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1967 Volvo 122
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| Year / Make / Model | 1967 Volvo 122 |
| Color | Green |
| Mileage / Units | ~400,000 Miles |
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| Description | I acquired this car in 1972 while I was a student at Santa Barbara City College. At that time it had 35,000 miles on it. In the 26 years or so that I have owned it, it has been "totalled" twice, and has suffered various and sundry other fender-benders and lesser battle scars. I have driven it across the US 3 times, and up and down the West Coast countless times (I live in Eugene, Oregon, USA).
In 1993, at 288,000 miles, bad gas blew a hole in a piston, so I installed 1974 B20. It is bored .030, balanced and has a street performance cam. (Work done by GW performance in Portland, Oregon).
At the same time, I also completely gutted the interior and trunk and treated all the floor rust I could find. I tried to insulate the interior as best I could, by spraying layer after layer of rubberized undercoating on the inside, then carpet underlayment and finally new carpets. I also tried to reduce road noise by replacing insulation under the dash. The best thing I did for interior soundproofing, however, was to get an original equipment shifter boot. The final touch was a new inside-and-out paint job.
Sometime later I installed an M41 transmission with overdrive. I also used a forward drive shaft component from a P1800, and a speedo cable from a 122 overdrive (these are hard to obtain in the US -- the 140 and 240 speedometers were different, so you need to get one for a 122. Unfortunately, 122s were not made with overdrive in the US. Only 123s). Also the cross-member under the transmission had to be modified slightly to accommodate the o-drive unit.
In 1998 I rebuilt the stock SU carbs. Although the car is not a racer, I am very pleased with how it runs. My only complaint is fuel consumption: I get about 22 mpg no matter how carefully I drive. When the carbs are well tuned and synchronized, however, the car runs great. Many of my fellow Volvo owners disparage the SUs, but personally I like them. I have no interest in switching to an aftermarket downdraft carb.
The odometer stopped working in 2003 at 374,000 miles. However, I believe the car is near the half-million mile mark, and is still going strong. |
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MiRo: great story! keep it rollin'...it's a volvo!
twocreativeforge: A great car, You are one of a few that has that much of a history with you...
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