AcidicDavey's 98 V70 AWD - The not an R or T5 thread!
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Post 658710 by AcidicDavey on 2013-11-07 21:37:30
Hello all.
Well here we are, having traded the lovely C70 after just 3 months of ownership the other week for a 205 I miss driving a Volvo....again!
This, for those that don't know, is my late Father's car. He bought it in April 2007 completely standard and died in the December that year having hardly driven it. I was 15 when I took charge of the car, a long time to wait until I could drive it I tell you!
I started a thread for the car on volvoforums.org.uk in 2009 so the full story is there if you're interested. I'll have a quick round up below.
Once I passed my test in November 2009 at 17 I obviously couldn't afford to insure this so I bought a 00 BMW 316i Compact. I sold that one year later (to the day) as I had a years no claims and insurance was a bit more realistic, £4500 @ 17 down to £1800 @ 18 with 1 years no claims. In November 2010 it was ready to get the car on the road for the first time in over 3 years. I spent a month gathering parts and had a slot free in a half term break to take the car down to college to work on the car with no ££££s about!
In that couple of days we fully serviced the car, fitted a Jetex exhaust, and sorted a couple of other little things ready for it's MOT. It passed after having it's front brakes cleaned up a bit. There, legally on the road for the first time in over 3 years, driving a huge Volvo estate at 18, my Dad's Volvo estate. ;)
It must have looked weird, a scruffy young git running around in an old Volvo.
In December '10 I nearly totalled the car in the extreme snow we had. I was going down a hill laughing at the 2wd morons failing to get up it and forgot about the crossroads just ahead! I was hurtling along at 40 or so and went straight into the high verge dead ahead! Thankfully there were no cars passing on the road or the car, well...you get the picture! My passengers were pissing themselves as I reversed off the verge, leaving bits of Volvo behind. A quick check saw that there were no leaks so on we went! It turned out that I'd bent the bumper, fog light brackets, dented the subframe and intercooler and even smashed both radiator mounts, it was hanging by just it's hoses! A new one was obviously ordered and fitted. It was a good lesson that AWD doesn't help you come to a stop. Thankfully I hadn't had the bumpers resprayed until after the incident!
So January 2011 saw the front and rear bumpers resprayed professionally along with a rare as hens teeth Heico splitter fitted. A good eBay find that ;).
I went on to fit a horrid silver rear bumper guard which is still on the car now, tried to remove it and the excellent tape used has ruined the paint! I'll either get a black guard or wrap it in something jazzy :D!
Feb saw some 302s fitted on the front and that meant different wheels as the Pureus (or whatever they're called) don't fit over them, I didn't know that until after I fitted the brakes over! Quick swap over to 280s then and I got some Tethys S60 wheels. Nice. The first swap of many I'm sure!
In March 2011 though I thought it was it. Got home from Asda and the gearbox was slipping, got out of the car and found a nice trail of red fluid. Took the car off the road as I thought a seal had failed or something. Bought a lovely 480 but it turned out the atf leak was from one of the cooler lines that worked loose, that was it, I bought a different car for nothing!
Due to the 480's lack of working correctly I had to get the V70 back on the road in June as we were going on a little holiday in a couple of days time. The car was perfect after it's 3 month rest. Here's a photo of it as it was then.
During the 'holiday' the car developed a knock. It turned out to be the rubber mount halfway down, I removed it and it's been on the garage floor ever since. I also fitted a BOV for some reason lol, you barely hear it being an auto of course.
October 2011 saw genuine rear spoiler and a black mesh grill.
December I belatedly fitted a little tribute to my old man on the tailgate.
March 2012 I sourced some C70 Comets and had them resprayed in a dark colour, looked ace on it!
Removed the roof rails for a cleaner look and that was pretty much the last thing I did to the car as I took it off the road in June 2012 for a fling with a Golf and it hasn't been on the road since as I've been driving other tat. Golf went in October and I got that 480 back on the road and then sold that in July 2013 and got the C70 T5, just traded that for the 205 GTi and we're up to date!
This is what the car looks like now having given it's wheels to the C70.
05-11-13 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-11-13 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It's filthy and running way too high. I'm thinking that I will be selling the 205 (Yes, I haven't even had it 2 weeks!) and getting this beast back out there.
So there it is, not much will happen for a while but this is out there now.
Post 658712 by V70 Graham on 2013-11-07 21:46:03
I see what you mean about that rear bumper protector !
The rest of the car does look very nice, especially that front splitter.....should be a no brainer getting shot of the 205 to have this back to her former glory.
Post 658717 by Biff on 2013-11-07 21:58:55
It looks well mate! Do you plan on tuning it?
It's good it has sentimental value &sure your dad would be proud. :)
Post 659021 by AcidicDavey on 2013-11-09 19:32:27
Cheers chaps ;)
I realised after writing this thread on Thursday it would have actually been my Father's birthday on the 7th, how weird is that!?
I do like driving the little 205 but I do seriously think it's time to get this back out there now hence me starting this here.
Mind, I do wish I didn't have emotional attachment to the car, it was for sale in 2008 and someone made an offer and left a deposit and then later pulled out of the deal and we took it off the market. It could have been very different now couldn't it?
My plans for the car are nothing drastic right now, just to get it safe again. Then I will look into getting it ride right as this monster truck ride height is quite comical too!
The engine bay is probably the dirtiest one on the forums at the moment, I'll upload a few more photos soon.
Post 659068 by Biff on 2013-11-09 22:30:35
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;659021]Cheers chaps ;)
I realised after writing this thread on Thursday it would have actually been my Father's birthday on the 7th, how weird is that!?
I do like driving the little 205 but I do seriously think it's time to get this back out there now hence me starting this here.
Mind, I do wish I didn't have emotional attachment to the car, it was for sale in 2008 and someone made an offer and left a deposit and then later pulled out of the deal and we took it off the market. It could have been very different now couldn't it?
My plans for the car are nothing drastic right now, just to get it safe again. Then I will look into getting it ride right as this monster truck ride height is quite comical too!
The engine bay is probably the dirtiest one on the forums at the moment, I'll upload a few more photos soon.[/QUOTE]
Doubt that mate, my bay is vile!!
Everything happens for a reason & it's fate you still have it.
Let me know if you need tips on the lowering, I've got everything I need now but would like lower front springs as my -30's have made very little difference to the original R springs.
Post 659873 by AcidicDavey on 2013-11-11 23:30:09
Ok, I'm going to say it, I absolutely hate the 205, it is going when the V5 arrives! ;(
Yes it's fun and handles a dream but it's bloody annoying! When it's cold it stalls unless you give it a little rev so you have to sit there holding it at 1.5k before driving off or else it'll cut out when you come to a stop again. Ok, I know it's not a huge issue, probably just needs a good clean through of the breather pipes etc but I'm so lacking the enthusiasm for it right now. I've only had it 2 weeks but I feel like I've had it ages, not a good sign...
I still don't quite know if I want to get this back on the road or buy something else, I guess once I have the money in my hands and see what's on the market then I'll be able to make a decision.
If I didn't have any sentimental attachment to this car it would have been broken a long time ago...
The car does have a few issues...
It hasn't been started once since last November as there's no battery, borrowed it for a different car.
One front wheel bearing has failed,
No handbrake and one rear wheel is difficult to turn,
Cambelt change is due as it was last done 8 years ago (but only 35000 miles ago!,
There were various suspension noises when the car was on the road.
Bloody cars, maybe it's me actually!
Post 659874 by M-R-P on 2013-11-11 23:32:13
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;659873]Ok, I'm going to say it, I absolutely hate the 205, it is going when the V5 arrives! ;(
Yes it's fun and handles a dream but it's bloody annoying! When it's cold it stalls unless you give it a little rev so you have to sit there holding it at 1.5k before driving off or else it'll cut out when you come to a stop again. Ok, I know it's not a huge issue, probably just needs a good clean through of the breather pipes etc but I'm so lacking the enthusiasm for it right now. I've only had it 2 weeks but I feel like I've had it ages, not a good sign...
I still don't quite know if I want to get this back on the road or buy something else, I guess once I have the money in my hands and see what's on the market then I'll be able to make a decision.
If I didn't have any sentimental attachment to this car it would have been broken a long time ago...
The car does have a few issues...
It hasn't been started once since last November as there's no battery, borrowed it for a different car.
One front wheel bearing has failed,
No handbrake and one rear wheel is difficult to turn,
Cambelt change is due as it was last done 8 years ago (but only 35000 miles ago!,
There were various suspension noises when the car was on the road.
Bloody cars, maybe it's me actually![/QUOTE]
Have a look at my threads for the past 2 years mate. I'd call those problems "cosmetic" lol.
Post 659876 by Biff on 2013-11-11 23:50:04
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;659873]Ok, I'm going to say it, I absolutely hate the 205, it is going when the V5 arrives! ;(
Yes it's fun and handles a dream but it's bloody annoying! When it's cold it stalls unless you give it a little rev so you have to sit there holding it at 1.5k before driving off or else it'll cut out when you come to a stop again. Ok, I know it's not a huge issue, probably just needs a good clean through of the breather pipes etc but I'm so lacking the enthusiasm for it right now. I've only had it 2 weeks but I feel like I've had it ages, not a good sign...
I still don't quite know if I want to get this back on the road or buy something else, I guess once I have the money in my hands and see what's on the market then I'll be able to make a decision.
If I didn't have any sentimental attachment to this car it would have been broken a long time ago...
The car does have a few issues...
It hasn't been started once since last November as there's no battery, borrowed it for a different car.
One front wheel bearing has failed,
No handbrake and one rear wheel is difficult to turn,
Cambelt change is due as it was last done 8 years ago (but only 35000 miles ago!,
There were various suspension noises when the car was on the road.
Bloody cars, maybe it's me actually![/QUOTE]
Mate sort it out! Are you kidding me? Those problems can be sorted quite easily & instead of wasting money on old French cars spend it on your sweed. You liked the c70 but seems such a waste you not using your v70. It still has the potential to beat any "gti" on the driver stakes & I bet if you put a battery on it & a fluid change it will start.
I love my big v70. I've spent many a late night working on it on fiddly little jobs like that. Mines getting to a stage now where it feels a different car. Especially when it performs like it did tonight. :)
Mot Friday, if it passes it's been well worth it & I don't have to sit on the accelerator to warm it up which I will as my mate with the pugs as he has had trouble with them idling.
Post 659880 by AcidicDavey on 2013-11-12 00:23:16
I must say I am a twit. Regularly make brash decisions and then suffer afterwards :(
I do struggle to find motivation sometimes and I am a dirty poor child so little issues can sometimes be difficult to fund.
I need to sort my whole life out nevermind just the cars...
Good luck with the Mot on Friday... ;)
Post 659882 by Biff on 2013-11-12 00:35:05
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;659880]I must say I am a twit. Regularly make brash decisions and then suffer afterwards :(
I do struggle to find motivation sometimes and I am a dirty poor child so little issues can sometimes be difficult to fund.
I need to sort my whole life out nevermind just the cars...
Good luck with the Mot on Friday... ;)[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, I need it.
Needs to be said mate as it's a tidy looking car & to be an enthusiast you need enthusiasm.
If I were rich I wouldn't be driving an r reg Volvo mate, I'd be driving a polestar!
Post 676858 by merc85 on 2014-01-02 23:37:52
Id love a GTV but just not brave enough to own one, :( does everything work on it? what does it drive like?
Post 676863 by AcidicDavey on 2014-01-02 23:48:28
[QUOTE=merc85;676858]Id love a GTV but just not brave enough to own one, :( does everything work on it? what does it drive like?[/QUOTE]
It drives, well, fantastically! These have a slight bit of passive rear steering so the turn in is amazing, even compared to the 205! The steering is very quick too, just under one full turn off centre to full lock.
You really shouldn't be scared of these modern Alfas, the only persistent issue these have are the electric windows sticking, this one however is perfect, even the AC works.
One thing to be aware of though is that the TS engined Alfas are known to snap their belts so have a regular interval for a of swap every 3 years.
The twin spark unit is a great engine. This model is a 2.0 with 155bhp which makes it quick enough. No, it's not going to set the world alight but the impressive thing is just how darn smooth it is! Sounds great too, kind of barks which gets more aggressive the higher the revs get.
All in all, if you can find one that's had it's belts recently changed and live with the terrible practicality then go for it.
Buy wise and you won't regret it ;)
Post 676866 by Gold 'N' Brown on 2014-01-02 23:54:57
[QUOTE=merc85;676858]Id love a GTV but just not brave enough to own one, :( does everything work on it? what does it drive like?[/QUOTE]
Why do you feel you aren't brave enough? Is it because all Alfas are so terribly unreliable? :blahblah: Just like how all Volvos are driven by old men in flat caps who always drive sensibly? :wink:
@AcideDavey - how much did you get for the GTI? Surprised you didn't gel with it, but they can be a pretty frustrating experience when they don't run right. My first 1.6 going back 11 years ago was an asshat for stalling too. I was forever making adjustments to the idle speed but it would always idle too high when cold, or stall if set at the correct speed. Back then I didn't know enough about them to sort it out. They're pretty simple to set up in theory but most owners do seem to struggle getting it right, and of course these days the main parts are always worn and new parts like the airflow sensor can't be bought new.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the GTV. I'll have a black V6 with red leather and a Wizardovoz exhaust please :pimp2:
Post 676867 by merc85 on 2014-01-02 23:55:00
Beautiful car mate, and nice write up :)
Post 676869 by AcidicDavey on 2014-01-02 23:55:27
Or just get a V6, same insurance, no different on fuel to a T5... But they sound the biz!
[video=youtube;laAh-rdgpPA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laAh-rdgpPA[/video]
Post 676877 by AcidicDavey on 2014-01-03 00:06:17
Well I had to jump start a friends Mazda MX5 the other day so what does that say? And yes, before that he was taking the piss out of me for getting a car that will never work lol
TBH, I hated the 205, it didn't do traffic nicely, the steering tried to self centre too much and there was too much lock and as the steering was heavier the more you turned it didn't make for a great drive imo. I admit I never drove it on a proper road but in my world it didn't work well :(
I was desperate to get rid of it, I kept finding too many issues (there was a hole in the inner wing big enough to stick your hand through). Me being me I wrote a detailed and honest ad, listed it on eBay and the first viewer a couple of days later it was bought out for £1250. Not bad considering I paid £1000 for the C70 and swapped it straight for the 205. Still got some bits from it to sell too ;)
Post 676881 by Gold 'N' Brown on 2014-01-03 00:16:42
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;676877]
TBH, I hated the 205, it didn't do traffic nicely, the steering tried to self centre too much and there was too much lock and as the steering was heavier the more you turned it didn't make for a great drive imo. I admit I never drove it on a proper road but in my world it didn't work well :(
I was desperate to get rid of it, I kept finding too many issues (there was a hole in the inner wing big enough to stick your hand through). [/QUOTE]
205 values are on the up at last so not surprised you did well with the sale. And it looked to scrub up well in the pics. The problems you described are not normal for a 205 GTI (I'm sure you probably know that though) so your opinion has been tainted by a bad experience. You probably could have sorted it quite easily and for little money, but equally it could have turned in to a never ending project, to be SORNed for ever more (seems to be the norm these days, and I speak from my own experience too). If your heart wasn't in it, then you made the right move.
Here's some more GTV porn. The aforementioned "Wizard" exhaust for the higher pitched "mini-Ferrari" sound (also pure coincidence that it just happens to be a black GTV with red leather. Lucky swine:hail:
[video=youtube_share;qZNneQDo9SA]http://youtu.be/qZNneQDo9SA[/video]
Post 676882 by AcidicDavey on 2014-01-03 00:26:25
I guess you've got to remember that 205s are getting on a bit now and they've all been abused. I think the one I had probably was in a crash at some point in it's life. The buyer knew the story and was happy with it so everyone's cool :). 'Restored' examples are advertised for stupid figures.
I do wish I didn't buy a Silver GTV but I bought this one due to it's great history, custom exhaust and those lovely innards! It's a Lusso 'Red Style' which gives it the Red dash and Black carpet ;). It really is a lovely place to be.
I also wish I could have got a V6, the little difference in insurance is a real surprise. Just a £13 difference for myself @ 21 between this TS and a 99 V6 but they make twice as much money and more so I couldn't afford it.
Post 688915 by AcidicDavey on 2014-02-11 18:50:35
Parts are on the way!
This car, if you couldn't guess, is most definitely going on the road shortly. The Alfa will be prepared for sale (just waiting on some wheels...), there is nothing wrong with it but I just really need to get this car out there again now.
When the car was on the road last back in June 2012 I think there was a failing wheel bearing so I've ordered a new genuine one, passenger front I think (...and hope!). The cambelt was changed about 28k miles ago but that was 10 years ago now so that needs changing.
I've ordered a couple of little rechargeable dehumidifiers and I'll get a big bag of table salt to help dry out the car. A pic below showing all the steamed up windows, dripping trim and mold growing everywhere. I've wiped away all the mold from everywhere and I'm regularly propping open the boot to air it out.
Damp V70 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
In the next few days I'm going to try and clean up under here, it is a bloody mess!
11-02-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I think I'll get rid of the silly chav valve!
I removed that mank silver rear bumper cover today too, the paint was worse than I was expecting... There is still some of the tape crap left but that doesn't matter at the moment, I'll just use a heat gun to help get that off. I was shocked to find that there are tonnes of little bubbles/pimples to the paint, don't know whether that is solely because of the cover stuck over it or because of a ££££ paintjob. Oh well, I'm not bothered about it, when I had the bumper painted in January 2011 there was a scuff on the corner anyway. I'm not going to repaint it but I'm going to cover the top of the bumper with a funky vinyl instead. I will warn you though, most won't like what I've planned ;).
Here's a pic after a wipe down and a quick sanding to level off all the bubbles...
11-02-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Really doesn't look like a cared for car does it?
The fun stuff will start after the car is safe, serviced and MOT'd ;)
Post 692598 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-02 20:55:28
The car is almost certainly getting sorted........promise ;)
The Alfa is currently for sale, see here.
It's doing well but I've agreed a sale so should be gone Wednesday hopefully.
All bits have been bought for this car now; genuine wheel bearing, front drop links, battery and a few other little odds and sods.
I bought a Simota Carbon Filter thingy off Jamest5r so I'll be bunging that on once I've finished cleaning up the bay.
Also bought some more Comets off T5frankie (they'll be the 3rd set on this car!), they need painting and I'll have a go at painting them myself since I have some paint knocking about, Ford Graphite Grey. Seen them in that colour before and they look great!
Tinted the fog lights to boost enthusiasm!
Yellow Tinted Fogs 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Yellow Tinted Fogs 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
MOT maybe in a week or so?
Post 693078 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-04 19:32:00
All back together and cleaned up. Forgot to dress the slam panel and I need to get the inlet manifold cleaner but it's a lot better than the last pic!
Got my Chav filter on, wonder how it sounds?
04-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It's strange cleaning up the engine bay on a Volvo, what's the point? On the Alfa however you need it clean as you have no idea when you're going to have to open the bonnet once you inevitably break down lol
Battery arrived this morning, got some fuel in the can today too.
I'll record the big start (as I've got nothing better to do), it'll probably be the least eventful video ever!
Can't be bothered to start it until the Alfa is gone! Got a viewing tomorrow, wish me luck ;)
Post 693116 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-05 03:03:43
Good luck fella, I guess you are missing Poppy the 480 :)
As usual your advert (for the Alfa) is very good, full of detail............what's next though?? :) Is the V70 going to be your main car for now....?
http://www.frost.co.uk/vent-a-space-prevent-damp-air-breeds-moulds-mildrew-mini-aircon.html
For the damp......
Post 693156 by artfulflounder on 2014-03-05 11:46:52
Looking very clean under there.....what products you using on the hosing and plastics?
Post 693430 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-06 18:39:23
The Volvo will go on the road and stay on the road! Yes James, I really miss the 480, I flippin loved that car, boy did it shine!
Can't afford to run 2 cars and even if I could I'd only use one due to our drive lol
I bought some small little rechargeable dehumidifiers which are actually doing a bloody good job. Also, cleaning away all the filth and mold from window seals and gutter trims has stopped it steaming up. Car hasn't had a wash since April, hate washing this thing as it is huge but it does look good when done, I'll do a full detail on it eventually.
When cleaning up engine bays I simply use a damp rag to wipe away dirt and once dry dress all the plastics with Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel on a dedicated microfibre, lasts for ages (as it's not washed off under the bonnet) and the water beads nicely on it too, I use it on exterior black trim too you see ;)
Post 693552 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-07 02:29:10
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;693430]The Volvo will go on the road and stay on the road! Yes James, I really miss the 480, I flippin loved that car, boy did it shine!
Can't afford to run 2 cars and even if I could I'd only use one due to our drive lol
I bought some small little rechargeable dehumidifiers which are actually doing a bloody good job. Also, cleaning away all the filth and mold from window seals and gutter trims has stopped it steaming up. Car hasn't had a wash since April, hate washing this thing as it is huge but it does look good when done, I'll do a full detail on it eventually.
When cleaning up engine bays I simply use a damp rag to wipe away dirt and once dry dress all the plastics with Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel on a dedicated microfibre, lasts for ages (as it's not washed off under the bonnet) and the water beads nicely on it too, I use it on exterior black trim too you see ;)[/QUOTe]
Nice tip about cleaning under the bonnet - mine is a mess and I'm never sure what to do. Davey, can you post a link for the dehumidifiers? Something I was thinking of getting.
Post 693557 by artfulflounder on 2014-03-07 06:11:32
I'd only tried the autoglym rubber stuff and its pretty pants.
Never lasted long and always went streaky on bumpers after a shower.
I'll pick up some meguiars and give it a whirl.
cheers for the help.
