Back alley engine rebuild

Post 707194 by soothingduck on 2014-04-28 17:51:07

Well my 1997 V70 T5 Auto pasted its MOT last Friday and the parts for the engine rebuild are piling up and on order soon to arrive. 3" 200 cell cat d/pipe and 2.5 s/steel Exhaust ordered off Graeme (due here about mid May-ish). Engine centre on stand by and all tools bought. So I made a small start today with a new Volvo strut brace which as a piss poor silver paint finish. [ATTACH=CONFIG]24829[/ATTACH] Anyway being old and stupid I thought it would look better like this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]24830[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]24831[/ATTACH] Bit of a rub down 2 coats of primer rub down 4 coats of colour (stock car Orange) rub down 3 coats of clear Wanted to get this done early so the paint is nice and hard when I come to fit them.

Post 707196 by abdul on 2014-04-28 17:57:36

Looking glod they woud suit my saffy

Post 707210 by abdul on 2014-04-28 18:44:20

Shall I bring my srut brace down

Post 707216 by soothingduck on 2014-04-28 19:11:00

Anytime for a fellow Manc just pull into the alley and watch the magic, I also would do it for scousers if they have the receipts for the paint :hidesbehi

Post 707217 by Tomcat on 2014-04-28 19:11:06

[QUOTE=abdul;707196]Looking glod they woud suit my saffy[/QUOTE] Umm...What? You been at the wine gums again?

Post 707222 by mitchyboy01 on 2014-04-28 19:18:46

You going for the focus ST chavtastic look? Like it.

Post 707224 by merc85 on 2014-04-28 19:33:11

thats bright lol, at least they sent you the right one, my local dealer sent me one for a Left hand drive vehicle lol

Post 707232 by soothingduck on 2014-04-28 19:46:24

Don't want it to go unnoticed :funkybana

Post 707242 by artfulflounder on 2014-04-28 20:12:36

Liking it....reminds me of the old malboro yamaha days....lol

Post 707416 by partsforvolvos.com on 2014-04-29 13:40:11

:B_censore that's bright!

Post 707876 by soothingduck on 2014-05-01 17:40:34

Today I got a chance to tend to the sub-frame bushes. I went for PFV bushes but would like them a bit stiffer,So I got some sikaflex 227 and filled the voids in them and carried on around the ring to make it a one piece one side jobby. You could use any silicone/polyurethane soft stuff will give a smaller increase in stiffness but wear out faster, harder stuff stiffer feel/last longer. But the polyurethane will bond well to the rubber so less chance of friction between the two so should last a long time (hopefully) I will do the same to the engine mounts when I have them. The idea is just to give a " Better feel/closer connection between driver and engine" and aid handling a bit but not shake my chunks :) Just need to let them cure for a couple of days,then fill the other sides. this should give them a week to go off. I think I will be pulling the engine on Friday 9th it's getting close now :ready2go:

Post 707888 by claymore on 2014-05-01 18:19:38

Or you could have fitted inserts in there, there is a member who makes them and sells them on here :)

Post 707889 by soothingduck on 2014-05-01 18:21:42

yeah but they will not bond to the rubber so I think they will rub rather than act as one piece (could be talking ££££££££) so didn't fancy them.

Post 707893 by claymore on 2014-05-01 18:28:21

They make a huge difference to the steering response :)

Post 707903 by stribo on 2014-05-01 19:08:03

[QUOTE=claymore;707888]Or you could have fitted inserts in there, there is a member who makes them and sells them on here :)[/QUOTE] Sponge did make them, I'm not sure if he still is.

Post 707906 by claymore on 2014-05-01 19:10:30

[QUOTE=stribo;707903]Sponge did make them, I'm not sure if he still is.[/QUOTE] Yep, he's still making them :)

Post 707910 by soothingduck on 2014-05-01 19:24:39

[QUOTE=claymore;707893]They make a huge difference to the steering response :)[/QUOTE] good that's the plan

Post 712991 by soothingduck on 2014-05-19 20:42:03

Well on friday the 9th AM the last of my parts arrived,so I was about to start the next morning.went outside just for a quick look and way it up a bit so I would be ready for the morning,came in and had my tea (evening meal to you southern softies) when ten mins later BANG I had a massive heart attack along with a double lung infection. Anyway 19 days later i,m on the mend but still in the hospital. No idea what i'm going to do now as i'm left with a lot of heart and lung damage and have been told " you will never be the man you was" I guess I'll just put it on hold for a while and see what turns up. Anyway how about that as a update.....Bugger....Bugger....Bugger