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Welcome to 'Erik the Red' ..... 140-160

posted by  Hagar on  Fri Oct 15 13:52 CST 2004
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Picked this baby up a week or so ago ...... '74 142S with 297,000km on the clock - dead straight, complete & rust free & running like a swiss (swedish?) watch.

Cost me $550 (australian - about US$400) complete with spare engine & g'box.

Took me a bout 30sec to make up my mind :o)

Dave G
Melbourne, Australia







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    Erik's New Armchairs ! 140-160 1974

    posted by  Hagar on  Tue Oct 19 18:15 CST 2004
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    Picked up a pair of these seats for the car .... looks like they will be easy to fit too .... famous last words ..... :o)









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      Erik's New Armchairs ! 140-160 1974

      uid 14369's pic
      posted by  KLR142 on  Wed Oct 20 17:37 CST 2004
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      Wow! Those are awesome! What are they from?
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      Kyle - '68 Volvo 142 w/71 b20b and m40...








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        Erik's New Armchairs ! 140-160 1974

        posted by  Hagar on  Thu Oct 21 02:09 CST 2004
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        Not out of any specific car - they are a USA aftermarket seat I believe .... "Procar" brand.

        The guy I co-drive for imported 2 pairs a few years ago - one set went into his father's Mustang classic rally car, the other into his Mk 1 Escort Twincam (& are now mine as he has put a set of Recaro fixed-back seats in it)








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    Welcome to 'Erik the Red' ..... 140-160

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    posted by  matt b on  Sat Oct 16 04:25 CST 2004
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    Good score... Didja get any race history with it? One would tend to expect some performance mods...
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    -Matt '70 145s, '65 1800s, '66 122s wagon, others inc. '53 XK120 FHC








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      A sheep in wolf's clothing .... 140-160

      posted by  Hagar on  Sat Oct 16 17:55 CST 2004
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      The car is actually completely standard & has no competition history ... the guy I bought it off (a fellow Historic Rally Association member) just put the stickers on it to dress it up a bit !

      It's currently running twin Strombergs, but I have a set of Su HS6's as well to try on it. It has the "integrated" manifolds - but the Australian delivered cars don't have the secondary butterflies & the "mixing chamber" in the inlet manifold (our emissions laws weren't as tight back then) and has the twin downpipe exhaust manifold.

      I have already transferred the Koni rally shocks to it out of my old car, and the sumpguard, harnesses, tripmeter, "period" leather competition seats etc will go in later in the year (I have a rally I am organising to get out of the way first .....). Will probably uprate the springs to 164 fronts & 145 rears to stiffen it up a bit, as well. I have a pair of Cibie Super-Oscars (genuine 70's vintage) to go on the front as well as the Oscars that are in the photo.

      If I get enthusiastic I might put a rollcage in it sometime in 2005 - in the meantime it will be used for TSD-type road rallies & the odd motorkhana/autocross etc.

      There are a few more pics in the Gallery .... I'll post more as the project progresses.

      Dave








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        A sheep in wolf's clothing .... 140-160

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        posted by  KLR142 on  Sun Oct 17 05:17 CST 2004
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        That is soooo awesome! It looks great! And soo cheap to! Yes please keep us updated. Your springy plan of action sound like it'll take care of the suspension. What wheels are you going to be using? Just the steel ones that are on there to keep it period looking(sounds like what you're going for), or what?
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        Kyle - '68 Volvo 142 w/71 b20b and m40...








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          A sheep in wolf's clothing .... 140-160

          posted by  Hagar on  Sun Oct 17 10:34 CST 2004
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          Yep, sticking with the standard steel (5.5") wheels, seeing I have a dozen of them :o)

          .... they may get painted white though







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