Post 693575 by V70 Graham on 2014-03-07 08:25:46
+1 for the Meguires Endurance tyre gel tip, it works really well.
Post 693578 by M-R-P on 2014-03-07 08:41:39
Yep - megs tyre gel... I bought a bottle last year, use it on tyres, plastics, exterior trims, engine hoses, wiper arms etc. I do both my cars with it, other people's cars and you all know how often I detail the Sweed (she's long overdue for a big session, expect pics ;) ) and yet I still have half a bottle left! bloody good stuff and goes a very long way indeed.
Post 693757 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-07 19:50:39
Yes it is indeed great stuff! Only use one rag for it though, it's very messy stuff, and don't drive until it's dry or else it'll get flung off the tyres or dirt will stick to it.
It was even great at restoring the finish on faded light units...
25-07-13 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
These are the dehumidifiers I bought, they need recharging every week or so but then my car was seriously wet in there and now there is no sign since giving the car a scrubbing on Wednesday, there was literally stuff growing in the gutters! Haven't washed the poor thing since April, it really does need my attention!
Post 694406 by T5frankie on 2014-03-10 19:25:59
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;694405]I sold the GTV on Saturday, £1100, happy with that :)
Yesterday though I went and delayed getting the Volvo back on the road again....I bought a different Alfa!
In my defence it is a bloody nice one.
3.0 V6 166 with factory Zender Bodykit, upgraded wheels and factory sports suspension.
10-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
10-03-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
10-03-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Engine Bay 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Interior 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I'm happy, but for how long lol[/QUOTE]
now that is a sexy motor, always liked the 166
Post 694408 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-10 19:44:56
Only £50 more than the knackered GTV sold for and the seller even delivered it from Essex too for that price!
I'm a happy boy. Ok, lacquer peel to front bumper, side skirt hanging off, dent in wing, crap paint on rear bumper aside; it's a lovely car!
Complete history (and I really do mean complete!), original bill of sale, every MOT (even the receipts for the MOTs!) and even the build completion certificate from the factory! Everything!
Post 694416 by artfulflounder on 2014-03-10 19:58:23
That is a hell of a lot of car for that.
looks like it got looked after , bet you've cleaned it already.
Post 694418 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-10 20:02:29
Of course I have ;)
Looked like this yesterday!
09-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 694517 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-11 03:58:13
Wow mate that looks really good already and you've only had it a very short time. Not been lowered at all? Looks low for factory
Post 694535 by Jim S70R on 2014-03-11 12:49:04
Love the noise from that V6 lump, lush!! Looks like a lovely motor.
Post 694702 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-12 20:09:06
The car was supplied new with Alfa Lowering springs, it is stupidly low though so might have been lowered later?
It sounds great but it is a bit quiet :P
I finished cleaning up the car yesterday, here's my routine...
- Clear arches of muck,
- Rinse and brush wheels with an old washing up brush,
- Rinse whole car,
- Wash car using the two bucket method with Bilt Hamber Shampoo starting with the roof then windows, bonnet, front bumper, boot lid, drivers' side upper half then passenger's, rear bumper, drivers' lower half then passenger's.
- Rinse with the hose from the top of the car aiming down,
- Dry glass with micro fibre towel.
- Clay whole car one panel at a time using Bilt Hamber Soft Clay Bar and tap water as a lubricant in a water mister.
- Polish each panel one by one with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish on a sponge applicator and using a microfibre cloth to buff,
- Seal each panel one by one with Bilt Hamber Auto Balm on a sponge applicator and using a microfibre cloth to buff off.
- Polish wheels with the above method and then seal with Poor Boy's Wheel Sealant.
- Dress tyres and black trim with Meguiars' Endurance Tyre Gel,
- Polish exhaust tip with Brassol on an old rag.
- Step back and be amazed!
Hell of a lot of work but my goodness is she shining!
Had someone come up to me and say "Wow, she looks very good for a car of that age!" :)
Here is the car today after its' cleaning session yesterday and Monday, link to full album here. Here are a few...
12-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
12-03-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
12-03-14 010 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It's the first car I've ever owned where I have no inclination to change the wheels, love them :)
12-03-14 012 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
12-03-14 013 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
12-03-14 018 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I love this sticker in the upper corner of the windscreen, it's Alfa for "Warning! This car will stain your driveway!" :D
12-03-14 019 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
The details of this car are fantastic, ok I would imagine a lot of modern executive stuff features similar stuff but here you go... The interior courtesy lights fade on and off when appropriate, the radio fades too even when you change the station, the one fades out and the new option fades in. The handbrake light flashes so it is more obvious and it isn't possible to remove the key 25 seconds after switching the engine off without pulling a little hidden tab to prevent it being nicked I guess.
The gearbox is clever too, when stationary in park you can't move the gear knob unless the brake pedal is pressed. It changes down while braking when in Drive to help slow you further using engine braking, it's a very strange auto. When I first got the car I thought something was wrong with it as once you kickdown and then let off the throttle a bit it holds onto a gear, this is because the car goes into 'Sporty' mode.
I used to hate auto boxes, what I hate now is the auto box in the V70, this one is very impressive...
Post 694705 by merc85 on 2014-03-12 20:25:36
Lovely car, whats the performance like??
Post 694711 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-12 20:55:00
It pulls really well, not like a T5 of course, the power is always there no matter what gear you're in, so torquey :)
Apparently they all handle well but this is superb frankly, no roll, direct steering etc
More important than all that though, this car just makes you feel special.
Post 694713 by T5frankie on 2014-03-12 20:57:45
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;694711]It pulls really well, not like a T5 of course, the power is always there no matter what gear you're in, so torquey :)
Apparently they all handle well but this is superb frankly, no roll, direct steering etc
More important than all that though, this car just makes you feel special.[/QUOTE]
wanna swap for a 740? lol
Post 695231 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-15 21:54:48
I'm not sure how to put this so here we go....
Just put fuel in the Alfa yesterday afternoon, about a mile later the transmission light started flashing, then the battery light came on and a huge screeching from the driver's front. Turned around and went home. Turned the car off and started it again to hear the bottom end starting to give up and then when I got out of the car there was a pool of brake fluid under the rear of the car.
Started it this morning and it's puffing out blue smoke, the gearbox is beeping like mad when you put it in gear and a warning about the air conditioning came up on the dash.
How can so many thing all go wrong at once? At least I haven't spent any money on the car so less to lose and I have no choice but to break the car. Boy it's going to hurt as I had fallen for this car so hard, oh well...
You may be able to see where this is going... The dismantling of the Alfa will mean I need the flat part of the drive free so I have no choice but to get the Volvo on the road!
I bought a battery for it the other week and I have it charging in the safety of my bedroom lol
On Wednesday the wheels arrived from Frankie, they definitely need some paint but I knew that of course, they're too bad for me to do a proper job so I'll get a pro to do them, I know someone that knows someone who knows someone who does powder coating so I might be able to get them done cheap :)
V70R Comets 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
V70R Comets 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I wasn't sure what colour I wanted to have them but once offering them up to the car I am pretty sure I want them done the same colour again.
V70R Comets 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Pretty sure I needed to replace the front droplinks for the MOT! The old ones were cheap eBay items, lasted for about 12 months driving. Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!
I've gone for Meyle HD links for £44 the pair delivered, they're thicker and the rubber boots feel thicker too so they should improve the dead steering feel these cars have and more importantly last!
Droplinks 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Droplinks 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And the last shot of the Alfa on the road.
14-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 695245 by artfulflounder on 2014-03-15 22:28:43
Gutted for you about the alfa mate.
The alfa wheels are 5x108 I think......
Post 695251 by V70 Graham on 2014-03-15 22:44:27
Wow, so many things wrong all at once, shame as you said you were getting to quite like the car.
Hope you get the Volvo back on the road with no problems.....maybe get the battery out of the bedroom though !
Post 695256 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-15 22:58:42
Truly gutted but on a brighter note I will get a lot more for it in bits than what I paid for it. I think that possibly the V70 was beating it up or something when I wasn't around lol! That V6 was lovely for the 120 miles it lasted :D
These 166s are 5x108 yeah (but with a smaller cb) so I'll consider trying them but they're worth good money so....
Post 696375 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-19 20:22:26
After much thought and deliberation I popped the tax disc off in the post from the windscreen of the Alfa. I'm not selling it and I doubt I'll be breaking it either, the more I thought about it, the more I thought the grumbling from the engine is just an idler or tensioner on its way out. For now it can go on a Sorn until I decide what to do with it.... it's the new V70!!!
This afternoon I went off with me green can and got some fresh fuel, put the new battery in this car and put the petrol in. It has lower miles on it than I thought, 117700, hasn't had a battery in it since October 2012. In prep of the big start all I've done is check the fluids, clean the plugs and cranked it over without the kinglead on the coil. After completing the ignition circuit and hopping back in it fired immediately! It started more confidently than any car I've owned! Yes, it was a little bit tapperty until it warmed up but it hasn't ran for 17 months or so you can't blame it! No smoke or warning lights.
Started the Alfa with no drama, moved it off the drive and then did the same with the V70. When I moved the Alfa again the grumbling was apparent more than ever :(. The sideskirts scraped getting to its' resting place lol! I then of course took the V70 for a little and gentle spin around the block. I dared not take it to 30mph due to the huge noise coming from the n/s/f. The wheel bearing of course (the reason I took it off the road back in June 2012), it's got a lot worse from sitting still, I've got a new genuine one but that's a job I'm having to give to my garage due to a complete lack of tools, I don't even have a breaker bar!
Oh well, the car is booked into the garage for its' wheel bearing swap and MOT on Friday, they'll chuck the new oil and filter on too since they've got it.
Here are a couple pics to PROVE it's going on the road :D
V70 vs. 166 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Ignore the puddle under the car, that's brake fluid from the Alfa!
19-03-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Well there we go, I can't see the car failing on anything (unless they test it before doing the bearing perhaps!), I'll update when I know...
Post 696449 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-20 02:53:12
Well sorry to hear about the Alpha but tbh glad it got the Volvo off the drive!!
The Comets look good, think a nice silver grill would balance it a little
Post 696468 by V70 Graham on 2014-03-20 08:26:58
Glad to see the Volvo on the road, good luck for tomorrow.
Post 696567 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-20 19:03:49
Cheers chaps ;)
I bloody love the Alfa, don't know what I'm going to do with the beauty :(
Drove the car down to the garage this afternoon, it's horrible to drive! That failed wheel bearing is unbelievably bad, putting the car away before replacing it has obviously taken its' toll on it with it sitting still for so long. It hums at speeds over 10mph even and gets louder and the vibration stronger as speed increases, it's terrible! Nowhere near that bad when I took it off the road. Oh well, on the way home from the garage it'll be nice and smooth :D
Still sounds awesome of course even on a sub 30mph gentle-as-possible drive :)
Personally, I like the grill. Had the standard waterfall grill on it first when we got, then got an eggcrate on it, got bored of that and put this black mesh one on it with a Heico badge to tie in with the Heico front spoiler flaps (proper name believe it or not!).
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with wheels, I love comets (heck I have 2 sets :P), I want something else, would love Tritons but I've only just bought the grey comets with nearly new tyres off of here. I can see me continuing to keep swapping wheels around until I get my ultimate wheels (they're a secret ;)). For now I don't know whether I should get the grey comets repainted or remove the tyres and buy a different set of wheels. Me being as spontaneous as I am I'm already bidding on some different wheels ...... I need a smack!
Post 696674 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-21 02:51:43
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;696567]Cheers chaps ;)
I bloody love the Alfa, don't know what I'm going to do with the beauty :(
Drove the car down to the garage this afternoon, it's horrible to drive! That failed wheel bearing is unbelievably bad, putting the car away before replacing it has obviously taken its' toll on it with it sitting still for so long. It hums at speeds over 10mph even and gets louder and the vibration stronger as speed increases, it's terrible! Nowhere near that bad when I took it off the road. Oh well, on the way home from the garage it'll be nice and smooth :D
Still sounds awesome of course even on a sub 30mph gentle-as-possible drive :)
Personally, I like the grill. Had the standard waterfall grill on it first when we got, then got an eggcrate on it, got bored of that and put this black mesh one on it with a Heico badge to tie in with the Heico front spoiler flaps (proper name believe it or not!).
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with wheels, I love comets (heck I have 2 sets :P), I want something else, would love Tritons but I've only just bought the grey comets with nearly new tyres off of here. I can see me continuing to keep swapping wheels around until I get my ultimate wheels (they're a secret ;)). For now I don't know whether I should get the grey comets repainted or remove the tyres and buy a different set of wheels. Me being as spontaneous as I am I'm already bidding on some different wheels ...... I need a smack![/QUOTE]
Waterfall is that what you call it? I was going to change my standard grill but it's in good nick and looks OK with silver wheels, hence my comment.
You are the wheel man, mate. Maybe swap u a set of Thor for one set of the Comets....? :D I've still got the Propus, Perfo and soon to have a set of Titans.............plus those Ronal Turbo R10s from the 460 turbo
I should down your way early next month btw will give you a shout (sober :))
Post 696709 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-21 13:09:32
See James, you should have swapped the Propus with these Silver Comets when you were down :P. But you had only just collected them then right?
I call a standard grill a Waterfall aye, still got the original one off this car nailed to the wall in the garage!
Not keen on Thors on anything but P2s, they might cause issues on my AWD model too. Had Tethys (the multi spokes off S60s) and the one caught the inner rears as they more offset than these models (ET49 opposed to ET43, it seems 6mm DOES make a difference! ;)). I can only imagine the same with Thors depending on the positioning of wheel weights...
If you're this way then give us a bell, sober would be best :P
Anywayyyyyy......
The car failed its' MOT on the bottom ball joints, why oh why aren't they separate to the wishbone!?
Being an AWD shopping for new ones is confusing :(
Post 696710 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-21 13:18:22
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;696709]See James, you should have swapped the Propus with these Silver Comets when you were down :P. But you had only just collected them then right?
I call a standard grill a Waterfall aye, still got the original one off this car nailed to the wall in the garage!
Not keen on Thors on anything but P2s, they might cause issues on my AWD model too. Had Tethys (the multi spokes off S60s) and the one caught the inner rears as they more offset than these models (ET49 opposed to ET43, it seems 6mm DOES make a difference! ;)). I can only imagine the same with Thors depending on the positioning of wheel weights...
If you're this way then give us a bell, sober would be best :P
Anywayyyyyy......
The car failed its' MOT on the bottom ball joints, why oh why aren't they separate to the wishbone!?
Being an AWD shopping for new ones is confusing :([/QUOTE]
Oo yeah forget it was an AWD [looks at title of thread] should have known that one. I never said anything about swapping propus.......those comets look sooooo shiney! :) :) No, need to see them on the soon-to-be-miiine T5-R first :D
Was that the only thing it failed on, any advisories? Not too bad!
Post 696712 by mikealder on 2014-03-21 13:19:47
I would expect the 98 AWD to have the five bolt front wishbones, that is one bolt through the bottom of the front strut and four bolts securing the wishbone to the subframe, these can be "fun" to undo. I only mention this as some of the V70 models have three bolt wishbones so make sure you get the right ones.
As for putting Thor alloys on it, I wouldn't as the wheel/ tyres on the rear have about 2MM clearance between them and the rear suspension arm, we tried fitting my Thor alloys to Andys AWD last year to check this and decided the clearance simply wasn't enough - Mike
Post 696717 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-21 13:52:54
It had its' rear exhaust rubbers noted too, so no, not bad since it last went for an MOT in November 2011! That was only 3000 miles though....
Yeah sorry James, I read that slightly wrong... always trying to get some Propus.... I have my eye on some currently :doh:
When I ran Tethys (17x7.5J ET49) a wheel weight caught, I had to use spacers, can't be arsed with that crap again.
Cheers for the heads up Mike, I thought as much but was hoping that possibly I could get away with some good quality aftermarket ones but as they don't seem to exist for AWDs I've just gone and ordered some Genuine ones from Rufe, should get them on Tuesday ;)
Post 696719 by graemewelch on 2014-03-21 14:23:20
love the alfa you have. ive got a real soft spot for them. take the aux belt off to see if the rumble gose away. the belt idler pulley and tensioner are weak but you prob already know this
Post 696748 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-21 19:26:24
You've got an Alfa of some sort right Graeme?
I really didn't intend to buy another when I sold the GTV but I couldn't resist!
Anyone reading this, don't buy an Alfa, they get under your skin!!
Post 698786 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-28 19:21:18
Well there we are, the car is MOTed and back on the road.
Just need to tax it now.... Insurance was UNDER £300 for 12 months, not bad for a 21yo! Probably less than some of you older lot :)
My first impressions (again!) of the car is that my goodness is this thing slow! After having faster cars after having this last on the road has spoiled it a bit. The gears are just so long, it makes the car feel lazy. I think I'm just going to have to change the turbo for a 16t I have had for 2 years and work from there. Trouble is, I now have a lot of money tied up in the Alfa so I can't really afford the fun stuff like I had planned :(.
Besides the Silver C70 Comets on the car currently I also have Grey V70R Comets with nearly new Yoko Prada2 205/40R17 on them AND a set of C70 Propus rims. Plan is to put the Pradas on the BBS rims pictured below after I polish (or try to at least!) the lips and then slap them on the car.
I'm going to have to get the motor scrubbed up, it doesn't look too bad considering it hasn't been washed since April but it's still filthy! I imagine there's a good 10 hours at least though to be spent on it so here's to a clear weekend! Still haven't smartened up the rear end yet...
Will of course update with pics when appropriate!
Post 698840 by artfulflounder on 2014-03-28 21:31:22
Tis supposed to be nice weather this weekend so no excuse not to get plenty done....:)
Post 698885 by jamesy12345 on 2014-03-29 04:36:26
Very very nice wheels, mate
The Volvo might be a little slower but it's quicker than the Alfa right now :hidesbehi
Post 699167 by Owengsi on 2014-03-30 07:42:43
Interesting read Davey and you sound a bit like me with your cars (I currently have 6 taking my lifetime total to over 120 lol) - looks cracking after a wash and clay :)
Will check on in this thread regularly from now on.
Post 699689 by AcidicDavey on 2014-03-31 19:21:58
Taa ;)
In the end the car simply got too dirty to polish through the night so I'll have another wash on Friday hopefully, I might even wash the car too :P! I'll stop being such a lazy git and do it all in one day!
Got the tax, surprised the price hadn't increased (haven't had to buy any tax since July and that was only a 6 monther due to all my swapping :)). The car has done all of 7.6 miles since first started this year, it so far seems totally fine. Only warning light on is the washer fluid but that has been on for years due to a failed sensor I suppose, need to sort it :(.
Also need to do a few other things which I've been meaning to do for years.... Drivers' check strap (broken when we bought the car 7 years ago!), replace door cards with the 'luxury' extra stitched ones (again, I've had a set lying around for 2 years!), rear mudguard all snagged (bought like that). I'm doing a good job of making myself sound like a lazy git aren't I? Well, guess what? I am!
Post 700024 by jamesy12345 on 2014-04-02 06:45:13
Is this the engine in the Alfa, Davey? Very nice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_V6_engine
Just talking about V6s with my 960 owning pal
Post 700151 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-02 17:33:29
That's the one Jamesy, the Alfa Busso. In the 166 I have 3.0 24v V6 220bhp ;)
The car has been running well until I lasted posted that, the next day (yesterday) the Lambda light came on, it's coughed once while sat in traffic, obviously need to read the codes but I'm guessing it's the MAF!
Grrrr!
Post 700154 by jamesy12345 on 2014-04-02 17:49:18
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;700151]That's the one Jamesy, the Alfa Busso. In the 166 I have 3.0 24v V6 220bhp ;)
The car has been running well until I lasted posted that, the next day (yesterday) the Lambda light came on, it's coughed once while sat in traffic, obviously need to read the codes but I'm guessing it's the MAF!
Grrrr![/QUOTE]
OK I understand your choice a little more now ) maybe not entirely tho :p
Post 703151 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-13 21:28:40
Done about 400 miles now, it's been going well apart from the (slightly better) vibration through the car and the lambda light on. Andy (Thanatos) has sold me an MAF which may fix the issue, if not then no worries as the car is currently running a cheap eBay MAF due to the original one failing.
Anyway, after a few hundred miles and that Saharan dust the car looked a state so today was the day to sort it! Done as detailed below...
- Clear arches of muck,
- Rinse and brush wheels with an old washing up brush,
- Rinse whole car,
- Wash car using the two bucket method with Bilt Hamber Shampoo in one bucket starting with the roof then windows, bonnet, front bumper, boot lid, drivers' side upper half then passenger's, rear bumper, drivers' lower half then passenger's.
- Rinse with the hose from the top of the car aiming down,
- Dry glass with micro fibre towel.
- Clay whole car one panel at a time using Bilt Hamber Soft Clay Bar and tap water as a lubricant in a water mister.
- Polish each panel one by one with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish on a sponge applicator and using a microfibre cloth to buff.
- A new one for me, I used Poor Boy's Black Hole Glaze to enhance the gloss, nice stuff to use and it smells lovely :)
- Seal each panel one by one with Bilt Hamber Auto Balm on a sponge applicator and using a microfibre cloth to buff off.
- Polish wheels with the above method,
- Dress tyres and mirror surrounds with Meguiars' Endurance Tyre Gel, I used a heat gun on the gutter trims and mudguards, the other plastics won't take it!
- Polish exhaust tips with Brassol on an old rag.
- Step back and be amazed!
It's nice to see the old bitch shining, all this was done with the reluctant help of a friend, made a seriously huge job done to a 5 hour shift or so :D
It's looking great (other than the rear bumper of course!), too clean to drive it too be honest!!
Here it is...
13-04-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
She doesn't look too bad does she?
13-04-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 008 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 009 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 010 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 011 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 012 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
13-04-14 013 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Just needs to be lower now...
