With the 780 on its side, we are able to reproduce the factory undercoating. Back in the day Bertone also tipped the 780 on its side and sprayed a thick protective coat. After extensive power washing, degreasing, and steam cleaning the underside was ready for a new thick coat. We used a combination of 3M
Starting on the Bottom Side- Undercoating!- Concept 780 Project Read Post »
I think of a rotisserie chicken when I hear the word “rotisserie”. But for Concept 780 the rotisserie is the best way to restore and prepare the bottom of the car. This device allows us to attach to the front and rear from a spinner or twirler to be able to spin the car up
A flying 780 (or almost)- Rotisserie time- Concept 780 Project Read Post »
Rolling magazine nov-dec 2020 by Davies Owens
Building the Volvo Bertone 780, Part 2 (Rolling Nov-Dec 2020) Read Post »
Removing all the glass was an important next step and it revealed an answer to a mystery. Why was there so much rust and missing metal around the front and rear windshield? The 780 was treated in Turin back in 1989 at the factory with one of the most technically sophisticated paint sealing and electrolysis
Concept Build – Glass Out Rust About Read Post »
Rolling magazine sept-oct 2020 by Davies Owens
Building the Volvo Bertone 780 (Rolling Sep-Oct 2020) Read Post »
The Concept 780 restoration team has added yet another element to this restoration- an upgrade to the Bosch LH2.4 fuel management system. The B230FT “Redblock Turbos” came with the LH2.2 system in 1988-1989 but in 1990 they made a number of improvements including upgrading all 1990 and later models to the LH 2.4. The 2.4
Concept Build – Wiring Wonderland! Read Post »
Lookup parts numbers for your Volvo 780
Volvo 780 parts catalogue Read Post »
The 780 was built by hand in Turin (Torino) by Bertone under the watchful eye of Volvo. And it makes sense that the 1,500 Bertone employees took pride in their work and saw themselves as old world Italian artisans and coach builders. Did you know that most of our cars have some hidden words, even
780s with Hidden Writing and Fingerprints! Read Post »
After hours of work below and above the car we managed to get the engine (B230FT) and the transmission (AW71) out as one unit. The Concept 780 had lived a good bit of its life with the third owner on the Pacific coast so there was a good bit of salt air pitting of the
Concept Build – Engine Out! Read Post »
The process of removing the interior of a 780 down to the bare metal is no small task. Volvo technicians back in the day often complained about having to work on the 780 because many of the interior parts were different than the 700 and 900 series of the day and they were easy to
Concept Build – Interior Disassembly Read Post »
