There you go Niel, instead of fabricating seatbelts, maybe a brake master cylinder and booster this time? lol! or maybe a "brake by wire " system? The reason why I was asking about Wellington is because I have a relative who lives there.
As time goes by, you will find out that many parts from the 244 with little or no modification and some creative thinking, can be made to fit into the 144. The 144 is a rather versatile car. Mine is a 74 model, so many things from an early 244 (door handle, dashboard, console box, most switches, trimmings, door handles...and the list goes on) are a direct fit on the 144. Don't forget all the door glass and windshield too. As a matter of fact, parts from OTHER makes can sometimes be used in the 144. My alternator is a 65 amp unit straight out of a Mitsubishi Galant, bolted directly into my 144 with no modification. My electric fan, mounted in front of the car on the A/C condensor is from a 88 Honda Accord. THere's this one guy in Malaysia who has a Volvo that looks like yours, but has an internal of a 75 244 (dash, seats, etc)
Gotta love that inspection. We have it once in 3 years in Malaysia. My 144 passes everytime, even the smog test! In Oklahoma, where I am at right now, there is no vehicle inspection. And even when they did, all they checked for was basically the lights, wipers, smog test..and that was it.
Let us know if you succeed in getting a 244 master cylinder to work in your car.
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and the bricks keep on rolling....