Post 703155 by merc85 on 2014-04-13 21:33:54
always liked this car, lovely mate brushed up a goodin :)
Post 703159 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-13 21:45:03
Cheers mate ;)
The years of neglect haven't done much harm it seems, although there are scratches near the rear spoiler where £££££££ cats have used the car to jump on the garage, little ££££ers!
Someone has offered to lend me their DA Polisher so I may have a go with that...
Post 703168 by Volvostorm on 2014-04-13 22:04:15
Wow! That scrubs up well!
Stunning in that blue :)
Post 703197 by jamesy12345 on 2014-04-14 06:30:23
I've seen that in the flesh nice motor, looks really good now. You don't arf scrub a car up well, fella. I like the photo shoot locations too
Post 703208 by V70 Graham on 2014-04-14 08:29:52
Looks very nice, love the colour
Post 703212 by M-R-P on 2014-04-14 09:05:48
Not a fan of yellow fogs but looks awesome otherwise!
Post 703213 by V70 Graham on 2014-04-14 09:10:24
[QUOTE=M-R-P;703212]Not a fan of yellow fogs but looks awesome otherwise![/QUOTE]
Fair point, I was too busy looking at the colour to notice.....what's your plans for the rear bumper Davey ?
Post 703214 by M-R-P on 2014-04-14 09:12:30
XC bumper would look cool :)
Post 703215 by V70 Graham on 2014-04-14 09:49:51
[QUOTE=M-R-P;703214]XC bumper would look cool :)[/QUOTE]
Painted bumper would be a start lol.....:hidesbehi
Post 703510 by abdul on 2014-04-15 03:53:00
Looks stunning
Post 703704 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-15 19:53:35
Cheers you lot :)
I've got some plain gloss black Vinyl to cover the paint damage caused by that horrid Silver cover I had on the car previously!
T'was a lot of effort to clean this one up but it's been worth it, the next day though a bird had shat on it of course :(. The Nautic Blue is a nice colour cleaned up. Mind, isn't every colour?
What do you mean by an XC bumper? Front or rear? A fully painted front one could look cool I guess but I like my standard bumper with the rare as rocking horse poopoo Heico Lower Spoiler Flaps, it confuses people :)
Actually had someone come up to me the other day and say 'Those brakes look meaty pal!', 'They're just painted calipers lol!', made me chuckle :)
I'll get a friend to help do the bumper tomorrow, keep forgetting...
Post 704779 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-19 23:54:40
I've had the battery off the car a couple of times now, the Lambda light doesn't come on but then after a few miles it rears it's ugly head! That engine vibration is still present too but I'm going to Polybush all possible engine mounts and also install some subframe bush inserts, a worthwhile mod I'm told...
Yesterday I had the dash apart to wrap the dash and install some LED bulbs in the dash, only did the main dial backlights as I couldn't get the trip screen bulbs out of their holders and I didn't want to break them! I used some cheap as chips bulbs for them (about £2.80 for 20), they're great, I use them in the number plate lights too.
Here's the dash before...
Dash Trim 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And After...
Dash Trim 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Yep, just plain old Gloss Black. Did the Glovebox and centre console perfect but the radio surround is a bit of a mess as I tried to do it in situ, I might just get them dipped one day.
Here's the car the other day, she's looking great ;)
15-04-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
15-04-14 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Seriously starting to consider breaking the Alfa :(, definitely the alternator failed plus belts = £1000 or so plus brakes etc. I know it's for the best but it's just so pretty!!!!
Post 704901 by merc85 on 2014-04-20 13:49:38
looking awesome mate
Post 705424 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-21 22:51:28
Ta mate, ended up peeling off the vinyl, couple of creases on the top right of heater control bugging me! Will either replace or get them dipped :D
After over 2 years of having them lying around, finally mustered up the effort to fit my 'luxury' door cards. Piece of piss of course, before and after pics below...
Door Cards 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Door Cards 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
You may notice a difference with the door pins too, I was luck enough to find a second hand set of IPD Aluminium Pins and Bezels on eBay at a realistic price so I got them :), much nicer than standard but they're a bit rattly.
Door Pins 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Door Pins 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Also, while the driver's card was off it was a good time to replace the broken check strap that was present when we bought the car, I bought the new one nearly 4 years ago now (!), lazy I know... Shouldn't have bothered as the bolt that holds the end to the A pillar has a striped thread so never mind a broken strap, it doesn't have one in at all any more!
Here's the old one...
Check Straps 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Cambelt kit, waterpump on the way. Genuine coolant, reservoir already here. 10 years since the belts were done now :(
Post 706229 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-24 22:45:36
Well, here we go, I've done something about the rear bumper.
I tried to put some black vinyl on it the other day but rushed it and ruined it and run out of 'sensible wrap'. So you can guess what I've gone and done.....
.....The faint hearted should not scroll down, you will feel sick/be offended/extremely annoyed/whatever!
Snazzy Rear Bumper 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Snazzy Rear Bumper 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It's better than it was yeah? OK I'm not sure either! lol
It's vinyl so only temporary...
Post 706230 by merc85 on 2014-04-24 22:50:11
my kidds would love the rear bumper ;)
Post 706239 by AcidicDavey on 2014-04-24 23:40:52
I showed it to a friend, I built them up to expect a shock, they thought I done it pink or something, they actually quite liked it lol
Post 706266 by jamesy12345 on 2014-04-25 04:07:23
Hehe love it nice one Davey
Post 709502 by AcidicDavey on 2014-05-06 22:57:27
I really don't know whether I love or hate the bumper fun. A lot of people I've showed it to love it (even my Mother lol), no one's hated, just been shocked! It'll stay for a while :). Those on VOC love it.......
05-05-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-05-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I am happy with how the car's looking, sort of wish I had the money for the coilovers for it though :(
05-05-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-05-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-05-14 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Anyway, more importantly...
Finally sorted those Propus wheels. They started like this below, fairly good nic with corrosion and scuffs to the rims.
Propus 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Used Nitromors and a scraper to get the paint off, it's messy and slow but it does the job ;)
Propus 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Propus 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Once all the paint was off I sanded them down with 60grit paper then 120, 180 then finally 400.
Propus 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Then, using a polishing kit I followed the instructions to polish them up. Took perhaps 20 hours to strip the paint off and 2 hours to polish them. Yes, I'm slow I know!
Propus 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Look good although I'm still not convinced I want them lol
Post 709506 by AndysR on 2014-05-06 23:02:17
Well it's certainly different, personally I think it would work better on a jap car but it doesn't by any means look terrible, if you have kids then you certainly have an excuse if someone were to criticise it ;)
I like those wheels a lot, not sure I'd fit them over the existing comets, best you get them fitted and see how they look :)
Post 709508 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-05-06 23:06:41
great upadate davey wheels look great bumper looks fun lol right at home on a volvo estate lol
Post 709513 by AcidicDavey on 2014-05-06 23:15:32
I don't have kids so my excuse is the bad paint should someone ask :D, it's fun and gets a laugh, I try not to take things too seriously so hopefully the car says that too!
I love comets (hell I've got another set too!) but I've always wanted some Propus wheels, just don't like the idea of cleaning them, especially now I've polished them :)
Post 709517 by AndysR on 2014-05-06 23:22:33
Fair play, I think cleaning them over the comets will be a bit more of a challenge :)
Post 709518 by merc85 on 2014-05-06 23:25:17
That car is looking Mint, ;)
Post 709519 by AcidicDavey on 2014-05-06 23:28:24
In all honesty, the photos are a little flattering :( Still not too shabby mind lol. Just some marking in the lacquer.
Post 710378 by AcidicDavey on 2014-05-09 22:51:10
Gave the car to my indie to do the overdue belt change etc (with genuine bits of course) and I asked them to look for the failed engine mount causing the vibration at idle I've mentioned before. Turns out it's the one at the crankshaft pulley end of the engine and is causing the pulley to whack the subframe!
I also got them to install some subframe bush inserts which has made the vibration unbearable now! It is quite funny though how I take the Alfa off the road because of a vibration from the engine and then a 100 odd miles into driving the Volvo (same amount as the Alfa!) and that starts too. Bloody cars.
On a positive note though, the steering feel and responsiveness has been drastically improved, it's just shown weakness elsewhere. Definitely worth fitting people if you don't mind a bit more vibration...
Also, the emissions light doesn't come on anymore, I've been running some Redex Fuel cleaner through it, light has come on since. It was on for 600 miles or so! And the washer fluid light is sorted too, the sensor was loose out of the bottle and that was it, it had been on for 6-7 years lol....I'm soooo lazy :P At least there are zero warning lights on now, and yes they all work :)
Got the tyres swapped over between the Grey Comets and Propus so they get cleaned up further and put on tomorrow.
Post 710385 by abdul on 2014-05-09 23:18:08
Nice looking car
Post 711291 by c70geoff on 2014-05-12 22:21:05
loving the new rims fella but ditch the side bars if you putting coilovers on
Post 715459 by AcidicDavey on 2014-05-29 21:57:33
I'd consider removing the Sill Protectors once it's down, would probably regret it as they're rare as ££££, I bought them in 2010 and have never seen them anywhere else before! When I search them on Google it comes up with pictures of my car lol. The coilovers I want for this car though cost €1925 which as of today is about £1567!
Yep, Intrax RSAs, only the best ;)
Just thought today, I haven't posted any proper pics of the car since its' wheel change!
Gave it a quick wash and another coat of Poor Boy's Black Hole glaze on Tuesday, hoovered it too. Took less than 3 hours which is good going for me I think. Cleaned up under the engine a bit too ;)
Nautic Blue is a lovely colour in low light conditions, still wish it was a Saffy R though lol!
28-05-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Turned the sticker around on the battery, new coolant bottle, fresh coolant etc and a new overflow hose. Took the sticker off the top of the new bottle as it was wonky, took about half an hour! What on the earth are they stuck down with!?
28-05-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And some rushed photos taken today... definitely needs lowering to pull them off, but then I'd end up changing the wheels again anyway lol!
29-05-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Yes, it's still on!
29-05-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Car's running well apart from the Lambda light coming on now and again. Also, the SERVICE light has started coming on at start up, funny as I haven't seen it since 2010 lol!
Post 723587 by AcidicDavey on 2014-07-10 23:28:08
First time on here in a while, lets update you all...
Lets start by saying I was considering selling this motor, that's out of the window now you'll be pleased to hear.
Back at the end of May I bought a massive Job Lot of brand New genuine Volvo parts and I'm going to use the money raised to unraise this car! Yes, I've decided I'm going to be buying some KW Variant 2 Coilovers for this car. They are about £1140 but they'll transform the car! Although, that may be out of the window for now but I'll get to that in a bit...
Just some random pics from the other week.
26-06-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
26-06-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
This happened earlier that day too!
120,000 Miles! by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
That's nearly 10,000 miles in over 7 years lol
The interior has been transformed from this:
Dash Trim 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
To this:
Alu Dash 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Near mint C70 Chunky Steering Wheel found in a local scrapyard,
Grey R Floor mats and Aluminium Dash Trims from a pair of forum members.
So much better!
To apologise to the car for threatening to sell it I treated it to this...
29-06-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
...note the stickerbombed battery too lol
The possible delay in getting the coilovers is due to a horrific suspension knock developing last week!
By the looks of this I think it is the ARB bushes! I planned to get IPD bars eventually but it looks like I'm going to have to get them soon :(
Knackered ARB Bush by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And finally... Today I removed these...
Sill Protectors 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Yep, finally given in, looks very weird without them on...
10-07-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
10-07-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 723588 by WOODY T5 on 2014-07-10 23:42:53
All looks very nice mate but it needs dropping now:)
Post 723589 by AcidicDavey on 2014-07-11 00:01:32
Too right! It needed dropping 16 years ago!
Post 723591 by jamesy12345 on 2014-07-11 00:05:08
Looking good there Davey, love those alloys
Yes looks a bit high why is that? My S70 isn't that high...maybe T5s are lower than yours? Didn't think so
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Post 723592 by AcidicDavey on 2014-07-11 00:14:56
Cheers Jamesy ;)
I think T5s are 10mm lower than normal models and AWDs 10mm higher than that so your car is 20mm approx lower than mine...
Plus I've got real low profile tyres (205/40 17s) which makes the arch gap look even bigger!
As I've said, adjustable coilovers are on top of the list!
Post 723594 by jamesy12345 on 2014-07-11 00:26:26
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;723592]Cheers Jamesy ;)
I think T5s are 10mm lower than normal models and AWDs 10mm higher than that so your car is 20mm approx lower than mine...
Plus I've got real low profile tyres (205/40 17s) which makes the arch gap look even bigger!
As I've said, adjustable coilovers are on top of the list![/QUOTE]
right, plus my tyres are 225/45!
Post 725840 by AcidicDavey on 2014-07-24 19:47:28
Well as I said last time the front anti roll bar bushes failed so it was the perfect excuse to buy the IPD uprated bars :)
I didn't want to get them yet but with the amount the car is clicking over bumps I really had to!
I ordered them from European Tuning, paid on the 15th and arrived this morning. Not bad considering they were on backorder ;).
IPD AWD Anti Roll Bars 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Can't wait to get them on the car, in normal driving the car doesn't seem to roll too much but if you throw it around at speed....yeah that's a different story! The rear of the car especially practically falls over lol. Looking forward to the first drive with them on :)
I ordered some new rear droplinks the other week, makes sense to change them. Bloody £28 something each plus 2 bushes each side at £2.60 each. I don't need those 4 bushes as the IPD kit comes with Poly versions of the droplinks bushings, woops! Anybody want the genuine ones for £10 including delivery? Sorry I can't help myself....
Post 732596 by RollingThunder on 2014-08-31 18:16:00
Any updates Dave? How are the iPD ARBs?
Post 734758 by AcidicDavey on 2014-09-11 23:24:13
Sorry Sam, not in here very often :(, keep forgetting.
So far so good. The steering is weightier and more precise. As I said on VOC it doesn't actually feel that different until you look down and see the speed you're exciting corners! The car is, simply put, much more controllable. The biggest surprise about changing to the uprated bars is the increased ride control, before the car used to feel a bit wobbly and loose over bumps but now the comfort is only let down by the rattly tailgate lock, grrrrr!!!
Only this evening I was thinking about one tricky Hereford street corner, before it felt really tight and difficult to get round with staying in lane whereas now you can boost through it easily and laugh at everyone else struggle! It does highlight how bad these cars are at getting their power down, LSD please lol
All in all a very worthwhile upgrade but my bushes on my old ones were knackered anyway sooo....
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Hopefully in a week or so I will finally get my coilovers on order, very close now :)
Also, as I'm sure I have mentioned I have a super set of wheels planned for the car when it is down. Non Volvo and the car they are off is RWD and the rims are staggered but the rears will be way too wide for me so I'm building a set of 4 front wheels which is fun... I've got one on the way, and no I'm not going to disclose what they are until they are on the car ;). I am still very excited about getting this done :)
Still got the sexy 166, current plan is to get it on the road when the MOT for this runs out in late March. Need to be driving a V6 Alfa, after all I only managed 120 miles lol
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Haven't done much with the car since the last time I posted here, just drive it. I have put some pressed plates on it (I did originally plan on getting a private plate but the DVLA make enough already!) R467 YEC it is then. Looking through the history of this car it would appear it has had 2 different private plates on it already.
I also changed the Simota Carbon Filter for a BSR Cone one for more wooosh! Well because I'm a chav really!
Here are a couple of pics before the pressed plates went on it...
26-07-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Ok, I would add more but damn Flickr says sharing of this photo and that photos is restricted! If you click the photo above you'll get into my album if you wish.
Just to finish... The other week we did the Evo Triangle as I was in the area to collect Alfa parts, despite extremely heavy fog and drizzle we suffered from heavy brake fade, good boy lol
Post 734761 by jamesy12345 on 2014-09-12 00:30:33
Looking good Davey, I am thinking about doing the rear ARB only. I took around Harewood hillclimb last week & found it was just about impossible to get any oversteer :). I thought the stiffer back end might help a bit with turn in, maybe get some spaces for the rear wheels also
Which coilovers are you going for? There is a group buy on here somewhere
Post 734763 by AcidicDavey on 2014-09-12 00:37:45
Hey Jamesy buddy, cheers!
With both bars changed you can only get oversteer with a scandi flick, not on the road of course, private driveway and all that...
For the FWD models IPD do/did make 3 diameter rear bars; 22mm, 25 and 26. Standard is about 19 or so I think.
Being an AWD model my coilover options are limited, different rear suspension set up you see. Cheapest shelf kit is KW V2s at about £1140 delivered, I can hear my wallet crying already.... :(
Post 734764 by jamesy12345 on 2014-09-12 00:43:36
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;734763]Hey Jamesy buddy, cheers!
With both bars changed you can only get oversteer with a scandi flick, not on the road of course, private driveway and all that...
For the FWD models IPD do/did make 3 diameter rear bars; 22mm, 25 and 26. Standard is about 19 or so I think.
Being an AWD model my coilover options are limited, different rear suspension set up you see. Cheapest shelf kit is KW V2s at about £1140 delivered, I can here my wallet crying already.... :([/QUOTE]
oh of course AWD.....forgot about that. On the Hillclimb course I was understeering through just about every corner, then put the power on and it was one wheel drive all the way to the next corner :D agree with your comment about LSD!
I'll have a look & those bars, thanks for info
Post 734766 by AcidicDavey on 2014-09-12 00:59:08
TBH, the single best upgrade I've fitted to this car has been poly bush inserts in the subframe bushes. If you haven't already got some I strongly recomend fitting some. They dramatically reduced body roll and steering feel. A slight loss of comfort is much outweighed by more noise, this car roars under acceleration now, just a shame the bloody gears are so tall.
Going back to the handling, tyres of course make a huge difference. With the 205/40R17s Paradas the car is currently wearing it so chuckable and predictable. This car would be such a joy to drive if it wasn't for that bloody rattling tailgate lock that I can't fix!!!! Ok, they are crap (borderline scary!) in the wet but you get used to it, first big puddle the steering wheel nearly ripped my ££££ing thumb off!
I really want to convert this car to a manual but I simply don't have the space, tools or talent :(
Post 734827 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-12 12:38:20
Looking slick there Dave :) Glad to hear the iPds are as good as they were on my old 940.
I'm hoping to get some work done on mine this weekend - I've had permission to crack on as the kitchen is almost done at last! :D Hoping to finish the PCV service and do the cambelt... fingers crossed lol.
Keep up the good work!
Post 740368 by AcidicDavey on 2014-10-07 00:20:25
Thought I'd add another little post here. :)
A few weeks ago I pulled off the line with haste (no wheelspin, it is an auto afterall!) and accelerated hard to 30mph. I looked in my rear view mirror and see blue flashing lights, great. 'Do you know why I have stopped you sir?' 'Because I pulled away quickly from the lights back there I would imagine which was both daft and a waste of fuel'.
He then looks around the car and points out the pressed plates and states they are illegal (I hold my hands up, they were) and asks if I have the originals and I state I know exactly where they are. He then say's 'I can't fine you for speeding (because they couldn't prove I was and I wasn't anyway!) so I'll fine you for your plates instead!'
Those were his exact words, the officer was an ££££££££! Fining me because my plates didn't have the manufacturer or BS marks permanently marked!
A warning would have been more than sufficient, it's not as if I'm a repeat offender or known to the police, grrrrr!
Let that be a warning for legal plates to all that read this, £100 fine for them is ridiculous, I almost wish I was speeding lol
Oh well, I'm now in a position to order coilovers for this car if I wish but while saving for them my mindset has changed somewhat.
I've turned saving into a game almost, it is quite embarrassing :(. Spending money genuinely unsettles me lol! I want the coilovers I just don't want to pay for them.
I think another thing holding me back is the task I've set myself of sourcing my dream wheels for the car once the car is down. They are not easy to find at a reasonable amount and the car they are off have a staggered set and the rears are way too wide so I need a set of 4 front wheels. ....and no, I'm not sharing what wheels they are ;)
The urge to buy another car has been high, I ask the questions, watch the ebay auction get close to the end and then chicken out of bidding.
I think the Alfa 166 has scared me out of buying cars...
I still love the Alfa and the current plan is to sort it for once the MOT runs out on this Volvo so March.
It is truly the best car I have ever driven, sat in or been around.
I'm in love :D
Post 740380 by RollingThunder on 2014-10-07 08:04:05
Would a set of V70R AWD shocks/springs be cheaper? You'd get the R lowered stance that you're after but it might be a bit cheaper (but maybe not much lol). It is quite a firm ride though - I hope you realise that the coilovers will probably be the same, far firmer (harsher?) than the std AWD suspension which is smooth and cosseting in comparison.
I understand the appeal of the Alfa, that V6 is glorious. I nearly bought a V6 Alfa 75 many years ago but chickened out due to the difficulty of working on the engine - its unbelievably awkward to get at ancillaries etc - nearly everything needs the engine to be pulled or the manifolds to be stripped off :( I bought the 2.0 TwinSpark in the end and that was a superb engine, beautifully revvy and well balanced. It felt like far more than 150bhp :)
Post 740391 by Ettienne on 2014-10-07 09:09:21
[QUOTE=RollingThunder;740380]Would a set of V70R AWD shocks/springs be cheaper? You'd get the R lowered stance that you're after but it might be a bit cheaper (but maybe not much lol). It is quite a firm ride though - I hope you realise that the coilovers will probably be the same, far firmer (harsher?) than the std AWD suspension which is smooth and cosseting in comparison.
