000 + miles daily driver and road tripper without a doubt my favorite
1963 P-210 93K Needs an OD, luckly I have an M-41 in stock.
1967 1800S, 99.9% Rust free rolling shell, probably will get running gear out of '65 with terminal bondo
'01 Jeep Wrangler Sahara '25K Not bad for something from Dalmer/Chrysler (Wife's ride)
'06 Ford F250 Super Duty 6.0 Diesel SuperCab shortbed. More HP & Torque than all my Volvos combined ;-)
Gone but not forgotten
1973 1800ES 117,000 Miles, Passed on to another Volvo fan.
1965 1800S, ??? miles, this one and I have a long history The parts live on.
1992 745Ti, 150,000 + miles, Volvo has come a long way since my old '86 740
1984 245T 19X,000 + miles Would have been cool if I hadn't gotten bit by the roundfender bug.
1984 245 DL 20X,000 + miles Dog hauler, home improvement truck. now owned by another brickboarder
1985 244Ti, 200K many many mods darn fast, most of the parts live on in other cars.
1986 740 235,000 + miles, thought it was dead, donated it as junk and saw it on the road 2 weeks later.
The latest addition. I bought it as a '62 but when I got it home and ran the type code it turns out to be a '63 (21134C) It was a well loved car and will be brought back to life as it was when it came from Sweden. It came over with it's owner in the early '90s and has the original paperwork in Swedish. Everything on the car is in the mother tongue.
Click on the pic for more details and pics.
The one that started it all, my trusty '88. Just passed 200K and still runs and drives like new. Well better actually, many modifications to make it quicker and handle like it's on rails.
The new shop.
26'X26' heated, insulated high in the pines near Durango Colorado. By the end of June I hope to be enjoying the serinity of the mountains, finally out of the rat race called San Diego. The shop has an extra high cieling so I finally get to have a lift to make things easier.
All procedures shown here were done by myself in my driveway or at the shop down at work, some require access to hydraulic presses but most can be done with regular hand tools.
