Scott - I don't think anyone's answered this question for you yet, but as you can probably tell ... that piece is part of the main dash assembly so you would have to find another dash. However, if I remember correctly it seems like that strip was riveted so it may be possible to replace with some ingenuity. Getting the part would be the problem though. Is one of those part numbers you listed just the strip?

B.t.w. I'm enjoying your thread quite a bit ... I've been doing a similar project to my 850 for the past few months, albeit not with quite the same motor/horsepower goals. Keep up the good work and enjoy ... that's what it's all about!

Scott - I'm not sure on the part number. Even if it is riveted on, would it be a seperate part number??? I'm headed up to VolvoSaab early tomorrow to be there when the open to get some "stuff". I'm going to ask while I am there. I'll print out pics of the dash.

I thought I would share some pics of what I've been trying to describe to everyone. Below are the four broken points. Tomorrow (when my arms get tired of putting sound matting on my roof), I'll break out the fiberglass and try to craft something back together. I figure if I create a fiberglass tab (possibly with some metal screen in it) I can sand it down to where the original sping nut will slide over it. Then, the bolt has a self-tapping (with some help) head and I can line up the spring nut and go right through the fiberglass. That should hold well enough.

Thoughts anyone???

Scott C.

I figured I would drop this picture in here. I got the roof liner out and the sunroof assembly. I am going to use a gentle pressure wash to clean up the head liner and the sliding cover of the sunroof. No sense doing all of this to the interior and leaving dirty headliners right!!! Every interioro part is going to be brush scrubbed with Simple Green before going back into the car. Net result will be one imaculate interior and super quiet cabin. I'm getting goosebumps already!!!

So - here is a piece of engineering mastery. "Swedish Tar Paper". Literally this stuff is tar paper and it even had huge air bubbles under it. You can see where I pulled a bit of it off. Don't know what true purpose this serves so.... OUT IT COMES!!! You can see where I pulled a bit of it off, but it took me an hour to get it completely off with a razor and then using Goof Off to get the rest off. Tomorrow, that Second Skin matting with go down (up??) real nice. Once again, I plan to start on the top and work my way down. I'll take pictures along the way.

Scott C.