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Posted by: Myca Jun 16 2013, 07:38 PM

My toy. 1962 Gaz M21 Volga. Was bought few weeks for 1000 Euro, pretty nice condition. Engine works, but oil change wasn't done for 5 last years, so i dont want to start it. Now it waits for registartion and garage. Engine - 2.5 L petrol, 3 speed manual gearbox, approx weight - 1580 kg. 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) - approx 30 sec, max speed 130 km/h.

Comparable american car - 1952 Ford Mainline

And yes, it have more rust than Duncan's bus

Posted by: N.OzolS Jun 16 2013, 07:50 PM

first reaction: 100%jelly

now that thats been said, i can read what you wrote and look at the pics

totally cool, man. it seems to be getting hard to find 2nd gens around here. (and yeah, i suppose the year is older than '62). good luck!

Posted by: Nick47 Jun 16 2013, 08:17 PM

wow pretty cool
with a good restoration, that would look great
is it gonna be customized later?

Posted by: Daniel. Jun 16 2013, 08:44 PM

This is really cool man congrats!

Posted by: Victor. Jun 17 2013, 01:23 AM

First reaction:




Background information:

This Volga has a Porsche Cayenne chasis + drivetrain + engine

Restomod it! Sounds like a great proyect

Posted by: Myca Jun 17 2013, 05:19 AM

@N.OzolS, thanks dude, as you said, it's difficult to find 2 gen even here, in Russia. 1962 (first half) was last year of 2 gen production, chassis №19xxxx

thanks, at first i was thinking about 4.5L v8 engine swap
but decided to keep it original, but make it bit lower with some classic accessories.

Posted by: Madset. Jun 17 2013, 07:01 AM

please for the love of god lower it

Posted by: Han. Jun 17 2013, 07:59 PM

^MadSet us right..

-Bag it
-Chop It
-White Walls
-V8 swap

and damn s**t will look boss

Posted by: Faяaп. Jun 17 2013, 08:16 PM

Slight reverse rake
Get new lights
Redo the bad interior parts (looking original)
Restore some of the chrome bits
Keep the military-esque paint scheme and rust
Get tidy rims

Posted by: AndrewGMC Jun 17 2013, 08:34 PM

nice communist itasha
is stallin ur waifu?

Posted by: Nick47 Jun 18 2013, 08:55 AM

^ ahahahhahahaha

yes, slight reverse rake would be cool
are those... nail scissors? in the second picture, on the fender?

Posted by: Myca Jun 18 2013, 09:24 AM

yep, had to cut from roof and floor sound and heat insulation, so i used them cuz forgot knife at home. lol

wish to make something like this

http://www.autowp.ru/pictures/g/gaz/volga/gaz_21_volga_prototip_1.jpg
http://www.autowp.ru/pictures/gaz/volga/autowp.ru_gaz_21__volga__prototip_3.jpg
http://www.autowp.ru/pictures/gaz/volga/autowp.ru_gaz_21__volga__prototip_4.jpg

Posted by: uiui Jun 18 2013, 09:54 AM

Nice car man congrats on your buy

Posted by: DLuZive Jun 18 2013, 12:27 PM

I think this styling would be perfect. pretty cool car man

Posted by: Myca Jun 18 2013, 12:59 PM

Thanks mates

I know those cars, pink car isn't pained, it's primed only. Black one have air suspension at front. Old pics, now he working at rear axle.

One does not simply to lower leaf springs suspension
boromir.jpg

lol

Posted by: Faяaп. Jun 19 2013, 01:07 AM

Cut the chassis, create a Trapezoid type figure in place, slam car, op

Posted by: DLuZive Jun 19 2013, 06:28 AM

or just reset them or flip them or get blocks or bag it

Posted by: Myca Jun 19 2013, 06:42 AM

I know how to do it, 8-10 cm ground clearance would look nice.

