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1936 Volvo P51
The body work on this vehicle was so intensive, and so heavily documented
that two pages had to be created for the pictures. To go to the most current
pictures, click
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The gas cap filler enclosure, terribly deteriorated, rusted to oblivian |
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New fashioned cover-obvious difference! |
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Left rear quarter, lower section-you can see the bondo that was used (pink material) as well as a line that indicates the false extension |
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A side view of that same rear quarter, with the filler removed |
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3/21/05
Inner wheel well, the lower rusted portion is removed |
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Same as previous picture, Hans is holding the piece that was cut out |
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3/22/05: Dog leg, outter flange rebuilt |
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3/29/05
Driver's side rear inner wheel well repair complete |
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Rear quarter panel extension repair |
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Driver side inner rear quarter panel repair finished |
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Driver side rear body mount rusted around |
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Driver side rear inner quarter panel extension deteriorated |
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Passenger rear quarter panel repair complete, fender installed for fit |
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4/05/05
Driver side rear inner wheel well arch, lower repair |
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8/9/05: exhaust gasket competley rebuilt, and a remade stud (3rd from the left) with a helicoiled stud hole |
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8/11/05: Hans polishing the heater box after re-welding it |
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This is the heater core that the car came into the shop with. It wouldnt fit in the heater box-it measured 5 3/4 inches and the box only allows for |
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8/16/05: Fitting the rear fender |
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8/17/05: Right rear-finishing details of the fender well |
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We had to extend the rocker panel to fit the fenders |
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Created fender reinforcement flange |
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Same as the other side, had to extend the running board |
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This is the other side of the reinforced flange for the fender |
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8/23/05: Starting the bodywork on the right rear quarter panel |
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8/24: Fitting the fender to the driverside rear qurter |
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fender fitted to the quarter panel, body work is apparent here |
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Discovery of rust under the paint on the passenger side rocker panel |
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8/30/05: Passenger side, rear quarter panel body work |
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9/1: Hans doing the body work on the right rear fender |
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9/6: Stripping the passenger rear door |
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Driver side rear door stripped to metal |
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9/7: Body work being done on the driverside front fender |
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9/8: Passenger front fender as recieved, fitted to the car |
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Surface of the passenger side front fender, stripped, showing the deep rust pits |
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9/12 Body work on the passenger front fender |
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9/13: The next 4 pictures show the front dog leg exposed with all of the rust that was found and the previous (poor quality) work |
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9/14/05: Passengerside front dogleg cut open |
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Passenger patch inside the door opening |
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Passengerside, front, dogleg repaired |
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9/15: Driverside rear door being stripped |
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Driverside front and rear doors stripped and repaired |
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Hans stripping the grey paint from the body |
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Holes in the corner of the door, this shows the rusting through in detail |
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This is a shot of the bottom of the door, you can see the rust-through here as well |
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Rusted piece from the bottom corner of the door cut out |
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Door corner rust through and the rust cut out |
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repair panel welded into place |
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Door corner repair repair finished |
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extent of rust on the inside of the door, this shows the water line |
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The body, stripped of all grey paint |
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The body, showing the repair work done on the rear quarter |
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Body work on the main body |
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Door in self etching primer |
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Pin holes in the door that showed up after sandblasting |
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Bottom of the door, rusty panel cut out |
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door, bottom repair panel is welded into place |
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The fenders in the final sealer |
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Door panel welded in and prepped for bodywork |
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The work is finished on the doors |
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10/19/05: The sand blasting process: chassis being processed |
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Firewall being sand blasted |
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A view of the interior with the rear sectio sandblasted |
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After sandblasting, you can see the holes in the floor panels |
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Driverside front body to chassis mount area repaired badly (previous work!) |
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10/20/05: Trunk sandblasted |
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Interior floors sandblasted |
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Showing the rear panel out |
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10/24/05: Trunk floor cut out |
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Trunk floor panel being made |
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Trunk floor piece in place |
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Process of welding the trunk floor piece into place |
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11/01/05: Driverside chassis support-Inside view |
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Driverside chassis support-Outside view |
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Driverside front floor, showing bad previous repair (see the rust?) |
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Dirverside chassis support, side view |
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Driverside chassis support repaired |
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Support showing the rusty section removed and compared to the new piece |
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Driverside floor adjacent to the chassis support with the bad repair removed |
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These two are close ups of the bad repair and rust that we had to cut out |
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Rusted passenger side support |
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Same as previous picture, this picture shows the rust cut away |
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Rusted passenger side floor area, the seam is opened up |
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Same area, underneath view |
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Passenger side fender support ewpair in progress |
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Passenger side fender support area panel replacement in process |
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Passenger side front floor, rusted through in seams |
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Driver side front fender mount area rebuilt |
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new panel piece made, with old one for comparison |
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Driver side upper floor panel |
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Driverside floor section cut out |
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Driver side fender to body attachment area |
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Lower driver side support |
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12/06/05: Passenger side front foot well done |
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Same, just the underneath the car view |
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Driver side rear wheel well-this is the bad previous repair work |
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That area cut out with rusty area exposed |
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Same area sandblasted with weld-through primer on |
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Hans and Dave hooking it up to the rotisserie... |
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Underside of the car, showing the extensive rust and poor previous work |
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12/15/05: Sandblasting the floor |
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Sandblasting the interior floor |
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Hans cleaning the sandblast area |
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The underside of the floor after sandblasting |
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Same, just the other side |
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Front fender/body support area after sandblasting |
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The replaced area in the trunk floor where the gas filler spout goes through |
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Reworked area, the bottom of the trunk |
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Holes that were exposed after sandblasting |
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holes in the nose section that were exposed after sandblasting |
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Nose section, shoing the rusted area cut out |
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Underside floor, rusted area cut out |
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Nose section, starting to apply filler |
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New hardware installed in the inner fender |
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1/19/06: Dash panel repair |
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Driverside fender mount area in plastic |
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Self etching primer: the floors underneath and the interior |
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Self etching primer: interior |
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sanding primer: underneath floors |
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Found extensive rust on the engine splash pan |
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Hood prepped for body work |
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Headlight bucket stripped |
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1/19/06: Dash panel repair |
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Driverside fender mount area in plastic |
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Self etching primer: the floors underneath and the interior |
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Self etching primer: interior |
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sanding primer: underneath floors |
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Found extensive rust on the engine splash pan |
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Hood prepped for body work |
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Headlight bucket stripped |
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