1973 144 Back on the Road...

[Doug Banter]

This is my 1973 144. It had sat idle for 12+ years and I bought it about a year ago... it was quite the mess when I got it. The gas tank needed to be pulled and refurbished, all the brake calipers were frozen and had to be rebuilt, among a lot of other things (too many to list). It's been a pretty fun project and the end result doesn't look too shabby!

[IPD-Chris]

I love the driving lights and the Oregon plates! Nice job fixing it up. Looks incredible. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to more updates.

[wundergoltz]

Looks great! Are those vintage plates? Right now I'm debating between amber and clear fog/driving lights on my build

[Doug Banter]

They are vintage and came with the car. After I bought and installed the clear fog lights, I found the amber ones and wish I would have got those instead!

[escondidoron]

Nice car. I have a real soft spot for the 140 series cars.

[Johnny_nimble]

If I could ask, whereabouts did you find the caliper rebuild kits?

[Doug Banter]

I bought them from classicvolvorestoration.com. I looked for the old email with details, but I must have deleted it. The guy who runs the site (ET Carlin) is really helpful and responsive if you need help finding the right kit. I think each kit was around $40-$50. Hope this helps!

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sweet, my first was a 144s, 1968

[Johnny_nimble]

Superb. Thanks much!