Posted by: N.OzolS Jun 19 2013, 07:30 AM

are there any pics of what the suspension ssetup on the pink one was before the ssetup that it has in these pics? because it was low enough already then, i have always loved it

Posted by: Myca Jun 19 2013, 07:39 AM

That was before

Posted by: DLuZive Jun 19 2013, 08:33 AM

wow thats awesome

Posted by: N.OzolS Jun 19 2013, 09:50 AM

yeah i know, just wanted to know how he achieved his first stage of low, before the frame cutting and inverting leafs

Posted by: Myca Jun 19 2013, 09:58 AM

I guess he used classic way - spacers between axle and leaf

Posted by: N.OzolS Jun 19 2013, 10:40 AM

great, thats good, thanks

Posted by: Myca Jul 15 2013, 02:48 PM

Yay, got Bugattis for daily driver, 370$



Need refurbishing

Posted by: uiui Jul 15 2013, 02:57 PM

Хороший человек колес, но это нуждается в некоторой работе на нем

Posted by: KVcustoms Jul 15 2013, 03:53 PM

keep outside as it is, then some chrome wheels on it, lower it till you can barely put your thumb between the ground and the car, and then a full sick interior. Basically, turn it into a ratrod.

Posted by: Myca Jul 17 2013, 04:42 PM

Hour of work, need angle grinder or drill to speed it up

Posted by: AndrewGMC Jul 17 2013, 06:04 PM

bretty gud

Posted by: Vicent M. Jul 17 2013, 06:25 PM

That wheels look amazing bud

Posted by: Madset. Jul 18 2013, 04:07 AM

What's your daily?

Posted by: Myca Jul 20 2013, 08:02 PM

2008 Passat 1.8T

Bought some brand new spare parts today: pair of front longerons, interior watch, some rear axle arms and parts, two ignition distributors. 110$ for all.

Posted by: Myca Sep 13 2013, 05:17 PM

Meanwhile in Siberia




Green paper x1000 = lada 1200s . 70k km on odometer.

Posted by: Nick47 Sep 13 2013, 06:06 PM

oh, nice

will it be lowered later or it's going to be a daily driver?

Posted by: Kubason Sep 13 2013, 06:27 PM

70k? wow, that's nice number

Posted by: Myca Oct 30 2013, 03:26 PM

Time to show what i'm doing instead of pixel cars

First day at car, removing front body panels: fenders and grill


One does not simply to remove 50 years old rusted bolts and nuts, so had to cut them off with grinder


At the end of first day. Gasser-look


Second day starts


Workspace






That was a nice weekend. Next step is front suspension rebuild.

Posted by: KVcustoms Oct 30 2013, 04:20 PM

V8 please

looking very good, apart from the rust ofcourse.

Posted by: JoviBlue Oct 30 2013, 04:24 PM

This is hella rad

Posted by: Big Daddy Andy Oct 30 2013, 09:05 PM

lol ur right tire is completly gone and the other one looks ok
nice job bud

Posted by: please Oct 30 2013, 09:50 PM

great!

Posted by: Kubason Oct 30 2013, 09:57 PM

well I wish you not to get frustrated with all the rust, work and money required, because this will be hell of a cool car when finished

Posted by: Myca Nov 3 2013, 06:44 PM

Another weekend spent at car. Today focus was at front suspension



Very bad condition, backslashes?? (dunno how at english) everywhere, suspension plays like drunk russian





Front brakes, not self-adjustable, decided to replace brake cylinders to Gaz-24 one's (self-adjustable). Still be worst car brakes ever made.



First layer of primer was made at evening





Tomorrow front suspension will be fully painted. Ordered some bushings, hope finish front suspension built next weekend.

@Kuba
Calculated total cost of restoration. I expect it around 5000$ or a bit more, of course if i do most of work myself, except paintjob, but who knows, i could try it too.

Total (3/11/13)
Money spent: 560$
Work spent: 79 man-hours

Posted by: KVcustoms Nov 3 2013, 07:44 PM

get some brembo's.

lel

Posted by: Myca Nov 4 2013, 04:32 PM

painted



Total (4/11/13)
Money spent: 560$
Work spent: 91 man-hours

Posted by: Mkid Nov 5 2013, 09:59 PM

That's a lot of time!

