The injection holes were plugged. We ended up with a good engine which would be reliable with lots of potential for further tweaking, if we wish. We actually used another B20F head, which already had hardened valve seats, out of an US 1975 Volvo 245 - Thanks Hans. Hart Bussas rebuilt this head to a good standard, free of charge. Removal of the B20F head from a 1975 Volvo 245 Front suspension rebuilt Negative camber for better cornering Front suspension and braided brake hoses Special Bilstein shocks, which perform very well with the ipd lowered springs, have been installed on advice from Cameron Lovre, salesman at ipd and vclassics team member.
All suspension rubbers front and rear have been replaced.
Also most of the ball joints were replaced. Changing an equal number of shims on each bolt on the upper A arms changes the camber. We added shims to achieve 1 degree negative camber for better cornering. For more details about front end alignment settings check out the vclassics Archive. A new water pump was installed, the main radiator rebuilt, the heater radiator leak fixed, the heater painted and re-assembled.