I understand the appeal of the Alfa, that V6 is glorious. I nearly bought a V6 Alfa 75 many years ago but chickened out due to the difficulty of working on the engine - its unbelievably awkward to get at ancillaries etc - nearly everything needs the engine to be pulled or the manifolds to be stripped off :( I bought the 2.0 TwinSpark in the end and that was a superb engine, beautifully revvy and well balanced. It felt like far more than 150bhp :)[/QUOTE]
nobody makes lowering springs for the p1 awd's, mte used to about 10 years ago, the only place I knew that did, that's why I started the drop bolts (fooler bolts) thread on VT and VOC last year.
You can't fit a standard shock the rear without a special bracket, although I did make some up, then nobody makes the springs, although I found one that did fit (pretty sure), but then I sold the car so didn't continue with the project and just used fooler bolts.
Post 740476 by RollingThunder on 2014-10-07 17:27:12
I know the aftermarket stuff is unobtainium Ettienne, I was suggesting the Dave look at getting genuine Volvo parts - fitting 'R AWD' spec suspension bits. I have a same year V70R AWD so could give him my chassis number, which he could give to FRF or whoever to order the correct bits - as mechanically ours cars are identical (AWD, pre ME7, auto) they should just bolt on.
Post 740480 by Ettienne on 2014-10-07 17:41:02
[QUOTE=RollingThunder;740476]I know the aftermarket stuff is unobtainium Ettienne, I was suggesting the Dave look at getting genuine Volvo parts - fitting 'R AWD' spec suspension bits. I have a same year V70R AWD so could give him my chassis number, which he could give to FRF or whoever to order the correct bits - as mechanically ours cars are identical (AWD, pre ME7, auto) they should just bolt on.[/QUOTE]
I had a 2000 ph3 r, tbh it's not a massive upgrade. That's why i changed mine.
In fact I'm sure I have a complete set of ph3 suspension.
Post 740500 by AcidicDavey on 2014-10-07 18:45:00
My head is set on the KW V2s Coilovers. The cheapest I've found them for is £1133 delivered. I want the adjustability coilovers provide. Plus I have only ever heard good things about KW's Coilovers, not too uncomfy apparently...
I have considered just speccing up a set of R nivos on the back (new they are over £300 each I believe) and then a set of TME AWD lowering springs which are apparently designed for nivos. This car has now done around 123k and it appears to have all original suspension bits so no doubt going to new bits will transform it.
I first learnt of the drop/fouler bolts because of your Laser Steve. Again, this doesn't really appeal to me because the rear suspension on this car feels so incredible soft, if you change direction at speed you really notice this!
I will buy the KWs, I'm just preparing my wallet for the pounding! :P
Back to the Alfas.... You're right Sam, the V6s are really crammed in there. The 166 is quite a big car so a bit more room but is FWD unlike the 75 so the belts etc are right against the chassis leg, I need to get the alternator off mine but you can't even see it! It sits below the rear bank right at the bottom so when turning right water gets flicked up into it, very clever Alfa!
Post 740608 by RollingThunder on 2014-10-08 08:09:59
If its any consolation Dave, I was giving my mate a hand last weekend - changing an alternator on a smart car. You'd think it'd be pretty straightforward, but no. We had to drop the rear axle to get the sod out, there just isn't any room to get it out! Wish all cars had engine bays like my old 940s :)
Post 741833 by AcidicDavey on 2014-10-12 21:13:35
Well, there we go, THE order has been placed. Yes I have been threatening to empty my wallet and today I have, I feel a bit sick lol but the coilovers are on their way :)
I feel like I'm stepping into unknown territory a bit as I'm yet to read about someone with these KW V2s on an AWD.
This will only be the second time I've even/had changed springs/shocks so it will be interesting to see the difference :).
The only time was some lowering springs on some old standard shocks and the ride was ruined on that lol, hopefully this will be a positive experience.
Anyway, this week I fitted some 6000K HIDs to the dipped beam. My God was it overdue! The difference is night and day (pun intended!). Before I had some Philips bulbs in there with cheap bulbs in the full beam which made no difference so put the Philips in the full and HIDs in the Projectors. I've held off getting HIDs before because of the drls, little did I know it was just the little grub screw in the corner of the switch that you turned...
Still, I'm happy with them, it was before unpleasant to drive at night.
Here are the ones I bought. They are not CANBUS or whatever and no flickering or bulb blown light on dash. Good quality kit without the connectors wired on upside like I've come across before!
I obviously changed the sidelight bulbs for some 5smd LEDs, I bought them from eBay last year, about £2.40 for 20 and I run them in the number plate lights and instrument cluster all issue free too.
Today I swapped the wheels from front to back as the front tyres are 1mm down on the front, cleaned the calipers and finally fitted a new rear driver's mudguard which was damaged when we got the car 7.5 years ago!
I do like to take my time :).
I'll post some pics at some point of the lights.
Post 744438 by AcidicDavey on 2014-10-24 18:40:18
The other day the invoice came for the coilovers, they will hopefully arrive in a week or so! :D
In the time being I ordered an Ultra Racing rear strut bar. Ordered it Wednesday evening and it arrived today!
Ultra Racing Rear Strut 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It wasn't quite a perfect fit so I had to bore out the fitment holes a bit, not as easy to fit as I would have hoped!
It came with the fittings and simply screws into the holes where the seatbelts for the 7 seat conversion would go.
Ultra Racing Rear Strut 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Not driven yet, can't imagine it will make much difference but oh well :)
Here's where I got it...
Post 747479 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-10 19:46:05
We all love retail therapy, me especially. 4 weeks have past and they've finally arrived! :D
KW V2 Coilovers 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Very exciting.... was worried they wouldn't be right as I've never seen a photo of this set before.
KW V2 Coilovers 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
KW V2 Coilovers 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Pleased to say all the mounting points seem correct, phew....
Can't wait to get them on, read too many good things about KW now!
The rebound is adjustable via a hex headed slot in the top of each strut bar thankfully. There are 19 reassuring clicks between soft and hard.
Just waiting on some fitment bits from Volvo. I'll take some measurements to ensure I can get the car as low as I can but still clear getting in and out of the drive. When the front lip is at the lowest point when entering/exiting the drive there is about 75mm clearance so dropping 60mm or so sounds safe. :)
That'll do for now regarding the coilovers, this happened last week...
123456 Miles! by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Reset the trip too early, wanted it to read 123.4 too :(.
Sad I know!
Also, I had the car on a weighbridge recently. With me in it 1740kg and I'm about 70-75kg plus 20kg or so of fuel. Heavier than I thought as I thought manufacturer kerb weights included a full tank and a 75kg driver? The book figure for a manual AWD is 1608kg so say 1640 for an auto? That's way more than 100kg under what it is but my car does have a few extras.
Anyway, geek mode off ;)
Post 747485 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-10 20:17:26
Mmmm.......
Coilovers!! :D
Post 747500 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-10 23:00:16
^^^^^
About ££££ing time really!
Can't wait :D
It'll be wheels next, although I love what's on it I need to get some more special.
Or, a manual conversion but that'll be expensive as I'm not competent to do it myself :(
Post 747503 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-10 23:23:40
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;747500]^^^^^
About ££££ing time really!
Can't wait :D
It'll be wheels next, although I love what's on it I need to get some more special.
Or, a manual conversion but that'll be expensive as I'm not competent to do it myself :([/QUOTE]
Lol!
Gonna miss your sky high stance... Much like yourself really! ;)
Means I'm really gonna have to do.something about my 960 now.
It fails the shoe test quite spectacularly. Probably swallowing a bloody Wellington boot! :(
Looks even worse being on 18" Pegs.
As for the manual conversion; buy the parts, put me up and buy me enough cider to sink a ship and I'll come and do it! ;)
You gonna let me into what you're thinking for wheels then??
You've made some, erm, odd choices in the past, (Remember the Mags on the 480?!) perhaps I could gently steer you away from something bloody awful.
Again.
Pmsl!! :D
Only joking Dave, think you learnt your lesson that time!
Post 747504 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-10 23:57:51
Hey, I bought them because they were cheap (for a reason!) lol
At least their replacements were right :P
19-06-13 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I still miss that car a lot :(
At least your 960 has leaf springs on the rear right? That's half price lowering right there!
Manual conversion. Well, I'd probably buy a whole donor and strip it myself. The reason I wouldn't want to fit it is because I'm a demotivated sod and it would take me a month! Don't make offers like that as I'll take you up on it :P, loads of cider round these parts ;)
Post 747506 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-11 00:44:47
Even better Dave, it only has one leaf spring, it runs transversely and is fixed in the middle.
Actually, scrap that. It's worse. Much worse.
It's made of fibreglass and is pretty much impossible to lower, it can't be decambered ad it's not steel and as the the axle doesn't go over it like a traditional leaf, so lowering blocks are out of the question.
Even better, it has Nivos, so change them for regular shocks and it just sits on the bump stops!
Still, that seems to work my 480! ;)
Go on, get another!
Post 747589 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-11 18:51:10
Ah, you make something which should be rather simple sound impossible, well done Volvo ;)
I hadn't seen another 480 in months and then today I see a Flame Red Celebration, reg beginning N312 just 2 minutes from my house. It's a sign :P
As you may remember me saying in the past, I do actually know where a Black 480 Manual Turbo is being stored in a farmyard 10 miles or so away.
I would love to take it on but I can only afford to run one car at a time hence my Alfa is sat there since March. I do want to buy more cars and would love a 480 Turbo but with the way things are it just isn't going to happen.
Believe me, I have nearly bought many cars recently. Jaguar XJ, BMW Z3, BMW 325ti, Alfa Spider, Alfa GTV V6, Renault Clio 182, even a Volvo 440 in Hereford that I won on eBay that I bid on because it was in Hereford but the seller refused to sell it as it sold poorly (dick!). Many cars I've bid on but slipped through my fingers. There is actually a Silver V70 R that I know of in Hereford that I'm tempted by, it is an auto but if was a manual I'd already have it...
Post 747953 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-13 21:03:53
Jesus Dave, you're a freaking nightmare!! ;)
Someone should probably lock you up to save you from yourself!
Post 748999 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-22 19:55:29
Right, I've been playing garage today and been fitting the coilovers.
Fronts on, piece of piss obviously. I reused the top mount plates but replaced the rubber spring mounts, didn't even need spring compressors, nice one Volvo ;). It's about 100mm lower at the front :D
The rears however....
Getting the old springs out, PITA! Too many bloody arms and what not!
We've managed to install one side before running out of daylight but the adjustable platform for the spring is just spinning the whole thing with the C spanner rather than just the purple part of the platform which is threaded. GRRRR!
It's no lower on the one rear side that has the new bits installed. Maybe it is still being propped up by the nivo on the otherside?
We'll continue tomorrow with happier news hopefully....bloody AWD!
Post 749447 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-24 22:18:31
And now my 960 reclaims it's place as VPCUK's king of ground clearance!! :(
Does look loads better... At the front!
Gonna look epic on those wheels, Dave ;)
Post 749448 by Ettienne on 2014-11-24 22:27:51
I made up an adaptor bracket for the rear of my awd to use standard fwd rear shocks and found another off the shelf spring to fit.
I also fitted s60r rear calipers, as well as Porsche fronts, made a big difference.
Does look good though.
Post 749450 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-24 22:29:24
Thanks Steve! :)
I can assure you, the impact is much bigger in person, I keep accidentally kicking the front bumper lol
Edit: 2nd Steve, Porsche bbk might be quite appropriate soon ;)
Post 749458 by Biff on 2014-11-24 23:29:44
Well done mate! Big bucks on the kw's.
I'm pretty sure you will always have rake, the awds don't drop much.
Post 749459 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-24 23:39:30
Cheers Biff!
I'd like to think the rear can be dropped a lot too as the new components are simply so much shorter but then I understand there may be limitations with all them bloody arms etc.
It's hard to say until the rears are fully fitted as I've never seen another AWD with this kit on. I want 'rakage' but not this much lol
Post 749562 by Doingitsideways on 2014-11-25 23:26:17
I really am ££££ at keeping secrets, Dave.
Tick tock, tick tock... ;)
Post 749566 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-25 23:58:18
Don't worry Steve, you can do it!
I dropped the centre caps off at the wheel guy today, there are about 4 different designs for the cars these are off and I got the ones I wanted :)
Told him I changed my mind on the colour since dropping them on Thursday, doh! He hadn't started on actually painting them so all is good. ;)
There are a lot of ££££ talkers in this industry. When I was at the tyre fitters he asked me if I was getting them refurbed and I said yeah and he handed me a business card and said this bloke is great, £35 a wheel and does a great job. Great I though and when I got there I told him his recommendation and he said '£35!? We charge £65 +Vat per wheel.' That was just for the faces! Why the hell did the tyre fitter tell me £35?!
££££!
Adaptors are on their way, just tyres and wheel nuts to go :)
Post 749647 by RollingThunder on 2014-11-26 19:02:14
Are they 2 piece split rims Dave? If so split them yourself and save a wedge ;) I paid £60 each for mine to be done - but I had to split them, and then reassemble and re-torque them myself afterwards. It did save almost exactly 50% v the most expensive quote I had though!
If they're single piece, then my last set cost me £40 each. No bad really.
Post 749652 by AcidicDavey on 2014-11-26 19:29:26
Nah Sam, they're single piece, can't be dealing with cleaning splits anymore especially as I'd have to have polished lips still :P
I would have a set of Tritons, the 18 inch version of the Propus but they're so rare :(
Love the props but we need 18s now ;)
Post 750247 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-01 16:18:54
Right then folks, I got the coilovers finished on the car yesterday :)
The rears are fully wound down and the lowest point of the rear bumper is 20mm lower, that's it! The front is about 105mm lower!
...but the rear was sagging anyway. You will remember me mentioning in the past a very strange squidgy feeling from the rear end? During sudden directional changes it felt like the rear was going to fall over? Well, as it turns out the car had different nivos on the rear! One black and one blue! No wonder it handled so weirdly!
Too early to go into more detail in the handling department as I haven't fiddled with the rebound settings.
What I can say though is that I may have to consider raising the front end a touch as it is a bit too low perhaps. I went to go and collect some parts and I had great difficulty with the large speed humps, the cat catches (original), even the pavement outside my drive is scuffed lol
I'll post up some pics some time this week, needs a wash ;)
I went and collected my repainted 'mystery' wheels today, look stunning :). Can't wait to get them on, still waiting on the adaptors and I need to get tyres and wheel nuts too.
Post 750332 by Biff on 2014-12-02 08:03:52
As I thought mate... Only way to level it out is get some fooler boots sorted.
Doubt you'll get the 105mm drop but I've not seen many v70's on coils that sit level.
Looking forward to seeing these wheels.
Post 750339 by RollingThunder on 2014-12-02 09:13:38
Looking fwd to the pics Dave :)
And about these wheels... I reckon they're chromed 20inchers with spinners :D You're not posting pics cos you're too embarrassed lol
Post 750397 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-12-02 18:08:30
looking forward to these pictures come on already:snail:
Post 750413 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-02 20:01:33
Lets get to it shall we?
Side on before:
14-11-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Lowered:
02-12-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Front before:
14-11-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Lowered:
02-12-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Rear before:
14-11-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Lowered:
02-12-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clearance before:
14-11-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Lowered:
02-12-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
The new issue:
02-12-14 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
The exhaust is scraping on the pavement when I turn left out of the drive:
02-12-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I'm going to have to raise the front a bit realistically, the rear is fully wound down!!!!
More pics:
02-12-14 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
02-12-14 008 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
02-12-14 009 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
02-12-14 010 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Like a completely different car! Disappointed with how little the rear lowered, just 20mm as I said last time but obviously my old mismatched nivos were sagging! Don't forget (speaking to you Biff :p) the new rear shocks are already dramatically shorter than the nivos, which is the effect you have when using drop bolts, if they were any shorter or mounted lower they wouldn't reach the top mounts!
...the wheels will be revealed in due course ;)
Post 751476 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-11 21:01:44
On Saturday I went up to Brum to buy some part worns for my new wheels. Vredestein Ultrac 215/35R18.
They seem to have better reviews than the Yoko Paradas on the car now, they aren't coping with hard driving in this colder weather shall I say, still controllable but the grip limit is a lot lower!
The hub centric adaptors arrived yesterday for them too, very happy with the service from Super Forma. Cracking service and great value, they were even able to supply the M12x1.75 bolts to fix them to the car although they aren't even listed on their site! Every other PCD adaptor sellers I found were more expensive and couldn't supply the right bolts!
Wheel Adaptors for 5x108 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Anyone want a broken Xbox? lol
Got the tyres fitted yesterday. Taken them to my usual fitters as they are dead careful. .....but when cleaning the wheels after fitting the tyres they managed to chip one of them somehow. He was honest enough to point it out and apologise, I really appreciate people's honesty so can't ask more than that. It is less than 1mm big on one of the spokes and I've touched it in with a cocktail stick and some old silver paint, no love lost :)
Want a pic?
Me New Wheels! by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
That's all you're getting :P
Just need to get wheel nuts now and as per usual, the ones I need have to be expensive, M14x1.5 with a rounded seat.
I am really enjoying driving the car now with its' new found athleticism.
There are 2 major issues though. One, the rear bumper (yes, it is really letting the side down, fed up with it now!). Two, the lack of a third pedal!
Apart from the bumper getting painted in February I'm desperate for a stickshift :(
It is really holding the car back, vibrations at idle in gear, 4 long gears and also a slight transmission rattle when you first lightly apply the throttle at city speeds.
Please Santa, bring me a manual conversion :(
Post 751482 by t5 pete on 2014-12-11 21:26:36
Wow looks great yep the front needs to be a little higher as for the wheels are they the p3 ones that look like comets but dont look like comets and are 18" not 17"
Post 751483 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-11 21:38:31
Cheers Pete.
It doesn't need to be higher at the front....it needs to be lower at the back lol. I will have to raise it :(
Nah, the wheels aren't Volvos (hence the PCD adaptors), they VAG.
They are a lot like comets though which is probably why I love them as I love comets, I've had 3 sets on this one car!
Post 751485 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-12-11 21:42:12
mmmm porsche twists?
Post 751513 by RollingThunder on 2014-12-12 12:35:59
Spoiler alert - I've seen the wheels before they were taken off the donor...
:rotfl:
Post 751553 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-12 19:44:10
You smart buggers have got it so it would be cruel to keep it secret now so enough of the guessing games :D
Yes, Porsche 996 Turbo Twist IIs aka Hollowspokes! ...just like the ones RT has posted :P albeit a bit more sedate!
I've been trying to get a set of 4 front alloys for ages (as the rears are 11 inchers!) and was lucky enough to spot a set of 4 8J wheels on eBay a month ago and obviously I had to have them. As I've said for months, once the car is on coilovers it is time for my dream wheels, and that is exactly what I'm doing...
Some people won't 'get it', or may be even like them but I love 'em, most elegant 5 spoke design I can think of.
Porsche Turbo Twist IIs! 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
As I say, a lot like Comets (yes I have a random one...)
Porsche Turbo Twist IIs! 008 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Porsche Turbo Twist IIs! 009 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
They are going to stick out 19mm more than the Props so we might have some 'issues', we'll deal with that if we have too.
More pics here if you like...
Post 751556 by Jamest5r on 2014-12-12 20:05:30
Different..... Me likes :)
Post 751568 by t5 pete on 2014-12-12 21:27:42
Awesome looking wheels
Post 751571 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-12-12 21:43:19
lovely wheel and as you say resemble comets,columbas,ixion,odysseus will look smart
Post 751573 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-12 21:47:32
Cheers you 3, can't wait to get the buggers on!
Post 753676 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-28 23:24:38
Well as you may have seen in this post, I got the wheels on the car on Christmas Eve, my present to the car :)
Couple of pics or so.
24-12-14 Propus 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
24-12-14 Twists 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Useless friend has to take useless photo...
24-12-14 Twists 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
24-12-14 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
24-12-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I'm really pleased with the results, both the physical difference and the dynamics. The ride is honestly so much better and the car feels less twitchy on rutted roads, I guess it has something to do with the fact I've raised the front springs a bit! But lower profile tyres on 18s and I've made the rebound stiffer but it is much more comfortable?
I do have some slight rubbing issues but nothing too bad, not split the arch liners just melted them at the lip on the fronts lol
Here's a pic of the adaptors installed, front and rear. I torqued them to the spec the wheels are meant to be tightened up to, 110nm, presumed that would be the right thing to do... not lost one yet, zero wobbles or vibrations too.
_MG_1983 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
_MG_1987 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Also, here is a pic of the splitter. On 20/12 something in the road struck it and it flexing caused a bit of the smeared filler over it to chip off!
A bit pissed off that the chap who fitted it screwed it on the smeared filler over it, surely it should have been tiger sealed on or similar and screwed on underneath only so this would never happen, as I say, pissed! Could have been worse though I guess, at least it didn't smash.
For now I'll just touch it in with a brush so it is not so in your face and get that 'flap' refinished and painted, that crack in the finish on the left has been there for years! It doesn't scrape anymore, not even getting in and out of the drive!
Damaged Spoiler by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It'll get redone with the rear bumper and a couple of other little bits in February ;).
The pot is being added to now for a manual conversion, need to do more research but thinking a Focus ST M66 gearbox and a Quaife Diff, if we're going to do it we may aswell do it properly ;). The ££££ty autobox and an open diff absolutely ruins this car and what I want it to be! The auto is handy in the snow though as I found out on Boxing Day almost getting stuck on a hill between Bridgnorth and Ludlow, passed around 10 stuck cars going up one hill, well proud :P
Also, before I go, meet Thanatos the other week as he was buying my old Sill Protector Bars.
21-12-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-12-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-12-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 753709 by stribo on 2014-12-29 07:50:38
Great pics, the car's a real credit to you.
Post 753865 by AndysR on 2014-12-30 00:08:26
Looks well, credit to you. With the gritters out and about that little missing bit of filler will be the least of your worries come spring time you'll be needing to have the front of car repainted.. I hate this time of year for that :(
What's happening to the old wheels ;)
Post 753869 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-30 00:30:05
Cheers you two :D.
