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This page is a collection of all the ideas and tasks which may be neccessary for the restauration an alteration of our Volvo C303 "Crossie". It is a hard work to do the right sorting and categorization, a lot of tasks are dependend from others.
Other work will become obsolete by following tasks, but they have to be done to keep the car in an drivable state. I am a little bit frightened of the mass of tasks...
Depending on the progress here will be things to be sorted out, rearranged and some tasks will be moved to the list of success with links to the documentation. In the beginning I will start here with a general decription about the main objectives.
We did buy a military version of the Volvo C303, but our usage is a civil one. Therefore we will not have a camouflage bodypaint, but a little bit more luxury and comfort in the cabin an in the altered hold. The car should be drivable with commodity, because we can not transport it on a trailer.
The general look should be preserved as well as the flotation. The wide range of variants which Volvo presented in the brochures in the seventies gives us a lot of possibilities in figuration and alteration. We have the vision of a mixture of a service- and workshop-car - while driving an oldtimer it is an advantage to have the tools at hand all the time.
The interior completion should be modular and flexible, like in the original Volvo most parts will be fixed with screws, not glued or welded. The components in the hold should be removable, but stable enough to last a rough ride in terrain.
In some areas of the chassis a protective grat - eventually with an aerodynamic effect - should be considered.
The force needed for steering is not a problem. May be the front axle will act more neutral if a power steering is used - a very hypothetic point.
On the backside at least one of the original military plate holders should be mounted for a plate with "www.c303.de"
The meters in the dashboard need dehumidifying and the speedometer needs cleaning.
That wheel isn't mounted in the right angle and needs to be turned about a third of a turn to have a free view to the speedometer if the wheel is in neutral position.
The sliding windows could slide better - the runners could be coated with plastic optimized for sliding.
The seats are quite ok, but they could get a upholstery with better side support and a fabric fitting to the coating.
The wheel houses, the hood and the floor need better insulation.
The beaverboards need new insulation on the body-side and could get a spaning with fabric or leatherette - fitting to the coating.
Some save places for maps, CDs, fare, drinks and other equipment should be considered while altering the cab.
The lighting in the hold shuld have controlls near all 3 doors.
The three windows need a second layer of perspex from inside for isoloation. The old plastic should be polished before.
On the walls of the hold a subframe for removable mounting of boxes or lockers is to be considered.
The hold should have a hidden aeration. The heating with the heat exchanger from the engine cooling circuit could be more compact and have a better air distribution.
On the drivers side a water tank could be mounted below the body. The heat exchange for heating the hold is eventually usable for connecting and heating of a hot water tank. A nice luxury detail while working on the car, repairing something of after driving in the mud.
The area near the carburators should be checked leak proof. The intake port itself may get a position more to the upside.
For works on the car with running engine we need a flexible hose at the exaust - may be from corrugatet aluminium - to avoid intoxication...
A big inspection of the carburators seems not to be neccessary. May be it is possible to insert a heatshield between the engine and the sensible Stromberg carburators.
A controll light for the choke would be very usefull.
Some gauges like rmp-meter etc. may be cheaper and more easy to get in 12 Volt version. Rpm-meter, amp-meter, oil-pressure-gauge and others should be considered if there is enough space on the dashboard.
The switch of the cab light is defect. A better light with additional automatic switches at the doors would be nice.
A cockpit-light with LEDs would be nice...
With 12 Volt it is possible to change to a modern electronic ignition.
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