The ramp-pit plans I posted last month have been working out well for me — I’ve gutted the interior of the 1800 and have finally begun working away at the rust on the floorpans. Turns out other people have been searching for such plans, too: The page made Make Magazine’s blog of do-it-yourself projects last [...]

I’ve had many requests for the plans I used to “fix” (i.e., replace the guts of) the Smiths clock in my 1800 last year. I’m really not trying to hide secrets, but honestly, there are two reasons I haven’t unveiled the steps I took: I didn’t really follow steps so much as “smash a bunch [...]

Editor’s note: In case it’s not obvious by now, I think I should restate that this site is intended only to promote the Volvo 1800 line of automobiles, and it is in no way purporting to be run by competent mechanics or knowledgeable professionals. I think this post will certainly drive this point home. *** [...]

It’s not. After an enjoyable day of tooling around on the 1800, installing my new Crane XR700 Fireball electronic ignition, I decided I would finally get around to posting a useful article here, describing what I went through and how others might get rid of their own car’s points and condensors. After all, the ignition [...]