To be honest, the paint on this car is fairly poor currently, I don't mean it is all dinged up just heavily swirled and hazy. A lot of people just say I'm too critical and the car looks fine, room for improvement I say :) Plan to buy a DA polisher soon and having a go at trying to shine the old bitch up some more.
The old wheels will be sold, with or without the tyres. I will be removing the tyres in a week or so :)
Post 753880 by Jim S70R on 2014-12-30 09:45:30
Wheels look lovely, nice upgrade!!
Post 754083 by AcidicDavey on 2014-12-31 20:12:36
Cheers Jim, have some more piccies :D
31-12-14 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
31-12-14 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
31-12-14 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
31-12-14 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
31-12-14 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I opened the bonnet earlier for fluid checks and was shocked, muddy splodges everywhere! That was driving through snow on Boxing Day for you, nearly got stuck with the front wheels spinning, all cleaned up now, only took 10 minutes.
31-12-14 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
31-12-14 008 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Still a bit standard under there ;). Need to remove that stupid dump valve. I want a do88.se RIP kit, purely for the bling factor if anything, full exhaust and turbo with all the trimmings etc. I have a very long shopping list but not the funds to execute my plans, which is a blessing really as if I had the money to buy it all then I'd get bored quicker wouldn't I? With it all spread out I've got more to look forward to ;).
All of that above though will have to wait, immediate future is some paint and then that all important 3rd pedal :D
Post 755772 by AAnickmac on 2015-01-12 22:49:28
Lovely looking motor. Have just read whole story of this car and am amazed with what you have done. Very very impressed, and those wheels are just the best.
I Might have to have a word with my brother as he works for Porsche mid sussex. Well done.
Post 758360 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-02 21:10:06
Cheers buddy, means a lot, here's a C70 with the same twists :)
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Haven't posted in here in 2015 so let's have a babble.
This weather is doing my nut in, well not the weather but bloody gritters!
Driving back 2 days in the evening last week along the A49 and the car got seriously struck, I reckon the paint on the front bumper is pretty ruined now :(.
I opened the bonnet today to try and get access to the awfully positioned sidelight bulb but was sickened to find salt everywhere! It's got under the battery tray, literally everywhere, all my hardwork... :(
I'll wash the car on Friday in prep for the bodyshop the following day :) Yes the rear bumper is finally getting painted along with that damaged front spoiler 'flap' and a couple of other little extras.
I can't wait to get it done although a few people are pretty disappointed I'm losing the bumper fun.
I've been eyeing up donors for a manual conversion although I keep losing out due to be too slow, I have an urge to buy something so it might aswell be a breaker. I'll keep what I need for mine and sell the rest, in truth I just need something to do as I am struggling a bit here! :(
Here is the car, a ****ing state! It's all rather depressing.
30-01-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I love this car but it's taking a real battering lately :(
On a positive note there was a suspension noise from the rear going over bumps, it went 'boing' as the rear compressed over a speed hump etc but it has completely gone, must have been something stuck/wedged in spring like I thought, I'm calling that a win...
Post 758370 by martybelfastt5 on 2015-02-02 21:52:24
that is looking superb!
Post 758385 by Biff on 2015-02-02 22:18:47
Don't lose heart, keep on!
Sell that Alfa & concentrate your efforts on the big V.
Manual & powaaaar. It deserves it. ❤️
Post 758389 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-02 22:28:58
Don't you worry Biff, the pot is being built, just too slowly :P
The Alfa is worthless so seems silly to sell for peanuts but then I have very little interest in sorting it either :(
It's just a big pretty Italian cupboard atm!
Don't think I've ever mentioned on here but I've suffered from quite bad depression for many years and am unemployed therefore paper is rather difficult to chase with zero income.
Kick up arse needed now and again! Just this time of year, gets you down ya'know?
Post 758794 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-06 20:32:36
Well you may remember me complaining about a filthy engine bay last time I posted?
I know we're still in Winter Mode but I had to sort it out!
Example of how filthy it was... Bloody gritters!
03-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I spent about 2 hours in the freezing cold cleaning it up and getting rid of all that damn salt, it had got everywhere!
03-02-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
03-02-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
03-02-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
03-02-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Much better, bet it is filthy again though :(. It wasn't running quite right after cleaning, stuttering when slowing to a standstill but a quick wriggle of everything and it is fine now!
But, as the car is going away tomorrow I simply had to clean it, just look how filthy it was! My hands were ££££ing freezing! I had only washed it just over a week ago!
06-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
06-02-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
06-02-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It is really weird, the rear wheels get much filthier than the fronts now they are spaced out? When I was running a more offset setup it was the fronts getting dirty. Maybe some of those rubber AWD flaps in front of the rear wheels will help?
06-02-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Anyway, this view will look very different soon ;)
06-02-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 758799 by claymore on 2015-02-06 20:59:47
Followed the progress of this car since you started the project on VOC in 2009, and loved every minute of it, wasn't too keen on some of the early mods, but it's just got better and better, well done bud, the car is a credit to all your hard work.
Post 758802 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-06 21:34:53
Thanks mate :)
I was a bit too keen to spend money when I was a teen, now I'm actually able to save it means I've been able to go a better way with it.
How it once looked folks...
Tethys, silver bumper cover etc.
WTF was I thinking lol
Post 759744 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-14 19:26:26
Well well well, got the car back today :)
Always a worry using someone for the first time but I'm satisfied so all good. Got a bit of overspray to deal with (like on the exhaust) but no biggy. They've played with the tail pipes and well, they're quite wonky! Will have to sort asap, they've never been quite right as I rushed fitting them all those years ago but hey.
Looks a bit plain back here now :)
14-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Resprayed the front splitter thing again, it had a surface crack in it from years ago as well as the recent chips.
14-02-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Had a lock surround for free so that got painted too.
14-02-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And a pair of mirror covers as well. I won't be fitting them yet as the black plastic is damaged, I'll nick the mirrors off a breaker I'll buy soon :)
14-02-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Flap to protect the new paint ;)
14-02-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Car is quite dirty, due a good clean up, polish etc and dusty inside and all so need to sort that out soon.
p.s. Anyone interested in the beige boot mat?
Post 759796 by RollingThunder on 2015-02-15 10:39:53
Paintwork looks smart Dave! Quite a transformation. Still can't get over how clean your engine bay is.
You'd have a dizzy fit if you say mine - got an oil leak from either the dipstick tube or oil pressure switch, so oil is all over the front of the engine, plus underneath it, and of course all the way under the car and over the back end too :( Haven't actually lost a lot of oil, it just goes a long way :D So, if you've got 30 mins to spare... ?
Post 759850 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-15 20:58:05
Cheers Sam, a bit of shiny paint makes a world of difference :). If anything it is a bit too shiny bumper wise now :P
Just consider the oil spray as rust prevention ;). To get my engine bay as smart as it is has literally taken about 2-3 hours plus a 10 minute wipe down every other week or so, easy!
I'm pleased with the actual paint finish, before the paint was very dull along the rear bumper. There is however some real bad overspray over the rear passenger arch, quite how they've managed that I don't know!
Need to do something with badges too. When I painted them black last year the paint ended up cracking while they were in the house, maybe they got too near the radiator?
Anyway, with the departure of one sticker (albeit quite a big one...) comes another. I actually like this one from Deadly Decals.
Volvo Sticker 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Volvo Sticker 2 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Random...
15-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Just condensation by the tailpipe btw...
15-02-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
15-02-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 759851 by foammanmark on 2015-02-15 21:01:34
Great pics of a great car.
Post 759868 by Tomcat on 2015-02-15 22:50:15
Pics are making me more than a bit jealous, beautifull car bud.
Post 759896 by RollingThunder on 2015-02-16 08:26:39
Me too, I love the way this car has come on. Didn't like the sill guards at all, but since they've come off the car gets better and better. Great job Dave.
Post 761363 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-28 20:25:17
Cheers you 3 :)
Done a couple of service bits to the car over the last couple of weeks.
Fitted a new ignition coil, an MSD Blaster SS one from iPD that I found on eBay. The engine is ever so slightly noticeably smoother but more importantly that part is now future proofed. I mention this as one car I had the ignition coil 'expired' on the M1 about 120 miles from home at 1am with no breakdown cover! Bloody Golf!
Bit tricky to fit, especially when you have no metal drill bits :P.
iPD Ignition Coil by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
22-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Also given it an oil change and changed the plugs. Figures for those that care...(Yes I am this sad!)
Mileage 125,436 :)
Last oil change done 26/03/14 @ 117,703,
Last plug change done 24/11/11 @ 114,478. Even though they'd only done just over 10K the electrodes had worn down a bit, a bit of oil under the spark plug cover too, need a new oil cap seal by the look of it.
Hard to think the car has been back on the road for nearly a year now in one go, about to break my record for using one car in a row lol.
MOT due soon so booked it in, insurance too and the TAX! *sigh.
Insurance is going up, my cheapest quote I've got is £338 fully comp which is great for a 22yo I guess ;) but still £40 more than last year :(.
It's booked in for Monday, it doesn't expire until 26th I think but may as well submit it as soon as I can. Pretty sure it isn't going to pass but I've already got the bits I need just need to fit them, at least if the car fails it means I'll kick my arse into actually fitting them :D
I've stupidly agreed to take a friend (as I'm just that nice) to Heathrow in the night/morning. It's going to be 400 miles and I'm leaving @ 2am.
Random photo!
20-02-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 761372 by foammanmark on 2015-02-28 20:52:51
Great update and I like how you slipped a random pic in at the end of your awesome looking motor. Any random pics of that beautiful Alfa that you also slip in? Insurance sounds very reasonable to me, even with the increase.
Post 761377 by foammanmark on 2015-02-28 21:10:00
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;761375]Cheers Mark, don't get me started on the Alfa again lol
Click this link for my Flickr account, got all my photos for my cars since my 480 in 2013 :([/QUOTE]
Do you go one Alfaowners.com joi?
Post 761384 by foammanmark on 2015-02-28 21:23:11
Cheers for the linky, and you have had some cracking motors.
Post 761385 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-28 21:24:18
Yeah but haven't been on in months.
Last year I said come March (so soon) I'd sort the 166 and get it back on the road as it'll be a year since I bought it, I've barely touched it :P
Getting a bit bored of the Volvo again now (it seems 12 months is my limit), I might swap them around in the summer.
Post 761386 by hemihusky on 2015-02-28 21:25:57
so that ipd kit does make the engine a lil smoother? may invest in one myself then and also how did you do it with no drill bits then?
Post 761387 by foammanmark on 2015-02-28 21:26:19
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;761385]Yeah but haven't been on in months.
Last year I said come March (so soon) I'd sort the 166 and get it back on the road as it'll be a year since I bought it, I've barely touched it :P
Getting a bit bored of the Volvo again now (it seems 12 months is my limit), I might swap them around in the summer.[/QUOTE]
OK, but if you decide to part with the Alfa, you know where I am...............
Post 761390 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-28 21:39:09
Yeah, definitely a little smoother Husky but I was mainly changing it simply because of fear that the original may possibly fail.
I was told after buying the kit that the coil was available for demon tweaks for £55.56, if you can make a bracket it will be cheaper.
What I meant in my post about fitting it was that I didn't have any drill bits suitable for the job so took the coil out of the car and separated it from the original bracket with some cheapo bits and hammer and chisel, not recommend :D
Thing is Mark, I do both want to sell the Alfa but then I want to drive it too as I only managed 120 miles in it!
Plus, I know I'd regret selling it for the pittance it is currently worth :(
Post 761395 by hemihusky on 2015-02-28 22:09:19
ahhh fair enough i see. will put this on my list of wanting then if it does actualy make a differance and i know what you mean. my original part failed n was coughing like hell i got a "used" one on atm but scaired thats soon gonna die with my luck
Post 761401 by RollingThunder on 2015-02-28 22:33:18
I've been looking at the MSD coils myself - have you seen the MSD video on YouTube? Huge improvement in spark intensity. I wasn't looking at the SS though, I saw the MSD6 digital and though it looked pretty good... way too expensive for me though lol
Are you happy with the SS?
Post 761407 by AcidicDavey on 2015-02-28 22:41:09
I only specifically got the Blaster SS because it came with a direct fitting kit for these cars put together by iPD.
As said, it was definitely a little smoother when accelerating. Can't really comment on MPG yet as I haven't taken it on a proper good run but that will change tonight as I'll be leaving in 3 hours for a 400 mile drive. Oh the fun :)
Before, it used to take the same amount of cranking to start whether hot or cold, now it starts much quicker when the engine is warm.
Post 761744 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-02 18:52:12
So left 2am on Sunday to go and put a foreigner on a plane :)
405 trouble free miles - Hereford to Wolverhampton via Worcester then from Wolvie to Heathrow then route in reverse. 32mpg including a spanking from Worcester to Hereford, never enjoyed a road so much after 300+ Motorway miles :D
MOT today and the run must have done her good as surprisingly she passed only with insignificant advisories! Happy days!
2015 MOT! by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I thought it was going to fail on the rear brakes you see but she still pulls up silently and well ;). Handbrake cables and shoes were fitted in 2011 and just need adjusting, hadn't done it yet as I anticipated a rear disc and pad change, still need to fit them asap mind. And the wheels protruding from the arches? Just no lol, they rub the arch lips ever so slightly in certain conditions but they don't stick out. :P
Post 761754 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-02 19:34:39
Good to hear, well done matey
Post 763181 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-09 21:44:44
Had a puncture today :( It was the driver's rear that I have to park right next to a drain cover on the drive, I did mention in one last post that I had noticed a slit in the sidewall but it was nothing I thought but it had deflated slightly so had to go. Just put a ****e thing on it! Grr!
Now I love these cars, so much that I .....
Bought a 98 V70 R the other day which I will be breaking sadly, it has way too much wrong with it to save it! It's an auto FWD with a none fluid tight tapping engine and a slipping box! Been neglected and abused. A bit rough round the edges you could say. But, it has loads of usable bits for my car and others....
I will be swapping out some the interior for mine as some bits are better on this than mine. I wanted the SC-900 stereo etc but as per usual it turns out it doesn't work! It looks for a disc in the cartridge but then when it finds one it fails to read it and then cycles through looking for another disc and does it again!
Still, I'll take the injectors, throttle body cover, load cover blind, blue suede document folder, blue dials, centre console (as my hinge is snapped), heated rear window relay, boot floor and first aid kit. I'll swap the radio console trim, door cards and whatever else.
Anyway, I have little to do with myself due to blah blah blah so having this to pull apart might be good for me although I feel a bit guilty gutting it :(
Any profits will be ploughed into my car games so that has to be good ;)
Pictures!!!
09-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-03-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-03-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Poor thing :(
Post 763185 by Shinsplintz 101 on 2015-03-09 21:51:19
At least it will live on......in spirit of not in body! Once they've gone too far it's just not feasible to pump time & money into a car that will still not attain a decent resale. Such a shame. But keeping the good ones going strong is a worthy endeavour. All the best, Morgan
Post 763197 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-09 22:35:04
Exactly. I'm an emotional soppy sort of £££££££ and never broken a car before so why my first is a car I really like I do not know :D
Still, something to do and it'll be a good learning curve for me, biggest job I've done on my own is probably a radiator so looking forward to getting that turbo off (no idea what turbo it has as it has been replaced, it felt bloody quick (to me) so who knows.). Leaving the engine in as it's ££££ed!
Post 763211 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-10 07:38:33
Davey at least the parts will be going to forum members, keeping their cars rolling. Sometimes too much work to return these back to running order...can't save them all!
Post 763213 by Biff on 2015-03-10 07:51:42
If it's an auto R pre me7 it should have a 16t turbo Davey. Your V70 is definitely one of the cars of 2015 for me, it's coming on a treat & more power is what it needs! Don't fall out with it, I'd do anything to be driving around in mine at the mo.
Post 763214 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-10 07:54:32
[QUOTE=Biff;763213]If it's an auto R pre me7 it should have a 16t turbo Davey. Your V70 is definitely one of the cars of 2015 for me, it's coming on a treat & more power is what it needs! Don't fall out with it, I'd do anything to be driving around in mine at the mo.[/QUOTE]
it is a phase 1 R, Biff - you can see the 3 buttons near the shifter & black badge on grill. So as you say 16T
Post 763307 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-10 19:49:58
Cheers Biff, you are absolutely right, this car does need more boost, but promise that will come after the 6 speed conversion :) This needs more power but I can't save for everything at once.
As said, profits from parts sales will go straight back into the project ;)
I've been finding more and more wrong with the R as I strip it, rust to the inner wings, knackered starter motor and a broken headlight etc
And yes, as both of you say it should have a 16t, whether it does or not is another matter! Last owner had the turbo changed but couldn't tell me what for then had it remapped (without knowing what turbo it had) then the engine started tapping, woops...
Post 763309 by Doingitsideways on 2015-03-10 20:06:15
Maybe interested in the front legs with calipers and wishbones, Dave ;)
Post 763312 by volvomad on 2015-03-10 20:13:45
Can I buy the dash clocks please! What mileage on them thanks....
Post 763314 by volvomad on 2015-03-10 20:21:04
Just realised your keeping them sorry......
Post 763316 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-10 20:21:41
[QUOTE=volvomad;763312]Can I buy the dash clocks please! What mileage on them thanks....[/QUOTE]
Nope, they're one of the parts I'm keeping sorry.
Post 763318 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-10 20:24:00
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;763309]Maybe interested in the front legs with calipers and wishbones, Dave ;)[/QUOTE]
We'll have to see, for your diesel? If so they won't fit (wishbones anyway).
Post 763321 by volvomad on 2015-03-10 20:27:05
No probs! What turbo is it a 16t?
Post 763335 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-10 21:08:06
[QUOTE=volvomad;763314]Just realised your keeping them sorry......[/QUOTE]
keep searching or put some wanted ads on the various forums and faceache pages, you'll find some I'm sure, advertise the fact and let them come to you
Post 763338 by Doingitsideways on 2015-03-10 21:09:53
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;763318]We'll have to see, for your diesel? If so they won't fit (wishbones anyway).[/QUOTE]
No, the S70. Jamesy's old T5.
Think the R springs are slightly lower?
Also the caliper carriers, for obvious reasons. Knocking on for 300bhp on standard brakes.
Scary!
Post 763339 by volvomad on 2015-03-10 21:12:25
Yeah I. M gonna do some adverts on some places..or just buy the v70r that's on flebay lol....
Post 764642 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-21 00:57:08
Not too much going on but lets have a little update anyway :)
Bought a DA polisher finally as a few weeks ago I made the decision to attend the big Gaydon VT event in April, it'll be my first ever meet/show whatever so might as well get the old bitch pretty.
Looking forward to it chaps :D
Been stripping that R some. It's good pulling a different car apart, when it's your own car you hold back with the fear that you may break something whereas on a breaker it matters less. Nevertheless I haven't broken anything anyway! More confidence gained, well done R ;)
Anyway, the other day I deemed it time to fit the R blue dials. I wanted to keep my mileage so just swapped the dial faces over, dead easy!
P80 R Dials Apart by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I still used my old surround as I previously installed some chrome rings.
P80 V70 R Dials Installed by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I've managed somehow to dislodge one of the lights for the bottom display so it has to come out again! I'm running cheap chinese LEDs for the gauge back lighting.
Anyway, here are some pics I haven't uploaded in here...
05-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And a random from today, shows how the wheels fill the arches properly (too much?).
20-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 764644 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-21 01:06:59
Nice work, and your right about hanging back on jobs, I do it all the time till I feel confident on giving something new a go, next is the six manual into our v70r awd an easter project I'm feeling and confident too...:)
Post 764645 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-21 01:27:43
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;763338]No, the S70. Jamesy's old T5.
Think the R springs are slightly lower?
Also the caliper carriers, for obvious reasons. Knocking on for 300bhp on standard brakes.
Scary![/QUOTE]
Steve AFAIK the brakes are 302s
Post 764656 by Doingitsideways on 2015-03-21 09:48:58
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;764645]Steve AFAIK the brakes are 302s[/QUOTE]
Pmsl!
Must be something to do with my driving then! ;)
Post 764663 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-21 11:18:44
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;764656]Pmsl!
Must be something to do with my driving then! ;)[/QUOTE]
could be)) fluid might be getting hot due to missing heat shield - it has an Me7 manifold so needs a heat shield from later car. Or just change the fluid for something decent
//edit
sorry for thread hijack, Davey...I already posted those wheels look really good
Post 764726 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-21 20:09:38
Haha, don't worry chaps, that's saved Steve some ££ ;)
Just Adrian, when you do eventually get your act together and 6 speed your R don't rub it in how much of an improvement it is, Dave'll be jealous enough already :P
With this nicer weather arriving driving this knackered auto with the windows down slowly is painful. Being slow and gentle at town speeds and the 'box/torque converter/angle gear rattle, press the throttle harder and it's silent, that's my excuse officer and I'm sticking to it :D
Post 764770 by Doingitsideways on 2015-03-21 22:10:37
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;764663]could be)) fluid might be getting hot due to missing heat shield - it has an Me7 manifold so needs a heat shield from later car. Or just change the fluid for something decent
//edit
sorry for thread hijack, Davey...I already posted those wheels look really good[/QUOTE]
Ok, I never knew it had an ME7 manifold. Every day's a school day I suppose!
So does that mean it's an angled flange 16t?
Just would help with turbo shopping if/when the time comes ;)
Edit:
Dave, I think they fill the arches perfectly Matey :)
Post 764774 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-21 22:23:44
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;764770]Ok, I never knew it had an ME7 manifold. Every day's a school day I suppose!
So does that mean it's an angled flange 16t?