Posted by: Henrique. Nov 6 2013, 12:59 AM

Sick stuff!

Posted by: Madset. Nov 6 2013, 01:30 AM

is it going to be standard height or



scraping

Posted by: _Kevin_ Nov 6 2013, 04:34 AM

I've never heard of this car but it looks classy I like that you're restoring this!

Posted by: Myca Nov 20 2013, 05:14 PM

Thank guys!

Front suspension is almost done, still need to finish tie rods and stabilizer


Rear axle before


Now it's finished, except brake lines

Posted by: Thor Nov 20 2013, 07:53 PM

Working on old cars like that is really theraputic!

Posted by: JoviBlue Nov 20 2013, 08:06 PM

dat tym

dat ddicatun

but seriously that's hella a lot of time, but definately looking better!

Plans are for a full resto? or are there going to be some mods (you mentioned different brakes?)

Posted by: Myca Nov 27 2013, 06:00 AM

Thanks dudes

I'll try to keep it authentic as possible

Tie rods workspace



Fuel tank removing





Seems like it was under ground all 60 years



Body condition





@rust
i dont know where you are, and what you want, but i will find you and i will kill you, bitch



Extra doors at rear panel





Trunk



Spare wheel..



Who the hell decided to place intake and exhaust manifolds side by side?



If you decided to restore classic car in Russia, you gonna have a bad time. Anyways this weekend i'll look for another 21 Volga to get extra spare parts from it and later put in V8 ZMZ big block.

Posted by: please Nov 27 2013, 06:56 AM

o, novv dat 5ound5 like an even nicer plan already! good vvork 5o far dude, good vvork

Posted by: Big Daddy Andy Nov 27 2013, 10:04 AM

damn all that car cancer, but it's looking good

Posted by: Kubason Nov 27 2013, 07:29 PM

wow, seeing all the rust I should consider myself lucky and stop bitching about my car being rusty

Posted by: JoviBlue Nov 27 2013, 07:33 PM

nice to see updates dude

so are you V8 swapping it? And how are you going to repair the rust, like are you getting authentic replacement segments or are you sheet metal rewelding?

Posted by: Myca Nov 28 2013, 07:54 AM

Authentic replacement segments is too expensive for me, and there is one problem - they dont fit because of low quality soviet press forming and each car was individual lol. There is not much part that can be replaced without customization.

V8 will be on another car (3rd series), which i hope to get at this sunday. My 2nd series "Shark" is rare (not much as first "Star") than 3rd series "Whalebone", thats why i dont want to make any mods on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ-21

Posted by: JoviBlue Nov 28 2013, 08:22 AM

Ahhh fair enough

Posted by: duncan Dec 2 2013, 09:37 PM

You guys have some awesome cars over there. I always wanted a Lada.

PS Good luck with the rust

Posted by: Myca Feb 24 2014, 05:31 PM

Was too cold to work on the body, so i decided spent free time to the interior.

My first interior expirience. Firstly, seats was stripped off




Then painted




Here you can see rear seat layout



Seat frames covered by felt/numdah (dunno how is more correct)




Next step is gluing layers



Last moment - all seat is covered by sintepone to make seat smooth before put covers in (poor pic, at other side it covered too)



So we get:
- frame
- felt
- 40 mm porolon
- sintepon
- ????
- PROFIT!

Covers made by seamstress. I'll make pics tomorrow. Paid for work and materials approx. 200$. That's nice price imo. Actually seats is done, but still need to finish front seats back.

Easy as 2+2. Now take your lazy ass off the computer and go to make some sweet bucket seats for your car.

Posted by: uiui Feb 24 2014, 06:39 PM

I want that car but it's expensive anyway nice job man I like it!Votka will give you strenght for work

Posted by: Myca Mar 7 2014, 07:14 PM

Thanks dude. But actually it one of the cheapest classic to built. Except Moskvitches and Ladas.

Bought 1968 spare parts catalogue for 14$, A4 format. It's for 3rd series model, but also usable for 2nd.





