New Project Car!!! (now with pics!)

Sorry, I was going to wait to post this until I got the pics up, but I couldn't freakin wait.

Specs:

2nd owner Charcoal colored 1987 765ti 196k Independent Volvo specialist Maintained Miles (100% of service records from new).
Runs, shifts, drives and stops flawlessly
No body rust anywhere
Shiny clearcoat
CD head unit to Alpine(?) 6 disc changer...
New Dunlop's on those 15" 10 hole wheels that came on 760's.
Set of Snows mounted on 15" steelies
Fogs
80's style football sized "Cellular One" cellphone... works.
All accessories work
Neither leaks nor uses oil
20k rebuilt Garrett T3
Thule rack
New Exide battery (unknown specs)
Undercoating stripped in 1999, all rust professionally taken care of, re-undercoated

Problems:
A 1/2" hole with rust around it where one of the gromets on the firewall used to be.
Needs new S-pipe on rear muffler
Needs front drivers side wheel bearing
Needs rear drivers side wagon glass exterior window trim
Beige leather front seats are shot
Knob for clock time set on dash broken

Cost: $300.

Why is this a project car? It's not. This is my new DD (when I go get it from my parents house... in Maine). My modded 745ti shall relinquish it's DD duties and become (probably) the only gutted raced out 745ti on the planet with a (brand new) full headliner... (just dropped $300 on that damn thing, ain't no way it's coming out any time this century).

I'll post pics tomorrow... I'm like shaking.

(And yes, this was originally in "off topic" but it will eventually turn into a more "showroom" type thread, hence the move)

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lol J/K sounds cool man! I wish I could find a sweet ride like that for cheap.

Sounds perfect!

from Maine, huh? where'd you find that one? My dad's always scoping uncle henry's, but I guess he missed that one.

Yeah man, in last weeks Uncle Henrys, listed as "87 Volvo 760 turbo wagon, needs wheel bearing and exhaust for sticker, FALMOUTH, $350."

(The exhaust is fine, the 's-pipe' has a rusted hole in it, car is quiet as a mouse, no other exhaust leaks... $11 S-Pipe, $33 wheel bearing)

There's also an 90 760 turbo that needs work for $500.

And a recently inspected 85 240 with 110k on it for $600 or best offer.

Were I a richer man, I'd jump all over that 90 760. He said he'd take $450 cash.

www.unclehenrys.com mostly a Maine / NH thing but freakin amazing deals.

Sounds like a nice car. I wish I lived in bat country.

Only 1 pic today, hopefully more tomorrow.

Blew the freakin front drivers side tire on the way home from picking it up across town!!!

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mckennar/765ti.jpg

The previous owner just stopped by today and dropped off the CD Changer cartridge and another set of alloys with studded snows on 'em, plus a set of 3 brand new un-mounted Dunlop D60A2's in 195/65/15. Bringing the total number of rims that came with the car including the ones on it 12, and the total number of "loose" tires that came with it to 7.

Too bad I'm 1200 miles away.

Might pick a weekend to road trip it to Maine and check it out... and of course drop off the $300 check with my Dad.

Sound's like a fine purchase, Mr Raul Duke!

Thats Raoul Duke

there is nothing more sick and depraved than a man in the depths of a volvo binge...

That's the late night typing coming out!
Either way sounds like a nice ride.
Laters
Nick
PS I ope you got the fly swatter out if your in bat country!

pisco said:

there is nothing more sick and depraved than a man in the depths of a volvo binge...

Click to expand...

Just binged $495 on a set of bi-xenon HID's for the E-Codes. Cost more than the freakin 765 did!!!

When I get the credit card bill, I'm sure I'll want some ether...

Pics are up... 56k definately beware!!!

Dirty interior!! CDPlayer and changer remote:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mckennar/IM000640.JPG

I've got a spare fog but need a bracket, and a tow plug cover:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mckennar/IM000637.JPG

"The good side":
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mckennar/IM000636.JPG

Tailgate has been repainted, the emblems are a bit off, and I am going to throw my spare tails on it. Also needs a new S-pipe...
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mckennar/repaintedrearend.jpg

So thats the rig. The interior needs 2 beige front seats and a beige rear lower. $300 I cant complain!!!