Just would help with turbo shopping if/when the time comes ;)
Edit:
Dave, I think they fill the arches perfectly Matey :)[/QUOTE]
Yes mate, ME7 manifold....but is a straight flange turbo. If you put an angled 16T on there you'd need to mod the downpipe
Post 764778 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-21 22:27:11
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;764726]Haha, don't worry chaps, that's saved Steve some ££ ;)
Just Adrian, when you do eventually get your act together and 6 speed your R don't rub it in how much of an improvement it is, Dave'll be jealous enough already :P
With this nicer weather arriving driving this knackered auto with the windows down slowly is painful. Being slow and gentle at town speeds and the 'box/torque converter/angle gear rattle, press the throttle harder and it's silent, that's my excuse officer and I'm sticking to it :D[/QUOTE]
Got an awd 4 speed auto out of the v70r awd that tomcat broke sat on the shelf if your in need all it requires is a torque convertor as it was accidentally left on the engine when it was scrapped, but the box is good
Post 764792 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-21 23:10:26
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;764778]Got an awd 4 speed auto out of the v70r awd that tomcat broke sat on the shelf if your in need all it requires is a torque convertor as it was accidentally left on the engine when it was scrapped, but the box is good[/QUOTE]
Cheers buddy but I'll just drive it until it spits cogs out :P
Just gonna go manual 6spd like yourself, fixing/changing the auto is a waste of time and money for me ;)
Post 764801 by stribo on 2015-03-21 23:47:13
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;764642]Not too much going on but lets have a little update anyway :)
Bought a DA polisher finally as a few weeks ago I made the decision to attend the big Gaydon VT event in April, it'll be my first ever meet/show whatever so might as well get the old bitch pretty.
Looking forward to it chaps :D
Been stripping that R some. It's good pulling a different car apart, when it's your own car you hold back with the fear that you may break something whereas on a breaker it matters less. Nevertheless I haven't broken anything anyway! More confidence gained, well done R ;)
Anyway, the other day I deemed it time to fit the R blue dials. I wanted to keep my mileage so just swapped the dial faces over, dead easy!
P80 R Dials Apart by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I still used my old surround as I previously installed some chrome rings.
P80 V70 R Dials Installed by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I've managed somehow to dislodge one of the lights for the bottom display so it has to come out again! I'm running cheap chinese LEDs for the gauge back lighting.
Anyway, here are some pics I haven't uploaded in here...
05-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
05-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And a random from today, shows how the wheels fill the arches properly (too much?).
20-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr[/QUOTE]
Nice touch mate, I did the same on my C70.
Post 765606 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-27 23:53:20
Cheers Steve, it would have been rude not to fit them ;)
Another non update incoming...
Random pic from last week.
22-03-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Well today I've been very busy fitting stuff off the R onto this.
I fitted the SC900 and amp. To do this I had to remove the seat and carpet etc.
Whole list of bits I ripped off the other car for this and fitted today...
-SC900 and amp,
-Aluminium dash radio surround (as mine had some scratches were as this is mint!),
-Driver's A and B pillar trims as mine had stains on,
-Driver's carpet and sill trim as again they're better in the R,
-Centre console but with my old trim and and armrest etc.
Took about 6 hours just to fit the above somehow today, changing those dash trim panels suck!
Had the binnacle out again to replace left trip bulb, it was fine until I changed to the R faces then as soon as I turned the lights on it blew, typical!
Anyway, we don't care about all that, I'm being boring again :), have a couple of pics.
Stripped ready to start reinstalling the new bits...
27-03-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Here's the amp required to run the SC900 with the 3cd changer. Annoyingly, the R doesn't appear to have the Dolby processor thing, but there is a wire that goes directly from the radio area to the fusebox area, it gets lost behind the dash, isn't the Dolby processor meant to be behind the radio near the heater box etc? Also, what is that thing at the bottom of the pic? An aerial booster? I ask as this was connected to the rear driver's side window and connected under the boot floor, my car has a bare terminal on the glass where this was connected on the R?
SC900 Amp 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Amp installed... Makes my rear carpets look dirty but it is just the lighting!
SC900 Amp 2 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
That's it, was too dark for any completed photos but we all know what it looks like ;)
In the future I plan on buying a late C70 for the centre speaker dash, SC901 and dolby processor if my R indeed doesn't have it.
Was definitely worth swapping over from the SC805 though, I'm no audiophile or anything (if I was I wouldn't be installing this crap lol) but it definitely produces are much richer and slightly bassier sound. I'm happy :)
Post 765616 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-28 01:36:44
Interesting I never expected the stereo amp to be under the drivers seat..!!
Post 765622 by stribo on 2015-03-28 06:32:06
If you've a SC 900, I wouldn't both with a SC901, we've got both in our collection of cars, and the only difference I've found is that the 3 channel setting can be used on FM on the 901, whereas it can only be used on the CD on the 900.
Post 765623 by stribo on 2015-03-28 06:33:26
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;765616]Interesting I never expected the stereo amp to be under the drivers seat..!![/QUOTE]
Shows how well you hoover your V70R if you've never looked under your drivers seat. :P
Post 765732 by jamesy12345 on 2015-03-28 17:58:00
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;747479]...
KW V2 Coilovers 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
[/QUOTE]
Bit of a slow reply but came to me due to Graham's thread on the same subject..
Davey, are the threads exposed on the front strut bodies? Looks like they are covered by something.
Post 765756 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-28 19:23:31
[QUOTE=stribo;765623]Shows how well you hoover your V70R if you've never looked under your drivers seat. :P[/QUOTE]
Yes there is something under the drivers seat, but I've never bothered finding out what it was, why isn't it behind the centre console like in the superior 850 range???.....;)
Post 766061 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-29 22:17:11
[QUOTE=stribo;765622]If you've a SC 900, I wouldn't both with a SC901, we've got both in our collection of cars, and the only difference I've found is that the 3 channel setting can be used on FM on the 901, whereas it can only be used on the CD on the 900.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, the SC901 is a more reliable unit too though.
I won't go out and buy one but buy a whole car with it in as I need/want the speaker dash and dolby processor unit which my R doesn't have.
When I tested this 900 in the R before removing it the CD didn't appear to work, it tried to read but skipped over the disc and looked for a different one. But after trying one of mine it works perfectly! Obviously the first disc I tried wasn't compatible with it, the 900 doesn't play certain formats of CD.
Post 766063 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-29 22:27:58
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;766061]Yeah, the SC901 is a more reliable unit too though.
I won't go out and buy one but buy a whole car with it in as I need/want the speaker dash and dolby processor unit which my R doesn't have.
When I tested this 900 in the R before removing it the CD didn't appear to work, it tried to read but skipped over the disc and looked for a different one. But after trying one of mine it works perfectly! Obviously the first disc I tried wasn't compatible with it, the 900 doesn't play certain formats of CD.[/QUOTE]
I would like to find a pro-logic equipped V70 to gut out for the centre speaker and dash-top etc at some point, to up-grade our V70R as this is one of the few Items not up-graded on ours
Post 766070 by AcidicDavey on 2015-03-29 22:50:35
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;766063]I would like to find a pro-logic equipped V70 to gut out for the centre speaker and dash-top etc at some point, to up-grade our V70R as this is one of the few Items not up-graded on ours[/QUOTE]
I'm going to try and find a late model C70 as the set up is much more common in those.
My plan is to buy one, swap the dash top etc for mine, swap the crystal headlights and eggcrate grill for standard items then sell the car on at a local car auction :)
I missed this one the other week, should have bid higher!
Post 766080 by MoleT-5R on 2015-03-30 00:08:32
good plan, best of luck mate
Post 767879 by AcidicDavey on 2015-04-05 22:33:09
Right, following on from the last update about the SC900...
After fitting I noticed a weaker radio reception, as learnt it appears this radio requires 2 aerials, ££££!
I think I've figured it out, I've got the addition cable from the back of the HU to the boot on the driver's side and this cable is connected to a very small grey thing connected to the window which was pictured in my last set of photos with the amp, hopefully fit it this week and have perfect radio reception again :)
Today and yesterday I've been using the DA on the paint. Nervous at first but it is going well. 7 hours spent on the polishing so far and I have the passenger side still to do.
I've been using a DAS 6 Pro with Sonus 4 part SFX kit. A bit tiring but very satisficing.
The car was fairly shiny anyway but now it is looking great :)
I actually had a neighbour approach me and ask if I had the car resprayed, he just didn't believe me that it's just well looked after, happy with that! Had a randomer ask that before several months ago too.
I may sort some photos tomorrow.
Just have to fit my new wing mirrors and paint and fit the rear badges.
Almost ready for Gaydon then, really looking forward to it actually :)
Post 767999 by AcidicDavey on 2015-04-06 23:50:50
Finished the polishing, spent another few hours on her today (about 10-11 hours total) but she's now shining like a diamond in a goat's ass :)
Also fitted my new door mirrors.
For those that care...
- Wash using 2 bucket method with Bilt Hamber Shampoo and 2 Kent 2in1 Noodle Microfibre wash mitts (for above and below the door moldings to keep dirt off the one).
- Clay each separate panel in prep for polish with Bilt Hamber Regular clay lubricated with tap water with a couple of drops of Fairy's finest. Dry panel with a large Microfibre waffle weave towel.
- Then using a DAS6 Pro dual action polisher start using the Sonus SFX 4 part kit.
- So, SFX-1 Restore Polish with matching pad,
- SFX-2 Enhance Polish,
- SFX-3 Final Finish Polish,
- SFX-4 Paint Sealant.
That's the paint sorted, I wasn't too furough so there is still work to be done if I can be bothered. In truth the paint on this car was really quite bad under close scrutiny. Example on the bonnet near the grill, this was from washing bird poop off unprotected paint (yes I was very bad at washing cars etc in the past!).
04-04-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Ok, I know I should be driving it or modifying it rather polishing it but I like shiny :)
It probably doesn't look too different from previous photos but I can assure you in person the shine is so much deeper and glossier. And it's so smooth :)
06-04-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
06-04-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
...and, as I seem to post here more than any other forum these days I'm now flying the flag for the forum :)
06-04-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 768001 by Doingitsideways on 2015-04-07 01:58:06
Looks awesome does that, Dave.
Simply awesome :)
Post 768012 by MoleT-5R on 2015-04-07 09:46:20
Looks like your efforts have been well rewarded..nice work
Post 768094 by AcidicDavey on 2015-04-08 00:21:28
Cheers chaps.
Nice day and since we love photos I took the old girl to my favourite spot for some snaps... enjoy!
07-04-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 008 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 009 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 010 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 011 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 012 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 013 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 014 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
07-04-15 018 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
That is all.
Post 768103 by jamesy12345 on 2015-04-08 07:50:21
That blue colour looks great, Davey....looks like the weather is starting to get better in your part of the world!
Post 768214 by AcidicDavey on 2015-04-09 00:33:59
Yes Jamesy, we're having it good here atm, around 19-20C or so highs :)
Another exciting update...
Fitted the second aerial for the SC900 (and no I didn't know they had a second aerial either!).
It connects to a terminal on the driver's rear side window on a terminal that was bare on my car, I wanted to fit whatever it was from the R to this, little did I know it was an extra aerial!
So a case of running a cable from the boot to the dash, fun!
Oh well, it's done now :)
08-04-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
08-04-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
At least we've got better reception now!
Post 768216 by Orca2 on 2015-04-09 00:39:18
Yeeha Davey ,that is shiny with a capital SH it looks deep enough to swim in. I bet it took forever, but what a finish.
I likes shiny too!
Post 769807 by AcidicDavey on 2015-04-24 01:12:43
Time for another non update :)
Went to the VT200 bash at Gaydon on the 12, I forgot to take any photos of my own car but here are photos taken by others...
Gaydon Arrival 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 1 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 2 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 3 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 4 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 5 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gaydon 6 12-04-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Haven't done anything with the car since. just drive it. Birds decorated it though, GRRRRRR!
21-04-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Gave me chance to see what it beads like :)
21-04-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-04-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-04-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-04-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
21-04-15 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
It's lovely washing the car now, the mitt just glides effortlessly.
I have possibly bought a cheap 2005 C70 Collection Convertible. The lights, grill and wheels will be change for that off the R I have and then it will be sold at my local car auction as convertibles do well there and I get some of the bits I need. Win win!
Post 769810 by 500tie on 2015-04-24 06:42:16
Cars looking good Dave you just need to add some tyre shine to finish it off
Post 769821 by MoleT-5R on 2015-04-24 08:26:36
My Mrs's was eying up your front splitter with envy at VT200, looks like I'm going to have to find her one....:)
Post 772631 by AcidicDavey on 2015-05-11 22:06:33
Well, I've been sitting on the V70 R breaker for over 2 months. Gave the bent engine away to a member who wanted a T5 lump to rebuild, I'm pleased someone ended up having it as I couldn't remove it (lack of tools) and it would have just got crushed!
Still, came down Saturday and pulled it out and scrapped the car this morning. Photos if you care...
R Scrapper 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
R Scrapper 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
R Scrapper 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
R Scrapper 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I want this ride height lol
R Scrapper 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
R Scrapper 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
As you can probably tell, not much gone to waste!
R Scrapped by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
But, getting rid of it was harder than I expected! Rang all local dealers and I either got 'Need wheels to get on tow truck' or 'Well if it's just a shell we'll charge you to take it away, low scrap prices etc etc'. The stupid thing is that there is a huge metal recyclers just around the corner that were paying £75 per tonne but 'don't collect'. Didn't have time on my hands so had to pay £10 to get it taken away! One company wanted £50 to take it, jog on!
Anyway, this is The not an R or T5 thread so have some pics of the V70 from last week...
04-05-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
04-05-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
04-05-15 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
04-05-15 015 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 772638 by JamesT5 on 2015-05-11 22:12:14
Sad sight seeing a car getting scrapped but at least some of the parts have lived on in other cars. The two nearside doors are now happily sitting on my V70R, many thanks for those!
Post 772645 by stutgart69 on 2015-05-11 22:21:16
What a stunning looking car Davey.
Mine is that colour of Blue as well, but that is where the comparison ends! lol
Post 772661 by AcidicDavey on 2015-05-11 22:49:37
[QUOTE=JamesT5;772638]Sad sight seeing a car getting scrapped but at least some of the parts have lived on in other cars. The two nearside doors are now happily sitting on my V70R, many thanks for those![/QUOTE]
No problem, glad they were of use to you.
The loss of this car was only a good thing, it was way too far gone to make any sense saving. As they say it's parts have gone on to help others make their cars better, best use of yard art really, no one mention my Alfa please! :D
[QUOTE=stutgart69;772645]What a stunning looking car Davey.
Mine is that colour of Blue as well, but that is where the comparison ends! lol[/QUOTE]
Cheers! Owes me too much mind. It's a 10 grand £500 car :P
Post 772665 by Dangerous Dave on 2015-05-11 23:02:44
Fabulous looking car, love how shiny it is :D
Post 772666 by jamesy12345 on 2015-05-11 23:08:42
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;772661]Cheers! Owes me too much mind. It's a 10 grand £500 car :P[/QUOTE]
hehe there's a few of those about....
Post 772687 by malt1977 on 2015-05-12 07:44:22
Just read through the thread. Great car and story behind it. If I were in the same situation, I'd hang on to the car for life!
Post 772688 by craigoodwood on 2015-05-12 07:46:28
is that really what i look like with long hair??? no wonder he pulled me over :uglyhamme
Post 772760 by stutgart69 on 2015-05-12 19:02:29
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;772661]
Cheers! Owes me too much mind. It's a 10 grand £500 car :P[/QUOTE]
Think if I had 10 grand I would buy your car mate :) The more I look at it, the more I like it
Post 772846 by AcidicDavey on 2015-05-12 22:12:07
[QUOTE=Dangerous Dave;772665]Fabulous looking car, love how shiny it is :D[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=malt1977;772687]Just read through the thread. Great car and story behind it. If I were in the same situation, I'd hang on to the car for life![/QUOTE]
Cheers you two, hasn't been washed for at least a couple of weeks, bad I know, just can't be bothered atm :P
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;772666]hehe there's a few of those about....[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=stutgart69;772760]Think if I had 10 grand I would buy your car mate :) The more I look at it, the more I like it[/QUOTE]
SOLD to that man lol - Haven't done the maths (yes I'm sad enough to have it all written down!) for a while but it's probably going to be a 15 grand £500 car before the year's up :D
[QUOTE=craigoodwood;772688]is that really what i look like with long hair??? no wonder he pulled me over :uglyhamme[/QUOTE]
I'm afraid so mate, the flickering bulb was just his 'PC' reason :P
Post 772852 by jamesy12345 on 2015-05-12 22:21:44
[QUOTE=stutgart69;772760]Think if I had 10 grand I would buy your car mate :) The more I look at it, the more I like it[/QUOTE]
it's very nicely done fella, looks great 'in the flesh' esp those wheels
Post 775342 by AcidicDavey on 2015-06-07 22:04:36
Not too much happening here but time for another minor update :)
Since I last posted the rough C70 Collection got sold, I bought a different C70 Cab to break and did so in a day at the owner's address with their permission ;)
Just been doing what I can to try and get the car a little smarter, mainly inside...
I've changed the handbrake handle for a leather one, the dash air vents for those from my 05 C70. They have just a bit of silver on the tab which makes a difference to the interior 'feel', a bit more modern and they tie in with the aluminium door lock pins.
Really happy with how it is inside now other than some minor marks on the dash and the fact I have the manual air con unit, would like to swap it out for the ECC but that would mean buying another whole car to swap the bits over, something for the future..
Anyway, some pics of the inners.
Interior 07-06-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Interior 07-06-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Handbrake Covers by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
At some point I will get the Sports steering wheel, handbrake handle cover both gaiters and whatever gear knob I get all retrimmed at the same same time to tie them all together.
Also, Sooty was kind enough to give me his original rear seat back when I sold him the Silver Rs seats to use for trim parts on mine as bits on mine are broken.
Needed the net flap cover and also the button that unlocks the seat back.
Sadly, the hinges on my seat back for the cover flap were cracked and the one broke off when I removed the original flap, so will need to change more bits if I can figure it out, very fiddly!
Net Flap Cover by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
04-06-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 775349 by c70geoff on 2015-06-07 22:27:45
looking sweet as there matey,
theres a ginger c70 down road from you that could do with a good interior clean like that lol:wink::wink:
Post 775361 by Dangerous Dave on 2015-06-07 23:10:04
Looking good bud, like those vents.
One thing that bugs me with the 850 and x70 range is the position of the handbrake on the centre console. Being on the left it means the cupholders are on the right and when there is something in them changing gear is awkward (and there is nowhere else to put my maccies drink without it falling over :( ).
Post 776338 by foammanmark on 2015-06-19 20:04:26
Interior look great, and I'm honestly not jealous seeing as I have the beige one. Like the neighbour's green wheels as well.
Post 776400 by AcidicDavey on 2015-06-20 20:41:36
[QUOTE=c70geoff;775349]looking sweet as there matey,
theres a ginger c70 down road from you that could do with a good interior clean like that lol:wink::wink:[/QUOTE]
It's quite dirty infact :P, just I use Windowlene etc to clean all the surfaces inside, I hate the fast dash sort of cleaner that makes all the interior shiny and mank to touch.
In the next few weeks I'm going to clean the seats properly, I have never ever cleaned the alcantara and it is a little stained to say the least!
[QUOTE=Dangerous Dave;775361]Looking good bud, like those vents.
One thing that bugs me with the 850 and x70 range is the position of the handbrake on the centre console. Being on the left it means the cupholders are on the right and when there is something in them changing gear is awkward (and there is nowhere else to put my maccies drink without it falling over :( ).[/QUOTE]
I know what you mean, I often think of how daft it was putting the cup holders there in 850s, windows??? Silly Volvo boffins :)
[QUOTE=Theador;776319]This isn;t the 205 that was up at Shem's a few months ago is it?[/QUOTE]
Hmm, when I sold it in Dec 2013 some lads from the Cotswolds bought it?
[QUOTE=foammanmark;776338]Interior look great, and I'm honestly not jealous seeing as I have the beige one. Like the neighbour's green wheels as well.[/QUOTE]
Haha, those green wheels are 306 Cyclones on a 106 GTi, poor bloke taking his turn to ride the local bike :)
Post 784166 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-01 00:01:09
Several weeks ago I changed the spaz lever for a leather one I had hanging around since breaking the R.
Spent an hour shining it up first.
Why the hell did Volvo consider it to be fit to fit one with the nastiest plastic they could find, you can see the mold join ffs, on a 30K-ish car!?
Spaz knobs by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Also, about two weeks ago I decided to mess with the stereos.
I had a perfect working SC900 from the R and have been using it for the last few months without issue. But, in May I got an immaculate faced 901 out of a C70 but it had a software issue where it goes to a random station on power up and doesn't remember radio presets, annoying!
The other week though I got a cheap 901 with a damaged face but perfect working order so went about switching the perfect buttons etc between the 2 SC901s. Once they were both back together (dead easy according to this twerp) I cleaned the lens of each of the stereos (easy in a 900, hard in 901!) and so the CD players work 100! I'm probably the only person in the world with 3 working units :lol:
A collection!
SC900+SC901s by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
SC901 Front Face by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
And the one made up of as new buttons etc. Simple stuff for simple minds but I like clean knobs :). I think the aluminium dash surround is the 4th lot I've had but it's in good enough nic for me, can't say the same about the dash though so I need to change it.
Perfect SC901 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Just reread how dull this 'update' is so have a smattering of photos I meant to include last time hehe
09-08-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-08-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-08-15 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-08-15 009 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
09-08-15 010 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 784167 by M-R-P on 2015-09-01 00:09:07
Looking better every time I see it.
Great work mate.
The wheels are even growing on me :D
Post 784169 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-01 00:18:02
Looking cracking as always Dave.