27$ for taillights. Chrome is poor. Light glasses will be polished soon.





Rear emblem, nicknamed "Bird", also for 27$ (1000 rub). Pretty nice condition.




Side mirror, Got for 10$. It's from Moskvitch, but fits Volga too.



Interior watches. Found in storage.

Posted by: Myca Mar 23 2014, 01:19 PM

Got two new chrome hubs for brother's Lada 2101




Antenna for my Volga


Seems like it's new




Stop light glass from Gaz M-20 Pobeda




It's placed at trunk


And "air-conditioner". Pretty rare stuff.



Production date: december 1969


Values:
Chrome hubcaps - 28$ each = 56$
Antenna - 70$-140$
Stop light glass - 10$
Air fan - 25$-50$

Bought all this stuff for 28$. Besides it seller gave me 2 lens headlights for classic cars and pair of yellow foglights. That was a nice deal.

Posted by: uiui Mar 23 2014, 01:43 PM

It's always nice to see project update and you are actually Musa

Posted by: Myca Apr 14 2014, 06:19 AM

Yesterday was the engine day. It's already cleaned btw.





Family garage. Octavia is awesome car.


After removing manifolds


Manifolds


Splitted


Head cover


Looks like tar/goudron. that what happens if you use russian oil



Filled kerosene, to find leaks through valves


Engine rebuild starts. To be continued.

Posted by: Ryuu Apr 14 2014, 02:45 PM

Cool project you have there.
Te engines of such old cars are scary

Posted by: Myca May 1 2014, 05:14 PM

Interior color scheme


Workspace.


Worked on bottom yesterday, there was no time to pics.
Today was cylinder head day. How it looks before:


Valves:


After some work:



Cylinder head is done. This 2brl carb I want to install instead of 1brl old one. K-126, made in USSR. With some mods I hope to get at least 85 bhp. Sounds like a joke, isn't it?

Posted by: Kubason May 1 2014, 07:57 PM

really nice project dood

Posted by: big trick daddy andy May 1 2014, 11:10 PM

holy f**k thats a lot of carbon

Posted by: Myca May 29 2014, 05:14 PM

Increased compression ratio from 6.73 to 8.4 by cylinder head milling. Now it runs on 92/95 octane instead of 76. Also gains 20 hp, 75->95.



Meanwhile I bought workshop or garage, dunno how to explain what is it, because I living at flat and I need space to stare my car and tools. Garage situated at suburb, every day me and my brother spent our time there.





There is huge mess in garage. Roof and floor is completely damaged. Hope to finish reconstruction next month.





How it looks now:


How it feels:


Lot of bugs and spiders. This is how this place looks, there is many other garages situated here. I tried to find US/european examples of such buildings, but I didnt found.



Coming to home at night. Day after day.

Posted by: N.Ozols May 29 2014, 06:10 PM

yeah, garages like that are a soviet thing. good luck with cleaning it out!

also, thats some neeeaaat HP increase, cool stuff, cool stuff!

edit

2007 baby

Posted by: Kevin May 30 2014, 06:02 PM

We don't have those here in the US
only certain states have those but its not a big thing
but a lot of people rent RV size storage garages and work on cars in those
that's what I plan to do soon lol

Posted by: Thor May 30 2014, 06:06 PM

Posted by: Myca Jul 27 2014, 10:56 AM

Back to my car. 2 weeaks ago, i asked one redneck to weld chassis, cuz have no skill to do it myself. But maybe i'll remake some places in future.





Rolled chassis. Looks safe, isn't it?







There is no much rust, nice condition for car that runned over 50 years on salt roads without any repair.



And something is already fixed. Not high quality work. Stiil in progress





Just look at lead! Body metal thickness is 1.5 mm. Lead is like 3 or 5 mm at some places. Factory armored lmao



I hope finish bodywork next month. Ignore background. Garage isn't finished yet.

Posted by: Myca Aug 28 2014, 09:43 AM

Welding almsot done



gasser style yo

Hope it will be lower after assembling

Posted by: Ryuu Aug 28 2014, 11:27 AM

It's cool like this. Tho, a little bit lower would be great.

