[93Cobra#2771]

Still rolling on the original gator backs, it appears. Nice car.

 

[Michael Yount]

Car picked up at the factory in Gothenburg, Sweden on Dec. 18, 1981.

 

[Leadsled Coupe]

Picked up from Sweden Cool!!

 

[Michael Yount]

"Tourist and Diplomat Sales" - note the cover of the owner's manual/materials. Frank Plumley was in the US Army stationed in Germany. Ordered the car to US specs for European delivery. Purchase price included shipping the car back to the states 2 years later AND installing the catalytic converter before shipment. The converter was not needed in Europe at the time -- he told me it was in a box in the trunk when the car was delivered. The selling dealer in Germany installed it just before the car was shipped to Augusta, GA.

 

[Leadsled Coupe]

Picked up from Sweden Cool!!

 

[Leadsled Coupe]

Great idea on the jumper cable Michael. Yes jumper sends power to ac heat control console fine.

For some reason I am NOT getting power into the fuse box at location 13 (5A).

Trying to track down small lines on wiring diagrams wasn't fun 30 years ago but is VERY hard now at 58. Sheesh.

 

[Michael Yount]

I get it Chris. I get it. FWIW, for wire tracing - I find disconnecting the battery and using a small 9V battery and a test light is a great way to see where wires go. Not enough power to hurt anything if you connect the wrong thing to the wrong thing.

 

[CDW6212R]

"Tourist and Diplomat Sales" - note the cover of the owner's manual/materials. Frank Plumley was in the US Army stationed in Germany. Ordered the car to US specs for European delivery. Purchase price included shipping the car back to the states 2 years later AND installing the catalytic converter before shipment. The converter was not needed in Europe at the time -- he told me it was in a box in the trunk when the car was delivered. The selling dealer in Germany installed it just before the car was shipped to Augusta, GA.

That is cool, and we've talked about your Augusta history before. My family left Augusta in about August of 1972, and we took the family car, 1972 Gran Torino bought the year before. My dad was stationed in Mannheim Germany for three years, and we came back in 1975 with that car. Shipping a car back then took a month I recall, and there was a new AMC Pacer shown on the base in about 1975 that my parents considered. Whew, I'm glad that didn't become my first car. It was fine for John Denver in that one movie, but not for me.

 

[Michael Yount]

Well, I think the Pacers are so - uh, unique - that they've become cool. But probably not back then. Said the guy with a Volvo and a 50 year old Toyota Corolla. I've seen a few pretty cool resto-mods of Pacers and Gremlins out on the net...

 

[CDW6212R]

Your Volvo is like no other, you made it a great car.

 

[Michael Yount]

Thx Don! Got it up on a buddy’s lift today for some photos.

 

[Michael Yount]

 

[Leadsled Coupe]

Awesome underside pics. Love the LONG lower rear control arms.

 

[CDW6212R]

Awesome underside pics. Love the LONG lower rear control arms.

You might like a Fox Thunderbird, or a Mark VII.

 

[Michael Yount]

And -- the spring is BEHIND the axle to take full advantage of the leverage of the long arm = much lower spring rate required to get the same spring rate at the wheel. Had an overcast day and a completely empty top deck at our local Jewish Community Center parking lot. Perfect for picture taking without having to move the car. A few samples below.

 

[Michael Yount]

 

[Michael Yount]

 

[Michael Yount]

 

[93Cobra#2771]

Finally got working on my 3g alternator upgrade. Coming along. Real trick is keeping the wiring looking halfway decent. I’ll prob end up stuffing it all in some wire loom.

Used my existing heavy amp wire. Had to size the end of it down to fit in the socket on the back of the alternator. Also didn’t have to cut any wiring on the factory harness.

Also replaced the 20+ year old serpentine built and rerouted the proper way when the smog pump is eliminated. Went from a 37” belt to a 83” belt in the process. The old way I had it run put the tensioner very close to causing both sides of the belt to touch each other if belt got too loose. The way it is now that won’t happen.

 

[Michael Yount]

Coming along nicely Richard. Did you put an idler pulley where the air pump used to be?