If you want to offload one of those 901s, let me know :)
Post 784170 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-01 00:24:55
Cheers chaps :)
As it goes Martin I'm quite fond of them wheels, longest time I've had one set of wheels on a car bar my 1st proper car, 8-9 months :D
Steve, in the photo of the 3 above I'll be happy to sell the 2 upper ones. 901 with missing cassette flap and software fault or the 900 in perfect working order.
Post 784171 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-01 00:39:42
What's the difference between a 900 and a 901??
(Don't say one's got bits missing!)
Post 784175 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-01 00:47:58
Not a lot at all.
901 is a bit faster loading discs and you can change the Dolby mode on the radio, cd and tape wereas the 900 you can only enjoy the Dolby features on cd and tape. That's it!
Post 784176 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-01 00:50:30
Do they need a separate amp?
If not, I could be interested in the 900.
(As in, separate swap for an 805)
Post 784177 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-01 01:00:50
Yeah I'm afraid they have an external amp under the seat and an extra aerial too so if your car doesn't already have a 900/901 then you'd need those bits too.
Amp installation on page 11 ;)
Post 784193 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-01 09:07:28
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;784177]Yeah I'm afraid they have an external amp under the seat and an extra aerial too so if your car doesn't already have a 900/901 then you'd need those bits too.
Amp installation on page 11 ;)[/QUOTE]
Sod that!
Post 785367 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-10 00:38:10
Right.
I've had a strange past 24hours or so after the car I most regretted selling came up for sale with the person I sold it to 2 years ago. My fabulous Volvo 480 Celebration.
18-01-13 006 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I don't know what to do :( Yes, I absolutely loved that car but do I really want it back after 2 years?
I can afford it so that's not an excuse. Just I've already got 3 cars, 2 of them idle. Do I want 4 cars with 3 of them idle?
Sold that car because I loved it too much and wanted to try other cars, mainly 205 GTi and BMW E30. The 205 is ticked but not the E30 yet!
The problem is if I do get the 480 what do I do with it? I'd probably drive it until the 850R is ready and then it would just sit on my Nan's drive doing nothing as I doubt I'd want to sell it. We need to redo the drive at ours so I have room for more cars, easily turn the 2 car drive into space for 4/5 :)
I see myself regretting not buying it but then I see buying it back as a possible mistake too. Urgh, how has this car game become so complicated?!
Thanks Steve for sharing the ad with me, thanks a lot! :P
Anyway, proof that I do actually use this car as intended...
Looking cool on the tip run.
Tip Run by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
As you can probably see I put some BTCC inspired flags on the old girl, I like the thinking but they are too big really. Thinking about getting some more made but much smaller and put elsewhere, just don't know who to make them. I had these stickers in the cupboard for over a year before deciding to fit them on Sunday!
09-09-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
...Christ that angle really makes the back look high!
And because I like this one...
06-09-15 005 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Shame about the bloody Mini ruining the shot!
Post 785379 by jamesy12345 on 2015-09-10 07:53:49
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;785367]...Sold that car because I loved it too much and wanted to try other cars, mainly 205 GTi and BMW E30. The 205 is ticked but not the E30 yet!
The problem is if I do get the 480 what do I do with it? I'd probably drive it until the 850R is ready and then it would just sit on my Nan's drive doing nothing as I doubt I'd want to sell it. We need to redo the drive at ours so I have room for more cars, easily turn the 2 car drive into space for 4/5 :)
I see myself regretting not buying it but then I see buying it back as a possible mistake too. Urgh, how has this car game become so complicated?!
Thanks Steve for sharing the ad with me, thanks a lot! :P...[/QUOTE]
I have this dilemma whenever I have some free time and the internet to hand...
Plus now I've lost my storage, when my blue 480 is back together some hard decisions to be made!
Post 785463 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-10 22:55:36
Well, right now I'm not in a good mood!
While parked at the auctions with my arse against a hedge some bright spark decided to park their van opposite my front end creating a narrow gap between us which someone tried to drive through and swiped the front plate off my car dragging the screw across and gouging the bumper, not happy!
They were asked to move the van over the tanoy 3 times before they moved it, I had no idea that it was blocking me until I got to the car and found the damage.
So, someone obviously found it was too narrow so went and reported that the van was an obstruction but as the owners ignored it twice when their plate was read out so the person said 'feck it' and tried to drive through anyway. Of course, the van was untouched, only my car damaged.
Don't know if I'm more pissed off at the van driver for getting in the way or the twerp who decided to go through the gap!
I waited for the van driver to get back which they did after being called the 3rd time so I could give them a bloody earful. I'm not a confrontational person but I bloody was tonight! :cussing:
I won't see how bad it is until the morning but in truth it's not too bad, I should be able to polish out what the number plate won't hide, but that's not the point!
FFF££££! by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Post 785464 by jamesy12345 on 2015-09-10 23:00:09
There are some right ££££££s out there, sorry to hear that
Post 785469 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-10 23:33:31
4rse holes!!
Sorry to hear this, Dave.
What did the van driver say when you kicked off?
I'd have given him more than foul language. A boot full of tools would have helped here.
Also, sorry to have given you such emotional torture all week :(
Post 785471 by Orca2 on 2015-09-10 23:42:31
Did you get a hold of the knob who did it ?
Jeez those mofos really get on my tats, one hit my C70 last year and fecked off leaving no trace and another caved in the back door of my V70 and did the same if I ever catch one of them he is getting about six doings for all the ones who got away!
Post 785473 by AcidicDavey on 2015-09-10 23:46:02
They didn't have a lot to say except 'sorry but there was nowhere else to park' I told them they should have pissed off then rather than getting in the way then they rather promptly got in their van and pissed off!
Why the ££££ did they need to be called 3 times before moving it!!?
No Orca, I have no idea who scrapped the car, just the ££££ that got in the way.
Well it could be worse, the splitter is untouched and I was contemplating a front bumper respray (again) due to stone chips...
Post 785474 by Orca2 on 2015-09-10 23:47:26
Tossbags
Post 785476 by Doingitsideways on 2015-09-10 23:57:29
C*nts
Post 795366 by AcidicDavey on 2016-01-20 21:56:58
Hello all,
This is my first time signing in here since about mid September due to whatever reason.
Firstly I'd like to apologise for not being on in so long but in truth I'm not doing too great but still about!
This car as of mid December got SORN'd due to the accidental purchase of car I won at auction, it's an embarrassing one folks, more on that later!
So, what's happened with this car? Well as above the car got scratched in early September, not the end of the world I know but in combination with worsening weather my 'delicate' mood was bound to fall.
I did nothing with the car but drive it until I SORN'd it last month, not even wash it.
11-09-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
11-09-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I should be able to sand it back and polish it up but obviously that cut from the number plate mounting screw has ruined my plan of fitting a shorter plate when the time comes. Looks like ANOTHER bumper respray is on the cards.
Just after my last post in this thread I had a rather spectacular blow out when the inside wall of the driver's tyre let go on a dead straight and smooth road at about 50mph. About 5 secs ahead was a tight and fast right hander over a very steep hillside, if it happened there it would have been a very different story and frankly I probably would not be here!
Blowout 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Blowout 2 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I don't have any spare Porsche wheels so I put on a pair of C70 wheels I still had (I changed both on the front because of the tyre size difference).
The wheels I have are basically the worst wheels you can get off a C70 but at least they are 17s so the fit I guess!
Odd by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I ordered tyres the very next day, Kumho KU39s in 215/35/18 for £64 each delivered, bargain! Got them fitted a couple of weeks later (struggled to muster up the motivation) and then left them in the garage so I could detail them before putting them back on the car.
Washed them then brought them into the house so I could detail them in the comfort of a warm living room.
They came up brilliantly as I covered them in sealant before I put them on originally the year before so it was a simple clean up.
They've picked up some slight stone chips, I'll get wheels powder coated from now on I think, but I touched them up well enough with a cocktail stick.
No photo after but this is what I'm talking about, nothing major but annoying. OK, I only noticed them when I was on my knees cleaning the buggers!
Stone Chips by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Twists 26-10-15 001 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Twists 26-10-15 002 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Twists 26-10-15 003 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Twists 26-10-15 004 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
All very good but having the wheels inside taught me something new... Manoeuvring brand new tyres about on laminate flooring makes it very VERY slippery as I found out later the same day. Yep, arse over tit and landed thumb first, ouch! Left my left hand pretty hopeless for quite a while, that was late October and the car still looks the same now bless it.
29-10-15 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
So, in the middle of the year I started saving hard for the manual conversion for this car with added upgradedness (with my plans I needed about 3 big ones) but I ended up buying the 850R which took up the space that I would have used to break a manual donor so that paused things further. Yes I saved up what I needed but now I've gone and financially crippled myself by buying a car that needs a bit of work before I can sell it on. A couple of days after I got this car to flip it 'sold' on eBay (for a profit I must say) but the winner rang me to say they couldn't afford it but still want it. ££££ing eBay ££££s, this was a few days before Christmas.
Because of the time of year I decided to start driving the car and sell it once I'd done what I needed hence why the V70 is currently idle.
Right, so that means I'm currently up to 4 cars; 3 autos that I love but currently doing nothing and 1 manual that I absolutely detest but please please understand that I only have it as it was cheap and to make a couple of quid.
It's the first car that I've ever owned that I truly don't care about (I mean I even let people eat in it lol) but ironically it's the most valuable car I've had haha
So, what is it?
IMG_3354 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Yep, enough said.
I've stopped driving my beloved V70 for a POS MK2 BMW Mini!
It's no wonder I'm so depressed!
The crappy weather is delaying my selling the bloody thing now!
Post 795372 by jamesy12345 on 2016-01-21 07:01:14
:lol:a few months of updates crammed into one long post, about time too! Selling cars via eBay is a nightmare....! I failed to sell 2 cars just recently. People want stuff for nowt (thinking about it I can be like that also, but I try to do what I say rather than mess people about)
Don't know what to say about the Mini...!! Although sometimes it's less stressful to drive a car you don't give a toss about - my daily when at work is a Corolla. Glad to hear from you fella anyway
Post 795377 by Doingitsideways on 2016-01-21 08:05:15
Well, hello stranger!
Good to see you're still alive mate, I was actually worried about you as you just disappeared :(
Hmm... I think the less said about the Mini the beter.
Personally, I think the odd-trick would retreat into my body and turn into some sort of mangina if I had to drive one of those around!
Now come on, stop being a tool, get one of your properly written ads onto Autotrader and get it gone so you can sort that V70 out! ;)
Oh, less of slagging off the C70 wheels, you...
That lives on my drive now! :lol:
Post 795410 by AcidicDavey on 2016-01-21 22:57:44
Hello again folks.
I'll be honest, I've only signed back in as I felt guilty just dropping out like I did. I didn't make any conscientious decision to disappear but I simply just stopped coming on as I had nothing to say as everything has been 'meh' so I stopped bothering.
I feel like an absolute poofter driving around in a Mini Cooper (if it was an S I might be able to get away with it, actually probably not!), I can genuinely admit that my ££££ has fallen off! Sad times.
They are 'selling' well on eBay at the moment but I need to relacquer the roof before I can do shift it for what it's worth as it's peeling off in sheets, didn't notice that on the day as it was wet. I might do ok in the end but it does have a slight coolant drinking issue, bloody thing.
Once it has sold I'll probably sell more, I need to buy cars to keep me busy, I nearly bought a Megane tonight for example!
Jamesy, I did see your 480 on eBay actually, I was quite surprised!
Wow Steve, another Volvo? How many is that now!?
Post 795414 by MoleT-5R on 2016-01-22 01:47:05
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795410]Hello again folks.
I'll be honest, I've only signed back in as I felt guilty just dropping out like I did. I didn't make any conscientious decision to disappear but I simply just stopped coming on as I had nothing to say as everything has been 'meh' so I stopped bothering.
I feel like an absolute poofter driving around in a Mini Cooper (if it was an S I might be able to get away with it, actually probably not!), I can genuinely admit that my ££££ has fallen off! Sad times.
They are 'selling' well on eBay at the moment but I need to relacquer the roof before I can do shift it for what it's worth as it's peeling off in sheets, didn't notice that on the day as it was wet. I might do ok in the end but it does have a slight coolant drinking issue, bloody thing.
Once it has sold I'll probably sell more, I need to buy cars to keep me busy, I nearly bought a Megane tonight for example!
Jamesy, I did see your 480 on eBay actually, I was quite surprised!
Wow Steve, another Volvo? How many is that now!?[/QUOTE]
thb I know what you mean and I check in daily to see if the forum world is starting an up cycle, but alas it seems the same everywhere, it's just people inventing more and more fb volvo pages, hate to think how many I've been invited to and really other than a bit of banter there's nothing much going on. Bring on the 1/4 season and Colin's monster running on both engines and getting this forum buzzing again.......please......or bring back the forum idot jamest5....guaranteed post count there
Post 795415 by jamesy12345 on 2016-01-22 06:49:28
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795410]...
Jamesy, I did see your 480 on eBay actually, I was quite surprised![/QUOTE]
It's still in my parents' garden mate!!
Post 795425 by AcidicDavey on 2016-01-22 14:56:10
[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;795414]thb I know what you mean and I check in daily to see if the forum world is starting an up cycle, but alas it seems the same everywhere, it's just people inventing more and more fb volvo pages, hate to think how many I've been invited to and really other than a bit of banter there's nothing much going on. Bring on the 1/4 season and Colin's monster running on both engines and getting this forum buzzing again.......please......or bring back the forum idot jamest5....guaranteed post count there[/QUOTE]
That isn't quite what I meant Moley, more that I stopped coming on as I felt meh rather than thinking the forum was meh. I guess it might have something to do with it too.
Just I've lost a lot of enthusiasm for the Volvo lately so had nothing Volvo to talk about.
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;795415]It's still in my parents' garden mate!![/QUOTE]
Poor little thing, not using it then?
Post 795429 by jamesy12345 on 2016-01-22 15:29:08
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795425]..Just I've lost a lot of enthusiasm for the Volvo lately so had nothing Volvo to talk about.[/QUOTE]
You don't need to talk Volvo to be on here, although it helps :)
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795425]
Poor little thing, not using it then?[/QUOTE]
Haven't had the time Davey, too many other broken cars going on, not to mention being busy working most of the time.
I kept any bits that might be worth something - including that boot protector, ECU & a decent set of rear lights - and parked it up meaning to sell it or give it away, hasn't happened yet. The winter killed my enthusiasm also...I need a weatherproof car, must be getting old
Post 795430 by craigoodwood on 2016-01-22 16:21:43
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795425]Just I've lost a lot of enthusiasm for the Volvo lately...[/QUOTE]
can i get a price on the wheels, exhaust and them lovely seats please?? :B_thumb:
Post 795439 by Doingitsideways on 2016-01-22 19:21:57
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;795410]
Wow Steve, another Volvo? How many is that now!?[/QUOTE]
Too many.
Erm... With the 460 I've just taken on for a T4 project that makes 7 Volvos and the Capri.
My 480 moved on just before Christmas. If you'd been around you could have had it for nowt.
David (DCW) on VOC has it now.
Post 795440 by AcidicDavey on 2016-01-22 20:29:26
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;795429]Haven't had the time Davey, too many other broken cars going on, not to mention being busy working most of the time.
I kept any bits that might be worth something - including that boot protector, ECU & a decent set of rear lights - and parked it up meaning to sell it or give it away, hasn't happened yet. The winter killed my enthusiasm also...I need a weatherproof car, must be getting old[/QUOTE]
I was really surprised to see it on there. I was idly looking for 480s on eBay then spot a nice Turbo but my little heart sank when I spotted it was an auto then I began to think 'wait a minute...'
I've still got some 480 specials too. My cupholder armrest and a Momo Daytona wheel I picked up cheap the other year ;)
[QUOTE=craigoodwood;795430]can i get a price on the wheels, exhaust and them lovely seats please?? :B_thumb:[/QUOTE]
Errrrrrm...
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;795439]Too many.
Erm... With the 460 I've just taken on for a T4 project that makes 7 Volvos and the Capri.
My 480 moved on just before Christmas. If you'd been around you could have had it for nowt.
David (DCW) on VOC has it now.[/QUOTE]
Oh crikey Steve, there are pills to cure the problems you have mate, another 460?
To be fair David will have given your little Nipper a good home, I'm surprised to hear he's taken on another though, I thought he wasn't allowed to get another after he sold his last.
I probably shouldn't share this but about 2 months ago at the local auctions there was a 96 440 2.0 GLT in bright Red with all the options, about 20k on the clocks, one owner from new, FSH and immaculate. £650-700 I think. Why didn't I buy it again???
Post 795442 by 500tie on 2016-01-22 20:59:45
Dave you're a tit you should have bought that 440 even just as a garden ornament, I doubt it would even have had much rot with that mileage
Post 795445 by Doingitsideways on 2016-01-22 23:32:18
Yeah, that's three 460s now.
Still got Ray-le-Otter, also another I bought about 6 months ago, but now gonna break for it's goodies as it's a late top spec CD with leather, A/C etc, along with compulsory rust.
Yup, should have bought it, Fella.
My latest one has all of 43k on it. Poverty spec though, so will get all the goodies from the breaker, plus T4 goodness :)
Post 796987 by AcidicDavey on 2016-02-21 20:45:45
Yep, probably should have bought that one, oh well! On the surface is was completely rot free.
I'm not a big fan of 440s/460s really but that one was exceptional.
Well this week has been another Mini cursed week...
Tuesday I bought a car to replace the Mini as it has to go, 2 months is way too long. More on that later.
Why have I had this hateful Mini so long I hear you ask?
Well, when I bought the car it was wet and dark so I didn't see the terrible lacquer peel on the roof, when dry it was very obvious. I think at some point it's had a poor roof respray, very poor.
IMG_3379 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I couldn't get rid of the car I felt until I had relacquered the roof, what fun that has been.
Of course, that meant waiting for a good day after I did all the prep, just pick off the loose lacquer and rub down the edge of the area, easy right? Wrong!
The more I worked, the more it peeled, it just kept coming off in huge sheets, urgh. Eventually I found hard ground but the area had grown 3 times in size since I started!
Look at the size of this single piece, I broke it by handling it.
IMG_3383 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
I needed to paint a couple of areas (a spare can of Rover Solar Red I had was a perfect match) then lacquer obviously. Fine job done, just needed to colour sand and polish it up.
Wet sanded, washed, clayed and then polish. Oh dear. Even on the slowest setting it somehow managed to loosen lacquer in another location, not the bits that I did, they were fine.
So basically, all that time has been wasted, I've been driving a Mini about looking like a right vagina for 2 months and all for nothing most likely.
It's been going wrong like nothing else. Clutch going, possible head gasket failure due to loss of coolant and mayo cap, fault code for inlet cam timing - runs like rubbish on a cold start for a few seconds. Urgh.
Because of all this I opted to send it back to the very auction I bought it from this week. It was given a terrible position, almost at the very end, despite that the bidding did really well and made it close to my reserve. I said they could have it for £50 more, they let the bidder know, bidder makes a counter offer of £25 more (I know right!), auction rings me again and I accept the offer, they go to find the bidder to let them know and they can't find them, they'd gone!!
Yes, time wasters even at the auction house, my luck is unbelievable!
They were very apologetic about it all and won't charge me for next week and they said they'd give the car a good spot so maybe this will actually work out in the end.
What I've learned from my 2 months is that these R56 Mini's are utter ££££e! On a smooth fast road, like a motorway etc, the electric power steering was horrible, the car just felt awkward on the road, the steering was just too light needing adjustments all the time, hopefully this week the car will sell and the winner won't run off...
07 Mini Cooper 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
As of Wednesday I started driving the car I bought the day previous, this time a car I like.
Nearly bought many a proper car lately, a very nice Volvo C70 T5 Coupé with wheels on it worth the asking price of the entire car, a BMW Alpina B10 but instead I bought a tin can.
A 2002 Renault Clio Renaultsport 172, a fun little bugger.
Clio 172 1 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 2 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
This means I have I now have 5 bloody cars but hopefully not for long.
Yep, that's it, a full post in my Volvo's thread with no mention of a Volvo. Oops.
Post 796988 by jamesy12345 on 2016-02-21 21:17:57
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;796987]...I've been driving a Mini about looking like a right vagina for 2 months...[/QUOTE]
:lol: I don't think there is any other way to drive a mini, mate, so I wouldn't be so hard on yourself there
Liking the Clio that's a much better idea. Timing belt/dephaser pulley done?
Most of my posts don't involve Volvos either but we do try!! For example - I notice Poppy the 480 is now with a new owner in Leeds
Post 796990 by Doingitsideways on 2016-02-21 21:27:05
Great choice with the Clio, Dave.
(Don't very often hear me saying things like that about French cars)
Not to worry, you won't be a fanny for much longer hopefully :lol:
My 480 based news is that Nipper is now being broken by it's new owner (who I GAVE the car to as he promised to restore it, no matter what)
Pissed off is an understatement.
Oh well.
Post 796995 by AcidicDavey on 2016-02-21 23:42:27
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;796988]:lol: I don't think there is any other way to drive a mini, mate, so I wouldn't be so hard on yourself there
Liking the Clio that's a much better idea. Timing belt/dephaser pulley done?
Most of my posts don't involve Volvos either but we do try!! For example - I notice Poppy the 480 is now with a new owner in Leeds[/QUOTE]
When driving that Mini I just felt like I wanted to crash into stuff, it was quite bad, hopefully it sells and I never have to drive it again, sigh.
Sadly there is no history of a belt change from the little look through the paperwork I've had, on a £600 car though it doesn't matter a whole deal.
The front seats are shagged but I'm happy with it, just needs a couple of small things but it seems like a good little buy so far ;)
Ah cool, he sold it eventually then. Another enthusiast I take it bought the car then?
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;796990]Great choice with the Clio, Dave.