Posted by: Myca Sep 3 2014, 09:37 AM

Posted by: Noodles Sep 4 2014, 04:40 AM

wow, so much progress lol

Posted by: N.Ozols Sep 4 2014, 06:36 AM

nice uaz you got there! cool stuff, cool stuff

Posted by: Myca Sep 24 2014, 05:03 AM

arranged with a friend to buy his car for 200 euro











pics by potato

if paper be okay and body not rusted too much, then v8 swap might be

Posted by: Noodles Sep 24 2014, 05:23 AM

that would make a sick lowrider or somthing

Posted by: Myca Mar 8 2015, 08:55 AM

Still waiting for the warm weather



Now busy with bros Lada

Posted by: Myca Mar 24 2015, 01:52 PM

As I said I bought garage last year, but forgot to show you reconstruction process.

How it looks at first.









Tons of garbage and useless stuff, damaged roof. Wooden floor which provides high humidity in garage. We decided to make new roof and concrete floor. First step - garage cleaning.







Now we have space to store at least tools and materials.

End of part 1 (of 3)

Posted by: Myca Mar 24 2015, 02:04 PM

Next step is slate roof removal.









Lifted front wall by few bricks, then bought some wood and primary bars was made.









Secondary bars



New roof cover



btw that dude in black pants with racing stripes is me

End of part 2

Posted by: Myca Mar 24 2015, 02:18 PM

Roof is done! After it, we removed the rest of old roof from inside (it allowed us to work on new roof).



Tar paper



Now it's floor turn. At first reinforcement grid was made



Annnnnd it's done! (really was busy making floor, had no time to make pics)







Budget. 1 usd = 30 rubles (year before, now its 60 ;_; )

Garage - 60 000 rub = 2 000 usd
Wood - 7 000 rub = 250 usd
Slate - 3 000 rub = 100 usd
Reinforcement grid - 1 500 rub = 50 usd
Concrete - 4 500 rub = 150 usd
Work - zerocredits = free
Extras - approx 5 000 rub = 160 usd

Total: 81 000 rub or 2710 americano dollars

the end.

sorry for pics quality, filmed on hammer by potato

Posted by: Vicent M. Mar 24 2015, 11:12 PM

whoah thats amazing man

now you can work pretyt good

Posted by: Kevin Mar 25 2015, 04:23 AM

you should come over here and build me a garage. I'll supply lots of booze

Posted by: Myca Mar 25 2015, 07:24 AM

Thanks guys,

will work for food

Posted by: TribalThunder Mar 25 2015, 07:42 AM

That's indeed one badass improvement.

Posted by: Myca Mar 26 2015, 01:13 PM

Next work was made last year.

This is bottom edge of the left fender





As you can see it's rusted a liitle bit.

Cleaned up with grinder:





Cutt off



Replacement part









Aaaaaaaaand it's done!





At first i thought it's impossible to repair this fender. That was my first welding and fabrication experience.

Conclusions:
1. Next time use 1.00 mm sheet metal or less (I had only 1.2 mm)
2. Never make direct impacts, put some absorbing material (like wood or rubber) between tool and metal.
3. Too poor to afford english wheel.

Total:
Work - zero credits = 0 usd.

And sorry for garbage on the background - thats not my yard.
Pics was filmed by welding machine.

Posted by: Kevin Mar 26 2015, 02:42 PM

the amount of rust on this car you've fixed makes the rust on my car look like a joke

Posted by: Sir KV Mar 26 2015, 06:38 PM

looks pretty good for a first try, dont worry if you dont see your welding improve, it takes some time. (for me it does atleast lol)

Posted by: Vicent M. Mar 27 2015, 10:45 AM

yeah this!

I really like welding, tried and it was decent, cant wait to do more

Posted by: Thor Mar 27 2015, 11:08 AM

Welding is fun but a health hazard, i do it as little as posible..

I learned by welding random s**t together at my job lol..

Workshop looks nice myca! It looks like alot of work..