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You guys are killing me. Parts are not available here and I have already paid good money for the parts I have - they were not local. There is one yard on the island that has Volvos and it is attached to a dealer. When I was looking at carbs, they really tried to push a set of ZSs on me not rebuilt or anything for more than Rhys would charge - they are the same about other parts and they like to talk about the demand they have to ship parts around the world. I bet I have paid more than double what you are willing to pay for the parts I have needed and then doubled it again for shipping.
If there is another 140 rolling around Victoria, I haven't seen it and it likely only comes out on weekends or something. I have seen one 130 and one 160 - neither of which were daily drivers. Other than the body, mine was in very bad shape - I don't think they have survived here.
On the subject of fabricating well ... i used to run a custom metalwork shop in East Vancouver. Stock in trade was stainless handrails. Still did a lot of brass but there is stiff competition from off the shelf foreign suppliers and people like the low maintenance of brushed stainless. I stuck a Cleveland in a 67 Econoline, had a Suburban on 48" military tires with a diesel and a 5 ton transmission, a Mazda B2000 on 37s - all of which was custom fabrication. I think the clutch cable bracket will be fine and will not need replacing unless I get very drunk before I weld it up - even then it will likely be serviceable but just have ugly beads ;)
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