(Don't very often hear me saying things like that about French cars)
Not to worry, you won't be a fanny for much longer hopefully :lol:
My 480 based news is that Nipper in now being broken by it's new owner (who I GAVE the car to as he promised to restore it, no matter what)
Pissed off is an understatement.
Oh well.[/QUOTE]
Yep, cheers. Dead happy with it. Over 6 months MOT, plus I've think just discovered that the cheap tacky induction kit on it is anything but cheap, a Pipercross Viper jobbie.
I no longer look like a poofter or a girl but chav/££££/££££ instead and I think that is better?
Wow, not cool for old Nipper, not cool at all.
I thought it would have been safe in those new hands, shocked.
Post 796997 by jamesy12345 on 2016-02-22 06:54:43
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;796990]Great choice with the Clio, Dave.
(Don't very often hear me saying things like that about French cars)
Not to worry, you won't be a fanny for much longer hopefully :lol:
My 480 based news is that Nipper is now being broken by it's new owner (who I GAVE the car to as he promised to restore it, no matter what)
Pissed off is an understatement.
Oh well.[/QUOTE]
oo a bit of love for French cars there mate are you feeling OK?? :sick:
if the guy is breaking it he should have given you money for the car, you could have done that
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;796995]...
Ah cool, he sold it eventually then. Another enthusiast I take it bought the car then?
...[/QUOTE]
this guy here fella http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=34928
Post 797027 by AcidicDavey on 2016-02-22 17:51:39
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;796997]this guy here fella http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=34928[/QUOTE]
Thanks for that Jamesy, he sent me an essay, urgh sorry I mean a PM and he sounds like the perfect owner for the car, marvellous. :)
Post 797033 by craigoodwood on 2016-02-22 18:28:03
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;797027]I've been driving a Mini about looking like a right vagina for 2 months[/QUOTE]
i think i'd drive a mini for 2 months for the right vagina :lol:
Post 797035 by jamesy12345 on 2016-02-22 18:55:36
[QUOTE=craigoodwood;797033]i think i'd drive a mini for 2 months for the right vagina :lol:[/QUOTE]
I think he meant...
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;796987]...I've been driving a Mini about looking [COLOR="#FF0000"]for the[/COLOR] right vagina for 2 months...[/QUOTE]
Post 797038 by AcidicDavey on 2016-02-22 19:11:37
Either way it didn't bloody work!
I should have ran off when I won it I think!
At least I have the Clio now. Owning a MK2 Clio comes with the constant feeling of expecting the thing to blow up or disintegrate at any moment without warning.
The driver's window nearly fell out the other day when I put it up, it loosened itself out of it's channel and nearly ended up on the asphalt!
Post 797040 by jamesy12345 on 2016-02-22 19:27:42
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;797038]Either way it didn't bloody work!
I should have ran off when I won it I think!
At least I have the Clio now. Owning a MK2 Clio comes with the constant feeling of expecting the thing to blow up or disintegrate at any moment without warning.
The driver's window nearly fell out the other day when I put it up, it loosened itself out of it's channel and nearly ended up on the asphalt![/QUOTE]
Welcome to l'club, mon friend
I've spent many a happy hour retrieving my sister's Clio from different places it's broken down at
Post 797041 by AcidicDavey on 2016-02-22 19:38:55
Got a 270 mile drive tomorrow, ut oh.
Look out for a cloud of smoke in between Hereford and London folks!
Post 798017 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-13 18:14:12
So, nice day, time to cut the hedge. Time to move the Volvo then, not touched it since I sorned it 20th December.
It started immediately but my goodness, what a huge cloud on blue smoke, I was choking!
You may have read in the past that I was getting concerned about oil use and not really had an idea where it was going, I thought possibly turbo seals as there is signs of a misting of oil in the pipework.
Now though I'm thinking possibly valve stem oil seals too? *sigh.
It has always been a little bit smoky the whole time I've had the car, not really thought anything of it but either way this is not looking too good now.
I simply can't afford to sort it so this car will almost certainly sit for years now, have to do some more diagnosis.
I realised I hadn't taken a photo of the car in nearly 6 months so here's one to prove it's still in one piece :)
V70 13-03-16 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
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The awful Mini is slowly showing itself off as being unsaleable. As I said in my last big post it sold at the first week I put it in the local car auction for £1875 but the winning bidder ran off! They put it in the next week with a good position but they didn't get a single bid with a £1200 start! Auctions eh? It just happened to be a flat moment in the hall at the time. Angry Dave took the car home again.
It is on the old eBay now, doing awful of course. There is an issue preventing the main photo from loading in the list view which is possibly stopping people from clicking on the ad? Either way it's doing fairly pants, here's the link to it...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252307733546?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Some better news though is that the Clio is going along nicely, really enjoying it :)
There are a couple of knocks from the suspension over bad bumps, thinking top mounts but other than that the 1200 or so miles I've done in it have been spot on!
It really is a bad case when I can say the healthiest of my cars is a 14 year old Renault with 140k on the clocks!
I've not really done anything with it other than sort the wheels. They were quite badly curbed so I got some 80grit sandpaper to the rest of the lip so it looks intentional - pikey wheel refurbs :)
Clio 172 13-03-16 015 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 13-03-16 016 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 13-03-16 019 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 13-03-16 024 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 13-03-16 027 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Clio 172 13-03-16 029 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
Done!
Post 798021 by jamesy12345 on 2016-03-13 19:07:08
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;798017]...
The awful Mini is slowly showing itself off as being unsaleable. As I said in my last big post it sold at the first week I put it in the local car auction for £1875 but the winning bidder ran off! They put it in the next week with a good position but they didn't get a single bid with a £1200 start! Auctions eh? It just happened to be a flat moment in the hall at the time. Angry Dave took the car home again.
It is on the old eBay now, doing awful of course. There is an issue preventing the main photo from loading in the list view which is possibly stopping people from clicking on the ad? Either way it's doing fairly pants, here's the link to it...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252307733546?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
...[/QUOTE]
18 bids now fella, surely must be a buyer among them!!
Shame to hear about the stem seals..is that not something you can do yourself taking it slowly?
Post 798024 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-13 19:34:14
All the other 2007 Minis are selling well, even cars listed spares or repairs going £1900+. I saw one example go for £1827 with no engine for goodness sake yet mine has been on for the 10th day now and there's been little interest, hopefully it picks up in the last few minutes because right now I'm about to lose my arse!
I guess I'll have to James, can't do it where the car is now though, that's the issue, I don't really have the facilities for this sort of thing!
I know, excuses, excuses...
Post 798035 by jamesy12345 on 2016-03-13 21:11:23
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;798024]All the other 2007 Minis are selling well, even cars listed spares or repairs going £1900+. I saw one example go for £1827 with no engine for goodness sake yet mine has been on for the 10th day now and there's been little interest, hopefully it picks up in the last few minutes because right now I'm about to lose my arse!
I guess I'll have to James, can't do it where the car is now though, that's the issue, I don't really have the facilities for this sort of thing!
I know, excuses, excuses...[/QUOTE]
Sold! To a trader I bet...hopefully any profit from that can go on the stem seals :)
Post 798036 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-13 21:37:58
They've just got to pay now! They aren't far away, only in Gloucestershire so hopefully it will be gone :)
When it was on in December the winning bidder was in Kent, they thought the car was in Hertford hence my rant in the listing!
Sadly there is no profit, that's basically what it cost me, in fact exactly what it cost me when you account the fees!
Paid £1750 + £80 auction fees = £1820
Sold £1850 - £30 eBay fees = £1820 but I spent money trying to sell it at 2 different auction houses! Oh well, at least this will be the end of this nightmare that was accidentally buying a car I hate at auction!
My thinking with this Volvo is to just leave it until I've amassed an amount of money and just go all out with the manual conversion, full engine build?
Woh Dave, calm down, let's remain realistic! Oh I don't know, bloody thing, I have the Alfa and the 850R that both need my attention too don't forget, I intend this summer to be concentrating on the R ideally.
Post 798045 by jamesy12345 on 2016-03-14 07:05:03
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;798036]They've just got to pay now! They aren't far away, only in Gloucestershire so hopefully it will be gone :)
When it was on in December the winning bidder was in Kent, they thought the car was in Hertford hence my rant in the listing!
Sadly there is no profit, that's basically what it cost me, in fact exactly what it cost me when you account the fees!
Paid £1750 + £80 auction fees = £1820
Sold £1850 - £30 eBay fees = £1820 but I spent money trying to sell it at 2 different auction houses! Oh well, at least this will be the end of this nightmare that was accidentally buying a car I hate at auction!
My thinking with this Volvo is to just leave it until I've amassed an amount of money and just go all out with the manual conversion, full engine build?
Woh Dave, calm down, let's remain realistic! Oh I don't know, bloody thing, I have the Alfa and the 850R that both need my attention too don't forget, I intend this summer to be concentrating on the R ideally.[/QUOTE]
I wondered why you emphasized the HerEford :lol: hehe. True story: my [Northern, racist] Geography teacher once said of Southerner's "their geography is very bad" :lol: O.o. I hope he turns up & pays up! Mr Trader that is, not my Geography teacher.
I buy & sell cars in much the same way, no money made. At least we have some fun. I forgot you had the 850R...loads of 'reverse profit' to be had there I'm sure.
Post 798072 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-14 18:48:44
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;798045]I wondered why you emphasized the HerEford :lol: hehe. True story: my [Northern, racist] Geography teacher once said of Southerner's "their geography is very bad" :lol: O.o. I hope he turns up & pays up! Mr Trader that is, not my Geography teacher.
I buy & sell cars in much the same way, no money made. At least we have some fun. I forgot you had the 850R...loads of 'reverse profit' to be had there I'm sure.[/QUOTE]
I've seen too many times people confuse Hereford for Hertford, seems them Londoners need bigger glasses!
The Mini has gone and not to a trader would you believe, just some bloke that wanted one. And he had a wife! I didn't know you could want both a wife AND a Mini? I thought it was one or the other!
I wish I could say I had some fun with the Mini, I spent half the time driving it with a bag over my head! At least it saved the Volvo some winter driving and if I didn't buy the Mini I wouldn't have bought the Clio either so there are some pluses. And, the small amount of money lost on the Mini was made up in the fuel saving over the Volvo anyway so I didn't lose it. At least now when I tell people Mini's are crap I can back it up with facts :)
I think you're right about the 850, there will certainly be some reverse profit but at least it will save one from the scrapyard ;)
Post 798073 by jamesy12345 on 2016-03-14 19:00:29
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;798072]...
The Mini has gone and not to a trader would you believe, just some bloke that wanted one. And he had a wife! I didn't know you could want both a wife AND a Mini? I thought it was one or the other!...[/QUOTE]
:lol: :lol: :lol: hmm did you actually see his wife or maybe that is just his cover story....the reason I assumed he was a trader was that his bidding history showed that he was bidding on a few different marques within the last month
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Makes no difference of course, a sale is a sale. Bet you are glad to see the back of it
Post 798074 by Doingitsideways on 2016-03-14 19:38:08
I actually confused Hereford with Hartford once.
Back in my A/C days I had a call out and went to the wrong Boots store.
True story :lol:
Post 798076 by jamesy12345 on 2016-03-14 19:50:58
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;798074]I actually confused Hereford with Hartford once.
Back in my A/C days I had a call out and went to the wrong Boots store.
True story :lol:[/QUOTE]
Post 798079 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-14 20:23:26
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;798073]:lol: :lol: :lol: hmm did you actually see his wife or maybe that is just his cover story....the reason I assumed he was a trader was that his bidding history showed that he was bidding on a few different marques within the last month
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Makes no difference of course, a sale is a sale. Bet you are glad to see the back of it[/QUOTE]
Well he was with a lady his age and he didn't seem 'that type' but wanted a Mini and I guess I'm glad he did, it's gone so I can play again, everyone's a winner.
He admitted he felt it was undersold somewhat and that he'd thought he'd barely lose a penny if the engine blew up which is entirely possible with a French engine - oh ££££...!
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;798074]I actually confused Hereford with Hartford once.
Back in my A/C days I had a call out and went to the wrong Boots store.
True story :lol:[/QUOTE]
That's a massive mistake to make, Christ. Northerners, their geography is very bad ;)
Post 798080 by Doingitsideways on 2016-03-14 20:46:51
Yup.
Didn't go down too well that one.
3.5 Tonne Transit packed to the hilt with tools, not exactly around the corner, more than a couple of quid in diesel!
No sat navs back then though, easy mistake to make while reading the old atlas while driving :lol:
Oh, glad the tampon's moved on, Davey :)
Post 798087 by AcidicDavey on 2016-03-14 21:13:22
I can remember you saying in the past you ended up in Hereford sorting out A/C, turns out you weren't even supposed to be here. Fantastic, love it :D
£10 says I buy another car I regret deeply :)
Post 799739 by AcidicDavey on 2016-04-18 21:15:17
Well, well, well. How are you lot doing then?
It dawned on me the other day that we've had this V70 for 9 years now, 9 YEARS!
That makes me feel rather old all of a sudden, oh well.
I've made the decision that at some point I will replace the head (or at least pull the inlet manifold off to see if I can see any oil getting past any of those 10 valves!). Think, I gave away a good head last year, woops.
Anyway, that's what's happening with the Volvo what about the rest?
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Last time I was on here I had just reduced the fleet back down to a manageable 4 but a few days later it went back up to 5 but since then it's now up to 6. ££££ing hell Dave!
The 5th car was purchased simply as it was so cheap, so so cheap. Any body want a rare car as a runabout/banger?
I give you all the mighty Fiat, a Marea 1.6, pwoar!
Fiat Marea 007 by AcidicDavey, on Flickr
No seriously, I own that! Wish I didn't! Looking at what I ended my last post in this thread with it looks like I owe everyone a tenner, damn!
The other day I bought a car that I intended to replace the Clio with but I don't really fit in it well so yeah...
Another car to question my sexuality. But, in my defence this one is absolutely stunning, the paintwork is immaculate, the best condition car I've ever bought and I'm very fussy!
More photos here!
Yes I know people taller and fatter than me can fit in these fine but I don't feel that comfortable in it. I'd never sat in the driver's seat of one before, oops! So this one is for sale too!
Right, lets have a round up as it's getting difficult to keep track of the cars now!
98 V70 AWD - More blue spoke than a knackered 2 stroke!
01 Alfa 166 V6 - It's an Alfa so is short of electricity.
95 850 R - Awaiting my attention, it will get some soon!
02 Clio RS 172 - Fantastic fun daily driver, still no blown up.
00 Fiat Marea - For sale.
02 Mazda MX5 Phoenix SE - For sale as I'm not comfortable in it.
So there we go, I have a problem, or is it 6?
Tune in next time to the next episode of 'Crap Davey's Bought Now!'
Post 799742 by stribo on 2016-04-18 21:42:10
Wow, that Fiat is just plain nasty, liking the MX5 though, had one myself for a while, traded it for an RX8.
Post 799746 by jamesy12345 on 2016-04-18 21:56:45
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;799739]...
98 V70 AWD - More blue spoke than a knackered 2 stroke!
01 Alfa 166 V6 - It's an Alfa so is short of electricity.
95 850 R - Awaiting my attention, it will get some soon!
02 Clio RS 172 - Fantastic fun daily driver, still no blown up.
00 Fiat Marea - For sale.
02 Mazda MX5 Phoenix SE - For sale as I'm not comfortable in it.
So there we go, I have a problem, or is it 6?
Tune in next time to the next episode of 'Crap Davey's Bought Now!'[/QUOTE]
That was me - 6 cars & 2 for sale. Now struggled down to 5 & 3 more need to go! Agree nice Mx5 get it sold :)
Post 799747 by Doingitsideways on 2016-04-18 22:01:13
Didn't Colin 'charge a Marea?
MX5 is stunning though, Davey.
Keep hold of it for a month or so 'til the sun comes out properly. You'll get top dollar for it then ;)
Post 799748 by Doingitsideways on 2016-04-18 22:02:30
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;799746]That was me - 6 cars & 2 for sale. Now struggled down to 5 & 3 more need to go! Agree nice Mx5 get it sold :)[/QUOTE]
I'm up to 10.
Ffs :(
Edit:
Forgot the Capri.
11
Edit, edit:
No, I was right first time.
10.
Definitely 10.
Post 799751 by AcidicDavey on 2016-04-18 22:15:07
The Fiat was silly cheap, like right in front of me for £105 with over 10 months MOT. OK!? I'll have that.
It 'sold' on eBay last night but no word from the winning bidder yet!
I can't stress enough how nice this MX5 is, it is simply stunning and I do truly mean that, some one buy it please before I give in and get rid of the Clio instead!
https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2002-52-mazda-mx5-phoenix-se-limited-edition-16-mk25-in-stunning-black-with-brown-leather/1165277214
Post 799752 by claymore on 2016-04-18 22:27:23
Nothing wrong with a Marea :)
Post 799754 by AcidicDavey on 2016-04-18 22:29:20
I'm guessing that was a 2.0 5 pot?
Post 799755 by claymore on 2016-04-18 22:33:56
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;799754]I'm guessing that was a 2.0 5 pot?[/QUOTE]
Plus supercharged and nitroused
Post 799756 by AcidicDavey on 2016-04-18 22:35:18
Mental.
Post 799759 by jamesy12345 on 2016-04-19 08:01:39
That Marea's nice btw Colin, I like that. Speaking of 'cars that are slightly faster than you expect', I fancy a Laguna II GT 205
Post 799768 by Gold 'N' Brown on 2016-04-19 11:16:20
[QUOTE=AcidicDavey;799739]Think I gave good head last year.
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You did what now?! :wow:
Is this turning in to a coming out thread? :anmflower
Post 799785 by AcidicDavey on 2016-04-19 19:34:12
[QUOTE=Gold 'N' Brown;799768]You did what now?! :wow:
Is this turning in to a coming out thread? :anmflower[/QUOTE]
Ha, some things I should keep to myself!
Post 799804 by Orca2 on 2016-04-19 23:16:00
Mrs O had the 2.0 l 20 valve Marea for years it was very very fast, unfortunately it was made from rice paper and dissolved like a dispirin in the rain, but the engine was superb, and it weighed nothing at all, actually it weighed significantly less when I scrapped it than when I bought it I reckon about a third of it had simply washed away in the rain.
Post 801065 by AcidicDavey on 2016-05-18 20:15:19
Another month, another post :)
Well, in my last post here I was at 6 cars but now back down to the manageable 4, was briefly up to 7 if you include a car I purchased for a friend.
The Fiat sold eventually, the first time it was on eBay someone bid a large figure, but then removed it a few days later so the second highest bidder ended up becoming the highest bidder again and went on to win. When I rang them 2 days later to ask when they'd collect (as they hadn't made any contact) they apparently had no idea they had won the car and bought something else once they were outbid! And no, before anyone thinks I had someone bid the auction up too much then cancelled the bid you're wrong! It turns out they removed their bid as they thought the car was in Hertford not Hereford! So that's 2 cars on eBay in a row.
Relisted the car where it went for considerably less, in fact after all costs are taken into account I lost £0.21 on the Fiat, damn so close!
Get this though, about 2 weeks ago I put a car on for a friend, their very bland 2008 Honda Jazz with no MOT and no throttle response at all. Huge interest, agreed a price with someone and they came down less than 24 hours of listing it from London. Turns out he thought the car was in Hertfordshire again! He said he wouldn't have come if he realised that before agreeing to come and see the car. Fair play to them though for still coming!
The interest in that MX5 I had was huge, people were getting really funny when they were told they couldn't view until the first person that asked had seen it. They bought, no arguing and they were really happy with it, and they should be, it was stunning!
The other 4 then, well nothing is currently happening with the Volvos other than me fearing the 850s safety as my Aunt has moved into the house where the 850 is stored and her moving there means her 3 year old grandson/brat does too, I'm actually worried for the poor car!!!!
I will be preparing to sell the Clio soon, I mean I have had it over 3 months now! Still love the little bugger mind.
And finally the Alfa, what a car!
I started it for the first time the other day in about 12 months, first turn of the key, well obviously after I topped it up with electricity :P
I needed to move it as we are finally getting the driveway resurfaced! The V70 has been moved to a different address temporarily.
What a car!
Post 801067 by jamesy12345 on 2016-05-18 21:06:05
Have you considered moving to Hertford fella?
Post 801068 by AcidicDavey on 2016-05-18 21:42:58
That is one solution mate but I feel the problem will be reversed!
'Oh, sorry mate, I thought you were in Hereford!' etc etc
Post 801069 by Doingitsideways on 2016-05-18 21:44:05
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;801067]Have you considered moving to Hertford fella?[/QUOTE]
Tbf, it is the place to be.
Post 801074 by jamesy12345 on 2016-05-18 22:33:29
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;801069]Tbf, it is the place to be.[/QUOTE]
according to who's sat nav??
Post 801076 by Doingitsideways on 2016-05-18 22:52:50
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;801074]according to who's sat nav??[/QUOTE]
Bonnie Tyler's
During the 'holiday' the car developed a knock. It turned out to be the rubber mount halfway down, I removed it and it's been on the garage floor ever since. I also fitted a BOV for some reason lol, you barely hear it being an auto of course.
October 2011 saw genuine rear spoiler and a black mesh grill.
December I belatedly fitted a little tribute to my old man on the tailgate.
March 2012 I sourced some C70 Comets and had them resprayed in a dark colour, looked ace on it!
Removed the roof rails for a cleaner look and that was pretty much the last thing I did to the car as I took it off the road in June 2012 for a fling with a Golf and it hasn't been on the road since as I've been driving other tat. Golf went in October and I got that 480 back on the road and then sold that in July 2013 and got the C70 T5, just traded that for the 205 GTi and we're up to date!
This is what the car looks like now having given it's wheels to the C70.
I do keep thinking about this V70 but I don't bloody know....:(
