Update 19-09: Even though it doesn’t seem like it, but many, many hours have been spent on working on the Volvo, mostly it has been sanding, as the kit parts itself are horrible. The tanks were so horrible, that the easier way would be to draw some new tanks, add more detail and print them. There was no way to get the kit tanks actual round, the fitment was very poor.
I also worked on the stacked exhaust, I didn’t like the plastic parts and replaced parts with metal tubing. I also replaced the upper metal kit tubing with the same brass ones as I used for the lower part, so it has a bit smaller exhaust.
I took the oppertunity to draw new tankfiller caps and the fuel sender unit, the kit examples were not good either. For the rest, it has been sanding, sanding, sanding, oh and some sanding….
Update 3-9-2024; the last couple of days has been mostly sanding, sanding and more sanding. Not much fabricating or assembling.
I continued on the front axle and the front wheel hubs had 2 screws per side, I decided to open up the other 2 holes and have 4 screws per side, for that beavier look and rigidity.
The torsion bar at the front was also weird with the pins sticking out, I decided to cut them and drill a hole, so it can be attached with a screw and nut.
Here is a view with the torsion bar and the 3D printed part.
The front axle got assembled and being prepared for paint.
In the meantime, I worked some more on the engine, the molded in hose was a real nuisance to me and I made the decission to grind it off.
Also the molded in detail on the rear axle was not to my liking and I replaced all molded in nuts with nuts and screws.
This rear axle turned out to be a real pain in the buttocks, I have been working on sanding it smooth for several days now and finally got to a point where I put a light coat of primer on top, to see how much is necessary.
The front axle got painted in primer.
And assembled to the chassis
Work continued on the rear axle, sigh…